Yongjae Choi

Grist, the Hunger Tide

As long as Grist, the Hunger Tide isn't on the battlefield, it's a 1/1 Insect creature in addition to its other types.
+1: Create a 1/1 black and green Insect creature token, then mill a card. If an Insect card was milled this way, put a loyalty counter on Grist and repeat this process.
−2: You may sacrifice a creature. When you do, destroy target creature or planeswalker.
−5: Each opponent loses life equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.

As long as Grist, the Hunger Tide isn't on the battlefield, it's a 1/1 Insect creature in addition to its other types.
[+1]: Create a 1/1 black and green Insect creature token, then mill a card. If an Insect card was milled this way, put a loyalty counter on Grist and repeat this process.
[−2]: You may sacrifice a creature. When you do, destroy target creature or planeswalker.
[−5]: Each opponent loses life equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.

Prosper, Tome-Bound

Deathtouch
Mystic Arcanum — At the beginning of your end step, exile the top card of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play that card.
Pact Boon — Whenever you play a card from exile, create a Treasure token.

Ghired, Conclave Exile

When Ghired, Conclave Exile enters, create a 4/4 green Rhino creature token with trample.
Whenever Ghired attacks, populate. The token enters tapped and attacking. (To populate, create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

On Ikoria, reactive magic can make the difference between barely grazed and really dead.

Neutralize

Counter target spell.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Jaya, Venerated Firemage

If another red source you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals that much damage plus 1 to that permanent or player instead.
[−2]: Jaya, Venerated Firemage deals 2 damage to any target.

Tendershoot Dryad

Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.
Saprolings you control get +2/+2 as long as you have the city's blessing.

"They shall give us all they have as penance for their resistance. Their ships. Their goods. Their rebellious blood."

Bishop of the Bloodstained

When Bishop of the Bloodstained enters, target opponent loses 1 life for each Vampire you control.

Lazav, the Multifarious

When Lazav, the Multifarious enters the battlefield, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
{X}: Lazav, the Multifarious becomes a copy of target creature card in your graveyard with mana value X, except its name is Lazav, the Multifarious, it's legendary in addition to its other types, and it has this ability.

When Lazav, the Multifarious enters, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
{X}: Lazav, the Multifarious becomes a copy of target creature card in your graveyard with mana value X, except its name is Lazav, the Multifarious, it's legendary in addition to its other types, and it has this ability.

Lion Sash

{W}: Exile target card from a graveyard. If it was a permanent card, put a +1/+1 counter on Lion Sash.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each +1/+1 counter on Lion Sash.
Reconfigure {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)

Kaya, Orzhov Usurper

+1: Exile up to two target cards from a single graveyard. You gain 2 life if at least one creature card was exiled this way.
−1: Exile target nonland permanent with mana value 1 or less.
−5: Kaya, Orzhov Usurper deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards that player owns in exile and you gain that much life.

[+1]: Exile up to two target cards from a single graveyard. You gain 2 life if at least one creature card was exiled this way.
[−1]: Exile target nonland permanent with mana value 1 or less.
[−5]: Kaya, Orzhov Usurper deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards that player owns in exile and you gain that much life.

"In this place will I abide, and my heirs, unto the ending of the world."

Aragorn, King of Gondor

Vigilance, lifelink
When Aragorn, King of Gondor enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.
Whenever Aragorn attacks, up to one target creature can't block this turn. If you're the monarch, creatures can't block this turn.

Vigilance, lifelink
When Aragorn, King of Gondor enters, you become the monarch.
Whenever Aragorn attacks, up to one target creature can't block this turn. If you're the monarch, creatures can't block this turn.

"I gave you the chance of aiding me willingly."
—Saruman

Saruman's Trickery

Counter target spell.
Amass Orcs 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Sauron, the Necromancer

Menace
Whenever Sauron, the Necromancer attacks, exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 3/3 black Wraith with menace. At the beginning of the next end step, exile that token unless Sauron is your Ring-bearer.

She was called Undómiel, for she was the Evenstar of her people.

Arwen Undómiel

Whenever you scry, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
{4}{G}{U}: Scry 2.

"Two?" said Legolas. "I make my tale twenty at the least."

Legolas, Counter of Kills

Reach
Whenever you scry, if Legolas, Counter of Kills is tapped, you may untap it. Do this only once each turn.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Legolas.

Portal Mage

Flash
When Portal Mage enters the battlefield during the declare attackers step, you may reselect which player or permanent target attacking creature is attacking. (It can't attack its controller or their permanents.)

Flash
When Portal Mage enters during the declare attackers step, you may reselect which player or permanent target attacking creature is attacking. (It can't attack its controller or their permanents.)

Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

Commander ninjutsu {U}{B} ({U}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand or the command zone tapped and attacking.)
Whenever a Ninja you control deals combat damage to a player, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. Each opponent loses life equal to that card's mana value.

Narset of the Ancient Way

+1: You gain 2 life. Add {U}, {R}, or {W}. Spend this mana only to cast a noncreature spell.
−2: Draw a card, then you may discard a card. When you discard a nonland card this way, Narset of the Ancient Way deals damage equal to that card's mana value to target creature or planeswalker.
−6: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this emblem deals 2 damage to any target."

[+1]: You gain 2 life. Add {U}, {R}, or {W}. Spend this mana only to cast a noncreature spell.
[−2]: Draw a card, then you may discard a card. When you discard a nonland card this way, Narset of the Ancient Way deals damage equal to that card's mana value to target creature or planeswalker.
[−6]: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this emblem deals 2 damage to any target."

Every Ardenvale aspirant must step through the flame. Their honor determines whether they burn or shine.

Worthy Knight

Whenever you cast a Knight spell, create a 1/1 white Human creature token.

"Perfection is elusive. Let us try again."

Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor

{T}, Sacrifice three other artifacts and/or creatures: Look at the top three cards of your library. Put two of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Kaito Shizuki

At the beginning of your end step, if Kaito Shizuki entered this turn, he phases out.
[+1]: Draw a card. Then discard a card unless you attacked this turn.
[−2]: Create a 1/1 blue Ninja creature token with "This creature can't be blocked."
[−7]: You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, search your library for a blue or black creature card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle."

Ob Nixilis decided the fastest way to seize control of New Capenna would be to usurp the networks of power already hidden there. Xander's Maestros were the first to fall.

Murder

"As the sun rose behind the Bone Spire, an angel appeared over the charnel fields, bringing a surge of new hope."
—Krinnea, *Siege of the Bone Spire*

Dawning Angel

Flying
When Dawning Angel enters the battlefield, you gain 4 life.

Flying
When Dawning Angel enters, you gain 4 life.

"If I am to die, I will die in the embrace of immeasurable flame."

Draconic Disciple

{T}: Add one mana of any color.
{7}, {T}, Sacrifice Draconic Disciple: Create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.

The River Heralds would wreck a thousand ships to keep intruders from finding the golden city.

Shaper Apprentice

Shaper Apprentice has flying as long as you control another Merfolk.

Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted

Whenever an opponent draws a card, Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted deals 1 damage to that player.
−2: Destroy target creature. Its controller draws two cards.

Whenever an opponent draws a card, Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted deals 1 damage to that player.
[−2]: Destroy target creature. Its controller draws two cards.

By the law of church and crown, vampires feed only on the blood of the guilty—those declared heretics, rebels, or enemies of war.

Call to the Feast

Create three 1/1 white Vampire creature tokens with lifelink.

"Chronicles across the ages describe Jodah. They likely refer not to one mage, but to a family or an arcane title."
—Arkol, Argivian scholar

Jodah, Archmage Eternal

Flying
You may pay {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} rather than pay the mana cost for spells that you cast.

Flying
You may pay {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} rather than pay the mana cost for spells you cast.

Ob Nixilis, the Adversary

Casualty X. The copy isn't legendary and has starting loyalty X. (As you cast this spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power X. When you do, copy this spell. The copy becomes a token.)
+1: Each opponent loses 2 life unless they discard a card. If you control a Demon or Devil, you gain 2 life.
−2: Create a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."
−7: Target player draws seven cards and loses 7 life.

Casualty X. The copy isn't legendary and has starting loyalty X. (As you cast this spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power X. When you do, copy this spell. The copy becomes a token.)
[+1]: Each opponent loses 2 life unless they discard a card. If you control a Demon or Devil, you gain 2 life.
[−2]: Create a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."
[−7]: Target player draws seven cards and loses 7 life.

Even the greatest hero begins with nothing.

Novice Knight

Defender (This creature can't attack.)
As long as Novice Knight is enchanted or equipped, it can attack as though it didn't have defender.

Gisa, Glorious Resurrector

If a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put all creature cards exiled with Gisa, Glorious Resurrector onto the battlefield under your control. They gain decayed. (A creature with decayed can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)

"Rise, my pretty thing. Why rot in the river when you can serve at my bidding?"

Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia

At the beginning of your end step, if you control no creatures with decayed, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed. (It can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)

Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter

Whenever Jerren, Corrupted Bishop enters or another nontoken Human you control dies, you lose 1 life and create a 1/1 white Human creature token.
{2}: Target Human you control gains lifelink until end of turn.
At the beginning of your end step, if you have exactly 13 life, you may pay {4}{B}{B}. If you do, transform Jerren.

"Keep your heels down and bend at the hips as your mount takes flight. She'll do the rest."
—Anders, cathar drillmaster

Gryff Rider

Flying
Training (Whenever this creature attacks with another creature with greater power, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Anje, Maid of Dishonor

Whenever Anje, Maid of Dishonor and/or one or more other Vampires you control enter, create a Blood token. This ability triggers only once each turn. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
{2}, Sacrifice another creature or a Blood token: Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Grand Master of Flowers

As long as Grand Master of Flowers has seven or more loyalty counters on him, he's a 7/7 Dragon God creature with flying and indestructible.
[+1]: Target creature without first strike, double strike, or vigilance can't attack or block until your next turn.
[+1]: Search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Monk of the Open Hand, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.

"You are so much stronger than you know."

Shaile, Dean of Radiance // Embrose, Dean of Shadow

Flying, vigilance
{T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature that entered the battlefield under your control this turn.

Mila, Crafty Companion // Lukka, Wayward Bonder

Whenever an opponent attacks one or more planeswalkers you control, put a loyalty counter on each planeswalker you control.
Whenever a permanent you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.

"It's not just what you know. It's knowing where to find what you don't."

Mystical Tutor

Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern

Menace
Whenever an opponent sacrifices a nontoken permanent or discards a permanent card, you may put that card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

Tergrid, god of fright, never acknowledges her own shadow . . . or its murderous deeds.

Tergrid's Shadow

Each player sacrifices two creatures.
Foretell {2}{B}{B} (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)

Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor

When Valki enters, each opponent reveals their hand. For each opponent, exile a creature card they revealed this way until Valki leaves the battlefield.
{X}: Choose a creature card exiled with Valki with mana value X. Valki becomes a copy of that card.

Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel

Whenever a token you control leaves the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel.
When Nadier leaves the battlefield, create a number of 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature tokens equal to its power.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Jeska, Thrice Reborn

Jeska, Thrice Reborn enters the battlefield with a loyalty counter on it for each time you've cast a commander from the command zone this game.
0: Choose target creature. Until your next turn, if that creature would deal combat damage to one of your opponents, it deals triple that damage to that player instead.
−X: Jeska, Thrice Reborn deals X damage to each of up to three targets.
Jeska, Thrice Reborn can be your commander.
Partner

Jeska, Thrice Reborn enters with a loyalty counter on her for each time you've cast a commander from the command zone this game.
[0]: Choose target creature. Until your next turn, if that creature would deal combat damage to one of your opponents, it deals triple that damage to that player instead.
[−X]: Jeska, Thrice Reborn deals X damage to each of up to three targets.
Jeska, Thrice Reborn can be your commander.
Partner

Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant

Hexproof from artifacts, creatures, and enchantments
When Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant enters the battlefield, create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token for each creature that died this turn.
When Nevinyrral dies, you may pay {1}. When you do, destroy all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments.

Hexproof from artifacts, creatures, and enchantments
When Nevinyrral, Urborg Tyrant enters, create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token for each creature that died this turn.
When Nevinyrral dies, you may pay {1}. When you do, destroy all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments.

Aether Poisoner

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
When Aether Poisoner enters the battlefield, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
Whenever Aether Poisoner attacks, you may pay {E}{E}. If you do, create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token.

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
When Aether Poisoner enters, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
Whenever Aether Poisoner attacks, you may pay {E}{E}. If you do, create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token.

Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor Emblem

You may play cards exiled with Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells.

Nullpriest of Oblivion

Kicker {3}{B}
Menace, lifelink
When Nullpriest of Oblivion enters, if it was kicked, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Nissa of Shadowed Boughs

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, put a loyalty counter on Nissa of Shadowed Boughs.
[+1]: Untap target land you control. You may have it become a 3/3 Elemental creature with haste and menace until end of turn. It's still a land.
[−5]: You may put a creature card with mana value less than or equal to the number of lands you control onto the battlefield from your hand or graveyard with two +1/+1 counters on it.

Refuse // Cooperate

Refuse deals damage to target spell's controller equal to that spell's converted mana cost.

Refuse deals damage to target spell's controller equal to that spell's mana value.

Shadowstorm Vizier

Flying
Whenever you cycle or discard a card, Shadowstorm Vizier gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

"You bound me with a contract only your death could end—and you thought me the fool?"
—Liliana Vess

Settle the Score

Exile target creature. Put two loyalty counters on a planeswalker you control.

"Find out whose that is. I like its energy."
—Judith

Tibalt's Rager

When Tibalt's Rager dies, it deals 1 damage to any target.
{1}{R}: Tibalt's Rager gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Teferi, Master of Time

You may activate loyalty abilities of Teferi, Master of Time on any player's turn any time you could cast an instant.
+1: Draw a card, then discard a card.
−3: Target creature you don't control phases out. (Treat it and anything attached to it as though they don't exist until its controller's next turn.)
−10: Take two extra turns after this one.

You may activate loyalty abilities of Teferi, Master of Time on any player's turn any time you could cast an instant.
[+1]: Draw a card, then discard a card.
[−3]: Target creature you don't control phases out. (Treat it and anything attached to it as though they don't exist until its controller's next turn.)
[−10]: Take two extra turns after this one.

Through the *eludha*, bonders share the powerful abilities of their chosen companions.

Keensight Mentor

When Keensight Mentor enters, put a vigilance counter on target non-Human creature you control.
{1}{W}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with vigilance.

Chevill, Bane of Monsters

Deathtouch
At the beginning of your upkeep, if your opponents control no permanents with bounty counters on them, put a bounty counter on target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls.
Whenever a permanent an opponent controls with a bounty counter on it dies, you gain 3 life and draw a card.

"Being all-knowing is a matter of remembering which things it is crucial to forget."

Rielle, the Everwise

Rielle, the Everwise gets +1/+0 for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.
Whenever you discard one or more cards for the first time each turn, draw that many cards.

Daring Fiendbonder

Haste
Daring Fiendbonder attacks each combat if able.
{1}{B}, Exile Daring Fiendbonder from your graveyard: Put an indestructible counter on target creature. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

Haste
Daring Fiendbonder attacks each combat if able.
{1}{B}, Exile Daring Fiendbonder from your graveyard: Put an indestructible counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery.

"To provoke the mountain is to invite the avalanche."
—Perisophia the philosopher

Rumbling Sentry

When Rumbling Sentry enters the battlefield, scry 1.

The oracles of Meletis foresaw neither its rise from the depths nor the destruction it would leave in its wake.

Brine Giant

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each enchantment you control.

A typhon's escape from the Underworld makes armies flee and kingdoms fall.

Voracious Typhon

Escape—{5}{G}{G}, Exile four other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.)
Voracious Typhon escapes with three +1/+1 counters on it.

"For every scar I've received, I've given ten back."

Burning-Yard Trainer

Trample, haste
When Burning-Yard Trainer enters, another target Knight you control gets +2/+2 and gains trample and haste until end of turn.

The greatest challenge isn't the stifling heat but the crushing weight of those who failed before.

Irencrag Feat

Add seven {R}. You can cast only one more spell this turn.

Oko, Thief of Crowns

[+2]: Create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.")
[+1]: Target artifact or creature loses all abilities and becomes a green Elk creature with base power and toughness 3/3.
[−5]: Exchange control of target artifact or creature you control and target creature an opponent controls with power 3 or less.

Thunderkin Awakener

Haste
Whenever Thunderkin Awakener attacks, choose target Elemental creature card in your graveyard with toughness less than Thunderkin Awakener's toughness. Return that card to the battlefield tapped and attacking. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.

Vivien, Arkbow Ranger

+1: Distribute two +1/+1 counters among up to two target creatures. They gain trample until end of turn.
−3: Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature or planeswalker.
−5: You may choose a creature card you own from outside the game, reveal it, and put it into your hand.

[+1]: Distribute two +1/+1 counters among up to two target creatures. They gain trample until end of turn.
[−3]: Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature or planeswalker.
[−5]: You may reveal a creature card you own from outside the game and put it into your hand.

Kaalia, Zenith Seeker

Flying, vigilance
When Kaalia, Zenith Seeker enters the battlefield, look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal an Angel card, a Demon card, and/or a Dragon card from among them and put them into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Flying, vigilance
When Kaalia, Zenith Seeker enters, look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal an Angel card, a Demon card, and/or a Dragon card from among them and put them into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Kethis, the Hidden Hand

Legendary spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Exile two legendary cards from your graveyard: Until end of turn, each legendary card in your graveyard gains "You may play this card from your graveyard."

Ajani, Inspiring Leader

+2: You gain 2 life. Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature.
−3: Exile target creature. Its controller gains 2 life.
−10: Creatures you control gain flying and double strike until end of turn.

[+2]: You gain 2 life. Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature.
[−3]: Exile target creature. Its controller gains 2 life.
[−10]: Creatures you control gain flying and double strike until end of turn.

Mu Yanling, Celestial Wind

+1: Until your next turn, up to one target creature gets -5/-0.
−3: Return up to two target creatures to their owners' hands.
−7: Creatures you control with flying get +5/+5 until end of turn.

[+1]: Until your next turn, up to one target creature gets -5/-0.
[−3]: Return up to two target creatures to their owners' hands.
[−7]: Creatures you control with flying get +5/+5 until end of turn.

Chandra, Fire Artisan

Whenever one or more loyalty counters are removed from Chandra, Fire Artisan, she deals that much damage to target opponent or planeswalker.
[+1]: Exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn.
[−7]: Exile the top seven cards of your library. You may play them this turn.

Faeries are easily offended and quick to exact a quirky revenge.

Faerie Duelist

Flash
Flying
When Faerie Duelist enters the battlefield, target creature an opponent controls gets -2/-0 until end of turn.

Flash
Flying
When Faerie Duelist enters, target creature an opponent controls gets -2/-0 until end of turn.

"Pay in gold. Pay in blood. Pay with the servitude of your spirit kin. But pay you must."

Pitiless Pontiff

{1}, Sacrifice another creature: Pitiless Pontiff gains deathtouch and indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Vraska's Stoneglare

Destroy target creature. You gain life equal to its toughness. You may search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Vraska, Regal Gorgon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle it.

Destroy target creature. You gain life equal to its toughness. You may search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Vraska, Regal Gorgon, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.