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Zealous StrikeInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 and gains first strike until end of turn. "Cower, fiend. The night is yours no longer." |
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Zealous PersecutionInstantUntil end of turn, creatures you control get +1/+1 and creatures your opponents control get -1/-1. "Jharic returned from Grixis changed, a haunted look in her eyes. She destroyed them with an unholy glee that made me shudder." |
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Wring FleshInstantTarget creature gets -3/-1 until end of turn. "Don't blame me. You're the one walking around with skin." |
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Wrecking BallInstantDestroy target creature or land. Rakdos festivals almost leave enough rubble in their wake to hide the bodies. |
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Wrap in VigorInstantRegenerate each creature you control. Some nature mages unknowingly took advantage of the temporal energies still swirling on Dominaria. What they mistook for healing magic was in fact the manipulation of time. |
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Worldly CounselInstantDomain - Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control. Put one of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. Every horizon hides a new possibility. |
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Word of SeizingInstantSplit second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.) "Obey!" |
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Withstand DeathInstantTarget creature is indestructible this turn. (Lethal damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it. If its toughness is 0 or less, it's still put into its owner's graveyard.) On Mirrodin, every conflict ends in either death or darksteel. |
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WinterflameInstantChoose one or both - "The mountains scream with the dragons' throats." |
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Wing ShardsInstantTarget player sacrifices an attacking creature.
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Wing PunctureInstantTarget creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature with flying. "If I were the air, I wouldn't taunt the ground. It has the weight advantage." |
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WindstormInstantWindstorm deals X damage to each creature with flying. "We don't like interlopers and thieves cluttering our skies." |
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Winds of Qal SismaInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
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Willing (Ready/Willing)InstantCreatures you control gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.
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Will of the NagaInstantDelve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for The charm of a naga is undeniable. |
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Wildwood RebirthInstantReturn target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. In Ravnica, there are maladies far more difficult to treat than death. |
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Wild SlashInstantFerocious - If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, damage can't be prevented this turn. Never mistake deception for cleverness. |
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Wild RicochetInstantYou may choose new targets for target instant or sorcery spell. Then copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. "I knew that trick long before your great-grandmother's great-grandmother was born." |
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Wild HungerInstantTarget creature gets +3/+1 and gains trample until end of turn. Otto the Hunter was filled with many grand ambitions. The snake was filled only with Otto. |
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Whitesun's PassageInstantYou gain 5 life. All over the Razor Fields, Whitesun is celebrated. Even the followers of the rebel Juryan, far from the Cave of Light, bow their heads in reverence. |
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White Sun's ZenithInstantPut X 2/2 white Cat creature tokens onto the battlefield. Shuffle White Sun's Zenith into its owner's library. After the Battle of Liet Field, the white sun crested above Taj-Nar, bringing hope to all who survived the carnage. |
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Whisk AwayInstantPut target attacking or blocking creature on top of its owner's library. The maneuvers of the Abzan formation intrigued Ojutai in both their complexity and their futility. |
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Whirlpool WhelmInstantClash with an opponent, then return target creature to its owner's hand. If you win, you may put that creature on top of its owner's library instead. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of his or her library, then puts that card on the top or bottom. A player wins if his or her card had a higher converted mana cost.)
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Whiplash TrapInstant - TrapIf an opponent had two or more creatures enter the battlefield under his or her control this turn, you may pay
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Weave FateInstantDraw two cards. Temur shamans speak of three destinies: the now, the echo of the past, and the unwritten. They find flickering paths among tangled possibilities. |
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Wear (Wear/Tear)InstantDestroy target artifact.
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Weapon SurgeInstantTarget creature you control gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
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WaterwhirlInstantReturn up to two target creatures to their owners' hands. "Be as water: untamed and unheld, yet inexorably flowing toward a greater goal." |
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Warriors' LessonInstantUntil end of turn, up to two target creatures you control each gain "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card." "Let each challenge make you a better warrior." |
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Warping WailInstant({C} represents colorless mana.)
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Warped PhysiqueInstantTarget creature gets +X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand. The Gruul seek unbounded strength. The Dimir deliver cruel irony. |
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Warleader's HelixInstantWarleader's Helix deals 4 damage to target creature or player and you gain 4 life. "There is no time to remedy our enemies' ignorance. Blast it out of them." |
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War ReportInstantYou gain life equal to the number of creatures on the battlefield plus the number of artifacts on the battlefield. Underling Ethu's 263rd report read simply "Yes, my lord. Overwhelmingly, my lord." This marked the end of the Mirran-Phyrexian War. |
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War FlareInstantCreatures you control get +2/+1 until end of turn. Untap those creatures. "No sun or fire can warm my blood quite like a war flare." |
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Wake the DeadInstantCast Wake the Dead only during combat on an opponent's turn.
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Voyage's EndInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Philosophers say those lost at sea ascended to a more perfect realm. Sailors say they drowned. |
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Volt ChargeInstantVolt Charge deals 3 damage to target creature or player. Proliferate. (You choose any number of permanents and/or players with counters on them, then give each another counter of a kind already there.)
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Volcanic UpheavalInstantDestroy target land. Like a living organism, Zendikar rids itself of infection, and it does so abruptly and ruthlessly. |
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Volcanic RushInstantAttacking creatures get +2/+0 and gain trample until end of turn. "The bravest warriors take the shortest path to victory, whatever that path may be." |
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Volcanic OfferingInstantDestroy target nonbasic land you don't control and target nonbasic land of an opponent's choice you don't control.
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Volcanic GeyserInstantVolcanic Geyser deals X damage to target creature or player. "The mountain's fire surges beneath your feet, demanding release. Can you not feel it?" |
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Volcanic FalloutInstantVolcanic Fallout can't be countered. "How can we outrun the sky?" |
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Void ShatterInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) Eldrazi break concentration like glass. |
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Visions of BeyondInstantDraw a card. If a graveyard has twenty or more cards in it, draw three cards instead. "The past is the foundation for all that exists in the present. We merely reconstruct what our ancestors have already discovered." |
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Vision SkeinsInstantEach player draws two cards. "I could see in the other mage's eyes that he'd thought of it too. Then it became a race to exploit the knowledge first." |
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Virulent WoundInstantPut a -1/-1 counter on target creature. When that creature dies this turn, its controller gets a poison counter. Sadly, the extent of Gerkk's healing knowledge was "don't pick at it." |
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Virulent SwipeInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 and gains deathtouch until end of turn.
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Violent OutburstInstantCascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
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Vines of VastwoodInstantKicker
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Vines of the RecluseInstantTarget creature gets +1/+2 and gains reach until end of turn. Untap it. (A creature with reach can block creatures with flying.) "The most elegant solutions are found in nature. You just have to know where to look." |
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Vile RebirthInstantExile target creature card from a graveyard. Put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield. "‘Here lies our beloved Gartu, the gentlest of all men.' Ooh, I love irony." |
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View from AboveInstantTarget creature gains flying until end of turn. If you control a white permanent, return View from Above to its owner's hand. "This air feels so heavy and thick. There are no winds to speak of. I fear the knowledge that comes from a place like this." |
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Victim of NightInstantDestroy target non-Vampire, non-Werewolf, non-Zombie creature. "Do not touch a drop. Not yet. I want to watch this so-called slayer's last crisis of faith." |
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Veteran's ReflexesInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Untap that creature. "Assume everything wants to kill you. At the very least, assume everything wants what's in your pack." |
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VendettaInstantDestroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. You lose life equal to that creature's toughness. "Consider my debt to your kin paid in full." |
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Vault SkywardInstantTarget creature gains flying until end of turn. Untap it. "The edges of the Quicksilver Sea run dark with the spread of the Mephidross. Two more aerial passes before I can be sure what I'm seeing . . ." |
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Vapor SnagInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller loses 1 life. "This creature is inadequate. Send it to the splicers for innovation." |
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VanishmentInstantPut target nonland permanent on top of its owner's library.
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Vampiric FuryInstantVampire creatures you control get +2/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn. Many peasants secretly admire vampires' glamour and elegance-until they witness a moment of pure bloodlust. |
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Vampire's BiteInstantKicker
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Valorous StanceInstantChoose one - "Every choice alters the path of fate." |
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Valor Made RealInstantTarget creature can block any number of creatures this turn. "As my father taught, ‘Training will raise your shield to the blow, but courage fills the gaps the shield leaves open.'" |
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Utter EndInstantExile target nonland permanent. "I came seeking a challenge. All I found was you." |
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Urgent ExorcismInstantDestroy target Spirit or enchantment. "To show geists pity is to prolong their agonies. Whether they know it or not, they seek the Blessed Sleep, and we are to give it to them." |
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Urge to FeedInstantTarget creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. You may tap any number of untapped Vampire creatures you control. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on each of those Vampires.
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Untamed MightInstantTarget creature gets +X/+X until end of turn. "Beasts kill for their very survival. If you would have their strength, you must know their desperation." |
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UnsummonInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Not to be. That is the answer. |
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Unstable FootingInstantKicker A long way down is shorter than you think. |
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Unravel the ÆtherInstantChoose target artifact or enchantment. Its owner shuffles it into his or her library. Thaumaturges of Theros have learned to weave their magic into the world around them, but it can be pulled apart strand by strand. |
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Unnatural PredationInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn. "Domination by the strongest-that is all that matters in the Tangle now." |
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Unnatural EnduranceInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) "Eldrazi don't die easy. Sometimes they don't die at all." |
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Unnatural AggressionInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) The battle served as a grim reminder of what a final victory for the Eldrazi would mean. |
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Unmake the GravesInstantConvoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for "I'm raising an army. Any volunteers?" |
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UnmakeInstantExile target creature. A gwyllion's favorite trap is the vanity mirror. A bewitched piece of glass traps the looker's soul and does away with the body. |
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Unity of PurposeInstantSupport 2. (Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures.) Faced with the novel problem of inspiring an army, Jace asked himself: "What would Gideon say?" |
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Unified WillInstantCounter target spell if you control more creatures than that spell's controller. "We're glad to be of service-to be an audience to your failure." |
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Unexpectedly AbsentInstantPut target nonland permanent into its owner's library just beneath the top X cards of that library. Once you've been dragged down the currents of time, you'll never quite trust your own permanence again. |
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Undying EvilInstantTarget creature gains undying until end of turn. (When it dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.) "Is it true the evil that people do follows them into death? Let's find out." |
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Uncanny SpeedInstantTarget creature gets +3/+0 and gains haste until end of turn. "To survive, we must embrace the savagery we knew in our race's infancy." |
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Ultimate PriceInstantDestroy target monocolored creature. "Let him be an example to others who would default on their debts to us." |
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UlcerateInstantTarget creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn. You lose 3 life. "If it were merely lethal, that would be sufficient. The art, however, is in maximizing the suffering it causes." |
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TwitchInstantYou may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land. "The flow is diverted. Your path is clear. What are you waiting for-the cave to bid you welcome?" |
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Twisted ImageInstantSwitch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn. "True strength is in the mind, for the body is too malleable a form." |
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TwincastInstantCopy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. Imitation is the most dangerous form of flattery. |
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Twin BoltInstantTwin Bolt deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two target creatures and/or players. Kolaghan archers are trained in Dakla, the way of the bow. They utilize their dragonlord's lightning to strike their target, no matter how small, how fast, or how far away. |
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Turn to FrogInstantUntil end of turn, target creature loses all abilities and becomes a blue Frog with base power and toughness 1/1. "Ribbit." |
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Turn the TideInstantCreatures your opponents control get -2/-0 until end of turn. "Let their mindless armies come and face the might of genius." |
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Turn AsideInstantCounter target spell that targets a permanent you control. "It's not my job to ask our leaders about their experiments at the Knowledge Pool. It's my job to make sure they can continue performing them." |
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Turn AgainstInstantDevoid (This card has no color.) "No, don't! Nal, it's me-" |
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Turn (Turn/Burn)InstantTarget creature loses all abilities and becomes a 0/1 red Weird until end of turn.
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Trumpet BlastInstantAttacking creatures get +2/+0 until end of turn. Keldon warriors don't need signals to tell them when to attack. They need signals to tell them when to stop. |
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Trostani's JudgmentInstantExile target creature, then populate. (Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of a creature token you control.) "Some cannot be saved as they are, but all can serve the Worldsoul." |
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Triton TacticsInstantUp to two target creatures each get +0/+3 until end of turn. Untap those creatures. At this turn's next end of combat, tap each creature that was blocked by one of those creatures this turn and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
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Tribute to the WildInstantEach opponent sacrifices an artifact or enchantment. "You may enter, but leave those lifeless things of your world behind." |
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Tribute to HungerInstantTarget opponent sacrifices a creature. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness. Marella was delighted. The ball had attracted so many suitors for her daughter, including that handsome stranger. She wondered where the two were now . . . . |
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Tread UponInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn. "Boasting impenetrable defenses only draws the most tenacious of attackers." |
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Traumatic VisionsInstantCounter target spell.
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Trapmaker's SnareInstantSearch your library for a Trap card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library. "Trapmaking is an art. The trap is a corporeal riddle, a battle of wits between its creator and whatever it lures inside." |
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Trap EssenceInstantCounter target creature spell. Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature. "Meat sustains the body. The spirit requires different sustenance." |
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Tragic SlipInstantTarget creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Linger on death's door and risk being invited in. |
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