Bubble Matrix

Artifact

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to creatures.

"This device was commisioned by a king who desired peace. Unfortunately, the royal artificer was also the king's jester."
-Hanna, Weatherlight navigator

Bubbling Beebles

Creature - Beeble

Bubbling Beebles is unblockable as long as defending player controls an enchantment.

"Chancellor Rayne canceled the annual beeble roast. I should have married a crueler woman."
-Barrin

Bubbling Cauldron

Artifact

, , Sacrifice a creature: You gain 4 life.

, , Sacrifice a creature named Festering Newt: Each opponent loses 4 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

Bubbling Muck

Sorcery

Until end of turn, whenever a player taps a Swamp for mana, that player adds to his or her mana pool (in addition to the mana the land produces).

The muck claims a hundred living things for each meager treasure it spews forth.

Budoka Gardener

Creature - Human Monk

: You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you control ten or more lands, flip Budoka Gardener.

Budoka Pupil

Creature - Human Monk

Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on Budoka Pupil.

At the beginning of the end step, if there are two or more ki counters on Budoka Pupil, you may flip it.

Builder's Bane

Sorcery

Destroy X target artifacts. Builder's Bane deals damage to each player equal to the number of artifacts he or she controlled put into a graveyard this way.

There is only so much a person may be buried with.

Builder's Blessing

Enchantment

Untapped creatures you control get +0/+2.

"Mix the mortar with holy wards, or blood will run in the streets."
-Vadvar, Thraben stonewright

Bull Aurochs

Creature - Aurochs

Trample

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

The aurochs herd is content to graze-until the bull provides the dissenting urge to charge.

Bull Cerodon

Creature - Beast

Vigilance, haste

It holds motionless vigil, watching Naya in silence through the screen of the whitecover. When it senses anything amiss, it launches forward with the uncanny sound of torn fog.

Bull Elephant

Creature - Elephant

When Bull Elephant enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you return two Forests you control to their owner's hand.

Four gray trees and a long, coiling snake. What am I?
-Zhalfirin riddle

Bull Hippo

Creature - Hippo

Islandwalk

The merfolk may rule the waters, but hippos have never had much respect for authority.

Bull Rush

Instant

Target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

"It's gone mad! Loose the chains and save what you can!"

Bullwhip

Artifact

, : Bullwhip deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature attacks this turn if able.

"Pain is a crude way to enforce obedience, but it is cheap and plentiful."
-Volrath

Bulwark

Enchantment

At the beginning of your upkeep, Bulwark deals X damage to target opponent, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus the number of cards in that player's hand.

"It will be the goblin's first bath, and its last."
-Fire Eye, viashino bey

Bump in the Night

Sorcery

Target opponent loses 3 life.

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

It's not just the wind. It's not all in your head. And it's definitely something to worry about.

Buoyancy

Enchantment - Aura

Flash

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature has flying.

Saprazzan merfolk become legged on land, but some find it quicker to bring the water with them.

Burden of Greed

Instant

Target player loses 1 life for each tapped artifact he or she controls.

"The one who dies with the most toys is still dead."
-Geth, keeper of the Vault

Burden of Guilt

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

: Tap enchanted creature.

"Grab an axe and defend the gate! Your despair is an extravagance we can ill afford."
-Thalia, Knight-Cathar

Burgeoning

Enchantment

Whenever an opponent plays a land, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.

"The plants said, ‘We will fight the stone with root and stem and seed. We are patient. We will win.'"
-Skyshroud myth of the forest

Buried Alive

Sorcery

Search your library for up to three creature cards and put them into your graveyard. Then shuffle your library.

The scrape of shovels and the tumble of cold dirt soon muffled their pleas.

Buried Ruin

Land

: Add to your mana pool.

, , Sacrifice Buried Ruin: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

History has buried its treasures deep.

Burn (Turn/Burn)

Instant

Burn deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)

Burn at the Stake

Sorcery

As an additional cost to cast Burn at the Stake, tap any number of untapped creatures you control.

Burn at the Stake deals damage to target creature or player equal to three times the number of creatures tapped this way.

Burn Away

Instant

Burn Away deals 6 damage to target creature. When that creature dies this turn, exile all cards from its controller's graveyard.

"Your corruption will burn, serpent, until there is nothing left to defile."
-Asmala, bloodfire mystic

Burn the Impure

Instant

Burn the Impure deals 3 damage to target creature. If that creature has infect, Burn the Impure deals 3 damage to that creature's controller.

Flame doesn't kneel to Phyrexia.

Burn Trail

Sorcery

Burn Trail deals 3 damage to target creature or player.

Conspire (As you cast this spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it and you may choose a new target for the copy.)

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."

Burning Earth

Enchantment

Whenever a player taps a nonbasic land for mana, Burning Earth deals 1 damage to that player.

"Your world is formed from the same power that wraps my burning hand around your throat."-Shrazik, lavamancer

Burning Inquiry

Sorcery

Each player draws three cards, then discards three cards at random.

Jariad burned the midnight oil, burned through scroll after scroll, and then burned down his laboratory.

Burning Oil

Instant

Burning Oil deals 3 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

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

Every now and then, a devil's prank can give you a good idea.

Burning Palm Efreet

Creature - Efreet

: Burning Palm Efreet deals 2 damage to target creature with flying and that creature loses flying until end of turn.

Even the lion envies the lark.

Burning Sands

Enchantment

Whenever a creature dies, that creature's controller sacrifices a land.

"Pain teaches lessons no scholar can."
-Kamahl, pit fighter

Burning Shield Askari

Creature - Human Knight

Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)

: Burning Shield Askari gains first strike until end of turn.

"Any day that I ride my horse up to my ankles in the remains of my enemies is a good day."
-Akin, seasoned askari

Burning Vengeance

Enchantment

Whenever you cast a spell from your graveyard, Burning Vengeance deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

Mist is the geists' sorrow. Wind is their pain. Fire is their vengeance.

Burning Wish

Sorcery

You may choose a sorcery card you own from outside the game, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Exile Burning Wish.

She wished for a weapon, but not for the skill to wield it.

Burning-Eye Zubera

Creature - Zubera Spirit

When Burning-Eye Zubera dies, if 4 or more damage was dealt to it this turn, Burning-Eye Zubera deals 3 damage to target creature or player.

Burning-Tree Bloodscale

Creature - Viashino Berserker

Bloodthirst 1 (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, this creature enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.)

: Target creature can't block Burning-Tree Bloodscale this turn.

: Target creature blocks Burning-Tree Bloodscale this turn if able.

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.

Burning-Tree Shaman

Creature - Centaur Shaman

Whenever a player activates an ability that isn't a mana ability, Burning-Tree Shaman deals 1 damage to that player.

Gruul shamans are bent on punishing the civilized. Any act more complex than rubbing sticks together or eating with utensils is met with the stinging burn of their magic.

Burnished Hart

Artifact Creature - Elk

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

Forged by divine hands to wander mortal realms.

Burnout

Instant

Counter target instant spell if it's blue.

Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

"GOTCHA!"
-Jaya Ballard, Task Mage

Burnt Offering

Instant

As an additional cost to cast Burnt Offering, sacrifice a creature.

Add X mana in any combination of and/or to your mana pool, where X is the sacrificed creature's converted mana cost.

"My foes serve me twice: in dying, and in death."
-Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer

Burr Grafter

Creature - Spirit

Sacrifice Burr Grafter: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Soulshift 3 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 3 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

Burrenton Bombardier

Creature - Kithkin Soldier

Flying

Reinforce 2- (, Discard this card: Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.)

The flasks provide ballast, a means of steering, and-with a little luck-a way to deliver ward-spells to cohorts below.

Burrenton Forge-Tender

Creature - Kithkin Wizard

Protection from red

Sacrifice Burrenton Forge-Tender: Prevent all damage a red source of your choice would deal this turn.

"We are a clachan of smiths. The forge is as comfortable to us as a small fire during a cool winter's evening."

Burrenton Shield-Bearers

Creature - Kithkin Soldier

Whenever Burrenton Shield-Bearers attacks, target creature gets +0/+3 until end of turn.

Soul and bones, kithkin are woven into their clans. They fight fiercely and without self-interest.

Burrowing

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature has mountainwalk.

Burst Lightning

Instant

Kicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)

Burst Lightning deals 2 damage to target creature or player. If Burst Lightning was kicked, it deals 4 damage to that creature or player instead.

Burst of Energy

Instant

Untap target permanent.

"I stand ready to die for our world. Who will stand with me?"
-Radiant, archangel

Burst of Speed

Sorcery

Creatures you control gain haste until end of turn. (They can attack and even if they just came under your control.)

Great generals inspire by example. Goblin chieftains inspire by electrifying the barracks.

Burst of Strength

Instant

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature and untap it.

"Our fight is not about territory or revenge. It is about freedom, plain and simple."
-Ruric Thar, Ghor-Clan chieftain

Bushi Tenderfoot

Creature - Human Soldier

When a creature dealt damage by Bushi Tenderfoot this turn dies, flip Bushi Tenderfoot.

Butcher Ghoul

Creature - Zombie

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.)

Without a mind, it doesn't fear death. Without a soul, it doesn't mind killing.

Butcher of Malakir

Creature - Vampire Warrior

Flying

Whenever Butcher of Malakir or another creature you control dies, each opponent sacrifices a creature.

His verdict is always guilty. His sentence is always death.

Butcher of the Horde

Creature - Demon

Flying

Sacrifice another creature: Butcher of the Horde gains your choice of vigilance, lifelink, or haste until end of turn.

Butcher Orgg

Creature - Orgg

You may assign Butcher Orgg's combat damage divided as you choose among defending player and/or any number of creatures he or she controls.

It can kill you with three arms tied behind its back.

Butcher's Cleaver

Artifact - Equipment

Equipped creature gets +3/+0.

As long as equipped creature is a Human, it has lifelink.

Equip

Outside the safety of Thraben, there is little distinction between tool and weapon.

Butcher's Glee

Instant

Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains lifelink until end of turn. Regenerate it. (Damage dealt by a creature with lifelink also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

The Crave made Kneecleaver think she was bigger than the dragon.

Cabal Archon

Creature - Human Cleric

, Sacrifice a Cleric: Target player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

"You are weak. I am strong. The protocol is obvious."

Cabal Coffers

Land

, : Add to your mana pool for each Swamp you control.

Deep within the Cabal's vault, the Mirari pulsed like a dead sun-and its darkness radiated across Otaria.

Cabal Conditioning

Sorcery

Any number of target players each discard a number of cards equal to the highest converted mana cost among permanents you control.

"Hear only the Cabal's voice.
See only the Cabal's way.
Speak only the Cabal's word."
-Cabal mantra

Cabal Executioner

Creature - Human Cleric

Whenever Cabal Executioner deals combat damage to a player, that player sacrifices a creature.

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

Cabal Inquisitor

Creature - Human Minion

Threshold - , , Exile two cards from your graveyard: Target player discards a card. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery, and only if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

Cabal Interrogator

Creature - Zombie Wizard

, : Target player reveals X cards from his or her hand and you choose one of them. That player discards that card. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

Cabal Patriarch

Legendary Creature - Human Wizard

, Sacrifice a creature: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

Cabal Pit

Land

: Add to your mana pool. Cabal Pit deals 1 damage to you.

Threshold - , , Sacrifice Cabal Pit: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. Activate this ability only if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

Cabal Ritual

Instant

Add to your mana pool.

Threshold - Add to your mana pool instead if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

"Each syllable chills your veins. Each word rattles your mind."
-Cabal Patriarch

Cabal Shrine

Enchantment

Whenever a player casts a spell, that player discards X cards, where X is the number of cards in all graveyards with the same name as that spell.

Cabal Slaver

Creature - Human Cleric

Whenever a Goblin deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.

"In its natural habitat, the goblin is stupid, yet devious. Now it's stupid, devious, and powerful."

Cabal Surgeon

Creature - Human Minion

, , Exile two cards from your graveyard: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

"Clerics give up when their patients die. Can I help it if I'm more compassionate?"

Cabal Therapy

Sorcery

Name a nonland card. Target player reveals his or her hand and discards all cards with that name.

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

Cabal Torturer

Creature - Human Minion

, : Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

Threshold - , : Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. Activate this ability only if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

Cabal Trainee

Creature - Human Minion

Sacrifice Cabal Trainee: Target creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn.

"Ah, a faceshredder. Very rare. Nearly unstoppable. Good luck"
-Cabal instructor

Cache Raiders

Creature - Merfolk Rogue

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

What the current doesn't take, they do.

Cached Defenses

Sorcery

Bolster 3. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put three +1/+1 counters on it.)

The glittering scales in the Abzan vaults represent mighty deeds of the past and protection for generations to come.

Cackling Counterpart

Instant

Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of target creature you control.

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

Cackling Fiend

Creature - Zombie

When Cackling Fiend enters the battlefield, each opponent discards a card.

Its windpipe is only the first to amplify its maddening laughter.

Cackling Flames

Instant

Cackling Flames deals 3 damage to target creature or player.

Hellbent - Cackling Flames deals 5 damage to that creature or player instead if you have no cards in hand.

"I like a little entertainment with my dinner."
-Rakdos

Cackling Imp

Creature - Imp

Flying

: Target player loses 1 life.

Its laughter drives needles through your mind.

Cackling Witch

Creature - Human Spellshaper

, , Discard a card: Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn.

The touch of his madness can drive anyone into a killing frenzy.

Cadaver Imp

Creature - Imp

Flying

When Cadaver Imp enters the battlefield, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

The mouth must be pried open before rigor mortis sets in. Otherwise the returning soul can find no ingress.

Cadaverous Bloom

Enchantment

Exile a card from your hand: Add or to your mana pool.

"It's filthy work, planting them."
-Kifimbo, Shadow Guildmage

Cadaverous Knight

Creature - Zombie Knight

Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)

: Regenerate Cadaverous Knight.

Grieve for the soul in death dishonored.
-Shadow Guild saying

Cage of Hands

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature can't attack or block.

: Return Cage of Hands to its owner's hand.

"Our own actions built the prisons that now hold us. Our hands reached too far and tried to hold too much."
-Dosan the Falling Leaf

Caged Sun

Artifact

As Caged Sun enters the battlefield, choose a color.

Creatures you control of the chosen color get +1/+1.

Whenever a land's ability adds one or more mana of the chosen color to your mana pool, add one additional mana of that color to your mana pool.

Cagemail

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

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

"Power often costs too high a price."
-Commander Eesha

Cairn Wanderer

Creature - Shapeshifter

Changeling (This card is every creature type at all times.)

As long as a creature card with flying is in a graveyard, Cairn Wanderer has flying. The same is true for fear, first strike, double strike, deathtouch, haste, landwalk, lifelink, protection, reach, trample, shroud, and vigilance.

Calciderm

Creature - Beast

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

Vanishing 4 (This permanent enters the battlefield with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter from it. When the last is removed, sacrifice it.)

Calciform Pools

Land

: Add to your mana pool.

, : Put a storage counter on Calciform Pools.

, Remove X storage counters from Calciform Pools: Add X mana in any combination of and/or to your mana pool.

Calcite Snapper

Creature - Turtle

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

Landfall - Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you may switch Calcite Snapper's power and toughness until end of turn.

Caldera Hellion

Creature - Hellion

Devour 1 (As this enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature enters the battlefield with that many +1/+1 counters on it.)

When Caldera Hellion enters the battlefield, it deals 3 damage to each creature.

Caldera Kavu

Creature - Kavu

: Caldera Kavu gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

: Caldera Kavu becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.

As powerful and malleable as the molten rock it calls home.

Caldera Lake

Land

Caldera Lake enters the battlefield tapped.

: Add to your mana pool.

: Add or to your mana pool. Caldera Lake deals 1 damage to you.

Call (Beck/Call)

Sorcery

Put four 1/1 white Bird creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield.

Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)

Call for Blood

Instant - Arcane

As an additional cost to cast Call for Blood, sacrifice a creature.

Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.

Call of the Conclave

Sorcery

Put a 3/3 green Centaur creature token onto the battlefield.

Centaurs are sent to evangelize in Gruul territories where words of war speak louder than prayers of peace.

Call of the Herd

Sorcery

Put a 3/3 green Elephant creature token onto the battlefield.

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

Call of the Nightwing

Sorcery

Put a 1/1 blue and black Horror creature token with flying onto the battlefield.

Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)

Call of the Wild

Enchantment

: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, put it into your graveyard.

Thinking of dinner made Squee realize that the forest was probably thinking the same thing.