Modern Masters 2017 Spoilers 250/249
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Blood Moon
Nonbasic lands are Mountains.
Heavy light flooded across the landscape, cloaking everything in deep crimson.
illus. Franz Vohwinkel # 90/249
Flickerwisp
Flying
When Flickerwisp enters the battlefield, exile another target permanent. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Its wings disturb more than air.
illus. Jeremy Enecio # 6/249
Gifts Ungiven
Search your library for up to four cards with different names and reveal them. Target opponent chooses two of those cards. Put the chosen cards into your graveyard and the rest into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
illus. D. Alexander Gregory # 40/249
Path to Exile
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle their library.
illus. Todd Lockwood # 17/249
Penumbra Spider
Reach
When Penumbra Spider dies, create a 2/4 black Spider creature token with reach.
When it snared a passing cockatrice, its own soul darkly doubled.
illus. Jeff Easley # 131/249
Aethermage's Touch
Reveal the top four cards of your library. You may put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield. It gains "At the beginning of your end step, return this creature to its owner's hand." Then put the rest of the cards revealed this way on the bottom of your library in any order.
illus. Randy Gallegos # 148/249
Augur of Bolas
When Augur of Bolas enters the battlefield, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an instant or sorcery card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 30/249
Azorius Guildgate
Azorius Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
The Azorius symbol stares down like a great eye, reminding visitors of the watchful presence of Isperia and her lawmages.
illus. Drew Baker # 230/249
Cruel Ultimatum
Target opponent sacrifices a creature, discards three cards, then loses 5 life. You return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand, draw three cards, then gain 5 life.
There is always a greater power.
illus. Todd Lockwood # 158/249
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add , , or .
"They say the ruins of Sedraxis were once a shining capital in Vithia. Now it is a blight, a place to be avoided by the living."—Olcot, Rider of Joffik
illus. Dave Kendall # 233/249
Dimir Guildgate
Dimir Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
In the cold corridors of the undercity, misinformation unfurls from Duskmantle like a spreading stain.
illus. Cliff Childs # 234/249
Fiery Justice
Fiery Justice deals 5 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets. Target opponent gains 5 life.
When the rebels couldn't breach the castle to kill Lalor the Obstinate, they tried a more internal approach to depose the pretender king.
illus. Mathias Kollros # 164/249
Gruul Guildgate
Gruul Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
The scarred rubble around the gate is testament to past meetings of the Clans, summits that inevitably devolved into brawls.
illus. Randy Gallegos # 236/249
Jungle Shrine
Jungle Shrine enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add , , or .
On Naya, ambition and treachery are scarce, hunted nearly to extinction by the awe owed to terrestrial gods.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 238/249
Mistmeadow Witch
: Exile target creature. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Olka collected the evening mist for years, studying its secrets. Once she learned its essence, she could vanish with a thought.
illus. Greg Staples # 210/249
Selesnya Signet
, : Add .
The symbol of the Conclave is one of unity, with tree supporting sun and sun feeding tree.
illus. Raoul Vitale # 226/249
Soul Manipulation
Choose one or both —
• Counter target creature spell.
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
"Birth and death are both reversible."—Nicol Bolas
illus. Carl Critchlow # 185/249
Sprouting Thrinax
When Sprouting Thrinax dies, create three 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens.
The vast network of predation on Jund has actually caused some strange creatures to adapt to being eaten.
illus. Jarreau Wimberly # 189/249
Tower Gargoyle
Flying
"Esper, like any work of art, can be truly appreciated only from a distance."—Tezzeret
illus. Matt Cavotta # 196/249
Vampire Nighthawk
Flying, deathtouch, lifelink
As they fought the Eldrazi, many vampires learned to live among humans. Others were unable to make the adjustment.
illus. Jason Chan # 87/249
Intangible Virtue
Creature tokens you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance.
In life, they were a motley crew: farmers, lords, cutpurses, priests. In death, they are united in singular, benevolent purpose.
illus. Clint Cearley # 9/249
Compulsive Research
Target player draws three cards. Then that player discards two cards unless they discard a land card.
"Four parts molten bronze, yes . . . one part frozen mercury, yes, yes . . . but then what?"
illus. Sara Winters # 33/249
Domri Rade
+1: Look at the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, you may reveal it and put it into your hand.
−2: Target creature you control fights another target creature.
−7: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control have double strike, trample, hexproof, and haste."
illus. Tyler Jacobson # 161/249
Stoic Angel
Flying, vigilance
Players can't untap more than one creature during their untap steps.
Even the most battle-hardened soldiers pause in her presence for a moment of introspection.
illus. Volkan Baga # 190/249
Griselbrand
Flying, lifelink
Pay 7 life: Draw seven cards.
"Avacyn emerged from the broken Helvault, but her freedom came at a price—him."—Thalia, Knight-Cathar
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 72/249
Savage Lands
Savage Lands enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add , , or .
Jund is a world as cruel as those who call it home. Their brutal struggles scar the land even as it carves them in its image, a vicious circle spiraling out of control.
illus. Vance Kovacs # 243/249
Damnation
Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.
illus. Kev Walker # 63/249
Seaside Citadel
Seaside Citadel enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add , , or .
For wisdom's sake, it was built high to gaze on all things. For glory's sake, it was built high as a testament of power. For strength's sake, it was built high to repel all attacks.
illus. Volkan Baga # 245/249
Marsh Flats
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice Marsh Flats: Search your library for a Plains or Swamp card and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.
illus. Izzy # 239/249
Arcane Sanctum
Arcane Sanctum enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add , , or .
"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes."—Tullus of Palandius
illus. Anthony Francisco # 228/249
Arid Mesa
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice Arid Mesa: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.
illus. Raymond Swanland # 229/249
Verdant Catacombs
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice Verdant Catacombs: Search your library for a Swamp or Forest card and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.
illus. Vance Kovacs # 249/249
Misty Rainforest
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice Misty Rainforest: Search your library for a Forest or Island card and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.
illus. Shelly Wan # 240/249
Rakdos Guildgate
Rakdos Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
Maze-runners who pass through the Rakdos gate leave behind their scruples and a significant amount of skin.
illus. Eytan Zana # 242/249
Scalding Tarn
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice Scalding Tarn: Search your library for an Island or Mountain card and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.
illus. Philip Straub # 244/249
Selesnya Guildgate
Selesnya Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
The Selesyna welcome all to help them heal the city's wounds. The price, however, is devotion to the guild and a selfless belief in Trostani.
illus. Howard Lyon # 246/249
Boros Guildgate
Boros Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
It promises protection to those in need and proclaims a warning to any who would threaten Ravnican law.
illus. Noah Bradley # 231/249
Golgari Guildgate
Golgari Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
Every part of the gate was reclaimed from forgotten ruins and imbued with new purpose by the Swarm.
illus. Eytan Zana # 235/249
Orzhov Guildgate
Orzhov Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
"We do not believe in hiding our wealth in the shadows. This is Orzhov, and this is how we reward greatness."—Teysa Karlov, Grand Envoy of Orzhov
illus. John Avon # 241/249
Simic Guildgate
Simic Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
Simic biomancers don't concern themselves with guarding a gate. Their ever-present creations are enough to ward off trespassers.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 248/249
Goblin Guide
Haste
Whenever Goblin Guide attacks, defending player reveals the top card of their library. If it's a land card, that player puts it into their hand.
"I've been all over this world. I even remember some of those places."
illus. Filip Burburan # 96/249
Goblin Assault
At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token with haste.
Goblin creatures attack each combat if able.
A goblin raid is a delicate gambit—a blend of stealth, precision, and screaming death.
illus. Jaime Jones # 95/249
Vanish into Memory
Exile target creature. You draw cards equal to that creature's power. At the beginning of your next upkeep, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If you do, discard cards equal to that creature's toughness.
Out of sight, into mind.
illus. Rebekah Lynn # 199/249
Primal Command
Choose two —
• Target player gains 7 life.
• Put target noncreature permanent on top of its owner's library.
• Target player shuffles their graveyard into their library.
• Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
illus. Wayne England # 132/249
Harmonize
Draw three cards.
"Life's greatest lessons don't come from focus or concentration. They come from breathing and simply noticing."—Seton, centaur druid
illus. Rob Alexander # 128/249
Molten Rain
Destroy target land. If that land was nonbasic, Molten Rain deals 2 damage to the land's controller.
It came as a cruel answer to the farmers' prayers.
illus. Sung Choi # 103/249
Thragtusk
When Thragtusk enters the battlefield, you gain 5 life.
When Thragtusk leaves the battlefield, create a 3/3 green Beast creature token.
"Always carry two spears."—Mokgar, Kalonian hunter
illus. Nils Hamm # 143/249
Venser, Shaper Savant
Flash
When Venser, Shaper Savant enters the battlefield, return target spell or permanent to its owner's hand.
His marvels of artifice pale in comparison to the developing machinery of his mind.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 55/249
Ranger of Eos
When Ranger of Eos enters the battlefield, you may search your library for up to two creature cards with converted mana cost 1 or less, reveal them, and put them into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.
At his side, humble beasts become weapons more deadly than sharpened steel.
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 19/249
Woolly Thoctar
One of the most ferocious and deadly gargantuans, the thoctar never sees its worshippers, but it often awakens surrounded by gifts and sacrifices.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 203/249
Rhox War Monk
Lifelink
Rhox monks are dedicated to spiritual growth and learning, and most bear the sigils of many students. However, they do not gladly suffer fools or those who disagree with their carefully wrought dogma.
illus. Dan Dos Santos # 180/249
Snapcaster Mage
Flash
When Snapcaster Mage enters the battlefield, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
illus. Ryan Alexander Lee # 50/249
Sedraxis Specter
Flying
Whenever Sedraxis Specter deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.
Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
illus. Cole Eastburn # 181/249
Deadeye Navigator
Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters the battlefield. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as Deadeye Navigator is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has ": Exile this creature, then return it to the battlefield under your control."
illus. Tomasz Jedruszek # 36/249
Bonfire of the Damned
Bonfire of the Damned deals X damage to target player or planeswalker and each creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls.
Miracle (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
illus. James Paick # 91/249
Might of Old Krosa
Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. If you cast this spell during your main phase, that creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn instead.
"Krosa the great. Krosa the enduring. Look to the forest, and it will share its bounty."—Zyd, Kamahlite druid
illus. Lars Grant-West # 130/249
Grafdigger's Cage
Creature cards in graveyards and libraries can't enter the battlefield.
Players can't cast spells from graveyards or libraries.
"If you wind up in one of mine, you can be sure as silver it will be your last."—Grafdigger Wulmer
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 221/249
Temporal Mastery
Take an extra turn after this one. Exile Temporal Mastery.
Miracle (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
Time is a marvelous plaything.
illus. Franz Vohwinkel # 54/249
Inquizition of Kozilek
Target player reveals his or her hand. You choose a nonland card from it with converted mana cost 3 or less. That player discards that card.
After the awakening of the Eldrazi, some vampires took it upon themselves toremind the others where their loyalty should be.
illus. Volkan Baga # 75/249
Zur the Enchanter
Flying
Whenever Zur the Enchanter attacks, you may search your library for an enchantment card with converted mana cost 3 or less and put it onto the battlefield. If you do, shuffle your library.
Zur remained aloof from Terisiare's suffering, intent only on his own perfection.
illus. Pete Venters # 204/249
Stony Silence
Activated abilities of artifacts can't be activated.
The relic's purpose? Its design? Whatever the intent, it is now a mere curiosity that breaks up the horizon.
illus. Mark Poole # 25/249
Abyssal Specter
Flying
Whenever Abyssal Specter deals damage to a player, that player discards a card.
It rides to a chorus of whispers that are more felt than heard.
illus. Daarken # 59/249
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
Flying
Activated abilities of creatures your opponents control can't be activated.
Those who seek to disturb the harmony of life will see their instruments taken from them.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 13/249
Phantasmal Image
You may have Phantasmal Image enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's an Illusion in addition to its other types and it gains "When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it."
illus. Nils Hamm # 46/249
Séance
At the beginning of each upkeep, you may exile target creature card from your graveyard. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that card, except it's a Spirit in addition to its other types. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
illus. David Rapoza # 22/249
Entreat the Angels
Create X 4/4 white Angel creature tokens with flying.
Miracle (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
illus. Todd Lockwood # 4/249
Sphinx's Revelation
You gain X life and draw X cards.
"Let the knowledge of absolute law inspire you to live a life of absolute order."
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 187/249
Mist Raven
Flying
When Mist Raven enters the battlefield, return target creature to its owner's hand.
"When you see a raven, head for the hills. It knows when the ghost-tide is headed in."—Sved, fisherman of Nephalia
illus. John Avon # 43/249
Momentary Blink
Exile target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
illus. Evan Shipard # 16/249
Pyromancer Ascension
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that has the same name as a card in your graveyard, you may put a quest counter on Pyromancer Ascension.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell while Pyromancer Ascension has two or more quest counters on it, you may copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
illus. Kev Walker # 108/249
Death's Shadow
Death's Shadow gets -X/-X, where X is your life total.
The shadow of the candle looms tall even as its light grows dim.
illus. Howard Lyon # 64/249
Abrupt Decay
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy target nonland permanent with converted mana cost 3 or less.
The Izzet quickly suspended their policy of lifetime guarantees.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 146/249
Craterhoof Behemoth
Haste
When Craterhoof Behemoth enters the battlefield, creatures you control gain trample and get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control.
illus. Chris Rahn # 122/249
Liliana of the Veil
+1: Each player discards a card.
−2: Target player sacrifices a creature.
−6: Separate all permanents target player controls into two piles. That player sacrifices all permanents in the pile of their choice.
illus. Steve Argyle # 76/249
Magma Jet
Magma Jet deals 2 damage to any target. Scry 2.
Some Akroans make the dangerous pilgrimage to the volcanic temples of Purphoros, where oracles known as flamespeakers glean omens from lava.
illus. Maciej Kuciara # 100/249
Burning-Tree Emissary
When Burning-Tree Emissary enters the battlefield, add .
Those who regard the Gruul as savage simpletons underestimate the subtle power of their shamans.
illus. Izzy # 207/249
Past in Flames
Each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost.
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
illus. Anna Steinbauer # 105/249
Falkenrath Aristocrat
Flying, haste
Sacrifice a creature: Falkenrath Aristocrat gains indestructible until end of turn. If the sacrificed creature was a Human, put a +1/+1 counter on Falkenrath Aristocrat.
"Your blood is quite pleasing. A pity there's not enough for both of us."
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 163/249
Extractor Demon
Flying
Whenever another creature leaves the battlefield, you may have target player put the top two cards of their library into their graveyard.
Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
illus. Carl Critchlow # 69/249
Bone Splinters
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Destroy target creature.
Witches of the Split-Eye Coven speak of a future when Grixis will overflow with life energy. For now, they must harvest vis from the living to fuel their dark magics.
illus. Cole Eastburn # 60/249
Gnawing Zombie
, Sacrifice a creature: Target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
On still nights you can hear its rotted teeth grinding tirelessly on scavenged bones.
illus. Greg Staples # 71/249
Mortician Beetle
Whenever a player sacrifices a creature, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Mortician Beetle.
To the soldier, war is famine; to the scavenger, a feast.
illus. Lars Grant-West # 78/249
Basilisk Collar
Equipped creature has deathtouch and lifelink.
Equip
During their endless travels, the mages of the Goma Fada caravan have learned ways to harness both life and death.
illus. Howard Lyon # 216/249
Vithian Stinger
: Vithian Stinger deals 1 damage to any target.
Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
illus. Dave Kendall # 115/249
Terminus
Put all creatures on the bottom of their owners' libraries.
Miracle (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
illus. James Paick # 26/249
Lingering Souls
Create two 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying.
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
The murdered inhabitants of Hollowhenge impart to the living the terror they felt in death.
illus. John Stanko # 12/249
Scavenging Ooze
: Exile target card from a graveyard. If it was a creature card, put a +1/+1 counter on Scavenging Ooze and you gain 1 life.
In nature, not a single bone or scrap of flesh goes to waste.
illus. Austin Hsu # 134/249
Voice of Resurgence
Whenever an opponent casts a spell during your turn or when Voice of Resurgence dies, create a green and white Elemental creature token with "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control."
illus. Winona Nelson # 200/249
Cavern of Souls
As Cavern of Souls enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.
: Add .
: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type, and that spell can't be countered.
illus. Richard Wright # 232/249
Blade Splicer
When Blade Splicer enters the battlefield, create a 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature token.
Golem creatures you control have first strike.
"Flesh is a betrayal of the self."
illus. Greg Staples # 3/249
Tarmogoyf
Tarmogoyf's power is equal to the number of card types among cards in all graveyards and its toughness is equal to that number plus 1.
What doesn't grow, dies. And what dies grows the tarmogoyf.
illus. Ryan Barger # 141/249
Master Splicer
When Master Splicer enters the battlefield, create a 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature token.
Golem creatures you control get +1/+1.
With Phyrexia's victory at hand, each sect began perfecting its vision.
illus. Chippy # 15/249
Sensor Splicer
When Sensor Splicer enters the battlefield, create a 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature token.
Golem creatures you control have vigilance.
With clarity of vision comes clarity of function.
illus. Izzy # 23/249
Wing Splicer
When Wing Splicer enters the battlefield, create a 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature token.
Golem creatures you control have flying.
"Progress is our great inheritance, perfection our ultimate destination."
illus. Kev Walker # 57/249
Vital Splicer
When Vital Splicer enters the battlefield, create a 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature token.
: Regenerate target Golem you control.
"For every one that falls, ten shall rise. The revelation of New Phyrexia is at hand."—Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
illus. Daarken # 145/249
Izzet Charm
Choose one —
• Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays .
• Izzet Charm deals 2 damage to target creature.
• Draw two cards, then discard two cards.
illus. Zoltan Boros # 171/249
Simic Signet
, : Add .
For the Simic Combine, its sigil serves not as an emblem of honor but as a trademark. Its familiar image on any biological commodity attests to superb craftsmanship, ingenious innovation, and higher cost.
illus. Mike Sass # 227/249
Izzet Signet
, : Add .
The Izzet signet is redesigned often, each time becoming closer to a vanity portrait of Niv-Mizzet.
illus. Raoul Vitale # 223/249
Gruul Signet
, : Add .
Gruul territorial markings need not be legible. The blood, snot, and muck used to smear them are unmistakably Gruul.
illus. Efrem Palacios # 222/249
Azorius Signet
, : Add .
The maze-like design embodies the core of Azorius law—strict structure designed to test wills and stall change.
illus. Raoul Vitale # 215/249
Dimir Signet
, : Add .
An emblem of a secret guild, the Dimir insignia is seen only by its own members—and the doomed.
illus. Raoul Vitale # 219/249
Golgari Signet
, : Add .
Depending on your point of view, the seal represents a proud guardian of the natural cycle or one who has sold her soul to darkness for eternal life.
illus. Raoul Vitale # 220/249
Olivia Voldaren
Flying
: Olivia Voldaren deals 1 damage to another target creature. That creature becomes a Vampire in addition to its other types. Put a +1/+1 counter on Olivia Voldaren.
: Gain control of target Vampire for as long as you control Olivia Voldaren.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 177/249
Mystical Teachings
Search your library for an instant card or a card with flash, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
illus. Ron Spears # 44/249
Arachnus Spinner
Reach
Tap an untapped Spider you control: Search your graveyard and/or library for a card named Arachnus Web and put it onto the battlefield attached to target creature. If you search your library this way, shuffle it.
illus. Karl Kopinski # 117/249
Arachnus Web
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
At the beginning of the end step, if enchanted creature's power is 4 or greater, destroy Arachnus Web.
illus. Karl Kopinski # 118/249
Avacyn's Pilgrim
: Add .
"Avacyn's protection is everywhere. From the holy church to the sacred glade, all that we see is under her blessed watch."
illus. Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss # 119/249
Damping Matrix
Activated abilities of artifacts and creatures can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
The priests tried cursing it. The mages tried dispelling it. In the end, they all obeyed it.
illus. Mike Dringenberg # 218/249
Baloth Cage Trap
If an opponent had an artifact enter the battlefield under their control this turn, you may pay rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Create a 4/4 green Beast creature token.
illus. Austin Hsu # 120/249
Call of the Herd
Create a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
illus. Carl Critchlow # 121/249
Death-Hood Cobra
: Death-Hood Cobra gains reach until end of turn.
: Death-Hood Cobra gains deathtouch until end of turn.
"Size alone does not guarantee survival."—Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger
illus. Jason Felix # 123/249
Druid's Deliverance
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn. Populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)
"So many oppose us, but we are the reed that bends without breaking."
illus. Dan Scott # 124/249
Explore
You may play an additional land this turn.
Draw a card.
An explorer's reward is a view of tomorrow's possibilities.
illus. John Avon # 125/249
Shimmering Grotto
: Add .
, : Add one mana of any color.
Untold riches await those who forsake the bustling world to search the secret, silent places.
illus. Cliff Childs # 247/249
Fists of Ironwood
Enchant creature
When Fists of Ironwood enters the battlefield, create two 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens.
Enchanted creature has trample.
illus. Glen Angus # 126/249
Gaea's Anthem
Creatures you control get +1/+1.
"To those who can hear it, Gaea's battle song brings power as swift as sunlight and as enduring as the deep roots of the forest."—Gamelen, Citanul elder
illus. Greg Staples # 127/249
Hungry Spriggan
Trample
Whenever Hungry Spriggan attacks, it gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
If a spriggan's eyes are larger than its stomach, it has ways to remedy the situation.
illus. Drew Tucker # 129/249
Attended Knight
First strike
When Attended Knight enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
The virtues of knighthood are best taught in the field.
illus. Seb McKinnon # 1/249
Banishing Stroke
Put target artifact, creature, or enchantment on the bottom of its owner's library.
Miracle (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 2/249
Revive
Return target green card from your graveyard to your hand.
Even what is lost beyond recall returns when coaxed by a dryad's hand.
illus. Matthew D. Wilson # 133/249
Eyes in the Skies
Create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying, then populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)
"What root and branch cannot reach, our winged friends will attend to."—Zunak, Selesnya strategist
illus. James Ryman # 5/249
Seal of Primordium
Sacrifice Seal of Primordium: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
"I am the simplifier, the root that drags all artifice to earth."—Seal inscription
illus. Christopher Moeller # 135/249
Slaughterhorn
Bloodrush — , Discard Slaughterhorn: Target attacking creature gets +3/+2 until end of turn.
The Orzhov clergy would never cross its path, but sending thrull couriers to do so is cheap and entertaining.
illus. Steve Prescott # 136/249
Gideon's Lawkeeper
, : Tap target creature.
"The essence of a lawful society is swift deterrence."
illus. Steve Prescott # 7/249
Slime Molding
Create an X/X green Ooze creature token.
"Give me enough refuse and mana and I will summon an ooze that can engulf all of Ravnica."—Cevraya, Golgari shaman
illus. Marco Nelor # 137/249
Graceful Reprieve
When target creature dies this turn, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.
"In my moment of death, I had a vision of the world, dark and unwelcoming. I wanted to hide in the deepest meander, but the light pulled me back."
illus. William O'Connor # 8/249
Crippling Chill
Tap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Draw a card.
One breath of the geist turns veins to rivers of ice and freezes hearts midbeat.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 34/249
Kor Hookmaster
When Kor Hookmaster enters the battlefield, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
"For us, a rope represents the ties that bind the kor. For you, it's more literal."
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 10/249
Kor Skyfisher
Flying
When Kor Skyfisher enters the battlefield, return a permanent you control to its owner's hand.
"Sometimes I snare the unexpected, but I know its purpose will be revealed in time."
illus. Dan Scott # 11/249
Summoning Trap
If a creature spell you cast this turn was countered by a spell or ability an opponent controlled, you may pay rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
illus. Kieran Yanner # 139/249
Cyclonic Rift
Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.
Overload (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change its text by replacing all instances of "target" with "each.")
The Izzet specialize in unnatural disaster.
illus. Chris Rahn # 35/249
Sylvan Ranger
When Sylvan Ranger enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
"Not all paths are found on the forest floor."
illus. Christopher Moeller # 140/249
Lone Missionary
When Lone Missionary enters the battlefield, you gain 4 life.
His mission has become a grim pilgrimage, a tour of the Eldrazi-stricken outposts across Zendikar. But he marches on alone, stubborn as the daily dawn.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 14/249
Thornscape Battlemage
Kicker and/or (You may pay an additional and/or as you cast this spell.)
When Thornscape Battlemage enters the battlefield, if it was kicked with its kicker, it deals 2 damage to any target.
When Thornscape Battlemage enters the battlefield, if it was kicked with its kicker, destroy target artifact.
illus. Matt Cavotta # 142/249
Familiar's Ruse
As an additional cost to cast this spell, return a creature you control to its owner's hand.
Counter target spell.
Because of their capricious nature, faeries can serve as living lenses for disruptive magic.
illus. Eric Fortune # 37/249
Ulvenwald Tracker
, : Target creature you control fights another target creature.
"Peace will come to Innistrad, but only after all abominations have been dealt with, one by one."
illus. Christopher Moeller # 144/249
Advent of the Wurm
Create a 5/5 green Wurm creature token with trample.
The consciousness of Mat'Selesnya does not always spread in peaceful ways.
illus. Lucas Graciano # 147/249
Forbidden Alchemy
Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
illus. David Rapoza # 38/249
Pitfall Trap
If exactly one creature is attacking, you may pay rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Destroy target attacking creature without flying.
Each spike is poisoned—the trapmaker's idea of mercy.
illus. Franz Vohwinkel # 18/249
Rootborn Defenses
Populate. Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. (To populate, create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)
illus. Mark Zug # 21/249
Ghostly Flicker
Exile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control.
Sometimes it's useful to take a break from existence.
illus. Raymond Swanland # 39/249
Agent of Masks
At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses 1 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
"Two-faced" is an understatement.
illus. Allen Williams # 149/249
Soul Warden
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life.
"One does not question the size or shape of the grains of sand in an hourglass. Nor do I question the temperament of the souls under my guidance."
illus. Randy Gallegos # 24/249
Agony Warp
Target creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn.
Target creature gets -0/-3 until end of turn.
Life's circle has become inverted in Grixis. The same energy is endlessly recycled and becomes more stagnant with each pass.
illus. Dave Allsop # 150/249
Auger Spree
Target creature gets +4/-4 until end of turn.
"Finally, a weapon the Boros can't confiscate!"—Juri, proprietor of the Juri Revue
illus. Raymond Swanland # 151/249
Grasp of Phantoms
Put target creature on top of its owner's library.
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
illus. Izzy # 41/249
Urbis Protector
When Urbis Protector enters the battlefield, create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying.
"Guilds be damned. We can fend for ourselves."—Vennick of the Gateless
illus. Magali Villeneuve # 27/249
Bronzebeak Moa
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, Bronzebeak Moa gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
They fight for their home with more loyalty than any conscript.
illus. James Ryman # 152/249
Wake the Reflections
Populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)
"You see a bird, an oak, a packbeast. I see the potential for an army."—Lalia, Selesnya dryad
illus. Cynthia Sheppard # 28/249
Youthful Knight
First strike
"Let no child be without a sword. We will all fight, for if we fail, we will certainly all die."—Oracle en-Vec
illus. Rebecca Guay # 29/249
Call of the Conclave
Create a 3/3 green Centaur creature token.
Centaurs are sent to evangelize in Gruul territories where words of war speak louder than prayers of peace.
illus. Terese Nielsen # 154/249
Kraken Hatchling
A spike and a maul are needed to crack their shells, but the taste is worth the effort.
illus. Jason Felix # 42/249
Opportunity
Target player draws four cards.
"Opportunity isn't something you wait for. It's something you create."
illus. Allen Williams # 45/249
Centaur Healer
When Centaur Healer enters the battlefield, you gain 3 life.
Instructors at the Kasarna training grounds are capable healers in case their students fail to grasp the subtleties of combat.
illus. Mark Zug # 156/249
Rewind
Counter target spell. Untap up to four lands.
"The best denials are simply that: a beginning and end unchanged, a dream with no memory."
illus. Dermot Power # 47/249
Deputy of Acquittals
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When Deputy of Acquittals enters the battlefield, you may return another target creature you control to its owner's hand.
"Everyone deserves a day in court."
illus. James Ryman # 159/249
Dinrova Horror
When Dinrova Horror enters the battlefield, return target permanent to its owner's hand, then that player discards a card.
"Welcome to the Dimir Public Offices. Not responsible for death or loss of property. Basement off-limits."—Sign outside Dinrova Building
illus. Johann Bodin # 160/249
Evil Twin
You may have Evil Twin enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it gains ", : Destroy target creature with the same name as this creature."
You can always tell the evil one by the dagger he's sticking in you.
illus. Greg Staples # 162/249
Ghor-Clan Rampager
Trample
Bloodrush — , Discard Ghor-Clan Rampager: Target attacking creature gets +4/+4 and gains trample until end of turn.
"The Simic come from the cold slow depths. How could they understand the fire in a wild heart?"—Kroshkar, Gruul shaman
illus. Charles Urbach # 165/249
Goblin Electromancer
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost less to cast.
When asked how much power is required, Izzet mages always answer "more."
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 166/249
Golgari Germination
Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.
The Golgari don't bury their dead. They plant them.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 167/249
Spell Pierce
Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays .
"There's a hole in your plan."—Noyan Dar, Tazeem lullmage
illus. Vance Kovacs # 51/249
Golgari Rotwurm
, Sacrifice a creature: Target player loses 1 life.
Like corpse-worms through a carapace, rotwurms slide through the hollowed bones of the undercity.
illus. Wayne England # 168/249
Spire Monitor
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Flying
Each monitor is given an eye for each spire it is to guard.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 52/249
Ground Assault
Ground Assault deals damage to target creature equal to the number of lands you control.
"Taking down a dragon is easy. All you need is enough space to get in a good swing."—Narbulg Nine Fingers
illus. Karl Kopinski # 169/249
Kathari Bomber
Flying
When Kathari Bomber deals combat damage to a player, create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens and sacrifice Kathari Bomber.
Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
illus. Carl Critchlow # 172/249
Moroii
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life.
"Touched by moroii"—Undercity slang meaning "to grow old"
illus. Dan Scott # 173/249
Tandem Lookout
Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters the battlefield. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as Tandem Lookout is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has "Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, draw a card."
illus. Kev Walker # 53/249
Mystic Genesis
Counter target spell. Create an X/X green Ooze creature token, where X is that spell's converted mana cost.
"The Simic can grow anything out of a puddle of sludge. I just hope they never join forces with the Golgari."—Teysa Karlov, Grand Envoy of Orzhov
illus. Mike Bierek # 174/249
Wall of Frost
Defender
Whenever Wall of Frost blocks a creature, that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
"I welcome it. The pasture is cleared of weeds and the wolves are frozen solid."—Lumi, goatherd
illus. Mike Bierek # 56/249
Obzedat, Ghost Council
When Obzedat, Ghost Council enters the battlefield, target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
At the beginning of your end step, you may exile Obzedat. If you do, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of your next upkeep. It gains haste.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 176/249
Pilfered Plans
Target player puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard. Draw two cards.
Mirko Vosk hunted anyone with knowledge of the maze, draining the chances of the other guilds.
illus. Michael C. Hayes # 178/249
Wingcrafter
Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters the battlefield. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as Wingcrafter is paired with another creature, both creatures have flying.
illus. Matt Stewart # 58/249
Putrefy
Destroy target artifact or creature. It can't be regenerated.
"We are all decaying, always in a state of near-death. One moment without breath and we begin to break down."—Cevraya, Golgari shaman
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 179/249
Sin Collector
When Sin Collector enters the battlefield, target opponent reveals their hand. You choose an instant or sorcery card from it and exile that card.
"That must weigh heavily on your soul. Let me purge it for you."
illus. Mike Bierek # 183/249
Skyknight Legionnaire
Flying, haste
"I do not know which gives me more pride: the legions of soldiers marching in thunderous lockstep, or the cry of the skyknights riding their rocs like jagged lightning overhead."—Razia
illus. Jim Murray # 184/249
Soul Ransom
Enchant creature
You control enchanted creature.
Discard two cards: Soul Ransom's controller sacrifices it, then draws two cards. Only any opponent may activate this ability.
illus. Steve Argyle # 186/249
Spike Jester
Haste
For the Rakdos, "suicidal charge" and "good showmanship" are one and the same.
illus. Ryan Barger # 188/249
Sunhome Guildmage
: Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
: Create a 1/1 red and white Soldier creature token with haste.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 191/249
Talon Trooper
Flying
"The volcanic winds make a maze of the skies of Jund. If we mean to invade, we must first learn their invisible paths."
illus. Matt Stewart # 192/249
Teleportal
Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.
Overload (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change its text by replacing all instances of "target" with "each.")
illus. Scott M. Fischer # 193/249
Thundersong Trumpeter
: Target creature can't attack or block this turn.
"Hear that? Those notes mean we've arrived at Sunhome! Let our allies' hearts soar and our enemies' hearts shatter at the sound!"—Klattic, Boros legionnaire
illus. Michael Sutfin # 195/249
Unflinching Courage
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has trample and lifelink.
As Trostani's influence grew, vitality spread through the Conclave—much to the other guilds' dismay.
illus. Mike Bierek # 197/249
Urban Evolution
Draw three cards. You may play an additional land this turn.
As the Simic released more of their krasis experiments, they required new habitats, always at the expense of the locals.
illus. Eytan Zana # 198/249
Wall of Denial
Defender, flying
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
It provides what every discerning mage requires—time to think.
illus. Howard Lyon # 201/249
Wayfaring Temple
Wayfaring Temple's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control.
Whenever Wayfaring Temple deals combat damage to a player, populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)
illus. Peter Mohrbacher # 202/249
Aethertow
Put target attacking or blocking creature on top of its owner's library.
Conspire (As you cast this spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it and you may choose a new target for the copy.)
illus. Warren Mahy # 205/249
Boros Reckoner
Whenever Boros Reckoner is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to any target.
: Boros Reckoner gains first strike until end of turn.
"Imagine a thunderstorm that's also a tactical genius. That's him."—Dars Gostok, Firefist captain
illus. Howard Lyon # 206/249
Giantbaiting
Create a 4/4 red and green Giant Warrior creature token with haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
Conspire (As you cast this spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it.)
illus. Trevor Hairsine # 208/249
Gift of Orzhova
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has flying and lifelink.
"Remember by whose gift you ascend."—Milana, Orzhov prelate
illus. Johannes Voss # 209/249
Sundering Growth
Destroy target artifact or enchantment, then populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)
"One day every pillar will be a tree and every hall a glade."—Trostani
illus. David Palumbo # 211/249
Tattermunge Witch
: Each blocked creature gets +1/+0 and gains trample until end of turn.
The Tattermunge gang has no words for the spell that whips their instinctual rage into a frenzy. They only know they like it.
illus. Warren Mahy # 212/249
Torrent of Souls
Return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield if was spent to cast Torrent of Souls. Creatures target player controls get +2/+0 and gain haste until end of turn if was spent to cast Torrent of Souls. (Do both if was spent.)
illus. Ian Edward Ameling # 213/249
Wort, the Raidmother
When Wort, the Raidmother enters the battlefield, create two 1/1 red and green Goblin Warrior creature tokens.
Each red or green instant or sorcery spell you cast has conspire. (As you cast the spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it and you may choose new targets for the copy.)
illus. Dave Allsop # 214/249
Azure Mage
: Draw a card.
"We draw our power from the infinite ocean of the mind, where all manner of things can be conceived."—Azure creed
illus. Izzy # 31/249
Cackling Counterpart
Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control.
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
illus. David Rapoza # 32/249
Ancient Grudge
Destroy target artifact.
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
If there's anything a werewolf hates, it's a collar—especially Avacyn's Collar, the symbol of her church.
illus. Ryan Yee # 88/249
Chandra's Outrage
Chandra's Outrage deals 4 damage to target creature and 2 damage to that creature's controller.
Chandra never believed in using her "inside voice."
illus. Christopher Moeller # 92/249
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 # 93/249
Dynacharge
Target creature you control gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
Overload (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change its text by replacing all instances of "target" with "each.")
Nothing evens the odds like a little lightning.
illus. Matt Stewart # 94/249
Hanweir Lancer
Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters the battlefield. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as Hanweir Lancer is paired with another creature, both creatures have first strike.
illus. Steve Prescott # 97/249
Hellrider
Haste
Whenever a creature you control attacks, Hellrider deals 1 damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.
"Behind every devil's mayhem lurks a demon's scheme."—Rem Karolus, Blade of the Inquisitors
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 98/249
Madcap Skills
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +3/+0 and has menace.
The larger the crowd, the harder it is for them to run away.
illus. Anthony Palumbo # 99/249
Mizzium Mortars
Mizzium Mortars deals 4 damage to target creature you don't control.
Overload (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change its text by replacing all instances of "target" with "each.")
illus. Noah Bradley # 101/249
Mogg Flunkies
Mogg Flunkies can't attack or block alone.
They'll attack whatever's in front of them—as long as you tell them where that is.
illus. Brom # 102/249
Mudbutton Torchrunner
When Mudbutton Torchrunner dies, it deals 3 damage to any target.
The oil sloshes against his skull as he nears his destination: the Frogtosser Games and the lighting of the Flaming Boggart.
illus. Steve Ellis # 104/249
Pyrewild Shaman
Bloodrush — , Discard Pyrewild Shaman: Target attacking creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn.
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, if Pyrewild Shaman is in your graveyard, you may pay . If you do, return Pyrewild Shaman to your hand.
illus. Lucas Graciano # 106/249
Pyroclasm
Pyroclasm deals 2 damage to each creature.
"Who'd want to ignite things one at a time?"—Chandra Nalaar
illus. John Avon # 107/249
Rubblebelt Maaka
Bloodrush — , Discard Rubblebelt Maaka: Target attacking creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
"The maaka remain loyal to us in this time of strife. We don't even have to feed them—our enemies do."—Nedja, Gruul shaman
illus. Eric Velhagen # 109/249
Scorched Rusalka
, Sacrifice a creature: Scorched Rusalka deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
Each small blaze she sets jogs her memory, letting her piece together the mystery of her own fiery end.
illus. Luca Zontini # 110/249
Scourge Devil
When Scourge Devil enters the battlefield, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
illus. Dave Kendall # 111/249
Skirsdag Cultist
, , Sacrifice a creature: Skirsdag Cultist deals 2 damage to any target.
"Within blood is life. Within life is fire. Within fire is the path to our masters' glory!"
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 112/249
Thunderous Wrath
Thunderous Wrath deals 5 damage to any target.
Miracle (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
illus. Adam Paquette # 113/249
Traitorous Instinct
Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. Until end of turn, it gets +2/+0 and gains haste.
The horror lurched about like a puppet from a madman's nightmare, squeezing the life from its own kind.
illus. Scott Chou # 114/249
Zealous Conscripts
Haste
When Zealous Conscripts enters the battlefield, gain control of target permanent until end of turn. Untap that permanent. It gains haste until end of turn.
illus. Steve Prescott # 116/249
Corpse Connoisseur
When Corpse Connoisseur enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a creature card and put that card into your graveyard. If you do, shuffle your library.
Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
illus. Mark Hyzer # 61/249
Cower in Fear
Creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn.
"You will fully understand fear when you discover it is the final thing you put your faith in."—Nicol Bolas
illus. Nils Hamm # 62/249
Delirium Skeins
Each player discards three cards.
There came a rush, a sudden fire in the mind. Then the two saw only the sooty fog of madness, heard only the crackling of their last thoughts burning away.
illus. Aleksi Briclot # 65/249
Desecration Demon
Flying
At the beginning of each combat, any opponent may sacrifice a creature. If a player does, tap Desecration Demon and put a +1/+1 counter on it.
illus. Jason Chan # 66/249
Dregscape Zombie
Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
The undead of Grixis are fueled by their hatred of the living.
illus. Lars Grant-West # 67/249
Entomber Exarch
When Entomber Exarch enters the battlefield, choose one —
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature card from it. That player discards that card.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 68/249
Grixis Slavedriver
When Grixis Slavedriver leaves the battlefield, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
illus. Dave Kendall # 74/249
Mind Shatter
Target player discards X cards at random.
Dark thoughts hatch and twist within the mind, straining to take wing.
illus. Michael Sutfin # 77/249
Night Terrors
Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card.
Innistrad is a place where dreams invade the mind and mere shadows exact a terrible toll.
illus. Christopher Moeller # 79/249
Ogre Jailbreaker
Defender
Ogre Jailbreaker can attack as though it didn't have defender as long as you control a Gate.
It took three years for it to occur to him to use the chain as a weapon, but once it did, he made up for lost time.
illus. Karl Kopinski # 80/249
Pit Keeper
When Pit Keeper enters the battlefield, if you have four or more creature cards in your graveyard, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
"The undead are not ‘awakened.' They are evicted when there is no room left in the pit for more bodies."
illus. Anthony S. Waters # 81/249
Recover
Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Draw a card.
"Wisdom from the past is best gathered directly from the source."
illus. Bastien L. Deharme # 82/249
Seal of Doom
Sacrifice Seal of Doom: Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
"A basilisk's gaze is effective, but disposing of physical remains is a tiresome task. It's far more discreet to dissolve one's victim entirely."—Szadek
illus. Ralph Horsley # 83/249
Sever the Bloodline
Exile target creature and all other creatures with the same name as that creature.
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
illus. Clint Cearley # 84/249
Unburial Rites
Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
All crave the Blessed Sleep. Few receive it.
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 85/249
Vampire Aristocrat
Sacrifice a creature: Vampire Aristocrat gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
"I admit, I am a creature of the city. The sights, the nightly excitement, the abundance of fine drink . . ."
illus. Austin Hsu # 86/249
Izzet Guildgate
Izzet Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
Beyond lies the culmination of all Izzet projects, a grand experiment led by the dragon Niv-Mizzet himself.
illus. Noah Bradley # 237/249
Carnage Gladiator
Whenever a creature blocks, that creature's controller loses 1 life.
: Regenerate Carnage Gladiator.
Not the foulest or bloodiest act at Rix Maadi by a stretch.
illus. Ryan Barger # 155/249
Coiling Oracle
When Coiling Oracle enters the battlefield, reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land card, put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, put that card into your hand.
Snaking remnants of nature directed by a body of thought and progress, the oracles embody all that is Simic.
illus. Mark Zug # 157/249
Gruul War Chant
Attacking creatures you control get +1/+0 and have menace.
"We are the heart of the wild, the fire in its eyes, and the howl in its throat. Come, join the battle to which you were born."—Kroshkar, Gruul shaman
illus. Dave Kendall # 170/249
Inquisition of Kozilek
Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it with converted mana cost 3 or less. That player discards that card.
After the awakening of the Eldrazi, some vampires took it upon themselves to remind the others where their loyalty should lie.
illus. Volkan Baga # 75/249
Serum Visions
Draw a card. Scry 2.
Serum was once derived from Mirrodin's blinkmoths, offering visions of inspiration. Now it is pulled from Phyrexian inkmoths, yielding visions of perfection.
illus. Izzy # 49/249
Strength in Numbers
Until end of turn, target creature gains trample and gets +X/+X, where X is the number of attacking creatures.
"The hermit dies. The outcast dies. The lone wolf dies. Only those who stick together survive this world."—Uros, Pendelhaven elder
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Battle-Rattle Shaman
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may have target creature get +2/+0 until end of turn.
The shaman rattles not to inspire a battle fury but to drown out the shrieks of those fleeing the Eldrazi.
illus. Warren Mahy # 89/249
Boros Signet
, : Add .
"Have you ever held a Boros signet? There's a weight to it that belies its size—a weight of strength and of pride."—Agrus Kos
illus. Mike Sass # 217/249
Broodmate Dragon
Flying
When Broodmate Dragon enters the battlefield, create a 4/4 red Dragon creature token with flying.
Frozen in fear, the goblins stared upward at the circling hunter—and were promptly eaten by its diving mate.
illus. Vance Kovacs # 153/249
Falkenrath Noble
Flying
Whenever Falkenrath Noble or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
"I often think on how excited they must feel to be chosen as my prey."
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 70/249
Grisly Spectacle
Destroy target nonartifact creature. Its controller puts a number of cards equal to that creature's power from the top of their library into their graveyard.
illus. Zoltan Boros # 73/249
Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius
Flying
Whenever Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius deals damage to a player, you may draw a card.
: Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius deals 1 damage to any target.
He has no patience for minds that do not inspire him or explode by trying.
illus. Todd Lockwood # 175/249
Orzhov Signet
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The form of the sigil is just as important as the sigil itself. If it's carried on a medallion, its bearer is a master. If it's tattooed on the body, its bearer is a slave.
illus. Martina Pilcerova # 224/249
Rakdos Signet
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Made of bone and boiled in blood, a Rakdos signet is not considered finished until it has been used as a murder weapon.
illus. Martina Pilcerova # 225/249
Restoration Angel
Flash
Flying
When Restoration Angel enters the battlefield, you may exile target non-Angel creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control.
illus. Johannes Voss # 20/249
Sea Gate Oracle
When Sea Gate Oracle enters the battlefield, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library.
"The secret entrance should be near."
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 48/249
Simic Sky Swallower
Flying, trample
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
"We've bred out the shortcomings of the species' natural form and replaced them with assets of our own design."—Momir Vig
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