Dark Impostor

Creature - Vampire Assassin

: Exile target creature and put a +1/+1 counter on Dark Impostor.

Dark Impostor has all activated abilities of all creature cards exiled with it.

"Ah, this is a nice life. I can see why you were so desperate to keep it."

Dark Maze

Creature - Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

: Dark Maze can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

"Stray not onto the path of darkness, or be lost forever."
-Baki, wizard attendant

Dark Revenant

Creature - Spirit

Flying

When Dark Revenant dies, put it on top of its owner's library.

The murderer faced justice in the Azorius courts, but his soul was set free on a technicality.

Dark Supplicant

Creature - Human Cleric

, Sacrifice three Clerics: Search your graveyard, hand, and/or library for a card named Scion of Darkness and put it onto the battlefield. If you search your library this way, shuffle it.

Cabal clerics serve two masters: their patriarch and their god.

Darkheart Sliver

Creature - Sliver

All Slivers have "Sacrifice this permanent: You gain 3 life."

"At first we thought we were in some haunted wood. Then the branches twisted and scuttled toward us."
-Merrik Aidar, Benalish patrol

Darkling Stalker

Creature - Shade Spirit

: Regenerate Darkling Stalker.

: Darkling Stalker gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

"In this dark place, yes, I am afraid of my own shadow."
-Mirri of the Weatherlight

Darklit Gargoyle

Artifact Creature - Gargoyle

Flying

: Darklit Gargoyle gets +2/-1 until end of turn.

It shines in the darkness of its master's ambitions.

Darkslick Drake

Creature - Drake

Flying

When Darkslick Drake dies, draw a card.

At the edge of the Mephidross, Phyrexia's influence seeps into life and land.

Darksteel Colossus

Artifact Creature - Golem

Trample

Darksteel Colossus is indestructible.

If Darksteel Colossus would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, reveal Darksteel Colossus and shuffle it into its owner's library instead.

Darksteel Gargoyle

Artifact Creature - Gargoyle

Flying

Darksteel Gargoyle is indestructible. ("Destroy" effects and lethal damage don't destroy it.)

The ultimate treasure is one that guards itself.

Darksteel Juggernaut

Artifact Creature - Juggernaut

Darksteel Juggernaut's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts you control.

Darksteel Juggernaut is indestructible and attacks each turn if able.

One part unstoppable force, one part immovable object.

Darksteel Myr

Artifact Creature - Myr

Darksteel Myr is indestructible. (Lethal damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it. If its toughness is 0 or less, it's still put into its owner's graveyard.)

Darksteel Sentinel

Artifact Creature - Golem

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

Vigilance

Darksteel Sentinel is indestructible. (Lethal damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it. If its toughness is 0 or less, it's still put into its owner's graveyard.)

Darkthicket Wolf

Creature - Wolf

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

Werewolf slayers don't know for certain how werewolves are created. So they kill all the wolves, just to be safe.

Darkwatch Elves

Creature - Elf

Protection from black

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

Darting Merfolk

Creature - Merfolk

: Return Darting Merfolk to its owner's hand.

You might as well try to catch water with a net.

Daru Cavalier

Creature - Human Soldier

First strike

When Daru Cavalier enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a card named Daru Cavalier, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.

Daru Healer

Creature - Human Cleric

: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.

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

Daru Lancer

Creature - Human Soldier

First strike

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

Although the Order frowned upon his preparations for the pits, behind closed doors most saw the fights as a necessary evil.

Daru Mender

Creature - Human Cleric

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

When Daru Mender is turned face up, regenerate target creature.

Daru Sanctifier

Creature - Human Cleric

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

When Daru Sanctifier is turned face up, destroy target enchantment.

Daru Spiritualist

Creature - Human Cleric

Whenever a Cleric creature you control becomes the target of a spell or ability, it gets +0/+2 until end of turn.

He lifts the spirits of his people so they may descend in wrath upon their foes.

Daru Stinger

Creature - Human Soldier

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

: Daru Stinger deals damage equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on it to target attacking or blocking creature.

Daru Warchief

Creature - Human Soldier

Soldier spells you cast cost less to cast.

Soldier creatures you control get +1/+2.

His victories speak for him.

Daughter of Autumn

Legendary Creature - Avatar

: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to target white creature this turn is dealt to Daughter of Autumn instead.

"Those who say that Serra is dead have never met the Autumn Willow's daughters. They are as kind and as generous as Serra would wish us to be."
-Gulsen, Abbey Matron

Daunting Defender

Creature - Human Cleric

If a source would deal damage to a Cleric creature you control, prevent 1 of that damage.

"I will wield the stone of my homeland as though it were the fists of the Ancestor."

Dauntless Dourbark

Creature - Treefolk Warrior

Dauntless Dourbark's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Forests you control plus the number of Treefolk you control.

Dauntless Dourbark has trample as long as you control another Treefolk.

Dauntless Escort

Creature - Rhino Soldier

Sacrifice Dauntless Escort: Creatures you control are indestructible this turn.

Elspeth's squires do not seek advancement. For them, no knightly glory could surpass the glory of serving their champion.

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."

Dauthi Cutthroat

Creature - Dauthi Minion

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

, : Destroy target creature with shadow.

In their twisted logic, to empty the shadow world is to escape it.

Dauthi Ghoul

Creature - Dauthi Zombie

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

Whenever a creature with shadow dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Dauthi Ghoul.

Dauthi Horror

Creature - Dauthi Horror

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

Dauthi Horror can't be blocked by white creatures.

Dauthi Jackal

Creature - Dauthi Hound

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

, Sacrifice Dauthi Jackal: Destroy target blocking creature.

"All Dauthi are jackals, regardless of breed."
-Lyna, Soltari emissary

Dauthi Marauder

Creature - Dauthi Minion

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

"The Dauthi came from beneath the Ruins one night, and the darkness cast them in the best possible light."
-Soltari Tales of Life

Dauthi Mercenary

Creature - Dauthi Knight Mercenary

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

: Dauthi Mercenary gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

"The Dauthi believe they dignify murder by paying for it."
-Lyna, Soltari emissary

Dauthi Mindripper

Creature - Dauthi Minion

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

Whenever Dauthi Mindripper attacks and isn't blocked, you may sacrifice it. If you do, defending player discards three cards.

Dauthi Slayer

Creature - Dauthi Soldier

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

Dauthi Slayer attacks each turn if able.

"They have knives for every soul."
-Lyna, Soltari emissary

Dauthi Trapper

Creature - Dauthi Minion

: Target creature gains shadow until end of turn. (It can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)

Merfolk tell their young of Dandân, humans of Rag Man. Dal tell tales of the Dauthi, and they are far worse.

Dauthi Warlord

Creature - Dauthi Soldier

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

Dauthi Warlord's power is equal to the number of creatures with shadow on the battlefield.

Dawn Elemental

Creature - Elemental

Flying

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to Dawn Elemental.

It was midnight on the Daru Plains, yet it seemed the sun was rising.

Dawnbringer Charioteers

Creature - Human Soldier

Flying, lifelink

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

"Nyx may belong to the gods, but the skies of Theros are ours."

Dawnfluke

Creature - Elemental

Flash

When Dawnfluke enters the battlefield, prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.

Evoke (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters the battlefield.)

Dawnglare Invoker

Creature - Kor Wizard

Flying

: Tap all creatures target player controls.

"What we knew as Emeria, Ula, and Cosi were not divine beings at all, but a cruel trick, and a grave error."
-The Invokers' Tales

Dawning Purist

Creature - Human Cleric

Whenever Dawning Purist deals combat damage to a player, you may destroy target enchantment that player controls.

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

Dawnray Archer

Creature - Human Archer

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

, : Dawnray Archer deals 1 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

Their shots are fired most often as signals-or at those who didn't get the message.

Dawnstrider

Creature - Dryad Spellshaper

, , Discard a card: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

Morning's mists can hide many things.

Dawnstrike Paladin

Creature - Human Knight

Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)

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

She crushes darkness beneath her charger's hooves.

Dawntreader Elk

Creature - Elk

, Sacrifice Dawntreader Elk: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.

Silent as winter snow, it seeks wild places unspoiled by the walking dead.

Daxos of Meletis

Legendary Creature - Human Soldier

Daxos of Meletis can't be blocked by creatures with power 3 or greater.

Whenever Daxos of Meletis deals combat damage to a player, exile the top card of that player's library. You gain life equal to that card's converted mana cost. Until end of turn, you may cast that card and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it.

Daybreak Ranger

Creature - Human Archer Werewolf

: Daybreak Ranger deals 2 damage to target creature with flying.

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

Dazzling Ramparts

Creature - Wall

Defender

, : Tap target creature.

When Anafenza holds court under the First Tree, the gates of Mer-Ek are sealed. No safer place exists in all of Tarkir.

Dead Reveler

Creature - Zombie

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.)

He's the unlife of the party.

Deadbridge Goliath

Creature - Insect

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.)

Some Golgari insects live for centuries-and they never stop growing.

Deadeye Navigator

Creature - Spirit

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 Deadeye Navigator is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has ": Exile this creature, then return it to the battlefield under your control."

Deadly Grub

Creature - Insect

Vanishing 3 (This permanent enters the battlefield with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter from it. When the last is removed, sacrifice it.)

When Deadly Grub dies, if it had no time counters on it, put a 6/1 green Insect creature token with shroud onto the battlefield. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Deadly Insect

Creature - Insect

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

"Beautiful, indeed-but one sting could fell a Giant in a heartbeat."
-Taaveti of Kelsinko,
Elvish Hunter

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.

Deadshot Minotaur

Creature - Minotaur

When Deadshot Minotaur enters the battlefield, it deals 3 damage to target creature with flying.

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

"May the earth rise up to meet you."

Deadwood Treefolk

Creature - Treefolk

Vanishing 3 (This permanent enters the battlefield with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter from it. When the last is removed, sacrifice it.)

When Deadwood Treefolk enters the battlefield or leaves the battlefield, return another target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Deal Broker

Artifact Creature - Construct

Draft Deal Broker face up.

Immediately after the draft, you may reveal a card in your card pool. Each other player may offer you one card in his or her card pool in exchange. You may accept any one offer.

: Draw a card, then discard a card.

Dearly Departed

Creature - Spirit

Flying

As long as Dearly Departed is in your graveyard, each Human creature you control enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.

"Never forget our ancestors. They have not forgotten us."
-Mikaeus, the Lunarch

Death Baron

Creature - Zombie Wizard

Skeleton creatures you control and other Zombie creatures you control get +1/+1 and have deathtouch.

For the necromancer barons, killing and recruitment are one and the same.

Death Charmer

Creature - Worm Mercenary

Whenever Death Charmer deals combat damage to a creature, that creature's controller loses 2 life unless he or she pays .

It vents the chill of the grave.

Death Cultist

Creature - Human Wizard

Sacrifice Death Cultist: Target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Death inevitably seduces all who study it.

Death Speakers

Creature - Human Cleric

Protection from black

"The dead may be beyond the law, but speaking the wisdom of the dead will afford no protection!"
-Calmont, Aysen bureaucrat

Death's Shadow

Creature - Avatar

Death's Shadow gets -X/-X, where X is your life total.

The shadow of the candle looms tall even as its light grows dim.

Death's-Head Buzzard

Creature - Bird

Flying

When Death's-Head Buzzard dies, all creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn.

Infested with vermin, ever hungering, dropping from night's sky.

Death-Hood Cobra

Creature - Snake

: Death-Hood Cobra gains reach until end of turn. (It can block creatures with flying.)

: Death-Hood Cobra gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Death-Mask Duplicant

Artifact Creature - Shapeshifter

Imprint - : Exile target creature card from your graveyard.

As long as a card exiled with Death-Mask Duplicant has flying, Death-Mask Duplicant has flying. The same is true for fear, first strike, double strike, haste, landwalk, protection, and trample.

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

Deathbringer Liege

Creature - Horror

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

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

Whenever you cast a white spell, you may tap target creature.

Whenever you cast a black spell, you may destroy target creature if it's tapped.

Deathbringer Regent

Creature - Dragon

Flying

When Deathbringer Regent enters the battlefield, if you cast it from your hand and there are five or more other creatures on the battlefield, destroy all other creatures.

Deathbringer Thoctar

Creature - Zombie Beast

Whenever another creature dies, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Deathbringer Thoctar.

Remove a +1/+1 counter from Deathbringer Thoctar: Deathbringer Thoctar deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

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

Deathcurse Ogre

Creature - Ogre Warrior

When Deathcurse Ogre dies, each player loses 3 life.

After their worship of oni began, only a few of Kamigawa's ogres remained in the bitter cold of the Tendo Peaks. Most were drawn to the darkness of Takenuma.

Deathforge Shaman

Creature - Ogre Shaman

Multikicker (You may pay an additional any number of times as you cast this spell.)

When Deathforge Shaman enters the battlefield, it deals damage to target player equal to twice the number of times it was kicked.

Deathgaze Cockatrice

Creature - Cockatrice

Flying

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

"Sometimes I come across a stone finger or foot and I know I'm in cockatrice territory."-Rulak, bog guide

Deathgazer

Creature - Lizard

Whenever Deathgazer blocks or becomes blocked by a nonblack creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.

Your entire life passes before its eyes.

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."

Deathknell Kami

Creature - Spirit

Flying

: Deathknell Kami gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.

Soulshift 1 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 1 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

Deathless Angel

Creature - Angel

Flying

: Target creature is indestructible this turn.

"I should have died that day, but I suffered not a scratch. I awoke in a lake of blood, none of it apparently my own."
-The War Diaries

Deathless Behemoth

Creature - Eldrazi

Vigilance

Sacrifice two Eldrazi Scions: Return Deathless Behemoth from your graveyard to your hand. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

"Over and over it rose. Over and over we fell."-Ganda, Goma Fada deserter

Deathmark Prelate

Creature - Human Cleric

, , Sacrifice a Zombie: Destroy target non-Zombie creature. It can't be regenerated. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

Death is a secret he is willing to share.

Deathmask Nezumi

Creature - Rat Shaman

As long as you have seven or more cards in hand, Deathmask Nezumi gets +2/+1 and has fear. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

"We had him cornered, we did . . . and, well, you know what they say about rats."
-Araba patrol survivor

Deathmist Raptor

Creature - Lizard Beast

Deathtouch

Whenever a permanent you control is turned face up, you may return Deathmist Raptor from your graveyard to the battlefield face up or face down.

Megamorph (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for . Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)

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."

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.

Deathspore Thallid

Creature - Zombie Fungus

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a spore counter on Deathspore Thallid.

Remove three spore counters from Deathspore Thallid: Put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token onto the battlefield.

Sacrifice a Saproling: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

Deceiver Exarch

Creature - Cleric

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

When Deceiver Exarch enters the battlefield, choose one - Untap target permanent you control; or tap target permanent an opponent controls.

Deceiver of Form

Creature - Eldrazi

({C} represents colorless mana.)

At the beginning of combat on your turn, reveal the top card of your library. If a creature card is revealed this way, you may have creatures you control other than Deceiver of Form become copies of that card until end of turn. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.

Decorated Griffin

Creature - Griffin

Flying

: Prevent the next 1 combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn.

The awards and medals of polis-dwellers mean nothing to griffins, but they repay acts of generosity.

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

Deep Spawn

Creature - Homarid

Trample

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Deep Spawn unless you put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard.

: Deep Spawn gains shroud until end of turn and doesn't untap during your next untap step. Tap Deep Spawn. (A permanent with shroud can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Deep-Sea Kraken

Creature - Kraken

Deep-Sea Kraken can't be blocked.

Suspend 9- (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay and exile it with nine time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, cast it without paying its mana cost. It has haste.)

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, if Deep-Sea Kraken is suspended, remove a time counter from it.

The rift remained open for days, sluicing ancient seawater. It closed only after the last great tentacle squirmed its way through.

Deep-Slumber Titan

Creature - Giant Warrior

Deep-Slumber Titan enters the battlefield tapped.

Deep-Slumber Titan doesn't untap during your untap step.

Whenever Deep-Slumber Titan is dealt damage, untap it.

Do not disturb.

Deepcavern Imp

Creature - Imp Rebel

Flying, haste

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

Deepchannel Mentor

Creature - Merfolk Rogue

Blue creatures you control are unblockable.

The rivers can no longer provide safe passage for travelers and commerce. They serve only as highways for raiders and channels for blood and woe.

Deepfathom Skulker

Creature - Eldrazi

Devoid (This card has no color.)

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

{C}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn. ({C} represents colorless mana.)

Deepfire Elemental

Creature - Elemental

: Destroy target artifact or creature with converted mana cost X.

"There are deep, deep places in this world that have long burned hot with little regard for the whitening of the earth's thin skin."
-Sek'Kuar, Deathkeeper

Deeptread Merrow

Creature - Merfolk Rogue

: Deeptread Merrow gains islandwalk until end of turn.

"My success at navigating the Dark Meanders irritates the Inkfathom school. They consider themselves peerless divers, but I try to remind them that they cannot own commodities like bravery and cunning."