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Tower DefenseInstantCreatures you control get +0/+5 and gain reach until end of turn. "The drakes are practice. We may one day need to bring down a sky swallower, or maybe even Rakdos himself."
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Totally LostInstantPut target nonland permanent on top of its owner's library. Fblthp had always hated crowds. |
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Tortoise FormationInstantCreatures you control gain shroud until end of turn. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.) At sea, the Jhessian fleet strikes swiftly and decisively. On land, facing the elite cavalry of Valeron, its marines must rely on more cautious strategies. |
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Torrent of StoneInstant - ArcaneTorrent of Stone deals 4 damage to target creature.
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Tomb HexInstantTarget creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
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Titanic GrowthInstantTarget creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn. The pup looked over the treetops, eyeing the man who just yesterday had kicked her. Suddenly, her hunger was infused with pure delight. |
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Titan's StrengthInstantTarget creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
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Titan's PresenceInstantAs an additional cost to cast Titan's Presence, reveal a colorless creature card from your hand. Dust and memory are all that remain in Ulamog's wake. |
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Thunderous WrathInstantThunderous Wrath deals 5 damage to target creature or player.
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ThunderboltInstantChoose one - Thunderbolt deals 3 damage to target player; or Thunderbolt deals 4 damage to target creature with flying. "My next aerial design will use less metal." |
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Thunder StrikeInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Lightning reflexes, thunderous might. |
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ThrottleInstantTarget creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn. "The best servants are made from those who died without a scratch." |
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ThoughtflareInstantDraw four cards, then discard two cards. "If this is thinking, I don't know what I was doing before." |
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Thought ScourInstantTarget player puts the top two cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard. "As you inject the viscus vitae into the brain stem, don't let the spastic moaning bother you. It will soon become music to your ears." |
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Thirst for KnowledgeInstantDraw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card. Lymph, the fluid essence of blinkmoths, is prized by wizards for the rush of intellect it provides. |
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Think TwiceInstantDraw a card. "Either I know just the spell I need, or I'm about to." |
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Thassa's RebuffInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays To resist Thassa is to deny the rising tide. |
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Test of FaithInstantPrevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn, and put a +1/+1 counter on that creature for each 1 damage prevented this way. Those who survive the test bear a mark of power anyone can recognize. |
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Terrifying PresenceInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt by creatures other than target creature this turn. Elmut had slaughtered vampires, slain werewolves, and destroyed hordes of zombies. Sadly, he never got over his fear of spiders. |
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TerminateInstantDestroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. "I've seen death before. My mother succumbing to illness, my comrades bleeding on the battlefield . . . But I'd never seen anything as dreadful as that." |
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Tendrils of CorruptionInstantTendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control. Darkness doesn't always send its minions to do its dirty work. |
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Temur CharmInstantChoose one -
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Temur Battle RageInstantTarget creature gains double strike until end of turn. (It deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)
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Tempest of LightInstantDestroy all enchantments. "Let everything return to its true nature, so that destiny may take its course." |
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Tel-Jilad DefianceInstantTarget creature gains protection from artifacts until end of turn. The Viridian elves had purged their culture of the trolls' traitorous influence. In times of strife, however, the ancestral memories returned. |
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Tears of ValakutInstantTears of Valakut can't be countered by spells or abilities. When Kozilek destroyed Sea Gate, distant Valakut could not contain its grief. |
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Tear (Wear/Tear)InstantDestroy target enchantment.
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Tar SnareInstantTarget creature gets -3/-2 until end of turn. The amorphous, magically animated residue known as the Fathom Sludge lurks in the Hagra Cistern, attacking its prey with pseudopods and dragging it down to be digested. |
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TanglesapInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by creatures without trample. "The blood of the forest is beholden to no one." |
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Tandem TacticsInstantUp to two target creatures each get +1/+2 until end of turn. You gain 2 life. In times of infestation and war, Zendikar favors the blades that strike in unison. |
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Take Up ArmsInstantPut three 1/1 white Warrior creature tokens onto the battlefield. "Many scales make the skin of a dragon." |
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Tainted StrikeInstantTarget creature gets +1/+0 and gains infect until end of turn. (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.) "Welcome to perfection." |
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Tail SlashInstantTarget creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control. "Kneel before a dragon and you will be spared when it turns to leave." |
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SyncopateInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays "Patience, mage. Killing you now would be too easy." |
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Sylvan BountyInstantTarget player gains 8 life. Some who scouted new lands chose to stay. |
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Swords to PlowsharesInstantExile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
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Swift KickInstantTarget creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. It fights target creature you don't control. Shintan sensed the malice in his opponent, but he did not strike until the orc's muscles tensed in preparation to throw the first punch. |
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Swift JusticeInstantUntil end of turn, target creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike and lifelink. "Having conviction is more important than being righteous." |
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SwerveInstantChange the target of target spell with a single target. "We can't beat the necromancers in numbers or raw power. We must beat them with ingenuity and timing." |
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Swell of GrowthInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. "Nissa is not the only one with a deep connection to Zendikar's primal elements."-Kiora |
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Sweep AwayInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. If that creature is attacking, you may put it on top of its owner's library instead. The Roil takes many forms. It also takes many victims. |
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Swan SongInstantCounter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller puts a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying onto the battlefield. "The most enlightened mages create beauty from violence." |
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Surgical ExtractionInstant(
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Surge of RighteousnessInstantDestroy target black or red creature that's attacking or blocking. You gain 2 life. Though she stood alone, she struck with the force of an army. |
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Sure StrikeInstantTarget creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. To survive imminent doom, it sometimes takes a foolhardy soul who acts first and fears later. |
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Supplant FormInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. You put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of that creature. "Ice can be shaped to any form, even the whisper of a memory." |
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Sundering GrowthInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment, then populate. (Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of a creature token you control.) "One day every pillar will be a tree and every hall a glade." |
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Summoning TrapInstant - TrapIf a creature spell you cast this turn was countered by a spell or ability an opponent controlled, you may pay
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Summoner's PactInstantSearch your library for a green creature card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
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Summoner's BaneInstantCounter target creature spell. Put a 2/2 blue Illusion creature token onto the battlefield. "I don't need to have the perfect plan. My foe just has to have an imperfect one." |
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Sultai CharmInstantChoose one - "Strike," the fumes hiss. "Raise an empire with your ambition." |
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Sulfurous BlastInstantSulfurous Blast deals 2 damage to each creature and each player. If you cast this spell during your main phase, Sulfurous Blast deals 3 damage to each creature and each player instead. The Keldons used the toxic vents in the cracked earth to bolster their home's defenses. |
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Suffer the PastInstantExile X target cards from target player's graveyard. For each card exiled this way, that player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. Ulamog's tentacles, their touch like burning ice, rummaged through his soul and stung his memories one by one. |
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Sudden StormInstantTap up to two target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) No matter how big and strong you are, the sea is bigger and stronger. |
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Sudden SpoilingInstantSplit second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
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Sudden ShockInstantSplit second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.) Arc mages aren't known for their patience. |
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Sudden ReclamationInstantPut the top four cards of your library into your graveyard, then return a creature card and a land card from your graveyard to your hand. "There is no secret buried so deep that we will never find it." |
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Stymied HopesInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays When a god's will is against you, the day never ends well. |
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Stubborn DenialInstantCounter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays The Temur have no patience for subtlety. |
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Stroke of GeniusInstantTarget player draws X cards. After a hundred failed experiments, Urza was stunned to find that common silver passed through the portal undamaged. He immediately designed a golem made of the metal. |
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Strength of the TajuruInstantMultikicker
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Street SpasmInstantStreet Spasm deals X damage to target creature without flying you don't control.
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Strangling SootInstantDestroy target creature with toughness 3 or less. "What good is your blade without your breath?" |
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StonefuryInstantStonefury deals damage to target creature equal to the number of lands you control. Akoum can make any intruder look small. |
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Stone Idol TrapInstant - TrapStone Idol Trap costs
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Stoke the FlamesInstantConvoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
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Stoic RebuttalInstantMetalcraft - Stoic Rebuttal costs Obsessed with the pursuit of knowledge above all else, vedalken can appear to be cold and emotionless. |
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Stir the PrideInstantChoose one - Creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn; or until end of turn, creatures you control gain "Whenever this creature deals damage, you gain that much life."
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StifleInstantCounter target activated or triggered ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.) "If I wanted your opinion, I'd have told you what it was." |
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Steel SabotageInstantChoose one - Counter target artifact spell; or return target artifact to its owner's hand. "You are hopelessly obsolete, my brothers. Come and join the Great Work." |
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Steam AuguryInstantReveal the top five cards of your library and separate them into two piles. An opponent chooses one of those piles. Put that pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard. Keranos is a fickle god, delivering punishment as readily as prophecy. |
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Steady ProgressInstantProliferate. (You choose any number of permanents and/or players with counters on them, then give each another counter of a kind already there.) "More of that strange oil . . . It's probably nothing." |
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Stave OffInstantTarget creature gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. (It can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything of that color.)
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Statute of DenialInstantCounter target spell. If you control a blue creature, draw a card, then discard a card. "Pyrotechnic activity of any sort is strictly prohibited. It is irrelevant that today is a holiday." |
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StarstormInstantStarstorm deals X damage to each creature. Pardic barbarians didn't complain when the Order started blaming every crisis on the Cabal. |
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StarfallInstantStarfall deals 3 damage to target creature. If that creature is an enchantment, Starfall deals 3 damage to that creature's controller. "The most brilliant stars are not born of Nyx." |
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StaggershockInstantStaggershock deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
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Stabbing PainInstantTarget creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Tap that creature. "You can take the fight out of nearly any creature if you know where its soft spot is." |
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Sprouting VinesInstantSearch your library for a basic land card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
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Spontaneous CombustionInstantAs an additional cost to cast Spontaneous Combustion, sacrifice a creature. "Heat of battle" is usually a metaphor. |
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Spoils of BloodInstantPut an X/X black Horror creature token onto the battlefield, where X is the number of creatures that died this turn. "There are always leftovers." |
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Split DecisionInstantWill of the council - Choose target instant or sorcery spell. Starting with you, each player votes for denial or duplication. If denial gets more votes, counter the spell. If duplication gets more votes or the vote is tied, copy the spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
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Spinal EmbraceInstantCast Spinal Embrace only during combat.
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Spidery GraspInstantUntap target creature. It gets +2/+4 and gains reach until end of turn. (It can block creatures with flying.) "Nobody's seen the Lady of Videns for years. Poor dear, no companions at all in that old castle." |
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Sphinx's RevelationInstantYou gain X life and draw X cards. "Let the knowledge of absolute law inspire you to live a life of absolute order." |
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Spell SnipInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays "Magic cast through a hand of flesh is just as weak as the flesh itself." |
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Spell SnareInstantCounter target spell with converted mana cost 2. Every culture has its unlucky numbers. In a city where you're either alone, in a crowd, or being stabbed in the back, two is the worst number of all. |
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Spell ShrivelInstantDevoid (This card has no color.)
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Spell RuptureInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays "Like water, mana will drain from an inferior vessel."
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Spell PierceInstantCounter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays "There's a hole in your plan." |
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Spell CrumpleInstantCounter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put it on the bottom of its owner's library instead of into that player's graveyard. Put Spell Crumple on the bottom of its owner's library.
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Spell ContortionInstantMultikicker
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Spell BlastInstantCounter target spell with converted mana cost X. (For example, if that spell's mana cost is
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Spawning BreathInstantSpawning Breath deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Put a 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature token onto the battlefield. It has "Sacrifice this creature: Add Death by death, Kozilek's lineage spread. |
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Spatial ContortionInstant({C} represents colorless mana.) "For those without the Planeswalker spark, the merest touch of the Blind Eternities can kill." |
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Spark JoltInstantSpark Jolt deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Acolytes of Purphoros hammer the world until they see the sparks of change. |
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Spare from EvilInstantCreatures you control gain protection from non-Human creatures until end of turn. "As long as we can utter a prayer or lift a weapon, we have the power to fight back." |
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Soul's GraceInstantYou gain life equal to target creature's power. An avatar he sculpts of fellowship and light. |
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Soul's FireInstantTarget creature you control on the battlefield deals damage equal to its power to target creature or player. An avatar he sculpts of anger and flame. |
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Soul ParryInstantPrevent all damage one or two target creatures would deal this turn. "I was called to this world of steel, and it will be my steel that answers." |
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