Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret Spoilers 79/0
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You may discard a Plains card rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
As war raged on, the young mages became more direct in their tactics, often at great cost.
illus. Kev Walker # 29/0
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 # 61/0
Angel of Salvation
Flash; convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
or one mana of that creature's color.)Flying
When Angel of Salvation enters the battlefield, prevent the next 5 damage that would be dealt this turn to any number of targets, divided as you choose.
illus. D. Alexander Gregory # 20/0
Arcbound Worker
Modular 1 (This enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
The parts are as strong as the whole.
illus. Darrell Riche # 40/0
Argivian Restoration
Return target artifact card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
"The Argivian University taught me two things: always look to the past, and never dismiss what appears useless."—Hanna, Weatherlight navigator
illus. Roger Raupp # 69/0
Assembly-Worker
: Target Assembly-Worker creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
With their factories long destroyed, some of Mishra's creations still toil in remote areas, endlessly performing and reperforming their last orders.
illus. Chippy # 45/0
Blinding Beam
Choose one —
• Tap two target creatures.
• Creatures don't untap during target player's next untap step.
Entwine
(Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)illus. Doug Chaffee # 28/0
Burrenton Bombardier
Flying
Reinforce 2—
( , Discard this card: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.)The flasks provide ballast, a means of steering, and—with a little luck—a way to deliver ward-spells to cohorts below.
illus. Ron Spencer # 11/0
Catapult Master
Tap five untapped Soldiers you control: Exile target creature.
"There's no ‘I' in ‘team,' but there's a ‘we' in ‘weapon.'"
illus. Terese Nielsen # 18/0
Celestial Crusader
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Flying
Other white creatures get +1/+1.
illus. Jim Murray # 14/0
Clockwork Condor
Flying
Clockwork Condor enters the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever Clockwork Condor attacks or blocks, remove a +1/+1 counter from it at end of combat.
illus. Arnie Swekel # 50/0
Clockwork Hydra
Clockwork Hydra enters the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever Clockwork Hydra attacks or blocks, remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, Clockwork Hydra deals 1 damage to any target.
: Put a +1/+1 counter on Clockwork Hydra.
illus. Daren Bader # 55/0
Conclave Equenaut
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
or one mana of that creature's color.)Flying
Equenauts are the seeds of the Conclave, scattered on the four winds, searching for new places to take root.
illus. Terese Nielsen # 19/0
Conclave Phalanx
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
or one mana of that creature's color.)When Conclave Phalanx enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life for each creature you control.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 16/0
Contagion Clasp
When Contagion Clasp enters the battlefield, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.
, : Proliferate. (You choose any number of permanents and/or players with counters on them, then give each another counter of a kind already there.)
illus. Anthony Palumbo # 63/0
Crusade
White creatures get +1/+1.
"Finally, I understand. Home isn't where you rest. It's what you fight for."—Elspeth Tirel
illus. Howard Lyon # 27/0
Darksteel Citadel
Indestructible
: Add .
Panopticon, forge of the Darksteel Eye, home of Mirrodin's keeper.
illus. John Avon # 72/0
Daru Encampment
: Add .
, : Target Soldier creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
illus. Tony Szczudlo # 32/0
Echoing Truth
Return target nonland permanent and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent to their owners' hands.
A single lie unleashes a tide of disbelief.
illus. Greg Staples # 66/0
Elite Vanguard
The vanguard is skilled at waging war alone. The enemy is often defeated before its reinforcements reach the front.
illus. Mark Tedin # 2/0
Elixir of Immortality
, : You gain 5 life. Shuffle Elixir of Immortality and your graveyard into their owner's library.
"Bottled life. Not as tasty as I'm used to, rather stale, but it has the same effect."—Baron Sengir
illus. Zoltan Boros & Gabor Szikszai # 62/0
Elspeth, Knight-Errant
+1: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
+1: Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn.
−8: You get an emblem with "Artifacts, creatures, enchantments, and lands you control have indestructible."
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 1/0
Energy Chamber
At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one —
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target artifact creature.
• Put a charge counter on target noncreature artifact.
illus. Kev Walker # 64/0
Esperzoa
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, return an artifact you control to its owner's hand.
The more metal it digests, the more its jelly will fetch on the alchemists' market.
illus. Warren Mahy # 47/0
Everflowing Chalice
Multikicker
(You may pay an additional any number of times as you cast this spell.)Everflowing Chalice enters the battlefield with a charge counter on it for each time it was kicked.
: Add for each charge counter on Everflowing Chalice.
illus. Steve Argyle # 60/0
Faerie Mechanist
Flying
When Faerie Mechanist enters the battlefield, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an artifact card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
illus. Matt Cavotta # 54/0
Foil
You may discard an Island card and another card rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.
illus. Bradley Williams # 70/0
Frogmite
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs
less to cast for each artifact you control.)At first, vedalken observers thought blinkmoths naturally avoided certain places. Then they realized those places were frogmite feeding grounds.
illus. Terese Nielsen # 51/0
Glory Seeker
"There's no contract to sign, no oath to swear. The enlistment procedure is to unsheathe your sword and point it at the enemy."
illus. Matt Cavotta # 7/0
Goldmeadow Harrier
, : Tap target creature.
"It's a proven fact that sling-stones from the dawn side of the riverbank sail the farthest and truest."—Deagan, cenn of Burrenton
illus. Steve Prescott # 3/0
Infantry Veteran
: Target attacking creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
"Any fool can pick up a sword and charge into battle. To emerge alive at the end, that is a gift that comes from leadership and experience."
illus. Christopher Rush # 4/0
Journey to Nowhere
When Journey to Nowhere enters the battlefield, exile target creature.
When Journey to Nowhere leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control.
illus. Warren Mahy # 23/0
Juggernaut
Juggernaut attacks each combat if able.
Juggernaut can't be blocked by Walls.
The mighty city of An Karras, with its rich history, built over thousands of years, fell in three hours.
illus. Mark Hyzer # 52/0
Kabira Crossroads
Kabira Crossroads enters the battlefield tapped.
When Kabira Crossroads enters the battlefield, you gain 2 life.
: Add .
illus. James Paick # 33/0
Kemba's Skyguard
Flying
When Kemba's Skyguard enters the battlefield, you gain 2 life.
"We're now to dispense aid to any Mirran we see battling anything . . . ‘strange.' Regent's orders."—Ranya, skyhunter captain
illus. Whit Brachna # 13/0
Kor Aeronaut
Kicker
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)Flying
When Kor Aeronaut enters the battlefield, if it was kicked, target creature gains flying until end of turn.
illus. Karl Kopinski # 10/0
Kor Hookmaster
When Kor Hookmaster enters the battlefield, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
"For us, a rope represents the ties that bind the kor. For you, it's more literal."
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 12/0
Kor Skyfisher
Flying
When Kor Skyfisher enters the battlefield, return a permanent you control to its owner's hand.
"Sometimes I snare the unexpected, but I know its purpose will be revealed in time."
illus. Dan Scott # 8/0
Loyal Sentry
When Loyal Sentry blocks a creature, destroy that creature and Loyal Sentry.
"My cause is simple: To stop you, at any cost, from ever seeing the inside of this keep."
illus. Michael Sutfin # 5/0
Master of Etherium
Master of Etherium's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts you control.
Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.
"Only a mind unfettered with the concerns of the flesh can see the world as it truly is."
illus. Matt Cavotta # 48/0
Mighty Leap
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn.
"The southern fortress taken by invaders? Heh, sure . . . when elephants fly."—Brezard Skeinbow, captain of the guard
illus. rk post # 24/0
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. Scott Chou # 73/0
Moonglove Extract
Sacrifice Moonglove Extract: It deals 2 damage to any target.
Diluted, moonglove can etch living tissue. Concentrated, a drop will kill a giant.
illus. Terese Nielsen # 67/0
Mosquito Guard
First strike
Reinforce 1—
( , Discard this card: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.)His aim is as sure as a mosquito's sting, but with none of the warning.
illus. Randy Gallegos # 6/0
Pentavus
Pentavus enters the battlefield with five +1/+1 counters on it.
, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Pentavus: Create a 1/1 colorless Pentavite artifact creature token with flying.
, Sacrifice a Pentavite: Put a +1/+1 counter on Pentavus.
illus. Greg Staples # 58/0
Qumulox
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs
less to cast for each artifact you control.)Flying
Even the clouds bend themselves to Memnarch's will, eager to swallow those who oppose him.
illus. Carl Critchlow # 59/0
Raise the Alarm
Create two 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.
"The nim raid our homes without warning. We must defend our homes without hesitation."
illus. John Matson # 25/0
Razor Barrier
Target permanent you control gains protection from artifacts or from the color of your choice until end of turn.
"We protect our homelands. Why should they not protect us?"
illus. Ron Spencer # 26/0
Razormane Masticore
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Razormane Masticore unless you discard a card.
At the beginning of your draw step, you may have Razormane Masticore deal 3 damage to target creature.
illus. Jim Murray # 56/0
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 # 42/0
Rustic Clachan
As Rustic Clachan enters the battlefield, you may reveal a Kithkin card from your hand. If you don't, Rustic Clachan enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add .
Reinforce 1—
( , Discard this card: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.)illus. Fred Fields # 34/0
Saltblast
Destroy target nonwhite permanent.
Dominaria erodes with each passing gust.
illus. Parente # 30/0
Seasoned Marshal
Whenever Seasoned Marshal attacks, you may tap target creature.
There are only two rules of tactics: never be without a plan, and never rely on it.
illus. Matthew D. Wilson # 15/0
Seat of the Synod
(Seat of the Synod isn't a spell.)
: Add .
Lumengrid, site of the Knowledge Pool, source of vedalken arcana.
illus. John Avon # 74/0
Serrated Biskelion
: Put a -1/-1 counter on Serrated Biskelion and a -1/-1 counter on target creature.
"Whereas I was created to protect, the biskelion was created to destroy."—Karn, silver golem
illus. Ron Spencer # 46/0
Silver Myr
: Add .
The vedalken saw the myr as toys, unaware of the intelligence lurking behind their empty eyes.
illus. Kev Walker # 43/0
Stalking Stones
: Add .
: Stalking Stones becomes a 3/3 Elemental artifact creature that's still a land. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
illus. David Day # 75/0
Steel Overseer
: Put a +1/+1 counter on each artifact creature you control.
"The world is already run by all manner of machines. One day, they'll remind us of that fact."—Sargis Haz, artificer
illus. Chris Rahn # 44/0
Steel Wall
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
"We sculpt the land into what we need—homes, armament, fortresses of war. Our strength comes not only from knowing, but from commanding the terrain."—Raksha Golden Cub, leonin kha
illus. David Day # 41/0
Stormfront Riders
Flying
When Stormfront Riders enters the battlefield, return two creatures you control to their owner's hand.
Whenever Stormfront Riders or another creature is returned to your hand from the battlefield, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 17/0
Sunlance
Sunlance deals 3 damage to target nonwhite creature.
"It's easy for the innocent to speak of justice. They seldom feel its terrible power."—Orim, Samite inquisitor
illus. Volkan Baga # 21/0
Swell of Courage
Creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn.
Reinforce X—
( , Discard this card: Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature.)"Tideshaping is more than creating a fewnew puddles."
illus. Jim Nelson # 31/0
Swords to Plowshares
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
The smallest seed of regret can bloom into redemption.
illus. Terese Nielsen # 22/0
Synod Centurion
When you control no other artifacts, sacrifice Synod Centurion.
"We order them to stand, they stand. We order them to wait, they wait. We order them to die, they die."—Pontifex, elder researcher
illus. Kev Walker # 53/0
Temple Acolyte
When Temple Acolyte enters the battlefield, you gain 3 life.
Young, yes. Inexperienced, yes. Weak? Don't count on it.
illus. Lubov # 9/0
Tezzeret the Seeker
+1: Untap up to two target artifacts.
−X: Search your library for an artifact card with converted mana cost X or less and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.
−5: Artifacts you control become artifact creatures with base power and toughness 5/5 until end of turn.
illus. Igor Kieryluk # 39/0
Thirst for Knowledge
Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.
"To truly know something, you must become it. The trick is to not lose yourself in the process."
illus. Anthony Francisco # 68/0
Thoughtcast
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs
less to cast for each artifact you control.)Draw two cards.
Vedalken eyes don't see the beauty in things. They see only what those things can teach.
illus. Greg Hildebrandt # 71/0
Trinket Mage
When Trinket Mage enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an artifact card with converted mana cost 1 or less, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.
illus. Mark A. Nelson # 49/0
Trip Noose
, : Tap target creature.
A taut slipknot trigger is the only thing standing between you and standing.
illus. Randy Gallegos # 65/0
Triskelion
Triskelion enters the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from Triskelion: It deals 1 damage to any target.
"Why do bad things always come in threes?"—Gisulf, expedition survivor
illus. Christopher Moeller # 57/0