Mercurial Chemister

Creature - Human Wizard

, : Draw two cards.

, , Discard a card: Mercurial Chemister deals damage to target creature equal to the discarded card's converted mana cost.

What some see as "distracted" is really "fathoming the unfathomable."

Rakdos Ragemutt

Creature - Elemental Hound

Lifelink, haste

Ragemutts pull the chariots of the Butcher Clowns, a trio of wingless, zombified faeries formerly of the Izzet.

Spawn of Rix Maadi

Creature - Horror

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.)

"Straight from the blood-drenched imagination of our illustrious parun!"
-Nyoser, Gore-House ringleader

Azor's Elocutors

Creature - Human Advisor

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a filibuster counter on Azor's Elocutors. Then if Azor's Elocutors has five or more filibuster counters on it, you win the game.

Whenever a source deals damage to you, remove a filibuster counter from Azor's Elocutors.

Golgari Longlegs

Creature - Insect

Despite its enormous stature, it can fold itself into a tunnel with startling quickness, vanishing back into the undercity.

Shattered Angel

Creature - Angel

Flying

Whenever a land enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, you may gain 3 life.

She preaches the blessings of the Machine Orthodoxy.

Chromeshell Crab

Creature - Crab Beast

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

When Chromeshell Crab is turned face up, you may exchange control of target creature you control and target creature an opponent controls.

Mulldrifter

Creature - Elemental

Flying

When Mulldrifter enters the battlefield, draw two cards.

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

Battlegrace Angel

Creature - Angel

Flying

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

Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, it gains lifelink until end of turn.

Knight-Captain of Eos

Creature - Human Knight

When Knight-Captain of Eos enters the battlefield, put two 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens onto the battlefield.

, Sacrifice a Soldier: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

The strength of Bant's caste system is the unfailing loyalty of its meekest members.

Welkin Guide

Creature - Bird Cleric

Flying

When Welkin Guide enters the battlefield, target creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn.

"Those talons really dig into your skin, but it's better than being dropped."
-Rafiq of the Many

Cloudheath Drake

Artifact Creature - Drake

Flying

: Cloudheath Drake gains vigilance until end of turn.

A permanent storm rages over the plain of Cloudheath, and drakes ride its currents-two reminders that some elements of Esper will not be controlled.

Corpse Connoisseur

Creature - Zombie Wizard

When Corpse Connoisseur enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a creature card and put that card into your graveyard. If you do, shuffle your library.

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.)

Dreg Reaver

Creature - Zombie Beast

"On our thirty-fourth day of digging, we unearthed a chamber that contained the intact remains of several species long extinct from Grixis. One in particular should make a fine siege engine . . . ."
-Last notes of Shungus Nod, fleshcrafter

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.

Bloodpyre Elemental

Creature - Elemental

Sacrifice Bloodpyre Elemental: Bloodpyre Elemental deals 4 damage to target creature. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

Elementals born of Jund are as cruel and unstable as the plane itself.

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.

Scourge Devil

Creature - Devil

When Scourge Devil enters the battlefield, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

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.)

Mosstodon

Creature - Plant Elephant

: Target creature with power 5 or greater gains trample until end of turn.

Whether gargantuans are the manifested will of Progenitus or simply the result of overabundant resources is moot when a herd of them is thundering at you.

Mycoloth

Creature - Fungus

Devour 2 (As this enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature enters the battlefield with twice that many +1/+1 counters on it.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token onto the battlefield for each +1/+1 counter on Mycoloth.

Skullmulcher

Creature - Elemental

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 Skullmulcher enters the battlefield, draw a card for each creature it devoured.

Carrion Thrash

Creature - Viashino Warrior

When Carrion Thrash dies, you may pay . If you do, return another target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Viashino hunt in gangs called thrashes. Not all thrashes hunt the freshest game.

Kresh the Bloodbraided

Legendary Creature - Human Warrior

Whenever another creature dies, you may put X +1/+1 counters on Kresh the Bloodbraided, where X is that creature's power.

Each of his twenty-two braids is bound with bone and leather from a foe.

Rakeclaw Gargantuan

Creature - Beast

: Target creature with power 5 or greater gains first strike until end of turn.

Naya teems with gargantuans, titanic monsters to whom both nature and civilization defer.

Waveskimmer Aven

Creature - Bird Soldier

Flying

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

The greatest gift you can give a sea aven is solitude.

Sensor Splicer

Creature - Artificer

When Sensor Splicer enters the battlefield, put a 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature token onto the battlefield.

Golem creatures you control have vigilance.

Shriek Raptor

Creature - Bird

Flying

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

"That's no glint hawk. The skies have changed for the worse."
-Ria Ivor, White Sun partisan

Spire Monitor

Creature - Drake

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

Flying

Each monitor is given an eye for each spire it is to guard.

Dementia Bat

Creature - Bat

Flying

, Sacrifice Dementia Bat: Target player discards two cards.

"When terror outweighs all other thoughts, they will understand that I am the true Father of Machines."
-Azax-Azog, the Demon Thane

Pith Driller

Artifact Creature - Horror

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

When Pith Driller enters the battlefield, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.

After boring up through the crust of Mirrodin, it turned its expertise upon the surface dwellers.

Reaper of Sheoldred

Creature - Horror

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

Whenever a source deals damage to Reaper of Sheoldred, that source's controller gets a poison counter.

Invader Parasite

Creature - Insect

Imprint - When Invader Parasite enters the battlefield, exile target land.

Whenever a land with the same name as the exiled card enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, Invader Parasite deals 2 damage to that player.

Slash Panther

Artifact Creature - Cat

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

Haste

It runs an endless circuit along the ruined roads of the soon-to-be-forgotten Mirran civilization.

Urabrask the Hidden

Legendary Creature - Praetor

Creatures you control have haste.

Creatures your opponents control enter the battlefield tapped.

When the Mirran resistance arrived, the furnace dwellers looked to Urabrask for guidance. His decree stunned the others: "Let them be."

Rotted Hystrix

Creature - Beast

Vorinclex had no grand plan. The oil did its own work, evolving creatures into worthy predators.

Jor Kadeen, the Prevailer

Legendary Creature - Human Warrior

First strike

Metalcraft - Creatures you control get +3/+0 as long as you control three or more artifacts.

"As long as my hand holds a blade, there's hope for a pure Mirrodin once again."

Etched Monstrosity

Artifact Creature - Golem

Etched Monstrosity enters the battlefield with five -1/-1 counters on it.

, Remove five -1/-1 counters from Etched Monstrosity: Target player draws three cards.

Now etched only with the scars of phyresis.

Pestilent Souleater

Artifact Creature - Insect

: Pestilent Souleater gains infect until end of turn. ( can be paid with either or 2 life. A creature with infect deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

Loxodon Partisan

Creature - Elephant Soldier

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

"This war is not about loxodon or leonin, Sylvok or Auriok. To defeat these rotters, we must do it together."

Spire Serpent

Creature - Serpent

Defender

Metalcraft - As long as you control three or more artifacts, Spire Serpent gets +2/+2 and can attack as though it didn't have defender.

A mirror to draw its eye, a rod to rouse its rage, and a sword to break its bonds.

Nested Ghoul

Creature - Zombie Warrior

Whenever a source deals damage to Nested Ghoul, put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield.

"The chest cavity is cleared of useless meat. I know just what to do with the space."
-Gyed, Vault Priest

Scourge Servant

Creature - Zombie

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

"The union of the oil and necrogen has produced many pleasing reactions."
-Sheoldred, Whispering One

Galvanoth

Creature - Beast

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of your library. If it's an instant or sorcery card, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.

It chews open Mirrodin's husk and feeds on the outpouring of energy.

Kuldotha Ringleader

Creature - Giant Berserker

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

Kuldotha Ringleader attacks each turn if able.

Being surrounded by goblins is less objectionable when they're fighting for you.

Melira's Keepers

Creature - Human Warrior

Melira's Keepers can't have counters placed on it.

Her warriors are the last defense against the coming storm.

Phyrexian Hydra

Creature - Hydra

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

If damage would be dealt to Phyrexian Hydra, prevent that damage. Put a -1/-1 counter on Phyrexian Hydra for each 1 damage prevented this way.

Plaguemaw Beast

Creature - Beast

, Sacrifice a creature: Proliferate. (You choose any number of permanents and/or players with counters on them, then give each another counter of a kind already there.)

Phyrexia's spiral of consumption grows ever wider and darker.

Psychosis Crawler

Artifact Creature - Horror

Psychosis Crawler's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.

Whenever you draw a card, each opponent loses 1 life.

"If that brain can't figure out the secret of the serum, then add more brains."
-Rhmir, Hand of the Augur

Tangle Hulk

Artifact Creature - Beast

: Regenerate Tangle Hulk.

"A true Phyrexian predator. It will never know death, just as nature intended."
-Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger

Razor Hippogriff

Creature - Hippogriff

Flying

When Razor Hippogriff enters the battlefield, return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand. You gain life equal to that card's converted mana cost.

She incubates her eggs in gold and mana.

Sky-Eel School

Creature - Fish

Flying

When Sky-Eel School enters the battlefield, draw a card, then discard a card.

They swim on tides few can see, away from a threat few yet understand.

Bleak Coven Vampires

Creature - Vampire Warrior

Metalcraft - When Bleak Coven Vampires enters the battlefield, if you control three or more artifacts, target player loses 4 life and you gain 4 life.

As the shadow of the Mephidross spread over the Tangle, the vampires' territory expanded.

Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon

Legendary Creature - Dragon Skeleton

Flying

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

: Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon gains haste until end of turn.

: Regenerate Skithiryx.

Barrage Ogre

Creature - Ogre Warrior

, Sacrifice an artifact: Barrage Ogre deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

The elves had devised countless strategies to combat Memnarch's war machines, but they had no idea what to do when one was thrown at them.

Kuldotha Phoenix

Creature - Phoenix

Flying, haste

Metalcraft - : Return Kuldotha Phoenix from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate this ability only during your upkeep and only if you control three or more artifacts.

Scoria Elemental

Creature - Elemental

A single molten cord links it to the subterranean furnaces, drawing heat and metal from beneath Kuldotha. Until that bond is cut, it carves a swath of raw destruction.

Acid Web Spider

Creature - Spider

Reach

When Acid Web Spider enters the battlefield, you may destroy target Equipment.

Its web is an excellent source of found copper for the daring or the stupid.

Bellowing Tanglewurm

Creature - Wurm

Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)

Other green creatures you control have intimidate.

Molder Beast

Creature - Beast

Trample

Whenever an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Molder Beast gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

"A trail of scrap metal can lead it into an ambush. But take care not to overfeed it."
-Adaran, Tangle hunter

Putrefax

Creature - Horror

Trample, haste

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Putrefax.

Clone Shell

Artifact Creature - Shapeshifter

Imprint - When Clone Shell enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

When Clone Shell dies, turn the exiled card face up. If it's a creature card, put it onto the battlefield under your control.

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.

Golem Artisan

Artifact Creature - Golem

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

: Target artifact creature gains your choice of flying, trample, or haste until end of turn.

Better living through metallurgy.

Kuldotha Forgemaster

Artifact Creature - Construct

, Sacrifice three artifacts: Search your library for an artifact card and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

The goblins say it used to be larger, before it began to stoke the Great Furnace with pieces of itself.

Precursor Golem

Artifact Creature - Golem

When Precursor Golem enters the battlefield, put two 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature tokens onto the battlefield.

Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell that targets only a single Golem, that player copies that spell for each other Golem that spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those Golems.

Saberclaw Golem

Artifact Creature - Golem

: Saberclaw Golem gains first strike until end of turn.

The warriors of the Blade Tribe charged the golem, twenty strong. They returned numbering ten . . . and a half.

Soliton

Artifact Creature - Construct

: Untap Soliton.

The gemini engines had lost connection with each other and wandered apart, developing an independent awareness of their surroundings.

Soulbound Guardians

Creature - Kor Spirit

Defender, flying

The kor's most righteous dead are given the greatest reward: an eternity tied to the land they so cherish.

Totem-Guide Hartebeest

Creature - Antelope

When Totem-Guide Hartebeest enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an Aura card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.

The kor track hartebeests in hopes of finding magic to help fight the Eldrazi.

Frostwind Invoker

Creature - Merfolk Wizard

Flying

: Creatures you control gain flying until end of turn.

"We thought Zendikar's rage was kindled by its explorers and plunderers. But the world had sensed the stirrings of the Eldrazi."
-The Invokers' Tales

Mnemonic Wall

Creature - Wall

Defender

When Mnemonic Wall enters the battlefield, you may return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

"I'd build an entire fortress of them if I could."
-Mzali, Lighthouse archmage

Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief

Legendary Creature - Vampire Shaman

Flying

: Target creature gets -0/-X until end of turn and Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief gets +X/+0 until end of turn.

"If our former masters would have us kneel again, they shall feel our defiance slashed across their membranes."

Dread Drone

Creature - Eldrazi Drone

When Dread Drone enters the battlefield, put two 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature tokens onto the battlefield. They have "Sacrifice this creature: Add to your mana pool."

Each Eldrazi ancient spawned a lineage of horrors in unfathomable shapes.

Emrakul's Hatcher

Creature - Eldrazi Drone

When Emrakul's Hatcher enters the battlefield, put three 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature tokens onto the battlefield. They have "Sacrifice this creature: Add to your mana pool."

Wordlessly it leads its abhorrent brood.

Magmaw

Creature - Elemental

, Sacrifice a nonland permanent: Magmaw deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

"The purpose of existence is simple: everything is fuel for the magmaw."
-Jaji, magmaw worshipper

Valakut Fireboar

Creature - Elemental Boar

Whenever Valakut Fireboar attacks, switch its power and toughness until end of turn.

"Just move very slowly, and for the love of Ula, do not get it mad."
-Chadir the Navigator

Broodwarden

Creature - Eldrazi Drone

Eldrazi Spawn creatures you control get +2/+1.

"The least of gods shall tower over the mightiest of mortals, and death shall reign over all."
-Crypt of Agadeem inscription

Haze Frog

Creature - Frog

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

When Haze Frog enters the battlefield, prevent all combat damage that other creatures would deal this turn.

Its breath leaves its prey too drowsy to struggle.

Jaddi Lifestrider

Creature - Elemental

When Jaddi Lifestrider enters the battlefield, you may tap any number of untapped creatures you control. You gain 2 life for each creature tapped this way.

Nature's arms encircle all who are willing to draw close.

Nema Siltlurker

Creature - Lizard

In one gargantuan bite, it will swallow not only you but also the riverbank you were standing on.

Stomper Cub

Creature - Beast

Trample

"This one is only a yearling, but it would be wise to move away before we provide it with excellent hunting practice."
-Samila, Murasa Expeditionary House

Archon of Redemption

Creature - Archon

Flying

Whenever Archon of Redemption or another creature with flying enters the battlefield under your control, you may gain life equal to that creature's power.

Until Emeria is freed, he raises his sword in her name.

Battle Hurda

Creature - Giant

First strike

"Murasan hurdas were too aggressive to tolerate a harness, so we put them on guard duty. Now the bandits can't get within spitting distance of us."
-Bruse Tarl, Goma Fada nomad

Surrakar Banisher

Creature - Surrakar

When Surrakar Banisher enters the battlefield, you may return target tapped creature to its owner's hand.

Surrakar grab things they don't want.

Anowon, the Ruin Sage

Legendary Creature - Vampire Shaman

At the beginning of your upkeep, each player sacrifices a non-Vampire creature.

"So many have died in search of that map. And now it appears in the hands of the arrogant child Chandra Nalaar."

Caustic Crawler

Creature - Insect

Landfall - Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you may have target creature get -1/-1 until end of turn.

Novice explorers can mistake the acid-carved stone lairs for ancient ruins. They rarely survive to learn better.

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.

Grotag Thrasher

Creature - Lizard

Whenever Grotag Thrasher attacks, target creature can't block this turn.

The goblin fancied himself a rider. The lizard was happy with its new flail.

Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs

Legendary Creature - Ogre Warrior

Whenever a creature an opponent controls attacks, if you're the defending player, put a 3/3 red Ogre creature token onto the battlefield unless that creature's controller pays .

Warning to those who scale the cliffs without paying tribute: It's a long way down.

Caravan Hurda

Creature - Giant

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

"Not too bright, but good enough for the job required-carrying and walking in a straight line."
-Bruse Tarl, Goma Fada nomad

Shepherd of the Lost

Creature - Angel

Flying, first strike, vigilance

"Should you fall in the wilds, lift your voice to the Sky Realm. The one who answers will be your salvation."
-Emeria's Creed

World Queller

Creature - Avatar

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may choose a card type. If you do, each player sacrifices a permanent of that type.

"Why fight the world when you know who will win?"
-Nissa Revane

Sea Gate Loremaster

Creature - Merfolk Wizard Ally

: Draw a card for each Ally you control.

"He's a living library. He remembers everything our band of explorers has seen, and we can use that to our advantage."
-Zahr Gada, Halimar expedition leader

Seascape Aerialist

Creature - Merfolk Wizard Ally

Whenever Seascape Aerialist or another Ally enters the battlefield under your control, you may have Ally creatures you control gain flying until end of turn.

"The sky is like another sea. It teems with currents, life, and endless possibility."

Sky Ruin Drake

Creature - Drake

Flying

"Hold up your spears. And try not to look like food."
-Tarsa, Sea Gate sell-sword

Sphinx of Lost Truths

Creature - Sphinx

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

Flying

When Sphinx of Lost Truths enters the battlefield, draw three cards. Then if it wasn't kicked, discard three cards.

Bog Tatters

Creature - Wraith

Swampwalk

A wraith is a tale of brutal slaying told anew whenever it finds a victim.

Hagra Diabolist

Creature - Ogre Shaman Ally

Whenever Hagra Diabolist or another Ally enters the battlefield under your control, you may have target player lose life equal to the number of Allies you control.

"When exploring the darkest regions, wickedness can be the best accomplice of all."

Halo Hunter

Creature - Demon

Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)

When Halo Hunter enters the battlefield, destroy target Angel.

Hanging on the walls of his lair, the fallen halos cast his depravity in everlasting light.

Malakir Bloodwitch

Creature - Vampire Shaman

Flying, protection from white

When Malakir Bloodwitch enters the battlefield, each opponent loses life equal to the number of Vampires you control. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.