Tithe Drinker

Creature - Vampire

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

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)

Voice of Resurgence

Creature - Elemental

Whenever an opponent casts a spell during your turn or when Voice of Resurgence dies, put a green and white Elemental creature token onto the battlefield with "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control."

Woodlot Crawler

Creature - Insect

Forestwalk, protection from green

"We learned something from the Simic. Unfortunately for them."
-Nefara, Dimir agent

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."

Angelic Wall

Creature - Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

Flying

"The air stirred as if fanned by angels' wings, and the enemy was turned aside."
-Tales of Ikarov the Voyager

Capashen Knight

Creature - Human Knight

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

: Capashen Knight gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Few warriors dare to challenge a knight of Capashen. Should one do so, there is one fewer.

Imposing Sovereign

Creature - Human

Creatures your opponents control enter the battlefield tapped.

Some are born to rule. The rest are born to bow before them.

Sentinel Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Sliver creatures you control have vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause them to tap.)

Through its watchful gaze, all slivers may see.

Coral Merfolk

Creature - Merfolk

Merfolk are best known for their subtle magic. But those who try to fight them in their own territory quickly realize that merfolk are hardly defenseless on the field of battle.

Seacoast Drake

Creature - Drake

Flying

Seacoast drakes have been known to follow ships for hundreds of miles, waiting to snap up garbage, bait, and the occasional sailor.

Tidebinder Mage

Creature - Merfolk Wizard

When Tidebinder Mage enters the battlefield, tap target red or green creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as you control Tidebinder Mage.

Child of Night

Creature - Vampire

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

Sins that would be too gruesome in the light of day are made more pleasing in the dark of night.

Corpse Hauler

Creature - Human Rogue

, Sacrifice Corpse Hauler: Return another target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

"He expects a reward, but the only piece of silver he'll get from me is my blade in his gut."-Shelac, necromancer

Gnawing Zombie

Creature - Zombie

, Sacrifice a creature: Target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

On still nights you can hear its rotted teeth grinding tirelessly on scavenged bones.

Dragon Hatchling

Creature - Dragon

Flying

: Dragon Hatchling gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

"Those dragons grow fast. For a while they feed on squirrels and goblins and then suddenly you're missing a mammoth."
-Hurdek, Mazar mammoth trainer

Goblin Diplomats

Creature - Goblin

: Each creature attacks this turn if able.

When you need to convey that special kind of message.

Goblin Shortcutter

Creature - Goblin Scout

When Goblin Shortcutter enters the battlefield, target creature can't block this turn.

"Goblins are cheap, but be careful. It's a lot easier to steal from a corpse than a customer."
-Samila, Murasa Expeditionary House

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.

Deadly Recluse

Creature - Spider

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)

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

Even dragons fear its silken strands.

Kalonian Tusker

Creature - Beast

"And all this time I thought we were tracking it."-Juruk, Kalonian tracker

Manaweft Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Sliver creatures you control have ": Add one mana of any color to your mana pool."

"I see in their interconnectedness a strange embodiment of the natural order."-Dionus, elvish archdruid

Predatory Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Sliver creatures you control get +1/+1.

No matter how much the slivers change, their collective might remains.

Scavenging Ooze

Creature - Ooze

: Exile target card from a graveyard. If it was a creature card, put a +1/+1 counter on Scavenging Ooze and you gain 1 life.

In nature, not a single bone or scrap of flesh goes to waste.

Vastwood Hydra

Creature - Hydra

Vastwood Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.

When Vastwood Hydra dies, you may distribute a number of +1/+1 counters equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on Vastwood Hydra among any number of creatures you control.

Voracious Wurm

Creature - Wurm

Voracious Wurm enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the amount of life you've gained this turn.

Shepherds in Kalonia know it's better to let sheep roam than have them be trapped when the wurms are feeding.

Cavalry Pegasus

Creature - Pegasus

Flying

Whenever Cavalry Pegasus attacks, each attacking Human gains flying until end of turn.

"It is hope, hooved and winged."
-Cymede, queen of Akros

Leonin Snarecaster

Creature - Cat Soldier

When Leonin Snarecaster enters the battlefield, you may tap target creature.

Formerly oppressed by the polis of Meletis, leonin occasionally "mistake" their old enemies for game.

Phalanx Leader

Creature - Human Soldier

Heroic - Whenever you cast a spell that targets Phalanx Leader, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

His soldiers etch his words on the insides of their shields, their inspiration always in sight during battle.

Setessan Battle Priest

Creature - Human Cleric

Heroic - Whenever you cast a spell that targets Setessan Battle Priest, you gain 2 life.

"Your god teaches you only how to kill. Karametra teaches me to defend what I hold dear. That is why I will prevail."

Traveling Philosopher

Creature - Human Advisor

The Champion and the philosopher Olexa returned from the opposing camp at dusk. Behind them, the enemy raised sail and departed, breaking the siege. When asked what the two had done, the Champion replied, "We spoke to them."
-The Theriad

Artisan of Forms

Creature - Human Wizard

Heroic - Whenever you cast a spell that targets Artisan of Forms, you may have Artisan of Forms become a copy of target creature and gain this ability.

Omenspeaker

Creature - Human Wizard

When Omenspeaker enters the battlefield, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)

Her prophecies amaze her even as she speaks them.

Vaporkin

Creature - Elemental

Flying

Vaporkin can block only creatures with flying.

"Mists are carefree. They drift where they will, unencumbered by rocks and river beds."
-Thrasios, triton hero

Fleshmad Steed

Creature - Horse

Whenever another creature dies, tap Fleshmad Steed.

More disturbing than the unknown is a distortion of the familiar.

Returned Phalanx

Creature - Zombie Soldier

Defender

: Returned Phalanx can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.

They lived in different nations and fought in different eras, but as the Returned, they link arms as one.

Arena Athlete

Creature - Human

Heroic - Whenever you cast a spell that targets Arena Athlete, target creature an opponent controls can't block this turn.

The Iroan Games award no medals. Athletes vie for a visit from Iroas, god of victory.

Deathbellow Raider

Creature - Minotaur Berserker

Deathbellow Raider attacks each turn if able.

: Regenerate Deathbellow Raider.

"The temple has been rededicated. It belongs to Mogis now."
-Rastos, disciple of Mogis

Satyr Rambler

Creature - Satyr

Trample

A satyr is bound by nothing-not home, not family, not loyalty.

Satyr Hedonist

Creature - Satyr

, Sacrifice Satyr Hedonist: Add to your mana pool.

"Any festival you can walk away from wasn't worth attending in the first place."

Sylvan Caryatid

Creature - Plant

Defender, hexproof

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

Those who enter the copse never leave. They find peace there and take root, becoming part of the ever-growing grove.

Voyaging Satyr

Creature - Satyr Druid

: Untap target land.

"None can own the land's bounty. The gods made this world for all to share its riches. And I'm not just saying that because you caught me stealing your fruit."

Akroan Hoplite

Creature - Human Soldier

Whenever Akroan Hoplite attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of attacking creatures you control.

"Fair fight? How could it be a fair fight? We're Akroans. They're not."

Battlewise Hoplite

Creature - Human Soldier

Heroic - Whenever you cast a spell that targets Battlewise Hoplite, put a +1/+1 counter on Battlewise Hoplite, then scry 1. (To scry 1, look at the top card of your library, then you may put that card on the bottom of your library.)

Fleecemane Lion

Creature - Cat

: Monstrosity 1. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes monstrous.)

As long as Fleecemane Lion is monstrous, it has hexproof and indestructible.

Shipwreck Singer

Creature - Siren

Flying

: Target creature an opponent controls attacks this turn if able.

, : Attacking creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn.

Her melody melds death and beauty with such artistry that even the gods weep to hear it.

Tymaret, the Murder King

Legendary Creature - Zombie Warrior

, Sacrifice another creature: Tymaret, the Murder King deals 2 damage to target player.

, Sacrifice a creature: Return Tymaret from your graveyard to your hand.

His memories remained in the Underworld, but his cruelty crossed the Rivers with him.

Bronze Sable

Artifact Creature - Sable

The Champion stood alone between the horde of the Returned and the shrine to Karametra, cutting down scores among hundreds. She would have been overcome if not for the aid of the temple guardians whom Karametra awakened.
-The Theriad

Akroan Skyguard

Creature - Human Soldier

Flying

Heroic - Whenever you cast a spell that targets Akroan Skyguard, put a +1/+1 counter on Akroan Skyguard.

"Trust me. When you have earned a god's favor, you'll know."

God-Favored General

Creature - Human Soldier

Inspired - Whenever God-Favored General becomes untapped, you may pay . If you do, put two 1/1 white Soldier enchantment creature tokens onto the battlefield.

Someone had to be first to attack, but he was not alone for long.

Hero of Iroas

Creature - Human Soldier

Aura spells you cast cost less to cast.

Heroic - Whenever you cast a spell that targets Hero of Iroas, put a +1/+1 counter on Hero of Iroas.

"My left has felled a cyclops. My right has slain a giant. I bring both to every fight."

Oreskos Sun Guide

Creature - Cat Monk

Inspired - Whenever Oreskos Sun Guide becomes untapped, you gain 2 life.

"Let the humans have their pantheon. We need no gods to thrive. Even a mortal such as I can capture a part of the sun's power."

Vanguard of Brimaz

Creature - Cat Soldier

Vigilance

Heroic - Whenever you cast a spell that targets Vanguard of Brimaz, put a 1/1 white Cat Soldier creature token with vigilance onto the battlefield.

"The humans and their gods never blessed me. Only the pride deserves my allegiance."

Deepwater Hypnotist

Creature - Merfolk Wizard

Inspired - Whenever Deepwater Hypnotist becomes untapped, target creature an opponent controls gets -3/-0 until end of turn.

"Watch the waves too long, and you may never look away."
-Meletian proverb

Meletis Astronomer

Creature - Human Wizard

Heroic - Whenever you cast a spell that targets Meletis Astronomer, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an enchantment card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Mindreaver

Creature - Human Wizard

Heroic - Whenever you cast a spell that targets Mindreaver, exile the top three cards of target player's library.

, Sacrifice Mindreaver: Counter target spell with the same name as a card exiled with Mindreaver.

Felhide Brawler

Creature - Minotaur

Felhide Brawler can't block unless you control another Minotaur.

Burial rites among the Felhide minotaurs involve devouring those who fell in battle, to remove their shame from memory and to fuel the survivors' revenge.

Pain Seer

Creature - Human Wizard

Inspired - Whenever Pain Seer becomes untapped, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to that card's converted mana cost.

Every twitching nerve and pulsing vein carries a message, discernible with the right tools.

Impetuous Sunchaser

Creature - Human Soldier

Flying, haste

Impetuous Sunchaser attacks each turn if able.

"I will soar higher than the walls of Akros! Higher than the clouds! Higher than Heliod himself!"

Reckless Reveler

Creature - Satyr

, Sacrifice Reckless Reveler: Destroy target artifact.

"The gods of Theros are born of the expectations and beliefs of mortals. If I have found godhood, what does that say about their true desires?"
-Xenagos, god of revels

Satyr Wayfinder

Creature - Satyr

When Satyr Wayfinder enters the battlefield, reveal the top four cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them into your hand. Put the rest into your graveyard.

The first satyr to wake after a revel must search for the site of the next one.

Swordwise Centaur

Creature - Centaur Warrior

The girl who would become the Champion of the Sun hacked furiously at the practice dummy. At last she stopped, breathing heavily, and looked up at her instructor.
"So much anger," said the centaur. "I will teach you the ways of war, child. But first you must make peace with yourself."
-The Theriad

Kiora's Follower

Creature - Merfolk

: Untap another target permanent.

"She may call herself Kiora but I believe she is Thassa, the embodiment of the sea and empress of the depths."

Oreskos Swiftclaw

Creature - Cat Warrior

After the Battle of Pharagax Bridge, the Champion spent many months among the leonin of Oreskos. She found that they were quick to take offense, not because they were thin-skinned, but because they were always eager for a fight.
-The Theriad

Stonewise Fortifier

Creature - Human Wizard

: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to Stonewise Fortifier by target creature this turn.

Ephara taught some mortals to feel every vein in marble as though it flows with their own blood.

Battlefield Thaumaturge

Creature - Human Wizard

Each instant and sorcery spell you cast costs less to cast for each creature it targets.

Heroic - Whenever you cast a spell that targets Battlefield Thaumaturge, Battlefield Thaumaturge gains hexproof until end of turn.

Sage of Hours

Creature - Human Wizard

Heroic - Whenever you cast a spell that targets Sage of Hours, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Remove all +1/+1 counters from Sage of Hours: For each five counters removed this way, take an extra turn after this one.

Sigiled Starfish

Creature - Starfish

: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)

Kruphix hid the most dire prophecies about humankind where humans would never find them and tritons wouldn't care to read them.

Bloodcrazed Hoplite

Creature - Human Soldier

Heroic - Whenever you cast a spell that targets Bloodcrazed Hoplite, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Whenever a +1/+1 counter is placed on Bloodcrazed Hoplite, remove a +1/+1 counter from target creature an opponent controls.

Returned Reveler

Creature - Zombie Satyr

When Returned Reveler dies, each player puts the top three cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.

The flesh is dead and the life forgotten, but old habits persist.

Sigiled Skink

Creature - Lizard

Whenever Sigiled Skink attacks, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)

The runes seem to come alive as it moves, rippling like slow flames across its scales.

Bassara Tower Archer

Creature - Human Archer

Hexproof, reach

Setessan warriors of Bassara Tower are known for their guerrilla tactics and skill with the bow. Interlopers into the Nessian Wood do not get far.

Golden Hind

Creature - Elk

: Add to your mana pool.

"It is not yours to hunt, mortal. Be content with its beauty alone."
-Nylea, god of the hunt

Satyr Grovedancer

Creature - Satyr Shaman

When Satyr Grovedancer enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

"Some of my kin dance for themselves, without greater purpose. Nylea gives me purpose, and with it strength."

Disciple of Deceit

Creature - Human Rogue

Inspired - Whenever Disciple of Deceit becomes untapped, you may discard a nonland card. If you do, search your library for a card with the same converted mana cost as that card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.

Ajani's Pridemate

Creature - Cat Soldier

Whenever you gain life, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Ajani's Pridemate.

"When one of us prospers, the pride prospers."
-Jazal Goldmane

Dauntless River Marshal

Creature - Human Soldier

Dauntless River Marshal gets +1/+1 as long as you control an Island.

: Tap target creature.

"Thieves and squid squirm the same way when you capture them."

Kinsbaile Skirmisher

Creature - Kithkin Soldier

When Kinsbaile Skirmisher enters the battlefield, target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

"If a boggart even dares breathe near one of my kin, I'll know. And I'll not be happy."

Sungrace Pegasus

Creature - Pegasus

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

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

The sacred feathers of the pegasus are said to have healing powers.

Wall of Essence

Creature - Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

Whenever Wall of Essence is dealt combat damage, you gain that much life.

The ceiling and the floor fell in love, but only the wall knew.
-Dal saying

Chief Engineer

Creature - Vedalken Artificer

Artifact spells you cast have convoke. (Your creatures can help cast those spells. Each creature you tap while casting an artifact spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

An eye for detail, a mind for numbers, a soul of clockwork.

Diffusion Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Whenever a Sliver creature you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter that spell or ability unless its controller pays .

"The hive shimmered, and its walls seemed a living mirror."
-Hastric, Thunian scout

Quickling

Creature - Faerie Rogue

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

Flying

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

Research Assistant

Creature - Human Wizard

, : Draw a card, then discard a card.

There are many words and phrases that can cause an experienced wizard to tremble in fear. Chief among them is "oops."

Welkin Tern

Creature - Bird

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

Welkin Tern can block only creatures with flying.

"It preys on other birds. And drakelings. And drakes. Pretty much anything that crosses its flight path is fair game."
-Amira, skycaptain of Thune

Black Cat

Creature - Zombie Cat

When Black Cat dies, target opponent discards a card at random.

Its last life is spent tormenting your dreams.

Leeching Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Whenever a Sliver you control attacks, defending player loses 1 life.

"Seeing one slowly devour one of my party begged the question-do they know what cruelty is?"
-Hastric, Thunian scout

Altac Bloodseeker

Creature - Human Berserker

Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, Altac Bloodseeker gets +2/+0 and gains first strike and haste until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike, and it can attack and as soon as it comes under your control.)

Borderland Marauder

Creature - Human Warrior

Whenever Borderland Marauder attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Though she is rightly feared, there are relatively few tales of her deeds in battle, for few survive her raids.

Generator Servant

Creature - Elemental

, Sacrifice Generator Servant: Add to your mana pool. If that mana is spent on a creature spell, it gains haste until end of turn. (That creature can attack and as soon as it comes under your control.)

Goblin Kaboomist

Creature - Goblin Warrior

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a colorless artifact token named Land Mine onto the battlefield with ", Sacrifice this artifact: This artifact deals 2 damage to target attacking creature without flying." Then flip a coin. If you lose the flip, Goblin Kaboomist deals 2 damage to itself.

Designed by Stone Librande

Torch Fiend

Creature - Devil

, Sacrifice Torch Fiend: Destroy target artifact.

Devils redecorate every room with fire.

Genesis Hydra

Creature - Plant Hydra

When you cast Genesis Hydra, reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put a nonland permanent card with converted mana cost X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then shuffle the rest into your library.

Genesis Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.

Runeclaw Bear

Creature - Bear

The only honey it wants is the sweet nectar flowing through your veins.

Venom Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Sliver creatures you control have deathtouch. (Any amount of damage a creature with deathtouch deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

"We attacked with arrows dipped in poison. The slivers that did not die began to change."
-Hastric, Thunian scout

Wall of Mulch

Creature - Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

, Sacrifice a Wall: Draw a card.

Mulch is the fabric of life in the forest. Plants live in it, they die in it, and then they become part of it, feeding countless generations to come.

Phyrexian Revoker

Artifact Creature - Horror

As Phyrexian Revoker enters the battlefield, name a nonland card.

Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated.

Basic senses like sight and taste are reserved for those in power.

Ainok Bond-Kin

Creature - Hound Soldier

Outlast (, : Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Outlast only as a sorcery.)

Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has first strike.

"Hold the line, for family and the fallen!"

Jeskai Student

Creature - Human Monk

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Discipline is the first pillar of the Jeskai Way. Each member of the clan trains in a weapon, perfecting its use over a lifetime.

Master of Pearls

Creature - Human Monk

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

When Master of Pearls is turned face up, creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn.

Seeker of the Way

Creature - Human Warrior

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Seeker of the Way gains lifelink until end of turn.

"I don't know where my destiny lies, but I know it isn't here."