Amphin Pathmage

Creature - Salamander Wizard

: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

"There are those who do not believe in the existence of the amphin. This seems somehow to be of their own design."
-Gor Muldrak, Cryptohistories

Avacyn, Guardian Angel

Legendary Creature - Angel

Flying, vigilance

: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to another target creature this turn by sources of the color of your choice.

: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to target player this turn by sources of the color of your choice.

Avarice Amulet

Artifact - Equipment

Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has vigilance and "At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card."

When equipped creature dies, target opponent gains control of Avarice Amulet.

Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Designed by Penny Arcade

Ætherspouts

Instant

For each attacking creature, its owner puts it on the top or bottom of his or her library.

"Don't worry, there's plenty for everyone."
-Vickon, Eleventh Company battlemage

Belligerent Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Sliver creatures you control have menace. (They can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

"The slivers became adept at provoking a fear response in other species."
-Hastric, Thunian scout

Blastfire Bolt

Instant

Blastfire Bolt deals 5 damage to target creature. Destroy all Equipment attached to that creature.

"Encase yourself in the most elaborate armor, and cower behind the heaviest shield. I would hate for you to feel helpless."
-Korig the Ruiner

Blood Host

Creature - Vampire

, Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on Blood Host and you gain 2 life.

It would be ill-mannered to decline his invitation. It would be ill-advised to accept it.

Boonweaver Giant

Creature - Giant Monk

When Boonweaver Giant enters the battlefield, you may search your graveyard, hand, and/or library for an Aura card and put it onto the battlefield attached to Boonweaver Giant. If you search your library this way, shuffle it.

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.

Brawler's Plate

Artifact - Equipment

Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has trample. (It can deal excess combat damage to defending player or planeswalker while attacking.)

Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Brood Keeper

Creature - Human Shaman

Whenever an Aura becomes attached to Brood Keeper, put a 2/2 red Dragon creature token with flying onto the battlefield. It has ": This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn."

"Come, little one. Unfurl your wings, fill your lungs, and release your first fiery breath."

Burning Anger

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature has ": This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature or player."

"With rage as your forge, your hammer can smite anything."

Carnivorous Moss-Beast

Creature - Plant Elemental Beast

: Put a +1/+1 counter on Carnivorous Moss-Beast.

Ranger wisdom dictates that when fleeing from a moss-beast, you must stay calm, find your bearings, and run south.

Carrion Crow

Creature - Zombie Bird

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

Carrion Crow enters the battlefield tapped.

When carrion feeds on carrion, dark days approach.

Chasm Skulker

Creature - Squid Horror

Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Chasm Skulker.

When Chasm Skulker dies, put X 1/1 blue Squid creature tokens with islandwalk onto the battlefield, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on Chasm Skulker. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Designed by Mike Neumann

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.

Chronostutter

Instant

Put target creature into its owner's library second from the top.

Timing is everything.

Constricting Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Sliver creatures you control have "When this creature enters the battlefield, you may exile target creature an opponent controls until this creature leaves the battlefield."

Slivers are often seen toying with enemies they capture, not out of cruelty, but to fully learn their physical capabilities.

Coral Barrier

Creature - Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

When Coral Barrier enters the battlefield, put a 1/1 blue Squid creature token with islandwalk onto the battlefield. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Covenant of Blood

Sorcery

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

Covenant of Blood deals 4 damage to target creature or player and you gain 4 life.

Crowd's Favor

Instant

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

Target creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Cruel Sadist

Creature - Human Assassin

, , Pay 1 life: Put a +1/+1 counter on Cruel Sadist.

, , Remove X +1/+1 counters from Cruel Sadist: Cruel Sadist deals X damage to target creature.

Face of innocence. Hand of death.
Designed by Edmund McMillen

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."

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

Endless Obedience

Sorcery

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

Ensoul Artifact

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant artifact

Enchanted artifact is a creature with base power and toughness 5/5 in addition to its other types.

Too often, some self-described genius comes up with a "labor-saving device" that ends up creating far more work.

Ephemeral Shields

Instant

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)

Eternal Thirst

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature has lifelink and "Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature." (Damage dealt by a creature with lifelink also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

Feast on the Fallen

Enchantment

At the beginning of each upkeep, if an opponent lost life last turn, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

"As our numbers dwindle, the ranks of the dead grow ever stronger."
-Thalia, Knight-Cathar

Feral Incarnation

Sorcery

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

Put three 3/3 green Beast creature tokens onto the battlefield.

Nature is itself wild-in all its forms.

Festergloom

Sorcery

Nonblack creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn.

The death of a scout can be as informative as a safe return.

First Response

Enchantment

At the beginning of each upkeep, if you lost life last turn, put a 1/1 white Soldier creature token onto the battlefield.

"There's never a good time for a disaster or an attack. That's why we're here."
-Oren, militia captain

Flesh to Dust

Instant

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

"Pain is temporary. So is life."
-Liliana Vess

Frost Lynx

Creature - Elemental Cat

When Frost Lynx enters the battlefield, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

It readily attacks much larger prey, knowing retaliation is impossible.

Garruk, Apex Predator

Planeswalker - Garruk (Loyalty: 5)

+1: Destroy another target planeswalker.

+1: Put a 3/3 black Beast creature token with deathtouch onto the battlefield.

−3: Destroy target creature. You gain life equal to its toughness.

−8: Target opponent gets an emblem with "Whenever a creature attacks you, it gets +5/+5 and gains trample until end of turn."

Geist of the Moors

Creature - Spirit

Flying

"The battle is won. There's work to be done. / The Blessed Sleep must wait. / A fiend is about. It stalks the devout. / I'll save them from my fate."
-"The Good Geist's Vow"

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.)

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.

Glacial Crasher

Creature - Elemental

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.)

Glacial Crasher can't attack unless there is a Mountain on the battlefield.

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

Goblin Rabblemaster

Creature - Goblin Warrior

Other Goblin creatures you control attack each turn if able.

At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a 1/1 red Goblin creature token with haste onto the battlefield.

Whenever Goblin Rabblemaster attacks, it gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each other attacking Goblin.

Hammerhand

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

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

Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has haste. (It can attack and no matter when it came under your control.)

Heliod's Pilgrim

Creature - Human Cleric

When Heliod's Pilgrim enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an Aura card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.

The blessings of Heliod are apparent for all to see.

Hornet Nest

Creature - Insect

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

Whenever Hornet Nest is dealt damage, put that many 1/1 green Insect creature tokens with flying and deathtouch onto the battlefield. (Any amount of damage a creature with deathtouch deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Hot Soup

Artifact - Equipment

Equipped creature can't be blocked.

Whenever equipped creature is dealt damage, destroy it.

Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

"Comin' through!"
Designed by James Ernest

Hunter's Ambush

Instant

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by nongreen creatures this turn.

First you lose your enemy's trail. Then you lose all sense of direction. Then you hear the growls . . .

Hushwing Gryff

Creature - Hippogriff

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

Flying

Creatures entering the battlefield don't cause abilities to trigger.

An overwhelming sense of calm accompanies the gryffs that wheel above the roofs of Gavony.

In Garruk's Wake

Sorcery

Destroy all creatures you don't control and all planeswalkers you don't control.

Beyond pain, beyond obsession and wild despair, there lies a place of twisted power only the most tormented souls can reach.

Indulgent Tormentor

Creature - Demon

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card unless target opponent sacrifices a creature or pays 3 life.

The promise of anguish is payment enough for services rendered.

Inferno Fist

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature you control

Enchanted creature gets +2/+0.

, Sacrifice Inferno Fist: Inferno Fist deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

"I've never been above throwing the first punch."

Invasive Species

Creature - Insect

When Invasive Species enters the battlefield, return another permanent you control to its owner's hand.

It's easier to relocate a village that lies in their path than to turn the bugs aside.

Jace, the Living Guildpact

Planeswalker - Jace (Loyalty: 5)

+1: Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your graveyard.

−3: Return another target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

−8: Each player shuffles his or her hand and graveyard into his or her library. You draw seven cards.

Jalira, Master Polymorphist

Legendary Creature - Human Wizard

, , Sacrifice another creature: Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a nonlegendary creature card. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

"You can become anything if I just put my mind to it."

Jorubai Murk Lurker

Creature - Leech

Jorubai Murk Lurker gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Swamp.

: Target creature gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

Kalonian Twingrove

Creature - Treefolk Warrior

Kalonian Twingrove's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Forests you control.

When Kalonian Twingrove enters the battlefield, put a green Treefolk Warrior creature token onto the battlefield with "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Forests you control."

Kapsho Kitefins

Creature - Fish

Flying

Whenever Kapsho Kitefins or another creature enters the battlefield under your control, tap target creature an opponent controls.

"It's a truly disconcerting sight to see their shadows cast upon the deck."
-Captain Triff

Kird Chieftain

Creature - Ape

Kird Chieftain gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Forest.

: Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn. (If it 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.)

Krenko's Enforcer

Creature - Goblin Warrior

Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)

He just likes to break legs. Collecting the debt is a bonus.

Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient

Legendary Creature - Ogre Spirit

Whenever you activate an ability of an artifact, if it isn't a mana ability, you may pay . If you do, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.

The Onakke were masters of dark arts and artifice. Their creations continue to spread foul magic, paving the way for their return.

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

Life's Legacy

Sorcery

As an additional cost to cast Life's Legacy, sacrifice a creature.

Draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power.

At the instant of death, the mystery of life.

Living Totem

Creature - Plant Elemental

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

When Living Totem enters the battlefield, you may put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature.

Marked by Honor

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause it to tap.)

Stand your post for duty. Stand your ground for honor.

Master of Predicaments

Creature - Sphinx

Flying

Whenever Master of Predicaments deals combat damage to a player, choose a card in your hand. That player guesses whether the card's converted mana cost is greater than 4. If the player guessed wrong, you may cast the card without paying its mana cost.

Designed by David Sirlin

Meditation Puzzle

Instant

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

You gain 8 life.

Find your center, and you will find your way.

Mercurial Pretender

Creature - Shapeshifter

You may have Mercurial Pretender enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature you control except it gains ": Return this creature to its owner's hand."

The king went off to find himself. Imagine his terror when he succeeded.

Meteorite

Artifact

When Meteorite enters the battlefield, it deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

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

"And if I'm lying," he began . . .

Might Makes Right

Enchantment

At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control each creature on the battlefield with the greatest power, gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack and this turn.)

An oath of fealty sworn with a handshake.

Military Intelligence

Enchantment

Whenever you attack with two or more creatures, draw a card.

To know the battlefield is to anticipate the enemy. To know the enemy is to anticipate victory.

Miner's Bane

Creature - Elemental

: Miner's Bane gets +1/+0 and gains trample until end of turn. (If it 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.)

There are certain stones even dwarves know to leave in the earth.

Necromancer's Assistant

Creature - Zombie

When Necromancer's Assistant enters the battlefield, put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.

Zombies and necromancers agree: easy access to brains is preferred.

Necromancer's Stockpile

Enchantment

, Discard a creature card: Draw a card. If the discarded card was a Zombie card, put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield tapped.

The experiments decided to perform some research of their own.

Netcaster Spider

Creature - Spider

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)

Whenever Netcaster Spider blocks a creature with flying, Netcaster Spider gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

It is an expert at culling individuals who stray too far from the herd.

Nightfire Giant

Creature - Zombie Giant

Nightfire Giant gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Mountain.

: Nightfire Giant deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

Nightfire turns the greatest weakness of the undead into formidable strength.

Nimbus of the Isles

Creature - Elemental

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

The people of the Sevick Isles have a unique understanding of the term "ominous clouds."

Nissa's Expedition

Sorcery

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.

Nissa, Worldwaker

Planeswalker - Nissa (Loyalty: 3)

+1: Target land you control becomes a 4/4 Elemental creature with trample. It's still a land.

+1: Untap up to four target Forests.

−7: Search your library for any number of basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library. Those lands become 4/4 Elemental creatures with trample. They're still lands.

Ob Nixilis, Unshackled

Legendary Creature - Demon

Flying, trample

Whenever an opponent searches his or her library, that player sacrifices a creature and loses 10 life.

Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Ob Nixilis, Unshackled.

Designed by Brad Muir

Obelisk of Urd

Artifact

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

As Obelisk of Urd enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.

Creatures you control of the chosen type get +2/+2.

Paragon of Eternal Wilds

Creature - Human Druid

Other green creatures you control get +1/+1.

, : Another target green creature you control gains trample until end of turn. (If it 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.)

Paragon of Fierce Defiance

Creature - Human Warrior

Other red creatures you control get +1/+1.

, : Another target red creature you control gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack and this turn.)

Paragon of Gathering Mists

Creature - Human Wizard

Other blue creatures you control get +1/+1.

, : Another target blue creature you control gains flying until end of turn.

Paragon of New Dawns

Creature - Human Soldier

Other white creatures you control get +1/+1.

, : Another target white creature you control gains vigilance until end of turn. (Attacking doesn't cause it to tap.)

Paragon of Open Graves

Creature - Skeleton Warrior

Other black creatures you control get +1/+1.

, : Another target black creature you control gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Perilous Vault

Artifact

, , Exile Perilous Vault: Exile all nonland permanents.

The spirit dragon Ugin arranged the hedrons of Zendikar to direct leylines of energy. To disrupt one is to unleash devastation and chaos.

Phytotitan

Creature - Plant Elemental

When Phytotitan dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control at the beginning of his or her next upkeep.

Its root system spans the entire floor of the jungle, making eradication impossible.

Pillar of Light

Instant

Exile target creature with toughness 4 or greater.

"The vaulted ceiling of our faith rests upon such pillars."
-Darugand, banisher priest

Polymorphist's Jest

Instant

Until end of turn, each creature target player controls loses all abilities and becomes a blue Frog with base power and toughness 1/1.

"The flies were bothering me."
-Jalira, master polymorphist

Profane Memento

Artifact

Whenever a creature card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, you gain 1 life.

"An angel's skull is left too plain by death. I made a few aesthetic modifications."
-Dommique, blood artist

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.

Radiant Fountain

Land

When Radiant Fountain enters the battlefield, you gain 2 life.

: Add to your mana pool.

"All peoples treasure a place where the weary traveler may drink in peace."
-Ajani Goldmane

Reclamation Sage

Creature - Elf Shaman

When Reclamation Sage enters the battlefield, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment.

"What was once formed by masons, shaped by smiths, or given life by mages, I will return to the embrace of the earth."

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."

Resolute Archangel

Creature - Angel

Flying

When Resolute Archangel enters the battlefield, if your life total is less than your starting life total, it becomes equal to your starting life total.

Cut it down, bury it in snow, put it to the torch. The rose will still bloom again.

Return to the Ranks

Sorcery

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

Return X target creature cards with converted mana cost 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Rogue's Gloves

Artifact - Equipment

Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.

Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Professional pilferers prefer proper preparation.

Rotfeaster Maggot

Creature - Insect

When Rotfeaster Maggot enters the battlefield, exile target creature card from a graveyard. You gain life equal to that card's toughness.

Is it at the top of the food chain or the bottom?

Sacred Armory

Artifact

: Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Arrive for worship. Leave for war.

Sanctified Charge

Instant

Creatures you control get +2/+1 until end of turn. White creatures you control also gain first strike until end of turn. (They deal combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

You need only raise your spear to receive this blessing.

Scrapyard Mongrel

Creature - Hound

As long as you control an artifact, Scrapyard Mongrel gets +2/+0 and has trample. (If it 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.)

Trespassers are welcome to try.