Masters Edition Spoilers 186/0
Show TextAdun Oakenshield
, : Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
". . . And at his passing, the bodies of the world's great warriors shall rise from their graves and follow him to battle."—The Anvilonian Grimoire
illus. Jeff A. Menges # 141/0
Amnesia
Target player reveals their hand and discards all nonland cards.
"When one has witnessed the unspeakable, 'tis sometimes better to forget."—Vervamon the Elder
illus. Mark Poole # 29/0
Angry Mob
Trample
As long as it's your turn, Angry Mob's power and toughness are each equal to 2 plus the number of Swamps your opponents control. As long as it's not your turn, Angry Mob's power and toughness are each 2.
illus. Drew Tucker # 1/0
Animate Dead
Enchant creature card in a graveyard
When Animate Dead enters the battlefield, if it's on the battlefield, it loses "enchant creature card in a graveyard" and gains "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Animate Dead." Return enchanted creature card to the battlefield under your control and attach Animate Dead to it. When Animate Dead leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it.
Enchanted creature gets -1/-0.
illus. Anson Maddocks # 57/0
Animate Wall
Enchant Wall
Enchanted Wall can attack as though it didn't have defender.
illus. Dan Frazier # 2/0
Ankh of Mishra
Whenever a land enters the battlefield, Ankh of Mishra deals 2 damage to that land's controller.
illus. Amy Weber # 151/0
Apprentice Wizard
, : Add .
illus. Dan Frazier # 30/0
Arcane Denial
Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
illus. Richard Kane Ferguson # 31/0
Argivian Archaeologist
, : Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
Fascinated by the lore of ancient struggles, the archaeologist searches incessantly for remnants of an earlier, more powerful era.
illus. Amy Weber # 3/0
Armageddon
Destroy all lands.
illus. Jesper Myrfors # 4/0
Artifact Blast
Counter target artifact spell.
The first line of defense against Urza and Mishra, the artifact blast achieved widespread fame until an unlucky mage discovered it was useless on the devices the brothers had already created.
illus. Mark Poole # 85/0
Ashnod's Transmogrant
, Sacrifice Ashnod's Transmogrant: Put a +1/+1 counter on target nonartifact creature. That creature becomes an artifact in addition to its other types.
Ashnod found few willing to trade their humanity for the power she offered them.
illus. Mark Tedin # 152/0
Autumn Willow
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
: Until end of turn, Autumn Willow can be the target of spells and abilities controlled by target player as though it didn't have shroud.
"We must shake her limbs and rattle her brains."—Grandmother Sengir
illus. Margaret Organ-Kean # 113/0
Balduvian Horde
When Balduvian Horde enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you discard a card at random.
"Peace will come only when we have taken Varchild's head."—Lovisa Coldeyes, Balduvian chieftain
illus. Brian Snoddy # 86/0
Ball Lightning
Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Haste (This creature can attack and
as soon as it comes under your control.)At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Ball Lightning.
illus. Quinton Hoover # 87/0
Baron Sengir
Flying
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Baron Sengir this turn dies, put a +2/+2 counter on Baron Sengir.
: Regenerate another target Vampire.
"Beast. Defiler. The source of all my pain."—Ihsan's Shade
illus. Pete Venters # 58/0
Basal Thrull
, Sacrifice Basal Thrull: Add .
Initially bred for sacrifice, the thrulls eventually turned on their masters, the Order of the Ebon Hand, with gruesome results.—Sarpadian Empires, vol. II
illus. Kaja Foglio # 59/0
Benalish Hero
Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
Benalia has a complex caste system that changes with the lunar year. No matter what the season, the only caste that cannot be attained by either heredity or money is that of the hero.
illus. Douglas Shuler # 5/0
Berserk
Cast this spell only before the combat damage step.
Target creature gains trample and gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is its power. At the beginning of the next end step, destroy that creature if it attacked this turn.
illus. Dan Frazier # 114/0
Bestial Fury
Enchant creature
When Bestial Fury enters the battlefield, draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
Whenever enchanted creature becomes blocked, it gets +4/+0 and gains trample until end of turn.
illus. Mike Raabe # 88/0
Black Knight
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Protection from white (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything white.)
Battle doesn't need a purpose; the battle is its own purpose. You don't ask why a plague spreads or a field burns. Don't ask why I fight.
illus. Jeff A. Menges # 60/0
Blight
Enchant land
When enchanted land becomes tapped, destroy it.
illus. Pete Venters # 61/0
Breeding Pit
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Breeding Pit unless you pay
.At the beginning of your end step, create a 0/1 black Thrull creature token.
The thrulls bred at a terrifying pace. In the end, they overwhelmed the Order of the Ebon Hand.
illus. Anson Maddocks # 62/0
Brothers of Fire
: Brothers of Fire deals 1 damage to any target and 1 damage to you.
Fire is never a gentle master.
illus. Mark Tedin # 89/0
Carnivorous Plant
Defender
"It had a mouth like that of a great beast, and gnashed its teeth as it strained to reach us. I am thankful it possessed no means of locomotion."—Vervamon the Elder
illus. Quinton Hoover # 115/0
Centaur Archer
: Centaur Archer deals 1 damage to target creature with flying.
"Centaurs will kill our aesthir if they can; they've always been enemies. Destroy the horse-people on sight."—Arna Kennerüd, Skyknight
illus. Melissa A. Benson # 142/0
Chains of Mephistopheles
If a player would draw a card except the first one they draw in their draw step each turn, that player discards a card instead. If the player discards a card this way, they draw a card. If the player doesn't discard a card this way, they put the top card of their library into their graveyard.
illus. Heather Hudson # 63/0
Chub Toad
Whenever Chub Toad blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
"Chub toad, chub toadAt the door.Run away quick Or you'll run no more."—Traditional children's rhyme
illus. Daniel Gelon # 116/0
Clockwork Beast
Clockwork Beast enters the battlefield with seven +1/+0 counters on it.
At end of combat, if Clockwork Beast attacked or blocked this combat, remove a +1/+0 counter from it.
, : Put up to X +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Beast. This ability can't cause the total number of +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Beast to be greater than seven. Activate this ability only during your upkeep.
illus. Drew Tucker # 153/0
Contagion
You may pay 1 life and exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Distribute two -2/-1 counters among one or two target creatures.
illus. Mike Raabe # 64/0
Copper Tablet
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, Copper Tablet deals 1 damage to that player.
illus. Amy Weber # 154/0
Crookshank Kobolds
The Crookshank military boasts a standing army of nearly twenty-four million, give or take twenty-two million.
illus. Christopher Rush # 90/0
Cuombajj Witches
: Cuombajj Witches deals 1 damage to any target and 1 damage to any target of an opponent's choice.
illus. Kaja Foglio # 65/0
Cursed Rack
As Cursed Rack enters the battlefield, choose an opponent.
The chosen player's maximum hand size is four.
Ashnod invented several torture techniques that could make victims even miles away beg for mercy as if the End had come.
illus. Richard Thomas # 155/0
Dakkon Blackblade
Dakkon Blackblade's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control.
"My power is as vast as the plains, my strength is that of mountains. Each wave that crashes upon the shore thunders like blood in my veins."—Dakkon Blackblade, Memoirs
illus. Richard Kane Ferguson # 143/0
Death Speakers
Protection from black
"Such innocent little birds. They sing a sweet song, sitting on their fragile branch."—Grandmother Sengir
illus. Douglas Shuler # 7/0
Death Ward
Regenerate target creature.
illus. Mark Poole # 8/0
Derelor
Black spells you cast cost
more to cast."Strength it has, but at the cost of a continuous supply of energy. Such failure can bear only one result."—Execution order of Endrek Sahr,master breeder
illus. Anson Maddocks # 66/0
Diamond Valley
, Sacrifice a creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness.
illus. Brian Snoddy # 175/0
Diminishing Returns
Each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library. You exile the top ten cards of your library. Then each player draws up to seven cards.
illus. L. A. Williams # 32/0
Divine Transformation
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +3/+3.
Glory surged through her and radiance surrounded her. All things were possible with the blessing of the Divine.
illus. NéNé Thomas # 9/0
Dragon Engine
: Dragon Engine gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Those who believed the city of Kroog would never fall to Mishra's forces severely underestimated the might of his war machines.
illus. Anson Maddocks # 156/0
Dust to Dust
Exile two target artifacts.
Tervish never noticed that the amulet had vanished. It had disappeared not only from his possession, but from his memory as well.
illus. Drew Tucker # 10/0
Dwarven Catapult
Dwarven Catapult deals X damage divided evenly, rounded down, among all creatures target opponent controls.
"Often greatly outnumbered in battle, dwarves relied on catapults as one means of damaging a large army."—Sarpadian Empires, vol. IV
illus. Jeff A. Menges # 91/0
Dwarven Soldier
Whenever Dwarven Soldier blocks or becomes blocked by one or more Orcs, Dwarven Soldier gets +0/+2 until end of turn.
"Let no one say we did not fight until the last . . . ."—Headstone fragment from a mass grave found in the Crimson Peaks
illus. Rob Alexander # 92/0
Eater of the Dead
: If Eater of the Dead is tapped, exile target creature card from a graveyard and untap Eater of the Dead.
Even the putrid muscles of the dead can provide strength to those loathsome enough to consume them.
illus. Jesper Myrfors # 67/0
Elder Land Wurm
Defender, trample
When Elder Land Wurm blocks, it loses defender.
Sometimes it's best to let sleeping dragons lie.
illus. Quinton Hoover # 11/0
Energy Arc
Untap any number of target creatures. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by those creatures this turn.
"Relent, and you may transcend your situation."—Gerda Äagesdotter,Archmage of the Unseen
illus. Terese Nielsen # 144/0
Erg Raiders
At the beginning of your end step, if Erg Raiders didn't attack this turn, Erg Raiders deals 2 damage to you unless it came under your control this turn.
illus. Dameon Willich # 68/0
Eureka
Starting with you, each player may put a permanent card from their hand onto the battlefield. Repeat this process until no one puts a card onto the battlefield.
illus. Kaja Foglio # 117/0
Exile
Exile target nonwhite attacking creature. You gain life equal to its toughness.
illus. Rob Alexander # 12/0
Feast or Famine
Choose one —
• Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
• Destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
"We are not yet free of Lim-Dûl's terrors."—Halvor Arensson, Kjeldoran priest
illus. Pete Venters # 70/0
Fire Covenant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life.
Fire Covenant deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures.
illus. Dan Frazier # 145/0
Fissure
Destroy target creature or land. It can't be regenerated.
"Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?"—Plato, Phædo, trans. Jowett
illus. Douglas Shuler # 93/0
Force of Will
You may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.
illus. Terese Nielsen # 33/0
Forcefield
: The next time an unblocked creature of your choice would deal combat damage to you this turn, prevent all but 1 of that damage.
illus. Dan Frazier # 157/0
Fyndhorn Elves
: Add .
"Living side by side with the elves for so long leaves me with no doubt that we serve the same goddess."—Kolbjörn, elder druid of the Juniper Order
illus. Justin Hampton # 118/0
Gargantuan Gorilla
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may sacrifice a Forest. If you sacrifice a snow Forest this way, Gargantuan Gorilla gains trample until end of turn. If you don't sacrifice a Forest, sacrifice Gargantuan Gorilla and it deals 7 damage to you.
: Gargantuan Gorilla deals damage equal to its power to another target creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to Gargantuan Gorilla.
illus. Greg Simanson # 119/0
Ghazbán Ogre
At the beginning of your upkeep, if a player has more life than each other player, the player with the most life gains control of Ghazbán Ogre.
illus. Jesper Myrfors # 120/0
Giant Tortoise
Giant Tortoise gets +0/+3 as long as it's untapped.
illus. Kaja Foglio # 34/0
Goblin Chirurgeon
Sacrifice a Goblin: Regenerate target creature.
"Perhaps goblins are good for something after all."—General Khurzog
illus. Dan Frazier # 94/0
Goblin Grenade
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a Goblin.
Goblin Grenade deals 5 damage to any target.
"According to accepted theory, the grenade held some kind of flammable mixture and was carried to its target by a hapless goblin."—Sarpadian Empires, vol. IV
illus. Ron Spencer # 95/0
Goblin Mutant
Trample
Goblin Mutant can't attack if defending player controls an untapped creature with power 3 or greater.
Goblin Mutant can't block creatures with power 3 or greater.
If only it had three brains, too.
illus. Daniel Gelon # 96/0
Goblin Wizard
: You may put a Goblin permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.
: Target Goblin gains protection from white until end of turn.
illus. Daniel Gelon # 97/0
Goblins of the Flarg
Mountainwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Mountain.)
When you control a Dwarf, sacrifice Goblins of the Flarg.
illus. Tom Wänerstrand # 98/0
Granite Gargoyle
Flying
: Granite Gargoyle gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
"While most overworlders fortunately don't realize this, gargoyles can be most delicious, providing you have the appropriate tools to carve them."—Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar,The Underworld Cookbook
illus. Christopher Rush # 99/0
Greater Realm of Preservation
: The next time a black or red source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
illus. NéNé Thomas # 13/0
Hallowed Ground
: Return target nonsnow land you control to its owner's hand.
"On this site where Kjeld's blood was spilled, let none raise a fist or deny a beggar."—Halvor Arenson, Kjeldoran priest
illus. Douglas Shuler # 14/0
Hand of Justice
, Tap three untapped white creatures you control: Destroy target creature.
"The Hand of Justice will come to cleanse the world if we are true."—Oliver Farrel
illus. Melissa A. Benson # 15/0
Hecatomb
When Hecatomb enters the battlefield, sacrifice Hecatomb unless you sacrifice four creatures.
Tap an untapped Swamp you control: Hecatomb deals 1 damage to any target.
illus. NéNé Thomas # 71/0
High Tide
Until end of turn, whenever a player taps an Island for mana, that player adds an additional
."May Svyelun and her tides favor you."—Traditional merfolk blessing
illus. Anson Maddocks # 35/0
Holy Light
Nonwhite creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn.
"Bathed in hallowed light, the infidels looked upon the impurities of their souls and despaired."—The Book of Tal
illus. Drew Tucker # 16/0
Homarid Spawning Bed
, Sacrifice a blue creature: Create X 1/1 blue Camarid creature tokens, where X is the sacrificed creature's converted mana cost.
illus. Douglas Shuler # 36/0
Hungry Mist
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Hungry Mist unless you pay
."If the air must feed, let it take the self-righteous."—Murat, death speaker
illus. Heather Hudson # 121/0
Hyalopterous Lemure
: Hyalopterous Lemure gets -1/-0 and gains flying until end of turn.
"The lemures looked harmless, until they descended on my troops. Within moments, only bones remained."—Lucilde Fiksdotter, Leader of the Order of the White Shield
illus. Richard Thomas # 72/0
Hydroblast
Choose one —
• Counter target spell if it's red.
• Destroy target permanent if it's red.
"Heed the lessons of our time: the forms of water may move the land itself and hold captive the fires within."—Gustha Ebbasdotter,Kjeldoran royal mage
illus. Kaja Foglio # 37/0
Hymn of Rebirth
Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
"There will come soft rains, and spring shall be amongst us, a welcome friend."—Halvor Arenson, Kjeldoran priest
illus. Richard Kane Ferguson # 146/0
Hymn to Tourach
Target player discards two cards at random.
Knowing the hymn's power, the followers of Leitbur carefully guarded their pillaged transciptions.
illus. Quinton Hoover # 73/0
Icatian Lieutenant
: Target Soldier creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
To become an officer, an Icatian soldier had to pass a series of tests. These evaluated not only fighting and leadership skills, but also integrity, honor, and moral strength.
illus. Pete Venters # 17/0
Icatian Town
Create four 1/1 white Citizen creature tokens.
Icatia's once peaceful towns faced increasing attacks from orcs and goblins as the climate cooled. By the time the empire fell, they were little more than armed camps.
illus. Tom Wänerstrand # 18/0
Ifh-Bíff Efreet
Flying
: Ifh-Bíff Efreet deals 1 damage to each creature with flying and each player. Any player may activate this ability.
illus. Jesper Myrfors # 123/0
Illusionary Forces
Flying
Cumulative upkeep
(At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)"This school was founded in secret, operates in secret, and exists for the teaching of secrets. Those who would alter reality must first escape it."—Gerda Äagesdotter,Archmage of the Unseen
illus. Justin Hampton # 38/0
Illusionary Wall
Defender, flying, first strike
Cumulative upkeep
(At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)"Let them see what is not there and feel what does not touch them. When they no longer trust their senses, that is the time to strike."—Gerda Äagesdotter,Archmage of the Unseen
illus. Mark Poole # 39/0
Illusions of Grandeur
Cumulative upkeep
(At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)When Illusions of Grandeur enters the battlefield, you gain 20 life.
When Illusions of Grandeur leaves the battlefield, you lose 20 life.
illus. Quinton Hoover # 40/0
Island of Wak-Wak
: Target creature with flying has base power 0 until end of turn.
The Isle of Wak-Wak, home to a tribe of winged folk, is named for a peculiar fruit that grows there. The fruit looks like a woman's head, and when ripe speaks the word "Wak."
illus. Douglas Shuler # 176/0
Ivory Tower
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4.
Valuing scholarship above all else, the inhabitants of the Ivory Tower reward those who sacrifice power for knowledge.
illus. Margaret Organ-Kean # 158/0
Jacques le Vert
Green creatures you control get +0/+2.
Abandoning his sword to return to the lush forest of Pendelhaven, Jacques le Vert devoted his life to protecting the creatures of his homeland.
illus. Andi Rusu # 147/0
Jokulhaups
Destroy all artifacts, creatures, and lands. They can't be regenerated.
"I was shocked when I first saw the aftermath of the Yavimaya Valley disaster. The raging waters had swept away trees, bridges, and even houses. My healers had much work to do."—Halvor Arenson, Kjeldoran priest
illus. Richard Thomas # 100/0
Juxtapose
You and target player exchange control of the creature you each control with the highest converted mana cost. Then exchange control of artifacts the same way. If two or more permanents a player controls are tied for highest cost, their controller chooses one of them.
illus. Justin Hampton # 41/0
Juzám Djinn
At the beginning of your upkeep, Juzám Djinn deals 1 damage to you.
"Expect my visit when the darkness comes. The night I think is best for hiding all."—Ouallada
illus. Mark Tedin # 74/0
Keldon Warlord
Keldon Warlord's power and toughness are each equal to the number of non-Wall creatures you control.
illus. Kev Brockschmidt # 101/0
Khabál Ghoul
At the beginning of each end step, put a +1/+1 counter on Khabál Ghoul for each creature that died this turn.
illus. Douglas Shuler # 75/0
Knights of Thorn
Protection from red; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
"With a great cry, the goblin host broke and ran as the first wave of knights penetrated its ranks."—Tivadar of Thorn,History of the Goblin Wars
illus. Christopher Rush # 19/0
Lake of the Dead
If Lake of the Dead would enter the battlefield, sacrifice a Swamp instead. If you do, put Lake of the Dead onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard.
: Add .
, Sacrifice a Swamp: Add .
illus. Pete Venters # 177/0
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.
illus. Christopher Rush # 102/0
Lim-Dûl's Vault
Look at the top five cards of your library. As many times as you choose, you may pay 1 life, put those cards on the bottom of your library in any order, then look at the top five cards of your library. Then shuffle your library and put the last cards you looked at this way on top of it in any order.
illus. Rob Alexander # 148/0
Lord of Tresserhorn
When Lord of Tresserhorn enters the battlefield, you lose 2 life, you sacrifice two creatures, and target opponent draws two cards.
: Regenerate Lord of Tresserhorn.
illus. Anson Maddocks # 149/0
Mana Flare
Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana of any type that land produced.
illus. Christopher Rush # 103/0
Márton Stromgald
Whenever Márton Stromgald attacks, other attacking creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn for each attacking creature other than Márton Stromgald.
Whenever Márton Stromgald blocks, other blocking creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn for each blocking creature other than Márton Stromgald.
illus. Mark Poole # 104/0
Mesa Pegasus
Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
Before a woman marries in the village of Sursi, she must visit the land of the mesa pegasus. Legend has it that if the woman is pure of heart and her love is true, a mesa pegasus will appear, blessing her family with long life and good fortune.
illus. Melissa A. Benson # 20/0
Mindstab Thrull
Whenever Mindstab Thrull attacks and isn't blocked, you may sacrifice it. If you do, defending player discards three cards.
illus. Mark Tedin # 76/0
Mirror Universe
, Sacrifice Mirror Universe: Exchange life totals with target opponent. Activate this ability only during your upkeep.
illus. Phil Foglio # 159/0
Mishra's Factory
: Add .
: Mishra's Factory becomes a 2/2 Assembly-Worker artifact creature until end of turn. It's still a land.
: Target Assembly-Worker creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
illus. Kaja & Phil Foglio # 178/0
Moat
Creatures without flying can't attack.
The purpose of any moat is to impede attack. Some are filled with water, some with thistles. Some are filled with things best left unseen.
illus. Jeff A. Menges # 21/0
Mountain Yeti
Mountainwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Mountain.)
Protection from white
The Yeti's single greatest asset is its unnerving ability to blend in with its surroundings.
illus. Dan Frazier # 105/0
Mystic Remora
Cumulative upkeep
(At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays
.illus. Ken Meyer, Jr. # 42/0
Nature's Lore
Search your library for a Forest card and put that card onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.
"Fyndhorn is our home."—Kolbjörn, elder druid of the Juniper Order
illus. Rick Emond # 124/0
Nether Shadow
Haste
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Nether Shadow is in your graveyard with three or more creature cards above it, you may put Nether Shadow onto the battlefield.
illus. Christopher Rush # 77/0
Nevinyrral's Disk
Nevinyrral's Disk enters the battlefield tapped.
, : Destroy all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments.
illus. Mark Tedin # 160/0
Onulet
When Onulet dies, you gain 2 life.
An early inspiration for Urza, Tocasia's onulets contained magical essences that could be cannibalized after they stopped functioning.
illus. Anson Maddocks # 161/0
Orcish Mechanics
, Sacrifice an artifact: Orcish Mechanics deals 2 damage to any target.
illus. Pete Venters # 106/0
Order of Leitbur
Protection from black
: Order of Leitbur gains first strike until end of turn.
: Order of Leitbur gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
"Trained to battle the followers of Tourach, the Order of Leitbur was not as successful in later conflicts with orcish and goblin raiders."—Sarpadian Empires, vol. I
illus. Randy Asplund # 22/0
Order of the Ebon Hand
Protection from white
: Order of the Ebon Hand gains first strike until end of turn.
: Order of the Ebon Hand gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
illus. Ron Spencer # 78/0
Oubliette
When Oubliette enters the battlefield, exile target creature and all Auras attached to it. Note the number and kind of counters that were on that creature.
When Oubliette leaves the battlefield, return that exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control tapped with the noted number and kind of counters on it. If you do, return the other exiled cards to the battlefield under their owner's control attached to that permanent.
illus. Douglas Shuler # 79/0
Paralyze
Enchant creature
When Paralyze enters the battlefield, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player may pay
. If the player does, untap the creature.illus. Anson Maddocks # 80/0
Petra Sphinx
: Target player chooses a card name, then reveals the top card of their library. If that card has the chosen name, that player puts it into their hand. If it doesn't, the player puts it into their graveyard.
What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs in the evening?
illus. Sandra Everingham # 23/0
Phantom Monster
Flying
"While, like a ghastly rapid river,Through the pale doorA hideous throng rush out forever,And laugh—but smile no more."—Edgar Allan Poe, "The Haunted Palace"
illus. Jesper Myrfors # 43/0
Phelddagrif
: Phelddagrif gains trample until end of turn. Target opponent creates a 1/1 green Hippo creature token.
: Phelddagrif gains flying until end of turn. Target opponent gains 2 life.
: Return Phelddagrif to its owner's hand. Target opponent may draw a card.
illus. Amy Weber # 150/0
Phyrexian Boon
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+1 as long as it's black. Otherwise, it gets -1/-2.
"Phyrexia's touch is painful to all but the blackest of hearts."—Gerda Äagesdotter,Archmage of the Unseen
illus. Mark Tedin # 81/0
Phyrexian War Beast
When Phyrexian War Beast leaves the battlefield, sacrifice a land and Phyrexian War Beast deals 1 damage to you.
"Knowing its origins, how could they have thought they could control it?"—Sorine Relicbane, Soldevi heretic
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Polar Kraken
Trample
Polar Kraken enters the battlefield tapped.
Cumulative upkeep—Sacrifice a land. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
"It was big. Really, really, big. No, bigger than that. It was big!"—Arna Kennerüd, skyknight
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Pox
Each player loses a third of their life, then discards a third of the cards in their hand, then sacrifices a third of the creatures they control, then sacrifices a third of the lands they control. Round up each time.
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Preacher
You may choose not to untap Preacher during your untap step.
: For as long as Preacher remains tapped, gain control of target creature of an opponent's choice they control.
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Primal Order
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, Primal Order deals damage to that player equal to the number of nonbasic lands they control.
"It's strange, but I can feel it when the land is corrupted. I understand why the Autumn Willow is so protective."—Daria
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Psychic Purge
Psychic Purge deals 1 damage to any target.
When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard Psychic Purge, that player loses 5 life.
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Psychic Venom
Enchant land
Whenever enchanted land becomes tapped, Psychic Venom deals 2 damage to that land's controller.
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Pyroblast
Choose one —
• Counter target spell if it's blue.
• Destroy target permanent if it's blue.
"Just the thing for those pesky water mages."—Jaya Ballard, task mage
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Rabid Wombat
Vigilance
Rabid Wombat gets +2/+2 for each Aura attached to it.
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Rainbow Vale
: Add one mana of any color. An opponent gains control of Rainbow Vale at the beginning of the next end step.
In the feudal days of Icatia, finding the Rainbow Vale was often the goal of knights' quests.
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Ratcatcher
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may search your library for a Rat card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.
An ogre's poisonous stench is like fine Kashkaval cheese to the noses lowest to the ground.
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Righteous Avengers
Plainswalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Plains.)
Few can withstand the wrath of the righteous.
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Ring of Ma'rûf
, , Exile Ring of Ma'rûf: The next time you would draw a card this turn, instead choose a card you own from outside the game and put it into your hand.
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River Merfolk
: River Merfolk gains mountainwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Mountain.)
"Dwelling in icy mountain streams near goblin and orcish foes, the river merfolk were known for their stoicism."—Sarpadian Empires, vol. V
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Roots
Enchant creature without flying
When Roots enters the battlefield, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
"That which nourishes can also bind."—Gemma, Willow Priestess
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Scryb Sprites
Flying
The only sound was the gentle clicking of the faeries' wings. Then those intruders who were still standing turned and fled. One thing was certain: they didn't think the Scryb were very funny anymore.
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Sea Sprite
Flying, protection from red
"No one can catch what won't be caught."—Kakra, sea troll
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Seasinger
When you control no Islands, sacrifice Seasinger.
You may choose not to untap Seasinger during your untap step.
: Gain control of target creature whose controller controls an Island for as long as you control Seasinger and Seasinger remains tapped.
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Seraph
Flying
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Seraph this turn dies, put that card onto the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step. Sacrifice the creature when you lose control of Seraph.
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Serendib Efreet
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, Serendib Efreet deals 1 damage to you.
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Serpent Generator
, : Create a 1/1 colorless Snake artifact creature token. It has "Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, that player gets a poison counter." (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)
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Shambling Strider
: Shambling Strider gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
Freyalise forbid that any stranger should wander into the striders' territory.
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Shield of the Ages
: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to you this turn.
"This shield is a true rarity: an artifact whose purpose is obvious."—Arcum Dagsson, Soldevi machinist
illus. Anson Maddocks # 165/0
Shield Sphere
Defender
Whenever Shield Sphere blocks, put a -0/-1 counter on it.
"My soldiers know that they need never fear for their protection."—King Darien of Kjeldor
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Singing Tree
: Target attacking creature has base power 0 until end of turn.
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Spectral Bears
Whenever Spectral Bears attacks, if defending player controls no black nontoken permanents, it doesn't untap during your next untap step.
"I hear there are bears—or spirits—that guard caravans passing through the forest."—Gulsen, abbey matron
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Spinal Villain
: Destroy target blue creature.
"Striking silent as a dream,Cutting short the strangled scream . . ."—Tobrian, "Watchdragon"
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Stone Calendar
Spells you cast cost up to
less to cast.The Pretender Mairsil ordered a great calendar drawn up to show when the paths to the Dark Lands were strongest.
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Stone Giant
: Target creature you control with toughness less than Stone Giant's power gains flying until end of turn. Destroy that creature at the beginning of the next end step.
What goes up, must come down.
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Storm Seeker
Storm Seeker deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.
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Su-Chi
When Su-Chi dies, add
.Flawed copies of relics from the Thran Empire, the su-chi were inherently unstable but provided useful knowledge for Tocasia's students.
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Sunken City
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Sunken City unless you pay
.Blue creatures get +1/+1.
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Sylvan Library
At the beginning of your draw step, you may draw two additional cards. If you do, choose two cards in your hand drawn this turn. For each of those cards, pay 4 life or put the card on top of your library.
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Tawnos's Coffin
You may choose not to untap Tawnos's Coffin during your untap step.
, : Exile target creature and all Auras attached to it. Note the number and kind of counters that were on that creature. When Tawnos's Coffin leaves the battlefield or becomes untapped, return that exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control tapped with the noted number and kind of counters on it. If you do, return the other exiled cards to the battlefield under their owner's control attached to that permanent.
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Telekinesis
Tap target creature. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by that creature this turn. It doesn't untap during its controller's next two untap steps.
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Thawing Glaciers
Thawing Glaciers enters the battlefield tapped.
, : Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library. Return Thawing Glaciers to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next cleanup step.
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The Fallen
At the beginning of your upkeep, The Fallen deals 1 damage to each opponent and planeswalker it has dealt damage to this game.
Magic often masters those who cannot master it.
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Thicket Basilisk
Whenever Thicket Basilisk blocks or becomes blocked by a non-Wall creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.
Moss-covered statues littered the area, a macabre monument to the basilisk's power.
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Thorn Thallid
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a spore counter on Thorn Thallid.
Remove three spore counters from Thorn Thallid: Thorn Thallid deals 1 damage to any target.
"The danger in cultivating massive plants caught the elves by surprise."—Sarpadian Empires, vol. III
illus. Mark Tedin # 135/0
Thrull Champion
Thrull creatures get +1/+1.
: Gain control of target Thrull for as long as you control Thrull Champion.
"Those idiots should never have bred thrulls for combat!"—Jherana Rure
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Thrull Retainer
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1.
Sacrifice Thrull Retainer: Regenerate enchanted creature.
"Until the Rebellion, thrulls served their masters faithfully—even at the cost of their own lives."—Sarpadian Empires, vol. II
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Thunder Spirit
Flying, first strike
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Time Elemental
When Time Elemental attacks or blocks, at end of combat, sacrifice it and it deals 5 damage to you.
, : Return target permanent that isn't enchanted to its owner's hand.
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Tivadar's Crusade
Destroy all Goblins.
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Tornado
Cumulative upkeep
(At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.), Pay 3 life for each velocity counter on Tornado: Destroy target permanent and put a velocity counter on Tornado. Activate this ability only once each turn.
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Urza's Bauble
, Sacrifice Urza's Bauble: Look at a card at random in target player's hand. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
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Urza's Chalice
Whenever a player casts an artifact spell, you may pay
. If you do, you gain 1 life.When sorely wounded or tired, Urza would often retreat to the workshops of his apprentices. They were greatly amazed at how much better he looked each time he took a sip of water.
illus. Jeff A. Menges # 171/0
Varchild's War-Riders
Cumulative upkeep—Have an opponent create a 1/1 red Survivor creature token. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Trample; rampage 1 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it beyond the first.)
"What tries to crush our spirit only strengthens our resolve."—Lovisa Coldeyes, Balduvian chieftain
illus. Susan Van Camp # 110/0
Vesuvan Doppelganger
You may have Vesuvan Doppelganger enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it doesn't copy that creature's color and it gains "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have this creature become a copy of target creature except it doesn't copy that creature's color. If you do, this creature gains this ability."
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Vodalian Knights
First strike
Vodalian Knights can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
When you control no Islands, sacrifice Vodalian Knights.
: Vodalian Knights gains flying until end of turn.
Fear the knight leaping from the water into the air, weapon ready.
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Walking Wall
Defender
: Walking Wall gets +3/-1 until end of turn and can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender. Activate this ability only once each turn.
"The fortress is not what it seems."—Arcum Dagsson, Soldevi machinist
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Wanderlust
Enchant creature
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, Wanderlust deals 1 damage to that player.
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Winds of Change
Each player shuffles the cards from their hand into their library, then draws that many cards.
"'Tis the set of sails and not the galesWhich tells us the way to go."—Ella Wheeler Wilcox, "Winds of Fate"
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Winter Blast
Tap X target creatures. Winter Blast deals 2 damage to each of those creatures with flying.
"Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! rage! blow!"William Shakespeare, King Lear
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Winter Orb
As long as Winter Orb is untapped, players can't untap more than one land during their untap steps.
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Word of Undoing
Return target creature and all white Auras you own attached to it to their owners' hands.
"It was in Urza's journals that I finally found the secret at the core of the summonings."—Journal, author unknown
illus. Christopher Rush # 56/0
Wyluli Wolf
: Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
"When one wolf calls, others follow. Who wants to fight creatures that eat scorpions?"—Maimun al-Wyluli, diary
illus. Susan Van Camp # 139/0
Yavimaya Ants
Trample, haste
Cumulative upkeep
(At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)"Few natural forces are as devastating as hunger."—Kaysa, elder druid of the Juniper Order
illus. Pat Morrissey # 140/0
Ydwen Efreet
Whenever Ydwen Efreet blocks, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, remove Ydwen Efreet from combat and it can't block this turn. Creatures it was blocking that had become blocked by only Ydwen Efreet this combat become unblocked.
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