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Adanto Vanguard
As long as Adanto Vanguard is attacking, it gets +2/+0.
Pay 4 life: Adanto Vanguard gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
illus. Anna Steinbauer # 1/279
Adanto, the First Fort
(Transforms from Legion's Landing.)
: Add .
, : Create a 1/1 white Vampire creature token with lifelink.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 22/279
Admiral Beckett Brass
Other Pirates you control get +1/+1.
At the beginning of your end step, gain control of target nonland permanent controlled by a player who was dealt combat damage by three or more Pirates this turn.
"You and your ship will make a fine addition to my fleet."
illus. Jason Rainville # 217/279
Air Elemental
Flying
As the ship approached, the jade totem rose high overhead. Power rippled. Eyes of stone glowed and crackled. Out hissed a breath of the world, and a windstorm came alive.
illus. Tomasz Jedruszek # 45/279
Ancient Brontodon
It is taller than all but the tallest trees, and older than all but the oldest.
illus. Jakub Kasper # 175/279
Angrath's Marauders
If a source you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.
Captain Angrath cares less about treasure than mayhem. If he can't leave Ixalan, he'll burn the plane down.
illus. Victor Adame Minguez # 132/279
Anointed Deacon
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may have target Vampire get +2/+0 until end of turn.
Inspiration is red as rubies, flowing like honeyed wine.
illus. Winona Nelson # 89/279
Arcane Adaptation
As Arcane Adaptation enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control are the chosen type in addition to their other types. The same is true for creature spells you control and creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield.
illus. Mark Behm # 46/279
Arguel's Blood Fast
, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have 5 or less life, you may transform Arguel's Blood Fast.
illus. Daarken # 90/279
Ashes of the Abhorrent
Players can't cast spells from graveyards or activate abilities of cards in graveyards.
Whenever a creature dies, you gain 1 life.
"Let no trace of the vampires' foulness remain."
illus. Daarken # 2/279
Atzocan Archer
Reach
When Atzocan Archer enters the battlefield, you may have it fight another target creature. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
His arrows are fletched with feathers from the greatest of the winged dinosaurs.
illus. Naomi Baker # 176/279
Axis of Mortality
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have two target players exchange life totals.
The Church of Dusk teaches there is no gain without loss, no triumph without sacrifice, no drink of exquisite crimson without a dying gasp.
illus. Bastien L. Deharme # 3/279
Azcanta, The Sunken Ruin
(Transforms from Search for Azcanta.)
: Add .
, : Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a noncreature, nonland card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
illus. Magali Villeneuve # 74/279
Belligerent Brontodon
Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
Predators try to separate the young, old, or injured from the rest of the herd. The alternative is crushing defeat.
illus. Dan Scott # 218/279
Bellowing Aegisaur
Enrage — Whenever Bellowing Aegisaur is dealt damage, put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control.
Its roaring challenge is punctuated by the slam of its tail on the earth, rousing the herds of the plains.
illus. Craig J Spearing # 4/279
Bishop of Rebirth
Vigilance
Whenever Bishop of Rebirth attacks, you may return target creature card with converted mana cost 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
"In the death of the foe lies the resurrection of the faithful."
illus. Tommy Arnold # 5/279
Bishop of the Bloodstained
When Bishop of the Bloodstained enters the battlefield, target opponent loses 1 life for each Vampire you control.
"They shall give us all they have as penance for their resistance. Their ships. Their goods. Their rebellious blood."
illus. Yongjae Choi # 91/279
Bishop's Soldier
Lifelink
Vampires, the noble class of old Torrezon, are guided by their dual loyalties to church and crown.
illus. Scott Murphy # 6/279
Blight Keeper
Flying
, , Sacrifice Blight Keeper: Target opponent loses 4 life and you gain 4 life.
It withers fruit and flesh alike.
illus. Ben Wootten # 92/279
Blinding Fog
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to creatures this turn. Creatures you control gain hexproof until end of turn. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
"I see you, shiny soldiers, but you won't see me."
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 177/279
Bloodcrazed Paladin
Flash
Bloodcrazed Paladin enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each creature that died this turn.
When a paladin undertaking the Blood Fast finally gives in to hunger, the violence is sudden, explosive, and complete.
illus. Daarken # 93/279
Blossom Dryad
: Untap target land.
The only force on Ixalan not interested in finding the golden city is Ixalan itself.
illus. Shreya Shetty # 178/279
Bonded Horncrest
Bonded Horncrest can't attack or block alone.
"You don't tame a horncrest. You convince it that it's easier to destroy something else."—Amautl, knight of Atzocan
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 133/279
Boneyard Parley
Exile up to five target creature cards from graveyards. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put all cards from the pile of your choice onto the battlefield under your control and the rest into their owners' graveyards.
illus. James Ryman # 94/279
Brazen Buccaneers
Haste
When Brazen Buccaneers enters the battlefield, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
illus. Joseph Meehan # 134/279
Bright Reprisal
Destroy target attacking creature.
Draw a card.
Vampires know blood and the systems that carry it. And they know exactly where to strike to set it free.
illus. Ryan Alexander Lee # 7/279
Burning Sun's Avatar
When Burning Sun's Avatar enters the battlefield, it deals 3 damage to target opponent or planeswalker and 3 damage to up to one target creature.
"Tilonalli's searing rays carry the spark of life's eventual destruction as all light fades."—Chitlati, Lightning Rider
illus. Randy Vargas # 135/279
Call to the Feast
Create three 1/1 white Vampire creature tokens with lifelink.
By the law of church and crown, vampires feed only on the blood of the guilty—those declared heretics, rebels, or enemies of war.
illus. Yongjae Choi # 219/279
Cancel
Counter target spell.
"Hold your fire, obviously."—Captain Brandis Thorn
illus. Mathias Kollros # 47/279
Captain Lannery Storm
Haste
Whenever Captain Lannery Storm attacks, create a colorless Treasure artifact token with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
Whenever you sacrifice a Treasure, Captain Lannery Storm gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
illus. Chris Rallis # 136/279
Captivating Crew
: Gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.
"We sail. We plunder. Then we dance."
illus. Winona Nelson # 137/279
Carnage Tyrant
This spell can't be countered.
Trample, hexproof
Sun Empire commanders are well versed in advanced martial strategy. Still, the correct maneuver is usually to deploy the giant, implacable death lizard.
illus. Yeong-Hao Han # 179/279
Castaway's Despair
Enchant creature
When Castaway's Despair enters the battlefield, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
illus. Chris Rahn # 281/279
Charging Monstrosaur
Trample, haste
"I knew I should have stayed with the boat. Always stay with the boat!"
illus. Zack Stella # 138/279
Chart a Course
Draw two cards. Then discard a card unless you attacked with a creature this turn.
While other pirates prowl for treasure, Captain Parrish plunders secrets.
illus. James Ryman # 48/279
Cobbled Wings
Equipped creature has flying.
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Flotsam held together by optimism.
illus. Kev Walker # 233/279
Colossal Dreadmaw
Trample
If you feel the ground quake, run. If you hear its bellow, flee. If you see its teeth, it's too late.
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 180/279
Commune with Dinosaurs
Look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a Dinosaur or land card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
illus. Jonathan Kuo # 181/279
Conqueror's Foothold
(Transforms from Conqueror's Galleon.)
: Add .
, : Draw a card, then discard a card.
, : Draw a card.
, : Return target card from your graveyard to your hand.
illus. Emrah Elmasli # 234/279
Conqueror's Galleon
When Conqueror's Galleon attacks, exile it at end of combat, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
Crew 4 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 4 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
illus. Emrah Elmasli # 234/279
Contract Killing
Destroy target creature. Create two colorless Treasure artifact tokens with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
For a price, the floating city of High and Dry offers all the amenities a pirate could want: rest, recreation, and revenge.
illus. Winona Nelson # 95/279
Costly Plunder
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature.
Draw two cards.
No lock of iron is a match for Vraska's will of stone.
illus. Ben Maier # 96/279
Crash the Ramparts
Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains trample until end of turn.
The Legion's conquistadors could endure Ixalan's sun. Their forts could withstand a charging ceratops. But nothing can stop a ceratops strengthened by the sun.
illus. Mark Behm # 182/279
Crushing Canopy
Choose one —
• Destroy target creature with flying.
• Destroy target enchantment.
"Do not mistake your lofty vantage point for safety."—Shaper Tuvasa
illus. Tomasz Jedruszek # 183/279
Daring Saboteur
: Daring Saboteur can't be blocked this turn.
Whenever Daring Saboteur deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
"They'll never see me coming."
illus. Victor Adame Minguez # 49/279
Dark Nourishment
Dark Nourishment deals 3 damage to any target. You gain 3 life.
Demons lurk in the shadows of ancient ruins, spreading plague and corruption across the land.
illus. Josh Hass # 97/279
Deadeye Plunderers
Deadeye Plunderers gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.
: Create a colorless Treasure artifact token with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
"Keep your friends close and your enemies within range."
illus. Greg Opalinski # 220/279
Deadeye Quartermaster
When Deadeye Quartermaster enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an Equipment or Vehicle card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
"Welcome aboard, mate! You're going to need this."
illus. Josh Hass # 50/279
Deadeye Tormentor
Raid — When Deadeye Tormentor enters the battlefield, if you attacked with a creature this turn, target opponent discards a card.
Despite their noble heritage, the pirates of the Deadeye Fleet are known for underhanded tactics and despicable trickery.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 98/279
Deadeye Tracker
, : Exile two target cards from an opponent's graveyard. Deadeye Tracker explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
illus. Deruchenko Alexander # 99/279
Deathgorge Scavenger
Whenever Deathgorge Scavenger enters the battlefield or attacks, you may exile target card from a graveyard. If a creature card is exiled this way, you gain 2 life. If a noncreature card is exiled this way, Deathgorge Scavenger gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
illus. Tyler Jacobson # 184/279
Deathless Ancient
Flying
Tap three untapped Vampires you control: Return Deathless Ancient from your graveyard to your hand.
"Ancient one, we have reached the promised shore. The Immortal Sun is near. Drink and awake."
illus. Nils Hamm # 100/279
Deeproot Champion
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Deeproot Champion.
"No good will come from what you seek. Turn back now or suffer an ignoble death far from your home."
illus. Raymond Swanland # 185/279
Deeproot Warrior
Whenever Deeproot Warrior becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
"We breathe from our soul and bones to give strength to the jungle. The jungle breathes from its roots and rivers to give strength to us."—Shaper Falani
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 186/279
Deeproot Waters
Whenever you cast a Merfolk spell, create a 1/1 blue Merfolk creature token with hexproof. (A creature with hexproof can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
A visit to the Deeproot Tree and its ancient spring replenishes a merfolk's connection to nature.
illus. Zezhou Chen # 51/279
Demolish
Destroy target artifact or land.
What took months for human hands to carve took just seconds for the dinosaur's tail to ruin.
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 139/279
Demystify
Destroy target enchantment.
"The River Heralds carve spells into jade, hoping to steer us from our course. But what right do they have to keep us from that which once was ours?"
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 8/279
Depths of Desire
Return target creature to its owner's hand. Create a colorless Treasure artifact token with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
Pockets full of gold, lungs full of brine.
illus. John Stanko # 52/279
Desperate Castaways
Desperate Castaways can't attack unless you control an artifact.
A pirate crew without a ship is a crew that will do anything to get one.
illus. Zoltan Boros # 101/279
Dinosaur Stampede
Attacking creatures get +2/+0 until end of turn. Dinosaurs you control gain trample until end of turn.
If you're in the way of a ceratops charge and you're made of mere flesh and bone, then you're not really in the way.
illus. Bram Sels # 140/279
Dire Fleet Captain
Whenever Dire Fleet Captain attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each other attacking Pirate.
Orcs are happiest under captains who steer toward battle. Orcs of the Dire Fleet are downright jovial.
illus. Yongjae Choi # 221/279
Dire Fleet Hoarder
When Dire Fleet Hoarder dies, create a colorless Treasure artifact token with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
Among the pirates of the Brazen Coalition, the only thing more dangerous than failure is success.
illus. Deruchenko Alexander # 102/279
Dire Fleet Interloper
Menace
When Dire Fleet Interloper enters the battlefield, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
illus. John Severin Brassell # 103/279
Dire Fleet Ravager
Menace, deathtouch
When Dire Fleet Ravager enters the battlefield, each player loses a third of their life, rounded up.
His fists fume with the decay of death, each strike a plague on the hearts of his enemies.
illus. Bram Sels # 104/279
Dive Down
Target creature you control gets +0/+3 and gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
"Seeing the river is not the same as seeing the fish."
illus. Magali Villeneuve # 53/279
Dowsing Dagger
When Dowsing Dagger enters the battlefield, target opponent creates two 0/2 green Plant creature tokens with defender.
Equipped creature gets +2/+1.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may transform Dowsing Dagger.
Equip
illus. Florian de Gesincourt # 235/279
Dragonskull Summit
Dragonskull Summit enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Swamp or a Mountain.
: Add or .
When the Planeswalker Angrath called dinosaurs "dragons," the name stuck in certain pirate circles.
illus. Alayna Danner # 252/279
Dreamcaller Siren
Flash
Flying
Dreamcaller Siren can block only creatures with flying.
When Dreamcaller Siren enters the battlefield, if you control another Pirate, tap up to two target nonland permanents.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 54/279
Drover of the Mighty
Drover of the Mighty gets +2/+2 as long as you control a Dinosaur.
: Add one mana of any color.
"I do not lead. They do not follow. We walk together."
illus. Eric Deschamps # 187/279
Drowned Catacomb
Drowned Catacomb enters the battlefield tapped unless you control an Island or a Swamp.
: Add or .
None can tell how many vessels are tangled up on the sea floor—or how much treasure remains unclaimed.
illus. Jung Park # 253/279
Dual Shot
Dual Shot deals 1 damage to each of up to two target creatures.
"Through me the rage of Tilonalli burns twice as bright."
illus. Sara Winters # 141/279
Duress
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
Solitude and starvation are brutal punishments, but even worse is all that time to think.
illus. Lucas Graciano # 105/279
Dusk Legion Dreadnought
Vigilance
Crew 2 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 2 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
It loomed up over the horizon, silent and dark as a grave.
illus. Titus Lunter # 236/279
Duskborne Skymarcher
Flying
, : Target attacking Vampire gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
"The hour of Dusk is come."
illus. Seb McKinnon # 9/279
Elaborate Firecannon
Elaborate Firecannon doesn't untap during your untap step.
, : Elaborate Firecannon deals 2 damage to any target.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may discard a card. If you do, untap Elaborate Firecannon.
illus. Adrian Majkrzak # 237/279
Emergent Growth
Target creature gets +5/+5 until end of turn and must be blocked this turn if able.
"By accepting my smallness I am vast."
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 188/279
Emissary of Sunrise
First strike
When Emissary of Sunrise enters the battlefield, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
illus. Deruchenko Alexander # 10/279
Emperor's Vanguard
Whenever Emperor's Vanguard deals combat damage to a player, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
illus. Victor Adame Minguez # 189/279
Encampment Keeper
First strike
, , Sacrifice Encampment Keeper: Creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn.
Paladins of the Sanctum Seeker order are an adventurous lot, venturing into the wilds with monstrous mastiffs at their side.
illus. Craig J Spearing # 11/279
Entrancing Melody
Gain control of target creature with converted mana cost X.
The stronger the will, the more bewitching the song.
illus. Winona Nelson # 55/279
Fathom Fleet Captain
Menace
Whenever Fathom Fleet Captain attacks, if you control another nontoken Pirate, you may pay . If you do, create a 2/2 black Pirate creature token with menace.
"Join me, and take the world for yourself!"
illus. Matt Stewart # 106/279
Fathom Fleet Cutthroat
When Fathom Fleet Cutthroat enters the battlefield, destroy target creature an opponent controls that was dealt damage this turn.
"It was a bad evening for you, mate. Now it's chow time for the sharks."
illus. Josu Hernaiz # 107/279
Fathom Fleet Firebrand
: Fathom Fleet Firebrand gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
As she charges into battle, her arcane tattoos stir and crawl like fiery serpents.
illus. Zezhou Chen # 142/279
Favorable Winds
Creatures you control with flying get +1/+1.
"Like ribbons of wind and wisdom the coatls fly, twisting mystery into truth, shaping the clouds to suit their inscrutable will."—Huatli
illus. Shreya Shetty # 56/279
Fell Flagship
Pirates you control get +1/+0.
Whenever Fell Flagship deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.
Crew 3 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 3 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
illus. Titus Lunter # 238/279
Field of Ruin
: Add .
, , Sacrifice Field of Ruin: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. Each player searches their library for a basic land card, puts it onto the battlefield, then shuffles their library.
illus. Dimitar # 254/279
Fiery Cannonade
Fiery Cannonade deals 2 damage to each non-Pirate creature.
Wary of the ferocious dinosaurs, the Legion of Dusk built up the walls of their fort—just in time for the pirates to burn them down.
illus. Ben Wootten # 143/279
Fire Shrine Keeper
Menace
, , Sacrifice Fire Shrine Keeper: It deals 3 damage to each of up to two target creatures.
Though grimed with the dust of centuries, the ancient shrine was not unguarded.
illus. Zoltan Boros # 144/279
Firecannon Blast
Firecannon Blast deals 3 damage to target creature.
Raid — Firecannon Blast deals 6 damage to that creature instead if you attacked with a creature this turn.
Goblins' fearlessness and diminutive size make them the perfect cannoneers.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 145/279
Fleet Swallower
Whenever Fleet Swallower attacks, target player puts the top half of their library, rounded up, into their graveyard.
"Captain, I think that island is following us."
illus. Tomasz Jedruszek # 57/279
Frenzied Raptor
Sun Empire warriors are taught to emulate the fearless raptors that fling themselves against towers of horn and muscle a hundred times their size.
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 146/279
Gilded Sentinel
The River Heralds fight to keep all others from reaching the golden city. The city has its own defenses.
illus. Izzy # 239/279
Gishath, Sun's Avatar
Vigilance, trample, haste
Whenever Gishath, Sun's Avatar deals combat damage to a player, reveal that many cards from the top of your library. Put any number of Dinosaur creature cards from among them onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
illus. Zack Stella # 222/279
Glacial Fortress
Glacial Fortress enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island.
: Add or .
Ships blown north in their voyage across the Stormwreck Sea become trapped in the unmelting ice.
illus. James Paick # 255/279
Glorifier of Dusk
Pay 2 life: Glorifier of Dusk gains flying until end of turn.
Pay 2 life: Glorifier of Dusk gains vigilance until end of turn.
"The blood of the enemy is a sacrament. The strength it gives is proof that our cause is just."
illus. Viktor Titov # 12/279
Goring Ceratops
Double strike
Whenever Goring Ceratops attacks, other creatures you control gain double strike until end of turn.
"Follow her footsteps and she will show you the way."—Itzama the Crested
illus. Zezhou Chen # 13/279
Grasping Current
Return up to two target creatures to their owner's hand.
Search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you searched your library this way, shuffle it.
illus. Yongjae Choi # 282/279
Grazing Whiptail
Reach
Often found browsing on the upper canopies of Ixalan's jungles, whiptails are known to absently bat away anything foolish enough to interrupt their meal.
illus. Gabor Szikszai # 190/279
Grim Captain's Call
Return a Pirate card from your graveyard to your hand, then do the same for Vampire, Dinosaur, and Merfolk.
When the battle is over, the bitterest foes at last find common ground.
illus. Winona Nelson # 108/279
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
When Growing Rites of Itlimoc enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
At the beginning of your end step, if you control four or more creatures, transform Growing Rites of Itlimoc.
illus. Grzegorz Rutkowski # 191/279
Headstrong Brute
Headstrong Brute can't block.
Headstrong Brute has menace as long as you control another Pirate.
"Watch your backs, keep your blades at hand, and let the orc go first!"—Captain Brandis Thorn
illus. Yongjae Choi # 147/279
Headwater Sentries
"The elders say that if the intruders discovered the secret of the golden city, it would mean an end to our people."
illus. Naomi Baker # 58/279
Heartless Pillage
Target opponent discards two cards.
Raid — If you attacked with a creature this turn, create a colorless Treasure artifact token with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
illus. Sara Winters # 109/279
Herald of Secret Streams
Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them can't be blocked.
"You might as well try to stop the waterfall."
illus. Sara Winters # 59/279
Hierophant's Chalice
When Hierophant's Chalice enters the battlefield, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
: Add .
In the Rite of Redemption, nobles take the same vows as Elenda, the first vampire, and make the same eternal sacrifice.
illus. John Stanko # 240/279
Hijack
Gain control of target artifact or creature until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn.
Trapped on Ixalan, the Planeswalker Angrath is the only minotaur sailing the seas. No matter how many ships he captures, he cannot break free.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 148/279
Hostage Taker
When Hostage Taker enters the battlefield, exile another target creature or artifact until Hostage Taker leaves the battlefield. You may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any type to cast that spell.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 223/279
Huatli, Dinosaur Knight
+2: Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target Dinosaur you control.
−3: Target Dinosaur you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control.
−7: Dinosaurs you control get +4/+4 until end of turn.
illus. Anna Steinbauer # 285/279
Huatli, Warrior Poet
+2: You gain life equal to the greatest power among creatures you control.
0: Create a 3/3 green Dinosaur creature token with trample.
−X: Huatli, Warrior Poet deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures. Creatures dealt damage this way can't block this turn.
illus. Tyler Jacobson # 224/279
Huatli's Snubhorn
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
Don't make the mistake of thinking blunt horns can't kill.
illus. Randy Vargas # 286/279
Huatli's Spurring
Target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. If you control a Huatli planeswalker, that creature gets +4/+0 until end of turn instead.
"Run like the wind, fierce one. The hunt has begun."
illus. Zack Stella # 287/279
Imperial Aerosaur
Flying
When Imperial Aerosaur enters the battlefield, another target creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains flying until end of turn.
Its assistance is unnervingly similar to its hunting technique.
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 14/279
Imperial Lancer
Imperial Lancer has double strike as long as you control a Dinosaur.
"Together my mount and I are stronger than either of us apart."
illus. Viktor Titov # 15/279
Inspiring Cleric
When Inspiring Cleric enters the battlefield, you gain 4 life.
"The Immortal Sun will bring us true eternal life to replace the everlasting shadow of undeath."
illus. Randy Gallegos # 16/279
Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun
(Transforms from Growing Rites of Itlimoc.)
: Add .
: Add for each creature you control.
illus. Grzegorz Rutkowski # 191/279
Ixalan's Binding
When Ixalan's Binding enters the battlefield, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Ixalan's Binding leaves the battlefield.
Your opponents can't cast spells with the same name as the exiled card.
Jace awoke to the certainty that he was lost.
illus. Chase Stone # 17/279
Ixalli's Diviner
When Ixalli's Diviner enters the battlefield, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
illus. Lucas Graciano # 192/279
Ixalli's Keeper
, , Sacrifice Ixalli's Keeper: Target creature gets +5/+5 and gains trample until end of turn.
The people of the Sun Empire worship the sun in three aspects. Ixalli is the Verdant Sun, who fosters growth in all things.
illus. Lake Hurwitz # 193/279
Jace, Cunning Castaway
+1: Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player this turn, draw a card, then discard a card.
−2: Create a 2/2 blue Illusion creature token with "When this creature becomes the target of a spell, sacrifice it."
−5: Create two tokens that are copies of Jace, Cunning Castaway, except they're not legendary.
illus. Kieran Yanner # 60/279
Jace, Ingenious Mind-Mage
+1: Draw a card.
+1: Untap all creatures you control.
−9: Gain control of up to three target creatures.
illus. Clint Cearley # 280/279
Jace's Sentinel
As long as you control a Jace planeswalker, Jace's Sentinel gets +1/+0 and can't be blocked.
"We drove the Sun Empire out of the forest long ago, and we will not let them return."
illus. Alex Konstad # 283/279
Jade Guardian
Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
When Jade Guardian enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target Merfolk you control.
The River Heralds believe that jade gives weight to their magic.
illus. Chris Seaman # 194/279
Jungle Delver
: Put a +1/+1 counter on Jungle Delver.
"There is no power too great to be used in the defense of our ancestral lands."
illus. Kieran Yanner # 195/279
Kinjalli's Caller
Dinosaur spells you cast cost less to cast.
The people of the Sun Empire worship the sun in three aspects. Kinjalli is the Wakening Sun, who created humans from clay and baked them in the sun's warmth.
illus. Sara Winters # 18/279
Kinjalli's Sunwing
Flying
Creatures your opponents control enter the battlefield tapped.
"There are moments when I feel I could fly like the sunwing. Far away I would soar, but always a golden gale pushes me back."—Huatli
illus. Simon Dominic # 19/279
Kitesail Freebooter
Flying
When Kitesail Freebooter enters the battlefield, target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. Exile that card until Kitesail Freebooter leaves the battlefield.
illus. Dan Scott # 110/279
Kopala, Warden of Waves
Spells your opponents cast that target a Merfolk you control cost more to cast.
Abilities your opponents activate that target a Merfolk you control cost more to activate.
"I know these waters better than you know yourselves."
illus. Magali Villeneuve # 61/279
Kumena's Speaker
Kumena's Speaker gets +1/+1 as long as you control another Merfolk or an Island.
"The same power that drives the river ever onward flows through the roots and branches—to me."
illus. Johann Bodin # 196/279
Legion Conquistador
When Legion Conquistador enters the battlefield, you may search your library for any number of cards named Legion Conquistador, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle your library.
The Legion of Dusk sailed from Torrezon in search of glory, riches, and the Immortal Sun.
illus. Sidharth Chaturvedi # 20/279
Legion's Judgment
Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater.
"My lance was once wielded by Venerable Tarrian. In his name and by his might, I cast you down!"
illus. Lucas Graciano # 21/279
Legion's Landing
When Legion's Landing enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 white Vampire creature token with lifelink.
When you attack with three or more creatures, transform Legion's Landing.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 22/279
Lightning Strike
Lightning Strike deals 3 damage to any target.
"Storm on the horizon, cap'n!"—Grick Doobin, last words
illus. Craig J Spearing # 149/279
Lightning-Rig Crew
: Lightning-Rig Crew deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Whenever you cast a Pirate spell, untap Lightning-Rig Crew.
A pirate ship in battle is a storm of activity.
illus. Filip Burburan # 150/279
Lookout's Dispersal
This spell costs less to cast if you control a Pirate.
Counter target spell unless its controller pays .
Her song plucks the strings of the storm, shifting wind and storm into a harmony that will carry her ship to safety.
illus. Ryan Yee # 62/279
Looming Altisaur
Nature can't be tamed, but the Sun Empire believes that humans are made stronger when they test themselves against the wild strength of the dinosaurs.
illus. Lars Grant-West # 23/279
Lost Vale
(Transforms from Dowsing Dagger.)
: Add three mana of any one color.
illus. Florian de Gesincourt # 235/279
Lurking Chupacabra
Whenever a creature you control explores, target creature an opponent controls gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
"Shadow birthed it. The moon gave it eyes, and the jungle gave it teeth. But it was Death that taught it cruelty."—Huatli
illus. YW Tang # 111/279
Makeshift Munitions
, Sacrifice an artifact or creature: Makeshift Munitions deals 1 damage to any target.
"Grease up a firecannon good and proper with dinosaur-liver oil, and it'll shoot just about anything."
illus. Filip Burburan # 151/279
Marauding Looter
Raid — At the beginning of your end step, if you attacked with a creature this turn, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
"I'll be taking that."
illus. Jason A. Engle # 225/279
March of the Drowned
Choose one —
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Return two target Pirate cards from your graveyard to your hand.
illus. Ben Wootten # 112/279
Mark of the Vampire
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has lifelink.
"Through your sacrifice of self, you become holy. Through your strength, all will be saved."—From the Rite of Redemption
illus. Yongjae Choi # 113/279
Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle
Whenever one or more nontoken Vampires you control attack, create a 1/1 white Vampire creature token with lifelink.
In the rapture of his Blood Fast, he destroyed the navigator's tools and steered the ship to shore by faith alone.
illus. Daarken # 24/279
Merfolk Branchwalker
When Merfolk Branchwalker enters the battlefield, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
illus. Kieran Yanner # 197/279
Navigator's Ruin
Raid — At the beginning of your end step, if you attacked with a creature this turn, target opponent puts the top four cards of their library into their graveyard.
"You won't be needing this. Or this. Or these . . ."
illus. Zoltan Boros # 63/279
Nest Robber
Haste
"These sailors on our shores are like the dinosaurs that plunder eggs from nests. They live on the labors of others."—Itzama the Crested
illus. Jonathan Kuo # 152/279
New Horizons
Enchant land
When New Horizons enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
Enchanted land has ": Add two mana of any one color."
illus. Noah Bradley # 198/279
Old-Growth Dryads
When Old-Growth Dryads enters the battlefield, each opponent may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle their library.
"The jungle was here before any city. It will be here after the last city falls."
illus. Yongjae Choi # 199/279
One With the Wind
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying.
"River and sea, jungle and sky. Water flows freely between the two halves of the world. We are creatures of the water."—Shaper Tuvasa
illus. Naomi Baker # 64/279
Opt
Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
Draw a card.
"It's easy to anticipate Captain Storm's orders: take the more dangerous route."
illus. Craig J Spearing # 65/279
Otepec Huntmaster
Dinosaur spells you cast cost less to cast.
: Target Dinosaur gains haste until end of turn.
"Forward! Let the Burning Sun's light guide you to deserving prey!"
illus. Daarken # 153/279
Overflowing Insight
Target player draws seven cards.
The truth came to Kumena like the Great River's torrent: the only way to keep his enemies away from the hidden city was to claim its power for himself.
illus. Lucas Graciano # 66/279
Paladin of the Bloodstained
When Paladin of the Bloodstained enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 white Vampire creature token with lifelink.
Closely linked to the Church of Dusk, the paladins of the Bloodstained order are devout to the point of fanaticism.
illus. Bastien L. Deharme # 25/279
Perilous Voyage
Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand. If its converted mana cost was 2 or less, scry 2.
For the first time in her life, Vraska tried to prevent death.
illus. Wesley Burt # 67/279
Pillar of Origins
As Pillar of Origins enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.
: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type.
illus. Dimitar # 241/279
Pious Interdiction
Enchant creature
When Pious Interdiction enters the battlefield, you gain 2 life.
Enchanted creature can't attack or block.
"Ours is the true and righteous path. You will bow before our might."
illus. Lake Hurwitz # 26/279
Pirate's Cutlass
When Pirate's Cutlass enters the battlefield, attach it to target Pirate you control.
Equipped creature gets +2/+1.
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
illus. John Stanko # 242/279
Pirate's Prize
Draw two cards. Create a colorless Treasure artifact token with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
Nothing warms the heart like plunder.
illus. Deruchenko Alexander # 68/279
Pounce
Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
The drive to hunt and feed is raw instinct for dinosaurs. The trick is simply to channel it in the right direction.
illus. Lucas Graciano # 200/279
Priest of the Wakening Sun
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may reveal a Dinosaur card from your hand. If you do, you gain 2 life.
, Sacrifice Priest of the Wakening Sun: Search your library for a Dinosaur card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
illus. Bastien L. Deharme # 27/279
Primal Amulet
Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost less to cast.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, put a charge counter on Primal Amulet. Then if there are four or more charge counters on it, you may remove those counters and transform it.
illus. John Avon # 243/279
Primal Wellspring
(Transforms from Primal Amulet.)
: Add one mana of any color. When that mana is spent to cast an instant or sorcery spell, copy that spell and you may choose new targets for the copy.
illus. John Avon # 243/279
Prosperous Pirates
When Prosperous Pirates enters the battlefield, create two colorless Treasure artifact tokens with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
The floating city of High and Dry hasn't yet sunk under the weight of gold, but it's not for want of trying.
illus. Josh Hass # 69/279
Prying Blade
Equipped creature gets +1/+0.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, create a colorless Treasure artifact token with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
illus. Aaron Miller # 244/279
Pterodon Knight
Pterodon Knight has flying as long as you control a Dinosaur.
"To rise like the sun—there is no greater feeling."
illus. Anthony Palumbo # 28/279
Queen's Agent
Lifelink
When Queen's Agent enters the battlefield, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
illus. Winona Nelson # 114/279
Queen's Bay Soldier
The soldiers of the Legion of Dusk have come to the colonies at Queen's Bay in search of glory and riches. They are veterans of centuries of warfare, and they thirst for conquest.
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 115/279
Queen's Commission
Create two 1/1 white Vampire creature tokens with lifelink.
"Let the blood of the impure flow through you. Only the blessings of the golden city will purge its acrid taste from your mouth."—High Marshal Arguel
illus. Mark Behm # 29/279
Raging Swordtooth
Trample
When Raging Swordtooth enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to each other creature.
Carnivorous dinosaurs developed a taste for undead flesh, tracking the vampires by the scent of blood on their breath.
illus. Izzy # 226/279
Raiders' Wake
Whenever an opponent discards a card, that player loses 2 life.
Raid — At the beginning of your end step, if you attacked with a creature this turn, target opponent discards a card.
One was spared to tell the gruesome tale.
illus. Zack Stella # 116/279
Rallying Roar
Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. Untap them.
"The sun's strength sings in our hearts! I have never been more proud of my home and my people."—Huatli
illus. John Stanko # 30/279
Rampaging Ferocidon
Menace
Players can't gain life.
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, Rampaging Ferocidon deals 1 damage to that creature's controller.
All raptors are aggressive, but ferocidons seem to enjoy their prey's pain.
illus. Jonathan Kuo # 154/279
Ranging Raptors
Enrage — Whenever Ranging Raptors is dealt damage, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
They cover their territory like a tide of teeth and claws.
illus. Simon Dominic # 201/279
Raptor Companion
A raptor will follow any order as long as that order is "hunt," "kill," or "go for the guts."
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 31/279
Raptor Hatchling
Enrage — Whenever Raptor Hatchling is dealt damage, create a 3/3 green Dinosaur creature token with trample.
"Every little hatchling has a parent's claws to guard it."—Sun Empire saying
illus. Even Amundsen # 155/279
Ravenous Daggertooth
Enrage — Whenever Ravenous Daggertooth is dealt damage, you gain 2 life.
A daggertooth's triumphant roar makes all the sounds of jungle life fall silent.
illus. Jakub Kasper # 202/279
Regisaur Alpha
Other Dinosaurs you control have haste.
When Regisaur Alpha enters the battlefield, create a 3/3 green Dinosaur creature token with trample.
"Seeing a pack of these monsters hunt together, I'm at a loss to imagine the size of their prey."—Adrian Adanto of Lujio
illus. Jonathan Kuo # 227/279
Repeating Barrage
Repeating Barrage deals 3 damage to any target.
Raid — : Return Repeating Barrage from your graveyard to your hand. Activate this ability only if you attacked with a creature this turn.
illus. Dan Scott # 156/279
Revel in Riches
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, create a colorless Treasure artifact token with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control ten or more Treasures, you win the game.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 117/279
Rigging Runner
First strike
Raid — Rigging Runner enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it if you attacked with a creature this turn.
The hook makes him feel brave, and the hat makes him feel fancy.
illus. Simon Dominic # 157/279
Rile
Rile deals 1 damage to target creature you control. That creature gains trample until end of turn.
Draw a card.
The enormous can still be at the mercy of the small.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 158/279
Ripjaw Raptor
Enrage — Whenever Ripjaw Raptor is dealt damage, draw a card.
Raptors are clever enough to tear away a hard metal shell to get at the tasty morsel inside.
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 203/279
Ritual of Rejuvenation
You gain 4 life.
Draw a card.
"Nothing is more sacred than the gift of blood. Blessed are the vein that empties and the heart that is renewed."
illus. Bastien L. Deharme # 32/279
River Heralds' Boon
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature and a +1/+1 counter on up to one target Merfolk.
"We are kin to the trees, and their strength is our own."
illus. Alex Konstad # 204/279
River Sneak
River Sneak can't be blocked.
Whenever another Merfolk enters the battlefield under your control, River Sneak gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
No ripples, no splashes, no warning.
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 70/279
River's Rebuke
Return all nonland permanents target player controls to their owner's hand.
Carefully following the thaumatic compass Bolas had given her, Vraska blundered straight into the River Heralds' trap.
illus. Raymond Swanland # 71/279
Rootbound Crag
Rootbound Crag enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Mountain or a Forest.
: Add or .
Cliffs echo and branches quake at the roar of life.
illus. Grzegorz Rutkowski # 256/279
Rowdy Crew
Trample
When Rowdy Crew enters the battlefield, draw three cards, then discard two cards at random. If two cards that share a card type are discarded this way, put two +1/+1 counters on Rowdy Crew.
illus. Steve Prescott # 159/279
Ruin Raider
Raid — At the beginning of your end step, if you attacked with a creature this turn, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to the card's converted mana cost.
illus. Kieran Yanner # 118/279
Rummaging Goblin
, Discard a card: Draw a card.
Goblins' eager curiosity leads them to scavenging, petty theft, and the rigging of sleek pirate ships. Some stop at scavenging.
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 160/279
Run Aground
Put target artifact or creature on top of its owner's library.
"That's the first time I've seen the ground do the running."—Captain Brinely Rage
illus. Sara Winters # 72/279
Ruthless Knave
, Sacrifice a creature: Create two colorless Treasure artifact tokens with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
Sacrifice three Treasures: Draw a card.
"This scum is barely worth the trouble."
illus. Aaron Miller # 119/279
Sailor of Means
When Sailor of Means enters the battlefield, create a colorless Treasure artifact token with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
In the Brazen Coalition, the wheels of business are greased with plunder.
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 73/279
Sanctum Seeker
Whenever a Vampire you control attacks, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
The Sanctum Seekers were the first of the knightly orders to cross the sea and are still the most zealous.
illus. Volkan Baga # 120/279
Sanguine Sacrament
You gain twice X life. Put Sanguine Sacrament on the bottom of its owner's library.
"As the sun sets to make way for dawn, so we turn to darkness to bring about the coming salvation."
illus. Bastien L. Deharme # 33/279
Savage Stomp
This spell costs less to cast if it targets a Dinosaur you control.
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Then that creature fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 205/279
Search for Azcanta
At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard. Then if you have seven or more cards in your graveyard, you may transform Search for Azcanta.
illus. Magali Villeneuve # 74/279
Seekers' Squire
When Seekers' Squire enters the battlefield, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
Dusk follows the light.
illus. Anthony Palumbo # 121/279
Sentinel Totem
When Sentinel Totem enters the battlefield, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
, Exile Sentinel Totem: Exile all cards from all graveyards.
illus. Anthony Palumbo # 245/279
Settle the Wreckage
Exile all attacking creatures target player controls. That player may search their library for that many basic land cards, put those cards onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle their library.
illus. Dimitar # 34/279
Shadowed Caravel
Whenever a creature you control explores, put a +1/+1 counter on Shadowed Caravel.
Crew 2 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 2 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
illus. Jason Felix # 246/279
Shaper Apprentice
Shaper Apprentice has flying as long as you control another Merfolk.
The River Heralds would wreck a thousand ships to keep intruders from finding the golden city.
illus. Yongjae Choi # 75/279
Shapers of Nature
: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Draw a card.
Shapers adapt nature to fit their needs and then return it to the way it was, leaving no trace of their passing.
illus. Chris Seaman # 228/279
Shapers' Sanctuary
Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.
Protection is woven into every vine and branch.
illus. Zezhou Chen # 206/279
Sheltering Light
Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. Scry 1. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy the creature.)
Those who wield the power of the sun protect the Empire from darkness.
illus. Gabor Szikszai # 35/279
Shining Aerosaur
Flying
"The invaders cloak themselves in the shadows of dusk. Aerosaurs hide in the brilliance of the noonday sun."—Caparocti Sunborn
illus. Dan Scott # 36/279
Shipwreck Looter
Raid — When Shipwreck Looter enters the battlefield, if you attacked with a creature this turn, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.
One pirate's wreck is another's reward.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 76/279
Shore Keeper
, , Sacrifice Shore Keeper: Draw three cards.
Over their long life spans, the larger trilobites accumulate vast treasure troves in their guts.
illus. YW Tang # 77/279
Siren Lookout
Flying
When Siren Lookout enters the battlefield, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
illus. Chris Rallis # 78/279
Siren Stormtamer
Flying
, Sacrifice Siren Stormtamer: Counter target spell or ability that targets you or a creature you control.
He's the calm that hides the coming storm.
illus. Josu Hernaiz # 79/279
Siren's Ruse
Exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If a Pirate was exiled this way, draw a card.
Deception and misdirection are the heart of the pirate's arsenal.
illus. Ben Maier # 80/279
Skittering Heartstopper
: Skittering Heartstopper gains deathtouch until end of turn.
It flows like water over the forest floor, as deadly as the swiftest current.
illus. Aaron Miller # 122/279
Skulduggery
Until end of turn, target creature you control gets +1/+1 and target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1.
"They're so much more willing to parley once they're hanging from a boom by the ankle!"
illus. Deruchenko Alexander # 123/279
Sky Terror
Flying, menace
"Wherever the Threefold Sun shines, great wings may go."—Emperor Apatzec Intli III
illus. Johann Bodin # 229/279
Skyblade of the Legion
Flying
Vampires call the gift of flight "exultation." For their enemies, it brings only sorrow.
illus. Daarken # 37/279
Skymarch Bloodletter
Flying
When Skymarch Bloodletter enters the battlefield, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
From the perpetual shadowsmoke that hung above the ship, a silent form emerged, lips curled with malice and anticipation.
illus. Tomasz Jedruszek # 124/279
Slash of Talons
Slash of Talons deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
"The amber sun smokes with fury, gazing on foes that gather like ants invading our home. We are ready! Blade and claw strike as one."—Huatli
illus. Magali Villeneuve # 38/279
Sleek Schooner
Crew 1 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
The pirates had left the open sea behind, but they were still in their element: reckless adventure.
illus. Mark Winters # 247/279
Slice in Twain
Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Draw a card.
The magic of the River Heralds is so great that even a single shaman can fend off a pirate landing party.
illus. Even Amundsen # 207/279
Snapping Sailback
Flash
Enrage — Whenever Snapping Sailback is dealt damage, put a +1/+1 counter on it. (It must survive the damage to get the counter.)
Lurking beneath the murky waters of Ixalan's rivers, sailbacks can rip a meal off the shore in the blink of an eye.
illus. Dan Scott # 208/279
Sorcerous Spyglass
As Sorcerous Spyglass enters the battlefield, look at an opponent's hand, then choose any card name.
Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.
illus. Kieran Yanner # 248/279
Spell Pierce
Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays .
"A fool's fire is quickly quenched."—Shaper Kumena
illus. Deruchenko Alexander # 81/279
Spell Swindle
Counter target spell. Create X colorless Treasure artifact tokens, where X is that spell's converted mana cost. They have ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
illus. Victor Adame Minguez # 82/279
Spike-Tailed Ceratops
Spike-Tailed Ceratops can block an additional creature each combat.
The conquistadors surrounded the dinosaur only to find that it had outflanked them.
illus. Lius Lasahido # 209/279
Spires of Orazca
(Transforms from Thaumatic Compass.)
: Add .
: Untap target attacking creature an opponent controls and remove it from combat.
illus. Yeong-Hao Han # 249/279
Spitfire Bastion
(Transforms from Vance's Blasting Cannons.)
: Add .
, : Spitfire Bastion deals 3 damage to any target.
illus. Jonas De Ro # 173/279
Spreading Rot
Destroy target land. Its controller loses 2 life.
"What is this foul presence that defies the sun's cleansing rays?"—Itzama the Crested
illus. Yeong-Hao Han # 125/279
Star of Extinction
Destroy target land. Star of Extinction deals 20 damage to each creature and each planeswalker.
"The visions haunt me. I see the end of the world, brought on by the search for the Immortal Sun."—Shaper Pashona
illus. Chris Rahn # 161/279
Steadfast Armasaur
Vigilance
, : Steadfast Armasaur deals damage equal to its toughness to target creature blocking or blocked by it.
"Like the mighty armasaur, we will defend against all who invade our shores."—Itzama the Crested
illus. Greg Opalinski # 39/279
Stone Quarry
Stone Quarry enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
The Sun Empire's cities are built from the bones of the earth.
illus. Noah Bradley # 289/279
Storm Fleet Aerialist
Flying
Raid — Storm Fleet Aerialist enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it if you attacked with a creature this turn.
"Only one thing beats the freedom of the sea: the freedom of the sky."
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 83/279
Storm Fleet Arsonist
Raid — When Storm Fleet Arsonist enters the battlefield, if you attacked with a creature this turn, target opponent sacrifices a permanent.
"Go ahead, build another. I'll burn that down as well."
illus. Jason A. Engle # 162/279
Storm Fleet Pyromancer
Raid — When Storm Fleet Pyromancer enters the battlefield, if you attacked with a creature this turn, Storm Fleet Pyromancer deals 2 damage to any target.
illus. Kieran Yanner # 163/279
Storm Fleet Spy
Raid — When Storm Fleet Spy enters the battlefield, if you attacked with a creature this turn, draw a card.
"They're searching in the same direction we are. And for the same thing, I'll wager."
illus. Scott Murphy # 84/279
Storm Sculptor
Storm Sculptor can't be blocked.
When Storm Sculptor enters the battlefield, return a creature you control to its owner's hand.
In his hands, the wind can become a weapon or a means of escape.
illus. Sidharth Chaturvedi # 85/279
Sunbird's Invocation
Whenever you cast a spell from your hand, reveal the top X cards of your library, where X is that spell's converted mana cost. You may cast a card revealed this way with converted mana cost X or less without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
illus. Christine Choi # 165/279
Sun-Blessed Mount
When Sun-Blessed Mount enters the battlefield, you may search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Huatli, Dinosaur Knight, reveal it, then put it into your hand. If you searched your library this way, shuffle it.
When Huatli chooses a mount, its eyes glow with the flames of the sun.
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Sun-Crowned Hunters
Enrage — Whenever Sun-Crowned Hunters is dealt damage, it deals 3 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.
One alone is dangerous, and they are never alone.
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Sunpetal Grove
Sunpetal Grove enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Forest or a Plains.
: Add or .
To the Sun Empire, any place where daylight brightens the jungle floor is sacred ground.
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Sunrise Seeker
Vigilance
When Sunrise Seeker enters the battlefield, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
illus. Filip Burburan # 40/279
Sure Strike
Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
"Everyone has a weak spot."
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Swashbuckling
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has haste.
The pirates of the Brazen Coalition are the descendants of those displaced by the Legion of Dusk, and they are eager for vengeance.
illus. Josu Hernaiz # 167/279
Sword-Point Diplomacy
Reveal the top three cards of your library. For each of those cards, put that card into your hand unless any opponent pays 3 life. Then exile the rest.
"Take my blood if you want. Just don't take my gold!"
illus. Eric Deschamps # 126/279
Tempest Caller
When Tempest Caller enters the battlefield, tap all creatures target opponent controls.
"I am the storm."
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Temple of Aclazotz
(Transforms from Arguel's Blood Fast.)
: Add .
, Sacrifice a creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness.
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Territorial Hammerskull
Whenever Territorial Hammerskull attacks, tap target creature an opponent controls.
From the eyes up, it's solid bone and stubbornness.
illus. Lars Grant-West # 41/279
Thaumatic Compass
, : Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
At the beginning of your end step, if you control seven or more lands, transform Thaumatic Compass.
illus. Yeong-Hao Han # 249/279
Thrash of Raptors
As long as you control another Dinosaur, Thrash of Raptors gets +2/+0 and has trample.
They glide through the undergrowth, drawn to sounds of disturbance. They attack in unison and all share in the kill. And then they move on.
illus. Jonathan Kuo # 168/279
Thundering Spineback
Other Dinosaurs you control get +1/+1.
: Create a 3/3 green Dinosaur creature token with trample.
"It appears that nature has risen against us."—Captain Brinely Rage
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Tilonalli's Knight
Whenever Tilonalli's Knight attacks, if you control a Dinosaur, Tilonalli's Knight gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
The people of the Sun Empire worship the sun in three aspects. Tilonalli is the Burning Sun, associated with ferocity, fire, and passion.
illus. Lius Lasahido # 169/279
Tilonalli's Skinshifter
Haste
Whenever Tilonalli's Skinshifter attacks, it becomes a copy of another target nonlegendary attacking creature until end of turn.
"I am the ferocity of the Burning Sun. I am hide and feather, fang and claw."
illus. Jason Rainville # 170/279
Tishana, Voice of Thunder
Tishana, Voice of Thunder's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
You have no maximum hand size.
When Tishana enters the battlefield, draw a card for each creature you control.
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Tishana's Wayfinder
When Tishana's Wayfinder enters the battlefield, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
"There is always another way."
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Tocatli Honor Guard
Creatures entering the battlefield don't cause abilities to trigger.
The glorious city of Pachatupa is the center of the Sun Empire, and Tocatli, the emperor's palace, is its glowing heart.
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Treasure Cove
(Transforms from Treasure Map.)
: Add .
, Sacrifice a Treasure: Draw a card.
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Treasure Map
, : Scry 1. Put a landmark counter on Treasure Map. Then if there are three or more landmark counters on it, remove those counters, transform Treasure Map, and create three colorless Treasure artifact tokens with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
illus. Cliff Childs # 250/279
Trove of Temptation
Each opponent must attack you or a planeswalker you control with at least one creature each combat if able.
At the beginning of your end step, create a colorless Treasure artifact token with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
illus. Jonas De Ro # 171/279
Unclaimed Territory
As Unclaimed Territory 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.
illus. Dimitar # 258/279
Unfriendly Fire
Unfriendly Fire deals 4 damage to any target.
Disputes within the Brazen Coalition can escalate from insult to broadside in the blink of an eye.
illus. Josu Hernaiz # 172/279
Unknown Shores
: Add .
, : Add one mana of any color.
"Just imagine what's waiting around the bend. Adventure. Discovery. Riches for the taking. This is why I sail."—Captain Lannery Storm
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Vampire's Zeal
Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. If it's a Vampire, it gains first strike until end of turn.
The Feast of Blood sends new life essence flowing through the vampire who partakes, manifesting as even greater strength and speed.
illus. Gabor Szikszai # 43/279
Vance's Blasting Cannons
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library. If it's a nonland card, you may cast that card this turn.
Whenever you cast your third spell in a turn, you may transform Vance's Blasting Cannons.
illus. Jonas De Ro # 173/279
Vanquish the Weak
Destroy target creature with power 3 or less.
The clerics known as condemners punish those who do not recognize the righteous authority of the church.
illus. David Palumbo # 127/279
Vanquisher's Banner
As Vanquisher's Banner enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.
Whenever you cast a creature spell of the chosen type, draw a card.
illus. Milivoj Ćeran # 251/279
Verdant Rebirth
Until end of turn, target creature gains "When this creature dies, return it to its owner's hand."
Draw a card.
The dryads of the forest have no stake in Ixalan's conflict, but they hate to see any living being suffer.
illus. Josu Hernaiz # 212/279
Verdant Sun's Avatar
Whenever Verdant Sun's Avatar or another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you gain life equal to that creature's toughness.
"Ixalli's fertile rays enliven us all. Each of us is a testament to the sun's strength and love."—Chitlati, Lightning Rider
illus. Izzy # 213/279
Vicious Conquistador
Whenever Vicious Conquistador attacks, each opponent loses 1 life.
"He is ambitious. Tireless. And utterly ruthless. Ideal for the frontier."—Viceroy Elia Sotonores, report to the queen
illus. Kieran Yanner # 128/279
Vineshaper Mystic
When Vineshaper Mystic enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target Merfolk you control.
She has never touched a loom, yet the tapestries she weaves are vast and beautiful.
illus. Kieran Yanner # 214/279
Vona, Butcher of Magan
Vigilance, lifelink
, Pay 7 life: Destroy target nonland permanent. Activate this ability only during your turn.
"For four hundred years, I have led armies of conquest. These lands hold nothing that can stand against me."
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Vraska, Relic Seeker
+2: Create a 2/2 black Pirate creature token with menace.
−3: Destroy target artifact, creature, or enchantment. Create a colorless Treasure artifact token with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
−10: Target player's life total becomes 1.
illus. Chris Rahn # 232/279
Vraska's Contempt
Exile target creature or planeswalker. You gain 2 life.
It wasn't long before the taverns of High and Dry were full of whispers about the new captain who could turn a person to stone with a glance.
illus. Clint Cearley # 129/279
Wakening Sun's Avatar
When Wakening Sun's Avatar enters the battlefield, if you cast it from your hand, destroy all non-Dinosaur creatures.
"Kinjalli's encompassing rays herald new life in the moment of the sun's dawning."—Chitlati, Lightning Rider
illus. Tyler Jacobson # 44/279
Waker of the Wilds
: Put X +1/+1 counters on target land you control. That land becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.
"Our foes are many and mighty, but not as many as the trees or as mighty as the sea."
illus. Shreya Shetty # 215/279
Walk the Plank
Destroy target non-Merfolk creature.
When Captain Thorn adds a new ship to his fleet, he gives the crew a simple choice: follow me, or fall in the sea.
illus. Kieran Yanner # 130/279
Wanted Scoundrels
When Wanted Scoundrels dies, target opponent creates two colorless Treasure artifact tokens with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
"Trust me. The reward's not worth it."
illus. Volkan Baga # 131/279
Watertrap Weaver
When Watertrap Weaver enters the battlefield, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
The river is a powerful friend.
illus. Josu Hernaiz # 87/279
Wildgrowth Walker
Whenever a creature you control explores, put a +1/+1 counter on Wildgrowth Walker and you gain 3 life.
"Hear me, stone, root, branch: be the fist of this land. Turn back those who trample upon your domain."—Song of the Shaper
illus. Ryan Alexander Lee # 216/279
Wily Goblin
When Wily Goblin enters the battlefield, create a colorless Treasure artifact token with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color."
Goblins climb and swing with ease, whether through a pirate ship's rigging or a tree's branches.
illus. Steve Prescott # 174/279
Wind Strider
Flash
Flying
"Currents are currents, whether in sea or sky."
illus. Magali Villeneuve # 88/279
Woodland Stream
Woodland Stream enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or .
Countless streams flow into the nine rivers, and the nine rivers flow into the Great River. The River Heralds guard them all.
illus. James Paick # 284/279
~~Roaring Anklodon
Enrage - Whenever Roaring Anklodon is dealt damage, put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control.
illus. Craig T Spearling # 4/279
~Speaker of Kumena
Speaker of Kumena gets +1/+1 as long as you control another Merfolk or Island
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JUNK NAME TO DELETE
If a creature you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.
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Priest of the Wandering Sun CHANGING NAME TO DELETE
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may reveal a Dinosaur card from your hand. If you do, gain 2 life.
, Sacrifice Priest of the Wandering Sun: Search your library for a Dinosaur card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
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Samp
Savage Stomp costs 2 less to cast if targets a Dinosaur you control.
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. Then that creature fights another creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 205/279
Wakenun's Avatar
When Wakening Sun's Avatar enters the battlefield, if you cast it from your hand, destroy all non-Dinosaur creatures.
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