Journey Into Nyx Spoilers 151/165
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Ajani's Presence
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Any number of target creatures each get +1/+1 and gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)
illus. Raymond Swanland # 2/165
Extinguish All Hope
Destroy all nonenchantment creatures.
Phenax offers the hope of life, while Pharika grants the solace of death. Between them stands Erebos, who promises nothing but eternity.
illus. Chase Stone # 68/165
Cyclops of Eternal Fury
Creatures you control have haste.
"The anger that festers inside this one is contagious."—Anthousa of Setessa
illus. Matt Stewart # 92/165
~Sigiled Starfish
: Scry 1.
Kruphix hid the most dire prophecies about humankind where humans would never find them and tritons wouldn't care to read them.
illus. Nils Hamm # 52/165
Dakra Mystic
, : Each player reveals the top card of their library. You may put the revealed cards into their owners' graveyards. If you don't, each player draws a card.
Choices are rarely as simple as they seem.
illus. Wesley Burt # 35/165
Whitewater Naiads
Constellation — Whenever Whitewater Naiads or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Stand against the crash of the river's rapids and you will know the power of the naiads.
illus. William Wu # 58/165
Gnarled Scarhide
Bestow (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.)
Gnarled Scarhide can't block.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+1 and can't block.
illus. Greg Staples # 72/165
Satyr Hoplite
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Satyr Hoplite, put a +1/+1 counter on Satyr Hoplite.
"Xenagos has become what he once despised: a tyrant and an oppressor."
illus. Mark Zug # 110/165
Eidolon of Blossoms
Constellation — Whenever Eidolon of Blossoms or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, draw a card.
The emotional echoes of dryad gatherings attract lost souls.
illus. Min Yum # 122/165
Hall of Triumph
As Hall of Triumph enters the battlefield, choose a color.
Creatures you control of the chosen color get +1/+1.
Heroes act without thought of glory or reward. Accolades are a consequence, not a goal.
illus. Ryan Yee # 162/165
Temple of Malady
Temple of Malady enters the battlefield tapped.
When Temple of Malady enters the battlefield, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
: Add or .
illus. James Paick # 165/165
Dawnbringer Charioteers
Flying, lifelink
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Dawnbringer Charioteers, put a +1/+1 counter on Dawnbringer Charioteers.
"Nyx may belong to the gods, but the skies of Theros are ours."
illus. Ryan Alexander Lee # 6/165
Spawn of Thraxes
Flying
When Spawn of Thraxes enters the battlefield, it deals damage to any target equal to the number of Mountains you control.
Sparks from Purphoros's forge fill the belly of every dragon.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 112/165
Doomwake Giant
Constellation — When Doomwake Giant or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn.
Crippling fear precedes it. A foul stench accompanies it. Death follows in its wake.
illus. Kev Walker # 65/165
Dictate of Kruphix
Flash
At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws an additional card.
"Knowledge is cruel. It will break your heart and test your allegiances. Are you certain you want this curse?"
illus. Daarken # 37/165
Underworld Coinsmith
Constellation — Whenever Underworld Coinsmith or an enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 1 life.
, Pay 1 life: Each opponent loses 1 life.
Coins of the Underworld are shaped from clay funerary masks.
illus. Mark Winters # 157/165
Dictate of the Twin Gods
Flash
If a source would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.
Iroas and Mogis are as different in appearance as they are in personality.
illus. Jaime Jones # 93/165
Keranos, God of Storms
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to blue and red is less than seven, Keranos isn't a creature.
Reveal the first card you draw on each of your turns. Whenever you reveal a land card this way, draw a card. Whenever you reveal a nonland card this way, Keranos deals 3 damage to any target.
illus. Daarken # 151/165
Godsend
Equipped creature gets +3/+3.
Whenever equipped creature blocks or becomes blocked by one or more creatures, you may exile one of those creatures.
Your opponents can't cast spells with the same name as a card exiled with Godsend.
Equip
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 12/165
Ajani, Mentor of Heroes
+1: Distribute three +1/+1 counters among one, two, or three target creatures you control.
+1: Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal an Aura, creature, or planeswalker card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
−8: You gain 100 life.
illus. Aaron Miller # 145/165
Sage of Hours
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Sage of Hours, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Remove all +1/+1 counters from Sage of Hours: For each five counters removed this way, take an extra turn after this one.
illus. Matt Stewart # 50/165
Crystalline Nautilus
Bestow (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.)
When Crystalline Nautilus becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.
Enchanted creature gets +4/+4 and has "When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it."
illus. Brad Rigney # 34/165
Mogis's Warhound
Bestow (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.)
Mogis's Warhound attacks each combat if able.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and attacks each combat if able.
illus. John Severin Brassell # 104/165
Sightless Brawler
Bestow (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.)
Sightless Brawler can't attack alone.
Enchanted creature gets +3/+2 and can't attack alone.
illus. Johann Bodin # 24/165
Spirespine
Bestow (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.)
Spirespine blocks each combat if able.
Enchanted creature gets +4/+1 and blocks each combat if able.
illus. Sam Burley # 142/165
Setessan Tactics
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Until end of turn, any number of target creatures each get +1/+1 and gain ": This creature fights another target creature."
illus. Mark Winters # 140/165
Spite of Mogis
Spite of Mogis deals damage to target creature equal to the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
illus. Vincent Proce # 113/165
Kruphix, God of Horizons
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to green and blue is less than seven, Kruphix isn't a creature.
You have no maximum hand size.
If you would lose unspent mana, that mana becomes colorless instead.
illus. Daarken # 152/165
Silence the Believers
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Exile any number of target creatures and all Auras attached to them.
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 82/165
Interpret the Signs
Scry 3, then reveal the top card of your library. Draw cards equal to that card's converted mana cost. (To scry 3, look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)
illus. Cynthia Sheppard # 43/165
Kruphix's Insight
Reveal the top six cards of your library. Put up to three enchantment cards from among them into your hand and the rest of the revealed cards into your graveyard.
The horizon is tantalizing in both its uncertainty and its potential.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 129/165
Launch the Fleet
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Until end of turn, any number of target creatures each gain "Whenever this creature attacks, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token that's tapped and attacking."
illus. Karl Kopinski # 15/165
Dictate of Karametra
Flash
Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana of any type that land produced.
"I refuse to let the folly of mortals endanger the home I made for them."
illus. Noah Bradley # 121/165
Hypnotic Siren
Bestow (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.)
Flying
You control enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has flying.
illus. James Ryman # 42/165
Kiora's Dismissal
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Return any number of target enchantments to their owners' hands.
illus. Mathias Kollros # 44/165
Worst Fears
You control target player during that player's next turn. Exile Worst Fears. (You see all cards that player could see and make all decisions for the player.)
Elspeth feared that her trespass into Nyx would not go unanswered.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 87/165
Ritual of the Returned
Exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create a black Zombie creature token. Its power is equal to that card's power and its toughness is equal to that card's toughness.
A mask forged to avenge a death forgotten.
illus. Zack Stella # 80/165
Pheres-Band Warchief
Vigilance, trample
Other Centaur creatures you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance and trample.
The renowned warchiefs of Pheres Band fight with the might of minotaurs and the sagacity of sphinxes.
illus. James Ryman # 135/165
Athreos, God of Passage
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to white and black is less than seven, Athreos isn't a creature.
Whenever another creature you own dies, return it to your hand unless target opponent pays 3 life.
illus. Ryan Barger # 146/165
Hydra Broodmaster
: Monstrosity X. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put X +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
When Hydra Broodmaster becomes monstrous, create X X/X green Hydra creature tokens.
illus. Steve Prescott # 128/165
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed
Inspired — Whenever King Macar, the Gold-Cursed becomes untapped, you may exile target creature. If you do, create a colorless artifact token named Gold. It has "Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
illus. Greg Staples # 74/165
Polymorphous Rush
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Choose a creature on the battlefield. Any number of target creatures you control each become a copy of that creature until end of turn.
illus. Ryan Barger # 46/165
Forgeborn Oreads
Constellation — Whenever Forgeborn Oreads or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, Forgeborn Oreads deals 1 damage to any target.
Purphoros shaped the oreads out of stray coals from his forge.
illus. Ryan Yee # 98/165
Prophetic Flamespeaker
Double strike, trample
Whenever Prophetic Flamespeaker deals combat damage to a player, exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn.
Fire to destroy. Fire to create.
illus. Cynthia Sheppard # 106/165
Twinflame
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Choose any number of target creatures you control. For each of them, create a token that's a copy of that creature. Those tokens have haste. Exile them at the beginning of the next end step.
illus. Chase Stone # 115/165
Master of the Feast
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent draws a card.
Any pleasure, when taken to excess, becomes torment. It's a formula that demons have perfected.
illus. Chris Rahn # 75/165
Pharika, God of Affliction
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to black and green is less than seven, Pharika isn't a creature.
: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Its owner creates a 1/1 black and green Snake enchantment creature token with deathtouch.
illus. Peter Mohrbacher # 154/165
Riddle of Lightning
Choose any target. Scry 3, then reveal the top card of your library. Riddle of Lightning deals damage equal to that card's converted mana cost to that permanent or player. (To scry 3, look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)
illus. Daarken # 107/165
Riptide Chimera
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, return an enchantment you control to its owner's hand.
"I want one."—Kiora
illus. Ryan Barger # 48/165
Daring Thief
Inspired — Whenever Daring Thief becomes untapped, you may exchange control of target nonland permanent you control and target permanent an opponent controls that shares a card type with it.
Honesty is the first casualty of war.
illus. Johann Bodin # 36/165
Battlefield Thaumaturge
Each instant and sorcery spell you cast costs less to cast for each creature it targets.
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Battlefield Thaumaturge, Battlefield Thaumaturge gains hexproof until end of turn.
illus. Mike Sass # 31/165
Eidolon of Rhetoric
Each player can't cast more than one spell each turn.
It is the soul of a philosopher who died of starvation contemplating the universe.
illus. Ryan Yee # 10/165
Bearer of the Heavens
When Bearer of the Heavens dies, destroy all permanents at the beginning of the next end step.
To hold the heavens from the earth is no curse, but a titanic responsibility.
illus. Ryan Alexander Lee # 89/165
Dictate of Heliod
Flash
Creatures you control get +2/+2.
"In our war Heliod gave mortals some favor, yet other times he withheld aid. Are we still no more than game pieces to him?" —Polyxene the Doubter
illus. Terese Nielsen # 8/165
Godhunter Octopus
Godhunter Octopus can't attack unless defending player controls an enchantment or an enchanted permanent.
"I will match Thassa drop for drop and show a god what true power is."—Kiora
illus. Tyler Jacobson # 39/165
Disciple of Deceit
Inspired — Whenever Disciple of Deceit becomes untapped, you may discard a nonland card. If you do, search your library for a card with the same converted mana cost as that card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
illus. Daarken # 148/165
Desperate Stand
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Any number of target creatures each get +2/+0 and gain first strike and vigilance until end of turn.
At the Akroan gates, hoplites revived the tactics of Kytheon Iora's infamous irregulars.
illus. Raymond Swanland # 147/165
Font of Fertility
, Sacrifice Font of Fertility: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
Drink deep, and know the path to the heart of the wilds.
illus. Jack Wang # 123/165
Font of Vigor
, Sacrifice Font of Vigor: You gain 7 life.
Drink deep, and be restored.
illus. Noah Bradley # 11/165
Font of Ire
, Sacrifice Font of Ire: It deals 5 damage to target player or planeswalker.
Drink deep, and find your vengeance fulfilled.
illus. Zack Stella # 97/165
Font of Fortunes
, Sacrifice Font of Fortunes: Draw two cards.
Drink deep, and your thoughts will flow freely.
illus. Jonas De Ro # 38/165
Font of Return
, Sacrifice Font of Return: Return up to three target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.
Drink deep, and death will recoil from you.
illus. Daarken # 71/165
Golden Hind
: Add .
"It is not yours to hunt, mortal. Be content with its beauty alone."—Nylea, god of the hunt
illus. Cyril Van Der Haegen # 124/165
Harness by Force
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Gain control of any number of target creatures until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain haste until end of turn.
illus. Yefim Kligerman # 100/165
Strength from the Fallen
Constellation — Whenever Strength from the Fallen or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard.
illus. Min Yum # 143/165
Banishing Light
When Banishing Light enters the battlefield, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Banishing Light leaves the battlefield.
illus. Willian Murai # 5/165
Dictate of Erebos
Flash
Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent sacrifices a creature.
"I take no pleasure in your suffering, but it is necessary. Once you accept your fate you'll find eternity more tolerable."
illus. Michael C. Hayes # 65/165
Brain Maggot
When Brain Maggot enters the battlefield, target opponent reveals their hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card until Brain Maggot leaves the battlefield.
illus. Min Yum # 62/165
Nyx Weaver
Reach
At the beginning of your upkeep, put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard.
, Exile Nyx Weaver: Return target card from your graveyard to your hand.
illus. Jack Wang # 153/165
Renowned Weaver
, Sacrifice Renowned Weaver: Create a 1/3 green Spider enchantment creature token with reach. (It can block creatures with flying.)
"You think your weaving as beautiful as mine? Let me show you the true meaning of the craft."
illus. Yohann Schepacz # 137/165
Deicide
Exile target enchantment. If the exiled card is a God card, search its controller's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as that card and exile them, then that player shuffles their library.
"It is done."—Elspeth
illus. Jason Chan # 7/165
Tethmos High Priest
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Tethmos High Priest, return target creature card with converted mana cost 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
"Death is tyranny. Like all tyranny, it must be opposed."
illus. Mark Zug # 29/165
Bassara Tower Archer
Hexproof, reach
Setessan warriors of Bassara Tower are known for their guerrilla tactics and skill with the bow. Interlopers into the Nessian Wood do not get far.
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 117/165
Colossal Heroics
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Any number of target creatures each get +2/+2 until end of turn. Untap those creatures.
illus. Seb McKinnon # 118/165
Akroan Mastiff
, : Tap target creature.
Even when many of the soldiers who guarded Akros were called away, its safety was never in doubt.
illus. Zoltan Boros # 3/165
Consign to Dust
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Destroy any number of target artifacts and/or enchantments.
illus. Andreas Rocha # 119/165
Desecration Plague
Destroy target enchantment or land.
"The gods think of us as insects. Perhaps there is wisdom in that."—Perisophia the philosopher
illus. Ralph Horsley # 120/165
Harvestguard Alseids
Constellation — Whenever Harvestguard Alseids or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, prevent all damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.
Not all shields are forged of iron or bronze.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 13/165
Goldenhide Ox
Constellation — Whenever Goldenhide Ox or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, target creature must be blocked this turn if able.
The temptation to take the ox's golden hide is as irresistible as it is fatal.
illus. Jack Wang # 125/165
Lagonna-Band Trailblazer
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Lagonna-Band Trailblazer, put a +1/+1 counter on Lagonna-Band Trailblazer.
Go forth with honor, return with glory.
illus. James Zapata # 14/165
Humbler of Mortals
Constellation — Whenever Humbler of Mortals or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, creatures you control gain trample until end of turn.
The anger of the gods multiplied in Nyx, and the land awoke in dark echoes of their rage.
illus. Jason Felix # 127/165
Leonin Iconoclast
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Leonin Iconoclast, destroy target enchantment creature an opponent controls.
"The stars belong in the night sky. This is our world, and we are our own masters."
illus. Steve Prescott # 16/165
Mortal Obstinacy
Enchant creature you control
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1.
Whenever enchanted creature deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice Mortal Obstinacy. If you do, destroy target enchantment.
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 17/165
Market Festival
Enchant land
Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional two mana in any combination of colors.
Commerce is always the basis for peace.
illus. Ryan Barger # 130/165
Oppressive Rays
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block unless its controller pays .
Activated abilities of enchanted creature cost more to activate.
illus. Mark Zug # 19/165
Nature's Panoply
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Choose any number of target creatures. Put a +1/+1 counter on each of them.
Nature protects its own.
illus. John Avon # 131/165
Nessian Game Warden
When Nessian Game Warden enters the battlefield, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of Forests you control. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
illus. Vincent Proce # 132/165
Oreskos Swiftclaw
After the Battle of Pharagax Bridge, the Champion spent many months among the leonin of Oreskos. She found that they were quick to take offense, not because they were thin-skinned, but because they were always eager for a fight. —The Theriad
illus. James Ryman # 20/165
Oakheart Dryads
Constellation — Whenever Oakheart Dryads or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
"I do not know if the forest was different after they passed. But I know I was."—Ianthe, Setessan hunter
illus. Johann Bodin # 133/165
Phalanx Formation
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Any number of target creatures each gain double strike until end of turn. (They deal both first-strike and regular combat damage.)
illus. Dan Scott # 21/165
Pheres-Band Thunderhoof
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Pheres-Band Thunderhoof, put two +1/+1 counters on Pheres-Band Thunderhoof.
"Flesh and bone or star and shadow. It makes no difference to my club."
illus. Christopher Moeller # 134/165
Quarry Colossus
When Quarry Colossus enters the battlefield, put target creature into its owner's library just beneath the top X cards of that library, where X is the number of Plains you control.
illus. Todd Lockwood # 22/165
Reviving Melody
Choose one or both —
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Return target enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.
"Listen to my song, and you need never forge a golden mask to return to me."
illus. Cynthia Sheppard # 138/165
Reprisal
Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater. It can't be regenerated.
"A tiny flame is enough to dispel the night."—Elspeth
illus. Raymond Swanland # 23/165
Skybind
Constellation — Whenever Skybind or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, exile target nonenchantment permanent. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 25/165
Skyspear Cavalry
Flying
Double strike (This creature deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)
Pray her spear reaches you first. Her griffin is less kind.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 26/165
Stonewise Fortifier
: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to Stonewise Fortifier by target creature this turn.
Ephara taught some mortals to feel every vein in marble as though it flows with their own blood.
illus. Ryan Alexander Lee # 27/165
Swarmborn Giant
When you're dealt combat damage, sacrifice Swarmborn Giant.
: Monstrosity 2. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put two +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
As long as Swarmborn Giant is monstrous, it has reach.
illus. Jaime Jones # 144/165
Supply-Line Cranes
Flying
When Supply-Line Cranes enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
They are trained from hatching to deliver aid where it is needed most.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 28/165
Fleetfeather Cockatrice
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Flying, deathtouch
: Monstrosity 3. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put three +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
illus. Matt Stewart # 149/165
Revel of the Fallen God
Create four 2/2 red and green Satyr creature tokens with haste.
"Xenagos has fallen, and the world grows dark without him. What can ever fill that darkness but our rage?"—Guruthes, disciple of Xenagos
illus. Adam Paquette # 155/165
Aerial Formation
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Any number of target creatures each get +1/+1 and gain flying until end of turn.
illus. Zack Stella # 30/165
Countermand
Counter target spell. Its controller puts the top four cards of their library into their graveyard.
The physical pain was nothing compared to the agony in his mind.
illus. Clint Cearley # 33/165
Armory of Iroas
Whenever equipped creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Equip
From a distance the weapons look pristine, but in fact they are tarnished and dented, each as unique as the champion who carried it to battle.
illus. Yeong-Hao Han # 158/165
Hour of Need
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Exile any number of target creatures. For each creature exiled this way, its controller creates a 4/4 blue Sphinx creature token with flying.
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 40/165
Chariot of Victory
Equipped creature has first strike, trample, and haste.
Equip
The greatest heroes are the first to stand, the first to take up arms, and the first to meet the enemy.
illus. John Stanko # 159/165
Deserter's Quarters
You may choose not to untap Deserter's Quarters during your untap step.
, : Tap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as Deserter's Quarters remains tapped.
In Akros, the penalty for running from battle is one night's stay in the Deserter's Quarters.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 160/165
Hour of Needs
Strive — Hour of Need costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Exile any number of target creatures. For each creature exiled this way, its controller puts a 4/4 blue Sphinx creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
illus. # ?/165
Gold-Forged Sentinel
Flying
Blessed by the gods. Coveted by mortals. Beholden to neither.
illus. James Zapata # 161/165
Agent of Erebos
Constellation — Whenever Agent of Erebos or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, exile all cards from target player's graveyard.
Erebos's minions hunt the Returned and warn those who consider the same folly.
illus. Cyril Van Der Haegen # 59/165
Aspect of Gorgon
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+3 and has deathtouch. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
"My adopted children are loved no less."—Pharika, god of affliction
illus. Willian Murai # 60/165
Pin to the Earth
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -6/-0.
"Mortal strength, like mortal hope, is so easily crushed."—Thassa, god of the sea
illus. Johann Bodin # 45/165
Pull from the Deep
Return up to one target instant card and up to one target sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand. Exile Pull from the Deep.
Ideas, not stones, form the true foundation of Meletis.
illus. Ryan Yee # 47/165
Bloodcrazed Hoplite
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Bloodcrazed Hoplite, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Whenever a +1/+1 counter is put on Bloodcrazed Hoplite, remove a +1/+1 counter from target creature an opponent controls.
illus. Jeff Simpson # 61/165
Rise of Eagles
Create two 2/2 blue Bird enchantment creature tokens with flying. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
An offering to the sea brings an insight from the stars.
illus. Noah Bradley # 49/165
Cast into Darkness
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -2/-0 and can't block.
In desperation the soldier prayed to Phenax, begging for the power to cheat the gorgon's gaze.
illus. Clint Cearley # 63/165
Cruel Feeding
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Any number of target creatures each get +1/+0 and gain lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by a creature with lifelink also causes its controller to gain that much life.)
illus. Jason A. Engle # 64/165
Thassa's Devourer
Constellation — Whenever Thassa's Devourer or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, target player puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard.
When mortals claim there are places Thassa cannot reach, the sea god laughs.
illus. David Palumbo # 53/165
Thassa's Ire
: You may tap or untap target creature.
The sailor had never seen a god before. Now she had gazed upon Thassa. Shortly she would see Athreos, and then she would meet Erebos.
illus. Chris Rahn # 54/165
Dreadbringer Lampads
Constellation - Whenever Dreadbringer Lampads or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, target creature gains intimidate until end of turn.
illus. Willian Murai # 67/165
Triton Cavalry
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Triton Cavalry, you may return target enchantment to its owner's hand.
The tritons broke the surface, and the Nyxborn broke ranks.
illus. Kev Walker # 55/165
Feast of Dreams
Destroy target enchanted creature or enchantment creature.
"We gave the gods the power to war against us. It is time we took that power back."
illus. Clint Cearley # 69/165
Triton Shorestalker
Triton Shorestalker can't be blocked.
"Who will miss you, drywalker? A wife? A child? Perhaps they will blame the sea for your fate, and teach future generations to stay far away from it."
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 56/165
Felhide Petrifier
Deathtouch
Other Minotaur creatures you control have deathtouch.
It's common practice among minotaurs to collect the heads of their victims as trophies. Sometimes the trophies prove more than ornamental.
illus. James Ryman # 70/165
War-Wing Siren
Flying
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets War-Wing Siren, put a +1/+1 counter on War-Wing Siren.
Once she sang sailors to their doom. Now she leads them to glory.
illus. Magali Villeneuve # 57/165
Grim Guardian
Constellation — Whenever Grim Guardian or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, each opponent loses 1 life.
Occasionally the living wander to the Rivers, but the wardens of Athreos ensure that only the dead pass.
illus. Ryan Barger # 73/165
Nightmarish End
Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
"To think some believe it peaceful to die in one's sleep."—Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
illus. Willian Murai # 76/165
Akroan Line Breaker
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Akroan Line Breaker, Akroan Line Breaker gets +2/+0 and gains intimidate until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
The enemies' shields are the first to shatter, and their battle line is never far behind.
illus. Marco Nelor # 88/165
Nyx Infusion
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 as long as it's an enchantment. Otherwise, it gets -2/-2.
A balm or a poison depending on how it is administered, and to whom.
illus. Jason A. Engle # 77/165
Bladetusk Boar
Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
Deathbellow Canyon is home to minotaurs and many other creatures that share a love for the taste of human flesh.
illus. Sam Burley # 90/165
Blinding Flare
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Any number of target creatures can't block this turn.
illus. Evan Shipard # 91/165
Flamespeaker's Will
Enchant creature you control
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1.
Whenever enchanted creature deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice Flamespeaker's Will. If you do, destroy target artifact.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 95/165
Pharika's Chosen
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
The serpents' dens built into statues of Pharika serve not only to consecrate her temples, but as a hidden line of defense.
illus. Jonas De Ro # 78/165
Flurry of Horns
Create two 2/3 red Minotaur creature tokens with haste.
A minotaur does not distinguish between human, satyr, and triton. They are all meat.
illus. Phill Simmer # 96/165
Returned Reveler
When Returned Reveler dies, each player puts the top three cards of their library into their graveyard.
The flesh is dead and the life forgotten, but old habits persist.
illus. Allen Williams # 79/165
Rotted Hulk
The hulk rose from the sea and loomed over the Champion. Pinned beneath the twisting, rotted planks of wood was the body of Kaliaros, the helmsman of her former crew, and beside him the captain, Photine.—The Theriad
illus. Raymond Swanland # 81/165
Spiteful Blow
Destroy target creature and target land.
"Only a fool takes Phenax at his word. What do you expect from a god born of lies and betrayal?"—Verenes, priest of Iroas
illus. Jason Chan # 83/165
Thoughtrender Lamia
Constellation — Whenever Thoughtrender Lamia or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, each opponent discards a card.
Some predators can sense fear in their prey, but the lamia is drawn to madness.
illus. Magali Villeneuve # 85/165
Gluttonous Cyclops
: Monstrosity 3. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put three +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
The cyclops had learned to never eat a shepherd. Instead he gently flung the "pit" aside to grow a new flock.
illus. Steve Prescott # 99/165
Tormented Thoughts
As an additional cost to cast Tormented Thoughts, sacrifice a creature.
Target player discards a number of cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power.
"Not all nightmares can be escaped by waking."—Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
illus. Allen Williams # 86/165
Lightning Diadem
Enchant creature
When Lightning Diadem enters the battlefield, it deals 2 damage to any target.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2.
"I fight for Keranos and for mortals. I see no contradiction."
illus. Ryan Alexander Lee # 102/165
Satyr Grovedancer
When Satyr Grovedancer enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
"Some of my kin dance for themselves, without greater purpose. Nylea gives me purpose, and with it strength."
illus. Jason A. Engle # 139/165
Pensive Minotaur
The Champion and her companions marched through the night, but the battle was over before they arrived. In the middle of the carnage sat a solitary minotaur, lost in what seemed to the Champion to be thought.—The Theriad
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 105/165
Rollick of Abandon
All creatures get +2/-2 until end of turn.
"Embrace every moment, for it could be your last."—Xenagos, god of revels
illus. Mathias Kollros # 108/165
Rouse the Mob
Strive — This spell costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Any number of target creatures each get +2/+0 and gain trample until end of turn.
illus. John Stanko # 109/165
Starfall
Starfall deals 3 damage to target creature. If that creature is an enchantment, Starfall deals 3 damage to that creature's controller.
"The most brilliant stars are not born of Nyx."—Rhexenor, Akroan flamespeaker
illus. Chris Rahn # 114/165
Wildfire Cerberus
: Monstrosity 1. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes monstrous.)
When Wildfire Cerberus becomes monstrous, it deals 2 damage to each opponent and each creature your opponents control.
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 116/165
Hubris
Return target creature and all Auras attached to it to their owners' hands.
"You wish to learn of Nyx? Very well."—Phenax, god of deception
illus. Seb McKinnon # 41/165
Armament of Nyx
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has double strike as long as it's an enchantment. Otherwise, prevent all damage that would be dealt by enchanted creature. (A creature with double strike deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 4/165
Knowledge and Power
Whenever you scry, you may pay . If you do, Knowledge and Power deals 2 damage to any target.
"Information is a powerful weapon."—Cymede, queen of Akros
illus. Jung Park # 101/165
Sigiled Skink
Whenever Sigiled Skink attacks, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
The runes seem to come alive as it moves, rippling like slow flames across its scales.
illus. Yeong-Hao Han # 111/165
Aegis of the Gods
You have hexproof. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Athreos cares little for the other gods' conflict with mortals. He is concerned only with safe passage for the dead.
illus. Yefim Kligerman # 1/165
Mana Confluence
, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool
Five rivers encircle Theros, flowing with waters more ancient than the world itself.
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