Scattering Stroke

Instant

Counter target spell. Clash with an opponent. If you win, at the beginning of your next main phase, you may add to your mana pool, where X is that spell's converted mana cost. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of his or her library, then puts that card on the top or bottom. A player wins if his or her card had a higher converted mana cost.)

Angelsong

Instant

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

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

Clash of sword and cry of beast fall mute when angels sound the call to prayer.

Resounding Silence

Instant

Exile target attacking creature.

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

When you cycle Resounding Silence, exile up to two target attacking creatures.

Soul's Grace

Instant

You gain life equal to target creature's power.

An avatar he sculpts of fellowship and light.

Call to Heel

Instant

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller draws a card.

On Bant, a sigil is both a prize of honor and a bond of duty. The one who bears it may be called to fulfill that charge at any moment.

Gather Specimens

Instant

If a creature would enter the battlefield under an opponent's control this turn, it enters the battlefield under your control instead.

"It's free to do whatever it wants. I've merely told it what that is."
-Xorin, Architect of Will

Resounding Wave

Instant

Return target permanent to its owner's hand.

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

When you cycle Resounding Wave, return two target permanents to their owners' hands.

Spell Snip

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays .

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

"Magic cast through a hand of flesh is just as weak as the flesh itself."
-Lodus of the Ethersworn

Tortoise Formation

Instant

Creatures you control gain shroud until end of turn. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.)

At sea, the Jhessian fleet strikes swiftly and decisively. On land, facing the elite cavalry of Valeron, its marines must rely on more cautious strategies.

Ad Nauseam

Instant

Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its converted mana cost. You may repeat this process any number of times.

When the task spilled over into undeath, he stopped calling it his life's work.

Shadowfeed

Instant

Exile target card from a graveyard. You gain 3 life.

"The future is a snake, devouring your life backwards through time. And when you die, believe me, it doesn't stop feeding."
-Sedris, the Traitor King

Magma Spray

Instant

Magma Spray deals 2 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.

"Jund is a wounded world. Beware its searing blood spilling out onto the surface."
-Rakka Mar

Resounding Thunder

Instant

Resounding Thunder deals 3 damage to target creature or player.

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

When you cycle Resounding Thunder, it deals 6 damage to target creature or player.

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.

Soul's Fire

Instant

Target creature you control on the battlefield deals damage equal to its power to target creature or player.

An avatar he sculpts of anger and flame.

Resounding Roar

Instant

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

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

When you cycle Resounding Roar, target creature gets +6/+6 until end of turn.

Agony Warp

Instant

Target creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn.

Target creature gets -0/-3 until end of turn.

Life's circle has become inverted in Grixis. The same energy is endlessly recycled and becomes more stagnant with each pass.

Bant Charm

Instant

Choose one - Destroy target artifact; or put target creature on the bottom of its owner's library; or counter target instant spell.

Bant is a world where death and chaos hold no sway.

Branching Bolt

Instant

Choose one or both - Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature with flying; and/or Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature without flying.

"Lightning lives in everything, in living flesh and growing things. It must be set free."
-Rakka Mar

Esper Charm

Instant

Choose one - Destroy target enchantment; or draw two cards; or target player discards two cards.

"Thoughts are commodities. Someone will pay a good price for them. Even ones as simplistic as yours . . ."
-Ennor, mentalist

Grixis Charm

Instant

Choose one - Return target permanent to its owner's hand; or target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn; or creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn.

"So many choices. Shall I choose loathing, hate, or malice today?"
-Eliza of the Keep

Hindering Light

Instant

Counter target spell that targets you or a permanent you control.

Draw a card.

Centuries of careful practice have elevated the casting of protective spells to an art form. What little offensive magic remains on Bant stands little chance of breaching them.

Jund Charm

Instant

Choose one - Exile all cards from target player's graveyard; or Jund Charm deals 2 damage to each creature; or put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.

Jund pulses with raw energy, waiting for shamans to shape it into useful form.

Naya Charm

Instant

Choose one - Naya Charm deals 3 damage to target creature; or return target card from a graveyard to its owner's hand; or tap all creatures target player controls.

Deep in nature's core lies a potential unsullied by greed or civilization.

Punish Ignorance

Instant

Counter target spell. Its controller loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.

"Amateurish. Nearsighted. A waste of my time and everyone else's."
-Indra, nullmage of Vectis

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."

Swerve

Instant

Change the target of target spell with a single target.

"We can't beat the necromancers in numbers or raw power. We must beat them with ingenuity and timing."
-Rannon, Vithian holdout

Cease-Fire

Instant

Target player can't cast creature spells this turn.

Draw a card.

When the crimson fades from the magical embers, a final wisp of smoke will rise. Soon after, hostilities will begin anew.

Embolden

Instant

Prevent the next 4 damage that would be dealt this turn to any number of target creatures and/or players, divided as you choose.

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

Gallantry

Instant

Target blocking creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn.

Draw a card.

The courageous accomplish more in a single moment than the cowardly do in a lifetime.

Life Burst

Instant

Target player gains 4 life, then gains 4 life for each card named Life Burst in each graveyard.

As uplifting as a mystic's dreams.

Ray of Distortion

Instant

Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

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

Sacred Rites

Instant

Discard any number of cards. Creatures you control get +0/+1 until end of turn for each card discarded this way.

Second Thoughts

Instant

Exile target attacking creature.

Draw a card.

It suddenly dawned on Jorin that farming was quite a noble profession.

Shelter

Instant

Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

Draw a card.

Good strategists seize opportunities. Great strategists make their own.

Spiritualize

Instant

Until end of turn, whenever target creature deals damage, you gain that much life.

Draw a card.

"There is purity in all things. Even hatred."
-Lieutenant Kirtar

Æther Burst

Instant

Return up to X target creatures to their owners' hands, where X is one plus the number of cards named Æther Burst in all graveyards as you cast Æther Burst.

As fleeting as a cephalid's promise.

Aura Graft

Instant

Gain control of target Aura that's attached to a permanent. Attach it to another permanent it can enchant.

"It's not really stealing. It's more like extended borrowing."

Deluge

Instant

Tap all creatures without flying.

"From the sea came all life, and to the sea it will return. The sooner the better."
-Emperor Aboshan

Divert

Instant

Change the target of target spell with a single target unless that spell's controller pays .

"What's the fun of being a wizard if you can't mess with people's heads?"

Fervent Denial

Instant

Counter target spell.

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

"Your tenacity is admirable. And futile."
-Emperor Aboshan

Peek

Instant

Look at target player's hand.

Draw a card.

Sometimes you have to read between the minds.

Predict

Instant

Name a card, then target player puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard. If that card is the named card, you draw two cards. Otherwise, you draw a card.

Repel

Instant

Put target creature on top of its owner's library.

"I have a hunch we'll be seeing that one again soon."
-Ambassador Laquatus

Rites of Refusal

Instant

Discard any number of cards. Counter target spell unless its controller pays for each card discarded this way.

Words of Wisdom

Instant

You draw two cards, then each other player draws a card.

Knowledge can't be kept in a bottle or sealed in a box. It yearns to be spread and shared.

Afflict

Instant

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

Draw a card.

When one of the Patriarch's champions displeased him, he would only shake his finger. That was enough.

Coffin Purge

Instant

Exile target card from a graveyard.

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

Entomb

Instant

Search your library for a card and put that card into your graveyard. Then shuffle your library.

A grave is the safest place to store ill-gotten treasures.

Execute

Instant

Destroy target white creature. It can't be regenerated.

Draw a card.

"Any fool who would die for honor is better off dead."
-Cabal Patriarch

Ghastly Demise

Instant

Destroy target nonblack creature if its toughness is less than or equal to the number of cards in your graveyard.

"Anyone can snap her fingers and yank a soul. I prefer to kill creatively."
-Braids, dementia summoner

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.

Tainted Pact

Instant

Exile the top card of your library. You may put that card into your hand unless it has the same name as another card exiled this way. Repeat this process until you put a card into your hand or you exile two cards with the same name, whichever comes first.

Bash to Bits

Instant

Destroy target artifact.

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

Blazing Salvo

Instant

Blazing Salvo deals 3 damage to target creature unless that creature's controller has Blazing Salvo deal 5 damage to him or her.

Barbarians equate courage with the ability to endure pain.

Demoralize

Instant

Each creature can't be blocked this turn except by two or more creatures.

Threshold - If seven or more cards are in your graveyard, creatures can't block this turn.

Engulfing Flames

Instant

Engulfing Flames deals 1 damage to target creature. It can't be regenerated this turn.

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

Flame Burst

Instant

Flame Burst deals X damage to target creature or player, where X is 2 plus the number of cards named Flame Burst in all graveyards.

As hot as a dwarf's rage.

Molten Influence

Instant

Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller has Molten Influence deal 4 damage to him or her.

Lavamancers make simple requests: obey or die.

Mudhole

Instant

Target player exiles all land cards from his or her graveyard.

"Doing okay back there, Tarv? Tarv?"

Rites of Initiation

Instant

Discard any number of cards at random. Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn for each card discarded this way.

Thermal Blast

Instant

Thermal Blast deals 3 damage to target creature.

Threshold - Thermal Blast deals 5 damage to that creature instead if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

Beast Attack

Instant

Put a 4/4 green Beast creature token onto the battlefield.

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

Elephant Ambush

Instant

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.)

Howling Gale

Instant

Howling Gale deals 1 damage to each creature with flying and each player.

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

Moment's Peace

Instant

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

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

Muscle Burst

Instant

Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is 3 plus the number of cards named Muscle Burst in all graveyards.

As strong as a centaur's will.

Refresh

Instant

Regenerate target creature.

Draw a card.

Death is a moth that dances toward our inner flame. The brightest fire can singe its wings.
-Nantuko teaching

Sylvan Might

Instant

Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn.

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

Vivify

Instant

Target land becomes a 3/3 creature until end of turn. It's still a land.

Draw a card.

Near the Krosan border, farmers keep watch over their fields lest the sod get up and wander away.

Apostle's Blessing

Instant

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

Target artifact or creature you control gains protection from artifacts or from the color of your choice until end of turn.

Dispatch

Instant

Tap target creature.

Metalcraft - If you control three or more artifacts, exile that creature.

Venser wondered if it could still be called a teleportation spell if the destination is oblivion.

Due Respect

Instant

Permanents enter the battlefield tapped this turn.

Draw a card.

"A display of humility is required of those who still possess such frailties."
-Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

Marrow Shards

Instant

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

Marrow Shards deals 1 damage to each attacking creature.

"We are a single entity. Dissenters must be sutured into the Orthodoxy."
-Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

War Report

Instant

You gain life equal to the number of creatures on the battlefield plus the number of artifacts on the battlefield.

Underling Ethu's 263rd report read simply "Yes, my lord. Overwhelmingly, my lord." This marked the end of the Mirran-Phyrexian War.

Argent Mutation

Instant

Target permanent becomes an artifact in addition to its other types until end of turn.

Draw a card.

"My world is corrupted beyond cleansing. I must prevent this from happening to other worlds."
-Karn

Corrupted Resolve

Instant

Counter target spell if its controller is poisoned.

"Flesh is a sickness that infects Phyrexia."
-Avaricta, Gitaxian sective

Mental Misstep

Instant

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

Counter target spell with converted mana cost 1.

"Your first mistake was thinking I would let you live long enough to make a second."
-Sarnvax, Gitaxian sective

Psychic Barrier

Instant

Counter target creature spell. Its controller loses 1 life.

"I tolerate Phyrexians because the dragon requires it. But I have no patience for uninvited guests."
-Tezzeret

Vapor Snag

Instant

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller loses 1 life.

"This creature is inadequate. Send it to the splicers for innovation."
-Malcator, Executor of Synthesis

Dismember

Instant

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.

"You serve Phyrexia. Your pieces would better serve Phyrexia elsewhere."
-Azax-Azog, the Demon Thane

Geth's Verdict

Instant

Target player sacrifices a creature and loses 1 life.

"Everyone should owe you something."
-Geth, Lord of the Vault

Grim Affliction

Instant

Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature, then proliferate. (You choose any number of permanents and/or players with counters on them, then give each another counter of a kind already there.)

Even the small wounds let hope bleed out.

Surgical Extraction

Instant

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

Choose target card in a graveyard other than a basic land card. Search its owner's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as that card and exile them. Then that player shuffles his or her library.

Act of Aggression

Instant

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

Gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.

Artillerize

Instant

As an additional cost to cast Artillerize, sacrifice an artifact or creature.

Artillerize deals 5 damage to target creature or player.

Phyrexian or Mirran, most goblins stick to the job they know best.

Gut Shot

Instant

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

Gut Shot deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

"Down here, we have a more pointed version of the scriptures."
-Urabrask's enforcer

Volt Charge

Instant

Volt Charge deals 3 damage to target creature or player. Proliferate. (You choose any number of permanents and/or players with counters on them, then give each another counter of a kind already there.)

Beast Within

Instant

Destroy target permanent. Its controller puts a 3/3 green Beast creature token onto the battlefield.

"Kill the weak so they can't drag the strong down to their level. This is true compassion."
-Benzir, archdruid of Temple Might

Fresh Meat

Instant

Put a 3/3 green Beast creature token onto the battlefield for each creature put into your graveyard from the battlefield this turn.

A scavenger's favorite appetizer is death.

Glissa's Scorn

Instant

Destroy target artifact. Its controller loses 1 life.

"If it were fit to survive, it wouldn't have been so easily put down."
-Glissa

Leeching Bite

Instant

Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Another target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

A substantial portion of Vorinclex's forces became fuel for the rest.

Mutagenic Growth

Instant

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

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

"Sympathy is for weaklings. Whoever survives, wins."
-Benzir, archdruid of Temple Might

Noxious Revival

Instant

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

Put target card from a graveyard on top of its owner's library.

"Dead or alive, my creations are stronger than Jin-Gitaxias's septic minions."
-Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger

Banishment Decree

Instant

Put target artifact, creature, or enchantment on top of its owner's library.

"Unworthy of consecration."
-Axsh, lesser cenobite

Choking Fumes

Instant

Put a -1/-1 counter on each attacking creature.

"Fall to your knees and welcome our embrace."
-Qal-Sha, Priest of Norn

Divine Offering

Instant

Destroy target artifact. You gain life equal to its converted mana cost.

"The Phyrexians are vulnerable. Do not despair. We will prevail!"
-Juryan, rebel leader

Frantic Salvage

Instant

Put any number of target artifact cards from your graveyard on top of your library.

Draw a card.

"We will mourn when there is time. For now, we survive."

Master's Call

Instant

Put two 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature tokens onto the battlefield.

The need to obey was inscribed on every plate in their bodies.

White Sun's Zenith

Instant

Put X 2/2 white Cat creature tokens onto the battlefield. Shuffle White Sun's Zenith into its owner's library.

After the Battle of Liet Field, the white sun crested above Taj-Nar, bringing hope to all who survived the carnage.