Memnite

Artifact Creature - Construct

Reminders of Memnarch's reign still skirr across Mirrodin, reminiscent of his form if not his power.

Ornithopter

Artifact Creature - Thopter

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

Regardless of the century, plane, or species, developing artificers never fail to invent the ornithopter.

Crimson Kobolds

Creature - Kobold

"Kobolds are harmless."
-Bearand the Bold, epitaph

Crookshank Kobolds

Creature - Kobold

The Crookshank military boasts a standing army of nearly twenty-four million, give or take twenty-two million.

Kobolds of Kher Keep

Creature - Kobold

Kher Keep is unique among fortresses: impervious to aerial assault but defenseless from the ground.

Phyrexian Marauder

Artifact Creature - Construct

Phyrexian Marauder enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.

Phyrexian Marauder can't block.

Phyrexian Marauder can't attack unless you pay for each +1/+1 counter on it.

Phyrexian Walker

Artifact Creature - Construct

"I have heard terrible tales of black rains, ashen fields, and metal that screams. I have consoled myself that the tales were a myth of some fevered mind. But today I saw a walker-and now I fear the truth."
-Kasib Ibn Naji, Letters

Shifting Wall

Artifact Creature - Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

Shifting Wall enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.

"You'd almost think Volrath doesn't want me here."
-Gerrard

Shield Sphere

Artifact Creature - Wall

Defender

Whenever Shield Sphere blocks, put a -0/-1 counter on it.

"My Soldiers know that they need never fear for their protection."
-King Darien of Kjeldor

Endless One

Creature - Eldrazi

Endless One enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.

It embodies all possible meanings of the word "infinite."

Cathedral Sanctifier

Creature - Human Cleric

When Cathedral Sanctifier enters the battlefield, you gain 3 life.

"Evil will soon be vanquished. What Innistrad most needs now is healing."

Midnight Duelist

Creature - Human Soldier

Protection from Vampires

Avacyn's return did not rid him of his desire for revenge.

Nephalia Smuggler

Creature - Human Rogue

, : Exile another target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control.

"My drivers are trustworthy. I removed their tongues myself. Any other questions?"

Wingcrafter

Creature - Human Wizard

Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters the battlefield. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)

As long as Wingcrafter is paired with another creature, both creatures have flying.

Hunted Ghoul

Creature - Zombie

Hunted Ghoul can't block Humans.

Even after Hanweir was saved, Gisa's lost ghouls would shamble through, still following the twisted orders of their imprisoned master.

Somberwald Vigilante

Creature - Human Warrior

Whenever Somberwald Vigilante becomes blocked by a creature, Somberwald Vigilante deals 1 damage to that creature.

He has nothing left but his resentment.

Stonewright

Creature - Human Shaman

Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters the battlefield. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)

As long as Stonewright is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has ": This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn."

Vexing Devil

Creature - Devil

When Vexing Devil enters the battlefield, any opponent may have it deal 4 damage to him or her. If a player does, sacrifice Vexing Devil.

It's not any fun until someone loses an eye.

Diregraf Escort

Creature - Human Cleric

Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters the battlefield. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)

As long as Diregraf Escort is paired with another creature, both creatures have protection from Zombies.

Ulvenwald Tracker

Creature - Human Shaman

, : Target creature you control fights another target creature. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)

"Peace will come to Innistrad, but only after all abominations have been dealt with, one by one."

War Falcon

Creature - Bird

Flying

War Falcon can't attack unless you control a Knight or a Soldier.

The falcon is the picture of nobility, maintaining a regal bearing even as it conducts the bloody business of war.

Warclamp Mastiff

Creature - Hound

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

"One bite from that dog will send you to the healer's tent for days."
-Watchmaster Finn of An Karras

Jace's Phantasm

Creature - Illusion

Flying

Jace's Phantasm gets +4/+4 as long as an opponent has ten or more cards in his or her graveyard.

In the abstract memories of the Iquati, Jace found interesting ideas to improve upon.

Kraken Hatchling

Creature - Kraken

A spike and a maul are needed to crack their shells, but the taste is worth the effort.

Merfolk of the Pearl Trident

Creature - Merfolk

"The merfolk of the Pearl Trident have risen from the waves since the earliest days, at times allies to humans, other times enemies. Now their power is cresting again, and who can say which way the new tide will flow."
-Kalis, Onean scholar

Duty-Bound Dead

Creature - Skeleton

Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

: Regenerate Duty-Bound Dead. (The next time this creature would be destroyed this turn, it isn't. Instead tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat.)

Tormented Soul

Creature - Spirit

Tormented Soul can't block and can't be blocked.

Those who raged most bitterly at the world in life are cursed to roam the nether realms in death.

Goblin Arsonist

Creature - Goblin Shaman

When Goblin Arsonist dies, you may have it deal 1 damage to target creature or player.

With great power comes great risk of getting yourself killed.

Slumbering Dragon

Creature - Dragon

Flying

Slumbering Dragon can't attack or block unless it has five or more +1/+1 counters on it.

Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, put a +1/+1 counter on Slumbering Dragon.

Arbor Elf

Creature - Elf Druid

: Untap target Forest.

"The forest will surround you with its life if you are still and calm."

Bond Beetle

Creature - Insect

When Bond Beetle enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

A beetle on your shoulder
-Elvish expression meaning
"a blessing of luck"

Chronomaton

Artifact Creature - Golem

, : Put a +1/+1 counter on Chronomaton.

On the third night, the villagers destroyed their clocks. The sounds of whirring gears and chiming metal held only dread for them.

Elite Vanguard

Creature - Human Soldier

The vanguard is skilled at waging war alone. The enemy is often defeated before its reinforcements reach the front.

Gideon's Lawkeeper

Creature - Human Soldier

, : Tap target creature.

"The essence of a lawful society is swift deterrence."

Pride Guardian

Creature - Cat Monk

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

Whenever Pride Guardian blocks, you gain 3 life.

"Any hotheaded cub can raise a sword in anger."

Phantasmal Bear

Creature - Bear Illusion

When Phantasmal Bear becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.

"You know it to be false, but when its claws find you, what you know won't matter much at all."
-Pol Jamaar, illusionist

Goblin Fireslinger

Creature - Goblin Warrior

: Goblin Fireslinger deals 1 damage to target player.

A rock between your eyes hurts. A burning rock between your eyes ruins your whole day.

Grim Lavamancer

Creature - Human Wizard

, , Exile two cards from your graveyard: Grim Lavamancer deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

"Fools dig for water, corpses, or gold. The earth's real treasure is far deeper."

Birds of Paradise

Creature - Bird

Flying

: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

"The gods used their feathers to paint all the colors of the world."
-Yare-Tiva, warden of Gramur forest

Gladecover Scout

Creature - Elf Scout

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

"The forest is my cover and I hold it close. In such a tight embrace, there is no room for wickedness."

Llanowar Elves

Creature - Elf Druid

: Add to your mana pool.

One bone broken for every twig snapped underfoot.
-Llanowar penalty for trespassing

Sanctuary Cat

Creature - Cat

Cats prowl the corridors of Avacyn's churches in search of devils or signs of their mischief.

Gravecrawler

Creature - Zombie

Gravecrawler can't block.

You may cast Gravecrawler from your graveyard as long as you control a Zombie.

"Innistrad's ghoulcallers are talented enough, but let me show you what someone with real power can create."
-Liliana Vess

Forge Devil

Creature - Devil

When Forge Devil enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to target creature and 1 damage to you.

Devils infiltrated the lower levels of Thraben Cathedral, making cracks in load-bearing pillars and setting fire to precious archives.

Wolfbitten Captive

Creature - Human Werewolf

: Wolfbitten Captive gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.

At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Wolfbitten Captive.

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.

Champion of the Parish

Creature - Human Soldier

Whenever another Human enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on Champion of the Parish.

"I stand for every cobbler, tanner, and fool in this town-and they stand for me."

Doomed Traveler

Creature - Human Soldier

When Doomed Traveler dies, put a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield.

He vowed he would never rest until he reached his destination. He doesn't know how right he was.

Mikaeus, the Lunarch

Legendary Creature - Human Cleric

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.

Selfless Cathar

Creature - Human Cleric

, Sacrifice Selfless Cathar: Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.

"If I fail to offer myself, we will surely be overrun. My fate would be the same."

Delver of Secrets

Creature - Human Wizard

At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. You may reveal that card. If an instant or sorcery card is revealed this way, transform Delver of Secrets.

Diregraf Ghoul

Creature - Zombie

Diregraf Ghoul enters the battlefield tapped.

"At least this one still has arms and legs. Well, most of its legs."
-Enslow, ghoulcaller of Nephalia

Typhoid Rats

Creature - Rat

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

Kidnappers caught in Havengul are given two choices: languish in prison or become rat catchers. The smart ones go to prison.

Reckless Waif

Creature - Human Rogue Werewolf

At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Reckless Waif.

"Yes, I'm alone. No, I'm not worried."

Stromkirk Noble

Creature - Vampire

Stromkirk Noble can't be blocked by Humans.

Whenever Stromkirk Noble deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

"A responsible king walks among his subjects."

Avacyn's Pilgrim

Creature - Human Monk

: Add to your mana pool.

"Avacyn's protection is everywhere. From the holy church to the sacred glade, all that we see is under her blessed watch."

Trained Caracal

Creature - Cat

Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)

Some Ravnicans consider carrying a sword to be beneath them, preferring instead a tooth-and-claw escort.

Faerie Impostor

Creature - Faerie Rogue

Flying

When Faerie Impostor enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you return another creature you control to its owner's hand.

Many Tin Street shops display a sign on the door: "No cloaks allowed."

Drainpipe Vermin

Creature - Rat

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.

Bellows Lizard

Creature - Lizard

: Bellows Lizard gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

As the price of wood and coal rose, smiths found creative ways to keep their forges burning.

Centaur's Herald

Creature - Elf Scout

, Sacrifice Centaur's Herald: Put a 3/3 green Centaur creature token onto the battlefield.

The farther they go from Vitu-Ghazi, the less willing the crowd is to part for them.

Blistercoil Weird

Creature - Weird

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Blistercoil Weird gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Untap it.

Azorius lawmages would like to outlaw the creation of weirds, but first they'd have to settle their long-standing debate on how to classify them.

Deathrite Shaman

Creature - Elf Shaman

: Exile target land card from a graveyard. Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

, : Exile target instant or sorcery card from a graveyard. Each opponent loses 2 life.

, : Exile target creature card from a graveyard. You gain 2 life.

Dryad Militant

Creature - Dryad Soldier

If an instant or sorcery card would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.

"We will defend the Worldsoul from Izzet ‘progress' at any cost."

Judge's Familiar

Creature - Bird

Flying

Sacrifice Judge's Familiar: Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays .

"It misses nothing and it has no sense of humor."
-Barvisa, courtroom scribe

Nivmagus Elemental

Creature - Elemental

Exile an instant or sorcery spell you control: Put two +1/+1 counters on Nivmagus Elemental. (That spell won't resolve.)

When it escaped, the experimenters hesitated. It would cause untold havoc, yet they wished to see it in action.

Rakdos Cackler

Creature - Devil

Unleash (You may have this creature enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Devil-blades and dripping blood make music Rakdos never tires of hearing.

Slitherhead

Creature - Plant Zombie

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.)

"It makes better use of Uncle Dragi's head than he ever did."
-Pesha, retired blacksmith

Mother of Runes

Creature - Human Cleric

: Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

"My family protects all families."

Spurnmage Advocate

Creature - Human Nomad

: Return two target cards from an opponent's graveyard to his or her hand. Destroy target attacking creature.

"Our unity humbles our foes."

Akrasan Squire

Creature - Human Soldier

Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Bant's armies are primarily composed of members of the Mortar caste, loyal commoners who haven't yet earned a sigil.

Angel's Herald

Creature - Human Cleric

, , Sacrifice a green creature, a white creature, and a blue creature: Search your library for a card named Empyrial Archangel and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

Rigorous faith and belief are rewarded on occasion, and richly so.

Cathartic Adept

Creature - Human Wizard

: Target player puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard.

"Forget. Only then will there be space for hope between the pain and fear."

Sphinx's Herald

Artifact Creature - Vedalken Wizard

, , Sacrifice a white creature, a blue creature, and a black creature: Search your library for a card named Sphinx Sovereign and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

He calls a riddle through the gaps of cloven clouds, hoping for an answer.

Deathgreeter

Creature - Human Shaman

Whenever another creature dies, you may gain 1 life.

"The bones of allies grant wisdom. The bones of enemies grant strength. The bones of dragons grant life eternal."

Demon's Herald

Creature - Human Wizard

, , Sacrifice a blue creature, a black creature, and a red creature: Search your library for a card named Prince of Thralls and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

"May these deaths be the first of many."

Dragon's Herald

Creature - Goblin Shaman

, , Sacrifice a black creature, a red creature, and a green creature: Search your library for a card named Hellkite Overlord and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

The penultimate step of the ritual involves bathing in a delicious glaze.

Goblin Mountaineer

Creature - Goblin Scout

Mountainwalk

Goblin lairs sit high in Jund's mountains. This gives the goblins easy access to the sacrificial peaks above and lets them build up a head of steam before attacking prey down below.

Behemoth's Herald

Creature - Elf Shaman

, , Sacrifice a red creature, a green creature, and a white creature: Search your library for a card named Godsire and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

"Mine is an insatiable god, with appetites as magnificent as the jungle itself."

Feral Hydra

Creature - Hydra Beast

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.

Wild Nacatl

Creature - Cat Warrior

Wild Nacatl gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Mountain.

Wild Nacatl gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains.

"The Cloud Nacatl sit and think, a bunch of soft paws. We are the Claws of Marisi, stalking, pouncing, drawing blood."

Confessor

Creature - Human Cleric

Whenever a player discards a card, you may gain 1 life.

"There will be gains for our losses. There will be rights for our wrongs."

Dedicated Martyr

Creature - Human Cleric

, Sacrifice Dedicated Martyr: You gain 3 life.

"If he's so willing to suffer for his cause, then by all means, let us oblige him."
-Cabal Patriarch

Devoted Caretaker

Creature - Human Cleric

, : Target permanent you control gains protection from instant spells and from sorcery spells until end of turn.

Her eyes blaze with the strength of twenty shields. Every glance is a salvation.

Mystic Penitent

Creature - Human Nomad Mystic

Vigilance

Threshold - As long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard, Mystic Penitent gets +1/+1 and has flying.

Tireless Tribe

Creature - Human Nomad

Discard a card: Tireless Tribe gets +0/+4 until end of turn.

"We've survived starvation, dwarf attacks, and heatstroke. Why should a little sandstorm bother us?"

Thought Nibbler

Creature - Beast

Flying

Your maximum hand size is reduced by two.

Balshan wizards have long used them to gnaw away the memories they wish to forget.

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.

Dwarven Grunt

Creature - Dwarf

Mountainwalk

Hard as stone and twice as stubborn.
-Dwarven compliment

Obstinate Familiar

Creature - Lizard

If you would draw a card, you may skip that draw instead.

"Lizards make excellent familiars. They never know when they've lost."
-Matoc, lavamancer

Spark Mage

Creature - Dwarf Wizard

Whenever Spark Mage deals combat damage to a player, you may have Spark Mage deal 1 damage to target creature that player controls.

The Pardic Mountains are known for their spicy cuisine.

Diligent Farmhand

Creature - Human Druid

, Sacrifice Diligent Farmhand: Search your library for a basic land card and put that card onto the battlefield tapped. Then shuffle your library.

If Diligent Farmhand is in a graveyard, effects from spells named Muscle Burst count it as a card named Muscle Burst.

Druid Lyrist

Creature - Human Druid

, , Sacrifice Druid Lyrist: Destroy target enchantment.

The druids and the forest are in perfect harmony. They sing the same songs.

Ivy Elemental

Creature - Elemental

Ivy Elemental enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.

In the gardens of the centaurs, many travelers have mysteriously vanished while admiring the elaborate topiaries.

Nimble Mongoose

Creature - Mongoose

Shroud (This permanent can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Threshold - Nimble Mongoose gets +2/+2 as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

Faster than a cobra's bite.

Woodland Druid

Creature - Human Druid

What is a tree?
Slow hard thought.
What is a flower?
Swift soft flesh.
What is a druid?
Both.

Furnace Scamp

Creature - Beast

Whenever Furnace Scamp deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice it. If you do, Furnace Scamp deals 3 damage to that player.

Born of the core, and dying to stoke it.

Slag Fiend

Creature - Construct

Slag Fiend's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifact cards in all graveyards.

"Seal the furnace vents. Admit no others. We'll tend our forges without their tainted ways."
-Decree of Urabrask

Glistener Elf

Creature - Elf Warrior

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

"Beg me for life, and I will fill you with the glory of Phyrexian perfection."

Hex Parasite

Artifact Creature - Insect

: Remove up to X counters from target permanent. For each counter removed this way, Hex Parasite gets +1/+0 until end of turn. ( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

Drawn by power, fueled by conquest.