Savageborn Hydra

Creature - Hydra

Double strike

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

: Put a +1/+1 counter on Savageborn Hydra. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

Scab-Clan Giant

Creature - Giant Warrior

When Scab-Clan Giant enters the battlefield, it fights target creature an opponent controls chosen at random.

For the Gruul, bone-crushing rage is the first priority. Accuracy comes in a distant ninetieth.

Scion of Vitu-Ghazi

Creature - Elemental

When Scion of Vitu-Ghazi enters the battlefield, if you cast it from your hand, put a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying onto the battlefield, then populate. (Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

Sin Collector

Creature - Human Cleric

When Sin Collector enters the battlefield, target opponent reveals his or her hand. You choose an instant or sorcery card from it and exile that card.

"That must weigh heavily on your soul. Let me purge it for you."

Sire of Insanity

Creature - Demon

At the beginning of each end step, each player discards his or her hand.

Its victims become mindless lunatics. Conveniently, that's the first step in joining the Cult of Rakdos.

Skylasher

Creature - Insect

Flash

Skylasher can't be countered.

Reach, protection from blue

"It preys on those who would spy on our lands, so we never prey on it."
-Kroshkar, Gruul shaman

Smelt-Ward Gatekeepers

Creature - Human Warrior

When Smelt-Ward Gatekeepers enters the battlefield, if you control two or more Gates, gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.

Species Gorger

Creature - Frog Beast

At the beginning of your upkeep, return a creature you control to its owner's hand.

"We raised eelhawks to control the squidflies, then waspcrabs to prey on the eelhawks. Now what do we do with all these waspcrabs?"
-Gulistan, Simic biomancer

Spike Jester

Creature - Goblin Warrior

Haste

For the Rakdos, "suicidal charge" and "good showmanship" are one and the same.

Steeple Roc

Creature - Bird

Flying, first strike

"Sometimes it forgets to loosen its grip before taking flight. I lost my roof that way."
-Ecaban, Boros scout

Sunspire Gatekeepers

Creature - Human Soldier

When Sunspire Gatekeepers enters the battlefield, if you control two or more Gates, put a 2/2 white Knight creature token with vigilance onto the battlefield.

"You will pass with respect, or you will not pass at all."

Tajic, Blade of the Legion

Legendary Creature - Human Soldier

Indestructible

Battalion - Whenever Tajic, Blade of the Legion and at least two other creatures attack, Tajic gets +5/+5 until end of turn.

"I run the maze alone, but I fight with the full might of the Legion."

Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts

Legendary Creature - Human Advisor

Vigilance, protection from creatures

Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, destroy that creature. Put a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield.

Thrashing Mossdog

Creature - Plant Hound

Reach (This creature can block creatures with 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.)

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.)

Trostani's Summoner

Creature - Elf Shaman

When Trostani's Summoner enters the battlefield, put a 2/2 white Knight creature token with vigilance, a 3/3 green Centaur creature token, and a 4/4 green Rhino creature token with trample onto the battlefield.

Ubul Sar Gatekeepers

Creature - Zombie Soldier

When Ubul Sar Gatekeepers enters the battlefield, if you control two or more Gates, target creature an opponent controls gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

There are many gates into the undercity, but few ways out.

Varolz, the Scar-Striped

Legendary Creature - Troll Warrior

Each creature card in your graveyard has scavenge. The scavenge cost is equal to its mana cost. (Exile a creature card from your graveyard and pay its mana cost: Put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to that card's power on target creature. Scavenge only as a sorcery.)

Sacrifice another creature: Regenerate Varolz, the Scar-Striped.

Viashino Firstblade

Creature - Viashino Soldier

Haste

When Viashino Firstblade enters the battlefield, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

"All that steel doesn't make them slower. It makes them bolder."
-Tajic, Blade of the Legion

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."

Vorel of the Hull Clade

Legendary Creature - Human Merfolk

, : For each counter on target artifact, creature, or land, put another of those counters on that permanent.

"I used to hurl rocks and eat scraps of meat burned over a fire. Look at what I've become and tell me Simic does not hold infinite possibility."

Woodlot Crawler

Creature - Insect

Forestwalk, protection from green

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

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.

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."

Adaptive Snapjaw

Creature - Lizard Beast

Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

"Eh, needs more toad."
-Gulistan, Simic biomancer

Alms Beast

Creature - Beast

Creatures blocking or blocked by Alms Beast have lifelink.

Alms-coins are only redeemable at Orzhov businesses.

Angelic Skirmisher

Creature - Angel

Flying

At the beginning of each combat, choose first strike, vigilance, or lifelink. Creatures you control gain that ability until end of turn.

"A keen mind wields an army as a deft hand wields a sword."

Armored Transport

Artifact Creature - Construct

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to Armored Transport by creatures blocking it.

"If only our jails were as secure."
-Arrester Lavinia, Tenth Precinct

Aurelia, the Warleader

Legendary Creature - Angel

Flying, vigilance, haste

Whenever Aurelia, the Warleader attacks for the first time each turn, untap all creatures you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Where Razia was aloof and untouchable, Aurelia is on the frontlines, calling for war.

Balustrade Spy

Creature - Vampire Rogue

Flying

When Balustrade Spy enters the battlefield, target player reveals cards from the top of his or her library until he or she reveals a land card, then puts those cards into his or her graveyard.

Bane Alley Broker

Creature - Human Rogue

: Draw a card, then exile a card from your hand face down.

You may look at cards exiled with Bane Alley Broker.

, : Return a card exiled with Bane Alley Broker to its owner's hand.

Basilica Guards

Creature - Human Soldier

Defender

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

"None may pass . . . for free."

Basilica Screecher

Creature - Bat

Flying

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

A screech in the night is all it takes for Orzhov debtors to clutch at their coin purses.

Biovisionary

Creature - Human Wizard

At the beginning of the end step, if you control four or more creatures named Biovisionary, you win the game.

He tired of his fellow researchers and their useless prattling, so he decided to make a network of scholars with whom he could carry a conversation.

Bomber Corps

Creature - Human Soldier

Battalion - Whenever Bomber Corps and at least two other creatures attack, Bomber Corps deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

"Subtlety is for lawmages and spies."

Borborygmos Enraged

Legendary Creature - Cyclops

Trample

Whenever Borborygmos Enraged deals combat damage to a player, reveal the top three cards of your library. Put all land cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.

Discard a land card: Borborygmos Enraged deals 3 damage to target creature or player.

Boros Elite

Creature - Human Soldier

Battalion - Whenever Boros Elite and at least two other creatures attack, Boros Elite gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

"First, you must fight among the rank and file. It is there I will discern your skills as a leader."
-Aurelia, to Gideon Jura

Boros Reckoner

Creature - Minotaur Wizard

Whenever Boros Reckoner is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to target creature or player.

: Boros Reckoner gains first strike until end of turn.

"Imagine a thunderstorm that's also a tactical genius. That's him."
-Dars Gostok, Firefist captain

Burning-Tree Emissary

Creature - Human Shaman

When Burning-Tree Emissary enters the battlefield, add to your mana pool.

Those who regard the Gruul as savage simpletons underestimate the subtle power of their shamans.

Cartel Aristocrat

Creature - Human Advisor

Sacrifice another creature: Cartel Aristocrat gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

"Your life serves a higher purpose now: ensuring the continuation of my own."

Clinging Anemones

Creature - Jellyfish

Defender

Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Cloudfin Raptor

Creature - Bird Mutant

Flying

Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Consuming Aberration

Creature - Horror

Consuming Aberration's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your opponents' graveyards.

Whenever you cast a spell, each opponent reveals cards from the top of his or her library until he or she reveals a land card, then puts those cards into his or her graveyard.

Corpse Blockade

Creature - Zombie

Defender

Sacrifice another creature: Corpse Blockade gains deathtouch until end of turn.

There are laws against it, but the dead have no one to complain to and the living are too frightened to investigate.

Court Street Denizen

Creature - Human Soldier

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

"The Boros fight for justice. The Azorius fight for law. I hold the line between, and make sure the people are given both."

Crocanura

Creature - Crocodile Frog

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)

Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Crowned Ceratok

Creature - Rhino

Trample

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

The best way to calm a rampaging ceratok is to wait until it dies of natural causes.

Crypt Ghast

Creature - Spirit

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

Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add to your mana pool (in addition to the mana the land produces).

Daring Skyjek

Creature - Human Knight

Battalion - Whenever Daring Skyjek and at least two other creatures attack, Daring Skyjek gains flying until end of turn.

"The hard part isn't landing in the saddle. The hard part is leaping before you see it."

Deathcult Rogue

Creature - Human Rogue

Deathcult Rogue can't be blocked except by Rogues.

"The hussars can't catch him, and he evades our traps with ease. I fear he walks unseen even in the halls of New Prahv."
-Arrester Lavinia, Tenth Precinct

Deathpact Angel

Creature - Angel

Flying

When Deathpact Angel dies, put a 1/1 white and black Cleric creature token onto the battlefield. It has ", , Sacrifice this creature: Return a card named Deathpact Angel from your graveyard to the battlefield."

Diluvian Primordial

Creature - Avatar

Flying

When Diluvian Primordial enters the battlefield, for each opponent, you may cast up to one target instant or sorcery card from that player's graveyard without paying its mana cost. If a card cast this way would be put into a graveyard this turn, exile it instead.

Dinrova Horror

Creature - Horror

When Dinrova Horror enters the battlefield, return target permanent to its owner's hand, then that player discards a card.

"Welcome to the Dimir Public Offices. Not responsible for death or loss of property. Basement off-limits."
-Sign outside Dinrova Building

Disciple of the Old Ways

Creature - Human Warrior

: Disciple of the Old Ways gains first strike until end of turn.

"Selesnya thinks nature is a pretty plaything. True nature would rip their faces off and wear their skins as trophies."

Drakewing Krasis

Creature - Lizard Drake

Flying, trample

Cautious not to repeat Vig's mistakes, the Simic fuse life essences using magic alone. Each result is called a krasis.

Duskmantle Guildmage

Creature - Human Wizard

: Whenever a card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere this turn, that player loses 1 life.

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

Duskmantle Seer

Creature - Vampire Wizard

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, each player reveals the top card of his or her library, loses life equal to that card's converted mana cost, then puts it into his or her hand.

Dutiful Thrull

Creature - Thrull

: Regenerate Dutiful Thrull.

"They are useful, but there's little satisfaction in supplication that throws itself under your heel."
-Jozica, Orzhov enforcer

Elusive Krasis

Creature - Fish Mutant

Elusive Krasis is unblockable.

Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Experiment One

Creature - Human Ooze

Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Remove two +1/+1 counters from Experiment One: Regenerate Experiment One.

Fathom Mage

Creature - Human Wizard

Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Whenever a +1/+1 counter is placed on Fathom Mage, you may draw a card.

Firefist Striker

Creature - Human Soldier

Battalion - Whenever Firefist Striker and at least two other creatures attack, target creature can't block this turn.

The flaming fist of Boros holds the promise of both protection and destruction in its grasp.

Firemane Avenger

Creature - Angel

Flying

Battalion - Whenever Firemane Avenger and at least two other creatures attack, Firemane Avenger deals 3 damage to target creature or player and you gain 3 life.

Firemane Nevena led the victorious assault on the Barbu Rooftop rebels. Now the Gateless have marked her for death.

Fortress Cyclops

Creature - Cyclops Soldier

Whenever Fortress Cyclops attacks, it gets +3/+0 until end of turn.

Whenever Fortress Cyclops blocks, it gets +0/+3 until end of turn.

"They think they tamed him, but he will always be a wild titan, a force of nature."
-Nedja, Gruul shaman

Foundry Champion

Creature - Elemental Soldier

When Foundry Champion enters the battlefield, it deals damage to target creature or player equal to the number of creatures you control.

: Foundry Champion gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

: Foundry Champion gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Foundry Street Denizen

Creature - Goblin Warrior

Whenever another red creature enters the battlefield under your control, Foundry Street Denizen gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

After the Foundry Street riot, Arrester Hulbein tried to ban bludgeons. Which, inevitably, resulted in another riot.

Frilled Oculus

Creature - Homunculus

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

"Understand the Simic? That's about as easy as winning a staring contest with a homunculus."
-Dars Gostok, Firefist captain

Frontline Medic

Creature - Human Cleric

Battalion - Whenever Frontline Medic and at least two other creatures attack, creatures you control are indestructible this turn.

Sacrifice Frontline Medic: Counter target spell with in its mana cost unless its controller pays .

Gateway Shade

Creature - Shade

: Gateway Shade gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Tap an untapped Gate you control: Gateway Shade gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Tireless and merciless, shades are harnessed as spies by the Dimir.

Ghor-Clan Rampager

Creature - Beast

Trample

Bloodrush - , Discard Ghor-Clan Rampager: Target attacking creature gets +4/+4 and gains trample until end of turn.

"The Simic come from the cold slow depths. How could they understand the fire in a wild heart?"
-Kroshkar, Gruul shaman

Giant Adephage

Creature - Insect

Trample

Whenever Giant Adephage deals combat damage to a player, put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of Giant Adephage.

"To a creature like that, we must seem like, well, bugs."
-Dars Gostok, Firefist captain

Greenside Watcher

Creature - Elf Druid

: Untap target Gate.

"The Izzet may incite war, but my duty is here. I will not abandon the wild."

Gruul Ragebeast

Creature - Beast

Whenever Gruul Ragebeast or another creature enters the battlefield under your control, that creature fights target creature an opponent controls.

"If the other guilds want a war, they should know we've been ready the whole time."
-Ruric Thar, Ghor-Clan chieftain

Guardian of the Gateless

Creature - Angel

Flying

Guardian of the Gateless can block any number of creatures.

Whenever Guardian of the Gateless blocks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature it's blocking.

Gutter Skulk

Creature - Zombie Rat

Upon finding his warehouse infested, Gaven didn't know whether to get an exterminator or an exorcist.

Gyre Sage

Creature - Elf Druid

Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

: Add to your mana pool for each +1/+1 counter on Gyre Sage.

Hellkite Tyrant

Creature - Dragon

Flying, trample

Whenever Hellkite Tyrant deals combat damage to a player, gain control of all artifacts that player controls.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control twenty or more artifacts, you win the game.

Hellraiser Goblin

Creature - Goblin Berserker

Creatures you control have haste and attack each combat if able.

Don't let him lead the soldiers, but by all means let him lead the way.

High Priest of Penance

Creature - Human Cleric

Whenever High Priest of Penance is dealt damage, you may destroy target nonland permanent.

"All I require is faith, loyalty, obedience, trust, and complete and utter devotion."

Horror of the Dim

Creature - Horror

: Horror of the Dim gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

"Lesser minds can scarcely imagine such a marriage of necromancy and mind magic."
-Strava, Dimir mage

Incursion Specialist

Creature - Human Wizard

Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, Incursion Specialist gets +2/+0 until end of turn and is unblockable this turn.

"Work for the Dimir again? That depends. Tell me more about this maze."

Ivy Lane Denizen

Creature - Elf Warrior

Whenever another green creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

"Skyknight gear? Well, I have drake-skin gauntlets, supple and fireproof. Or a ceratok chestplate that'll stop a crossbow bolt."

Keymaster Rogue

Creature - Human Rogue

Keymaster Rogue is unblockable.

When Keymaster Rogue enters the battlefield, return a creature you control to its owner's hand.

"This one opens the grate outside Zelzo Base. This one is for Ismeri Library. This one is for an invisible door . . . No, I've said too much."

Kingpin's Pet

Creature - Thrull

Flying

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

"Debt and death sound so similar, and thrulls are so hard of hearing. Mistakes are inevitable."
-Milana, Orzhov prelate

Knight of Obligation

Creature - Human Knight

Vigilance

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

He can calculate interest to six decimal places even in the midst of a deadly duel.

Lazav, Dimir Mastermind

Legendary Creature - Shapeshifter

Hexproof

Whenever a creature card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, you may have Lazav, Dimir Mastermind become a copy of that card except its name is still Lazav, Dimir Mastermind, it's legendary in addition to its other types, and it gains hexproof and this ability.

Legion Loyalist

Creature - Goblin Soldier

Haste

Battalion - Whenever Legion Loyalist and at least two other creatures attack, creatures you control gain first strike and trample until end of turn and can't be blocked by creature tokens this turn.

Leyline Phantom

Creature - Illusion

When Leyline Phantom deals combat damage, return it to its owner's hand. (Return it only if it survived combat.)

"Is the maze itself a phantom? Or is one as real as the other? Perhaps I am as mad as the dragon."
-Jace Beleren, journal

Lord of the Void

Creature - Demon

Flying

Whenever Lord of the Void deals combat damage to a player, exile the top seven cards of that player's library, then put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield under your control.

Luminate Primordial

Creature - Avatar

Vigilance

When Luminate Primordial enters the battlefield, for each opponent, exile up to one target creature that player controls and that player gains life equal to its power.

Master Biomancer

Creature - Elf Wizard

Each other creature you control enters the battlefield with a number of additional +1/+1 counters on it equal to Master Biomancer's power and as a Mutant in addition to its other types.

"Nature is a wonderful engineer but works far too slowly for my tastes."

Merfolk of the Depths

Creature - Merfolk Soldier

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

When giant sinkholes opened across Ravnica, they revealed buried oceans and the merfolk, once thought to be extinct.

Metropolis Sprite

Creature - Faerie Rogue

Flying

: Metropolis Sprite gets +1/-1 until end of turn.

"Well, if that goblin didn't want his tongue pierced, he shouldn't have stuck it out at me."

Millennial Gargoyle

Artifact Creature - Gargoyle

Flying

"You've got to keep your wits about you on the roofs. Not all stones are compliant handholds."
-Iveta, rooftop runner

Mindeye Drake

Creature - Drake

Flying

When Mindeye Drake dies, target player puts the top five cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.

They can map both the cityscape and the minds of its architects.

Molten Primordial

Creature - Avatar

Haste

When Molten Primordial enters the battlefield, for each opponent, gain control of up to one target creature that player controls until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain haste until end of turn.

Mortus Strider

Creature - Skeleton

When Mortus Strider dies, return it to its owner's hand.

Dimir's best agents hide from death itself.

Nav Squad Commandos

Creature - Human Soldier

Battalion - Whenever Nav Squad Commandos and at least two other creatures attack, Nav Squad Commandos gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Untap it.

Funded by the Azorius to keep current maps of the undercity, the Boros nav squads survey even the most unsavory areas.

Nightveil Specter

Creature - Specter

Flying

Whenever Nightveil Specter deals combat damage to a player, that player exiles the top card of his or her library.

You may play cards exiled with Nightveil Specter.

Nimbus Swimmer

Creature - Leviathan

Flying

Nimbus Swimmer enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.

The Simic soon discovered that the sky offered as few constraints on size as the sea.