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Act of Treason
Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.
Seen through Rakdos eyes, a cruel betrayal is a hilarious stunt.
illus. Scott Murphy # 289/78
Aegis of the Heavens
Target creature gets +1/+7 until end of turn.
Inner strength is never seen until it makes all the difference.
illus. Anthony Palumbo # 79/78
Aegis Turtle
"The endurance of the ancient turtles in a land so harsh makes a strong case for patience, tranquility, and composure." —Gavi, nest warden
illus. Milivoj Ćeran # 138/78
Aerial Assault
Destroy target tapped creature. You gain 1 life for each creature you control with flying.
"Oh, you must be mistaken. Hawks are solitary hunters, you see." —Bunder Diedreck, ornithologist
illus. Dan Scott # 80/78
Aether Spellbomb
, Sacrifice Aether Spellbomb: Return target creature to its owner's hand.
, Sacrifice Aether Spellbomb: Draw a card.
"Release that which was never caged." —Spellbomb inscription
illus. Jim Nelson # 456/78
Affa Guard Hound
Flash
When Affa Guard Hound enters the battlefield, target creature gets +0/+3 until end of turn.
Once a welcoming hub for explorers, Affa became a place of guarded tongues and quick defenses.
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 81/78
Affectionate Indrik
When Affectionate Indrik enters the battlefield, you may have it fight target creature you don't control.
The problem isn't the indrik's enthusiasm, it's Ravnica's lack of guardrails.
illus. Steve Prescott # 373/78
Aggressive Urge
Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Draw a card.
The power of the wild, concentrated in a single charge.
illus. Christopher Moeller # 374/78
Agonizing Syphon
Agonizing Syphon deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
"Your death will take a mere moment, but it will feel like an eternity." —Vilis, Broker of Blood
illus. Seb McKinnon # 199/78
Ajani's Chosen
Whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, create a 2/2 white Cat creature token. If that enchantment is an Aura, you may attach it to the token.
"United, our roar will level mountains."
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 82/78
Alabaster Mage
: Target creature you control gains lifelink until end of turn.
"We hold sacred the powers of light and life. Truth and honor are our greatest weapons." —Alabaster creed
illus. Izzy # 83/78
Allosaurus Shepherd
Allosaurus Shepherd can't be countered.
Green spell you control can't be countered.
: Until end of turn, each Elf creature you control has base power and toughness 5/5 and becomes a Dinosaur in addition to its other creature types.
illus. Randy Vargas # 28/78
Alloy Myr
: Add one mana of any color.
With or without witnesses, the suns continued their prismatic dance.
illus. Matt Cavotta # 457/78
Ambassador Oak
When Ambassador Oak enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token.
Treefolk and elves share a common interest in the forests, but really the elves just feel at home with the view from above.
illus. Steve Prescott # 375/78
Ancestral Statue
When Ancestral Statue enters the battlefield, return a nonland permanent you control to its owner's hand.
The mage awakened the statue in hopes of learning the lost lore of her clan, but the statue was interested only in war.
illus. Tomasz Jedruszek # 458/78
Angel of Mercy
Flying
When Angel of Mercy enters the battlefield, you gain 3 life.
Every tear shed is a drop of immortality.
illus. Volkan Baga # 84/78
Angel of the Dire Hour
Flash
Flying
When Angel of the Dire Hour enters the battlefield, if you cast it from your hand, exile all attacking creatures.
She arrived like a meteorite, and the enemy fell in a shock wave of holy vengeance.
illus. Jack Wang # 85/78
Angelic Arbiter
Flying
Each opponent who cast a spell this turn can't attack with creatures.
Each opponent who attacked with a creature this turn can't cast spells.
illus. Steve Argyle # 86/78
Angelic Edict
Exile target creature or enchantment.
The Boros built a prison in the sky where Azorius statutes couldn't restrict their sense of justice.
illus. Trevor Claxton # 87/78
Angelic Page
Flying
: Target attacking or blocking creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
If only every message were as perfect as its bearer.
illus. Chris Rahn # 88/78
Arbor Armament
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. That creature gains reach until end of turn.
"Llanowar's boughs are ever ready To unleash an autumn of steel leaves." —"Song of Freyalise"
illus. Bayard Wu # 376/78
Arcane Encyclopedia
, : Draw a card.
Knowledge itself is neither good nor evil. Just as the wrong book in the wrong hands could doom all existence, the same book in the right hands could save it.
illus. Nic Klein # 459/78
Archaeomender
When Archaeomender enters the battlefield, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
"Just as a broken relic can be mended, a shattered history can be made whole."
illus. Miranda Meeks # 9/78
Archon of Justice
Flying
When Archon of Justice dies, exile target permanent.
In dark times, Truth bears a blade.
illus. Jason Chan # 89/78
Archon of Redemption
Flying
Whenever Archon of Redemption or another creature with flying enters the battlefield under your control, you may gain life equal to that creature's power.
Until Emeria is freed, he raises his sword in her name.
illus. Steven Belledin # 90/78
Armorcraft Judge
When Armorcraft Judge enters the battlefield, draw a card for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Were she not a judge, she'd win the division herself.
illus. David Palumbo # 377/78
Ashmouth Hound
Whenever Ashmouth Hound blocks or becomes blocked by a creature, Ashmouth Hound deals 1 damage to that creature.
Its fiery paws make it easy to track, which is very useful when you want to go in exactly the opposite direction.
illus. Daarken # 290/78
Assassin's Strike
Destroy target creature. Its controller discards a card.
When Selesnya missionaries moved into the Shanav Quarter, they faced scorn, ridicule, and ultimately martyrdom.
illus. Chase Stone # 200/78
Assault Formation
Each creature you control assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
: Target creature with defender can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.
: Creatures you control get +0/+1 until end of turn.
illus. Kieran Yanner # 378/78
Auger Spree
Target creature gets +4/-4 until end of turn.
"Finally, a weapon the Boros can't confiscate!" —Juri, proprietor of the Juri Revue
illus. Raymond Swanland # 449/78
Awakener Druid
When Awakener Druid enters the battlefield, target Forest becomes a 4/5 green Treefolk creature for as long as Awakener Druid remains on the battlefield. It's still a land.
The druids of Mazar treat each seedcone with respect for the warrior it will become.
illus. Jason Chan # 379/78
Bake into a Pie
Destroy target creature. Create a Food token.
"My secret ingredient? Well, I can't tell you that. But here's a hint. It's not love."
illus. Zoltan Boros # 201/78
Ball Lightning
Trample, haste
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Ball Lightning.
The most frightening storms are those not woven by nature's hand.
illus. Trevor Claxton # 291/78
Barrage of Expendables
, Sacrifice a creature: Barrage of Expendables deals 1 damage to any target.
Goblin generals don't distinguish between troops and ammunition.
illus. Trevor Claxton # 292/78
Barter in Blood
Each player sacrifices two creatures.
"We must all make sacrifices for the good of Innistrad." —Sorin Markov
illus. Eric Deschamps # 202/78
Bathe in Dragonfire
Bathe in Dragonfire deals 4 damage to target creature.
The scent of cooked flesh lingers in the charred landscape of Tarkir.
illus. Chris Rallis # 293/78
Battlefield Promotion
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. That creature gains first strike until end of turn. You gain 2 life.
"Welcome to the Legion. You saved a district—now let's go save the world."
illus. Scott Murphy # 91/78
Battleground Geist
Flying
Other Spirit creatures you control get +1/+0.
Not content to nudge vases and chill drawing rooms, some geists muster spectral armies to claw at the hearts of the living.
illus. Clint Cearley # 139/78
Beetleback Chief
When Beetleback Chief enters the battlefield, create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.
Whether trained, ridden, or eaten, few goblin military innovations have rivaled the bug.
illus. Wayne England # 294/78
Befuddle
Target creature gets -4/-0 until end of turn.
Draw a card.
The trick to talking sense into Keldons is getting them to hold still.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 140/78
Belltower Sphinx
Flying
Whenever a source deals damage to Belltower Sphinx, that source's controller mills that many cards.
illus. Jim Nelson # 141/78
Black Cat
When Black Cat dies, target opponent discards a card at random.
Its last life is spent tormenting your dreams.
illus. David Palumbo # 203/78
Black Market
Whenever a creature dies, put a charge counter on Black Market.
At the beginning of your precombat main phase, add
for each charge counter on Black Market.illus. Jeff Easley # 204/78
Blessed Sanctuary
Prevent all noncombat damage that would be dealt to you and creatures you control.
Whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, create a 2/2 white Unicorn creature token.
illus. Anastasia Ovchinnikova # 1/78
Blessed Spirits
Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Blessed Spirits.
Not all heroes die in armor.
illus. Anna Steinbauer # 92/78
Blighted Bat
Flying
: Blighted Bat gains haste until end of turn.
Amonkhet's dual suns don't allow for the darkness of night, so bats are most active under the gloom of the frequent sandstorms.
illus. Nils Hamm # 205/78
Blindblast
Blindblast deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature can't block this turn.
Draw a card.
"Peril is in the eye of the beholder. At least, if your aim is good." —Jaya Ballard
illus. Sidharth Chaturvedi # 295/78
Blood Artist
Whenever Blood Artist or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
"Great art can never be created without great suffering."
illus. Johannes Voss # 206/78
Blood Divination
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Draw three cards.
Predicting the future is a messy business.
illus. Filip Burburan # 207/78
Blood Host
, Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on Blood Host and you gain 2 life.
It would be ill-mannered to decline his invitation. It would be ill-advised to accept it.
illus. Cynthia Sheppard # 208/78
Bloodbond Vampire
Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Bloodbond Vampire.
"Let the vampires join us. In this war, we no longer have the luxury of choosing our comrades." —General Tazri, allied commander
illus. Anna Steinbauer # 209/78
Bloodhunter Bat
Flying
When Bloodhunter Bat enters the battlefield, target player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
It returns eager to share the feast of blood and gore with its ghoulish master.
illus. Tomasz Jedruszek # 210/78
Bloodrage Brawler
When Bloodrage Brawler enters the battlefield, discard a card.
To Hazoret, those who fight for her are her beloved children.
illus. Lars Grant-West # 296/78
Bloodrock Cyclops
Bloodrock Cyclops attacks each combat if able.
"There are only fifty words in the cyclops language, and ten of them mean ‘kill.'" —Ertai
illus. Alex Horley-Orlandelli # 297/78
Bloodshot Trainee
: Bloodshot Trainee deals 4 damage to target creature. Activate this ability only if Bloodshot Trainee's power is 4 or greater.
"Just think how strong I'll be if my arms don't tear off!"
illus. Matt Stewart # 298/78
Bogbrew Witch
, : Search your library for a card named Festering Newt or Bubbling Cauldron, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
"The hardest thing is finding the right ingredients."
illus. Eric Deschamps # 211/78
Boggart Brute
Menace
He has the biggest bashing stick, so it's a safe bet he's the leader.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 299/78
Bone Picker
This spell costs
less to cast if a creature died this turn.Flying, deathtouch
They are the first to greet dissenters on their journey into exile.
illus. Yeong-Hao Han # 212/78
Bone Splinters
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Destroy target creature.
"Which do you deserve, the heft of a femur or the graceful sharpness of a forearm? Decisions, decisions . . ." —Gisa the Mad
illus. Nils Hamm # 213/78
Borderland Marauder
Whenever Borderland Marauder attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
Though she is rightly feared, there are relatively few tales of her deeds in battle, for few survive her raids.
illus. Scott M. Fischer # 300/78
Borderland Minotaur
"You have led us to triumph over the forces of Mogis!" said Brygus the Brave, clapping the Champion on the back. The Champion wiped the sweat and blood from her brow. "I count eight graves," she said. "Too many to call this a victory." —The Theriad
illus. Greg Staples # 301/78
Branching Evolution
If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature you control, twice that many +1/+1 counters are put on that creature instead.
"Is it the water? The stars? Whatever it is, something incredible is happening here." —Eris, zoologist, journal entry
illus. Tomasz Jedruszek # 29/78
Brightmare
When Brightmare enters the battlefield, tap up to one target creature. You gain life equal to that creature's power.
A ray of hope in the darkest night.
illus. Steven Belledin # 2/78
Brindle Shoat
When Brindle Shoat dies, create a 3/3 green Boar creature token.
Hunters lure the stripling boar into the open, hoping to trap greater prey.
illus. Steven Belledin # 380/78
Brushstrider
Vigilance
Magistrate Ludy agreed to designate land for the brushstriders only after several broken windows and dozens of missing blini-cakes.
illus. Raoul Vitale # 381/78
Bruvac the Grandiloquent
If an opponent would mill one or more cards, they mill twice that many cards instead.
". . . and furthermore . . ."
illus. Ekaterina Burmak # 10/78
Bubbling Cauldron
, , Sacrifice a creature: You gain 4 life.
, , Sacrifice a creature named Festering Newt: Each opponent loses 4 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 460/78
Bulwark Giant
When Bulwark Giant enters the battlefield, you gain 5 life.
"Where did she come from? More importantly, are there more like her?" —Gideon Jura
illus. Victor Adame Minguez # 93/78
Burglar Rat
When Burglar Rat enters the battlefield, each opponent discards a card.
"Even rats hoard their treasures. Are your precious things so different?" —Izoni
illus. Tyler Walpole # 214/78
Buried Ruin
: Add .
, , Sacrifice Buried Ruin: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
History has buried its treasures deep.
illus. Franz Vohwinkel # 491/78
Cadaver Imp
Flying
When Cadaver Imp enters the battlefield, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
The mouth must be pried open before rigor mortis sets in. Otherwise the returning soul can find no ingress.
illus. Dave Kendall # 215/78
Carven Caryatid
Defender
When Carven Caryatid enters the battlefield, draw a card.
So-called "old wood" is rare in deforested Ravnica. Statues carved from it are said to house the last of the ancient nature spirits.
illus. Jim Nelson # 382/78
Cathar's Companion
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Cathar's Companion gains indestructible until end of turn.
"Unwavering and loyal, they represent stability in uncertain times." —Rem Karolus, Slayer of Angels
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 94/78
Cathars' Crusade
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Avacyn's holy warriors kept hope alive in her darkest hours. Now they will carry that hope across Innistrad.
illus. Karl Kopinski # 95/78
Cauldron Familiar
When Cauldron Familiar enters the battlefield, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Sacrifice a Food: Return Cauldron Familiar from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Every day the cat returns to kill the same mouse, which sinks again into the cauldron's brew.
illus. Milivoj Ćeran # 216/78
Celestial Mantle
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +3/+3.
Whenever enchanted creature deals combat damage to a player, double its controller's life total.
Upon such armor, even a mountain would break.
illus. Steve Argyle # 96/78
Cemetery Recruitment
Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. If it's a Zombie card, draw a card.
"There's a smoothness to my magic here that I don't find on any other plane."
illus. Kieran Yanner # 217/78
Chain Lightning
Chain Lightning deals 3 damage to any target. Then that player or that permanent's controller may pay
. If the player does, they may copy this spell and may choose a new target for that copy.illus. Christopher Moeller # 302/78
Chained Brute
Chained Brute doesn't untap during your untap step.
, Sacrifice another creature: Untap Chained Brute. Activate this ability only during your turn.
A momentary lapse is all it needs to break free.
illus. Dan Scott # 19/78
Chamber Sentry
Chamber Sentry enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.
, , Remove X +1/+1 counters from Chamber Sentry: It deals X damage to any target.
: Return Chamber Sentry from your graveyard to your hand.
illus. Adam Paquette # 461/78
Champion of Lambholt
Creatures with power less than Champion of Lambholt's power can't block creatures you control.
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on Champion of Lambholt.
illus. Christopher Moeller # 383/78
Charmbreaker Devils
At the beginning of your upkeep, return an instant or sorcery card at random from your graveyard to your hand.
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Charmbreaker Devils gets +4/+0 until end of turn.
illus. Dan Scott # 303/78
Chart a Course
Draw two cards. Then discard a card unless you attacked this turn.
While other pirates prowl for treasure, Captain Parrish plunders secrets.
illus. James Ryman # 142/78
Child of Night
Lifelink
No guilds—that is her rule. The House vampires unnerve her. The Combine would dissect her, the Legion burn her, the Conclave "cure" her. The shadows are all the family she needs.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 218/78
Chromatic Sphere
, , Sacrifice Chromatic Sphere: Add one mana of any color. Draw a card.
"As expected, this sphere's design reflects the colors of the four moons . . . plus another?" —Pontifex, elder researcher
illus. Brian Snoddy # 462/78
Cinder Elemental
, , Sacrifice Cinder Elemental: It deals X damage to any target.
"The old gods awoke and sent fingers of fire to see what was left of the old ways under the endless city." —Daiva, Gruul storyteller
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 304/78
Cloudreader Sphinx
Flying
When Cloudreader Sphinx enters the battlefield, scry 2.
illus. Kev Walker # 143/78
Cloudshift
Exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control.
"Even storm clouds bow to worship Avacyn." —Elder Rimheit
illus. Howard Lyon # 97/78
Coastal Piracy
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to an opponent, you may draw a card.
"I don't like to think of myself as a pirate. I'm more like a stimulator of the local economy."
illus. Matthew D. Wilson # 144/78
Collateral Damage
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Collateral Damage deals 3 damage to any target.
It is much easier to create fire than to contain it.
illus. Ryan Barger # 305/78
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 # 384/78
Corpse Hauler
2Black, Sacrifice Corpse Hauler: Return another target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
"He expects a reward, but the only piece of silver he'll get from me is my blade in his gut." —Shelac, necromancer
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 219/78
Corpse Traders
, Sacrifice a creature: Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.
Those without breath can't complain.
illus. Kev Walker # 220/78
Corsair Captain
When Corsair Captain enters the battlefield, create a Treasure token.
Other Pirates you control get +1/+1.
"Lungs full of sea air and a hold full of loot. Ah, what a life!"
illus. Victor Adame Minguez # 11/78
Cradle of Vitality
Whenever you gain life, you may pay
. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature for each 1 life you gained.Naya's trees grow tall and sturdy. Their foliage intertwines to form dewcups, rainwater pools where the elves gather to celebrate life.
illus. Trevor Hairsine # 98/78
Craterhoof Behemoth
Haste
When Craterhoof Behemoth enters the battlefield, creatures you control gain trample and get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control.
illus. Chris Rahn # 385/78
Crookclaw Transmuter
Flash
Flying
When Crookclaw Transmuter enters the battlefield, switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.
illus. Ron Spencer # 145/78
Crow of Dark Tidings
Flying
When Crow of Dark Tidings enters the battlefield or dies, mill two cards.
"Well, this can't be a good sign." —Old Rutstein
illus. Tianhua X # 221/78
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 # 386/78
Cryptic Serpent
This spell costs
less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.It slithers through the senses, constricting consciousness and poisoning perceptions.
illus. Lius Lasahido # 146/78
Curiosity
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature deals damage to an opponent, you may draw a card.
"Surely you know the joy of the hunt, my furry friend. My kind of hunt just takes a different form than yours."
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 147/78
Curious Obsession
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card."
At the beginning of your end step, if you didn't attack with a creature this turn, sacrifice Curious Obsession.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 148/78
Dance with Devils
Create two 1/1 red Devil creature tokens. They have "When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."
Devils sow chaos and reap panic.
illus. Wayne England # 306/78
Dauntless Onslaught
Up to two target creatures each get +2/+2 until end of turn.
"The people of Akros must learn from our leonin adversaries. If we match their staunch ferocity with our superior faith, we cannot fail." —Cymede, queen of Akros
illus. Peter Mohrbacher # 99/78
Dawntreader Elk
, Sacrifice Dawntreader Elk: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
Silent as winter snow, it seeks wild places unspoiled by the walking dead.
illus. John Avon # 387/78
Death's Approach
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -X/-X, where X is the number of creature cards in its controller's graveyard.
"It's cold in the grave, and the dead crave your warmth. Who are you to deny them?" —Strava, Dimir mage
illus. Terese Nielsen # 222/78
Departed Deckhand
When Departed Deckhand becomes the target of a spell, sacrifice it.
Departed Deckhand can't be blocked except by Spirits.
: Another target creature you control can't be blocked this turn except by Spirits.
illus. Zoltan Boros # 149/78
Dinrova Horror
When Dinrova Horror enters the battlefield, return target permanent to its owner's hand, then that player discards a card.
"Welcome to the Dimir Public Offices. Not responsible for death or loss of property. Basement off-limits." —Sign outside Dinrova Building
illus. Johann Bodin # 450/78
Divine Arrow
Divine Arrow deals 4 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
Ravnica's defenders watched in horror as Oketra's shot pierced the body of the pegasus. Gideon tumbled through the air, Blackblade in hand.
illus. Kieran Yanner # 100/78
Doublecast
When you cast your next instant or sorcery spell this turn, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
First the insult, then the encore.
illus. Even Amundsen # 307/78
Douse in Gloom
Douse in Gloom deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life.
The Mardu warrior was overjoyed when Tasigur set him free and granted him passage through the jungle. He failed to notice the Sultai leader's cruel smile.
illus. Ryan Yee # 223/78
Draconic Roar
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may reveal a Dragon card from your hand.
Draconic Roar deals 3 damage to target creature. If you revealed a Dragon card or controlled a Dragon as you cast this spell, Draconic Roar deals 3 damage to that creature's controller.
illus. Kev Walker # 308/78
Dragon Fodder
Create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.
Atarka goblins meet their demise as readily as their Temur counterparts did, but usually under big, winged shadows.
illus. Volkan Baga # 309/78
Dragon Hatchling
Flying
: Dragon Hatchling gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
"Those dragons grow fast. For a while they feed on squirrels and goblins and then suddenly you're missing a mammoth." —Hurdek, Mazar mammoth trainer
illus. David Palumbo # 310/78
Dragonloft Idol
As long as you control a Dragon, Dragonloft Idol gets +1/+1 and has flying and trample.
The idols were forged during the time of the Khanfall, when the dragons came to rule Tarkir and its people aligned themselves with the five dragonlords.
illus. Jung Park # 463/78
Dragonlord's Servant
Dragon spells you cast cost
less to cast.Atarka serving-goblins coat themselves with grease imbued with noxious herbs, hoping to discourage their ravenous masters from adding them to the meal.
illus. Steve Prescott # 311/78
Dragonspeaker Shaman
Dragon spells you cast cost
less to cast."We speak the dragons' language of flame and rage. They speak our language of fury and honor. Together we shall weave a tale of destruction without equal."
illus. Kev Walker # 312/78
Drainpipe Vermin
When Drainpipe Vermin dies, you may pay
. If you do, target player discards a card.When times are tough, the poor eat the rats. When times are tougher, the rats eat the poor.
illus. Trevor Claxton # 224/78
Drana, Liberator of Malakir
Flying, first strike
Whenever Drana, Liberator of Malakir deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on each attacking creature you control.
"I will not live as a slave. If you would be free, then fight alongside me."
illus. Mike Bierek # 225/78
Dreamstone Hedron
: Add .
, , Sacrifice Dreamstone Hedron: Draw three cards.
Only the Eldrazi mind thinks in the warped paths required to open the hedrons and tap the power within.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 464/78
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 # 388/78
Dualcaster Mage
Flash
When Dualcaster Mage enters the battlefield, copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
"It has been my experience that disasters like to strike in pairs."
illus. Matt Stewart # 313/78
Duelist's Heritage
Whenever one or more creatures attack, you may have target attacking creature gain double strike until end of turn.
The best techniques outlive their creators.
illus. Lake Hurwitz # 101/78
Dutiful Attendant
When Dutiful Attendant dies, return another target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
The dragon who eats the last head in the basket is entitled to the servant's.
illus. Aaron Miller # 226/78
Dwynen's Elite
When Dwynen's Elite enters the battlefield, if you control another Elf, create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token.
Call one, call them all.
illus. Volkan Baga # 389/78
Elemental Uprising
Target land you control becomes a 4/4 Elemental creature with haste until end of turn. It's still a land. It must be blocked this turn if able.
"My heart and Zendikar's beat as one. Together we will endure." —Nissa Revane
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 390/78
Elvish Archdruid
Other Elf creatures you control get +1/+1.
: Add for each Elf you control.
He knows the name of every elf born in the last four centuries. More importantly, they all know his.
illus. Karl Kopinski # 391/78
Emancipation Angel
Flying
When Emancipation Angel enters the battlefield, return a permanent you control to its owner's hand.
"You have done your best. I give you leave to rest."
illus. Scott Chou # 102/78
Emiel the Blessed
: Exile another target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay
. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on it. If it's a Unicorn, put two +1/+1 counters on it instead.illus. Antonio Jose Manzanedo # 3/78
Enlarge
Target creature gets +7/+7 and gains trample until end of turn. It must be blocked this turn if able.
For Mittens, it was just another day at the beach.
illus. Michael Komarck # 392/78
Entomber Exarch
When Entomber Exarch enters the battlefield, choose one —
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature card from it. That player discards that card.
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 227/78
Erratic Visionary
, : Draw a card, then discard a card.
An Izzet experiment begins with a "what if," gets approved with a "why not," and concludes with a "eureka!"
illus. Randy Vargas # 150/78
Essence Flux
Exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If it's a Spirit, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
A spirit is both fettered and free—bound in some ways to its previous existence, yet able to transcend much of the corporeal.
illus. Seb McKinnon # 151/78
Etali, Primal Storm
Whenever Etali, Primal Storm attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.
The storm rages and the earth breaks.
illus. Raymond Swanland # 314/78
Eternal Taskmaster
Eternal Taskmaster enters the battlefield tapped.
Whenever Eternal Taskmaster attacks, you may pay
. If you do, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand."They are called Eternals. They will never stop." —Jace Beleren
illus. Tomasz Jedruszek # 228/78
Eternal Thirst
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has lifelink and "Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature."
illus. Clint Cearley # 229/78
Exclude
Counter target creature spell.
Draw a card.
"Terrifying, but thankfully temporary." —Teferi
illus. Jehan Choo # 152/78
Exclusion
When Exclusion Mage enters the battlefield, return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.
Successful battles start with knowing who's worth fighting.
illus. Chris Seaman # 153/78
Exhume
Each player puts a creature card from their graveyard onto the battlefield.
"Death—an outmoded concept. We sleep, and we change." —Sitrik, birth priest
illus. Carl Critchlow # 230/78
Explore
You may play an additional land this turn.
Draw a card.
An explorer's reward is a view of tomorrow's possibilities.
illus. John Avon # 393/78
Exquisite Blood
Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life.
Even as humans regained the upper hand, some still willingly traded their lives for a chance at immortality.
illus. Cynthia Sheppard # 231/78
Fa'adiyah Seer
: Draw a card and reveal it. If it isn't a land card, discard it.
"My visions don't show me home. They show me where home is yet to be found."
illus. Heather Hudson # 394/78
Face of Divinity
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2.
As long as another Aura is attached to enchanted creature, it has first strike and lifelink.
Pure souls shine bright as daybreak.
illus. Martina Pilcerova # 103/78
Falkenrath Noble
Flying
Whenever Falkenrath Noble or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
"I often think on how excited they must feel to be chosen as my prey."
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 232/78
Fanatical Firebrand
, Sacrifice Fanatical Firebrand: It deals 1 damage to any target.
"The Brazen Coalition is a firecannon pointed at our enemies. Goblins like him are the spark to its powder." —Admiral Beckett Brass
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 315/78
Fell Specter
Flying
When Fell Specter enters the battlefield, target opponent discards a card.
Whenever an opponent discards a card, that player loses 2 life.
illus. Dimitar Marinski # 233/78
Feral Hydra
Feral Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on Feral Hydra. Any player may activate this ability.
It shreds its prey as each head fights for the choicest bits.
illus. Steve Prescott # 395/78
Feral Invocation
Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2.
Nylea's sacred lynx guards those who honor the Nessian Wood and hunts those who don't.
illus. Mathias Kollros # 396/78
Feral Prowler
When Feral Prowler dies, draw a card.
Once favored companions, many cats were left to fend for themselves.
illus. Ben Wootten # 397/78
Fertilid
Fertilid enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.
, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Fertilid: Target player searches their library for a basic land card, puts it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffles their library.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 398/78
Festering Newt
When Festering Newt dies, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn. That creature gets -4/-4 instead if you control a creature named Bogbrew Witch.
Its back bubbles like a witch's cauldron, and it smells just as vile.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 234/78
Flame Lash
Flame Lash deals 4 damage to any target.
"This is just my warm-up."
illus. Viktor Titov # 316/78
Flames of the Firebrand
Flames of the Firebrand deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three targets.
"You're in luck. I brought enough to share."—Chandra Nalaar
illus. Steve Argyle # 317/78
Flames of the Raze-Boar
Flames of the Raze-Boar deals 4 damage to target creature an opponent controls. Then Flames of the Raze-Boar deals 2 damage to each other creature that player controls if you control a creature with power 4 or greater.
"Fire will cure a multitude of ills."
illus. Jason A. Engle # 318/78
Flametongue Kavu
When Flametongue Kavu enters the battlefield, it deals 4 damage to target creature.
"For dim-witted, thick-skulled genetic mutants, they have pretty good aim." —Sisay, captain of the Weatherlight
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 319/78
Fling
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Fling deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to any target.
Never flinch. Never falter. Never fear.
illus. Lucas Graciano # 320/78
Flurry of Horns
Create two 2/3 red Minotaur creature tokens with haste.
A minotaur does not distinguish between human, satyr, and triton. They are all meat.
illus. Phill Simmer # 321/78
Forced Worship
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack.
: Return Forced Worship to its owner's hand.
Imprisonment teaches revenge. Hobbling teaches resignation.
illus. Karl Kopinski # 104/78
Forge Devil
When Forge Devil enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to target creature and 1 damage to you.
A bit of pain never hurts.
illus. Austin Hsu # 322/78
Fortify
Choose one —
• Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn.
• Creatures you control get +0/+2 until end of turn.
"Where metal is tainted and wood is scarce, we are best armed by faith." —Tavalus, acolyte of Korlis
illus. Christopher Moeller # 105/78
Funeral Rites
You draw two cards, lose 2 life, then mill two cards.
Funerary masks help the newly dead resist the erosion of memory and identity in the Underworld.
illus. John Stanko # 235/78
Furnace Whelp
Flying
: Furnace Whelp gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Baby dragons can't figure out humans—if they didn't want to be killed, why were they made of meat and treasure?
illus. Shreya Shetty # 323/78
Fusion Elemental
As the shards merged into the Maelstrom, their mana energies fused into new monstrosities.
illus. Michael Komarck # 451/78
Gargoyle Sentinel
Defender
: Until end of turn, Gargoyle Sentinel loses defender and gains flying.
"Do not mistake a quiet rampart for one that is unguarded. Some things stir only when they need to." —Bonovar, siege commander
illus. Drew Baker # 465/78
Ghalta, Primal Hunger
This spell costs
less to cast, where X is the total power of creatures you control.Trample
The earth walks, strongest of all.
illus. Chase Stone # 399/78
Ghirapur Guide
: Target creature you control can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less this turn.
Fairgoers were delighted to find that even outside the fairgrounds, Ghirapur was a city of wonders.
illus. Scott Murphy # 400/78
Ghoulcaller Gisa
, , Sacrifice another creature: Create X 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.
"Geralf, must you always whine? I agreed to nothing. I'll raise ghouls anytime I wish."
illus. Karla Ortiz # 236/78
Ghoulcaller's Accomplice
, Exile Ghoulcaller's Accomplice from your graveyard: Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.
"Once in the box, we're all the same."
illus. Dave Kendall # 237/78
Ghoulraiser
When Ghoulraiser enters the battlefield, return a Zombie card at random from your graveyard to your hand.
"Come. Bring your brothers. Tonight, you feast on living flesh." —Jadar, ghoulcaller of Nephalia
illus. Steve Prescott # 238/78
Gifted Aetherborn
Deathtouch, lifelink
A few aetherborn have discovered a way to sustain their own existences at the cost of an insatiable hunger for the life essence of other beings.
illus. Ryan Yee # 239/78
Gingerbrute
: Gingerbrute can't be blocked this turn except by creatures with haste.
, , Sacrifice Gingerbrute: You gain 3 life.
The unlabeled vial was not vanilla extract after all.
illus. Vincent Proce # 466/78
Gird for Battle
Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures.
"You won't need the sword drills, your shields, or my blessing. You'll fight for Sunhome with the truth in your heart." —Aurelia
illus. Jakub Kasper # 106/78
Goblin Chieftain
Haste
Other Goblin creatures you control get +1/+1 and have haste.
"It's time for the ‘Smash, Smash' song!"
illus. Sam Wood # 324/78
Goblin Commando
When Goblin Commando enters the battlefield, it deals 2 damage to target creature.
With a commando around, somebody's gonna get hurt.
illus. Todd Lockwood # 325/78
Goblin Goon
Goblin Goon can't attack unless you control more creatures than defending player.
Goblin Goon can't block unless you control more creatures than attacking player.
illus. Steve Prescott # 326/78
Goblin Instigator
When Goblin Instigator enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token.
"We can take 'em. You go first!"
illus. Filip Burburan # 327/78
Goblin Lore
Draw four cards, then discard three cards at random.
"The coronation of King Numsgil, no . . . adventures of Tuktuk, no . . . the saga of Morpo the Bard, no! Where's my story?"
illus. Kev Walker # 328/78
Goblin Rally
Create four 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.
You don't so much hire goblins as put ideas in their heads.
illus. Nic Klein # 329/78
Goblin Shortcutter
When Goblin Shortcutter enters the battlefield, target creature can't block this turn.
"I'm not running away! I'm figuring out the best routes."
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 330/78
Gonti, Lord of Luxury
Deathtouch
When Gonti, Lord of Luxury enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of target opponent's library, exile one of them face down, then put the rest on the bottom of that library in a random order. You may look at and 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. Daarken # 240/78
Grave Bramble
Defender,
Protection from Zombies
Nature abhors a zombie.
illus. Anthony Jones # 401/78
Gravewaker
Flying
: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
It glides on silent wings across the midnight sky, and a dread host rises to follow.
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 241/78
Grim Lavamancer
, , Exile two cards from your graveyard: Grim Lavamancer deals 2 damage to any target.
"Fools dig for water, corpses, or gold. The earth's real treasure is far deeper."
illus. Michael Sutfin # 331/78
Gristle Grinner
Whenever a creature dies, Gristle Grinner gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
"There it was, clawing the ice as it chittered and clicked its teeth. We fled in horror before it unearthed its grisly meal." —Aevar Borg, northern guide, journal entry
illus. Dave Allsop # 242/78
Guardian Idol
Guardian Idol enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add .
: Guardian Idol becomes a 2/2 Golem artifact creature until end of turn.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 467/78
Hamletback Goliath
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, you may put X +1/+1 counters on Hamletback Goliath, where X is that creature's power.
"If you live on a giant's back, there's only one individual you'll ever need to fear." —Gaddock Teeg
illus. Parente & Brian Snoddy # 332/78
Harvester of Souls
Deathtouch
Whenever another nontoken creature dies, you may draw a card.
"He is judge, jury, and executioner because he killed them all." —Bishop Cawle of Elgaud
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 243/78
Healer's Hawk
Flying, lifelink
The wounded see the glow of its vials long before they see its wings diving out of the clouds.
illus. Milivoj Ćeran # 107/78
Heartfire
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or planeswalker.
Heartfire deals 4 damage to any target.
The mage looked within and realized there was still one piece of fuel to burn.
illus. Craig J Spearing # 333/78
Hedron Archive
: Add .
, , Sacrifice Hedron Archive: Draw two cards.
"You've begun to understand the hedrons' true purpose," said Ugin. "The Eldrazi can be imprisoned." "And how did that work out last time?" asked Jace.
illus. Craig J Spearing # 468/78
Hellrider
Whenever a creature you control attacks, Hellrider deals 1 damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.
"Behind every devil's mayhem lurks a demon's scheme." —Rem Karolus, Blade of the Inquisitors
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 334/78
Herald's Horn
As Herald's Horn enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.
Creature spells you cast of the chosen type cost
less to cast.At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. If it's a creature card of the chosen type, you may reveal it and put it into your hand.
illus. Jason Felix # 469/78
High Sentinels of Arashin
Flying
High Sentinels of Arashin gets +1/+1 for each other creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
illus. James Ryman # 108/78
Homing Lightning
Homing Lightning deals 4 damage to target creature and each other creature with the same name as that creature.
"I see countless worlds. What makes them think I can't find them in just one?" —Ral Zarek
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 335/78
Hungry Flames
Hungry Flames deals 3 damage to target creature and 2 damage to target player or planeswalker.
In the hold of the Heart of Kiran, Chandra answered Dovin Baan's sabotage with an explosive retort.
illus. izzy # 336/78
Hunter's Insight
Choose target creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker this turn, draw that many cards.
"The predator knows the true way of the world. Life is conflict. Only the strong survive." —Garruk Wildspeaker
illus. Terese Nielsen # 402/78
Immolating Gyre
Immolating Gyre deals X damage to each creature and planeswalker you don't control, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard.
"Nice army you had there."
illus. Campbell White # 20/78
Indomitable Will
Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+2.
"Charge bravely. Fight selflessly. Act honorably. Iroas will watch over you." —Verenis, priest of Iroas
illus. Micah Epstein # 109/78
Inferno Hellion
Trample
At the beginning of each end step, if Inferno Hellion attacked or blocked this turn, its owner shuffles it into their library.
illus. Jason A. Engle # 337/78
Initiate's Companion
Whenever Initiate's Companion deals combat damage to a player, untap target creature or land.
"I'd like to say that it's our pet, but the reverse may be closer to the truth." —Ixor, initiate of Rhet crop
illus. Dan Scott # 403/78
Inniaz, the Gale Force
Flying
: Attacking creatures with flying get +1/+1 until end of turn.
Whenever three or more creatures you control with flying attack, each player gains control of a nonland permanent of your choice controlled by the player to their right.
illus. Livia Prima # 12/78
Innocent Blod
Each player sacrifices a creature.
Zombies mourn for the living and celebrate those who will soon be given the gift of death.
illus. Carl Critchlow # 244/78
Inspired Charge
Creatures you control get +2/+1 until end of turn.
"We are armed with light and steel. Who can stand against us?"
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 110/78
Inspiring Call
Draw a card for each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it. Those creatures gain indestructible until end of turn.
"Now is the hour. Ours is the duty. For victory and family—charge!"
illus. Dan Scott # 404/78
Inspiring Captain
When Inspiring Captain enters the battlefield, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
"Time to show the foe our true mettle."
illus. Ben Maier # 111/78
Inspiring Unicorn
Whenever Inspiring Unicorn attacks, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
There are two lives: the life you live before you see a unicorn, and the life you live after.
illus. Even Amundsen # 112/78
Ironroot Warlord
Ironroot Warlord's power is equal to the number of creatures you control.
: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
"Alone, it's a fortification. At the head of its troops, it's a battering ram." —Skerk Hobnett, wilderness guide
illus. Filip Burburan # 452/78
Ironshell Beetle
When Ironshell Beetle enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
"Please don't feed the beetles." —Promenade warning sign
illus. Kev Walker # 405/78
Irresistible Prey
Target creature must be blocked this turn if able.
Draw a card.
The baloth's instincts boiled, its muscles pulled taut, and its razor-spines bristled, as it turned to face—a runt meepling.
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 406/78
Isamaru, Hound of Konda
The hound sniffed the air and let slip a low growl. General Takeno looked down at the faithful Isamaru and calmed him with a touch. "Alert the men. The kami are coming."
illus. Christopher Moeller # 113/78
Jousting Dummy
: Jousting Dummy gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
"Don't let it fool you. Many of us got our first scars from Syr Nobody." —Syr Layne, knight of Embereth
illus. Milivoj Ćeran # 470/78
Juggernaut
Juggernaut attacks each combat if able.
Juggernaut can't be blocked by Walls.
Many a besieged city has surrendered upon hearing the distinctive rumble of the juggernaut.
illus. Kev Walker # 471/78
Kalastria Nightwatch
Whenever you gain life, Kalastria Nightwatch gains flying until end of turn.
"Kalitas may have returned to mindless servitude beneath the Eldrazi, but we say never again." —Drana, Kalastria bloodchief
illus. Jama Jurabaev # 245/78
Keeper of Fables
Whenever one or more non-Human creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.
"Only the lion knows more stories than I do." —Chulane, Teller of Tales
illus. Alex Konstad # 407/78
Kels, Fight Fixer
Menace
Whenever you sacrifice a creature, you may pay
. If you do, draw a card., Sacrifice a creature: Kels, Fight Fixer gains indestructible until end of turn.
illus. Magali Villeneuve # 15/78
Kiln Fiend
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Kiln Fiend gets +3/+0 until end of turn.
It traps an explosion within its stony skin.
illus. Adi Granov # 338/78
Kira, Great Glass-Spinner
Flying
Creatures you control have "Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability for the first time each turn, counter that spell or ability."
Each spell is an intricate tapestry, and Kira is the great unraveler.
illus. Kev Walker # 154/78
Kitesail Corsair
Kitesail Corsair has flying as long as it's attacking.
"Why perch in the crow's nest when I can fly like the crows?"
illus. Greg Opalinski # 155/78
Knight of the Tusk
Vigilance
"Horse? Who needs a horse?"
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 114/78
Knightly Valor
Enchant creature
When Knightly Valor enters the battlefield, create a 2/2 white Knight creature token with vigilance.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has vigilance.
illus. Matt Stewart # 115/78
Kor Spiritdancer
Kor Spiritdancer gets +2/+2 for each Aura attached to it.
Whenever you cast an Aura spell, you may draw a card.
She reaches beyond the physical realm, touching the ideals from which all creatures draw their power.
illus. Scott Chou # 116/78
Krenko, Mob Boss
: Create X 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens, where X is the number of Goblins you control.
"He displays a perverse charisma fueled by avarice. Highly dangerous. Recommend civil sanctions." —Agmand Sarv, Azorius hussar
illus. Karl Kopinski # 339/78
Languish
All creatures get -4/-4 until end of turn.
Life is such a fragile thing.
illus. Jeff Simpson # 246/78
Last Gasp
Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.
Takedowns in Valor's Reach are never meant to be lethal, but that doesn't mean they won't be incredibly painful.
illus. Jason A. Engle # 247/78
Lathliss, Dragon Queen
Flying
Whenever another nontoken Dragon enters the battlefield under your control, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.
: Dragons you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
illus. Alex Konstad # 340/78
Launch Party
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life.
Life's too short to not do the things you love.
illus. Lucas Graciano # 248/78
Lawless Broker
When Lawless Broker dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
Kaladesh's illicit marketplaces are known as "night markets," but if you know who to ask, you can find what you're looking for at any time of the day.
illus. Darek Zabrocki # 249/78
Lawmage's Binding
Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
illus. Mark Behm # 453/78
Leaf Gilder
: Add .
Eidren, perfect of Lys Alana, ordered hundreds of trees uprooted and rearranged into a pattern he deemed beautiful. Thus the Gilt-Leaf Wood was born.
illus. Quinton Hoover # 408/78
Leave in the Dust
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
Draw a card.
The daredevil racers of the Derby Crows, long at odds with the Consulate, were quick to join the renegades in open revolt.
illus. Vincent Proce # 156/78
Lena, Selfless Champion
When Lena, Selfless Champion enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token for each nontoken creature you control.
Sacrifice Lena: Creatures you control with power less than Lena's power gain indestructible until end of turn.
"Those who do evil and those who do nothing are equally worthy of contempt."
illus. Lucas Graciano # 117/78
Lifecrafter's Gift
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature, then put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
The best engineers recognize when a problem has already been solved.
illus. Winona Nelson # 409/78
Lightning Axe
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or pay
.Lightning Axe deals 5 damage to target creature.
Spirits disturbed by ghoulcallers become geists driven by restless anger.
illus. Jason A. Engle # 341/78
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt deals 3 damage to any target.
The sparkmage shrieked, calling on the rage of the storms of his youth. To his surprise, the sky responded with a fierce energy he'd never thought to see again.
illus. Christopher Moeller # 342/78
Lightning Diadem
Enchant creature
When Lightning Diadem enters the battlefield, it deals 2 damage to any target.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2.
"I fight for Keranos and for mortals. I see no contradiction."
illus. Ryan Alexander Lee # 343/78
Lightning Elemental
Haste
"Oh, it's easy enough to kill, but I'm not going anywhere near it." —Norin the Wary
illus. Kev Walker # 344/78
Lightning Phoenix
Flying, haste
Lightning Phoenix can't block.
At the beginning of your end step, if an opponent was dealt 3 or more damage this turn, you may pay [mana]R[/mana.] If you do, return Lightning Phoenix from your graveyard to the battlefield.
illus. Lie Setiawan # 21/78
Lightning Shrieker
Flying, trample, haste
At the beginning of the end step, Lightning Shrieker's owner shuffles it into their library.
Dragonslayers learned to keep silent about their deeds after seeing the terrible vengeance wrought by Kolaghan and her brood.
illus. Slawomir Maniak # 345/78
Lightning Visionary
Prowess
"The gods don't speak to mortals with great entreaties. They speak with thunder and fury."
illus. Bryan Sola # 22/78
Lightning-Core Excavator
, , Sacrifice Lightning-Core Excavator: It deals 3 damage to any target.
"That's the third time this month it's exploded on site. Maybe we should switch to something a little less defective." —Kerrin, archaeologist
illus. Cristi Balanescu # 32/78
Lightwalker
Lightwalker has flying as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.
"The greatest gift Dromoka gives is the ability to fly without wings." —Urdnan, Dromoka warrior
illus. Winona Nelson # 118/78
Liliana's Elite
Liliana's Elite gets +1/+1 for each creature card in your graveyard.
"You have to admit, Gideon—he has great form." —Liliana Vess
illus. Deruchenko Alexander # 250/78
Liliana's Reaver
Deathtouch
Whenever Liliana's Reaver deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card and you create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
illus. Karl Kopinski # 251/78
Linvala, Keeper of Silence
Flying
Activated abilities of creatures your opponents control can't be activated.
Those who seek to disturb the harmony of life will see their instruments taken from them.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 119/78
Living Lightning
When Living Lightning dies, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Not all storms come from the sky.
illus. Caio Monteiro # 23/78
Long Road Home
Exile target creature. At the beginning of the next end step, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
The person who finishes a journey is rarely the same as the one who starts it.
illus. Sidharth Chaturvedi # 120/78
Lurking Predators
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, you may put that card on the bottom of your library.
All are prey to the eyes of the wild.
illus. Mike Bierek # 410/78
Macabre Waltz
Return up to two target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand, then discard a card.
Liliana is never one to follow someone else's lead.
illus. Willian Murai # 252/78
Maelstrom Archangel
Flying
Whenever Maelstrom Archangel deals combat damage to a player, you may cast a spell from your hand without paying its mana cost.
There is no world where angels fear to tread.
illus. Cyril Van Der Haegen # 454/78
Magma Jet
Magma Jet deals 2 damage to any target. Scry 2.
Some Akroans make the dangerous pilgrimage to the volcanic temples of Purphoros, where oracles known as flamespeakers glean omens from lava.
illus. Maciej Kuciara # 346/78
Magmaquake
Magmaquake deals X damage to each creature without flying and each planeswalker.
"Where will you run when I punish you with the very ground you flee on?" —Nicol Bolas
illus. Gabor Szikszai # 347/78
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 # 348/78
Malakir Familiar
Flying, deathtouch
Whenever you gain life, Malakir Familiar gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
"They are deadly, and they are loyal. We can spare them a little blood." —Harak, Malakir bloodwitch
illus. Alejandro Mirabal # 253/78
Mana Geode
When Mana Geode enters the battlefield, scry 1.
: Add one mana of any color.
"I don't care if it's an all-powerful relic or a street vendor's lucky charm. If it brings you courage, wear it." —Saheeli Rai
illus. Raoul Vitale # 472/78
Marauder's Axe
Equipped creature gets +2/+0.
Equip
A sharp axe solves most problems.
illus. Mitchell Malloy # 473/78
Mark of the Vampire
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has lifelink.
"My ‘condition' is a trial. The weak are consumed by it. The strong transcend it." —Sorin Markov
illus. Winona Nelson # 254/78
Mausoleum Turnkey
When Mausoleum Turnkey enters the battlefield, return target creature card of an opponent's choice from your graveyard to your hand.
When he reaches for his key ring, you should be running for the exit.
illus. Darrell Riche # 255/78
Mentor of the Meek
Whenever another creature with power 2 or less enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay
. If you do, draw a card."In these halls there is no pass or fail. Your true test comes with the first full moon."
illus. Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss # 121/78
Mesa Unicorn
Lifelink
The unicorns of Sursi are a manifestation of Serra's joy and compassion. They frolic and dance like children, offering blessings to anyone they encounter.
illus. Winona Nelson # 122/78
Meteor Golem
When Meteor Golem enters the battlefield, destroy target nonland permanent an opponent controls.
The impact sent the soldiers scattering—then something came out of the crater.
illus. Lake Hurwitz # 474/78
Miasmic Mummy
When Miasmic Mummy enters the battlefield, each player discards a card.
Its breath doesn't assault the senses. It pollutes the mind.
illus. E. M. Gist # 256/78
Mikaeus, the Lunarch
Mikaeus, the Lunarch enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on Mikaeus.
, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Mikaeus: Put a +1/+1 counter on each other creature you control.
illus. Steven Belledin # 123/78
Minotaur Skullcleaver
Haste
When Minotaur Skullcleaver enters the battlefield, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
"Their only dreams are of full stomachs." —Kleon the Iron-Booted
illus. Phill Simmer # 349/78
Minotaur Sureshot
Reach
: Minotaur Sureshot gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
"Those wings are no advantage. I will pin them to the ceiling of the Hekma."
illus. Joseph Meehan # 350/78
Mire Triton
Deathtouch
When Mire Triton enters the battlefield, mill two cards and you gain 2 life.
Caught between life and death, between land and sea, between thought and oblivion.
illus. Seb McKinnon # 257/78
Mirrodin's Core
: Add Colorless.
: Put a charge counter on Mirrodin's Core.
, Remove a charge counter from Mirrodin's Core: Add one mana of any color.
illus. Greg Staples # 492/78
Molten Ravager
: Molten Ravager gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
"Only the foolhardy would venture into the Akoum Mountains without a lullmage to tame the raging rocks and living fires." —Sachir, Akoum Expeditionary House
illus. Dave Kendall # 351/78
Moment of Heroism
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains lifelink until end of turn.
"My faith is stronger than fang, claw, or mindless hunger."
illus. Christopher Moeller # 124/78
Momentous Fall
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
You draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power, then you gain life equal to its toughness.
It wasn't long until the elves had developed a use for every part of the Eldrazi.
illus. Tomasz Jedruszek # 411/78
Mugging
Mugging deals 2 damage to target creature. That creature can't block this turn.
Scream: muffled. Pockets: emptied. Neck function: never the same again.
illus. Greg Staples # 352/78
Murmuring Phantasm
Defender
"The most insidious thing in the world is nonsense that sounds just plausible enough to listen to." —Lazav
illus. Peter Mohrbacher # 157/78
Muxus, Goblin Grandee
When Muxus, Goblin Grandee enters the battlefield, reveal the top six cards of your library. Put all Goblin creature cards with converted mana cost 5 or less from among them onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Whenever Muxus attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each other Goblin you control.
illus. Dmitry Burmak # 24/78
Myr Sire
When Myr Sire dies, create a 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature token.
For the Phyrexians, death is not an end, nor a one-time occurrence.
illus. Jaime Jones # 475/78
Mystic Archaeologist
: Draw two cards.
The delight of discovery drives the pursuit of knowledge.
illus. Eric Deschamps # 158/78
Narcolepsy
Enchant creature
At the beginning of each upkeep, if enchanted creature is untapped, tap it.
"It's so cute when it's sleeping, isn't it? Actually, it's still as abhorrent as ever, but at least it's not trying to kill us." —Noyan Dar, Tazeem lullmage
illus. Johann Bodin # 159/78
Nature's Way
Target creature you control gains vigilance and trample until end of turn. It deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control.
Many elves incorporate the beauty of nature into their inventions. Very few capture its savagery.
illus. Zack Stella # 412/78
Nebelgast Herald
Flash
Flying
Whenever Nebelgast Herald or another Spirit enters the battlefield under your control, tap target creature an opponent controls.
illus. Zezhou Chen # 160/78
Nessian Hornbeetle
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control another creature with power 4 or greater, put a +1/+1 counter on Nessian Hornbeetle.
"The first rule of politics can be learned from a lowly hornbeetle: it is wise to cultivate powerful friends." —Pythamon, sage of Meletis
illus. Jason Felix # 413/78
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 # 414/78
Neyith of the Dire Hunt
Whenever one or more creatures you control fights or becomes blocked, draw a card.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may pay
. If you do, double target creature's power until end of turn. That creature must be blocked this combat if able.illus. Magali Villeneuve # 30/78
Nightshade Stinger
Flying
Nightshade Stinger can't block.
"Most faeries are harmless pranksters. Every now and again, though, you get one that crosses over from mischievous to malicious." —Gaddock Teeg
illus. Mark Poole # 258/78
Nocturnal Feeder
Flying
When Nocturnal Feeder dies, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
A living pulse is an irresistible temptation.
illus. Cristi Balanescu # 16/78
Nyxathid
As Nyxathid enters the battlefield, choose an opponent.
Nyxathid gets -1/-1 for each card in the chosen player's hand.
Born of volcanic forces, it thrives on the absolute panic it inspires.
illus. Raymond Swanland # 259/78
Octoprophet
When Octoprophet enters the battlefield, scry 2.
In every swirl of the tide, it sees the awakening of things yet to come.
illus. Grzegorz Rutkowski # 161/78
Ogre Slumlord
Whenever another nontoken creature dies, you may create a 1/1 black Rat creature token.
Rats you control have deathtouch.
"His tenement is filled with the most vile, disgusting vermin. It's infested with rats, too." —Branko One-Ear
illus. Trevor Claxton # 260/78
Oneirophage
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Oneirophage.
It manifests at wizard academies to siphon inspiration from young prodigies.
illus. Martina Pilcerova # 162/78
Oona's Blackguard
Flying
Each other Rogue creature you control enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.
illus. Kev Walker # 261/78
Oracle of Mul Daya
You may play an additional land on each of your turns.
Play with the top card of your library revealed.
You may play lands from the top of your library.
illus. Vance Kovacs # 415/78
Orazca Frillback
The frillbacks of Orazca soak up the sun on their tall spinal fins. They look slow and sleepy—until they catch the scent of prey.
illus. Simon Dominic # 416/78
Ormos, Archive Keeper
Flying
If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, instead put five +1/+1 counters on Ormos, Archive Keeper.
, Discard three cards with different names: Draw five cards.
illus. G-host Lee # 13/78
Ornery Goblin
Whenever Ornery Goblin blocks or becomes blocked by a creature, Ornery Goblin deals 1 damage to that creature.
"Nobody ever listens to my complaints! Not even when I use the listening stick."
illus. Johann Bodin # 353/78
Outnumber
Outnumber deals damage to target creature equal to the number of creatures you control.
Everyone who could still lift a weapon had a part in retaking Sea Gate.
illus. Tyler Jacobson # 354/78
Overgrown Battlement
Defender
: Add for each creature with defender you control.
"Our enemy is nothing less than the end of all life. We shall not want for allies." —The War Diaries
illus. Franz Vohwinkel # 417/78
Pacifism
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block.
"Can't a fella get a moment's peace around here?"
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 125/78
Parasitic Implant
Enchant creature
At the beginning of your upkeep, enchanted creature's controller sacrifices it and you create a 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature token.
illus. Jason Felix # 262/78
Path of Bravery
As long as your life total is greater than or equal to your starting life total, creatures you control get +1/+1.
Whenever one or more creatures you control attack, you gain life equal to the number of attacking creatures.
illus. Chris Rahn # 126/78
Path to Exile
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle their library.
illus. Todd Lockwood # 127/78
Patron of the Valiant
When Patron of the Valiant enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
"Bant's most gallant knights wear my sigil, and for that I am humbled."
illus. Steve Argyle # 128/78
Peel from Reality
Return target creature you control and target creature you don't control to their owners' hands.
"Soulless demon, you are bound to me. Now we will both dwell in oblivion."
illus. Jason Felix # 163/78
Penumbra Bobcat
When Penumbra Bobcat dies, create a 2/1 black Cat creature token.
This cat has two lives and it's hunting for more.
illus. Heather Hudson # 418/78
Perilous Myr
When Perilous Myr dies, it deals 2 damage to any target.
To Mirrodin, an explosive. To Phyrexia, a missionary.
illus. Jason Felix # 476/78
Phyrexian Broodlings
, Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on Phyrexian Broodlings.
With limited resources and near unlimited time, Kerrick used parts from one beast to build another.
illus. Daren Bader # 263/78
Phyrexian Debaser
, Sacrifice Phyrexian Debaser: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
"The second stage of the illness: high fever and severe infectiousness." —Phyrexian progress notes
illus. Mark Tedin # 264/78
Phyrexian Gargantua
When Phyrexian Gargantua enters the battlefield, you draw two cards and you lose 2 life.
Other Phyrexians have nightmares about the gargantua.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 265/78
Phyrexian Rager
When Phyrexian Rager enters the battlefield, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
"I believe many worlds will bow to Phyrexia. Mirrodin is merely the first." —Sheoldred, Whispering One
illus. Stephan Martiniere # 266/78
Phyrexian Reclamation
, Pay 2 life: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Death is no excuse to stop working.
illus. rk post # 267/78
Phyrexian Tower
: Add .
, Sacrifice a creature: Add .
"Yawgmoth is dead, and his citadels lie empty. But there will always be some who seek power at any price." —Karn
illus. Dimitar Marinski # 493/78
Pillar of Flame
Pillar of Flame deals 2 damage to any target. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.
"May the worthy spend an eternity in Blessed Sleep. May the wicked find the peace of oblivion."
illus. Dave Kendall # 355/78
Pirate's Cutlass
When Pirate's Cutlass enters the battlefield, attach it to target Pirate you control.
Equipped creature gets +2/+1.
Equip
illus. John Stanko # 477/78
Plagued Rusalka
, Sacrifice a creature: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
"Look at her, once filled with innocence. Death has a way of wringing away such . . . deficiencies." —Savra
illus. Alex Horley-Orlandelli # 268/78
Pouncing Cheetah
Flash
Rhonas's monument is home to a wider variety of creatures than anywhere else in the city of Naktamun—a feature most initiates fail to appreciate.
illus. Matt Stewart # 419/78
Prescient Chimera
Flying
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, scry 1.
illus. Daarken # 164/78
Presence of Gond
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "
: Create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token.""Here lies Gond, hero of Safehold Taldwen. May he ever guide our quest."
illus. Brandon Kitkouski # 420/78
Primeval Bounty
Whenever you cast a creature spell, create a 3/3 green Beast creature token.
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put three +1/+1 counters on target creature you control.
Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 3 life.
illus. Christine Choi # 421/78
Primordial Sage
Whenever you cast a creature spell, you may draw a card.
For each creature that arrives in its audience, the sage imparts another piece of ancient wisdom for all to hear.
illus. Justin Sweet # 422/78
Prophetic Prism
When Prophetic Prism enters the battlefield, draw a card.
, : Add one mana of any color.
"The explorer who found it got a bad deal when he sold it. He merely got rich."
illus. John Avon # 478/78
Prosperous Pirates
When Prosperous Pirates enters the battlefield, create two Treasure tokens.
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 # 165/78
Pyroclastic Elemental
: Pyroclastic Elemental deals 1 damage to target player.
"Whoever thought of making mobile volcanoes was a genius." —Chandra Nalaar
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 356/78
Rageblood Shaman
Trample
Other Minotaur creatures you control get +1/+1 and have trample.
"I see a spark of pure rage. Soon that spark will spread from the depths of Kragma. Soon its fire will engulf the polis." —Hira, street oracle
illus. Mike Bierek # 357/78
Raging Regisaur
Whenever Raging Regisaur attacks, it deals 1 damage to any target.
Its breath is a gale. Its roar is a volcano. Its anger tears soul from flesh.
illus. Bayard Wu # 455/78
Raise the Alarm
Create two 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.
Like blinking or breathing, responding to an alarm is an involuntary reflex.
illus. Zoltan Boros # 129/78
Rampaging Brontodon
Trample
Whenever Rampaging Brontodon attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each land you control.
Not even the tallest tree stands a chance against the underside of a dinosaur's foot.
illus. Lars Grant-West # 423/78
Rapacious Dragon
Flying
When Rapacious Dragon enters the battlefield, create two Treasure tokens.
"Surely it won't notice if I take—" —Theria the Sly, last words
illus. Johan Grenier # 358/78
Rattlechains
Flash
Flying
When Rattlechains enters the battlefield, target Spirit gains hexproof until end of turn.
You may cast Spirit spells as though they had flash.
illus. Lius Lasahido # 166/78
Ravenous Baloth
Sacrifice a Beast: You gain 4 life.
"All we know about the Krosan Forest we have learned from those few who made it out alive." —Elvish refugee
illus. Todd Lockwood # 424/78
Ravenous Chupacabra
When Ravenous Chupacabra enters the battlefield, destroy target creature an opponent controls.
Opening Orazca unleashed more horrors than just the Immortal Sun.
illus. Daarken # 269/78
Read the Runes
Draw X cards. For each card drawn this way, discard a card unless you sacrifice a permanent.
"The world is a puzzle, and the mind is its key."
illus. Alan Pollack # 167/78
Reanimate
Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose life equal to its converted mana cost.
"You'd better be worth it." —Liliana Vess
illus. Johann Bodin # 270/78
Reckless Scholar
: Target player draws a card, then discards a card.
Progress comes at a price.
illus. Steve Prescott # 168/78
Release the Dogs
Create four 1/1 white Dog creature tokens.
They charge into battle and out for their morning walk with the same exuberance.
illus. Jason Kang # 4/78
Rhox Faithmender
Lifelink
If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.
Rhoxes who live long enough to retire from war lend support with their extensive knowledge of combat injuries.
illus. Wesley Burt # 130/78
Rhystic Study
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays
.Friends teach what you want to know. Enemies teach what you need to know.
illus. Terese Nielsen # 169/78
Riddle of Lightning
Choose any target. Scry 3, then reveal the top card of your library. Riddle of Lightning deals damage equal to that card's converted mana cost to that permanent or player.
illus. Daarken # 359/78
Riptide Laboratory
: Add .
, : Return target Wizard you control to its owner's hand.
illus. John Avon # 494/78
Rise of the Dark Realms
Put all creature cards from all graveyards onto the battlefield under your control.
"For every living person there are generations of dead. Which realm would you rather rule?"—Liliana Vess
illus. Michael Komarck # 271/78
Rishadan Airship
Flying
Rishadan Airship can block only creatures with flying.
The view is truly spectacular—as long as you don't look at Rishada itself.
illus. Kev Walker # 170/78
Rishkar, Peema Renegade
When Rishkar, Peema Renegade enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures.
Each creature you control with a counter on it has "
: Add .""Aether is the soul of Kaladesh, and all souls should be free."
illus. Todd Lockwood # 425/78
Rogue's Gloves
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.
Equip
Thievery requires subtlety, from the beginning of the heist to the end.
illus. Cyril Van Der Haegen # 479/78
Ronom Unicorn
Sacrifice Ronom Unicorn: Destroy target enchantment.
The aberrant magic of the Rimewind drew the unicorns back from the northern wastes to do battle once again.
illus. Carl Critchlow # 131/78
Roving Keep
Defender
: Roving Keep gets +2/+0 and gains trample until end of turn. It can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.
"It wandered slowly across the landscape, calling out in its lonely voice, but no other castles answered its cries." —Beyond the Great Henge
illus. Svetlin Velinov # 480/78
Rumbling Baloth
In the dim light beneath the vast trees of Deepglade, baloths prowl in search of prey. Their guttural calls are more felt than heard, but their attack scream carries for miles.
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 426/78
Runed Servitor
When Runed Servitor dies, each player draws a card.
Scholars had puzzled for centuries over the ruins at Tal Terig. Its secrets had always lived within one rune-carved head.
illus. Mike Bierek # 481/78
Rupture Spire
Rupture Spire enters the battlefield tapped.
When Rupture Spire enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you pay
.: Add one mana of any color.
illus. Jaime Jones # 495/78
Sage's Row Savant
When Sage's Row Savant enters the battlefield, scry 2.
The streets of Ravnica are full of former guild members now using their institutional skills for personal gain.
illus. Bastien L. Deharme # 171/78
Sailor of Means
When Sailor of Means enters the battlefield, create a Treasure token.
The rising tide of Orazca's plunder lifted all ships.
illus. Ryan Pancoast # 172/78
Sangromancer
Flying
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you may gain 3 life.
Whenever an opponent discards a card, you may gain 3 life.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 272/78
Sanitarium Skeleton
: Return Sanitarium Skeleton from your graveyard to your hand.
His mind was lost long before his flesh.
illus. Kev Walker # 273/78
Sarkhan's Rage
Sarkhan's Rage deals 5 damage to any target. If you control no Dragons, Sarkhan's Rage deals 2 damage to you.
The people of Tarkir speak of an ancient legend, of the dragon-man called Sarkhan who was greatest of all khans.
illus. Chris Rahn # 360/78
Sarkhan's Unsealing
Whenever you cast a creature spell with power 4, 5, or 6, Sarkhan's Unsealing deals 4 damage to any target.
Whenever you cast a creature spell with power 7 or greater, Sarkhan's Unsealing deals 4 damage to each opponent and each creature and planeswalker they control.
illus. Daarken # 361/78
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.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 427/78
Scarecrone
, Sacrifice a Scarecrow: Draw a card.
, : Return target artifact creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Her poppets bring joy to the truly depraved.
illus. Jesper Ejsing # 482/78
Scholar of the Lost Trove
Flying
When Scholar of the Lost Trove enters the battlefield, you may cast target instant, sorcery, or artifact card from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. If an instant or sorcery spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard this turn, exile it instead.
illus. Volkan Baga # 14/78
Scourge of Nel Toth
Flying
You may cast Scourge of Nel Toth from your graveyard by paying
and sacrificing two creatures rather than paying its mana cost."May all the cairns of Jund be toppled." —Meren of Clan Nel Toth
illus. Mark Winters # 274/78
Scroll of Avacyn
, Sacrifice Scroll of Avacyn: Draw a card. If you control an Angel, you gain 5 life.
Words to bless the eye that reads them, telling of a future beyond the reach of fear.
illus. Cliff Childs # 483/78
Scrounging Bandar
Scrounging Bandar enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may move any number of +1/+1 counters from Scrounging Bandar onto another target creature.
"It was right here a second ago . . ."
illus. Shreya Shetty # 428/78
Scuttlemutt
: Add one mana of any color.
: Target creature becomes the color or colors of your choice until end of turn.
With five lenses on its "head," it sees the world in a range of colors beyond ordinary perception.
illus. Jeremy Jarvis # 484/78
Sea Gate Oracle
When Sea Gate Oracle enters the battlefield, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library.
"The secret entrance should be near."
illus. Daniel Ljunggren # 173/78
Seismic Elemental
When Seismic Elemental enters the battlefield, creatures without flying can't block this turn.
"Trying to stop it would be foolish. If you feel it coming—run!" —Sergeant Ryda
illus. Jasper Sandner # 362/78
Selhoff Occultist
Whenever Selhoff Occultist or another creature dies, target player mills a card.
"The mist whispers to those who know it to be more than a mundane fog."
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 174/78
Selvala, Heart of the WIlds
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, its controller may draw a card if its power is greater than each other creature's power.
, : Add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
illus. Tyler Jacobson # 429/78
Sengir Vampire
Flying
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Sengir Vampire this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Sengir Vampire.
Empires rise and fall, but evil is eternal.
illus. Kev Walker # 275/78
Serendib Efreet
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, Serendib Efreet deals 1 damage to you.
Summoners of efreeti remember only the power of command, never the sting of regret.
illus. Matt Stewart # 175/78
Serra Angel
Flying, vigilance
The angel remembers her past lives like dreams. Her song held up meadows. Her blade drove back darkness. Her wings carried her across the ages.
illus. Donato Giancola # 132/78
Sethron, Hurloon General
Whenever Sethron, Hurloon General or another nontoken Minotaur enters the battlefield, create a 2/3 red Minotaur creature token.
: Minotaurs you control get +1/+0 and gain haste and menace until end of turn.
illus. Jason Rainville # 25/78
Settle the Score
Exile target creature. Put two loyalty counters on a planeswalker you control.
"You bound me with a contract only your death could end—and you thought me the fool?" —Liliana Vess
illus. Yongjae Choi # 276/78
Shambling Goblin
When Shambling Goblin dies, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
"The Kolaghan send them at us. We kill and raise them. They fight the next wave the Kolaghan send. It's a neat little cycle." —Asmala, Silumgar sorcerer
illus. Yeong-Hao Han # 277/78
Sharding Sphinx
Flying
Whenever an artifact creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may create a 1/1 blue Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
Whether mechanical or biological, life finds a way to propagate itself.
illus. Michael Bruinsma # 176/78
Sheoldred, Whispering One
Swampwalk
At the beginning of your upkeep, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player sacrifices a creature.
illus. Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss # 278/78
Sigiled Starfish
: Scry 1.
Kruphix hid the most dire prophecies about humankind where humans would never find them and tritons wouldn't care to read them.
illus. Nils Hamm # 177/78
Signpost Scarecrow
Vigilance
: Add one mana of any color.
"Accursed scarecrow! Sending folk in every direction is the same as sending them nowhere at all." —Corliss the Wanderer
illus. Jung Park # 485/78
Silhana Wayfinder
When Silhana Wayfinder enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a creature or land card from among them and put it on top of your library. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
"Stay close! It's just a little farther."
illus. Suzanne Helmigh # 430/78
Sin Prodder
At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library. Any opponent may have you put that card into your graveyard. If a player does, Sin Prodder deals damage to that player equal to that card's converted mana cost. Otherwise, put that card into your hand.
illus. Jack Wang # 363/78
Skittering Surveyor
When Skittering Surveyor enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
Like a cross between a spider and a spyglass, but friendlier.
illus. Dan Scott # 486/78
Sky Tether
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has defender and loses flying.
"If you can't control your mount, I will control it for you." —Mirela, Azorius hussar
illus. Zezhou Chen # 133/78
Slate Street Ruffian
Whenever Slate Street Ruffian becomes blocked, defending player discards a card.
"Merciless to the point of psychosis. Let's give him a job." —Zelinas, Orzhov recruiter
illus. Jim Murray # 279/78
Somberwald Stag
When Somberwald Stag enters the battlefield, you may have it fight target creature you don't control.
Despite the reemergence of werewolves and the proliferation of Eldrazi, elk numbers in the Somberwald have remained steady.
illus. Lake Hurwitz # 431/78