Paolo Parente

All at once, the warden realized the string of mysterious escapes was an entirely different problem.

Hungry Ghoul

{1}, Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

It lies perfectly still and silent for hours, concealed in the undergrowth, until its prey draws close enough to strike.

Ambush Wolf

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When this creature enters, exile up to one target card from a graveyard.

"Draw swiftly, strike cleanly, and sheathe before the ground tastes blood."
—Munetsugu Takeno, *Way of the Samurai*

Quick-Draw Katana

During your turn, equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has first strike. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Angelic Favor

If you control a Plains, you may tap an untapped creature you control rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Cast this spell only during combat.
Create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Iwamori of the Open Fist

Trample
When Iwamori enters, each opponent may put a legendary creature card from their hand onto the battlefield.

"In the game of conquest, who cares about the pawns if the king yet reigns?"
—Geth, keeper of the Vault

Barter in Blood

Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.

Balduvian Warlord

{T}: Remove target blocking creature from combat. Creatures it was blocking that hadn't become blocked by another creature this combat become unblocked, then it blocks an attacking creature of your choice. Activate only during the declare blockers step.

The last thing to go through the mogg's mind was its teeth.

Onslaught

Whenever you cast a creature spell, tap target creature.

Gathan Raiders

Hellbent — This creature gets +2/+2 as long as you have no cards in hand.
Morph—Discard a card. (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

"Civilization is a conspiracy to disguise the mutilation of nature."
—Skyshroud elite creed

Skyshroud Elite

This creature gets +1/+2 as long as an opponent controls a nonbasic land.

His abode was clean and bare, not a morsel in sight. I asked him what he ate, fearing the answer. He smiled and said his faith alone sustained him.

Hedge Troll

This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains.
{W}: Regenerate this creature.

"A rift opened, and our arrows were abruptly stilled. To move was to push the world. But the sliver's claw still twitched, red wounds appeared in Thed's chest, and ribbons of blood hung in the air."
—Adom Capashen, Benalish hero

Fury Sliver

"When Torahn bellows, none survive—not even the warrior whose horns he rides."
—Talruum adage

Blood Frenzy

Cast this spell only before the combat damage step.
Target attacking or blocking creature gets +4/+0 until end of turn. Destroy that creature at the beginning of the next end step.

Centuries before the first peaks of the Oxidda Chain rewrote the laws of magnetism, the golems patrolled Mirrodin's featureless surface unhindered.

Hematite Golem

{1}{R}: This creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Kobolds of Kher Keep

Wastescape Battlemage

Kicker {G} and/or {1}{U}
When you cast this spell, if it was kicked with its {G} kicker, exile target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls.
When you cast this spell, if it was kicked with its {1}{U} kicker, return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.

The Accursed are ever drawn to the Hekma, as though its presence provides a brief respite in their lives of eternal torment.

Accursed Marauder

When Accursed Marauder enters the battlefield, each player sacrifices a nontoken creature.

When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice.

The Kelema Veil flows through Setessa, allowing Karametra's faithful followers direct access to her wisdom and power.

Strength of the Harvest // Haven of the Harvest

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each creature and/or enchantment you control.


Land
{T}: Add {G} or {W}.

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each creature and/or enchantment you control.

Mountain

Gruul Guildmage

{3}{R}, Sacrifice a land: Gruul Guildmage deals 2 damage to target player or planeswalker.
{3}{G}: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

({R/G} can be paid with either {R} or {G}.)
{3}{R}, Sacrifice a land: This creature deals 2 damage to target player or planeswalker.
{3}{G}: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Deep Wood

Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step and only if you've been attacked this step.
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn by attacking creatures.

Seafarers fear sailing off the world's edge not so much as down its gullet.

Thing from the Deep

Whenever this creature attacks, sacrifice it unless you sacrifice an Island.

Throat Slitter

Ninjutsu {2}{B} ({2}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, destroy target nonblack creature that player controls.

Godo, Bandit Warlord

When Godo, Bandit Warlord enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an Equipment card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Whenever Godo attacks for the first time each turn, untap it and all Samurai you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

When Godo enters, you may search your library for an Equipment card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Whenever Godo attacks for the first time each turn, untap it and all Samurai you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

A good blacksmith will craft the weapon you ask for. A master will craft the weapon you dream of.

Steelshaper's Gift

Search your library for an Equipment card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Champion's Helm

Equipped creature gets +2/+2.
As long as equipped creature is legendary, it has hexproof.
Equip {1}

Equipped creature gets +2/+2.
As long as equipped creature is legendary, it has hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Equip {1}

Animist's Might

This spell costs {2} less to cast if it targets a legendary creature you control.
Target creature you control deals damage equal to twice its power to target creature or planeswalker you don't control.

Time Stretch

Target player takes two extra turns after this one.

Memories of ages past are said to swim the minds of lounging fallowsages.

Fallowsage

Whenever Fallowsage becomes tapped, you may draw a card.

Whenever this creature becomes tapped, you may draw a card.

"I swear, for every one Prossh devours, three more pop out of a hole somewhere."
—Jaya Ballard

Kher Keep

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}{R}, {T}: Create a 0/1 red Kobold creature token named Kobolds of Kher Keep.

"His strengths are pride, devotion, and ambition. His weaknesses are the same."
—Pianna, nomad captain

Lieutenant Kirtar

Flying
{1}{W}, Sacrifice Lieutenant Kirtar: Exile target attacking creature.

Nomad youths aspire to one of two roles in the tribe: priest or warrior. Their secret dream is to become both.

Mystic Zealot

Threshold — As long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard, Mystic Zealot gets +1/+1 and has flying.

Threshold — As long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard, this creature gets +1/+1 and has flying.

"Pyromancers are cowards who look no further than the flickering flame on the surface. I alone have the courage to dig to the true power that roils beneath."

Grim Lavamancer

{R}, {T}, Exile two cards from your graveyard: Grim Lavamancer deals 2 damage to any target.

{R}, {T}, Exile two cards from your graveyard: This creature deals 2 damage to any target.

Fiery Conclusion

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Fiery Conclusion deals 5 damage to target creature.

From a marvel of magical mechanization to a smoking stack of scrap in one easy step.

Shatterstorm

Destroy all artifacts. They can't be regenerated.

The forest rose to the battle, not to save the people but to save itself.

Gaea's Embrace

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has trample.
{G}: Regenerate enchanted creature.

Tenza, Godo's Maul

Equipped creature gets +1/+1. As long as it's legendary, it gets an additional +2/+2. As long as it's red, it has trample.
Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Bloodbraid Elf

Haste
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom of your library in a random order.)

Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)
Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)

". . . some sort of giant lizard-bat thing. Yeah, we shot it. No, nothing to clean up."
—Archelle, chief exterminator

Terminate

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

Hunted Horror

Trample
When Hunted Horror enters the battlefield, target opponent creates two 3/3 green Centaur creature tokens with protection from black.

Trample
When this creature enters, target opponent creates two 3/3 green Centaur creature tokens with protection from black.

Hall of the Bandit Lord

Hall of the Bandit Lord enters tapped.
{T}, Pay 3 life: Add {C}. If that mana is spent on a creature spell, it gains haste.

Lunar Avenger

Sunburst (This enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.)
Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: This creature gains your choice of flying, first strike, or haste until end of turn.

Mogg Salvage

If an opponent controls an Island and you control a Mountain, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Destroy target artifact.

"My people swore to protect Benalia to the end. It is battered, but yet stands, as do we."

Benalish Cavalry

Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)

Benalish Commander

Benalish Commander's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Soldiers you control.
Suspend X—{X}{W}{W}. X can't be 0.
Whenever a time counter is removed from Benalish Commander while it's exiled, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

Benalish Commander's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Soldiers you control.
Suspend X—{X}{W}{W}. X can't be 0.
Whenever a time counter is removed from this card while it's exiled, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

Saltblast

Haze of Rage

Buyback {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)

Keldon Halberdier

First strike
Suspend 4—{R} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {R} and exile it with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, cast it without paying its mana cost. It has haste.)

First strike
Suspend 4—{R} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {R} and exile it with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. It has haste.)

Jagged-Scar Archers

Jagged-Scar Archers's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Elves you control.
{T}: Jagged-Scar Archers deals damage equal to its power to target creature with flying.

Jagged-Scar Archers's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Elves you control.
{T}: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature with flying.

Mycosynth Golem

Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Artifact creature spells you cast have affinity for artifacts. (They cost {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)

"If you live on a giant's back, there's only one individual you'll ever need to fear."
—Gaddock Teeg

Hamletback Goliath

Whenever another creature enters, you may put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is that creature's power.

Wren's Run Vanquisher

As an additional cost to cast this spell, reveal an Elf card from your hand or pay {3}.
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Lashknife Barrier

When this enchantment enters, draw a card.
If a source would deal damage to a creature you control, it deals that much damage minus 1 to that creature instead.

Blanchwood Armor

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each Forest you control.

"Victory in the pits is almost as rewarding as the methods I use to achieve it."

Sadistic Hypnotist

Sacrifice a creature: Target player discards two cards. Activate only as a sorcery.

Boros Guildmage

{1}{R}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.
{1}{W}: Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.

A body clad in steel reflects a warrior's resolve.

Empyrial Plate

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each card in your hand.
Equip {2}

It was not the minotaur's shoulders but his soul that bore the heaviest weight.

Conviction

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+3.
{W}: Return Conviction to its owner's hand.

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+3.
{W}: Return this Aura to its owner's hand.

Once these horrifying creatures were perfected, there was no need for armodons.

Flowstone Mauler

Trample
{R}: Flowstone Mauler gets +1/-1 until end of turn.

Trample
{R}: This creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn.

"Faugh!" snorted Tahngarth. "Why would it make a meal of something like you?" Squee looked relieved. "No," he continued, "you'd make a much better toothpick."

Lowland Giant

Ogre shamans must be bright enough to learn their invocations and dim enough to use them.

Ogre Shaman

{2}, Discard a card at random: Ogre Shaman deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

{2}, Discard a card at random: This creature deals 2 damage to any target.

Shard Phoenix

Flying
Sacrifice Shard Phoenix: Shard Phoenix deals 2 damage to each creature without flying.
{R}{R}{R}: Return Shard Phoenix from your graveyard to your hand. Activate this ability only during your upkeep.

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Sacrifice this creature: It deals 2 damage to each creature without flying.
{R}{R}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your upkeep.

Wood Sage

{T}: Name a creature card. Reveal the top four cards of your library and put all of them with that name into your hand. Put the rest into your graveyard.

{T}: Choose a creature card name. Reveal the top four cards of your library and put all of them with that name into your hand. Put the rest into your graveyard.

Closing time comes earlier to some than to others.

Waterfront Bouncer

{U}, {T}, Discard a card: Return target creature to its owner's hand.

The scrollkeepers never stepped an inch away from the doors of the Great Library, not even when the ogres and their oni masters swept through Minamo.

Minamo Scrollkeeper

Defender
Your maximum hand size is increased by one.

About halfway to the target, Snukk vowed that he had been tricked for the last time.

Fling

As an additional cost to cast Fling, sacrifice a creature.
Fling deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to target creature or player.

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Fling deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to any target.

Like pools of fog that hid treacherous rocks from sailors' eyes, so too were the hands of the kami.

Murmurs from Beyond

Reveal the top three cards of your library. An opponent chooses one of them. Put that card into your graveyard and the rest into your hand.

In war-torn Alara, sometimes a wurm's gullet is the safest place to be.

Gorger Wurm

Devour 1 (As this comes into play, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature comes into play with that many +1/+1 counters on it.)

Devour 1 (As this creature enters, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. It enters with that many +1/+1 counters on it.)

They feared each other for their differences but were absolutely terrified at their similarities.

Double Negative

"Their hopes dashed on our shields! Their victory slashed by our swords!"

Glory of Warfare

As long as it's your turn, creatures you control get +2/+0.
As long as it's not your turn, creatures you control get +0/+2.

During your turn, creatures you control get +2/+0.
During turns other than yours, creatures you control get +0/+2.

"Blades dull and armor dents. Marisi taught us that instinct is the only thing a true warrior needs."
—Ajani

Nacatl Savage

"Mine is an insatiable god, with appetites as magnificent as the jungle itself."

Behemoth's Herald

{2}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice a red creature, a green creature, and a white creature: Search your library for a card named Godsire and put it into play. Then shuffle your library.

{2}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice a red creature, a green creature, and a white creature: Search your library for a card named Godsire, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Whether gargantuans are the manifested will of Progenitus or simply the result of overabundant resources is moot when a herd of them is thundering at you.

Mosstodon

{1}: Target creature with power 5 or greater gains trample until end of turn.