Roger Raupp

Thirst

When Thirst comes into play, tap enchanted creature.
During your upkeep, pay {U} or bury Thirst.
Enchanted creature does not untap during its controller's untap phase.

Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this Aura unless you pay {U}.

"The rabble likes them. Make sure they win, then book them for tomorrow."
—Cabal Patriarch

Crowd Favorites

{3}{W}: Tap target creature.
{3}{W}: Crowd Favorites gets +0/+5 until end of turn.

{3}{W}: Tap target creature.
{3}{W}: This creature gets +0/+5 until end of turn.

"The Argivian University taught me two things: always look to the past, and never dismiss what appears useless."
—Hanna, *Weatherlight* navigator

Argivian Restoration

Return target artifact card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Not all deaths are etched with mythic meaning and iconic glory.

Quicksand

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}, Sacrifice this land: Target attacking creature without flying gets -1/-2 until end of turn.

"It's hard to hurt anyone when you're as transparent as your motives."
—Ertai, wizard adept

Gaseous Form

Enchant creature
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by enchanted creature.

"My destiny is to save others so their destinies may be achieved."

Benevolent Bodyguard

Sacrifice this creature: Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

Don't let its appearance frighten you. Let its claws and teeth do that.

Lizard Warrior

They make terrible pets . . . unless you don't like your other pets.

Rootwalla

{1}{G}: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.

Hate Weaver

{2}: Target blue or red creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

One rarely notices a heartbeat, save when it is stolen.

Afflict

Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Draw a card.

"Of course she's at the head of her class. All of her classmates have disappeared."
—Tolarian renegade

Temporal Adept

{U}{U}{U}, {T}: Return target permanent to its owner's hand.

Most soldiers think of the sword as a weapon. In the hands of Zho monks, swords are also the strongest of shields.

Sword Dancer

{W}{W}: Target attacking creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn.

The wizard consulted the Riptide Project about how to further his research. He wasn't prepared for what they told him.

Riptide Chronologist

{U}, Sacrifice this creature: Untap all creatures of the creature type of your choice.

"We have been victims of treachery, of the Cabal, and of our own ambitions. No more."
—Commander Eesha

Border Patrol

Aven Warcraft

Creatures you control get +0/+2 until end of turn.
Threshold — If there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, choose a color. Creatures you control also gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn.

Coral Net

Enchant green or white creature
Enchanted creature has "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you discard a card."

"Belief in the Ancestor is admirable, but our enemies often demand something more . . . tangible."
—Pianna, nomad captain

Testament of Faith

{X}: This enchantment becomes an X/X Wall creature with defender in addition to its other types until end of turn.

"Nothing can stop the power of life—not even death."
—Onean cleric

Breath of Life

Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

"Unless you like the idea of becoming some goblin's lunch, get up and move!"

Gerrard's Command

Untap target creature. It gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

"I'd be happy to stop contradicting you, Urza, just as soon as you start being right."
—Bo Levar, planeswalker

Gainsay

"Strength in numbers? I think not."
—Gerrard

Winnow

Destroy target nonland permanent if another permanent with the same name is on the battlefield.
Draw a card.

Orim's Touch

Kicker {1} (You may pay an additional {1} as you cast this spell.)
Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn. If this spell was kicked, prevent the next 4 damage that would be dealt to that permanent or player this turn instead.

"The trick is to ask when no one's listening."
—Alexi, zephyr mage

Rhystic Scrying

Draw three cards. Then if any player pays {2}, discard three cards.

Rhystic Lightning

Rhystic Lightning deals 4 damage to any target unless that permanent's controller or that player pays {2}. If they do, Rhystic Lightning deals 2 damage to the permanent or player.

Kyren Archive

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may exile the top card of your library face down.
{5}, Discard your hand, Sacrifice this artifact: Put all cards exiled with this artifact into their owner's hand.

Flailing Manticore

Flying, first strike
{1}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Any player may activate this ability.
{1}: This creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Any player may activate this ability.

Skyshroud Forest

This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {G} or {U}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Rootwater Depths

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {U} or {B}. This land doesn't untap during your next untap step.

"We often bury our pasts, and then someone comes along and digs them up."
—Gerrard of the *Weatherlight*

Argivian Find

Return target artifact or enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.

Serpent Warrior

When this creature enters, you lose 3 life.

Serpent Assassin

When this creature enters, you may destroy target nonblack creature.

A fist of dust to line your throat, a bowl of sand to fill your belly.

Dry Spell

Dry Spell deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.

Bull Hippo

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Each day of their journey, Jandor opened the saddlebags and found them full of mutton, quinces, cheese, date rolls, wine, and all manner of delicious and satisfying foods.

Jandor's Saddlebags

Crown of the Ages

{4}, {T}: Attach target Aura attached to a creature to another creature.

Manticores divide all beings into two categories: other manticores and dinner.

Crimson Manticore

Flying
{R}, {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

"Uh, does anyone have a flute?"
—Rana, Suq'Ata market fool

Snake Basket

{X}, Sacrifice this artifact: Create X 1/1 green Snake creature tokens. Activate only as a sorcery.

"By the tongues of a thousand serpents, this time I do not lie."
—Ahmahz il Kin, Suq'Ata diplomat

Peace Talks

This turn and next turn, creatures can't attack, and players and permanents can't be the targets of spells or activated abilities.

Anvil of Bogardan

Players have no maximum hand size.
At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws an additional card, then discards a card.

"When traveling the Great Desert avoid wearing the scales of lizards, for the Viashino rule the sands and look poorly on the skinning of their cousins."
—*Zhalfirin Guide to the Desert*

Viashino Warrior

"But I signed nothing!"
—Taraneh, Suq'Ata mage

Infernal Contract

Draw four cards. You lose half your life, rounded up.

"The people wiped the sand from their eyes and cursed—and left the barren land to the hyenas and vipers."
—Afari, *Tales*

Choking Sands

Destroy target non-Swamp land. If that land was nonbasic, Choking Sands deals 2 damage to the land's controller.