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Show TextAct of Treason
Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack and this turn.)
Each day uncertainty and rumors spread, and each night attendance at the Juri Revue increases.
illus. Matt Stewart # 85/0
Adaptive Snapjaw
Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
"Eh, needs more toad." —Gulistan, Simic biomancer
illus. Tomasz Jedruszek # 113/0
Aerial Maneuver
Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains flying and first strike until end of turn.
"When you put all of yourself into an attack, without fear or hesitation, in that instant you may attain greatness." —Predak, Gateless freemage
illus. Scott Chou # 1/0
Aetherize
Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.
"You can come back once you've learned some manners—and figured out how to reconstitute your physical forms."
illus. Ryan Barger # 29/0
Agoraphobia
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -5/-0.
: Return Agoraphobia to its owner's hand.
"Everyone in this city is choosing sides. I choose inside."
illus. Jim Murray # 30/0
Alms Beast
Creatures blocking or blocked by Alms Beast have lifelink.
Alms-coins are only redeemable at Orzhov businesses.
illus. Dan Scott # 141/0
Alpha Authority
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has hexproof and can't be blocked by more than one creature.
Even the bitterest enemies of the Burning-Tree Clan respect the strength of Borborygmos's rule.
illus. Dave Kendall # 114/0
Angelic Edict
Exile target creature or enchantment.
The Boros built a prison in the sky where Azorius statutes couldn't restrict their sense of justice.
illus. Trevor Claxton # 2/0
Angelic Skirmisher
Flying
At the beginning of each combat, choose first strike, vigilance, or lifelink. Creatures you control gain that ability until end of turn.
"A keen mind wields an army as a deft hand wields a sword."
illus. David Rapoza # 3/0
Armored Transport
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to Armored Transport by creatures blocking it.
"If only our jails were as secure." —Arrester Lavinia, Tenth Precinct
illus. Cliff Childs # 226/0
Arrows of Justice
Arrows of Justice deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
Archers from the Horizon Military Academy hone their skills by targeting pickpockets blocks away.
illus. James Ryman # 211/0
Assault Griffin
Flying
"The Simic offer a prize to any biomancer who can breed a krasis to match a griffin in the air. It's never been claimed." —Libuse, Boros sergeant
illus. Eric Velhagen # 4/0
Assemble the Legion
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a muster counter on Assemble the Legion. Then create a 1/1 red and white Soldier creature token with haste for each muster counter on Assemble the Legion.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 142/0
Aurelia, the Warleader
Flying, vigilance, haste
Whenever Aurelia, the Warleader attacks for the first time each turn, untap all creatures you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Where Razia was aloof and untouchable, Aurelia is on the frontlines, calling for war.
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 143/0
Aurelia's Fury
Aurelia's Fury deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of targets. Tap each creature dealt damage this way. Players dealt damage this way can't cast noncreature spells this turn.
illus. Tyler Jacobson # 144/0
Balustrade Spy
Flying
When Balustrade Spy enters the battlefield, target player reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card, then puts those cards into their graveyard.
illus. Jaime Jones # 57/0
Bane Alley Broker
: Draw a card, then exile a card from your hand face down.
You may look at cards exiled with Bane Alley Broker.
, : Return a card exiled with Bane Alley Broker to its owner's hand.
illus. Clint Cearley # 145/0
Basilica Guards
Defender
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
"None may pass . . . for free."
illus. Dan Scott # 5/0
Basilica Screecher
Flying
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
A screech in the night is all it takes for Orzhov debtors to clutch at their coin purses.
illus. Christine Choi # 58/0
Beckon Apparition
Exile target card from a graveyard. Create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.
The foyer is littered with the coins it demands but can no longer hold.
illus. Cliff Childs # 212/0
Biomass Mutation
Creatures you control have base power and toughness X/X until end of turn.
"A regression to ancient forms? A glimpse of future evolutions? Or a fleeting alteration of the present?" —Vorel of the Hull Clade
illus. Dan Scott # 213/0
Bioshift
Move any number of +1/+1 counters from target creature onto another target creature with the same controller.
"It's all right if you change your mind. There's always a chance we can rearrange parts later." —Zija, Simic mutationist
illus. Scott Chou # 214/0
Biovisionary
At the beginning of the end step, if you control four or more creatures named Biovisionary, you win the game.
He tired of his fellow researchers and their useless prattling, so he decided to make a network of scholars with whom he could carry a conversation.
illus. Ryan Barger # 146/0
Blind Obedience
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Artifacts and creatures your opponents control enter the battlefield tapped.
"By the time your knees have worn through your robe, you may have begun to learn your place."
illus. Seb McKinnon # 6/0
Bomber Corps
Battalion — Whenever Bomber Corps and at least two other creatures attack, Bomber Corps deals 1 damage to any target.
"Subtlety is for lawmages and spies."
illus. Chase Stone # 86/0
Borborygmos Enraged
Trample
Whenever Borborygmos Enraged deals combat damage to a player, reveal the top three cards of your library. Put all land cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
Discard a land card: Borborygmos Enraged deals 3 damage to any target.
illus. Aleksi Briclot # 147/0
Boros Charm
Choose one —
• Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker.
• Permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
• Target creature gains double strike until end of turn.
"Practice compassion and mercy. But know when they must end." —Aurelia
illus. Zoltan Boros # 148/0
Boros Elite
Battalion — Whenever Boros Elite and at least two other creatures attack, Boros Elite gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
"First, you must fight among the rank and file. It is there I will discern your skills as a leader." —Aurelia, to Gideon Jura
illus. Willian Murai # 7/0
Boros Guildgate
Boros Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
Enter with merciful hearts. Exit with battle cries.
illus. Noah Bradley # 239/0
Boros Keyrune
: Add or .
: Boros Keyrune becomes a 1/1 red and white Soldier artifact creature with double strike until end of turn. (It deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 227/0
Boros Reckoner
Whenever Boros Reckoner is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to any target.
: Boros Reckoner gains first strike until end of turn.
"Imagine a thunderstorm that's also a tactical genius. That's him." —Dars Gostok, Firefist captain
illus. Howard Lyon # 215/0
Breeding Pool
(: Add or .)
As Breeding Pool enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, Breeding Pool enters the battlefield tapped.
Uncharted depths. Unbounded hopes. Unfathomable mysteries.
illus. Mike Bierek # 240/0
Burning-Tree Emissary
When Burning-Tree Emissary enters the battlefield, add .
Those who regard the Gruul as savage simpletons underestimate the subtle power of their shamans.
illus. Izzy # 216/0
Burst of Strength
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature and untap it.
"Our fight is not about territory or revenge. It is about freedom, plain and simple." —Ruric Thar, Ghor-Clan chieftain
illus. Marco Nelor # 115/0
Call of the Nightwing
Create a 1/1 blue and black Horror creature token with flying.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
illus. Adam Paquette # 149/0
Cartel Aristocrat
Sacrifice another creature: Cartel Aristocrat gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
"Your life serves a higher purpose now: ensuring the continuation of my own."
illus. James Ryman # 150/0
Cinder Elemental
, , Sacrifice Cinder Elemental: Cinder Elemental deals X damage to any target.
"The old gods awoke and sent fingers of fire to see what was left of the old ways under the endless city." —Daiva, Gruul storyteller
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 87/0
Clan Defiance
Choose one or more —
• Clan Defiance deals X damage to target creature with flying.
• Clan Defiance deals X damage to target creature without flying.
• Clan Defiance deals X damage to target player or planeswalker.
illus. Daarken # 151/0
Clinging Anemones
Defender
Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
illus. Mike Bierek # 31/0
Cloudfin Raptor
Flying
Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
illus. Peter Mohrbacher # 32/0
Coerced Confession
Target player puts the top four cards of their library into their graveyard. You draw a card for each creature card put into that graveyard this way.
"Ask the right questions in the right way and truth is inevitable." —Lazav
illus. Mathias Kollros # 217/0
Consuming Aberration
Consuming Aberration's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your opponents' graveyards.
Whenever you cast a spell, each opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card, then puts those cards into their graveyard.
illus. Karl Kopinski # 152/0
Contaminated Ground
Enchant land
Enchanted land is a Swamp.
Whenever enchanted land becomes tapped, its controller loses 2 life.
"No one cares about pollution until they can see it." —Gurras, Golgari rot farmer
illus. Christine Choi # 59/0
Corpse Blockade
Defender
Sacrifice another creature: Corpse Blockade gains deathtouch until end of turn.
There are laws against it, but the dead have no one to complain to and the living are too frightened to investigate.
illus. Lucas Graciano # 60/0
Court Street Denizen
Whenever another white creature enters the battlefield under your control, tap target creature an opponent controls.
"The Boros fight for justice. The Azorius fight for law. I hold the line between, and make sure the people are given both."
illus. Volkan Baga # 8/0
Crackling Perimeter
Tap an untapped Gate you control: Crackling Perimeter deals 1 damage to each opponent.
As the path he sought came into focus, Niv-Mizzet took steps to prevent others from approaching it.
illus. Yeong-Hao Han # 88/0
Crocanura
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
illus. Jack Wang # 116/0
Crowned Ceratok
Trample
Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample.
The best way to calm a rampaging ceratok is to wait until it dies of natural causes.
illus. Steve Prescott # 117/0
Crypt Ghast
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional .
illus. Chris Rahn # 61/0
Daring Skyjek
Battalion — Whenever Daring Skyjek and at least two other creatures attack, Daring Skyjek gains flying until end of turn.
"The hard part isn't landing in the saddle. The hard part is leaping before you see it."
illus. Jason Chan # 9/0
Deathcult Rogue
Deathcult Rogue can't be blocked except by Rogues.
"The hussars can't catch him, and he evades our traps with ease. I fear he walks unseen even in the halls of New Prahv." —Arrester Lavinia, Tenth Precinct
illus. David Palumbo # 218/0
Deathpact Angel
Flying
When Deathpact Angel dies, create a 1/1 white and black Cleric creature token. It has ", , Sacrifice this creature: Return a card named Deathpact Angel from your graveyard to the battlefield."
illus. Jason Chan # 153/0
Death's Approach
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -X/-X, where X is the number of creature cards in its controller's graveyard.
"It's cold in the grave, and the dead crave your warmth. Who are you to deny them?" —Strava, Dimir mage
illus. Terese Nielsen # 62/0
Debtor's Pulpit
Enchant land
Enchanted land has ": Tap target creature."
"You may not be able to pay. But you can still kneel." —Milana, Orzhov prelate
illus. James Paick # 10/0
Devour Flesh
Target player sacrifices a creature, then gains life equal to that creature's toughness.
His twisted mind concluded that if he was what he ate, and he wanted to stay human, . . .
illus. Kev Walker # 63/0
Diluvian Primordial
Flying
When Diluvian Primordial enters the battlefield, for each opponent, you may cast up to one target instant or sorcery card from that player's graveyard without paying its mana cost. If a card cast this way would be put into a graveyard this turn, exile it instead.
illus. Stephan Martiniere # 33/0
Dimir Charm
Choose one —
• Counter target sorcery spell.
• Destroy target creature with power 2 or less.
• Look at the top three cards of target player's library. Put one back and the rest into that player's graveyard.
"Dangerous to recognize. Deadly not to." —Lazav
illus. Zoltan Boros # 154/0
Dimir Guildgate
Dimir Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
Enter and become a mastermind of spies, lies, and deception.
illus. Cliff Childs # 241/0
Dimir Keyrune
: Add or .
: Dimir Keyrune becomes a 2/2 blue and black Horror artifact creature until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.
A key that slips through every lock.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 228/0
Dinrova Horror
When Dinrova Horror enters the battlefield, return target permanent to its owner's hand, then that player discards a card.
"Welcome to the Dimir Public Offices. Not responsible for death or loss of property. Basement off-limits." —Sign outside Dinrova Building
illus. Johann Bodin # 155/0
Disciple of the Old Ways
: Disciple of the Old Ways gains first strike until end of turn.
"Selesnya thinks nature is a pretty plaything. True nature would rip their faces off and wear their skins as trophies."
illus. Anthony Palumbo # 118/0
Domri Rade
+1: Look at the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, you may reveal it and put it into your hand.
−2: Target creature you control fights another target creature.
−7: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control have double strike, trample, hexproof, and haste."
illus. Tyler Jacobson # 156/0
Drakewing Krasis
Flying, trample
Cautious not to repeat Vig's mistakes, the Simic fuse life essences using magic alone. Each result is called a krasis.
illus. Johann Bodin # 157/0
Duskmantle Guildmage
: Whenever a card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere this turn, that player loses 1 life.
: Target player puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard.
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 158/0
Duskmantle Seer
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player reveals the top card of their library, loses life equal to that card's converted mana cost, then puts it into their hand.
illus. Kev Walker # 159/0
Dutiful Thrull
: Regenerate Dutiful Thrull.
"They are useful, but there's little satisfaction in supplication that throws itself under your heel." —Jozica, Orzhov enforcer
illus. Daarken # 11/0
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.
"I wish I could rewrite my every deed and kill you with my first breath instead of my last."
illus. Scott Chou # 64/0
Elusive Krasis
Elusive Krasis can't be blocked.
Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
illus. Wesley Burt # 160/0
Ember Beast
Ember Beast can't attack or block alone.
The only livestock that will survive for long in the Smelting District, ember beasts serve many functions—none of them willingly.
illus. David Rapoza # 89/0
Enter the Infinite
Draw cards equal to the number of cards in your library, then put a card from your hand on top of your library. You have no maximum hand size until your next turn.
"Don't just have an idea—have all of them." —Niv-Mizzet
illus. Terese Nielsen # 34/0
Executioner's Swing
Target creature that dealt damage this turn gets -5/-5 until end of turn.
"The contract specified an appendage for a missed payment. Read the fine print: the head is an appendage."
illus. Karl Kopinski # 161/0
Experiment One
Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Remove two +1/+1 counters from Experiment One: Regenerate Experiment One.
illus. Chase Stone # 119/0
Fathom Mage
Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
Whenever a +1/+1 counter is put on Fathom Mage, you may draw a card.
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 162/0
Firefist Striker
Battalion — Whenever Firefist Striker and at least two other creatures attack, target creature can't block this turn.
The flaming fist of Boros holds the promise of both protection and destruction in its grasp.
illus. Tyler Jacobson # 90/0
Firemane Avenger
Flying
Battalion — Whenever Firemane Avenger and at least two other creatures attack, Firemane Avenger deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Firemane Nevena led the victorious assault on the Barbu Rooftop rebels. Now the Gateless have marked her for death.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 163/0
Five-Alarm Fire
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage, put a blaze counter on Five-Alarm Fire.
Remove five blaze counters from Five-Alarm Fire: Five-Alarm Fire deals 5 damage to any target.
illus. Karl Kopinski # 91/0
Forced Adaptation
Enchant creature
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on enchanted creature.
"We're planting the seeds of change. Sometimes, we plant them in people." —Vorel of the Hull Clade
illus. Trevor Claxton # 120/0
Fortress Cyclops
Whenever Fortress Cyclops attacks, it gets +3/+0 until end of turn.
Whenever Fortress Cyclops blocks, it gets +0/+3 until end of turn.
"They think they tamed him, but he will always be a wild titan, a force of nature." —Nedja, Gruul shaman
illus. Maciej Kuciara # 164/0
Foundry Champion
When Foundry Champion enters the battlefield, it deals damage to any target equal to the number of creatures you control.
: Foundry Champion gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
: Foundry Champion gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
illus. Todd Lockwood # 165/0
Foundry Street Denizen
Whenever another red creature enters the battlefield under your control, Foundry Street Denizen gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
After the Foundry Street riot, Arrester Hulbein tried to ban bludgeons. Which, inevitably, resulted in another riot.
illus. Raoul Vitale # 92/0
Frenzied Tilling
Destroy target land. Search your library for a basic land card and put that card onto the battlefield tapped. Then shuffle your library.
"Izzet contraptions pollute our lands. Burn them down, kill the makers, cleanse the earth." —Nedja, Gruul shaman
illus. Noah Bradley # 166/0
Frilled Oculus
: Frilled Oculus gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
"Understand the Simic? That's about as easy as winning a staring contest with a homunculus." —Dars Gostok, Firefist captain
illus. Marco Nelor # 35/0
Frontline Medic
Battalion — Whenever Frontline Medic and at least two other creatures attack, creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
Sacrifice Frontline Medic: Counter target spell with in its mana cost unless its controller pays .
illus. Willian Murai # 12/0
Furious Resistance
Target blocking creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
"At least the Gateless rebels have ideals. Rakdos just mocks, defiles, and kills all we hold dear." —Libuse, Boros sergeant
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 93/0
Gateway Shade
: Gateway Shade gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Tap an untapped Gate you control: Gateway Shade gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Tireless and merciless, shades are harnessed as spies by the Dimir.
illus. Ryan Yee # 65/0
Ghor-Clan Rampager
Trample
Bloodrush — , Discard Ghor-Clan Rampager: Target attacking creature gets +4/+4 and gains trample until end of turn.
"The Simic come from the cold slow depths. How could they understand the fire in a wild heart?" —Kroshkar, Gruul shaman
illus. Charles Urbach # 167/0
Giant Adephage
Trample
Whenever Giant Adephage deals combat damage to a player, create a token that's a copy of Giant Adephage.
"To a creature like that, we must seem like, well, bugs." —Dars Gostok, Firefist captain
illus. Christine Choi # 121/0
Gideon, Champion of Justice
+1: Put a loyalty counter on Gideon, Champion of Justice for each creature target opponent controls.
0: Until end of turn, Gideon, Champion of Justice becomes a Human Soldier creature with power and toughness each equal to the number of loyalty counters on him and gains indestructible. He's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn.
−15: Exile all other permanents.
illus. David Rapoza # 13/0
Gift of Orzhova
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has flying and lifelink.
"Remember by whose gift you ascend." —Milana, Orzhov prelate
illus. Johannes Voss # 219/0
Glaring Spotlight
Creatures your opponents control with hexproof can be the targets of spells and abilities you control as though they didn't have hexproof.
, Sacrifice Glaring Spotlight: Creatures you control gain hexproof until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.
illus. Adam Paquette # 229/0
Godless Shrine
(: Add or .)
As Godless Shrine enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, Godless Shrine enters the battlefield tapped.
Judgment without hope.
illus. Cliff Childs # 242/0
Greenside Watcher
: Untap target Gate.
"The Izzet may incite war, but my duty is here. I will not abandon the wild."
illus. Ryan Barger # 122/0
Gridlock
Tap X target nonland permanents.
"One tiny peg pulled from a single wagon wheel, and an entire district grinds to a halt." —Lazav
illus. Yeong-Hao Han # 36/0
Grisly Spectacle
Destroy target nonartifact creature. Its controller puts a number of cards equal to that creature's power from the top of their library into their graveyard.
"Watch people flock to a murder scene. Then tell me we're not all a little sick in the head." —Juri, proprietor of the Juri Revue
illus. Zoltan Boros # 66/0
Ground Assault
Ground Assault deals damage to target creature equal to the number of lands you control.
"Taking down a dragon is easy. All you need is enough space to get in a good swing." —Narbulg Nine Fingers
illus. Karl Kopinski # 168/0
Gruul Charm
Choose one —
• Creatures without flying can't block this turn.
• Gain control of all permanents you own.
• Gruul Charm deals 3 damage to each creature with flying.
"Not Gruul? Then die!" —Borborygmos
illus. Zoltan Boros # 169/0
Gruul Guildgate
Gruul Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
Enter and leave the shackles of society behind.
illus. Randy Gallegos # 243/0
Gruul Keyrune
: Add or .
: Gruul Keyrune becomes a 3/2 red and green Beast artifact creature with trample until end of turn.
As perilous and unpredictable as the wilds themselves.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 230/0
Gruul Ragebeast
Whenever Gruul Ragebeast or another creature enters the battlefield under your control, that creature fights target creature an opponent controls.
"If the other guilds want a war, they should know we've been ready the whole time." —Ruric Thar, Ghor-Clan chieftain
illus. Dave Kendall # 170/0
Guardian of the Gateless
Flying
Guardian of the Gateless can block any number of creatures.
Whenever Guardian of the Gateless blocks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature it's blocking.
illus. Wesley Burt # 14/0
Guildscorn Ward
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has protection from multicolored.
"The Gateless have risen. The Ten shall fall." —Ninth District graffiti
illus. Ryan Barger # 15/0
Gutter Skulk
Upon finding his warehouse infested, Gaven didn't know whether to get an exterminator or an exorcist.
illus. Mark Winters # 67/0
Gyre Sage
Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
: Add for each +1/+1 counter on Gyre Sage.
illus. Tyler Jacobson # 123/0
Hands of Binding
Tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
illus. Raymond Swanland # 37/0
Hellkite Tyrant
Flying, trample
Whenever Hellkite Tyrant deals combat damage to a player, gain control of all artifacts that player controls.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control twenty or more artifacts, you win the game.
illus. Aleksi Briclot # 94/0
Hellraiser Goblin
Creatures you control have haste and attack each combat if able.
Don't let him lead the soldiers, but by all means let him lead the way.
illus. Karl Kopinski # 95/0
High Priest of Penance
Whenever High Priest of Penance is dealt damage, you may destroy target nonland permanent.
"All I require is faith, loyalty, obedience, trust, and complete and utter devotion."
illus. Mark Zug # 171/0
Hindervines
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by creatures with no +1/+1 counters on them.
"Woodlands and laws. Both grow faster than the Azorius's ability to manage them." —Suniel the Woodwise
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 124/0
Hold the Gates
Creatures you control get +0/+1 for each Gate you control and have vigilance.
"We grew up on these streets. We know them better than any Boros grunt from Zelzo."
illus. Zoltan Boros # 16/0
Holy Mantle
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from creatures.
"The guilds promise to provide safety. I prefer to make my own." —Briska, Ninth District freemage
illus. Maciej Kuciara # 17/0
Homing Lightning
Homing Lightning deals 4 damage to target creature and each other creature with the same name as that creature.
"I see countless worlds. What makes them think I can't find them in just one?" —Ral Zarek
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 96/0
Horror of the Dim
: Horror of the Dim gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
"Lesser minds can scarcely imagine such a marriage of necromancy and mind magic." —Strava, Dimir mage
illus. Jack Wang # 68/0
Hydroform
Target land becomes a 3/3 Elemental creature with flying until end of turn. It's still a land.
"While the sea may be our home, the sky is our destiny." —Prime Speaker Zegana
illus. Howard Lyon # 172/0
Illness in the Ranks
Creature tokens get -1/-1.
"Selesnya denied us tribute. Let's show them the error of their ways." —Milana, Orzhov prelate
illus. Nils Hamm # 69/0
Illusionist's Bracers
Whenever an ability of equipped creature is activated, if it isn't a mana ability, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Equip
It's easy to believe you're a god when you're twice as powerful as everyone else.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 231/0
Immortal Servitude
Return each creature card with converted mana cost X from your graveyard to the battlefield.
"The fine print of countless contracts has ensured we are never defenseless." —Teysa Karlov, Grand Envoy of Orzhov
illus. Seb McKinnon # 220/0
Incursion Specialist
Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, Incursion Specialist gets +2/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.
"Work for the Dimir again? That depends. Tell me more about this maze."
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 38/0
Ivy Lane Denizen
Whenever another green creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
"Skyknight gear? Well, I have drake-skin gauntlets, supple and fireproof. Or a ceratok chestplate that'll stop a crossbow bolt."
illus. Winona Nelson # 125/0
Keymaster Rogue
Keymaster Rogue can't be blocked.
When Keymaster Rogue enters the battlefield, return a creature you control to its owner's hand.
"This one opens the grate outside Zelzo Base. This one is for Ismeri Library. This one is for an invisible door . . . No, I've said too much."
illus. Winona Nelson # 39/0
Killing Glare
Destroy target creature with power X or less.
A casual glance into a dark corner may be your last.
illus. Peter Mohrbacher # 70/0
Kingpin's Pet
Flying
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
"Debt and death sound so similar, and thrulls are so hard of hearing. Mistakes are inevitable." —Milana, Orzhov prelate
illus. Mark Zug # 173/0
Knight of Obligation
Vigilance
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
He can calculate interest to six decimal places even in the midst of a deadly duel.
illus. Ryan Barger # 18/0
Knight Watch
Create two 2/2 white Knight creature tokens with vigilance.
"We lost respect after the battle for Barbu Rooftop. Send the troops to mingle respectfully with the citizens." —Commander Yaszen of Boros
illus. Matt Stewart # 19/0
Last Thoughts
Draw a card.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
illus. Peter Mohrbacher # 40/0
Lazav, Dimir Mastermind
Hexproof
Whenever a creature card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, you may have Lazav, Dimir Mastermind become a copy of that card, except its name is still Lazav, Dimir Mastermind, it's legendary in addition to its other types, and it gains hexproof and this ability.
illus. David Rapoza # 174/0
Legion Loyalist
Haste
Battalion — Whenever Legion Loyalist and at least two other creatures attack, creatures you control gain first strike and trample until end of turn and can't be blocked by creature tokens this turn.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 97/0
Leyline Phantom
When Leyline Phantom deals combat damage, return it to its owner's hand. (Return it only if it survived combat.)
"Is the maze itself a phantom? Or is one as real as the other? Perhaps I am as mad as the dragon." —Jace Beleren, journal
illus. Ryan Yee # 41/0
Lord of the Void
Flying
Whenever Lord of the Void deals combat damage to a player, exile the top seven cards of that player's library, then put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield under your control.
illus. Chris Rahn # 71/0
Luminate Primordial
Vigilance
When Luminate Primordial enters the battlefield, for each opponent, exile up to one target creature that player controls and that player gains life equal to its power.
illus. Stephan Martiniere # 20/0
Madcap Skills
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +3/+0 and has menace.
The larger the crowd, the harder it is for them to run away.
illus. Anthony Palumbo # 98/0
Mark for Death
Target creature an opponent controls blocks this turn if able. Untap that creature. Other creatures that player controls can't block this turn.
Everyone roots for the little guy, but nobody bets on him.
illus. Mathias Kollros # 99/0
Martial Glory
Target creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn.
Target creature gets +0/+3 until end of turn.
"Yes, Boros tactics are unparalleled. But when your comrades are dying around you, inner strength must carry the day." —Gideon Jura, to Aurelia
illus. Raymond Swanland # 175/0
Massive Raid
Massive Raid deals damage to any target equal to the number of creatures you control.
"The Boros lack vision. Give them a convenient scapegoat and they'll be blind to the true threats." —Lazav
illus. Zoltan Boros # 100/0
Master Biomancer
Each other creature you control enters the battlefield with a number of additional +1/+1 counters on it equal to Master Biomancer's power and as a Mutant in addition to its other types.
"Nature is a wonderful engineer but works far too slowly for my tastes."
illus. Willian Murai # 176/0
Mental Vapors
Target player discards a card.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
illus. Mark Winters # 72/0
Merciless Eviction
Choose one —
• Exile all artifacts.
• Exile all creatures.
• Exile all enchantments.
• Exile all planeswalkers.
"I once saw the Obzedat moved to action. Since that day, I've been thankful that they're mainly lazy, and dead." —Aurelia, to Gideon Jura
illus. Richard Wright # 177/0
Merfolk of the Depths
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When giant sinkholes opened across Ravnica, they revealed buried oceans and the merfolk, once thought to be extinct.
illus. Scott Chou # 221/0
Metropolis Sprite
Flying
: Metropolis Sprite gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
"Well, if that goblin didn't want his tongue pierced, he shouldn't have stuck it out at me."
illus. Scott Chou # 42/0
Midnight Recovery
Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
illus. Peter Mohrbacher # 73/0
Millennial Gargoyle
Flying
"You've got to keep your wits about you on the roofs. Not all stones are compliant handholds." —Iveta, rooftop runner
illus. Seb McKinnon # 232/0
Miming Slime
Create an X/X green Ooze creature token, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
"We paid the Simic very well for this capability, but we should quickly recoup our expenses in saved wages." —Milana, Orzhov prelate
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 126/0
Mind Grind
Each opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal X land cards, then puts all cards revealed this way into their graveyard. X can't be 0.
illus. Daarken # 178/0
Mindeye Drake
Flying
When Mindeye Drake dies, target player puts the top five cards of their library into their graveyard.
They can map both the cityscape and the minds of its architects.
illus. Lars Grant-West # 43/0
Molten Primordial
Haste
When Molten Primordial enters the battlefield, for each opponent, gain control of up to one target creature that player controls until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain haste until end of turn.
illus. Stephan Martiniere # 101/0
Mortus Strider
When Mortus Strider dies, return it to its owner's hand.
Dimir's best agents hide from death itself.
illus. Tomasz Jedruszek # 179/0
Mugging
Mugging deals 2 damage to target creature. That creature can't block this turn.
Scream: muffled. Pockets: emptied. Neck function: never the same again.
illus. Greg Staples # 102/0
Murder Investigation
Enchant creature you control
When enchanted creature dies, create X 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens, where X is its power.
"Every death has a web of consequences. Our job is to find the spider."
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 21/0
Mystic Genesis
Counter target spell. Create an X/X green Ooze creature token, where X is that spell's converted mana cost.
"The Simic can grow anything out of a puddle of sludge. I just hope they never join forces with the Golgari." —Teysa Karlov, Grand Envoy of Orzhov
illus. Mike Bierek # 180/0
Naturalize
Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
"And if you threaten me again, your shiny steel trousers will be sprouting daggerthorn vines." —Iveta, rooftop runner
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 127/0
Nav Squad Commandos
Battalion — Whenever Nav Squad Commandos and at least two other creatures attack, Nav Squad Commandos gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Untap it.
Funded by the Azorius to keep current maps of the undercity, the Boros nav squads survey even the most unsavory areas.
illus. Steve Prescott # 22/0
Nightveil Specter
Flying
Whenever Nightveil Specter deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles the top card of their library.
You may play cards exiled with Nightveil Specter.
illus. Min Yum # 222/0
Nimbus Swimmer
Flying
Nimbus Swimmer enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
The Simic soon discovered that the sky offered as few constraints on size as the sea.
illus. Howard Lyon # 181/0
Obzedat, Ghost Council
When Obzedat, Ghost Council enters the battlefield, target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
At the beginning of your end step, you may exile Obzedat. If you do, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of your next upkeep. It gains haste.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 182/0
Ogre Slumlord
Whenever another nontoken creature dies, you may create a 1/1 black Rat creature token.
Rats you control have deathtouch.
"His tenement is filled with the most vile, disgusting vermin. It's infested with rats, too." —Branko One-Ear
illus. Trevor Claxton # 74/0
One Thousand Lashes
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player loses 1 life.
illus. Daarken # 183/0
Ooze Flux
, Remove one or more +1/+1 counters from among creatures you control: Create an X/X green Ooze creature token, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters removed this way.
illus. Zoltan Boros # 128/0
Ordruun Veteran
Battalion — Whenever Ordruun Veteran and at least two other creatures attack, Ordruun Veteran gains double strike until end of turn. (It deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)
"My father was Gruul, but I chose the precision of the legion over the fury of the pack."
illus. Greg Staples # 184/0
Orzhov Charm
Choose one —
• Return target creature you control and all Auras you control attached to it to their owner's hand.
• Destroy target creature and you lose life equal to its toughness.
• Return target creature card with converted mana cost 1 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
illus. Zoltan Boros # 185/0
Orzhov Guildgate
Orzhov Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
Enter to find wealth, security, and eternal life . . . for just a small price up front.
illus. John Avon # 244/0
Orzhov Keyrune
: Add or .
: Orzhov Keyrune becomes a 1/4 white and black Thrull artifact creature with lifelink until end of turn.
You only need to wield it once to appreciate the power of control.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 233/0
Paranoid Delusions
Target player puts the top three cards of their library into their graveyard.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
illus. Christopher Moeller # 186/0
Pit Fight
Target creature you control fights another target creature. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
"All the coins in Ravnica can't save his soul now." —Narbulg Nine Fingers
illus. Matt Stewart # 223/0
Predator's Rapport
Choose target creature you control. You gain life equal to that creature's power plus its toughness.
"Other guilds say the Gruul are savages, no better than the beasts we live with. I say we've found friends who won't stab us in the back." —Domri Rade
illus. Matt Stewart # 129/0
Primal Visitation
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has haste.
Gruul shamans believe all sentient beings have the soul of savagery inside them, an animal form clawing to escape.
illus. Christopher Moeller # 187/0
Prime Speaker Zegana
Prime Speaker Zegana enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the greatest power among other creatures you control.
When Prime Speaker Zegana enters the battlefield, draw cards equal to its power.
illus. Willian Murai # 188/0
Prophetic Prism
When Prophetic Prism enters the battlefield, draw a card.
, : Add one mana of any color.
To understand Ravnica, one must first understand how each guild contributes to its stability.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 234/0
Psychic Strike
Counter target spell. Its controller puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard.
Until more information could be gleaned about Niv-Mizzet's intentions, Lazav took every opportunity to stall his experiments.
illus. Mathias Kollros # 189/0
Purge the Profane
Target opponent discards two cards and you gain 2 life.
The Orzhov hear the plans of the other guilds through the guilty thoughts of the disloyal.
illus. Michael C. Hayes # 190/0
Rapid Hybridization
Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller creates a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token.
"We've merged your life essence with that of several creatures at once. You're welcome." —Speaker Trifon
illus. Jack Wang # 44/0
Razortip Whip
, : Razortip Whip deals 1 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.
"It no longer surprises me what shows up in our raid of a Rakdos revue." —Janik Bara, Wojek captain
illus. James Paick # 235/0
Realmwright
As Realmwright enters the battlefield, choose a basic land type.
Lands you control are the chosen type in addition to their other types.
There is not a single inch of Ravnica that hasn't been altered at one point or another to fit someone's whims.
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 45/0
Righteous Charge
Creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn.
"In the name of peace, moderation, and decency—wipe them all out!"
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 23/0
Riot Gear
Equipped creature gets +1/+2.
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Any meeting between guilds requires proper equipment.
illus. Jack Wang # 236/0
Ripscale Predator
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
As Ravnica's wilds expanded, even advocates for nature had to confront fiercer natural threats.
illus. Volkan Baga # 103/0
Rubblebelt Raiders
Whenever Rubblebelt Raiders attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it for each attacking creature you control.
"This city will perish, and the Gruul will cheer as the boar-god crushes the last bricks into dust." —Nikya of the Old Ways
illus. Chippy # 224/0
Rubblehulk
Rubblehulk's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control.
Bloodrush — , Discard Rubblehulk: Target attacking creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of lands you control.
illus. Raymond Swanland # 191/0
Ruination Wurm
When the architects of Ravnica claim a structure will stand against a wurm, they never mention for how long.
illus. Dave Kendall # 192/0
Rust Scarab
Whenever Rust Scarab becomes blocked, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment defending player controls.
"Behold nature's answer to the problem of society." —Nikya of the Old Ways
illus. Adam Paquette # 130/0
Sacred Foundry
(: Add or .)
As Sacred Foundry enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, Sacred Foundry enters the battlefield tapped.
Burning fervor and fearsome skill create a lethal beauty terrible to behold.
illus. Sam Burley # 245/0
Sage's Row Denizen
Whenever another blue creature enters the battlefield under your control, target player puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard.
"I offer you wisdom untainted by false loyalty, learning free of any guild's agenda."
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 46/0
Sapphire Drake
Flying
Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has flying.
Sapphire drakes can communicate over great distances, their calls resonating in the gems fixed in their skulls.
illus. Steve Prescott # 47/0
Scab-Clan Charger
Bloodrush — , Discard Scab-Clan Charger: Target attacking creature gets +2/+4 until end of turn.
"The only roads I wish to see are those beaten flat by wild hooves."
illus. Nils Hamm # 131/0
Scatter Arc
Counter target noncreature spell.
Draw a card.
"Should your chosen emissary be able to fluctuate triharmonic pentodes, however unlikely, I shall shunt excess negavolt radicals."
illus. Peter Mohrbacher # 48/0
Scorchwalker
Bloodrush — , Discard Scorchwalker: Target attacking creature gets +5/+1 until end of turn.
"Borborygmos's elemental launched an assault, but the Izzet wards held and experiments continue." —Skyknight report on the Rubblebelt
illus. Anthony Palumbo # 104/0
Sepulchral Primordial
Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
When Sepulchral Primordial enters the battlefield, for each opponent, you may put up to one target creature card from that player's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
illus. Stephan Martiniere # 75/0
Serene Remembrance
Shuffle Serene Remembrance and up to three target cards from a single graveyard into their owners' libraries.
While Lazav schemed and Niv-Mizzet researched, Trostani sought the future in the whispers of the past.
illus. David Palumbo # 132/0
Shadow Alley Denizen
Whenever another black creature enters the battlefield under your control, target creature gains intimidate until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
illus. Cynthia Sheppard # 76/0
Shadow Slice
Target opponent loses 3 life.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
illus. Raymond Swanland # 77/0
Shambleshark
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
illus. Wesley Burt # 193/0
Shattering Blow
Exile target artifact.
"Aurelia seems too eager to solve her problems by delivering them to oblivion." —Prime Speaker Zegana
illus. Steve Prescott # 225/0
Shielded Passage
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.
Izzet delved into the depths of Ravnica's past, and Selesnya followed without fear.
illus. Raymond Swanland # 24/0
Signal the Clans
Search your library for three creature cards and reveal them. If you reveal three cards with different names, choose one of them at random and put that card into your hand. Shuffle the rest into your library.
Gruul clanfolk obey few rules, but all feel bound to answer the call of the horn.
illus. Dave Kendall # 194/0
Simic Charm
Choose one —
• Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
• Permanents you control gain hexproof until end of turn.
• Return target creature to its owner's hand.
"We measure our progress in heartbeats." —Prime Speaker Zegana
illus. Zoltan Boros # 195/0
Simic Fluxmage
Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
, : Move a +1/+1 counter from Simic Fluxmage onto target creature.
illus. Karl Kopinski # 49/0
Simic Guildgate
Simic Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
Enter and comprehend the perfection of orchestrated life.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 246/0
Simic Keyrune
: Add or .
: Simic Keyrune becomes a 2/3 green and blue Crab artifact creature with hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 237/0
Simic Manipulator
Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)
, Remove one or more +1/+1 counters from Simic Manipulator: Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of +1/+1 counters removed this way.
illus. Maciej Kuciara # 50/0
Skarrg Goliath
Trample
Bloodrush — , Discard Skarrg Goliath: Target attacking creature gets +9/+9 and gains trample until end of turn.
"They bind us with their laws. We free ourselves with nature's fist." —Nikya of the Old Ways
illus. Scott Chou # 133/0
Skarrg Guildmage
: Creatures you control gain trample until end of turn.
: Target land you control becomes a 4/4 Elemental creature until end of turn. It's still a land.
illus. Aleksi Briclot # 196/0
Skinbrand Goblin
Bloodrush — , Discard Skinbrand Goblin: Target attacking creature gets +2/+1 until end of turn.
"These Gruul skin-runes—discern whether their patterns evoke streets, leylines, or both. You have four days." —Niv-Mizzet, to his assistant
illus. Marco Nelor # 105/0
Skullcrack
Players can't gain life this turn. Damage can't be prevented this turn. Skullcrack deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.
The lawmage's argument was clever and well reasoned, but Blunk's response proved irrefutable.
illus. Dave Kendall # 106/0
Skyblinder Staff
Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and can't be blocked by creatures with flying.
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
"If bats are the only thing between me and a mountain of Orzhov coins, then I'm about to be a very rich thief."
illus. Mark Winters # 238/0
Skygames
Enchant land
Enchanted land has ": Target creature gains flying until end of turn. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery."
Both Boros and Azorius scout the games in hopes of recruiting the finest athletes.
illus. Sam Burley # 51/0
Skyknight Legionnaire
Flying, haste
Millennium Platform, once a monument to peace, was quickly seized by the skyknights for its strategic aerial location.
illus. Anthony Palumbo # 197/0
Slate Street Ruffian
Whenever Slate Street Ruffian becomes blocked, defending player discards a card.
"Merciless to the point of psychosis. Let's give him a job." —Zelinas, Orzhov recruiter
illus. Jim Murray # 78/0
Slaughterhorn
Bloodrush — , Discard Slaughterhorn: Target attacking creature gets +3/+2 until end of turn.
The Orzhov clergy would never cross its path, but sending thrull couriers to do so is cheap and entertaining.
illus. Steve Prescott # 134/0
Smite
Destroy target blocked creature.
"Sure, today of all days, he asked to borrow my boots!" —Darijo, Ivy Street ruffian
illus. Zoltan Boros # 25/0
Smog Elemental
Flying
Creatures with flying your opponents control get -1/-1.
"The skies used to be my refuge, a place of peace away from the chaos below. Now, with every flight, death seems to follow me like a shadow." —Writings of Cica, Skyjek scout
illus. Yeong-Hao Han # 79/0
Soul Ransom
Enchant creature
You control enchanted creature.
Discard two cards: Soul Ransom's controller sacrifices it, then draws two cards. Only any opponent may activate this ability.
illus. Steve Argyle # 198/0
Spark Trooper
Trample, lifelink, haste
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Spark Trooper.
Izzet-designed conductors atop Sunhome charge empty sets of armor that give form to the fluctuating elementals.
illus. James Ryman # 199/0
Spell Rupture
Counter target spell unless its controller pays , where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
"Like water, mana will drain from an inferior vessel." —Jalan Tosk, Simic forcemage
illus. Kev Walker # 52/0
Spire Tracer
Spire Tracer can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.
Cartographers on Ravnica chart not just the horizontal, but also the vertical.
illus. Christopher Moeller # 135/0
Stolen Identity
Create a token that's a copy of target artifact or creature.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
illus. Clint Cearley # 53/0
Stomping Ground
(: Add or .)
As Stomping Ground enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, Stomping Ground enters the battlefield tapped.
"Roots, ruins, and room to fight. All the comforts of home." —Domri Rade
illus. David Palumbo # 247/0
Structural Collapse
Target player sacrifices an artifact and a land. Structural Collapse deals 2 damage to that player.
The Gruul holiday of Rauck-Chauv always ends the same way.
illus. Sam Burley # 107/0
Sunhome Guildmage
: Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
: Create a 1/1 red and white Soldier creature token with haste.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 200/0
Sylvan Primordial
Reach
When Sylvan Primordial enters the battlefield, for each opponent, destroy target noncreature permanent that player controls. For each permanent destroyed this way, search your library for a Forest card and put that card onto the battlefield tapped. Then shuffle your library.
illus. Stephan Martiniere # 136/0
Syndic of Tithes
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
"Entrance is free. Donations are required." —Notice outside Vizkopa Bank
illus. Steve Prescott # 26/0
Syndicate Enforcer
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Even the darkest corners of Ravnica still lie in the shadow of the Church.
illus. Steven Belledin # 80/0
Thespian's Stage
: Add .
, : Thespian's Stage becomes a copy of target land and gains this ability.
Amid rumors of war, the third act of The Absolution of the Guildpact was quickly rewritten as a tragedy.
illus. John Avon # 248/0
Thrull Parasite
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
, Pay 2 life: Remove a counter from target nonland permanent.
The hunger of a vampire and the subtlety of a tax collector.
illus. Clint Cearley # 81/0
Tin Street Market
Enchant land
Enchanted land has ", Discard a card: Draw a card."
"Sometimes I stroll along Tin Street and watch citizens busy with their daily lives. It reminds me why I do my job." —Arrester Lavinia, Tenth Precinct
illus. Noah Bradley # 108/0
Totally Lost
Put target nonland permanent on top of its owner's library.
Fblthp had always hated crowds.
illus. David Palumbo # 54/0
Tower Defense
Creatures you control get +0/+5 and gain reach until end of turn.
"The drakes are practice. We may one day need to bring down a sky swallower, or maybe even Rakdos himself." —Korun Nar, Rubblebelt hunter
illus. Seb McKinnon # 137/0
Towering Thunderfist
: Towering Thunderfist gains vigilance until end of turn.
"Nothing ruins a party like one of those big killjoys bursting through the door and setting all the guests free." —Ruba, Rakdos cultist
illus. Zoltan Boros # 109/0
Treasury Thrull
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever Treasury Thrull attacks, you may return target artifact, creature, or enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.
illus. Mark Zug # 201/0
Truefire Paladin
Vigilance
: Truefire Paladin gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
: Truefire Paladin gains first strike until end of turn.
illus. Michael C. Hayes # 202/0
Undercity Informer
, Sacrifice a creature: Target player reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card, then puts those cards into their graveyard.
"Scandal and slander are never welcome news. That's why I'm never the messenger."
illus. Raymond Swanland # 82/0
Undercity Plague
Target player loses 1 life, discards a card, then sacrifices a permanent.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
illus. Vincent Proce # 83/0
Unexpected Results
Shuffle your library, then reveal the top card. If it's a nonland card, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. If it's a land card, you may put it onto the battlefield and return Unexpected Results to its owner's hand.
illus. Mike Bierek # 203/0
Urban Evolution
Draw three cards. You may play an additional land this turn.
As the Simic released more of their krasis experiments, they required new habitats, always at the expense of the locals.
illus. Eytan Zana # 204/0
Urbis Protector
When Urbis Protector enters the battlefield, create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying.
"I hear that Boros is losing its angels to the Gateless Movement. I'm sure this comes as no surprise to you." —Teysa, to Lazav
illus. Steve Argyle # 27/0
Verdant Haven
Enchant land
When Verdant Haven enters the battlefield, you gain 2 life.
Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional one mana of any color.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 138/0
Viashino Shanktail
First strike
Bloodrush — , Discard Viashino Shanktail: Target attacking creature gets +3/+1 and gains first strike until end of turn.
The Slizt Clan's battle cry is an impressive display of fury, defiance, and spit.
illus. Kev Walker # 110/0
Vizkopa Confessor
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
When Vizkopa Confessor enters the battlefield, pay any amount of life. Target opponent reveals that many cards from their hand. You choose one of them and exile it.
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 205/0
Vizkopa Guildmage
: Target creature gains lifelink until end of turn.
: Whenever you gain life this turn, each opponent loses that much life.
illus. Tyler Jacobson # 206/0
Voidwalk
Exile target creature. Return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
illus. James Ryman # 55/0
Warmind Infantry
Battalion — Whenever Warmind Infantry and at least two other creatures attack, Warmind Infantry gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
Before Aurelia denounced Niv-Mizzet, the two guilds had collaborated on the Warmind Initiative in pursuit of the ultimate soldier.
illus. Greg Staples # 111/0
Wasteland Viper
Deathtouch
Bloodrush — , Discard Wasteland Viper: Target attacking creature gets +1/+2 and gains deathtouch until end of turn.
"The Gruul embrace all things poisonous and living in the cracks of society." —Teysa Karlov, Grand Envoy of Orzhov
illus. Lucas Graciano # 139/0
Watery Grave
(: Add or .)
As Watery Grave enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, Watery Grave enters the battlefield tapped.
"I fear that as we scurry after phantoms, the Dimir pull nine puppet strings." —Ral Zarek
illus. Raymond Swanland # 249/0
Way of the Thief
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2.
Enchanted creature can't be blocked as long as you control a Gate.
A true shortcut isn't a way other people don't know; it's a way other people can't go.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 56/0
Whispering Madness
Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
illus. Clint Cearley # 207/0
Wight of Precinct Six
Wight of Precinct Six gets +1/+1 for each creature card in your opponents' graveyards.
Even the lost and undead need a protector.
illus. Ryan Barger # 84/0
Wildwood Rebirth
Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
In Ravnica, there are maladies far more difficult to treat than death.
illus. Dan Scott # 140/0
Wojek Halberdiers
Battalion — Whenever Wojek Halberdiers and at least two other creatures attack, Wojek Halberdiers gains first strike until end of turn.
Tired of Boros interference, the Rakdos unleashed hellraiser goblins, hoping their corpses would weigh down the halberds.
illus. Nic Klein # 208/0
Wrecking Ogre
Double strike
Bloodrush — , Discard Wrecking Ogre: Target attacking creature gets +3/+3 and gains double strike until end of turn.
If no opponent can be found, ogres of the Bolrac Clan will often pick fights with buildings.
illus. Nils Hamm # 112/0
Zameck Guildmage
: This turn, each creature you control enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Draw a card.
illus. Chase Stone # 209/0
Zarichi Tiger
, : You gain 2 life.
"The taming and consecration of these creatures is evidence of our faith." —Resimir, Zarichi Temple priest
illus. Nic Klein # 28/0
Zhur-Taa Swine
Bloodrush — , Discard Zhur-Taa Swine: Target attacking creature gets +5/+4 until end of turn.
Gurley was the first to domesticate one, though his widow didn't take much solace in that accomplishment.
illus. Yeong-Hao Han # 210/0
