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Creature - Shapeshifter

: This card's name becomes the name of your choice. Play this ability anywhere, anytime.

{1}: This card's flavor text becomes the flavor text of your choice. (This ability doesn't work because it's flavor text, not rules text (but neither does this reminder text, so you figure it out).)

Zurgo Helmsmasher

Legendary Creature - Orc Warrior

Haste

Zurgo Helmsmasher attacks each combat if able.

Zurgo Helmsmasher has indestructible as long as it's your turn.

Whenever a creature dealt damage by Zurgo Helmsmasher this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Zurgo Helmsmasher.

Zurgo Bellstriker

Legendary Creature - Orc Warrior

Zurgo Bellstriker can't block creatures with power 2 or greater.

Dash (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)

Zuran Spellcaster

Creature - Human Wizard

: Zuran Spellcaster deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

"A mage must be precise as well as potent; cautious, as well as clever."
-Zur the Enchanter

Zuran Enchanter

Creature - Human Wizard

, : Target player discards a card. Activate this ability only during your turn.

"We are Kjeldorans no more."
-Zur the Enchanter

Zur the Enchanter

Legendary Creature - Human Wizard

Flying

Whenever Zur the Enchanter attacks, you may search your library for an enchantment card with converted mana cost 3 or less and put it onto the battlefield. If you do, shuffle your library.

Zur remained aloof from Terisiare's suffering, intent only on his own perfection.

Zulaport Enforcer

Creature - Human Warrior

Level up (: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)

LEVEL 1-2

3/3

LEVEL 3+

5/5

Zulaport Enforcer can't be blocked except by black creatures.

Zulaport Cutthroat

Creature - Human Rogue Ally

Whenever Zulaport Cutthroat or another creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

"Eldrazi? Ha! Try walking through Zulaport at night with your pockets full. Now that's dangerous."

Zulaport Chainmage

Creature - Human Shaman Ally

Cohort - , Tap an untapped Ally you control: Target opponent loses 2 life.

The chains obey her. Everything else would do best to get out of her way.

Zuberi, Golden Feather

Legendary Creature - Griffin

Flying

Other Griffin creatures get +1/+1.

"If the griffins tell of their gods, perhaps they speak of feathers bright as the Sun."
-Afari, Tales

Zoologist

Creature - Human Druid

, : Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, put it into your graveyard.

"With friends like these, who needs people?"

Zombie Trailblazer

Creature - Zombie Scout

Tap an untapped Zombie you control: Target land becomes a Swamp until end of turn.

Tap an untapped Zombie you control: Target creature gains swampwalk until end of turn.

Some zombies are natural-reborn leaders.

Zombie Scavengers

Creature - Zombie

Exile the top creature card of your graveyard: Regenerate Zombie Scavengers.

"Pick a shell upon my shore and put it to your ear. That sound isn't the sea, but the whispers of the fallen."
-Crovax

Zombie Outlander

Creature - Zombie Scout

Protection from green

The ripe smell of life drifted into Grixis. The dead caught the scent and with reckless hunger followed it back into Jund.

Zombie Mob

Creature - Zombie

Zombie Mob enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each creature card in your graveyard.

When Zombie Mob enters the battlefield, exile all creature cards from your graveyard.

Zombie Master

Creature - Zombie

Other Zombie creatures have swampwalk.

Other Zombies have ": Regenerate this permanent."

They say the Zombie Master controlled these foul creatures even before his own death, but now that he is one of them, nothing can make them betray him.

Zombie Goliath

Creature - Zombie Giant

"Removing the encumbrance of useless brain tissue grants several advantages: a slight increase in mobility, a response of revulsion and horror from the enemy, and, in the case of large specimens, room for passengers."
-Zul Ashur, lich lord

Zombie Fanboy

Creature - Zombie Gamer

As Zombie Fanboy comes into play, choose an artist.

Whenever a permanent by the chosen artist is put into a graveyard, put two +1/+1 counters on Zombie Fanboy.

The real advantage of being a zombie gamer? No one notices the stench.

Zombie Cutthroat

Creature - Zombie

Morph-Pay 5 life. (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for . Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

The single-mindedness of a zombie, the cunning of an assassin.

Zombie Cannibal

Creature - Zombie

Whenever Zombie Cannibal deals combat damage to a player, you may exile target card from that player's graveyard.

Nothing is sacred to the undead-not even their own kind.

Zombie Brute

Creature - Zombie

Amplify 1 (As this creature enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on it for each Zombie card you reveal in your hand.)

Trample

Measure its determination by the screams of its prey.

Zombie Boa

Creature - Zombie Snake

: Choose a color. Whenever Zombie Boa becomes blocked by a creature of that color this turn, destroy that creature. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

It doesn't need to feed, but still it hungers.

Zombie Assassin

Creature - Zombie Assassin

, Exile two cards from your graveyard and Zombie Assassin: Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.

"Zombies don't kill. They recruit."
-Braids, dementia summoner

Zof Shade

Creature - Shade

: Zof Shade gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

It haunts the remnants of the Helix of Zof, leeching strength from the vast Eldrazi ruin.

Zodiac Monkey

Creature - Ape

Forestwalk (This creature is unblockable as long as defending player controls a Forest.)

It lives mainly on fruit, leaves, and the occasional nose.

Zo-Zu the Punisher

Legendary Creature - Goblin Warrior

Whenever a land enters the battlefield, Zo-Zu the Punisher deals 2 damage to that land's controller.

"He can cause a lot of pain and do it with no fuss. That's all good, but I just wish he didn't do it to us"
-Ku-Ku, akki poet

Zirilan of the Claw

Legendary Creature - Viashino Shaman

, : Search your library for a Dragon permanent card and put that card onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library. That Dragon gains haste until end of turn. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Zhur-Taa Swine

Creature - Boar

Bloodrush - , Discard Zhur-Taa Swine: Target attacking creature gets +5/+4 until end of turn.

Gurley was the first to domesticate one, though his widow didn't take much solace in that accomplishment.

Zhur-Taa Druid

Creature - Human Druid

: Add to your mana pool.

Whenever you tap Zhur-Taa Druid for mana, it deals 1 damage to each opponent.

"Only the decadent think magic should be pristine and without cost."

Zhur-Taa Ancient

Creature - Beast

Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana to his or her mana pool of any type that land produced.

Many Ravnicans think of nature as orderly groves and elf-tended rot farms. They haven't seen the Gruul wilds.

Zhalfirin Knight

Creature - Human Knight

Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)

: Zhalfirin Knight gains first strike until end of turn.

"You returned a warrior. . . . Your hair was cut, your eye tattooed with the red triangle of war."
-"Love Song of Night and Day"

Zhalfirin Crusader

Creature - Human Knight

Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)

: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to Zhalfirin Crusader this turn is dealt to target creature or player instead.

"War is the crucible of leadership."
-Rashida Scalebane

Zhalfirin Commander

Creature - Human Knight

Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)

: Target Knight creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

"Command is the act of balancing on a vine and convincing others that it is firm ground."
-Sidar Jabari

Zerapa Minotaur

Creature - Minotaur

First strike

: Zerapa Minotaur loses first strike until end of turn. Any player may activate this ability.

There's no difference between bone and crystal when it's piercing your throat.

Zephyr Sprite

Creature - Faerie

Flying

"I've never understood why so many beings lumber around on the ground. There are three dimensions, yet they use only two."

Zephyr Spirit

Creature - Spirit

When Zephyr Spirit blocks, return it to its owner's hand.

A spiteful force exists on Ravnica that binds these ghosts to the land of the living but forbids them to touch it.

Zephyr Scribe

Creature - Human Monk

, : Draw a card, then discard a card.

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, untap Zephyr Scribe.

"Ojutai's rule has allowed Tarkir's monks to learn from the truly enlightened."
-Sarkhan Vol

Zephyr Falcon

Creature - Bird

Flying, vigilance

Although greatly prized among falconers, the Zephyr Falcon is capricious and not easily tamed.

Zephid

Creature - Illusion

Flying; shroud (This permanent can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Once you've seen one, you'll understand why spells won't go near them.

Zendikar Farguide

Creature - Elemental

Forestwalk

Expeditions follow the paths it leaves in its wake.

Zedruu the Greathearted

Legendary Creature - Minotaur Monk

At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life and draw X cards, where X is the number of permanents you own that your opponents control.

: Target opponent gains control of target permanent you control.

Zebra Unicorn

Creature - Unicorn

Whenever Zebra Unicorn deals damage, you gain that much life.

"I'll capture gentle zebras / for your steeds and fill the stable with every kind of unicorn."
-"Love Song of Night and Day"

Zealous Inquisitor

Creature - Human Cleric

: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to Zealous Inquisitor this turn is dealt to target creature instead.

Wine and balm for the confessions of the repentant. Razors and irons for the confessions of the unrepentant.

Zealous Guardian

Creature - Kithkin Soldier

Flash

Parapet watchers patrol the outer edges of the doun, signaling to others who wait patiently in shadow.

Zealous Conscripts

Creature - Human Warrior

Haste

When Zealous Conscripts enters the battlefield, gain control of target permanent until end of turn. Untap that permanent. It gains haste until end of turn.

Zealots en-Dal

Creature - Human Soldier

At the beginning of your upkeep, if all nonland permanents you control are white, you gain 1 life.

"Great chains shall free our warriors."
-Oracle en-Vec

Zealot il-Vec

Creature - Human Rebel

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)

Whenever Zealot il-Vec attacks and isn't blocked, you may have it deal 1 damage to target creature. If you do, prevent all combat damage Zealot il-Vec would deal this turn.

Zarichi Tiger

Creature - Cat

, : You gain 2 life.

"The taming and consecration of these creatures is evidence of our faith."
-Resimir, Zarichi Temple priest

Zanikev Locust

Creature - Insect

Flying

Scavenge (, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to this card's power on target creature. Scavenge only as a sorcery.)

Zanam Djinn

Creature - Djinn

Flying

Zanam Djinn gets -2/-2 as long as blue is the most common color among all permanents or is tied for most common.

Zameck Guildmage

Creature - Elf Wizard

: This turn, each creature you control enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Draw a card.

Zada, Hedron Grinder

Legendary Creature - Goblin Ally

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets only Zada, Hedron Grinder, copy that spell for each other creature you control that the spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those creatures.

"A hedron holds magic for a thousand years-or less, if need be."

Zada's Commando

Creature - Goblin Archer Ally

First strike

Cohort - , Tap an untapped Ally you control: Zada's Commando deals 1 damage to target opponent.

"There's a word for someone who brings too much gear to battle: ‘survivor.'"
-Zada of Slab Haven

Yukora, the Prisoner

Legendary Creature - Demon Spirit

When Yukora, the Prisoner leaves the battlefield, sacrifice all non-Ogre creatures you control.

It took ninety-nine monks to weave the spell that trapped Yukora. Upon the death of the ninety-nine, the spell was broken, and the demon returned to the mortal world seeking vengeance for its imprisonment.

Yuki-Onna

Creature - Spirit

When Yuki-Onna enters the battlefield, destroy target artifact.

Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may return Yuki-Onna to its owner's hand.

Youthful Scholar

Creature - Human Wizard

When Youthful Scholar dies, draw two cards.

"Too dumb, and you end up a sibsig. Too smart, and you end up a meal. Mediocrity is the key to a long life."
-Mogai, Silumgar noble

Youthful Knight

Creature - Human Knight

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Idealism fits him better than his armor.

Young Wolf

Creature - Wolf

Undying (When this creature 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.)

The Ulvenwald makes no allowances for youth. Today's newborn is either tomorrow's hunter or tomorrow's lunch.

Young Pyromancer

Creature - Human Shaman

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, put a 1/1 red Elemental creature token onto the battlefield.

Immolation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Yotian Soldier

Artifact Creature - Soldier

Vigilance

After Kroog was destroyed while most of its defenders were at his side, Urza vowed that none of his allies would ever need to fear for their own defense again, even while laying siege to a city far from their homes.

Yosei, the Morning Star

Legendary Creature - Dragon Spirit

Flying

When Yosei, the Morning Star dies, target player skips his or her next untap step. Tap up to five target permanents that player controls.

Yore-Tiller Nephilim

Creature - Nephilim

Whenever Yore-Tiller Nephilim attacks, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking.

Yomiji, Who Bars the Way

Legendary Creature - Spirit

Whenever a legendary permanent other than Yomiji, Who Bars the Way is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return that card to its owner's hand.

"As I died, I rejoiced. I would see my family again. But then I woke up back on the battlefield. Back in Kamigawa. Back in hell."
-Kenzo the Hardhearted

Yoked Plowbeast

Creature - Beast

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

"It is sacrilege to confine a gargantuan to the grinding of straight lines. I will pray that it remembers who is the master of this land."
-Syeena, elvish godtoucher

Yoked Ox

Creature - Ox

It was in fields of grain, not fields of battle, that the Champion learned to bear the yoke of duty to the gods. She worked the land long before she was called on to defend it.
-The Theriad

Yixlid Jailer

Creature - Zombie Wizard

Cards in graveyards lose all abilities.

"I have an eternity to know the souls who are bound here, to behold their every facet. But moments from now they will be gagged and masked, and they shall be known by none other."

Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Legendary Creature - Human Rogue

, , Put a verse counter on Yisan, the Wanderer Bard: Search your library for a creature card with converted mana cost equal to the number of verse counters on Yisan, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library.

Designed by Brian Fargo

Yew Spirit

Creature - Spirit Treefolk

: Yew Spirit gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is its power.

"I wonder what dwelled in the primordial forests before humans existed."
-Elder Rimheit

Yeva, Nature's Herald

Legendary Creature - Elf Shaman

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)

You may cast green creature cards as though they had flash.

"I can call an army to my side in the blink of an eye. Best not blink."

Yeva's Forcemage

Creature - Elf Shaman

When Yeva's Forcemage enters the battlefield, target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

"Nature can't be stopped. It rips and tears at Ravnica's tallest buildings to claim its place in the sun."

Ydwen Efreet

Creature - Efreet

Whenever Ydwen Efreet blocks, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, remove Ydwen Efreet from combat and it can't block this turn. Creatures it was blocking that had become blocked by only Ydwen Efreet this combat become unblocked.

Yawgmoth Demon

Creature - Demon

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may sacrifice an artifact. If you don't, tap Yawgmoth Demon and it deals 2 damage to you.

Yavimaya Wurm

Creature - Wurm

Trample (If this creature would assign enough damage to its blockers to destroy them, you may have it assign the rest of its damage to defending player or planeswalker.)

Anywhere else, colossal. In the forests of Yavimaya, commonplace.

Yavimaya Scion

Creature - Treefolk

Protection from artifacts

Each time the saw blade bit, the tree spat it out.

Yavimaya Kavu

Creature - Kavu

Yavimaya Kavu's power is equal to the number of red creatures on the battlefield.

Yavimaya Kavu's toughness is equal to the number of green creatures on the battlefield.

Kavu hunt prey in packs-one kavu hunts a pack of prey.

Yavimaya Granger

Creature - Elf

Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)

When Yavimaya Granger enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.

Yavimaya Gnats

Creature - Insect

Flying

: Regenerate Yavimaya Gnats.

"It is our third day of travel on the Yavimaya River, and still these creatures plague us. Davin Lansson, our naturalist, has facetiously labeled them ‘gnats,' and the name has stuck."
-Disa the Restless, journal entry

Yavimaya Enchantress

Creature - Human Druid

Yavimaya Enchantress gets +1/+1 for each enchantment on the battlefield.

Her roots connect her to the forest's wishes.

Yavimaya Elder

Creature - Human Druid

When Yavimaya Elder dies, you may search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.

, Sacrifice Yavimaya Elder: Draw a card.

Yavimaya Dryad

Creature - Dryad

Forestwalk

When Yavimaya Dryad enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a Forest card and put it onto the battlefield tapped under target player's control. If you do, shuffle your library.

The parched earth still shielded those few souls with the heart to call it home.

Yavimaya Barbarian

Creature - Elf Barbarian

Protection from blue

Not all elves embrace the pastoral life. Some still roam the forest's edge, forever making war against their hated enemies.

Yavimaya Ants

Creature - Insect

Trample, haste

Cumulative upkeep (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)

"Few natural forces are as devastating as hunger."
-Kaysa, Elder Druid of the Juniper Order

Yavimaya Ancients

Creature - Treefolk

: Yavimaya Ancients gets +1/-2 until end of turn.

"The Ancients teach us that if we can but last, we shall prevail."
-Kaysa, Elder Druid of the Juniper Order

Yasova Dragonclaw

Legendary Creature - Human Warrior

Trample

At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may pay . If you do, gain control of target creature an opponent controls with power less than Yasova Dragonclaw's power until end of turn, untap that creature, and it gains haste until end of turn.

Xira Arien

Legendary Creature - Insect Wizard

Flying

, : Target player draws a card.

A regular guest at the Royal Masquerade, Arien is the envy of the Court. She appears in a new costume every hour.

Xenic Poltergeist

Creature - Spirit

: Until your next upkeep, target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its converted mana cost.

Xathrid Slyblade

Creature - Human Assassin

Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

: Until end of turn, Xathrid Slyblade loses hexproof and gains first strike and deathtouch. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike. Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Designed by Rob Pardo

Xathrid Necromancer

Creature - Human Wizard

Whenever Xathrid Necromancer or another Human creature you control dies, put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield tapped.

"My commands shall echo forever in their dusty skulls."

Xathrid Gorgon

Creature - Gorgon

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

, : Put a petrification counter on target creature. It gains defender and becomes a colorless artifact in addition to its other types. Its activated abilities can't be activated. (A creature with defender can't attack.)

Xathrid Demon

Creature - Demon

Flying, trample

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature other than Xathrid Demon, then each opponent loses life equal to the sacrificed creature's power. If you can't sacrifice a creature, tap Xathrid Demon and you lose 7 life.

Xantid Swarm

Creature - Insect

Flying

Whenever Xantid Swarm attacks, defending player can't cast spells this turn.

When they land on you, all you can think about is tearing them off.

Wyluli Wolf

Creature - Wolf

: Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

"When one wolf calls, others follow.
Who wants to fight creatures that eat scorpions?"
-Maimun al-Wyluli, diary

Wydwen, the Biting Gale

Legendary Creature - Faerie Wizard

Flash

Flying

, Pay 1 life: Return Wydwen, the Biting Gale to its owner's hand.

In a world of bright, cloudless skies, she is the dark storm on the horizon.

Wurmskin Forger

Creature - Elf Warrior

When Wurmskin Forger enters the battlefield, distribute three +1/+1 counters among one, two, or three target creatures.

Wurmcoil Engine

Artifact Creature - Wurm

Deathtouch, lifelink

When Wurmcoil Engine dies, put a 3/3 colorless Wurm artifact creature token with deathtouch and a 3/3 colorless Wurm artifact creature token with lifelink onto the battlefield.

Wrexial, the Risen Deep

Legendary Creature - Kraken

Islandwalk, swampwalk

Whenever Wrexial, the Risen Deep deals combat damage to a player, you may cast target instant or sorcery card from that player's graveyard without paying its mana cost. If that card would be put into a graveyard this turn, exile it instead.

Wretched Anurid

Creature - Zombie Frog Beast

Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, you lose 1 life.

The only prince inside this frog is the one it ate.

Wren's Run Vanquisher

Creature - Elf Warrior

As an additional cost to cast Wren's Run Vanquisher, reveal an Elf card from your hand or pay .

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Wren's Run Packmaster

Creature - Elf Warrior

Champion an Elf (When this enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you exile another Elf you control. When this leaves the battlefield, that card returns to the battlefield.)

: Put a 2/2 green Wolf creature token onto the battlefield.

Each Wolf you control has deathtouch. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy that creature.)

Wrecking Ogre

Creature - Ogre Warrior

Double strike

Bloodrush - , Discard Wrecking Ogre: Target attacking creature gets +3/+3 and gains double strike until end of turn.

If no opponent can be found, ogres of the Bolrac Clan will often pick fights with buildings.