Magic Origins The "Core Set" for 2015 |
MTGSalvation Rumor Mill Spoilers, Rumors, and Info on Magic Origins! |
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Number of Cards: | 272 | |
Prerelease Events: | July 11 - 12, 2015 | |
Release Date: | July 17, 2015 | |
Launch Weekend: | July 17 - 19, 2015 | |
Game Day: | August 8 - 9, 2015 | |
MTGO Prerelease: | July 24 - 27, 2015 | |
MTGO Release: | July 27, 2015 | |
MTGO Release Events: | July 27 - August 12, 2015 | |
Pro Tour Magic Origins: | Vancouver, Canada July 31 - August 2, 2015 |
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Eagle of the Watch
Flying, vigilance
"Even from miles away, I could see our eagles circling. That's when I knew we were needed at home."—Kanlos, Akroan captain
illus. Scott Murphy # 275/272
Liliana, Heretical Healer
Lifelink
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, exile Liliana Heretical Healer, then return her to the battlefield transformed under her owner's control. If you do, put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield.
illus. Karla Ortiz # 106/272
Liliana, Defiant Necromancer
+2: Each player discards a card.
-X: Return target nonlegendary creature with converted mana cost X from your graveyard to the battlefield.
-8: You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature dies, return it to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step."
illus. Karla Ortiz # 106/272
Lightning Javelin
Lightning Javelin deals 3 damage to any target. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
The harpies descended without mercy upon Akros, only to find their attack put them within range of the javelineers.
illus. Seb McKinnon # 153/272
Jhessian Thief
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever Jhessian Thief deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
"Where's the fun in an escape if it's not at least a little daring?"
illus. Miles Johnston # 62/272
Boggart Brute
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
He has the biggest bashing stick, so it's a safe bet he's the leader.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 133/272
Avaricious Dragon
Flying
At the beginning of your draw step, draw an additional card.
At the beginning of your end step, discard your hand.
Waste follows want.
illus. Chris Rahn # 131/272
Hitchclaw Recluse
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Not all spiders need webs to catch their prey.
illus. Jeff Simpson # 181/272
Conclave Naturalists
When Conclave Naturalists enters the battlefield, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment.
"Your swords and wards have no power here."
illus. Howard Lyon # 171/272
Mantle of Webs
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+3 and has reach. (It can block creatures with flying.)
"Why does everything the Golgari touch end up sticky?"—Arrester Lavinia, Tenth Precinct
illus. Mathias Kollros # 187/272
Joraga Invocation
Each creature you control gets +3/+3 until end of turn and must be blocked this turn if able.
"A single tree does not a forest make. We are stronger when we stand together."—Numa, Joraga chieftain
illus. Kieran Yanner # 183/272
Akroan Jailer
, : Tap target creature.
He ensures escape attempts are just that—attempts.
illus. Anastasia Ovchinnikova # 1/272
Subterranean Scout
When Subterranean Scout enters the battlefield, target creature with power 2 or less can't be blocked this turn.
When things get ugly above ground, goblins resort to alternate routes of passage.
illus. Lucas Graciano # 164/272
Grasp of the Hieromancer
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature attacks, tap target creature defending player controls."
"There is power in abandon, but far more in control."—Warden Hixus, to Kytheon
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 15/272
Volcanic Rambler
: Volcanic Rambler deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
It moves through lava with the force of an erupting volcano.
illus. Vincent Proce # 167/272
Valor in Akros
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
They became a single entity, a phalanx in the Temple of Triumph standing against a host of enemies.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 39/272
Heavy Infantry
When Heavy Infantry enters the battlefield, tap target creature an opponent controls.
Doors, walls, skulls . . . it matters not. All barriers will be broken.
illus. David Gaillet # 18/272
Seismic Elemental
When Seismic Elemental enters the battlefield, creatures without flying can't block this turn.
"Trying to stop it would be foolish. If you feel it coming—run!"—Sergeant Ryda
illus. Jasper Sandner # 161/272
Sentinel of the Eternal Watch
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
At the beginning of combat on each opponent's turn, tap target creature that player controls.
The portcullis is superfluous.
illus. Bastien L. Deharme # 30/272
Enthralling Victor
When Enthralling Victor enters the battlefield, gain control of target creature an opponent controls with power 2 or less until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack and
this turn.)If you stare at the sun for too long, you'll lose your ability to see clearly.
illus. Winona Nelson # 142/272
Shambling Ghoul
Shambling Ghoul enters the battlefield tapped.
Once he gets up and going, he will forever shamble on.
illus. Joseph Meehan # 119/272
Veteran's Sidearm
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Equip
( : Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)"I've broken three swords, eighteen lances, and countless shields, but this little blade has survived every battle, just like I have."
illus. Aaron Miller # 242/272
Reave Soul
Destroy target creature with power 3 or less.
"I was not convinced you had a soul until I saw it for myself."—Liliana Vess
illus. David Palumbo # 115/272
Separatist Voidmage
When Separatist Voidmage enters the battlefield, you may return target creature to its owner's hand.
"As long as each side thinks it can win, the balance holds, and the mage-rings stand."—Alhammarret
illus. Jason Rainville # 72/272
Rabid Bloodsucker
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
When Rabid Bloodsucker enters the battlefield, each player loses 2 life.
She haunts the streets, wings spread wide, with carrion on her breath and blood in her eyes.
illus. Seb McKinnon # 113/272
Hydrolash
Attacking creatures get -2/-0 until end of turn.
Draw a card.
"I don't need your mage-rings or your mana equations. I call, and the sea answers."—Keyta, rebel hydromancer
illus. Clint Cearley # 59/272
Eyeblight Assassin
When Eyeblight Assassin enters the battlefield, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
"Boggart blood disgusts me almost as much as the foul creatures themselves."
illus. Dan Scott # 95/272
Ringwarden Owl
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
The owls learn of mana from the mages who know it best.
illus. Titus Lunter # 68/272
Deadbridge Shaman
When Deadbridge Shaman dies, target opponent discards a card.
Ending her life won't end the infestation.
illus. Nils Hamm # 91/272
Malakir Cullblade
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Malakir Cullblade.
Each cut stains his blade with fresh blood that he samples to increase his strength.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 108/272
Fiery Hellhound
: Fiery Hellhound gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
"I had hoped to instill in it the loyalty of a guard dog, but with fire's power comes its unpredictability."—Maggath, Sardian elementalist
illus. Ted Galaday # 284/272
Shivan Dragon
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
: Shivan Dragon gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
The undisputed master of the mountains of Shiv.
illus. Donato Giancola # 285/272
Plummet
Destroy target creature with flying.
"Let nothing own the skies but the wind."—Dejara, Giltwood druid
illus. Pete Venters # 286/272
Prized Unicorn
All creatures able to block Prized Unicorn do so.
"The desire for its magic horn inspires such bloodthirsty greed that all who see the unicorn will kill to possess it."—Dionus, elvish archdruid
illus. Sam Wood # 287/272
Terra Stomper
This spell can't be countered.
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Sometimes violent earthquakes, hurtling boulders, and unseasonable dust storms are wrongly attributed to the Roil.
illus. Goran Josic # 288/272
Yoked Ox
It was in fields of grain, not fields of battle, that the Champion learned to bear the yoke of duty to the gods. She worked the land long before she was called on to defend it.—The Theriad
illus. Ryan Yee # 42/272
Charging Griffin
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Whenever Charging Griffin attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Four claws, two wings, one beak, no fear.
illus. Erica Yang # 9/272
Meteorite
When Meteorite enters the battlefield, it deals 2 damage to any target.
: Add one mana of any color.
"And if I'm lying," he began . . .
illus. Scott Murphy # 233/272
Maritime Guard
To stand as a guardian of the sea, one must possess the resolve of a mounting wave.
illus. Allen Williams # 63/272
Scrapskin Drake
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Scrapskin Drake can block only creatures with flying.
"The cathars killed my skaabs down below. Let's see how high their swords can reach."—Ludevic, necro-alchemist
illus. Kev Walker # 69/272
Tower Geist
Flying
When Tower Geist enters the battlefield, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
Jenrik's tower is served by those who once sought to enter it uninvited.
illus. Izzy # 80/272
Disperse
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
It's pointless to hold on when you have nothing to hold on with.
illus. Ryan Yee # 54/272
Claustrophobia
Enchant creature
When Claustrophobia enters the battlefield, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
Six feet of earth muffled his cries.
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 50/272
Catacomb Slug
"The entire murder scene was covered in dripping, oozing slime. No need for a soothsayer to solve that one."—Pel Javya, Wojek investigator
illus. Nils Hamm # 86/272
Gold-Forged Sentinel
Flying
Blessed by the gods. Coveted by mortals. Beholden to neither.
illus. James Zapata # 226/272
Cruel Revival
Destroy target non-Zombie creature. It can't be regenerated. Return up to one target Zombie card from your graveyard to your hand.
On Innistrad, Liliana embraced necromancy, honing her powers by practicing on scores of undead—and sometimes the living.
illus. Miles Johnston # 88/272
Weight of the Underworld
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -3/-2.
Proud Alkmenos, who would not bow to Erebos in death, is now bowed by his own hubris for all eternity.
illus. Wesley Burt # 126/272
Bellows Lizard
: Bellows Lizard gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
As the price of wood and coal rose, smiths found creative ways to keep their forges burning.
illus. Jack Wang # 132/272
Cobblebrute
Ravnica's most ancient streets take on a life of their own. A few have decided to move to nicer neighborhoods.
illus. Eytan Zana # 138/272
Act 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.)She learned a tragic lesson that day: even the purest can be corrupted when the heart's emotions are twisted.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 129/272
Fiery Conclusion
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Fiery Conclusion deals 5 damage to target creature.
The Boros legionnaire saw a noble sacrifice, the Rakdos thug a blazing suicide, and the Izzet alchemist an experiment gone awry.
illus. Parente # 144/272
Chandra's Fury
Chandra's Fury deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker and 1 damage to each creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls.
"They started it."
illus. Volkan Baga # 136/272
Titan's Strength
Target creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
illus. Karl Kopinski # 166/272
Elvish Visionary
When Elvish Visionary enters the battlefield, draw a card.
"From a tiny sprout, the greatest trees grow and flourish. May the seeds of your mind be equally fruitful."
illus. D. Alexander Gregory # 175/272
Leaf Gilder
: Add .
Eidren, perfect of Lys Alana, ordered hundreds of trees uprooted and rearranged into a pattern he deemed beautiful. Thus the Gilt-Leaf Wood was born.
illus. Quinton Hoover # 184/272
Yeva's Forcemage
When Yeva's Forcemage enters the battlefield, target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
"Nature can't be stopped. It rips and tears at Ravnica's tallest buildings to claim its place in the sun."
illus. Eric Deschamps # 208/272
Vastwood Gorger
"A long and difficult incision revealed that all vital organs are housed in the head, save for a long chain of stomachs, forty in all, leading from its throat to the end of the tail."—Mulak Ffar, Vastwood Biodiversity
illus. Kieran Yanner # 204/272
Titanic Growth
Target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn.
The massive dominate through might. The tiny survive with guile. Beware the tiny who become massive.
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 201/272
Jayemdae Tome
, : Draw a card.
A true scribe devotes an entire lifetime to the creation of a single volume, a masterpiece as unique as its maker.
illus. Donato Giancola # 231/272
Hixus, Prison Warden
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, if Hixus, Prison Warden entered the battlefield this turn, exile that creature until Hixus leaves the battlefield. (That creature returns under its owner's control.)
illus. Chris Rallis # 19/272
~Chandra
Whenever you cast a red spell, untap Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh.
: Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh deals 1 damage to target player. If Chandra has dealt 3 or more damage this turn, exile her, then return her to the battlefield transformed under her owner's control.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 135/272
~Chandra2
+1: Chandra, Roaring Flame deals 2 damage to target player.
-2: Chandra, Roaring Flame deals 2 damage to target creature.
-7: Chandra, Roaring Flame deals 6 damage to each opponent. Each player dealt damage this way gets an emblem with "At the beginning of your upkeep, this emblem deals 3 damage to you."
illus. Eric Deschamps # 135/272
~Jacex
: Draw a card, then discard a card. If there are five or more cards in your graveyard, exile Jace, Vryn''s Prodigy, then return him to the battefield transformed under his owner's control.
"People's thoughts just come to me. Sometimes I don't know if it's them or me thinking."
illus. Jaime Jones # 60/272
~Jace
+1: Up to one target creature gets -2/-0 until your next turn.
-3: You may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard this turn. If that card would be put into your graveyard this turn, exile it instead.
-9: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a spell, target opponent puts the top five cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard".
illus. Jaime Jones # 60/272
~Nissax
When Nissa, Vastwood Seer enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic Forest card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, if you control seven or more lands, exile Nissa, then return her to the battlefield transformed under her owner's control.
illus. Wesley Burt # 189/272
Nissa, Sage Animist
+1: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land card, put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, put it into your hand.
-2: Put a legendary 4/4 green Elemental creature token named Ashaya, the Awoken World onto the battlefield.
-7: Untap up to six target lands. They become 6/6 Elemental creatures. They're still lands.
illus. Wesley Burt # 189/272
Displacement Wave
Return all nonland permanents with converted mana cost X or less to their owners' hands.
The sea respects no boundaries, least of all the coast.
illus. Seb McKinnon # 55/272
Mizzium Meddler
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When Mizzium Meddler enters the battlefield, you may change a target of target spell or ability to Mizzium Meddler.
Energy surges in Izzet labs are opportunities for experimentation.
illus. Johann Bodin # 64/272
Chandra's Ignition
Target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to each other creature and each opponent.
In the moment before her execution, she realized what it meant to be a pyromancer, to be alive, to be Chandra.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 137/272
Ravaging Blaze
Ravaging Blaze deals X damage to target creature.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, Ravaging Blaze also deals X damage to that creature's controller.
In time, not even the fire monks could keep up with Chandra.
illus. Aleksi Briclot # 159/272
~Kytheonx
At end of combat, if Kytheon, Hero of Akros and at least two other creatures attacked this combat, exile Kytheon, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control.
: Kytheon gains indestructible until end of turn.
illus. Willian Murai # 23/272
Gideon, Battle-Forged
+2: Up to one target creature an opponent controls attacks Gideon, Battle-Forged during its controller's next turn if able.
+1: Until your next turn, target creature gains indestructible. Untap that creature.
0: Until end of turn, Gideon, Battle-Forged becomes a 4/4 Human Soldier creature with indestructible that's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn.
illus. Willian Murai # 23/272
Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen
Reach
Other Elf creatures you control get +1/+1.
Whenever Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf Daen attacks, you gain 1 life for each attacking Elf you control.
"This is our land. We will not allow eyeblights to poison its beauty."
illus. Johannes Voss # 172/272
Pia and Kiran Nalaar
When Pia and Kiran Nalaar enters the battlefield, create two 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying.
, Sacrifice an artifact: Pia and Kiran Nalaar deals 2 damage to any target.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 157/272
Infernal Scarring
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+0 and has "When this creature dies, draw a card."
One who is marked by a demon in life is sure to be remembered as one in death.
illus. Mike Bierek # 102/272
Elemental Bond
Whenever a creature with power 3 or greater enters the battlefield under your control, draw a card.
"I want to help Zendikar. Show me the way."—Nissa Revane
illus. David Gaillet # 174/272
Sphinx's Tutelage
Whenever you draw a card, target opponent puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard. If they're both nonland cards that share a color, repeat this process.
: Draw a card, then discard a card.
"You've never considered the implications of dealing with another telepath, Jace."
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 76/272
Zendikar Incarnate
Zendikar Incarnate's power is equal to the number of lands you control.
"Her people angered Zendikar, and they faced the land's wrath. That is why Nissa is the last of the animists."—Numa, Joraga chieftain
illus. Lucas Graciano # 219/272
Alhammarret, High Arbiter
Flying
As Alhammarret, High Arbiter enters the battlefield, each opponent reveals their hand. You choose the name of a nonland card revealed this way.
Your opponents can't cast spells with the chosen name (as long as this creature is on the battlefield).
illus. Richard Wright # 43/272
Patron of the Valiant
Flying
When Patron of the Valiant enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
"Bant's most gallant knights wear my sigil, and for that I am humbled."
illus. Steve Argyle # 28/272
Fiery Impulse
Fiery Impulse deals 2 damage to target creature.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, Fiery Impulse deals 3 damage to that creature instead.
"Well, this got out of hand."
illus. Daarken # 145/272
Blazing Hellhound
, Sacrifice another creature: Blazing Hellhound deals 1 damage to any target.
It tears the flesh from your bones and then swallows the ash with its fiery maw.
illus. Eric Velhagen # 210/272
Kothophed, Soul Hoarder
Flying
Whenever a permanent owned by another player is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
"I will be your most demanding master, Liliana. But I have great things in mind for you."
illus. Jakub Kasper # 104/272
Relic Seeker
Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
When Relic Seeker becomes renowned, you may search your library for an Equipment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
illus. Volkan Baga # 29/272
Rhox Maulers
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Renown 2 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put two +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes renowned.)
illus. Zoltan Boros # 196/272
Knight of the Pilgrim's Road
Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
"To be a knight, Gideon, is to be the shield for the meek against the cruel."
illus. David Gaillet # 20/272
Enshrouding Mist
Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to it this turn. If it's renowned, untap it.
True faith is letting the blade fall without parry. True cunning is using that moment to strike a deadly blow.
illus. Howard Lyon # 13/272
Send to Sleep
Tap up to two target creatures.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, those creatures don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps.
illus. Cynthia Sheppard # 71/272
Languish
All creatures get -4/-4 until end of turn.
Life is such a fragile thing.
illus. Jeff Simpson # 105/272
Clash of Wills
Counter target spell unless its controller pays
.Alhammarret rose to his feet, and the full force of his mind hit Jace like a storm front.
illus. Yan Li # 49/272
Blessed Spirits
Flying
Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Blessed Spirits.
Not all heroes die in armor.
illus. Anna Steinbauer # 7/272
Bounding Krasis
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When Bounding Krasis enters the battlefield, you may tap or untap target creature.
Unpredictable as a storm and destructive as a tidal wave.
illus. Jack Wang # 212/272
Nissa's Pilgrimage
Search your library for up to two basic Forest cards, reveal those cards, and put one onto the battlefield tapped and the rest into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, search your library for up to three basic Forest cards instead of two.
illus. Matt Stewart # 190/272
Starfield of Nyx
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may return target enchantment card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
As long as you control five or more enchantments, each other non-Aura enchantment you control is a creature in addition to its other types and has base power and base toughness each equal to its converted mana cost.
illus. Tyler Jacobson # 33/272
Tainted Remedy
If an opponent would gain life, that player loses that much life instead.
"Drink this, brother. It will bring you rest."—Liliana Vess
illus. Izzy # 120/272
Honored Hierarch
Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
As long as Honored Hierarch is renowned, it has vigilance and "
: Add one mana of any color."illus. Matt Stewart # 182/272
Flameshadow Conjuring
Whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay
. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that creature. That token gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.illus. Seb McKinnon # 147/272
Dark Petition
Search your library for a card and put that card into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, add
.illus. Igor Kieryluk # 90/272
Day's Undoing
Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library, then draws seven cards. If it's your turn, end the turn. (Exile all spells and abilities on the stack, including this card. Discard down to your maximum hand size. Damage wears off, and "this turn" and "until end of turn" effects end.)
illus. Jonas De Ro # 51/272
Managorger Hydra
Trample
Whenever a player casts a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Managorger Hydra.
illus. Lucas Graciano # 186/272
Kytheon's Irregulars
Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
: Tap target creature.
Kytheon and his irregulars worked outside the law to bring justice to the streets of Akros.
illus. Mark Winters # 24/272
Jace's Sanctum
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost
less to cast.Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
illus. Adam Paquette # 61/272
Timberpack Wolf
Timberpack Wolf gets +1/+1 for each other creature you control named Timberpack Wolf.
Their strength is no mere numbers game. An intangible force augments the wolves when they run together.
illus. John Avon # 200/272
Undead Servant
When Undead Servant enters the battlefield, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token for each card named Undead Servant in your graveyard.
"Get up. You're not finished yet."—Liliana Vess
illus. James Zapata # 124/272
Infectious Bloodlust
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+1, has haste, and attacks each combat if able.
When enchanted creature dies, you may search your library for a card named Infectious Bloodlust, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
illus. Zoltan Boros # 152/272
Faerie Miscreant
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
When Faerie Miscreant enters the battlefield, if you control another creature named Faerie Miscreant, draw a card.
One faerie distracts the judge while a second steals the law.
illus. Steven Belledin # 57/272
Cleric of the Forward Order
When Cleric of the Forward Order enters the battlefield, you gain 2 life for each creature you control named Cleric of the Forward Order.
War after war, a healer's enemy is always the same—death itself.
illus. Chris Rallis # 10/272
Topan Freeblade
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
"My scars are my sigils. I will wear them with pride long after you're gone."
illus. Johannes Voss # 36/272
Archangel of Tithes
Flying
As long as Archangel of Tithes is untapped, creatures can't attack you or a planeswalker you control unless their controller pays
for each of those creatures.As long as Archangel of Tithes is attacking, creatures can't block unless their controller pays
for each of those creatures.illus. Cynthia Sheppard # 4/272
Unholy Hunger
Destroy target creature.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, you gain 2 life.
Liliana viewed the attention of the angels as a testament to her power. Even so, they were an annoyance.
illus. Lius Lasahido # 125/272
Valeron Wardens
Renown 2 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put two +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes renowned.)
Whenever a creature you control becomes renowned, draw a card.
illus. Howard Lyon # 203/272
Citadel Castellan
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
Renown 2 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put two +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes renowned.)
"I am the first line of defense. You will not encounter the second."
illus. Anastasia Ovchinnikova # 213/272
Woodland Bellower
When Woodland Bellower enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a nonlegendary green creature card with converted mana cost 3 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library.
illus. Jasper Sandner # 207/272
Exquisite Firecraft
Exquisite Firecraft deals 4 damage to any target.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, this spell can't be countered.
Chandra's gift set her apart and others aflame.
illus. Chase Stone # 143/272
Alhammarret's Archive
If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.
If you would draw a card except the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, draw two cards instead.
It contains the totality of Alhammarret's notes, theories, and ponderings.
illus. Richard Wright # 221/272
Caves of Koilos
: Add .
: Add or . Caves of Koilos deals 1 damage to you.
illus. Jim Nelson # 245/272
Battlefield Forge
: Add .
: Add or . Battlefield Forge deals 1 damage to you.
illus. Darrell Riche # 244/272
Shivan Reef
: Add .
: Add or . Shivan Reef deals 1 damage to you.
illus. Rob Alexander # 251/272
Yavimaya Coast
: Add .
: Add or . Yavimaya Coast deals 1 damage to you.
illus. Anthony S. Waters # 252/272
Llanowar Wastes
: Add .
: Add or . Llanowar Wastes deals 1 damage to you.
illus. Rob Alexander # 248/272
Helm of the Gods
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each enchantment you control.
Equip
( : Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)Its blessings are as numerous as the stars of Nyx.
illus. Anthony Palumbo # 230/272
Demonic Pact
At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one that hasn't been chosen —
• Demonic Pact deals 4 damage to any target and you gain 4 life.
• Target opponent discards two cards.
• Draw two cards.
• You lose the game.
illus. Aleksi Briclot # 92/272
Knight of the White Orchid
First strike
When Knight of the White Orchid enters the battlefield, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library.
illus. Mark Zug # 21/272
Vryn Wingmare
Flying
Noncreature spells cost
more to cast.It's the favored mount of military commanders as well as anyone with a flair for the dramatic.
illus. Seb McKinnon # 40/272
Goblin Piledriver
Protection from blue (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything blue.)
Whenever Goblin Piledriver attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn for each other attacking Goblin.
illus. Matt Cavotta # 151/272
Soulblade Djinn
Flying
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
He grants endless wishes, as long as you always wish for a blade.
illus. Viktor Titov # 75/272
Shaman of the Pack
When Shaman of the Pack enters the battlefield, target opponent loses life equal to the number of Elves you control.
To the elves, her spear is a compass; to the boggarts, a harbinger of doom.
illus. Dan Scott # 217/272
Gnarlroot Trapper
, Pay 1 life: Add . Spend this mana only to cast an Elf creature spell.
: Target attacking Elf you control gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
illus. Christopher Moeller # 100/272
Dwynen's Elite
When Dwynen's Elite enters the battlefield, if you control another Elf, create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token.
"Come, my beautiful brothers and sisters. Let us hunt."—Dwynen, Gilt-Leaf daen
illus. Lius Lasahido # 173/272
Sylvan Messenger
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
When Sylvan Messenger enters the battlefield, reveal the top four cards of your library. Put all Elf cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
illus. Anthony Palumbo # 199/272
Harbinger of the Tides
You may cast Harbinger of the Tides as though it had flash if you pay
more to cast it. (You may cast it any time you could cast an instant.)When Harbinger of the Tides enters the battlefield, you may return target tapped creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 58/272
Graveblade Marauder
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Whenever Graveblade Marauder deals combat damage to a player, that player loses life equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.
illus. Jason Rainville # 101/272
Infinite Obliteration
Choose a creature card name. Search target opponent's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with that name and exile them. Then that player shuffles their library.
illus. Yeong-Hao Han # 103/272
Hallowed Moonlight
Until end of turn, if a creature would enter the battlefield and it wasn't cast, exile it instead.
Draw a card.
Creatures of darkness instinctively hide from the light.
illus. Mike Bierek # 16/272
The Great Aurora
Each player shuffles all cards from their hand and all permanents they own into their library, then draws that many cards. Each player may put any number of land cards from their hand onto the battlefield. Exile The Great Aurora.
illus. Sam Burley # 179/272
Embermaw Hellion
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
If another red source you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals that much damage plus 1 to that permanent or player instead.
illus. James Paick # 141/272
Goblin Glory Chaser
Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
As long as Goblin Glory Chaser is renowned, it has menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
illus. Greg Staples # 150/272
Thopter Spy Network
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control an artifact, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
Whenever one or more artifact creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.
illus. Jung Park # 79/272
Molten Vortex
, Discard a land card: Molten Vortex deals 2 damage to any target.
If you can't take the heat . . . well, that's going to be a problem.
illus. Philip Straub # 156/272
Pyromancer's Goggles
: Add . When that mana is spent to cast a red instant or sorcery spell, copy that spell and you may choose new targets for the copy.
"I hope to meet Jaya Ballard someday. I think we'd get along."—Chandra Nalaar
illus. James Paick # 236/272
Aspiring Aeronaut
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
When Aspiring Aeronaut enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
illus. Willian Murai # 46/272
Gaea's Revenge
This spell can't be countered.
Haste
Gaea's Revenge can't be the target of nongreen spells or abilities from nongreen sources.
illus. Kekai Kotaki # 177/272
Abbot of Keral Keep
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
When Abbot of Keral Keep enters the battlefield, exile the top card of your library. Until end of turn, you may play that card.
illus. Deruchenko Alexander # 127/272
Scab-Clan Berserker
Haste
Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, if Scab-Clan Berserker is renowned, Scab-Clan Berserker deals 2 damage to that player.
illus. Dave Kendall # 160/272
Disciple of the Ring
, Exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard: Choose one —
• Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays
.• Disciple of the Ring gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
• Tap target creature.
• Untap target creature.
illus. Clint Cearley # 53/272
Gideon's Phalanx
Create four 2/2 white Knight creature tokens with vigilance.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
illus. James Ryman # 14/272
Animist's Awakening
Reveal the top X cards of your library. Put all land cards from among them onto the battlefield tapped and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, untap those lands.
illus. Chris Rahn # 169/272
Priest of the Blood Rite
When Priest of the Blood Rite enters the battlefield, create a 5/5 black Demon creature token with flying.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 2 life.
Some will sacrifice everything for but a taste of power.
illus. David Palumbo # 112/272
Talent of the Telepath
Target opponent reveals the top seven cards of their library. You may cast an instant or sorcery card from among them without paying its mana cost. Then that player puts the rest into their graveyard.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, you may cast up to two revealed instant and/or sorcery cards instead of one.
illus. Peter Mohrbacher # 78/272
Evolutionary Leap
, Sacrifice a creature: Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card. Put that card into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
The essence of nature is change.
illus. Chris Rahn # 176/272
Despoiler of Souls
Despoiler of Souls can't block.
, Exile two other creature cards from your graveyard: Return Despoiler of Souls from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Rats and vultures devour. It desecrates.
illus. Greg Staples # 93/272
Necromantic Summons
Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, that creature enters the battlefield with two additional +1/+1 counters on it.
illus. Ryan Yee # 110/272
Hangarback Walker
Hangarback Walker enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When Hangarback Walker dies, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying for each +1/+1 counter on Hangarback Walker.
, : Put a +1/+1 counter on Hangarback Walker.
illus. Daarken # 229/272
Outland Colossus
Renown 6 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put six +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes renowned.)
Outland Colossus can't be blocked by more than one creature.
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 193/272
Gilt-Leaf Winnower
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When Gilt-Leaf Winnower enters the battlefield, you may destroy target non-Elf creature whose power and toughness aren't equal.
illus. Viktor Titov # 99/272
Nissa's Revelation
Scry 5, then reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, you draw cards equal to its power and you gain life equal to its toughness.
The evil inside the mountain pulsed at Nissa in a shock wave of madness.
illus. Izzy # 191/272
Bonded Construct
Bonded Construct can't attack alone.
Loyal to a fault, it heeds its master's every command.
illus. Craig J Spearing # 223/272
Herald of the Pantheon
Enchantment spells you cast cost
less to cast.Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, you gain 1 life.
The distinction of bearing the gods' banner is nothing compared to the glory of being closer to Nyx.
illus. Jason A. Engle # 180/272
Titan of Erebos
Titan of Erebos has indestructible as long as your opponents control no creatures.
Whenever a creature card leaves an opponent's graveyard, you may discard a card. If you do, return Titan of Erebos to your hand.
illus. Peter Mohrbacher # 94/272
Erebos's Titan
As long as your opponents control no creatures, Erebos's Titan has indestructible. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Whenever a creature card leaves an opponent's graveyard, you may discard a card. If you do, return Erebos's Titan from your graveyard to your hand.
illus. Peter Mohrbacher # 94/272
Ghirapur Gearcrafter
When Ghirapur Gearcrafter enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. (A creature with flying can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
The metal must be pure. The hand must be steady. The product must be perfect.
illus. Victor Adame Minguez # 149/272
Whirler Rogue
When Whirler Rogue enters the battlefield, create two 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying.
Tap two untapped artifacts you control: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
illus. Winona Nelson # 83/272
Artificer's Epiphany
Draw two cards. If you control no artifacts, discard a card.
The artificers of Kaladesh strive ceaselessly for perfection, progress, and the ultimate expression of elegance.
illus. Kieran Yanner # 45/272
Chief of the Foundry
Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.
The foundries of Kaladesh run like clockwork under the supervision of their formidable overseers.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 225/272
Reclusive Artificer
Haste (This creature can attack and
as soon as it comes under your control.)When Reclusive Artificer enters the battlefield, you may have it deal damage to target creature equal to the number of artifacts you control.
illus. Cynthia Sheppard # 216/272
Tragic Arrogance
For each player, you choose from among the permanents that player controls an artifact, a creature, an enchantment, and a planeswalker. Then each player sacrifices all other nonland permanents they control.
The spear thrown by Kytheon's own hand was the weapon that felled his friends.
illus. Winona Nelson # 38/272
Magmatic Insight
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a land card.
Draw two cards.
Chief among the tenets of Purphoros is that one must destroy in order to create.
illus. Ryan Barger # 155/272
Skysnare Spider
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
The only thing more ill-tempered than a griffin in a web is the spider that must subdue it.
illus. Filip Burburan # 197/272
Blood-Cursed Knight
As long as you control an enchantment, Blood-Cursed Knight gets +1/+1 and has lifelink. (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
"The bloodlust shall not control me, for my oath is my greatest compulsion."
illus. Winona Nelson # 211/272
Zendikar's Roil
Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, create a 2/2 green Elemental creature token.
"I was wrong. Zendikar isn't after me. It isn't after any of us. It's not evil or vengeful. It's magnificent . . . but it's in pain."—Nissa Revane
illus. Sam Burley # 209/272
Somberwald Alpha
Whenever a creature you control becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
: Target creature you control gains trample until end of turn. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
illus. Filip Burburan # 198/272
Stalwart Aven
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
illus. Scott Murphy # 32/272
Blightcaster
Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, you may have target creature get -2/-2 until end of turn.
"Your flesh is unprepared for my gifts."
illus. Winona Nelson # 85/272
Fleshbag Marauder
When Fleshbag Marauder enters the battlefield, each player sacrifices a creature.
Grixis is a world where the only things found in abundance are death and decay. Corpses, whole or in part, are the standard currency among necromancers and demons.
illus. Mark Zug # 98/272
Auramancer
When Auramancer enters the battlefield, you may return target enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.
"In memories, we can find our deepest reserves of strength."
illus. Rebecca Guay # 5/272
Anointer of Champions
: Target attacking creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
"Arise. You have been anointed by the light. Go forth and fight without fear, for you shall be victorious."
illus. Anna Steinbauer # 3/272
Mage-Ring Responder
Mage-Ring Responder doesn't untap during your untap step.
: Untap Mage-Ring Responder.
Whenever Mage-Ring Responder attacks, it deals 7 damage to target creature defending player controls.
illus. Adam Paquette # 232/272
Sigil of the Empty Throne
Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying.
When Asha left Bant, she ensured that the world would have protection and order in her absence.
illus. Cyril Van Der Haegen # 31/272
Foundry of the Consuls
: Add .
, , Sacrifice Foundry of the Consuls: Create two 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature tokens with flying.
All around the foundry, automatons unhitched themselves from their mounts and pivoted to face Chandra.
illus. Sam Burley # 247/272
Celestial Flare
Target player sacrifices an attacking or blocking creature.
"You were defeated the moment you declared your aggression."—Gideon Jura
illus. Clint Cearley # 8/272
Negate
Counter target noncreature spell.
Masters of the arcane savor a delicious irony. Their study of deep and complex arcana leads to such a simple end: the ability to say merely yes or no.
illus. Jeremy Jarvis # 65/272
Willbreaker
Whenever a creature an opponent controls becomes the target of a spell or ability you control, gain control of that creature for as long as you control Willbreaker.
"Master your mind, or I shall master it for you."
illus. Dan Scott # 84/272
Nantuko Husk
Sacrifice a creature: Nantuko Husk gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
"The soul sheds light, and death is its shadow. When the light dims, life and death embrace."—Nantuko teaching
illus. Carl Critchlow # 109/272
Might of the Masses
Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature you control.
The Joraga elves never need ask a troll to leave their territory. They merely grant it their combined strength, and it can't resist embarking on a merry rampage.
illus. Johann Bodin # 188/272
Ampryn Tactician
When Ampryn Tactician enters the battlefield, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
"It's all a game. You shouldn't get too attached to the pieces."
illus. Cynthia Sheppard # 2/272
Totem-Guide Hartebeest
When Totem-Guide Hartebeest enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an Aura card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
It is hunted, but not for the kill. The magic within draws others to its presence.
illus. John Avon # 37/272
Sigiled Starfish
: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
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 # 73/272
Consul's Lieutenant
First strike
Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
Whenever Consul's Lieutenant attacks, if it's renowned, other attacking creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
illus. Daarken # 11/272
Anchor to the Aether
Put target creature on top of its owner's library. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
illus. Zoltan Boros # 44/272
Kytheon's Tactics
Creatures you control get +2/+1 until end of turn.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, those creatures also gain vigilance until end of turn. (Attacking doesn't cause them to tap.)
"Seal the gate. This is our fight now."
illus. Raymond Swanland # 25/272
Akroan Sergeant_n/a
First strike
Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
illus. # 130/272
Bone to Ash
Counter target creature spell.
Draw a card.
"I can think of worse ways to go. On second thought, maybe not."—Ludevic, necro-alchemist
illus. Clint Cearley # 47/272
Suppression Bonds
Enchant nonland permanent
Enchanted permanent can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
"A master of hieromancy can see the advantage in any scenario."—Warden Hixus, to Kytheon
illus. Chris Rallis # 34/272
Call of the Full Moon
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +3/+2 and has trample. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
At the beginning of each upkeep, if a player cast two or more spells last turn, sacrifice Call of the Full Moon.
illus. Nils Hamm # 134/272
Knightly Valor
Enchant creature
When Knightly Valor enters the battlefield, create a 2/2 white Knight creature token with vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause it to tap.)
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has vigilance.
illus. Matt Stewart # 22/272
Calculated Dismissal
Counter target spell unless its controller pays
.Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, scry 2. (To scry 2, look at the top two 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. Karl Kopinski # 48/272
Guardian Automaton
When Guardian Automaton dies, you gain 3 life.
The wealthy in the city of Ghirapur outfit their lives with grand machines, entrusting even their children to filigree and gears.
illus. Vincent Proce # 227/272
Screeching Skaab
When Screeching Skaab enters the battlefield, put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard.
Its screeching is the sound of you losing your mind.
illus. Clint Cearley # 70/272
Sigil of Valor
Whenever equipped creature attacks alone, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each other creature you control.
Equip
( : Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)With each honor he earns, Gideon paves the path to his redemption.
illus. Dan Scott # 239/272
Rogue's Passage
: Add .
, : Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Rumors quickly spread among thieves about a labyrinth without walls and a prize beyond all measures of worth.
illus. Christine Choi # 250/272
Mage-Ring Network
: Add .
, : Put a storage counter on Mage-Ring Network.
, Remove any number of storage counters from Mage-Ring Network: Add for each storage counter removed this way.
illus. Jung Park # 249/272
War Horn
Attacking creatures you control get +1/+0.
The reverberations course through the warriors' veins, beat with their hearts, and pound with their footfalls as they charge into battle.
illus. Lars Grant-West # 243/272
Aven Battle Priest
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
When Aven Battle Priest enters the battlefield, you gain 3 life.
When the shadow of the aven falls across the battlefield, hope rises in the hearts of the soldiers.
illus. John Severin Brassell # 6/272
Throwing Knife
Equipped creature gets +2/+0.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may sacrifice Throwing Knife. If you do, Throwing Knife deals 2 damage to any target.
Equip
( : Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)illus. Mathias Kollros # 241/272
Sword of the Animist
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
Equip
The blade glows only for Zendikar's chosen.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 240/272
Ramroller
Ramroller attacks each combat if able.
Ramroller gets +2/+0 as long as you control another artifact.
As unstoppable as it is unsteerable.
illus. Craig J Spearing # 237/272
Prism Ring
As Prism Ring enters the battlefield, choose a color.
Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen color, you gain 1 life.
Wear it on your dominant hand and it will follow your lead.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 235/272
Orbs of Warding
You have hexproof. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
If a creature would deal damage to you, prevent 1 of that damage.
One orb to guard the body, one to protect the mind, and one to shield the soul.
illus. Johann Bodin # 234/272
Enlightened Ascetic
When Enlightened Ascetic enters the battlefield, you may destroy target enchantment.
"I do not reject the gods. I reject their authority, their pettiness, and their arrogance."
illus. James Zapata # 12/272
Guardians of Meletis
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
The histories speak of two feuding rulers whose deaths were celebrated and whose monuments symbolized the end of their wars. In truth they were peaceful lovers, their story lost to the ages.
illus. Magali Villeneuve # 228/272
Healing Hands
Target player gains 4 life.
Draw a card.
The ethereal touch brings relief. The physical touch brings peace.
illus. Josu Hernaiz # 17/272
Brawler's Plate
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has trample. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Equip
( : Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)illus. Jung Park # 224/272
Angel's Tomb
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may have Angel's Tomb become a 3/3 white Angel artifact creature with flying until end of turn.
"Faith can quicken the stones themselves with life."—Writings of Mikaeus
illus. Dan Scott # 222/272
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 # 27/272
Alchemist's Vial
When Alchemist's Vial enters the battlefield, draw a card.
, , Sacrifice Alchemist's Vial: Target creature can't attack or block this turn.
A weapon best suited for those with good aim and steady hands.
illus. Lindsey Look # 220/272
Swift Reckoning
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, you may cast Swift Reckoning as though it had flash. (You may cast it any time you could cast an instant.)
Destroy target tapped creature.
illus. Chris Rahn # 35/272
Thunderclap Wyvern
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Flying
Other creatures you control with flying get +1/+1.
Thunder doesn't always mean rain. Sometimes it means ruin.
illus. Jason Felix # 218/272
War Oracle
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
"When you are felled by my mace, you shall know it was divine fate."
illus. Steve Prescott # 41/272
Possessed Skaab
When Possessed Skaab enters the battlefield, return target instant, sorcery, or creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
If Possessed Skaab would die, exile it instead.
A stitcher's attempt at a skaab with a soul.
illus. John Stanko # 215/272
Iroas's Champion
Double strike (This creature deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)
Accustomed to battling before an audience in the arena, Iroas's champions know how to put on a good show.
illus. Marco Nelor # 214/272
Deep-Sea Terror
Deep-Sea Terror can't attack unless there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.
After stripping the sunken ships, it rises to the surface for another helping.
illus. Marco Nelor # 52/272
Dreadwaters
Target player puts the top X cards of their library into their graveyard, where X is the number of lands you control.
Stray into the Morkrut and it may rise to claim you.
illus. Cliff Childs # 56/272
Nivix Barrier
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When Nivix Barrier enters the battlefield, target attacking creature gets -4/-0 until end of turn.
illus. Mathias Kollros # 66/272
Psychic Rebuttal
Counter target instant or sorcery spell that targets you.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, you may copy the spell countered this way. You may choose new targets for the copy.
"I know what you're thinking," Jace whispered in the mage's mind. "It's not going to work."
illus. Todd Lockwood # 67/272
Skaab Goliath
As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile two creature cards from your graveyard.
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Three heads are better than one.
illus. Volkan Baga # 74/272
Stratus Walk
Enchant creature
When Stratus Walk enters the battlefield, draw a card.
Enchanted creature has flying. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Enchanted creature can block only creatures with flying.
illus. Aaron Miller # 77/272
Turn to Frog
Until end of turn, target creature loses all abilities and becomes a blue Frog with base power and toughness 1/1.
"Ribbit."
illus. Warren Mahy # 81/272
Watercourser
: Watercourser gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
"Beware an eddy where there should be none or a stretch that flows too fast or too slow."—Old Fishbones, Martyne river guide
illus. Mathias Kollros # 82/272
Aerial Volley
Aerial Volley deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three target creatures with flying.
Drakes can swerve to avoid a single arrow, but they can't dodge the whole sky.
illus. Lake Hurwitz # 168/272
Caustic Caterpillar
, Sacrifice Caustic Caterpillar: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
"The rare and beautiful butterflies inspire the design of our thopters. The larvae, however, are a different story entirely."—Kiran Nalaar, Ghirapur inventor
illus. Jack Wang # 170/272
Gather the Pack
Reveal the top five cards of your library. You may put a creature card from among them into your hand. Put the rest into your graveyard.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, put up to two creature cards from among the revealed cards into your hand instead of one.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 178/272
Llanowar Empath
When Llanowar Empath enters the battlefield, scry 2, then reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, put it into your hand. (To scry 2, look at the top two 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. Warren Mahy # 185/272
Orchard Spirit
Orchard Spirit can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.
"Pick not the rotten fruit, but neither touch the best. Leave those as an offering for our unseen guests."—Radwick, farmer of Gatstaf
illus. Howard Lyon # 192/272
Pharika's Disciple
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
illus. Karl Kopinski # 194/272
Reclaim
Put target card from your graveyard on top of your library.
The wise pay as much attention to what they throw away as to what they keep.
illus. Andrew Robinson # 195/272
Undercity Troll
Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
: Regenerate Undercity Troll. (The next time this creature would be destroyed this turn, it isn't. Instead tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat.)
illus. Jason Felix # 202/272
Vine Snare
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by creatures with power 4 or less.
Nissa found that the vines of the marsh could ensnare just as well as forest vines could—maybe even better.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 205/272
Wild Instincts
Target creature you control gets +2/+2 until end of turn. It fights target creature an opponent controls. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
Nissa had only the space of a heartbeat to react, her instincts steering her blade.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 206/272
Acolyte of the Inferno
Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
Whenever Acolyte of the Inferno becomes blocked by a creature, it deals 2 damage to that creature.
illus. Joseph Meehan # 128/272
Akroan Sergeant
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
illus. Zack Stella # 130/272
Demolish
Destroy target artifact or land.
Nothing of nature nor of mortals can stand forever.
illus. John Avon # 139/272
Dragon Fodder
Create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.
Goblins journey to the sacrificial peaks in pairs so that the rare survivor might be able to relate the details of the other's grisly demise.
illus. Jaime Jones # 140/272
Firefiend Elemental
Haste (This creature can attack and
as soon as it comes under your control.)Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
illus. Torstein Nordstrand # 146/272
Ghirapur Aether Grid
Tap two untapped artifacts you control: Ghirapur Aether Grid deals 1 damage to any target.
The city of Ghirapur is a living thing, and living things defend themselves.
illus. Cynthia Sheppard # 148/272
Mage-Ring Bully
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Mage-Ring Bully attacks each combat if able.
"Don't be rude, Beleren. We just want to enjoy the view with you."
illus. Karl Kopinski # 154/272
Prickleboar
As long as it's your turn, Prickleboar gets +2/+0 and has first strike. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
"Canyons in the Phoberos badlands are essentially gates to the Underworld."—Mirinthes, Akroan captain
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 158/272
Skyraker Giant
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
She will not be content until hers is the highest head in the sky.
illus. Anastasia Ovchinnikova # 162/272
Thopter Engineer
When Thopter Engineer enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
Artifact creatures you control have haste. (They can attack and
as soon as they come under your control.)illus. Steve Prescott # 165/272
Consecrated By Blood
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying and "Sacrifice two other creatures: Regenerate this creature." (The next time the creature would be destroyed this turn, it isn't. Instead tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat.)
illus. John Stanko # 87/272
Dark Dabbling
Regenerate target creature. Draw a card. (The next time the creature would be destroyed this turn, it isn't. Instead tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat.)
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, also regenerate each other creature you control.
illus. Bastien L. Deharme # 89/272
Eyeblight Massacre
Non-Elf creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.
"I've already seen so much evil, so much darkness. Why do you insist on adding more?"—Nissa Revane, to Dwynen
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 96/272
Fetid Imp
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
: Fetid Imp gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
illus. Nils Hamm # 97/272
Macabre Waltz
Return up to two target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand, then discard a card.
"All dead move to the hollow rhythm of necromancy."—Savra
illus. Jim Murray # 107/272
Nightsnare
Target opponent reveals their hand. You may choose a nonland card from it. If you do, that player discards that card. If you don't, that player discards two cards.
Ravnica would be safer if mere coin was all the Dimir could steal.
illus. Min Yum # 111/272
Read the Bones
Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To scry 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)
The dead know lessons the living haven't learned.
illus. Lars Grant-West # 114/272
Returned Centaur
When Returned Centaur enters the battlefield, target player puts the top four cards of their library into their graveyard.
Driven away by his living kin, he wanders mourning through the wilderness, seeking the dead city of Asphodel.
illus. Lucas Graciano # 116/272
Revenant
Flying
Revenant's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.
Born from the slaughter of an entire army, it bears the wrath of a hundred souls.
illus. Terese Nielsen # 117/272
Shadows of the Past
Whenever a creature dies, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
: Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. Activate this ability only if there are four or more creature cards in your graveyard.
illus. Ryan Yee # 118/272
Thornbow Archer
Whenever Thornbow Archer attacks, each opponent who doesn't control an Elf loses 1 life.
"I will not rest until the stench of eyeblights is eradicated from these woods."
illus. Kev Walker # 121/272
Tormented Thoughts
As an additional cost to cast this spell, 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
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Touch of Moonglove
Target creature you control gets +1/+0 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. Whenever a creature dealt damage by that creature dies this turn, its controller loses 2 life. (Any amount of damage a creature with deathtouch deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
illus. Scott Murphy # 123/272
Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh
Whenever you cast a red spell, untap Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh.
: Chandra, Fire of Kaladesh deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker. If Chandra has dealt 3 or more damage this turn, exile her, then return her to the battlefield transformed under her owner's control.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 135/272
Chandra, Roaring Flame
+1: Chandra, Roaring Flame deals 2 damage to target player or planeswalker.
−2: Chandra, Roaring Flame deals 2 damage to target creature.
−7: Chandra, Roaring Flame deals 6 damage to each opponent. Each player dealt damage this way gets an emblem with "At the beginning of your upkeep, this emblem deals 3 damage to you."
illus. Eric Deschamps # 135/272
~Kytheon
+2: Up to one target creature an opponent controls attacks Gideon, Battle-Forged during its controller's next turn if able.
+1: Until your next turn, target creature gains indestructible. Untap that creature.
0: Until end of turn, Gideon, Battle-Forged becomes a 4/4 Human Soldier creature with indestructible that's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn.
illus. Willian Murai # 23/272
Jace, Telepath Unbound
+1: Up to one target creature gets -2/-0 until your next turn.
−3: You may cast target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard this turn. If that card would be put into your graveyard this turn, exile it instead.
−9: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a spell, target opponent puts the top five cards of their library into their graveyard."
illus. Jaime Jones # 60/272
Jace, Vryn's Prodigy
: Draw a card, then discard a card. If there are five or more cards in your graveyard, exile Jace, Vryn's Prodigy, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control.
illus. Jaime Jones # 60/272
Kytheon, Hero of Akros
At end of combat, if Kytheon, Hero of Akros and at least two other creatures attacked this combat, exile Kytheon, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control.
: Kytheon gains indestructible until end of turn.
illus. Willian Murai # 23/272
~Lilianax
+2: Each player discards a card.
−X: Return target nonlegendary creature card with converted mana cost X from your graveyard to the battlefield.
−8: You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature dies, return it to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step."
illus. Karla Ortiz # 106/272
Liliana, Heretical Healer
Lifelink
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, exile Liliana, Heretical Healer, then return her to the battlefield transformed under her owner's control. If you do, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
illus. Karla Ortiz # 106/272
Nissa, Sage Animist
+1: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land card, put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, put it into your hand.
−2: Create a legendary 4/4 green Elemental creature token named Ashaya, the Awoken World.
−7: Untap up to six target lands. They become 6/6 Elemental creatures. They're still lands.
illus. Wesley Burt # 189/272
Nissa, Vastwood Seer
When Nissa, Vastwood Seer enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic Forest card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, if you control seven or more lands, exile Nissa, then return her to the battlefield transformed under her owner's control.
illus. Wesley Burt # 189/272
Evolving Wilds
, Sacrifice Evolving Wilds: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
Without the interfering hands of civilization, nature will always shape itself to its own needs.
illus. Steven Belledin # 246/272
Mighty Leap
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn.
"The southern fortress taken by invaders? Heh, sure . . . when elephants fly."—Brezard Skeinbow, captain of the guard
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Runed Servitor
When Runed Servitor dies, each player draws a card.
Scholars had puzzled for centuries over the ruins at Tal Terig. Its secrets had always lived within one rune-carved head.
illus. Mike Bierek # 238/272
Smash to Smithereens
Destroy target artifact. Smash to Smithereens deals 3 damage to that artifact's controller.
The giant Tarvik dreamed that trinkets and machines caused all the world's woe. When he awoke from his troubled sleep, he took the name Tarvik Relicsmasher.
illus. Pete Venters # 163/272
Aegis Angel
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
When Aegis Angel enters the battlefield, another target permanent gains indestructible for as long as you control Aegis Angel. (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it. A creature with indestructible can't be destroyed by damage.)
illus. Aleksi Briclot # 273/272
Divine Verdict
Destroy target attacking or blocking creature.
"Guilty."
illus. Kev Walker # 274/272
Flesh to Dust
Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.
"Another day. Another avenging angel. Another clump of feathers to toss in the trash."—Liliana Vess
illus. Julie Dillon # 280/272
Into the Void
Return up to two target creatures to their owners' hands.
"The cathars have their swords, the inquisitors their axes. I prefer the ‘diplomatic' approach."—Terhold, archmage of Drunau
illus. Daarken # 277/272
Mahamoti Djinn
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Of royal blood among the spirits of the air, the Mahamoti djinn rides on the wings of the winds. As dangerous in the gambling hall as he is in battle, he is a master of trickery and misdirection.
illus. Greg Staples # 278/272
Mind Rot
Target player discards two cards.
"It saddens me to lose a source of inspiration. This one seemed especially promising."—Ashiok
illus. Steve Luke # 281/272
Nightmare
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.
The thunder of its hooves beats dreams into despair.
illus. Vance Kovacs # 282/272
Sengir Vampire
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Sengir Vampire this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Sengir Vampire.
Empires rise and fall, but evil is eternal.
illus. Kev Walker # 283/272
Serra Angel
Flying, vigilance
Follow the light. In its absence, follow her.
illus. Greg Staples # 276/272
Weave Fate
Draw two cards.
Destiny is a flickering path among tangled possibilities.
illus. Zack Stella # 279/272