Feast of DreamsInstantDestroy target enchanted creature or enchantment creature. "We gave the gods the power to war against us. It is time we took that power back." |
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Hour of NeedInstantStrive - Hour of Need costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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HubrisInstantReturn target creature and all Auras attached to it to their owners' hands. "You wish to learn of Nyx? Very well." |
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Kiora's DismissalInstantStrive - Kiora's Dismissal costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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Nature's PanoplyInstantStrive - Nature's Panoply costs more to cast for each target beyond the first. Nature protects its own. |
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Nightmarish EndInstantTarget creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand. "To think some believe it peaceful to die in one's sleep." |
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Phalanx FormationInstantStrive - Phalanx Formation costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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Polymorphous RushInstantStrive - Polymorphous Rush costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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Ritual of the ReturnedInstantExile target creature card from your graveyard. Put a black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield. Its power is equal to that card's power and its toughness is equal to that card's toughness. A mask forged to avenge a death forgotten. |
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Rouse the MobInstantStrive - Rouse the Mob costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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Setessan TacticsInstantStrive - Setessan Tactics costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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Silence the BelieversInstantStrive - Silence the Believers costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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Solidarity of HeroesInstantStrive - Solidarity of Heroes costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.
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StarfallInstantStarfall deals 3 damage to target creature. If that creature is an enchantment, Starfall deals 3 damage to that creature's controller. "The most brilliant stars are not born of Nyx." |
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Acolyte's RewardInstantPrevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn, where X is your devotion to white. If damage is prevented this way, Acolyte's Reward deals that much damage to target creature or player. (Each in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to white.)
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Aspect of HydraInstantTarget creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is your devotion to green. (Each in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to green.) "Even alone I outnumber you." |
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Bile BlightInstantTarget creature and all other creatures with the same name as that creature get -3/-3 until end of turn. Not an arrow loosed, javelin thrown, nor sword raised. None were needed. |
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CrypsisInstantTarget creature you control gains protection from creatures your opponents control until end of turn. Untap it. Tritons borrow the camouflage of their oceanic prey to become predators on land. |
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Eye GougeInstantTarget creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. If it's a Cyclops, destroy it. One chance. One throw. One perfect hit. |
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Fall of the HammerInstantTarget creature you control deals damage equal to its power to another target creature. It is unwise to insult the god of the forge. It is also unwise to stand near anyone else who has insulted him. |
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Fated ConflagrationInstantFated Conflagration deals 5 damage to target creature or planeswalker. If it's your turn, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)
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Fated InfatuationInstantPut a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of target creature you control. If it's your turn, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)
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Fated InterventionInstantPut two 3/3 green Centaur enchantment creature tokens onto the battlefield. If it's your turn, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)
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Fated RetributionInstantDestroy all creatures and planeswalkers. If it's your turn, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)
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Fated ReturnInstantPut target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. It gains indestructible. If it's your turn, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)
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Glimpse the Sun GodInstantTap X target creatures. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Better to be beneath Heliod's notice than beneath his heel. |
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Hold at BayInstantPrevent the next 7 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. It was Daeron's bravery that brought him to Odunos. But it was the magic of Meletis that brought him home. |
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Lightning VolleyInstantUntil end of turn, creatures you control gain ": This creature deals 1 damage to target creature or player." "We are the motes of rain that join to make the thundercloud. The power of the storm god surges through us!" |
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Mortal's ArdorInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 and gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.) "Such deeds should be common fare for such as us." |
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Mortal's ResolveInstantTarget creature gets +1/+1 and gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.) The Fates tried to cut her string but found the thread had turned to iron. |
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NullifyInstantCounter target creature or Aura spell. "Those who incur Thassa's anger will be swallowed whole by her waves, or torn asunder by her bident." |
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Reap What Is SownInstantPut a +1/+1 counter on each of up to three target creatures. The strength of the people comes from the land. And the bounty of the land comes from Karametra. |
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Retraction HelixInstantUntil end of turn, target creature gains ": Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand." Where the geometries of the world collapse, a master of the Æther can harvest power beyond comprehending. |
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Rise to the ChallengeInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. Plidius wagered that Arissa couldn't kill a chimera with her javelins alone. She proved him wrong in a way everyone could see for days to come. |
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Searing BloodInstantSearing Blood deals 2 damage to target creature. When that creature dies this turn, Searing Blood deals 3 damage to the creature's controller. Purphoros's blessing: sometimes a boon, sometimes a bane. Always ablaze. |
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Sudden StormInstantTap up to two target creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) No matter how big and strong you are, the sea is bigger and stronger. |
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Thassa's RebuffInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays , where X is your devotion to blue. (Each in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.) To resist Thassa is to deny the rising tide. |
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Unravel the ÆtherInstantChoose target artifact or enchantment. Its owner shuffles it into his or her library. Thaumaturges of Theros have learned to weave their magic into the world around them, but it can be pulled apart strand by strand. |
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Illusionist's GambitInstantCast Illusionist's Gambit only during the declare blockers step on an opponent's turn.Remove all attacking creatures from combat and untap them. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase. Each of those creatures attacks that combat if able. They can't attack you or a planeswalker you control that combat.
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Unexpectedly AbsentInstantPut target nonland permanent into its owner's library just beneath the top X cards of that library. Once you've been dragged down the currents of time, you'll never quite trust your own permanence again. |
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Artisan's SorrowInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment. Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.) Some seers read bones or entrails. Others just like to break things. |
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Battlewise ValorInstantTarget creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) It's never good to walk into an ambush, but with the right spell you might walk out again. |
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Boon of ErebosInstantTarget creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. Regenerate it. You lose 2 life. "Death is not a certainty. Erebos determines when a mortal's time is up." |
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BoulderfallInstantBoulderfall deals 5 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures and/or players. "Defeating the Meletians was not so difficult. I needed only to move a mountain." |
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Coordinated AssaultInstantUp to two target creatures each get +1/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn. It's hard to shout "Shields up!" with a javelin in your chest. |
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Cutthroat ManeuverInstantUp to two target creatures each get +1/+1 and gain lifelink until end of turn. "Our ambition drives us forward. Together we will claim what is ours, no matter who holds it." |
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Dark BetrayalInstantDestroy target black creature. "You're just like me: ruthless, cunning, and ambitious. Obviously you're a threat." |
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Dauntless OnslaughtInstantUp to two target creatures each get +2/+2 until end of turn. "The people of Akros must learn from our leonin adversaries. If we match their staunch ferocity with our superior faith, we cannot fail." |
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Defend the HearthInstantPrevent all combat damage that would be dealt to players this turn. The defenders said not a word. Their shields, spears, and stances were warning enough. |
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Destructive RevelryInstantDestroy target artifact or enchantment. Destructive Revelry deals 2 damage to that permanent's controller. "Stoke a fire hot enough and you'll never run out of things to burn." |
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DissolveInstantCounter target spell. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) "You thought only the gods could stop you?" |
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Gods WillingInstantTarget creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Honor the gods of Theros, and they will return the favor. |
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Hero's DownfallInstantDestroy target creature or planeswalker. Destiny exalts a chosen few, but even heroes break. |
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Lash of the WhipInstantTarget creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn. "No matter who their fickle hearts worship, all mortals belong to one god in the end." |
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Lightning StrikeInstantLightning Strike deals 3 damage to target creature or player. "The hand of Keranos can be seen in every rumbling storm cloud. Best not to stand where he points." |
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Lost in a LabyrinthInstantTarget creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Even those who leave the labyrinth never escape it, forever dreaming of their time trapped within. |
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Pharika's CureInstantPharika's Cure deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life. "The venom cleanses the sickness from your body, but it will not be pleasant, and you may not survive. Pharika's blessings are fickle." |
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Ray of DissolutionInstantDestroy target enchantment. You gain 3 life. The works of one god last only as long as the patience of another. |
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Rescue from the UnderworldInstantAs an additional cost to cast Rescue from the Underworld, sacrifice a creature.
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Shredding WindsInstantShredding Winds deals 7 damage to target creature with flying. "Enemies of the wood! Your presence here is a slap in Nylea's face. Do not be surprised if she slaps back." |
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Spark JoltInstantSpark Jolt deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Acolytes of Purphoros hammer the world until they see the sparks of change. |
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Steam AuguryInstantReveal the top five cards of your library and separate them into two piles. An opponent chooses one of those piles. Put that pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard. Keranos is a fickle god, delivering punishment as readily as prophecy. |
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Stymied HopesInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) When a god's will is against you, the day never ends well. |
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Swan SongInstantCounter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller puts a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying onto the battlefield. "The most enlightened mages create beauty from violence." |
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Titan's StrengthInstantTarget creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
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Triton TacticsInstantUp to two target creatures each get +0/+3 until end of turn. Untap those creatures. At this turn's next end of combat, tap each creature that was blocked by one of those creatures this turn and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
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Voyage's EndInstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.) Philosophers say those lost at sea ascended to a more perfect realm. Sailors say they drowned. |
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Warriors' LessonInstantUntil end of turn, up to two target creatures you control each gain "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card." "Let each challenge make you a better warrior." |
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Celestial FlareInstantTarget player sacrifices an attacking or blocking creature. "You were defeated the moment you declared your aggression."-Gideon Jura |
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Grim ReturnInstantChoose target creature card in a graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. Put that card onto the battlefield under your control. The necromancer's touch strips away memory and loyalty, and only strength and malice remain. |
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Savage SummoningInstantSavage Summoning can't be countered.
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Advent of the WurmInstantPut a 5/5 green Wurm creature token with trample onto the battlefield. The consciousness of Mat'Selesnya does not always spread in peaceful ways. |
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Away (Far/Away)InstantTarget player sacrifices a creature.
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Burn (Turn/Burn)InstantBurn deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
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Crypt IncursionInstantExile all creature cards from target player's graveyard. You gain 3 life for each card exiled this way. The Golgari maze-runner Varolz hungers to prove his fortitude in battle, and his trail of victims feeds other hungers. |
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DragonshiftInstantUntil end of turn, target creature you control becomes a 4/4 blue and red Dragon, loses all abilities, and gains flying.
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Far (Far/Away)InstantReturn target creature to its owner's hand.
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Fatal FumesInstantTarget creature gets -4/-2 until end of turn. Travelers in the undercity dread the horrors and assassins of the Dimir, but nearly as many die from more mundane hazards. |
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Loss (Profit/Loss)InstantCreatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn.
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Mending TouchInstantRegenerate target creature. "The gift of life must be freely given. Anything less would diminish us all." |
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MindstaticInstantCounter target spell unless its controller pays . "It's always satisfying to stymie the best efforts of a rival, but the reactions of the Gruul are particularly amusing." |
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Mutant's PreyInstantTarget creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it fights target creature an opponent controls. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.) Every street corner is a hunting ground, every citizen potential prey. |
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Plasm CaptureInstantCounter target spell. At the beginning of your next precombat main phase, add X mana in any combination of colors to your mana pool, where X is that spell's converted mana cost. "Everything serves a purpose. Even you." |
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Profit (Profit/Loss)InstantCreatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
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Protect (Protect/Serve)InstantTarget creature gets +2/+4 until end of turn.
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Punish the EnemyInstantPunish the Enemy deals 3 damage to target player and 3 damage to target creature. "When justice descends, the servant will burn with the master." |
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Ready (Ready/Willing)InstantCreatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. Untap each creature you control.
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Render SilentInstantCounter target spell. Its controller can't cast spells this turn. "We have confiscated your spells as evidence. Once we conclude our investigation, you may petition to have them returned." |
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Renounce the GuildsInstantEach player sacrifices a multicolored permanent. "Scores will die in the name of peace. That is what you call compromise?" |
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Restore the PeaceInstantReturn each creature that dealt damage this turn to its owner's hand. "You can always count on the Azorius to ruin a party." |
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Riot ControlInstantYou gain 1 life for each creature your opponents control. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn. "Ravnicans need order. If they don't have it, we shall bring it to them." |
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Serve (Protect/Serve)InstantTarget creature gets -6/-0 until end of turn.
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ShowstopperInstantUntil end of turn, creatures you control gain "When this creature dies, it deals 2 damage to target creature an opponent controls." The audience quickly realized a few things: it wasn't a magic trick, there wasn't candy in there, and they'd need new clothes. |
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Tear (Wear/Tear)InstantDestroy target enchantment.
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Turn (Turn/Burn)InstantTarget creature loses all abilities and becomes a 0/1 red Weird until end of turn.
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Warleader's HelixInstantWarleader's Helix deals 4 damage to target creature or player and you gain 4 life. "There is no time to remedy our enemies' ignorance. Blast it out of them." |
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Warped PhysiqueInstantTarget creature gets +X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand. The Gruul seek unbounded strength. The Dimir deliver cruel irony. |
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Weapon SurgeInstantTarget creature you control gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.
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Wear (Wear/Tear)InstantDestroy target artifact.
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Willing (Ready/Willing)InstantCreatures you control gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.
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