Joven's Ferrets

Creature - Ferret

Whenever Joven's Ferrets attacks, it gets +0/+2 until end of turn.

At end of combat, tap all creatures that blocked Joven's Ferrets this turn. They don't untap during their controller's next untap step.

Dwarven Pony

Creature - Horse

, : Target Dwarf creature gains mountainwalk until end of turn.

"I hear Halina's got a pony that can count to six-and likes to eat meat."
-Chandler

Dwarven Trader

Creature - Dwarf

"Their definition of ‘fair profit' is certainly novel."
-Reveka, Wizard Savant

Trade Caravan

Creature - Human Nomad

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a currency counter on Trade Caravan.

Remove two currency counters from Trade Caravan: Untap target basic land. Activate this ability only during an opponent's upkeep.

Roterothopter

Artifact Creature - Thopter

Flying

: Roterothopter gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate this ability no more than twice each turn.

"The Roterothopter is as insidious as it is ingenious. It is one of the few creations of our school that I take no pride in."
-Baki, Wizard Attendant

Insidious Bookworms

Creature - Worm

When Insidious Bookworms dies, you may pay . If you do, target player discards a card at random.

Agent of Stromgald

Creature - Human Knight

: Add to your mana pool.

"The Order of Stromgald spreads its poisonous lies from within Varchild's troops, and still she sees only visions of conquest."
-Lovisa Coldeyes, Balduvian Chieftain

Gorilla Shaman

Creature - Ape Shaman

: Destroy target noncreature artifact with converted mana cost X.

"Frankly, destruction is best left to professionals."
-Jaya Ballard, Task Mage

Soldier of Fortune

Creature - Human Mercenary

, : Target player shuffles his or her library.

"Loyalty to coin alone is loyalty nonetheless."
-General Varchild

Royal Herbalist

Creature - Human Cleric

, Exile the top card of your library: You gain 1 life.

"Just as an Herbalist heals a wound, so must we heal the rift between Balduvia and Kjeldor."
-King Darien of Kjeldor

Kjeldoran Javelineer

Creature - Human Soldier

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.)

: Kjeldoran Javelineer deals damage equal to the number of age counters on it to target attacking or blocking creature.

Martyr of Sands

Creature - Human Cleric

, Reveal X white cards from your hand, Sacrifice Martyr of Sands: You gain three times X life.

"Only in our vulnerability is there true power, and that power is life itself."

Martyr of Frost

Creature - Human Wizard

, Reveal X blue cards from your hand, Sacrifice Martyr of Frost: Counter target spell unless its controller pays .

"Do not call the Balduvians barbaric. Their magic is as potent as it is primal."
-Zur the Enchanter

Martyr of Bones

Creature - Human Wizard

, Reveal X black cards from your hand, Sacrifice Martyr of Bones: Exile up to X target cards from a single graveyard.

Puppeteered by Heidar's icy hand, they were sacrificed to the Frost Marsh to raise Haakon's army.

Lightning Serpent

Creature - Elemental Serpent

Trample, haste

Lightning Serpent enters the battlefield with X +1/+0 counters on it.

At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Lightning Serpent.

Ice exploded into steam in its wake, hissing like a thousand serpents hailing their blazing master.

Martyr of Ashes

Creature - Human Shaman

, Reveal X red cards from your hand, Sacrifice Martyr of Ashes: Martyr of Ashes deals X damage to each creature without flying.

She turns ash into flame and burns enemies to ash.

Martyr of Spores

Creature - Human Shaman

, Reveal X green cards from your hand, Sacrifice Martyr of Spores: Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn.

"Weep not for me. I will rise with the spring's new growth."

Sewer Rats

Creature - Rat

, Pay 1 life: Sewer Rats gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate this ability no more than three times each turn.

You lie down with rats, and the rats run away.
-Suq'Ata insult

Shadow Guildmage

Creature - Human Wizard

, : Put target creature you control on top of its owner's library.

, : Shadow Guildmage deals 1 damage to target creature or player and 1 damage to you.

To keep the dead so others may live.
-Shadow Guild maxim

Shaper Guildmage

Creature - Human Wizard

, : Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.

, : Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Shape this world in Zhalfir's image.
-Shaper Guild maxim

Granger Guildmage

Creature - Human Wizard

, : Granger Guildmage deals 1 damage to target creature or player and 1 damage to you.

, : Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.

Leave no mouth agape, no stomach unfilled.
-Granger Guild maxim

Mtenda Lion

Creature - Cat

Whenever Mtenda Lion attacks, defending player may pay . If that player does, prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by Mtenda Lion this turn.

"The lion drank that lake right up! In thanks, he gave Siti the power to speak with lions and make them leave the goats alone."
-Afari, Tales

Village Elder

Creature - Human Druid

, , Sacrifice a Forest: Regenerate target creature.

"Enchant me with your tale-telling. Tell about Tree, Grass, River, and Wind. / Tell why Truth must fight with Falsehood, and why Truth will always win."
-"Love Song of Night and Day"

Armorer Guildmage

Creature - Human Wizard

, : Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

, : Target creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Zhalfir's destiny rings in tempered steel.
-Armorer Guild maxim

Goblin Soothsayer

Creature - Goblin Shaman

, , Sacrifice a Goblin: Red creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn.

"I see a great victory and rivers of blood. And . . . hmm, looks like a spleen."
-Grishnak, goblin soothsayer

Civic Guildmage

Creature - Human Wizard

, : Target creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

, : Put target creature you control on top of its owner's library.

To condemn the innocent you must first condemn yourself.
-Civic Guild maxim

Mtenda Herder

Creature - Human Scout

Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)

"All animals-even humans-can be herded. The trick is to make them think they choose their own destination."
-Mangara

Vigilant Martyr

Creature - Human Cleric

Sacrifice Vigilant Martyr: Regenerate target creature.

, , Sacrifice Vigilant Martyr: Counter target spell that targets an enchantment.

Phyrexian Dreadnought

Artifact Creature - Dreadnought

Trample

When Phyrexian Dreadnought enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you sacrifice any number of creatures with total power 12 or greater.

Shrieking Drake

Creature - Drake

Flying

When Shrieking Drake enters the battlefield, return a creature you control to its owner's hand.

"Kaervek believes the drakes' cries herald his victory; in truth, they mourn aloud for his impending demise."
-Teferi

Quirion Ranger

Creature - Elf

Return a Forest you control to its owner's hand: Untap target creature. Activate this ability only once each turn.

"Respect the earth, for it will one day be your shield and another day your blanket."
-Liefellen, Quirion exarch

Goblin Swine-Rider

Creature - Goblin

Whenever Goblin Swine-Rider becomes blocked, it deals 2 damage to each attacking creature and each blocking creature.

"May you get the mount you deserve."
-Suq'Ata curse

Keeper of Kookus

Creature - Goblin

: Keeper of Kookus gains protection from red until end of turn.

Wanted: Thick-skinned goblin for guarding mean ol' Kookus. Must like fires. Must heal quickly.

Circling Vultures

Creature - Bird

Flying

You may discard Circling Vultures any time you could cast an instant.

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Circling Vultures unless you exile the top creature card of your graveyard.

Mwonvuli Ooze

Creature - Ooze

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

Mwonvuli Ooze's power and toughness are each equal to 1 plus twice the number of age counters on it.

"Ewww!"

Rogue Elephant

Creature - Elephant

When Rogue Elephant enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you sacrifice a Forest.

"When are trees like grass?"
-The One Thousand Questions

Veteran Explorer

Creature - Human Soldier Scout

When Veteran Explorer dies, each player may search his or her library for up to two basic land cards and put them onto the battlefield. Then each player who searched his or her library this way shuffles it.

Goblin Vandal

Creature - Goblin Rogue

Whenever Goblin Vandal attacks and isn't blocked, you may pay . If you do, destroy target artifact defending player controls and Goblin Vandal assigns no combat damage this turn.

Roc Hatchling

Creature - Bird

Roc Hatchling enters the battlefield with four shell counters on it.

At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a shell counter from Roc Hatchling.

As long as Roc Hatchling has no shell counters on it, it gets +3/+2 and has flying.

Benalish Missionary

Creature - Human Cleric

, : Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target blocked creature this turn.

"These horn-haters say no gods but theirs exist. I say let him find out for himself-right now!"
-Tahngarth of the Weatherlight

Straw Golem

Artifact Creature - Golem

When an opponent casts a creature spell, sacrifice Straw Golem.

"Don't look at me. I didn't build it."
-Hanna, Weatherlight navigator

Pit Imp

Creature - Imp

Flying

: Pit Imp gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate this ability no more than twice each turn.

The moans of the Death Pits were underscored by the chattering of imps, for whom the ship was cause for much discussion.

Manta Riders

Creature - Merfolk

: Manta Riders gains flying until end of turn.

"Water is firmament to the finned."
-Oracle en-Vec

Rootwater Diver

Creature - Merfolk

, Sacrifice Rootwater Diver: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

"Drop a dagger into the murky deep and the merfolk will cut your throat with it."
-Skyshroud saying

Spike Drone

Creature - Spike Drone

Spike Drone enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Drone: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Jackal Pup

Creature - Hound

Whenever Jackal Pup is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to you.

The first morning after acquiring her familiar, the wizard awoke with fleabites and mange.

Mogg Conscripts

Creature - Goblin

Mogg Conscripts can't attack unless you've cast a creature spell this turn.

"Torahn's horns! They've seen us. Now, statue, you must fight to save yourself!"
-Tahngarth, aboard the Predator

Mogg Raider

Creature - Goblin

Sacrifice a Goblin: Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

The evisceration of one mogg always cheers up the rest.

Sacred Guide

Creature - Human Cleric

, Sacrifice Sacred Guide: Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a white card. Put that card into your hand and exile all other cards revealed this way.

Soltari Foot Soldier

Creature - Soltari Soldier

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)

"Children of the Ruins, raised to be warriors, know that life begins when another speaks their names."
-Soltari Tales of Life

Metallic Sliver

Artifact Creature - Sliver

When the clever counterfeit was accepted by the hive, Volrath's influence upon the slivers grew even stronger.

Spindrift Drake

Creature - Drake

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Spindrift Drake unless you pay .

Sea brine for blood, washing foam for laughter.

Tidal Warrior

Creature - Merfolk Warrior

: Target land becomes an Island until end of turn.

The tide of battle favors those who can swim.

Skyshroud Archer

Creature - Elf Archer

: Target creature with flying gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

In Rath, arrows are guided not by virtue but by necessity.

Nomads en-Kor

Creature - Kor Nomad Soldier

: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to Nomads en-Kor this turn is dealt to target creature you control instead.

The Kor forsake roots for the winding of the path; forsake voices for the silence of the mind; forsake all else for the poverty of isolation.

Shield Mate

Creature - Human Soldier

Sacrifice Shield Mate: Target creature gets +0/+4 until end of turn.

They bear weightier burdens than the shields they carry.

Rootwater Mystic

Creature - Merfolk Wizard

: Look at the top card of target player's library.

"Read the roots tell the tale
Future forms in waving weeds
Higher than truth is hope."
-Rootwater Saga

Carnophage

Creature - Zombie

At the beginning of your upkeep, tap Carnophage unless you pay 1 life.

Eating is all it knows.

Skyshroud Elite

Creature - Elf

Skyshroud Elite gets +1/+2 as long as an opponent controls a nonbasic land.

"Civilization is a conspiracy to disguise the mutilation of nature."
-Skyshroud elite creed

Serra Zealot

Creature - Human Soldier

First strike

"The humans are useful in their way, but they must be commanded as the builder commands the stone. Be soft with them, and they will become soft."-Radiant, archangel

Songstitcher

Creature - Human Cleric

: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by target attacking creature with flying.

The true names of birds are songs woven into their souls.

Sandbar Merfolk

Creature - Merfolk

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

You are not prey until a predator knows of your existence.

Carrion Beetles

Creature - Insect

, : Exile up to three target cards from a single graveyard.

It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.

Vebulid

Creature - Horror

Vebulid enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Vebulid.

When Vebulid attacks or blocks, destroy it at end of combat.

Goblin Cadets

Creature - Goblin

Whenever Goblin Cadets blocks or becomes blocked, target opponent gains control of it. (This removes Goblin Cadets from combat.)

"If you kids don't stop that racket, I'm turning this expedition around right now!"

Goblin Lackey

Creature - Goblin

Whenever Goblin Lackey deals damage to a player, you may put a Goblin permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.

All bark, someone else's bite.

Goblin Patrol

Creature - Goblin

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.)

"Take the sharp metal stick and make a lotta holes."
-Jula, goblin raider

Elvish Herder

Creature - Elf

: Target creature gains trample until end of turn.

Before Urza and Mishra came to Argoth, the herders prevented their creatures from stampeding. During the war, they encouraged it.

Pouncing Jaguar

Creature - Cat

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.)

One pounce, she's hungry-you die quickly. Two, she's teaching her cubs-you're in for a long day.

Wild Dogs

Creature - Hound

At the beginning of your upkeep, if a player has more life than each other player, the player with the most life gains control of Wild Dogs.

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

Devout Harpist

Creature - Human

: Destroy target Aura attached to a creature.

The notes themselves are irrelevant. The music's effect, however, is worth ten armies.

Tragic Poet

Creature - Human

, Sacrifice Tragic Poet: Return target enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.

"I would weep, but my tears have been stolen; I would shout, but my voice has been taken. Thus, I write."

Goblin Welder

Creature - Goblin Artificer

: Choose target artifact a player controls and target artifact card in that player's graveyard. If both targets are still legal as this ability resolves, that player simultaneously sacrifices the artifact and returns the artifact card to the battlefield.

"I wrecked your metal guy, boss. But look! I made you an ashtray."

Weatherseed Elf

Creature - Elf

: Target creature gains forestwalk until end of turn.

"My grandmother once told me the future of our world was inside the Weatherseed. When I touched it, I knew she was right."

Tethered Griffin

Creature - Griffin

Flying

When you control no enchantments, sacrifice Tethered Griffin.

Poorly trained griffins sometimes attack the noble audiences that gather to watch their progress.

Fledgling Osprey

Creature - Bird

Fledgling Osprey has flying as long as it's enchanted.

It isn't truly born until its first flight.

Elvish Lookout

Creature - Elf

Shroud (This permanent can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Like a masterful quilter, Yavimaya stitches together patches of color to warn its denizens of threats.

Taunting Elf

Creature - Elf

All creatures able to block Taunting Elf do so.

Much to Multani's chagrin, Rofellos gleefully tutored Yavimaya's elves on the rudest and most vulgar words spoken in Llanowar.

Charm Peddler

Creature - Human Spellshaper

, , Discard a card: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to target creature this turn, prevent that damage.

Cho-Arrim Alchemist

Creature - Human Spellshaper

, , Discard a card: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way.

Ramosian Sergeant

Creature - Human Rebel

, : Search your library for a Rebel permanent card with converted mana cost 2 or less and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

Her commands are part rallying cry, part sermon, and wholly undeniable.

Molting Harpy

Creature - Harpy Mercenary

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Molting Harpy unless you pay .

Shed harpy feathers leave painful wounds-which explains the harpies' mood.

Rampart Crawler

Creature - Lizard Mercenary

Rampart Crawler can't be blocked by Walls.

"Not even the magistrate in his lofty tower is out of our reach."
-Cateran overlord

Flailing Soldier

Creature - Human Soldier

: Flailing Soldier gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Any player may activate this ability.

: Flailing Soldier gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Any player may activate this ability.

Kris Mage

Creature - Human Spellshaper

, , Discard a card: Kris Mage deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

Her blade draws blood without ever touching its target.

Deepwood Wolverine

Creature - Wolverine

Whenever Deepwood Wolverine becomes blocked, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

The jhovalls are depleting its food sources, the Mercadians are eroding its home, and you're wondering why it's angry?

Sacred Prey

Creature - Horse

Whenever Sacred Prey becomes blocked, you gain 1 life.

To see one is a good omen to the Cho-Arrim.

Netter en-Dal

Creature - Human Spellshaper

, , Discard a card: Target creature can't attack this turn.

The wizard's vocabulary of mogg profanities increased with every net she cast.

Trickster Mage

Creature - Human Spellshaper

, , Discard a card: You may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land.

"If it ain't broke, I'll break it. If it *is* broke, I'll fix it."

Laccolith Whelp

Creature - Beast

Whenever Laccolith Whelp becomes blocked, you may have it deal damage equal to its power to target creature. If you do, Laccolith Whelp assigns no combat damage this turn.

They don't feed; they stoke.

Harvest Mage

Creature - Human Spellshaper

, , Discard a card: Until end of turn, if you tap a land for mana, it produces one mana of a color of your choice instead of any other type and amount.

"Why should one limit oneself to the resources at hand?"

Mossdog

Creature - Plant Hound

Whenever Mossdog becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, put a +1/+1 counter on Mossdog.

The more you look at it, the more dangerous it becomes.

Skyshroud Ridgeback

Creature - Beast

Fading 2 (This creature enters the battlefield with two fade counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.)

Stampede Driver

Creature - Human Spellshaper

, , Discard a card: Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample until end of turn.

"The thunder of hooves is music to my ears."

Glittering Lynx

Creature - Cat

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to Glittering Lynx.

: Until end of turn, Glittering Lynx loses "Prevent all damage that would be dealt to Glittering Lynx." Any player may activate this ability.

Branded Brawlers

Creature - Human Soldier

Branded Brawlers can't attack if defending player controls an untapped land.

Branded Brawlers can't block if you control an untapped land.

"The sword or the lash. Choose."
-Akul, Keldon whip sergeant

Marsh Boa

Creature - Snake

Swampwalk

Though a powerful constrictor, it prefers simply to drown its prey.

Spore Frog

Creature - Frog

Sacrifice Spore Frog: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

The end of one life is merely the beginning of thousands more.

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

Sunscape Apprentice

Creature - Human Wizard

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

, : Put target creature you control on top of its owner's library.