Stephen Daniele

Only a matter as vital as destroying Volrath could bring together the reclusive Kor people.

Warrior en-Kor

{0}: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to Warrior en-Kor this turn is dealt to target creature you control instead.

Hunger is like the sea: deep, endless, and unforgiving.

Killer Whale

{U}: Killer Whale gains flying until end of turn.

"When I say it rained, it was not small drops, but a thick, greasy drool pouring from the heavens."
—Urza, journal

Rain of Filth

Until end of turn, lands you control gain "Sacrifice this land: Add {B}."

Contamination

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Contamination unless you sacrifice a creature.
If a land is tapped for mana, it produces {B} instead of any other type and amount.

After a hundred failed experiments, Urza was stunned to find that common silver passed through the portal undamaged. He immediately designed a golem made of the metal.

Stroke of Genius

Polluted Mire

Polluted Mire enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {B}.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Polluted Mire enters tapped.
{T}: Add {B}.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Slippery Karst

Slippery Karst enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {G}.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Slippery Karst enters tapped.
{T}: Add {G}.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Volrath's Dungeon

Pay 5 life: Destroy Volrath's Dungeon. Any player may activate this ability but only during their turn.
Discard a card: Target player puts a card from their hand on top of their library. Activate only as a sorcery.

The flow of time was disrupted; like a flooding river it rose from its banks. Tolaria was drowned in an instant that stretched toward infinity.

Sunder

"It was probably a lousy spell in the first place."
—Ertai, wizard adept

Counterspell

Cross the eyes of a hammerhead and you'll dot its teeth.

Hammerhead Shark

Hammerhead Shark can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.

"Where I come from, stone stays on the ground."
—Tahngarth of the Weatherlight

Flowstone Wyvern

Flying
{R}: Flowstone Wyvern gets +2/-2 until end of turn.

"I used to describe something stable as 'rock solid.' So much for that expression."
—Gerrard of the Weatherlight

Sandstone Warrior

First strike
{R}: Sandstone Warrior gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
{R}: Sandstone Warrior gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Manabond

At the beginning of your end step, you may reveal your hand and put all land cards from it onto the battlefield. If you do, discard your hand.

Spike Hatcher

Spike Hatcher enters the battlefield with six +1/+1 counters on it.
{2}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Hatcher: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
{1}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Hatcher: Regenerate Spike Hatcher.

Spike Hatcher enters with six +1/+1 counters on it.
{2}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Hatcher: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
{1}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Hatcher: Regenerate Spike Hatcher.

Stalking Stones

{T}: Add {1} to your mana pool.
{6}: Stalking Stones becomes a 3/3 Elemental artifact creature that's still a land.

{T}: Add {C}.
{6}: Stalking Stones becomes a 3/3 Elemental artifact creature that's still a land. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

The academy worked with time—until time ran out.

Tolarian Academy

{T}: Add {U} to your mana pool for each artifact you control.

{T}: Add {U} for each artifact you control.

They brandish their latest theories as warriors would wield weapons.

Academy Researchers

When Academy Researchers comes into play, you may put an Aura card from your hand into play attached to Academy Researchers.

When Academy Researchers enters, you may put an Aura card from your hand onto the battlefield attached to Academy Researchers.

"Boss told us to try and train 'em. Trained it to attack—it ate Flugg. Trained it to run fast—it got away. Success!"
—Dlig, goblin spelunker

Duct Crawler

{1}{R}: Target creature can't block Duct Crawler this turn.

"No fair! Since when does a bug get ta munch on *me*?"
—Squee, goblin cabin hand

Pincher Beetles

Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Spreading Algae

Enchant Swamp
When enchanted land becomes tapped, destroy it.
When Spreading Algae is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return Spreading Algae to its owner's hand.

It soon became obvious that some experiments were best overseen by fireproof teachers.

Arcane Laboratory

Each player cannot play more than one spell each turn.

Each player can't cast more than one spell each turn.

If you're smaller than the anaconda, it considers you food. If you're larger than the anaconda, it considers you a lot of food.

Anaconda

Swampwalk (If defending player controls a swamp, this creature is unblockable.)

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

The forest grew back so quickly that lumbering machines were suspended in the treetops.

Gaea's Bounty

Search your library for up to two forest cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. Shuffle your library afterward.

Search your library for up to two Forest cards, reveal those cards, put them into your hand, then shuffle.

Subduing and skinning an alligator is the first rite of maturity adolescent merfolk must pass.

Rootwater Alligator

Sacrifice a forest: Regenerate Rootwater Alligator.

Sacrifice a Forest: Regenerate Rootwater Alligator.

Brush with Death

Buyback o2o
Bo
B (You may pay an additional o2o
Bo
B when you play this spell. If you do, put it into your hand instead of your graveyard as part of the spell's effect.)
Target opponent loses 2 life. You gain 2 life.

Buyback {2}{B}{B} (You may pay an additional {2}{B}{B} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Target opponent loses 2 life. You gain 2 life.

"If they don't pinch, they burn. Can't ya eat any of da bugs here?"
—Squee, goblin cabin hand

Firefly

Flying
o
R: Firefly gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Flying
{R}: Firefly gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Ambiguity

Whenever a player plays a spell that counters a spell that has been played or a player plays a spell that comes into play with counters, that player may counter the next spell played or put an additional counter on a permanent that has already been played, but not countered.

Number Crunch

Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
Gotcha Whenever an opponent says a number, you may say "Gotcha" If you do, return Number Crunch from your graveyard to your hand.

Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
Gotcha — If an opponent says a number, you may say "Gotcha!" When you do, return Number Crunch from your graveyard to your hand.

Tawnos brings a childlike wonder and an inherent skill to Urza's studio and bridges the wizardry of the workshop with the grandeur of the royal court. His speed and flexibility quickly earned him promotion from apprentice to master artificer.

Tawnos

You may play artifact, creature, and enchantment spells any time you could play an instant.

You may cast artifact, creature, and enchantment spells as though they had flash.