Akroan Hoplite

Creature - Human Soldier

Whenever Akroan Hoplite attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of attacking creatures you control.

"Fair fight? How could it be a fair fight? We're Akroans. They're not."

Akroan Horse

Artifact Creature - Horse

Defender

When Akroan Horse enters the battlefield, an opponent gains control of it.

At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent puts a 1/1 white Soldier creature token onto the battlefield.

Akroan Line Breaker

Creature - Human Warrior

Heroic - Whenever you cast a spell that targets Akroan Line Breaker, Akroan Line Breaker gets +2/+0 and gains intimidate until end of turn.

The enemies' shields are the first to shatter, and their battle line is never far behind.

Akroan Mastiff

Creature - Hound

, : Tap target creature.

Even when many of the soldiers who guarded Akros were called away, its safety was never in doubt.

Akroan Phalanx

Creature - Human Soldier

Vigilance

: Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

Shields up, spears out, heels set, hearts firm.

Akroan Skyguard

Creature - Human Soldier

Flying

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

"Trust me. When you have earned a god's favor, you'll know."

Akroma's Devoted

Creature - Human Cleric

Cleric creatures have vigilance.

Akroma asked for only one thing from her troops: unwavering, unconditional loyalty.

Akroma, Angel of Fury

Legendary Creature - Angel

Akroma, Angel of Fury can't be countered.

Flying, trample, protection from white and from blue

: Akroma, Angel of Fury gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

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

Akroma, Angel of Wrath

Legendary Creature - Angel

Flying, first strike, vigilance, trample, haste, protection from black and from red

"No rest. No mercy. No matter what."

Akron Legionnaire

Creature - Giant Soldier

Except for creatures named Akron Legionnaire and artifact creatures, creatures you control can't attack.

Aku Djinn

Creature - Djinn

Trample

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature each opponent controls.

"Your arrogance amazes me, Kaervek. Did you not know the price you would pay?"
-Mangara

Akuta, Born of Ash

Legendary Creature - Spirit

Haste

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have more cards in hand than each opponent, you may sacrifice a Swamp. If you do, return Akuta, Born of Ash from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Alabaster Dragon

Creature - Dragon

Flying

When Alabaster Dragon dies, shuffle it into its owner's library.

Alabaster Kirin

Creature - Kirin

Flying, vigilance

The appearance of a kirin signifies the passing or arrival of an important figure. As word of sightings spread, all the khans took it to mean themselves. Only the shaman Chianul thought of Sarkhan Vol.

Alabaster Leech

Creature - Leech

White spells you cast cost more to cast.

"Its stones seem to serve a healing function, but removing them intact is an exhausting process."
-Tolarian research notes

Alabaster Mage

Creature - Human Wizard

: Target creature you control gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

"We hold sacred the powers of light and life. Truth and honor are our greatest weapons."
-Alabaster creed

Alabaster Wall

Creature - Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

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

Its mortar is mixed with waters straight from the Fountain of Cho.

Alaborn Cavalier

Creature - Human Knight

Whenever Alaborn Cavalier attacks, you may tap target creature.

"Course he ran! I wouldn't want to stare down that barrel, either!"
-Alaborn soldier

Aladdin

Creature - Human Rogue

, : Gain control of target artifact for as long as you control Aladdin.

Albino Troll

Creature - Troll

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.)

: Regenerate Albino Troll.

Alchemist's Apprentice

Creature - Human Wizard

Sacrifice Alchemist's Apprentice: Draw a card.

Side effects may include foul odors, scalding steam, and spontaneous nonexistence.

Alesha's Vanguard

Creature - Orc Warrior

Dash (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)

Boundaries drawn on maps or marked with stone have no meaning for the Mardu.

Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

Legendary Creature - Human Warrior

First strike

Whenever Alesha, Who Smiles at Death attacks, you may pay . If you do, return target creature card with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking.

"Greet death with sword in hand."

Alexi, Zephyr Mage

Legendary Creature - Human Spellshaper

, , Discard two cards: Return X target creatures to their owners' hands.

The Keldons didn't know her name, but they still cursed her in battle.

Algae Gharial

Creature - Crocodile

Shroud

Whenever another creature dies, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Algae Gharial.

It lurks just under the surface, using the algae-choked tar pits of Jund as both home and hunting blind.

Ali Baba

Creature - Human Rogue

: Tap target Wall.

"When he reached the entrance of the cavern, he pronounced the words, ‘Open, Sesame!'"
-The Arabian Nights, Junior Classics trans.

Ali from Cairo

Creature - Human

Damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.

Alley Grifters

Creature - Human Mercenary

Whenever Alley Grifters becomes blocked, defending player discards a card.

One distracts the victim, the other extracts the valuables.

Allosaurus Rider

Creature - Elf Warrior

You may exile two green cards from your hand rather than pay Allosaurus Rider's mana cost.

Allosaurus Rider's power and toughness are each equal to 1 plus the number of lands you control.

Alloy Golem

Artifact Creature - Golem

As Alloy Golem enters the battlefield, choose a color.

Alloy Golem is the chosen color. (It's still an artifact.)

"We turned old weapons into new warriors."
-Jhoira, master artificer

Alloy Myr

Artifact Creature - Myr

: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

With or without witnesses, the suns continued their prismatic dance.

Alluring Siren

Creature - Siren

: Target creature an opponent controls attacks you this turn if able.

She lures victims with promises of flesh, captures them in a net of deceit, and destroys them in the embrace of the sea.

Alms Beast

Creature - Beast

Creatures blocking or blocked by Alms Beast have lifelink.

Alms-coins are only redeemable at Orzhov businesses.

Alpha Kavu

Creature - Kavu

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

Kavu leaders instinctively protect their herds from harm.

Alpha Myr

Artifact Creature - Myr

Alpha Tyrranax

Creature - Beast

Hunger seized the tyrranax, and the Sylvok's vision quest ended in disaster.

Alpine Grizzly

Creature - Bear

The Temur welcome bears into the clan, fighting alongside them in battle. The relationship dates back to when they labored side by side under Sultai rule.

Altac Bloodseeker

Creature - Human Berserker

Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, Altac Bloodseeker gets +2/+0 and gains first strike and haste until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike, and it can attack and as soon as it comes under your control.)

Altar Golem

Artifact Creature - Golem

Trample

Altar Golem's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures on the battlefield.

Altar Golem doesn't untap during your untap step.

Tap five untapped creatures you control: Untap Altar Golem.

Ambassador Laquatus

Legendary Creature - Merfolk Wizard

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

"Life is a game. The only thing that matters is whether you're a pawn or a player."

Ambassador Oak

Creature - Treefolk Warrior

When Ambassador Oak enters the battlefield, put a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token onto the battlefield.

Treefolk and elves share a common interest in the forests, but really the elves just feel at home with the view from above.

Ambuscade Shaman

Creature - Orc Shaman

Whenever Ambuscade Shaman or another creature enters the battlefield under your control, that creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Dash (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)

Ambush Commander

Creature - Elf

Forests you control are 1/1 green Elf creatures that are still lands.

, Sacrifice an Elf: Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Ambush Krotiq

Creature - Insect

Trample

When Ambush Krotiq enters the battlefield, return another creature you control to its owner's hand.

The Abzan merchants soon discovered why this route was clear of dragons.

Ambush Party

Creature - Human Rogue

First strike, haste

"Fair fight? I'll take survival over chivalry any day!"
-Tor Wauki, Bandit King

Ambush Viper

Creature - Snake

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

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

"Living creatures seldom impress me. But I like this one."
-Uta Falkenrath

Amoeboid Changeling

Creature - Shapeshifter

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

: Target creature gains all creature types until end of turn.

: Target creature loses all creature types until end of turn.

Amphibious Kavu

Creature - Kavu

Whenever Amphibious Kavu blocks or becomes blocked by one or more blue and/or black creatures, Amphibious Kavu gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Merfolk raided the shores untroubled for years . . . until the shores started fighting back.

Amphin Cutthroat

Creature - Salamander Rogue

"The amphin have long built their society in secret. While surface dwellers squabbled over trivial borders, they patiently expanded, building their ammonite temple-caves. Now amphin priests eye the shore, and amphin hunters gird for war."
-Gor Muldrak, Cryptohistories

Amphin Pathmage

Creature - Salamander Wizard

: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

"There are those who do not believe in the existence of the amphin. This seems somehow to be of their own design."
-Gor Muldrak, Cryptohistories

Amrou Kithkin

Creature - Kithkin

Amrou Kithkin can't be blocked by creatures with power 3 or greater.

Quick and agile, Amrou Kithkin can usually escape from even the most fearsome opponents.

Amrou Scout

Creature - Kithkin Rebel Scout

, : Search your library for a Rebel permanent card with converted mana cost 3 or less and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

The people of Amrou were scattered by war and driven into hiding. Scouts maintain the beacon fires that signal "return" and "home."

Amrou Seekers

Creature - Kithkin Rebel

Amrou Seekers can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or white creatures.

The paradise of Amrou Haven had become a field of cinders. Its people struggled to survive, hoping to see visions of its past in the strange storms that quickly passed.

Amugaba

Creature - Illusion

Flying

, Discard a card: Return Amugaba to its owner's hand.

The aven claim it feeds on thunder and rainbows.

An-Havva Constable

Creature - Human

An-Havva Constable's toughness is equal to 1 plus the number of green creatures on the battlefield.

"Joskun and the other constables serve with passion, if not with grace."
-Devin, faerie noble

Ana Battlemage

Creature - Human Wizard

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

When Ana Battlemage enters the battlefield, if it was kicked with its kicker, target player discards three cards.

When Ana Battlemage enters the battlefield, if it was kicked with its kicker, tap target untapped creature and that creature deals damage equal to its power to its controller.

Ana Disciple

Creature - Human Wizard

, : Target creature gains flying until end of turn.

, : Target creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn.

"The blessings of Gaea alone are no longer enough."

Anaba Ancestor

Creature - Minotaur Spirit

: Another target Minotaur creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

"The Ancestors are the wisdom of the tribe and the soul of the Homelands. I am eternally in their debt."
-Taysir

Anaba Bodyguard

Creature - Minotaur

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

"They who challenge a minotaur enjoy the taste of their own blood."
-Mirri of the Weatherlight

Anaba Shaman

Creature - Minotaur Shaman

, : Anaba Shaman deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

Just try taking this bull by the horns.

Anaba Spirit Crafter

Creature - Minotaur Shaman

Minotaur creatures get +1/+0.

"The Spirit Crafters sing of all our people. They sing of those lost, of those found, and of those who are yet to be."
-Onatah, Anaba Shaman

Anaconda

Creature - Snake

Swampwalk (This creature is unblockable as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)

If you're smaller than the anaconda, it considers you food. If you're larger than the anaconda, it considers you a lot of food.

Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit

Legendary Creature - Spirit Soldier

Whenever another nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, bolster 1. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Martyred for worshipping her ancestors, she now walks among them.

Anafenza, the Foremost

Legendary Creature - Human Soldier

Whenever Anafenza, the Foremost attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on another target tapped creature you control.

If a creature card would be put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.

Rarely at rest on the Amber Throne, Anafenza always leads the Abzan Houses to battle.

Anarchist

Creature - Human Wizard

When Anarchist enters the battlefield, you may return target sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

Those who will not follow are doomed to lead.

Anathemancer

Creature - Zombie Wizard

When Anathemancer enters the battlefield, it deals damage to target player equal to the number of nonbasic lands that player controls.

Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Anavolver

Creature - Volver

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

If Anavolver was kicked with its kicker, it enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it and with flying.

If Anavolver was kicked with its kicker, it enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it and with "Pay 3 life: Regenerate Anavolver."

Anax and Cymede

Legendary Creature - Human Soldier

First strike, vigilance

Heroic - Whenever you cast a spell that targets Anax and Cymede, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample until end of turn.

Akros's greatest heroes are also its royalty.

Ancestor's Chosen

Creature - Human Cleric

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

When Ancestor's Chosen enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life for each card in your graveyard.

"The will of all, by my hand done."

Ancestor's Prophet

Creature - Human Cleric

Tap five untapped Clerics you control: You gain 10 life.

"We have faced horrors of war and terrors beyond imagining. We will overcome the uncertainties of this new life."

Ancestral Statue

Artifact Creature - Golem

When Ancestral Statue enters the battlefield, return a nonland permanent you control to its owner's hand.

The mage awakened the statue in hopes of learning the lost lore of her clan, but the statue was interested only in war.

Ancient Carp

Creature - Fish

"Why eat now what could one day grow into a feast?"
-Ojutai, translated from Draconic

Ancient Crab

Creature - Crab

After the fall of Sea Gate and the draining of the Halimar basin, the crab set off to find a new home.

Ancient Hellkite

Creature - Dragon

Flying

: Ancient Hellkite deals 1 damage to target creature defending player controls. Activate this ability only if Ancient Hellkite is attacking.

When a dragon attacks, there are no bystanders.

Ancient Hydra

Creature - Hydra

Fading 5 (This creature enters the battlefield with five fade counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.)

, Remove a fade counter from Ancient Hydra: Ancient Hydra deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

Ancient Kavu

Creature - Kavu

: Ancient Kavu becomes colorless until end of turn.

Those with the ability to change their nature survived Phyrexia's biological attacks. Everything else died.

Ancient Ooze

Creature - Ooze

Ancient Ooze's power and toughness are each equal to the total converted mana cost of other creatures you control.

The ooze has always been. The ooze will always be.

Ancient Silverback

Creature - Ape

: Regenerate Ancient Silverback. (The next time this creature would be destroyed this turn, it isn't. Instead tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat.)

Ancient Spider

Creature - Spider

First strike; reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)

It outlived both king and castle.

Andradite Leech

Creature - Leech

Black spells you cast cost more to cast.

: Andradite Leech gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

"Older specimens are completely encrusted with gems, which serve as both armor and weapons."
-Tolarian research notes

Angel of Despair

Creature - Angel

Flying

When Angel of Despair enters the battlefield, destroy target permanent.

"I feel in them a sense of duty and commitment, yet I can feel nothing else. It is as if their duty is to an empty void."
-Razia

Angel of Finality

Creature - Angel

Flying When Angel of Finality enters the battlefield, exile all cards from target player's graveyard.

"Better the dead depart utterly than be enslaved."

Angel of Flight Alabaster

Creature - Angel

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, return target Spirit card from your graveyard to your hand.

She endures without Avacyn but secretly asks each soul she guides if it has seen her.

Angel of Glory's Rise

Creature - Angel

Flying

When Angel of Glory's Rise enters the battlefield, exile all Zombies, then return all Human creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield.

"Justice isn't done until undeath is undone."

Angel of Jubilation

Creature - Angel

Flying

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

Players can't pay life or sacrifice creatures to cast spells or activate abilities.

"Though Innistrad is not cleansed of evil, we finally have cause to rejoice."

Angel of Mercy

Creature - Angel

Flying

When Angel of Mercy enters the battlefield, you gain 3 life.

Every tear shed is a drop of immortality.

Angel of Renewal

Creature - Angel Ally

Flying

When Angel of Renewal enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life for each creature you control.

"No more fear. No more failure. No more death. No more!"

Angel of Retribution

Creature - Angel

Flying, first strike

Bitter vengeance never glowed so bright nor sang so sweet.

Angel of Salvation

Creature - Angel

Flash; convoke (Each creature you tap while casting this spell reduces its cost by or by one mana of that creature's color.)

Flying

When Angel of Salvation enters the battlefield, prevent the next 5 damage that would be dealt this turn to any number of target creatures and/or players, divided as you choose.

Angel of Serenity

Creature - Angel

Flying

When Angel of Serenity enters the battlefield, you may exile up to three other target creatures from the battlefield and/or creature cards from graveyards.

When Angel of Serenity leaves the battlefield, return the exiled cards to their owners' hands.

Angel of the Dire Hour

Creature - Angel

Flash

Flying

When Angel of the Dire Hour enters the battlefield, if you cast it from your hand, exile all attacking creatures.

She arrived like a meteorite, and the enemy fell in a shock wave of holy vengeance.

Angel's Herald

Creature - Human Cleric

, , Sacrifice a green creature, a white creature, and a blue creature: Search your library for a card named Empyrial Archangel and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

Rigorous faith and belief are rewarded on occasion, and richly so.

Angelfire Crusader

Creature - Human Soldier Knight

: Angelfire Crusader gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Nothing burns hotter than the fires of holy rage.

Angelic Arbiter

Creature - Angel

Flying

Each opponent who cast a spell this turn can't attack with creatures.

Each opponent who attacked with a creature this turn can't cast spells.

Angelic Captain

Creature - Angel Ally

Flying

Whenever Angelic Captain attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each other attacking Ally.

As the soldiers beneath her raised their voices, the angel spread her wings, their span seeming to cover the sky.

Angelic Curator

Creature - Angel Spirit

Flying, protection from artifacts

"Do not treat your people as you treat your artifacts. Let them go, and they will live; seal them here, and they will die."
-Urza, to Radiant

Angelic Field Marshal

Creature - Angel

Flying

Lieutenant - As long as you control your commander, Angelic Field Marshal gets +2/+2 and creatures you control have vigilance.

Her presence on the battlefield can transform an unruly mob into a disciplined army.

Angelic Overseer

Creature - Angel

Flying

As long as you control a Human, Angelic Overseer has hexproof and indestructible.

From mortal hope immortal power springs.

Angelic Page

Creature - Angel Spirit

Flying

: Target attacking or blocking creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

If only every message were as perfect as its messenger.

Angelic Protector

Creature - Angel

Flying

Whenever Angelic Protector becomes the target of a spell or ability, Angelic Protector gets +0/+3 until end of turn.

"My family sheltered in her light, the dark was content to wait."
-Crovax