Scott Chou

Mystic Retrieval

Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Flashback {2}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Blazing Torch

Equipped creature can't be blocked by Vampires or Zombies.
Equipped creature has "{T}, Sacrifice Blazing Torch: Blazing Torch deals 2 damage to any target."
Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Mizzium Skin

Target creature you control gets +0/+1 and gains hexproof until end of turn.
Overload {1}{U} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

A boon to those who cannot see in the dark. A bane to those who live in it.

Repel the Darkness

Tap up to two target creatures.
Draw a card.

Preordain

Scry 2, then draw a card. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Gnaw to the Bone

You gain 2 life for each creature card in your graveyard.
Flashback {2}{G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Stab Wound

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -2/-2.
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player loses 2 life.

When giant sinkholes opened across Ravnica, they revealed buried oceans and the merfolk, once thought to be extinct.

Merfolk of the Depths

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)

A lonely sentinel facing gales, hurricanes, and tides of homicidal spirits.

Desolate Lighthouse

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}{U}{R}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

She reaches beyond the physical realm, touching the ideals from which all creatures draw their power.

Kor Spiritdancer

This creature gets +2/+2 for each Aura attached to it.
Whenever you cast an Aura spell, you may draw a card.

As long as one drop of the oil exists, the joyous work continues.

Phyrexian Rebirth

Destroy all creatures, then create an X/X colorless Phyrexian Horror artifact creature token, where X is the number of creatures destroyed this way.

Survival Cache

You gain 2 life. Then if you have more life than an opponent, draw a card.
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Mishra's Factory

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}: Mishra's Factory becomes a 2/2 Assembly-Worker artifact creature until end of turn. It's still a land.
{T}: Target Assembly-Worker creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}: This land becomes a 2/2 Assembly-Worker artifact creature until end of turn. It's still a land.
{T}: Target Assembly-Worker creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Mordant Dragon

Flying
{1}{R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may have it deal that much damage to target creature that player controls.

"Your veil's curse won't stop me, deathmage. I have taken down countless night hunters. This dark plane is not big enough for you to hide."
—Garruk Wildspeaker, to Liliana Vess

Crushing Vines

Choose one —
• Destroy target creature with flying.
• Destroy target artifact.

Cat Soldier

"You have done your best. I give you leave to rest."

Emancipation Angel

Flying
When this creature enters, return a permanent you control to its owner's hand.

Caged Sun

As this artifact enters, choose a color.
Creatures you control of the chosen color get +1/+1.
Whenever a land's ability causes you to add one or more mana of the chosen color, add one additional mana of that color.

Trinket Mage

When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 1 or less, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Liliana learned the secrets she sought, but at a price that was etched on her fate.

Demonic Tutor

Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.

"Well, if that goblin didn't want his tongue pierced, he shouldn't have stuck it out at me."

Metropolis Sprite

Flying
{U}: Metropolis Sprite gets +1/-1 until end of turn.

Flying
{U}: This creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn.

The haunted blade shattered, and the geist drifted gratefully to the Blessed Sleep.

Natural End

Destroy target artifact or enchantment. You gain 3 life.

Righteous Authority

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each card in its controller's hand.
At the beginning of the draw step of enchanted creature's controller, that player draws an additional card.

Ghostform

Up to two target creatures can't be blocked this turn.

The horror lurched about like a puppet from a madman's nightmare, squeezing the life from its own kind.

Traitorous Instinct

Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. Until end of turn, it gets +2/+0 and gains haste.

Cobra Trap

If a noncreature permanent under your control was destroyed this turn by a spell or ability an opponent controlled, you may pay {G} rather than pay Cobra Trap's mana cost.
Put four 1/1 green Snake creature tokens onto the battlefield.

If a noncreature permanent under your control was destroyed this turn by a spell or ability an opponent controlled, you may pay {G} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Create four 1/1 green Snake creature tokens.

Strata Scythe

Imprint — When Strata Scythe enters the battlefield, search your library for a land card, exile it, then shuffle your library.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each land on the battlefield with the same name as the exiled card.
Equip {3}

Imprint — When this Equipment enters, search your library for a land card, exile it, then shuffle.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each land on the battlefield with the same name as the exiled card.
Equip {3}

He killed out of hate, so now only hate sustains him. He sought immortality, so the gods gave it to him.

Asphodel Wanderer

Seacoast drakes have been known to follow ships for hundreds of miles, waiting to snap up garbage, bait, and the occasional sailor.

Seacoast Drake

When the bog ran short on small animals, Ekri turned to the surrounding farmlands.

Dark Prophecy

Whenever a creature you control dies, you draw a card and lose 1 life.

Whenever a creature you control dies, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

"When you put all of yourself into an attack, without fear or hesitation, in that instant you may attain greatness."
—Predak, Gateless freemage

Aerial Maneuver

Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains flying and first strike until end of turn.

"I wish I could rewrite my every deed and kill you with my first breath instead of my last."

Dying Wish

Enchant creature you control
When enchanted creature dies, target player loses X life and you gain X life, where X is its power.

"They bind us with their laws. We free ourselves with nature's fist."
—Nikya of the Old Ways

Skarrg Goliath

Trample
Bloodrush — {5}{G}{G}, Discard Skarrg Goliath: Target attacking creature gets +9/+9 and gains trample until end of turn.

Trample
Bloodrush — {5}{G}{G}, Discard this card: Target attacking creature gets +9/+9 and gains trample until end of turn.

"It's all right if you change your mind. There's always a chance we can rearrange parts later."
—Zija, Simic mutationist

Bioshift

Move any number of +1/+1 counters from target creature onto another target creature with the same controller.

With the Izzet occupied elsewhere, many of their public works fell into disrepair.

Chronic Flooding

Enchant land
Whenever enchanted land becomes tapped, its controller puts the top three cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.

Enchant land
Whenever enchanted land becomes tapped, its controller mills three cards.

"Obviously, the Firemind's mission is worth more than a few goblins."
—Pelener, chamberlain of Niv-Mizzet

Paralyzing Grasp

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.

"When your cities and trinkets crumble, only nature will remain."
—Garruk Wildspeaker

Naturalize

"I'd slog through a thousand swamps to help one soul find rest."

Farbog Explorer

Swampwalk (This creature is unblockable as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)

Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)

"I guess what they say is true. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Or at least stranger."
—Captain Eberhart

Crypt Creeper

Sacrifice Crypt Creeper: Exile target card from a graveyard.

Sacrifice this creature: Exile target card from a graveyard.

Even the House of Galan, who takes the most scholarly approach to the mystic traditions, has resorted to exploring more primitive methods in Avacyn's absence.

Divination

Innistrad pyromancers find their best raw materials in the fury of the dead.

Geistflame

Geistflame deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
Flashback {3}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Geistflame deals 1 damage to any target.
Flashback {3}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

"The Accorders would lament the transformation of their cherished lands, had they lived to see it."
—Sheoldred, Whispering One

Evil Presence

"We thank the souleaters for surveilling our lives that we may be preserved from our own ignorance."
—Drones' hymn of gratitude

Trespassing Souleater

{PU}: Trespassing Souleater is unblockable this turn. ({PU} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.)

{U/P}: This creature can't be blocked this turn. ({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.)

"Fall to your knees and welcome our embrace."
—Qal-Sha, Priest of Norn

Choking Fumes

Put a -1/-1 counter on each attacking creature.

"We will mourn when there is time. For now, we survive."

Frantic Salvage

Put any number of target artifact cards from your graveyard on top of your library.
Draw a card.

Contested War Zone

Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, that creature's controller gains control of Contested War Zone.
{T}: Add {1} to your mana pool.
{1}, {T}: Attacking creatures get +1/+0 until end of turn.

Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, that creature's controller gains control of this land.
{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}: Attacking creatures get +1/+0 until end of turn.

Tunnel Ignus

Whenever a land enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, if that player had another land enter the battlefield under his or her control this turn, Tunnel Ignus deals 3 damage to that player.

Whenever a land enters under an opponent's control, if that player had another land enter the battlefield under their control this turn, this creature deals 3 damage to that player.

The veneer of rationality peeled from the mage, revealing the spite and rage beneath.

Incite

Target creature becomes red until end of turn and attacks this turn if able.

Hedron-Field Purists

Level up {2}{W} ({2}{W}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)
LEVEL 1-4
1/4
If a source would deal damage to you or a creature you control, prevent 1 of that damage.
LEVEL 5+
2/5
If a source would deal damage to you or a creature you control, prevent 2 of that damage.

"Assume everything wants to kill you. At the very least, assume everything wants what's in your pack."

Veteran's Reflexes

Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Untap that creature.

"The flow is diverted. Your path is clear. What are you waiting for—the cave to bid you welcome?"
—Maizah Shere, Tazeem lullmage

Twitch

You may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land.
Draw a card.

Bold Defense

Kicker {3}{W} (You may pay an additional {3}{W} as you cast this spell.)
Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. If Bold Defense was kicked, instead creatures you control get +2/+2 and gain first strike until end of turn.

Kicker {3}{W} (You may pay an additional {3}{W} as you cast this spell.)
Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, instead creatures you control get +2/+2 and gain first strike until end of turn.

Zendikar's volatile mana is the basis for many spectacular spells—and some equally astonishing failures.

Cancel

Marsh Casualties

Kicker {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell.)
Creatures target player controls get -1/-1 until end of turn. If Marsh Casualties was kicked, those creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn instead.

Kicker {3} (You may pay an additional {3} as you cast this spell.)
Creatures target player controls get -1/-1 until end of turn. If this spell was kicked, those creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn instead.

Predatory Urge

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "{T}: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to this creature."

Phyrexian Horror

Horror

Swallow the Hero Whole

Each player exiles a creature they control. Until the Hydra's next turn, when a Head leaves the battlefield, return the exiled cards to the battlefield under their owners' control.

Dungrove Elder

Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Dungrove Elder's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Forests you control.

Hero of Bladehold

Battle cry (Whenever this creature attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.)
Whenever this creature attacks, create two 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens that are tapped and attacking.