Xathrid Slyblade

Creature - Human Assassin

Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

: Until end of turn, Xathrid Slyblade loses hexproof and gains first strike and deathtouch. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike. Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Designed by Rob Pardo

Xenic Poltergeist

Creature - Spirit

: Until your next upkeep, target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its converted mana cost.

Xira Arien

Legendary Creature - Insect Wizard

Flying

, : Target player draws a card.

A regular guest at the Royal Masquerade, Arien is the envy of the Court. She appears in a new costume every hour.

Yasova Dragonclaw

Legendary Creature - Human Warrior

Trample

At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may pay . If you do, gain control of target creature an opponent controls with power less than Yasova Dragonclaw's power until end of turn, untap that creature, and it gains haste until end of turn.

Yavimaya Ancients

Creature - Treefolk

: Yavimaya Ancients gets +1/-2 until end of turn.

"The Ancients teach us that if we can but last, we shall prevail."
-Kaysa, Elder Druid of the Juniper Order

Yavimaya Ants

Creature - Insect

Trample, haste

Cumulative upkeep (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)

"Few natural forces are as devastating as hunger."
-Kaysa, Elder Druid of the Juniper Order

Yavimaya Barbarian

Creature - Elf Barbarian

Protection from blue

Not all elves embrace the pastoral life. Some still roam the forest's edge, forever making war against their hated enemies.

Yavimaya Dryad

Creature - Dryad

Forestwalk

When Yavimaya Dryad enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a Forest card and put it onto the battlefield tapped under target player's control. If you do, shuffle your library.

The parched earth still shielded those few souls with the heart to call it home.

Yavimaya Elder

Creature - Human Druid

When Yavimaya Elder dies, you may search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, and put them into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.

, Sacrifice Yavimaya Elder: Draw a card.

Yavimaya Enchantress

Creature - Human Druid

Yavimaya Enchantress gets +1/+1 for each enchantment on the battlefield.

Her roots connect her to the forest's wishes.

Yavimaya Gnats

Creature - Insect

Flying

: Regenerate Yavimaya Gnats.

"It is our third day of travel on the Yavimaya River, and still these creatures plague us. Davin Lansson, our naturalist, has facetiously labeled them ‘gnats,' and the name has stuck."
-Disa the Restless, journal entry

Yavimaya Granger

Creature - Elf

Echo (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.)

When Yavimaya Granger enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.

Yavimaya Kavu

Creature - Kavu

Yavimaya Kavu's power is equal to the number of red creatures on the battlefield.

Yavimaya Kavu's toughness is equal to the number of green creatures on the battlefield.

Kavu hunt prey in packs-one kavu hunts a pack of prey.

Yavimaya Scion

Creature - Treefolk

Protection from artifacts

Each time the saw blade bit, the tree spat it out.

Yavimaya Wurm

Creature - Wurm

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.)

Anywhere else, colossal. In the forests of Yavimaya, commonplace.

Yawgmoth Demon

Creature - Demon

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

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may sacrifice an artifact. If you don't, tap Yawgmoth Demon and it deals 2 damage to you.

Ydwen Efreet

Creature - Efreet

Whenever Ydwen Efreet blocks, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, remove Ydwen Efreet from combat and it can't block this turn. Creatures it was blocking that had become blocked by only Ydwen Efreet this combat become unblocked.

Yeva's Forcemage

Creature - Elf Shaman

When Yeva's Forcemage enters the battlefield, target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

"Nature can't be stopped. It rips and tears at Ravnica's tallest buildings to claim its place in the sun."

Yeva, Nature's Herald

Legendary Creature - Elf Shaman

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

You may cast green creature cards as though they had flash.

"I can call an army to my side in the blink of an eye. Best not blink."

Yew Spirit

Creature - Spirit Treefolk

: Yew Spirit gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is its power.

"I wonder what dwelled in the primordial forests before humans existed."
-Elder Rimheit

Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Legendary Creature - Human Rogue

, , Put a verse counter on Yisan, the Wanderer Bard: Search your library for a creature card with converted mana cost equal to the number of verse counters on Yisan, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library.

Designed by Brian Fargo

Yixlid Jailer

Creature - Zombie Wizard

Cards in graveyards lose all abilities.

"I have an eternity to know the souls who are bound here, to behold their every facet. But moments from now they will be gagged and masked, and they shall be known by none other."

Yoked Ox

Creature - Ox

It was in fields of grain, not fields of battle, that the Champion learned to bear the yoke of duty to the gods. She worked the land long before she was called on to defend it.
-The Theriad

Yoked Plowbeast

Creature - Beast

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

"It is sacrilege to confine a gargantuan to the grinding of straight lines. I will pray that it remembers who is the master of this land."
-Syeena, elvish godtoucher

Yomiji, Who Bars the Way

Legendary Creature - Spirit

Whenever a legendary permanent other than Yomiji, Who Bars the Way is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return that card to its owner's hand.

"As I died, I rejoiced. I would see my family again. But then I woke up back on the battlefield. Back in Kamigawa. Back in hell."
-Kenzo the Hardhearted

Yore-Tiller Nephilim

Creature - Nephilim

Whenever Yore-Tiller Nephilim attacks, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking.

Yosei, the Morning Star

Legendary Creature - Dragon Spirit

Flying

When Yosei, the Morning Star dies, target player skips his or her next untap step. Tap up to five target permanents that player controls.

Yotian Soldier

Artifact Creature - Soldier

Vigilance

After Kroog was destroyed while most of its defenders were at his side, Urza vowed that none of his allies would ever need to fear for their own defense again, even while laying siege to a city far from their homes.

Young Pyromancer

Creature - Human Shaman

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, put a 1/1 red Elemental creature token onto the battlefield.

Immolation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Young Wolf

Creature - Wolf

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.)

The Ulvenwald makes no allowances for youth. Today's newborn is either tomorrow's hunter or tomorrow's lunch.

Youthful Knight

Creature - Human Knight

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Idealism fits him better than his armor.

Youthful Scholar

Creature - Human Wizard

When Youthful Scholar dies, draw two cards.

"Too dumb, and you end up a sibsig. Too smart, and you end up a meal. Mediocrity is the key to a long life."
-Mogai, Silumgar noble

Yuki-Onna

Creature - Spirit

When Yuki-Onna enters the battlefield, destroy target artifact.

Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may return Yuki-Onna to its owner's hand.

Yukora, the Prisoner

Legendary Creature - Demon Spirit

When Yukora, the Prisoner leaves the battlefield, sacrifice all non-Ogre creatures you control.

It took ninety-nine monks to weave the spell that trapped Yukora. Upon the death of the ninety-nine, the spell was broken, and the demon returned to the mortal world seeking vengeance for its imprisonment.

Zada's Commando

Creature - Goblin Archer Ally

First strike

Cohort - , Tap an untapped Ally you control: Zada's Commando deals 1 damage to target opponent.

"There's a word for someone who brings too much gear to battle: ‘survivor.'"
-Zada of Slab Haven

Zada, Hedron Grinder

Legendary Creature - Goblin Ally

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets only Zada, Hedron Grinder, copy that spell for each other creature you control that the spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those creatures.

"A hedron holds magic for a thousand years-or less, if need be."

Zameck Guildmage

Creature - Elf Wizard

: This turn, each creature you control enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Draw a card.

Zanam Djinn

Creature - Djinn

Flying

Zanam Djinn gets -2/-2 as long as blue is the most common color among all permanents or is tied for most common.

Zanikev Locust

Creature - Insect

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.)

Zarichi Tiger

Creature - Cat

, : You gain 2 life.

"The taming and consecration of these creatures is evidence of our faith."
-Resimir, Zarichi Temple priest