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Show TextAesthir Glider
Flying
Aesthir Glider can't block.
"A fine example of the rewards of artifice: a thoroughly obedient steed with wings of Soldevi steel."—Arcum Dagsson,Soldevi Machinist
illus. Ruth Thompson # ?/0
Agent of Stromgald
: Add .
"The ‘fabled' Order of Stromgald is cast to the four winds, lost for all time. I, for one, give them no thought."—General Varchild
illus. Alan Rabinowitz # ?/0
Arcane Denial
Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
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Ashnod's Cylix
, : Target player looks at the top three cards of their library, puts one of them back on top of their library, then exiles the rest.
Few remember that Ashnod's defilement of Terisiare's resources outstripped even that of her peers.
illus. Nicola Leonard # ?/0
Astrolabe
, , Sacrifice Astrolabe: Add two mana of any one color. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
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Awesome Presence
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't be blocked unless defending player pays
for each creature they control that's blocking it."I shape my weapons from the fears of my enemies."—Chaeska, Keeper of Tresserhorn
illus. Lawrence Snelly # ?/0
Balduvian Dead
, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Create a 3/1 black and red Graveborn creature token with haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
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Balduvian Horde
When Balduvian Horde enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you discard a card at random.
"Peace will come only when we have taken Varchild's head."—Lovisa Coldeyes,Balduvian Chieftain
illus. Brian Snoddy # ?/0
Balduvian Trading Post
If Balduvian Trading Post would enter the battlefield, sacrifice an untapped Mountain instead. If you do, put Balduvian Trading Post onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard.
: Add .
, : Balduvian Trading Post deals 1 damage to target attacking creature.
illus. Tom Wänerstrand # ?/0
Balduvian War-Makers
Haste
Rampage 1 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it beyond the first.)
"We send our best to battle, but every man, woman, and child will stand against Varchild's butchers."Lovisa Coldeyes, Balduvian Chieftain
illus. Mike Kimble # ?/0
Benthic Explorers
, Untap a tapped land an opponent controls: Add one mana of any type that land could produce.
The rising oceans brought new lakes—and new terrors—to Terisiare. The Explorers found their ancient enemies spawning everywhere.
illus. Greg Simanson # ?/0
Bestial Fury
Enchant creature
When Bestial Fury enters the battlefield, draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
Whenever enchanted creature becomes blocked, it gets +4/+0 and gains trample until end of turn.
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Bounty of the Hunt
You may exile a green card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Distribute three +1/+1 counters among one, two, or three target creatures. For each +1/+1 counter you put on a creature this way, remove a +1/+1 counter from that creature at the beginning of the next cleanup step.
illus. Jeff A. Menges # ?/0
Browse
: Look at the top five cards of your library, put one of them into your hand, and exile the rest.
"Once great literature—now great litter."—Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
illus. Phil Foglio # ?/0
Burnout
Counter target instant spell if it's blue.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
"GOTCHA"—Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
illus. Mike Raabe # ?/0
Carrier Pigeons
Flying
When Carrier Pigeons enters the battlefield, draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
"Birds know no borders Why, then, should we?"—General Varchild, in a missive to King Darien of Kjeldor
illus. Pat Morrissey # ?/0
Casting of Bones
Enchant creature
When enchanted creature dies, draw three cards, then discard one of them.
"Whether whole or not, still we serve Lim-Dûl's wishes."—Chaeska, Keeper of Tresserhorn
illus. Anson Maddocks # ?/0
Chaos Harlequin
: Exile the top card of your library. If that card is a land card, Chaos Harlequin gets -4/-0 until end of turn. Otherwise, Chaos Harlequin gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
illus. Alan Rabinowitz # ?/0
Contagion
You may pay 1 life and exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Distribute two -2/-1 counters among one or two target creatures.
illus. Mike Raabe # ?/0
Deadly Insect
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
"There is no time for pain when this beast leaves its terrible sting."—Jaeuhl Carthalion,Juniper Order Advocate
illus. Scott Kirschner # ?/0
Death Spark
Death Spark deals 1 damage to any target.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Death Spark is in your graveyard with a creature card directly above it, you may pay
. If you do, return Death Spark to your hand.illus. Mark Tedin # ?/0
Diminishing Returns
Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library. You exile the top ten cards of your library. Then each player draws up to seven cards.
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Diseased Vermin
Whenever Diseased Vermin deals combat damage to a player, put an infection counter on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, Diseased Vermin deals X damage to target opponent previously dealt damage by it, where X is the number of infection counters on it.
illus. Scott Kirschner # ?/0
Dystopia
Cumulative upkeep—Pay 1 life. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a green or white permanent.
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Elvish Bard
All creatures able to block Elvish Bard do so.
illus. Susan Van Camp # ?/0
Elvish Ranger
"No one may fault an Elvish Ranger's heart, but the simplest frailty may fell even the proudest warrior."—Kaysa, Elder Druid of the Juniper Order
illus. Terese Nielsen # ?/0
Elvish Spirit Guide
Exile Elvish Spirit Guide from your hand: Add
."We are never without guidance, if we but seek it."—Taaveti of Kelsinko, Elvish Hunter
illus. Julie Baroh # ?/0
Energy Arc
Untap any number of target creatures. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by those creatures this turn.
"Relent, and you may transcend your situation."—Gerda Äagesdotter,Archmage of the Unseen
illus. Terese Nielsen # ?/0
Enslaved Scout
: Enslaved Scout gains mountainwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Mountain.)
"Even the basest creatures may serve a purpose. Still, their lives need be only as long as the paths we tread."—General Varchild
illus. Rebecca Guay # ?/0
Errand of Duty
Create a 1/1 white Knight creature token with banding. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
"Call every able sword to our side. Kjeldor will stand triumphant"—King Darien of Kjeldor
illus. Julie Baroh # ?/0
Exile
Exile target nonwhite attacking creature. You gain life equal to its toughness.
illus. Rob Alexander # ?/0
False Demise
Enchant creature
When enchanted creature dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control.
"Far too many of our missing ‘dead' seem to be turning up in Varchild's ranks"—King Darien of Kjeldor
illus. Randy Gallegos # ?/0
Fatal Lore
An opponent chooses one —
• You draw three cards.
• You destroy up to two target creatures that player controls. They can't be regenerated. That player draws up to three cards.
"All knowledge has its price."—Gerda Äagesdotter,Archmage of the Unseen
illus. Lawrence Snelly # ?/0
Feast or Famine
Choose one —
• Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
• Destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
"We are not yet free of Lim-Dûl's terrors."—Halvor Arensson, Kjeldoran Priest
illus. Pete Venters # ?/0
Fevered Strength
Target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
"The fever clouds the mind as it energizes the body. Both will pass in time."—Halvor Arensson, Kjeldoran Priest
illus. Brian Snoddy # ?/0
Floodwater Dam
, : Tap X target lands.
Viscerid dams may be of living creatures as well as bones and mud.
illus. Randy Gallegos # ?/0
Force of Will
You may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.
illus. Terese Nielsen # ?/0
Foresight
Search your library for three cards, exile them, then shuffle your library.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
illus. Terese Nielsen # ?/0
Fyndhorn Druid
When Fyndhorn Druid dies, if it was blocked this turn, you gain 4 life.
"All struggles ultimately require sacrifice. It's just that some sacrifices are dearer than others."—Jaeuhl Carthalion,Juniper Order Advocate
illus. Rob Alexander # ?/0
Gargantuan Gorilla
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may sacrifice a Forest. If you sacrifice a snow Forest this way, Gargantuan Gorilla gains trample until end of turn. If you don't sacrifice a Forest, sacrifice Gargantuan Gorilla and it deals 7 damage to you.
: Gargantuan Gorilla deals damage equal to its power to another target creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to Gargantuan Gorilla.
illus. Greg Simanson # ?/0
Gift of the Woods
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +0/+3 until end of turn and you gain 1 life.
illus. Susan Van Camp # ?/0
Gorilla Berserkers
Trample; rampage 2 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn for each creature blocking it beyond the first.)
Gorilla Berserkers can't be blocked except by three or more creatures.
"Beneath serenity may lie a hidden rage."—Jaeuhl Carthalion,Juniper Order Advocate
illus. John Matson # ?/0
Gorilla Chieftain
: Regenerate Gorilla Chieftain.
"Oh, no—not you again?"—Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
illus. Quinton Hoover # ?/0
Gorilla Shaman
: Destroy target noncreature artifact with converted mana cost X.
"Each generation teaches the next that artifice is the enemy of natural order."—Kaysa, Elder Druid of the Juniper Order
illus. Anthony Waters # ?/0
Gorilla War Cry
Cast this spell only during combat before blockers are declared.
All creatures gain menace until end of turn. (They can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
"Theirs is the art of blood."Jaeuhl Carthalion, Juniper Order Advocate
illus. Bryon Wackwitz # ?/0
Guerrilla Tactics
Guerrilla Tactics deals 2 damage to any target.
When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard Guerrilla Tactics, Guerrilla Tactics deals 4 damage to any target.
illus. Randy Asplund-Faith # ?/0
Gustha's Scepter
: Exile a card from your hand face down. You may look at it for as long as it remains exiled.
: Return a card you own exiled with Gustha's Scepter to your hand.
When you lose control of Gustha's Scepter, put all cards exiled with Gustha's Scepter into their owner's graveyard.
illus. Sandra Everingham # ?/0
Hail Storm
Hail Storm deals 2 damage to each attacking creature and 1 damage to you and each creature you control.
"If they can't take the hail, they'd better stay home."—Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
illus. Jeff A. Menges # ?/0
Heart of Yavimaya
If Heart of Yavimaya would enter the battlefield, sacrifice a Forest instead. If you do, put Heart of Yavimaya onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard.
: Add .
: Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
illus. Pete Venters # ?/0
Helm of Obedience
, : Target opponent puts cards from the top of their library into their graveyard until a creature card or X cards are put into that graveyard this way, whichever comes first. If a creature card is put into that graveyard this way, sacrifice Helm of Obedience and put that card onto the battlefield under your control. X can't be 0.
illus. Brian Snoddy # ?/0
Inheritance
Whenever a creature dies, you may pay
. If you do, draw a card."More than lessons may be gained from the past."—Halvor Arensson, Kjeldoran Priest
illus. Kaja Foglio # ?/0
Insidious Bookworms
When Insidious Bookworms dies, you may pay
. If you do, target player discards a card at random.illus. Greg Simanson # ?/0
Ivory Gargoyle
Flying
When Ivory Gargoyle dies, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step and you skip your next draw step.
: Exile Ivory Gargoyle.
illus. Quinton Hoover # ?/0
Juniper Order Advocate
As long as Juniper Order Advocate is untapped, green creatures you control get +1/+1.
"In these troubled times, we alone carry the hope of reconciliation between Elf and Human."—Jaeuhl Carthalion,Juniper Order Advocate
illus. Douglas Shuler # ?/0
Kaysa
Green creatures you control get +1/+1.
Kaysa speaks as the Elder Druid, but Yavimaya recognizes only one voice: its own.
illus. Rebecca Guay # ?/0
Keeper of Tresserhorn
Whenever Keeper of Tresserhorn attacks and isn't blocked, it assigns no combat damage this turn and defending player loses 2 life.
illus. Z. Plucinski & D.A. Gregory # ?/0
Kjeldoran Escort
Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
"We willingly trade with Kjeldor, but the peace we build must come from both our lands."—Lovisa Coldeyes,Balduvian Chieftain
illus. Bryon Wackwitz # ?/0
Kjeldoran Home Guard
At end of combat, if Kjeldoran Home Guard attacked or blocked this combat, put a -0/-1 counter on Kjeldoran Home Guard and create a 0/1 white Deserter creature token.
illus. Andi Rusu # ?/0
Kjeldoran Outpost
If Kjeldoran Outpost would enter the battlefield, sacrifice a Plains instead. If you do, put Kjeldoran Outpost onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard.
: Add .
, : Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
illus. Jeff A. Menges # ?/0
Kjeldoran Pride
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+2.
: Attach Kjeldoran Pride to target creature other than enchanted creature.
illus. Kaja Foglio # ?/0
Krovikan Horror
At the beginning of the end step, if Krovikan Horror is in your graveyard with a creature card directly above it, you may return Krovikan Horror to your hand.
, Sacrifice a creature: Krovikan Horror deals 1 damage to any target.
illus. Christopher Rush # ?/0
Krovikan Plague
Enchant non-Wall creature you control
When Krovikan Plague enters the battlefield, draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
Tap enchanted creature: Krovikan Plague deals 1 damage to any target. Put a -0/-1 counter on enchanted creature. Activate this ability only if enchanted creature is untapped.
illus. Liz Danforth # ?/0
Lake of the Dead
If Lake of the Dead would enter the battlefield, sacrifice a Swamp instead. If you do, put Lake of the Dead onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard.
: Add .
, Sacrifice a Swamp: Add .
illus. Pete Venters # ?/0
Lat-Nam's Legacy
Shuffle a card from your hand into your library. If you do, draw two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
"All the knowledge of Lat-Nam could not protect its sages from the Brothers' War."Gerda Äagesdotter, Archmage of the Unseen
illus. Tom Wänerstrand # ?/0
Library of Lat-Nam
An opponent chooses one —
• You draw three cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
• You search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle your library.
illus. Alan Rabinowitz # ?/0
Lim-Dûl's High Guard
First strike
: Regenerate Lim-Dûl's High Guard.
"The Guard will forever stand ready. For them, death is merely an inconvenience, not an ending."Chaeska, Keeper of Tresserhorn
illus. Anson Maddocks # ?/0
Lim-Dûl's Paladin
Trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may discard a card. If you don't, sacrifice Lim-Dûl's Paladin and draw a card.
Whenever Lim-Dûl's Paladin becomes blocked, it gets +6/+3 until end of turn.
Whenever Lim-Dûl's Paladin attacks and isn't blocked, it assigns no combat damage this turn and defending player loses 4 life.
illus. Christopher Rush # ?/0
Lim-Dul's Vault
Look at the top five cards of your library. As many times as you choose, you may pay 1 life, put those cards on the bottom of your library in any order, then look at the top five cards of your library. Then shuffle your library and put the last cards you looked at this way on top of it in any order.
illus. Rob Alexander # ?/0
Lodestone Bauble
, , Sacrifice Lodestone Bauble: Put up to four target basic land cards from a player's graveyard on top of their library in any order. That player draws a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
illus. Douglas Shuler # ?/0
Lord of Tresserhorn
When Lord of Tresserhorn enters the battlefield, you lose 2 life, you sacrifice two creatures, and target opponent draws two cards.
: Regenerate Lord of Tresserhorn.
illus. Anson Maddocks # ?/0
Martyrdom
Until end of turn, target creature you control gains "
: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature, planeswalker, or player this turn is dealt to this creature instead." Only you may activate this ability."The only true immortality is in dying for a cause."—Halvor Arensson, Kjeldoran Priest
illus. Mark Poole # ?/0
Misfortune
An opponent chooses one —
• You put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control and gain 4 life.
• You put a -1/-1 counter on each creature that player controls and Misfortune deals 4 damage to that player.
illus. Ron Spencer # ?/0
Mishra's Groundbreaker
, Sacrifice Mishra's Groundbreaker: Target land becomes a 3/3 artifact creature that's still a land. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
The very ground yielded to Mishra's wishes.
illus. Randy Gallegos # ?/0
Misinformation
Put up to three target cards from an opponent's graveyard on top of their library in any order.
"When you cannot rely on your sources, trust your own senses. When you cannot trust those, you must follow your instincts."Lovisa Coldeyes, Balduvian Chieftain
illus. Richard Kane Ferguson # ?/0
Mystic Compass
, : Target land becomes the basic land type of your choice until end of turn.
"And I say north is where I want it to be"—Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
illus. Amy Weber # ?/0
Nature's Blessing
, Discard a card: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature or that creature gains banding, first strike, or trample. (This effect lasts indefinitely. Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding a player controls are blocking or being blocked by a creature, that player divides that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
"Be open to the blessings, whatever their form."Kaysa, Elder Druid of the Juniper Order
illus. Sandra Everingham # ?/0
Nature's Chosen
Enchant creature you control
: Untap enchanted creature. Activate this ability only during your turn and only once each turn.
Tap enchanted creature: Untap target artifact, creature, or land. Activate this ability only if enchanted creature is white and is untapped and only once each turn.
illus. Rebecca Guay # ?/0
Nature's Wrath
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Nature's Wrath unless you pay
.Whenever a player puts an Island or blue permanent onto the battlefield, that player sacrifices an Island or blue permanent.
Whenever a player puts a Swamp or black permanent onto the battlefield, that player sacrifices a Swamp or black permanent.
illus. Liz Danforth # ?/0
Noble Steeds
: Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.
"Only an animal born in the wild has sufficient heart to be a true Knight's steed."—King Darien of Kjeldor
illus. Rebecca Guay # ?/0
Omen of Fire
Return all Islands to their owners' hands. Each player sacrifices a Plains or a white permanent for each white permanent they control.
"Let Balduvia burn to warm Kjeldor's hearth"—General Varchild
illus. Pete Venters # ?/0
Phantasmal Fiend
: Phantasmal Fiend gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
: Switch Phantasmal Fiend's power and toughness until end of turn.
illus. Scott Kirschner # ?/0
Phantasmal Sphere
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on Phantasmal Sphere, then sacrifice Phantasmal Sphere unless you pay
for each +1/+1 counter on it.When Phantasmal Sphere leaves the battlefield, target opponent creates an X/X blue Orb creature token with flying, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on Phantasmal Sphere.
illus. Mark Tedin # ?/0
Phelddagrif
: Phelddagrif gains trample until end of turn. Target opponent creates a 1/1 green Hippo creature token.
: Phelddagrif gains flying until end of turn. Target opponent gains 2 life.
: Return Phelddagrif to its owner's hand. Target opponent may draw a card.
illus. Amy Weber # ?/0
Phyrexian Boon
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+1 as long as it's black. Otherwise, it gets -1/-2.
"Phyrexia's touch is painful to all but the blackest of hearts."—Gerda Äagesdotter,Archmage of the Unseen
illus. Mark Tedin # ?/0
Phyrexian Devourer
When Phyrexian Devourer's power is 7 or greater, sacrifice it.
Exile the top card of your library: Put X +1/+1 counters on Phyrexian Devourer, where X is the exiled card's converted mana cost.
illus. Mark Tedin # ?/0
Phyrexian Portal
: If your library has ten or more cards in it, target opponent looks at the top ten cards of your library and separates them into two face-down piles. Exile one of those piles. Search the other pile for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle the rest of that pile into your library.
illus. Pete Venters # ?/0
Phyrexian War Beast
When Phyrexian War Beast leaves the battlefield, sacrifice a land and Phyrexian War Beast deals 1 damage to you.
"Knowing its origins, how could they have thought they could control it?"—Sorine Relicbane, Soldevi Heretic
illus. Bill Sienkiewicz # ?/0
Pillage
Destroy target artifact or land. It can't be regenerated.
"Were they to reduce us to ash, we would clog their throats and sting their eyes in payment."—Lovisa Coldeyes,Balduvian Chieftain
illus. Richard Kane Ferguson # ?/0
Primitive Justice
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may pay
and/or any number of times.Destroy target artifact. For each additional
you paid, destroy another target artifact. For each additional you paid, destroy another target artifact, and you gain 1 life.illus. Anthony Waters # ?/0
Pyrokinesis
You may exile a red card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Pyrokinesis deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures.
"Anybody want some . . . toast?"—Jaya Ballard, Task Mage
illus. Ron Spencer # ?/0
Reinforcements
Put up to three target creature cards from your graveyard on top of your library.
"Let them send their legions I will show them that my truth is stronger than their swords."—General Varchild
illus. Diana Vick # ?/0
Reprisal
Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater. It can't be regenerated.
"Kjeldor's borders are secure, and its citizens are prepared to take up arms in defense of their families."—King Darien of Kjeldor
illus. Randy Asplund-Faith # ?/0
Ritual of the Machine
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Gain control of target nonartifact, nonblack creature.
"Rumors persist of dark deeds performed in the depths of Soldev. When will Dagsson heed the danger therein?"—Sorine Relicbane, Soldevi Heretic
illus. Anson Maddocks # ?/0
Rogue Skycaptain
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a wage counter on Rogue Skycaptain. You may pay
for each wage counter on it. If you don't, remove all wage counters from Rogue Skycaptain and an opponent gains control of it.illus. Randy Asplund-Faith # ?/0
Royal Decree
Cumulative upkeep
(At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)Whenever a Swamp, Mountain, black permanent, or red permanent becomes tapped, Royal Decree deals 1 damage to that permanent's controller.
illus. Pete Venters # ?/0
Royal Herbalist
, Exile the top card of your library: You gain 1 life.
"Just as an Herbalist heals a wound, so must we heal the rift between Balduvia and Kjeldor."—King Darien of Kjeldor
illus. Douglas Shuler # ?/0
Scarab of the Unseen
, Sacrifice Scarab of the Unseen: Return all Auras attached to target permanent you own to their owners' hands. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
illus. Sandra Everingham # ?/0
Scars of the Veteran
You may exile a white card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Prevent the next 7 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn. If it's a creature, put a +0/+1 counter on it for each 1 damage prevented this way at the beginning of the next end step.
illus. Dan Frazier # ?/0
School of the Unseen
: Add .
, : Add one mana of any color.
After the terrible retribution visited upon Lat-Nam, this school of mages chose to hide from the eyes of the world.
illus. Pat Morrissey # ?/0
Seasoned Tactician
, Exile the top four cards of your library: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
"The benefits of peace far outweigh the pride of Generals."—King Darien of Kjeldor
illus. Dan Frazier # ?/0
Sheltered Valley
If Sheltered Valley would enter the battlefield, instead sacrifice each other permanent named Sheltered Valley you control, then put Sheltered Valley onto the battlefield.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control three or fewer lands, you gain 1 life.
: Add .
illus. Rob Alexander # ?/0
Shield Sphere
Defender
Whenever Shield Sphere blocks, put a -0/-1 counter on it.
"My Soldiers know that they need never fear for their protection."—King Darien of Kjeldor
illus. Alan Rabinowitz # ?/0
Sol Grail
As Sol Grail enters the battlefield, choose a color.
: Add one mana of the chosen color.
"Look deep into the Grail, and see there what you desire most."Gerda Äagesdotter, Archmage of the Unseen
illus. Christopher Rush # ?/0
Soldevi Adnate
, Sacrifice a black or artifact creature: Add an amount of equal to the sacrificed creature's converted mana cost.
"An idiot cannot hear sense, even when a thousand people speak it."—Sorine Relicbane, Soldevi Heretic
illus. Christopher Rush # ?/0
Soldevi Digger
: Put the top card of your graveyard on the bottom of your library.
"This ceaseless device has helped uncover marvels unreachable by mere flesh."—Arcum Dagsson,Soldevi Machinist
illus. Amy Weber # ?/0
Soldevi Excavations
If Soldevi Excavations would enter the battlefield, sacrifice an untapped Island instead. If you do, put Soldevi Excavations onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard.
: Add .
, : Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
illus. Liz Danforth # ?/0
Soldevi Heretic
, : Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. Target opponent may draw a card.
"In the arms of tragedy, there is little comfort in being right."—Sorine Relicbane, Soldevi Heretic
illus. Mike Kimble # ?/0
Soldevi Sage
, Sacrifice two lands: Draw three cards, then discard one of them.
"To hide the truth is more than folly—it is fatal."—Sorine Relicbane, Soldevi Heretic
illus. Carol Heyer # ?/0
Soldevi Sentry
: Choose target opponent. Regenerate Soldevi Sentry. When it regenerates this way, that player may draw a card.
"A dreadful invention. What ease is there under the watchful eye of cold steel?"—Sorine Relicbane, Soldevi Heretic
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Soldevi Steam Beast
Whenever Soldevi Steam Beast becomes tapped, target opponent gains 2 life.
: Regenerate Soldevi Steam Beast.
"Nothing has ever broken my heart so much as this—the betrayal of Soldev by my beloved machines"Arcum Dagsson, Soldevi Machinist
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Soldier of Fortune
, : Target player shuffles their library.
"Loyalty to coin alone is loyalty nonetheless."—General Varchild
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Spiny Starfish
: Regenerate Spiny Starfish.
At the beginning of each end step, if Spiny Starfish regenerated this turn, create a 0/1 blue Starfish creature token for each time it regenerated this turn.
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Splintering Wind
: Splintering Wind deals 1 damage to target creature. Create a 1/1 green Splinter creature token. It has flying and "Cumulative upkeep ." When it leaves the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to you and each creature you control. (At the beginning of its controller's upkeep, that player puts an age counter on it, then sacrifices it unless they pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
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Stench of Decay
Nonartifact creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn.
"Disa is dead, and I am left. I shall allow no others to succumb to this pestilence."—Kolbjörn, High Honored Druid
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Storm Cauldron
Each player may play an additional land during each of their turns.
Whenever a land is tapped for mana, return it to its owner's hand.
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Storm Crow
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
"Watch for it Right on its tailfeathers will be a storm from your nightmares."—Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
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Storm Elemental
Flying
, Exile the top card of your library: Tap target creature with flying.
, Exile the top card of your library: If the exiled card is a snow land, Storm Elemental gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
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Storm Shaman
: Storm Shaman gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
"Let the lightning be your warning, and the thunder your battle cry."—Lovisa Coldeyes,Balduvian Chieftain
illus. Carol Heyer # ?/0
Stromgald Spy
Whenever Stromgald Spy attacks and isn't blocked, you may have defending player play with their hand revealed for as long as Stromgald Spy remains on the battlefield. If you do, Stromgald Spy assigns no combat damage this turn.
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Suffocation
Cast this spell only if you were dealt damage this turn by a red instant or sorcery spell.
Suffocation deals 4 damage to the controller of the last red instant or sorcery spell that dealt damage to you this turn.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
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Surge of Strength
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a red or green card.
Target creature gains trample and gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that creature's converted mana cost.
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Sustaining Spirit
Cumulative upkeep
(At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)Damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.
"Faith is our greatest protector."—Halvor Arensson, Kjeldoran Priest
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Swamp Mosquito
Flying
Whenever Swamp Mosquito attacks and isn't blocked, defending player gets a poison counter. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)
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Sworn Defender
: Sworn Defender's power becomes the toughness of target creature blocking or being blocked by Sworn Defender minus 1 until end of turn, and Sworn Defender's toughness becomes 1 plus the power of that creature until end of turn.
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Taste of Paradise
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may pay
any number of times.You gain 3 life plus an additional 3 life for each additional
you paid."Any who drink of Freyalise's bounty drink the mead of rebirth."—Kaysa, Elder Druid of the Juniper Order
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Thawing Glaciers
Thawing Glaciers enters the battlefield tapped.
, : Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library. Return Thawing Glaciers to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next cleanup step.
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Thought Lash
Cumulative upkeep—Exile the top card of your library. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
When a player doesn't pay Thought Lash's cumulative upkeep, that player exiles all cards from their library.
Exile the top card of your library: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to you this turn.
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Tidal Control
Cumulative upkeep
(At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)Pay 2 life or
: Counter target red or green spell. Any player may activate this ability.illus. Randy Gallegos # ?/0
Tornado
Cumulative upkeep
(At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.), Pay 3 life for each velocity counter on Tornado: Destroy target permanent and put a velocity counter on Tornado. Activate this ability only once each turn.
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Undergrowth
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may pay
.Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. If this spell's additional cost was paid, this effect doesn't affect combat damage that would be dealt by red creatures.
"The art of war is turning obstacle to advantage."Jaeuhl Carthalion, Juniper Order Advocate
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Unlikely Alliance
: Target nonattacking, nonblocking creature gets +0/+2 until end of turn.
"Strange alliances are alliances still, and provide the same protection."—King Darien of Kjeldor
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Urza's Engine
Trample
: Urza's Engine gains banding until end of turn. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
: Attacking creatures banded with Urza's Engine gain trample until end of turn.
"Humans and machines working together can be fearsome indeed"Arcum Dagsson
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Varchild's Crusader
: Varchild's Crusader can't be blocked this turn except by Walls. Sacrifice Varchild's Crusader at the beginning of the next end step.
"We could have peace, but Varchild would rather have the maps of the new Kjeldor drawn in Balduvian blood."King Darien of Kjeldor
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Varchild's War-Riders
Cumulative upkeep—Have an opponent create a 1/1 red Survivor creature token. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Trample; rampage 1 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it beyond the first.)
"What tries to crush our spirit only strengthens our resolve."Lovisa Coldeyes, Balduvian Chieftain
illus. Susan Van Camp # ?/0
Veteran's Voice
Enchant creature you control
Tap enchanted creature: Target creature other than the creature tapped this way gets +2/+1 until end of turn. Activate this ability only if enchanted creature is untapped.
"Good soldiers rely first upon their training, then upon their instincts."King Darien of Kjeldor
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Viscerid Armor
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1.
: Return Viscerid Armor to its owner's hand.
A fallen Viscerid's only tribute is to be worn by a comrade.
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Viscerid Drone
, Sacrifice a creature and a Swamp: Destroy target nonartifact creature. It can't be regenerated.
, Sacrifice a creature and a snow Swamp: Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.
Not all of Terisiare's flooding was natural . . . .
illus. Heather Hudson # ?/0
Wandering Mage
, Pay 1 life: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.
: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target Cleric or Wizard creature this turn.
, Put a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target player or planeswalker this turn.
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Whip Vine
Defender; reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
You may choose not to untap Whip Vine during your untap step.
: Tap target creature with flying blocked by Whip Vine. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as Whip Vine remains tapped.
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Whirling Catapult
, Exile the top two cards of your library: Whirling Catapult deals 1 damage to each creature with flying and each player.
"Direct confrontation never was to the Orcs' taste."—General Varchild
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Wild Aesthir
Flying, first strike
: Wild Aesthir gets +2/+0 until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
"High in the Karplusans, death is swift and razor-clawed."—Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain
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Winter's Night
Whenever a player taps a snow land for mana, that player adds one mana of any type that land produced. That land doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
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Yavimaya Ancients
: Yavimaya Ancients gets +1/-2 until end of turn.
"We orphans of Fyndhorn have found no welcome in this alien place."—Taaveti of Kelsinko, Elvish Hunter
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Yavimaya Ants
Trample, haste
Cumulative upkeep
(At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)"Few natural forces are as devastating as hunger."—Kaysa, Elder Druid of the Juniper Order
illus. Pat Morrissey # ?/0