Skeletonize

Instant

Skeletonize deals 3 damage to target creature. When a creature dealt damage this way dies this turn, put a 1/1 black Skeleton creature token onto the battlefield with ": Regenerate this creature."

Fire burns away both flesh and freedom.

Skeletal Wurm

Creature - Skeleton Wurm

: Regenerate Skeletal Wurm.

Necromancers are judged by the most powerful undead they've ever created. There are those who have animated just a single being, yet are considered the pinnacle of their dark craft.

Skeletal Vampire

Creature - Vampire Skeleton

Flying

When Skeletal Vampire enters the battlefield, put two 1/1 black Bat creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield.

, Sacrifice a Bat: Put two 1/1 black Bat creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield.

Sacrifice a Bat: Regenerate Skeletal Vampire.

Skeletal Scrying

Instant

As an additional cost to cast Skeletal Scrying, exile X cards from your graveyard.

You draw X cards and you lose X life.

Skeletal Kathari

Creature - Bird Skeleton

Flying

, Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate Skeletal Kathari.

Undeath doesn't end the kathari's search for carrion; it only removes one corpse from the Dregscape.

Skeletal Grimace

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has ": Regenerate this creature."

"And then I realized we all have skeletons on the inside. Why wait until the bodies are dead to control them?"
-Jadar, ghoulcaller of Nephalia

Skarrg Guildmage

Creature - Human Shaman

: Creatures you control gain trample until end of turn.

: Target land you control becomes a 4/4 Elemental creature until end of turn. It's still a land.

Skarrg Goliath

Creature - Beast

Trample

Bloodrush - , Discard Skarrg Goliath: Target attacking creature gets +9/+9 and gains trample until end of turn.

"They bind us with their laws. We free ourselves with nature's fist."
-Nikya of the Old Ways

Skaab Ruinator

Creature - Zombie Horror

As an additional cost to cast Skaab Ruinator, exile three creature cards from your graveyard.

Flying

You may cast Skaab Ruinator from your graveyard.

Skaab Goliath

Creature - Zombie Giant

As an additional cost to cast Skaab Goliath, exile two creature cards from your graveyard.

Trample

"Three heads, six arms, and some armor grafts are better than . . . the normal numbers of those things."
-Stitcher Geralf

Siren Song Lyre

Artifact - Equipment

Equipped creature has ", : Tap target creature."

Equip

A siren once tried to steal it out of jealousy but was caught by the song of its strings.

Siren of the Silent Song

Creature - Zombie Siren

Flying

Inspired - Whenever Siren of the Silent Song becomes untapped, each opponent discards a card, then puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard.

Siren of the Fanged Coast

Creature - Siren

Flying

Tribute 3 (As this creature enters the battlefield, an opponent of your choice may place three +1/+1 counters on it.)

When Siren of the Fanged Coast enters the battlefield, if tribute wasn't paid, gain control of target creature.

Sire of Stagnation

Creature - Eldrazi

Devoid (This card has no color.)

Whenever a land enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, that player exiles the top two cards of his or her library and you draw two cards.

As the great scourge passed by, Zendikar shivered, then lay silent.

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.

Sip of Hemlock

Sorcery

Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life.

Conspirators poisoned the oracle not because her visions were wrong, but because they were right.

Sinister Possession

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Whenever enchanted creature attacks or blocks, its controller loses 2 life.

"You caught something on a cold night's stroll? No, I'd say something caught you."
-Mezim Magrah, civic healer

Singing Bell Strike

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

When Singing Bell Strike enters the battlefield, tap enchanted creature.

Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.

Enchanted creature has ": Untap this creature."

Singe-Mind Ogre

Creature - Ogre Mutant

When Singe-Mind Ogre enters the battlefield, target player reveals a card at random from his or her hand, then loses life equal to that card's converted mana cost.

Even the balmgivers of Bant couldn't heal the incurables, but sharing their torment helped.

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."

Simic Sky Swallower

Creature - Leviathan

Flying, trample

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

"We've bred out the shortcomings of the species' natural form and replaced them with assets of our own design."
-Momir Vig

Simic Signet

Artifact

, : Add to your mana pool.

For the Simic Combine, its sigil serves not as an emblem of honor but as a trademark. Its familiar image on any biological commodity attests to superb craftsmanship, ingenious innovation, and higher cost.

Simic Manipulator

Creature - Mutant 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.)

, Remove one or more +1/+1 counters from Simic Manipulator: Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of +1/+1 counters removed this way.

Simic Keyrune

Artifact

: Add or to your mana pool.

: Simic Keyrune becomes a 2/3 green and blue Crab artifact creature with hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Simic Guildgate

Land - Gate

Simic Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.

: Add or to your mana pool.

Enter and comprehend the perfection of orchestrated life.

Simic Growth Chamber

Land

Simic Growth Chamber enters the battlefield tapped.

When Simic Growth Chamber enters the battlefield, return a land you control to its owner's hand.

: Add to your mana pool.

Simic Fluxmage

Creature - Merfolk 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.)

, : Move a +1/+1 counter from Simic Fluxmage onto target creature.

Simic Cluestone

Artifact

: Add or to your mana pool.

, , Sacrifice Simic Cluestone: Draw a card.

Simic symbols are among the most intricate and fragile, yet few vandalize them for fear of the strange lifeforms that might be released.

Simic Charm

Instant

Choose one - Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn; or permanents you control gain hexproof until end of turn; or return target creature to its owner's hand.

"We measure our progress in heartbeats."
-Prime Speaker Zegana

Simic Charge

Silverskin Armor

Artifact - Equipment

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and is an artifact in addition to its other types.

Equip

Partisan spies warned that no armor would protect the body from Phyrexian infection. Neurok strategists took that as a challenge.

Silvercoat Lion

Creature - Cat

"In the wild, white fur like mine is an aberration. We lack natural camouflage, but the inability to hide encourages other strengths."
-Ajani Goldmane

Silverclaw Griffin

Creature - Griffin

Flying, first strike

It patrols the grafs for miles around Thraben, ensuring that the unhallowed do not wake for long.

Silverchase Fox

Creature - Fox

, Sacrifice Silverchase Fox: Exile target enchantment.

"Be careful in your hunt. The clever little creature can steal your wards and lead you right into the werewolf's den."
-Britta, midwife of Gatstaf

Silverblade Paladin

Creature - Human Knight

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 Silverblade Paladin is paired with another creature, both creatures have double strike.

Silver-Inlaid Dagger

Artifact - Equipment

Equipped creature gets +2/+0.

As long as equipped creature is a Human, it gets an additional +1/+0.

Equip

Magical etchings turned a whittler's tool into a wolfhunter's weapon.

Silver Myr

Artifact Creature - Myr

: Add to your mana pool.

The myr are like quicksilver: malleable in function and adaptable in form.

Silumgar, the Drifting Death

Legendary Creature - Dragon

Flying, hexproof

Whenever a Dragon you control attacks, creatures defending player controls get -1/-1 until end of turn.

"No machinations, no puppet strings, no plots. Just pure, sweeping death."
-Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Silumgar's Scorn

Instant

As an additional cost to cast Silumgar's Scorn, you may reveal a Dragon card from your hand.

Counter target spell unless its controller pays . If you revealed a Dragon card or controlled a Dragon as you cast Silumgar's Scorn, counter that spell instead.

Silumgar's Command

Instant

Choose two -

• Counter target noncreature spell.

• Return target permanent to its owner's hand.

• Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.

• Destroy target planeswalker.

Silumgar Spell-Eater

Creature - Naga Wizard

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.)

When Silumgar Spell-Eater is turned face up, counter target spell unless its controller pays .

Silumgar Sorcerer

Creature - Human Wizard

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

Flying

Exploit (When this creature enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice a creature.)

When Silumgar Sorcerer exploits a creature, counter target creature spell.

Silumgar Monument

Artifact

: Add or to your mana pool.

: Silumgar Monument becomes a 4/4 blue and black Dragon artifact creature with flying until end of turn.

Silumgar dominates his clan from a fortress on the Marang River, where he rests upon piles of treasure.

Silumgar Butcher

Creature - Zombie Djinn

Exploit (When this creature enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice a creature.)

When Silumgar Butcher exploits a creature, target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.

Silumgar takes pride in the diversity of his sibsig.

Silumgar Assassin

Creature - Human Assassin

Creatures with power greater than Silumgar Assassin's power can't block it.

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.)

When Silumgar Assassin is turned face up, destroy target creature with power 3 or less an opponent controls.

Silkwrap

Enchantment

When Silkwrap enters the battlefield, exile target creature with converted mana cost 3 or less an opponent controls until Silkwrap leaves the battlefield. (That creature returns under its owner's control.)

Better scarves than scars.

Silklash Spider

Creature - Spider

Reach

: Silklash Spider deals X damage to each creature with flying.

By the time the spider comes to slurp up its dinner, its victims have been partially dissolved by acidic silk.

Silent Skimmer

Creature - Eldrazi Drone

Devoid (This card has no color.)

Flying

Whenever Silent Skimmer attacks, defending player loses 2 life.

"I watched it pass at a distance. When I looked back to my companions, Najet was dead."-Akiri, kor line-slinger

Silent Sentinel

Creature - Archon

Flying

Whenever Silent Sentinel attacks, you may return target enchantment card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

It serves a justice higher than the whims of the gods.

Silent Departure

Sorcery

Return target creature to its owner's hand.

Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

The same magic that lets geists pass through our realm can force them out of it.

Silent Artisan

Creature - Giant

On the fourth day they passed through a forest of immense stacked stones. Althemone, youngest of the companions, called these pillars the work of a god, but the Champion knew better. She quickened her pace.
-The Theriad

Silent Arbiter

Artifact Creature - Construct

No more than one creature can attack each combat.

No more than one creature can block each combat.

Scholars say that arbiters exist on every world, created by an unknown hand to enforce justice.

Silence the Believers

Instant

Strive - Silence the Believers costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.

Exile any number of target creatures and all Auras attached to them.

Silence

Instant

Your opponents can't cast spells this turn. (Spells cast before this resolves are unaffected.)

"Take a quiet moment to reflect on your sins."
-Cleph, Order of Redeemed Souls

Signal the Clans

Instant

Search your library for three creature cards and reveal them. If you reveal three cards with different names, choose one of them at random and put that card into your hand. Shuffle the rest into your library.

Gruul clanfolk obey few rules, but all feel bound to answer the call of the horn.

Signal Pest

Artifact Creature - Pest

Battle cry (Whenever this creature attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.)

Signal Pest can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.

It leaps from tree to tree, revealing the enemy's positions.

Sign in Blood

Sorcery

Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.

Little agonies pave the way to greater power.

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.

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.

Sigiled Paladin

Creature - Human Knight

First strike

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

Each sigil marks the recognition of a great deed and signifies a duty owed to the one who granted it.

Sigiled Behemoth

Creature - Beast

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

"Do not mistake a behemoth's assistance for subservience."
-Mayael the Anima

Sigil of the Nayan Gods

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each creature you control.

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

As the elves learned the hymns of angels, the knights learned the roars of titans.

Sigil of the Empty Throne

Enchantment

Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, put a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying onto the battlefield.

When Asha left Bant, she ensured that the world would have protection and order in her absence.

Sigil of Distinction

Artifact - Equipment

Sigil of Distinction enters the battlefield with X charge counters on it.

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each charge counter on Sigil of Distinction.

Equip-Remove a charge counter from Sigil of Distinction.

Sigil Captain

Creature - Rhino Soldier

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature is 1/1, put two +1/+1 counters on it.

"One sigil awarded for valor, the other awarded for surviving Hellkite's Pass."

Sigil Blessing

Instant

Until end of turn, target creature you control gets +3/+3 and other creatures you control get +1/+1.

"For unwavering commitment and unflinching strength, the Order of the White Orchid confers its sigil. Rise, knight-captain, and do your duty."

Sightless Ghoul

Creature - Zombie Soldier

Sightless Ghoul can't block.

Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)

It blindly marches on Thraben's gates, guided by its master's direful will.

Sightless Brawler

Enchantment Creature - Human Warrior

Bestow (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.)

Sightless Brawler can't attack alone.

Enchanted creature gets +3/+2 and can't attack alone.

Sighted-Caste Sorcerer

Creature - Human Wizard

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

: Sighted-Caste Sorcerer gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Sight of the Scalelords

Enchantment

At the beginning of combat on your turn, creatures you control with toughness 4 or greater get +2/+2 and gain vigilance until end of turn.

"The Silumgar creep around our borders and infiltrate our aeries. We must remain ever watchful."
-Golran, Dromoka captain

Sight Beyond Sight

Sorcery

Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library.

Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Sigarda, Host of Herons

Legendary Creature - Angel

Flying, hexproof

Spells and abilities your opponents control can't cause you to sacrifice permanents.

Great devotion yields great reward.

Sifter of Skulls

Creature - Eldrazi

Devoid (This card has no color.)

Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, put a 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature token onto the battlefield. It has "Sacrifice this creature: Add {C} to your mana pool." ({C} represents colorless mana.)

Siegecraft

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets +2/+4.

"They thought their fortress impregnable . . . until we marched up with ours, and blocked out the sun."
-Golran, dragonscale captain

Siege-Gang Commander

Creature - Goblin

When Siege-Gang Commander enters the battlefield, put three 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens onto the battlefield.

, Sacrifice a Goblin: Siege-Gang Commander deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

Siege Wurm

Creature - Wurm

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.)

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.)

The Rubblefield was once among the wealthiest districts in Ravnica. All it took was a single wurm to reduce it to ruins.

Siege Rhino

Creature - Rhino

Trample

When Siege Rhino enters the battlefield, each opponent loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.

The mere approach of an Abzan war beast is enough to send enemies fleeing in panic.

Siege Mastodon

Creature - Elephant

"The walls of the wicked will fall before us. Ready the siege engines. We proceed to war!"
-General Avitora

Siege Dragon

Creature - Dragon

Flying

When Siege Dragon enters the battlefield, destroy all Walls your opponents control.

Whenever Siege Dragon attacks, if defending player controls no Walls, it deals 2 damage to each creature without flying that player controls.

Siege Behemoth

Creature - Beast

Hexproof

As long as Siege Behemoth is attacking, for each creature you control, you may have that creature assign its combat damage as though it weren't blocked.

"Hold the line, hold the li-"
-General Srok, last words

Sidisi, Undead Vizier

Legendary Creature - Zombie Naga

Deathtouch

Exploit (When this creature enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice a creature.)

When Sidisi, Undead Vizier exploits a creature, you may search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.

Sidisi, Brood Tyrant

Legendary Creature - Naga Shaman

Whenever Sidisi, Brood Tyrant enters the battlefield or attacks, put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.

Whenever one or more creature cards are put into your graveyard from your library, put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield.

Sidisi's Pet

Creature - Zombie Ape

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

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

The Sultai distinguish between pet and slave by the material of the chain.

Sidisi's Faithful

Creature - Naga Wizard

Exploit (When this creature enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice a creature.)

When Sidisi's Faithful exploits a creature, return target creature to its owner's hand.

"I tire of your prattle, and your face."

Sickleslicer

Artifact - Equipment

Living weapon (When this Equipment enters the battlefield, put a 0/0 black Germ creature token onto the battlefield, then attach this to it.)

Equipped creature gets +2/+2.

Equip

Sibsig Muckdraggers

Creature - Zombie

Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for .)

When Sibsig Muckdraggers enters the battlefield, return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Sibsig Icebreakers

Creature - Zombie

When Sibsig Icebreakers enters the battlefield, each player discards a card.

"I almost envy them. They can't get frostbite."
-Kirada, Silumgar enforcer

Sibsig Host

Creature - Zombie

When Sibsig Host enters the battlefield, each player puts the top three cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.

"They were your friends, your family, your clan. They want only to welcome you."
-Tasigur, the Golden Fang

Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest

Legendary Creature - Human Monk

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

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may pay . If you do, target creature gains double strike until end of turn.

Shrivel

Sorcery

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

"Have you ever killed insects nibbling at your crops? I think that's what the Eldrazi believe they're doing to us."
-Sheyda, Ondu gamekeeper

Shrine of the Forsaken Gods

Land

: Add to your mana pool.

: Add to your mana pool. Spend this mana only to cast colorless spells. Activate this ability only if you control seven or more lands.

The gods known to the merfolk as Ula, Emeria, and Cosi were nothing more than false memories of a monstrous trinity: the Eldrazi titans Ulamog, Emrakul, and Kozilek.

Shrine of Piercing Vision

Artifact

At the beginning of your upkeep or whenever you cast a blue spell, put a charge counter on Shrine of Piercing Vision.

, Sacrifice Shrine of Piercing Vision: Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of charge counters on Shrine of Piercing Vision. Put one of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Shrine of Loyal Legions

Artifact

At the beginning of your upkeep or whenever you cast a white spell, put a charge counter on Shrine of Loyal Legions.

, , Sacrifice Shrine of Loyal Legions: Put a 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature token onto the battlefield for each charge counter on Shrine of Loyal Legions.

Shrine of Limitless Power

Artifact

At the beginning of your upkeep or whenever you cast a black spell, put a charge counter on Shrine of Limitless Power.

, , Sacrifice Shrine of Limitless Power: Target player discards a card for each charge counter on Shrine of Limitless Power.

Shrine of Burning Rage

Artifact

At the beginning of your upkeep or whenever you cast a red spell, put a charge counter on Shrine of Burning Rage.

, , Sacrifice Shrine of Burning Rage: Shrine of Burning Rage deals damage equal to the number of charge counters on it to target creature or player.

Shrine of Boundless Growth

Artifact

At the beginning of your upkeep or whenever you cast a green spell, put a charge counter on Shrine of Boundless Growth.

, Sacrifice Shrine of Boundless Growth: Add to your mana pool for each charge counter on Shrine of Boundless Growth.

Shrike Harpy

Creature - Harpy

Flying

Tribute 2 (As this creature enters the battlefield, an opponent of your choice may place two +1/+1 counters on it.)

When Shrike Harpy enters the battlefield, if tribute wasn't paid, target opponent sacrifices a creature.

Shriekmaw

Creature - Elemental

Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

When Shriekmaw enters the battlefield, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature.

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

Shrieking Affliction

Enchantment

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has one or fewer cards in hand, he or she loses 3 life.

A gargoyle's voice reaches pitches that will shatter glass and warp bone.

Shriekhorn

Artifact

Shriekhorn enters the battlefield with three charge counters on it.

, Remove a charge counter from Shriekhorn: Target player puts the top two cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.