Knowledge and Power

Enchantment

Whenever you scry, you may pay . If you do, Knowledge and Power deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

"Information is a powerful weapon."
-Cymede, queen of Akros

Riddle of Lightning

Instant

Choose target creature or player. Scry 3, then reveal the top card of your library. Riddle of Lightning deals damage equal to that card's converted mana cost to that creature or player. (To scry 3, look at the top three cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)

Rollick of Abandon

Sorcery

All creatures get +2/-2 until end of turn.

"Embrace every moment, for it could be your last."
-Xenagos, god of revels

Starfall

Instant

Starfall 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."
-Rhexenor, Akroan flamespeaker

Wildfire Cerberus

Creature - Hound

: Monstrosity 1. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes monstrous.)

When Wildfire Cerberus becomes monstrous, it deals 2 damage to each opponent and each creature your opponents control.

Dictate of Karametra

Enchantment

Flash

Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana to his or her mana pool of any type that land produced.

"I refuse to let the folly of mortals endanger the home I made for them."

Heroes' Bane

Creature - Hydra

Heroes' Bane enters the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it.

: Put X +1/+1 counters on Heroes' Bane, where X is its power.

Travelers' tales claim that hydras bite off their own heads to make themselves deadlier.

Nessian Game Warden

Creature - Beast

When Nessian Game Warden enters the battlefield, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of Forests you control. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Pheres-Band Thunderhoof

Creature - Centaur Warrior

Heroic - Whenever you cast a spell that targets Pheres-Band Thunderhoof, put two +1/+1 counters on Pheres-Band Thunderhoof.

"Flesh and bone or star and shadow. It makes no difference to my club."

Ajani, Mentor of Heroes

Planeswalker - Ajani (Loyalty: 4)

+1: Distribute three +1/+1 counters among one, two, or three target creatures you control.

+1: Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal an Aura, creature, or planeswalker card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

-8: You gain 100 life.

Fleetfeather Cockatrice

Creature - Cockatrice

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

Flying, deathtouch

: Monstrosity 3. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put three +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)

Keranos, God of Storms

Legendary Enchantment Creature - God

Indestructible

As long as your devotion to blue and red is less than seven, Keranos isn't a creature.

Reveal the first card you draw on each of your turns. Whenever you reveal a land card this way, draw a card. Whenever you reveal a nonland card this way, Keranos deals 3 damage to target creature or player.

Kruphix, God of Horizons

Legendary Enchantment Creature - God

Indestructible

As long as your devotion to green and blue is less than seven, Kruphix isn't a creature.

You have no maximum hand size.

If unused mana would empty from your mana pool, that mana becomes colorless instead.

Custodi Squire

Creature - Spirit Cleric

Flying

Will of the council - When Custodi Squire enters the battlefield, starting with you, each player votes for an artifact, creature, or enchantment card in your graveyard. Return each card with the most votes or tied for most votes to your hand.

Drakestown Forgotten

Creature - Zombie

Drakestown Forgotten enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of creature cards in all graveyards.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Drakestown Forgotten: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

Selvala's Charge

Sorcery

Parley - Each player reveals the top card of his or her library. For each nonland card revealed this way, you put a 3/3 green Elephant creature token onto the battlefield. Then each player draws a card.

Selvala's arrival never goes unnoticed.

Extract from Darkness

Sorcery

Each player puts the top two cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard. Then put a creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

If you want to wreak havoc above, sometimes it's best to look below.

Lurking Automaton

Artifact Creature - Construct

Reveal Lurking Automaton as you draft it and note how many cards you've drafted this draft round, including Lurking Automaton.

Lurking Automaton enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the highest number you noted for cards named Lurking Automaton.

Rout

Sorcery

You may cast Rout any time you could cast an instant if you pay more to cast it.

Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.

Misdirection

Instant

You may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay Misdirection's mana cost.

Change the target of target spell with a single target.

Screaming Seahawk

Creature - Bird

Flying

When Screaming Seahawk enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a card named Screaming Seahawk, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.

Stasis Cell

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.

: Attach Stasis Cell to target creature.

The Simic created the cells to preserve their experiments. The Azorius put the cells to use on the guilty.

Heartless Hidetsugu

Legendary Creature - Ogre Shaman

: Heartless Hidetsugu deals damage to each player equal to half that player's life total, rounded down.

Hidetsugu held over a dozen oni in blood oath. At his touch, rocks scorched. At his word, cities burned.

Mana Geyser

Sorcery

Add to your mana pool for each tapped land your opponents control.

The Quicksilver Sea hissed and bubbled at the indignity. The Vulshok shaman just smiled.

Charging Rhino

Creature - Rhino

Charging Rhino can't be blocked by more than one creature.

"Is it wrong to go straight for what you want? Sneaking is for cats and goblins."
-Tahngarth of the Weatherlight

Spiritmonger

Creature - Beast

Whenever Spiritmonger deals damage to a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on Spiritmonger.

: Regenerate Spiritmonger.

: Spiritmonger becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.

Avacyn, Guardian Angel

Legendary Creature - Angel

Flying, vigilance

: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to another target creature this turn by sources of the color of your choice.

: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to target player this turn by sources of the color of your choice.

Meditation Puzzle

Instant

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

You gain 8 life.

Find your center, and you will find your way.

Sanctified Charge

Instant

Creatures you control get +2/+1 until end of turn. White creatures you control also gain first strike until end of turn. (They deal combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

You need only raise your spear to receive this blessing.

Spectra Ward

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has protection from all colors. This effect doesn't remove Auras. (It can't be blocked, targeted, or dealt damage by anything that's white, blue, black, red, or green.)

Ætherspouts

Instant

For each attacking creature, its owner puts it on the top or bottom of his or her library.

"Don't worry, there's plenty for everyone."
-Vickon, Eleventh Company battlemage

Master of Predicaments

Creature - Sphinx

Flying

Whenever Master of Predicaments deals combat damage to a player, choose a card in your hand. That player guesses whether the card's converted mana cost is greater than 4. If the player guessed wrong, you may cast the card without paying its mana cost.

Designed by David Sirlin

Mercurial Pretender

Creature - Shapeshifter

You may have Mercurial Pretender enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature you control except it gains ": Return this creature to its owner's hand."

The king went off to find himself. Imagine his terror when he succeeded.

Nimbus of the Isles

Creature - Elemental

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)

The people of the Sevick Isles have a unique understanding of the term "ominous clouds."

Blood Host

Creature - Vampire

, Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on Blood Host and you gain 2 life.

It would be ill-mannered to decline his invitation. It would be ill-advised to accept it.

Flesh to Dust

Instant

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

"Pain is temporary. So is life."
-Liliana Vess

Indulgent Tormentor

Creature - Demon

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card unless target opponent sacrifices a creature or pays 3 life.

The promise of anguish is payment enough for services rendered.

Nightfire Giant

Creature - Zombie Giant

Nightfire Giant gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Mountain.

: Nightfire Giant deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

Nightfire turns the greatest weakness of the undead into formidable strength.

Rotfeaster Maggot

Creature - Insect

When Rotfeaster Maggot enters the battlefield, exile target creature card from a graveyard. You gain life equal to that card's toughness.

Is it at the top of the food chain or the bottom?

Shadowcloak Vampire

Creature - Vampire

Pay 2 life: Shadowcloak Vampire gains flying until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)

"My favorite guilty pleasure? Are there innocent ones?"

Stain the Mind

Sorcery

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

Name a nonland card. Search target player's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with that name and exile them. Then that player shuffles his or her library.

Unmake the Graves

Instant

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

Return up to two target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.

"I'm raising an army. Any volunteers?"

Burning Anger

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature has ": This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature or player."

"With rage as your forge, your hammer can smite anything."

Cone of Flame

Sorcery

Cone of Flame deals 1 damage to target creature or player, 2 damage to another target creature or player, and 3 damage to a third target creature or player.

Nissa, Worldwaker

Planeswalker - Nissa (Loyalty: 3)

+1: Target land you control becomes a 4/4 Elemental creature with trample. It's still a land.

+1: Untap up to four target Forests.

−7: Search your library for any number of basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library. Those lands become 4/4 Elemental creatures with trample. They're still lands.

Nissa's Expedition

Sorcery

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.

Restock

Sorcery

Return two target cards from your graveyard to your hand. Exile Restock.

"We hid such stockpiles all over Rath. We should continue that practice here."
-Lin Sivvi

Sliver Hivelord

Legendary Creature - Sliver

Sliver creatures you control have indestructible. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)

"This is the source, the line unbroken since the calamity that brought such monsters to our shores."
-Hastric, Thunian scout

Meteorite

Artifact

When Meteorite enters the battlefield, it deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

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

"And if I'm lying," he began . . .

Dazzling Ramparts

Creature - Wall

Defender

, : Tap target creature.

When Anafenza holds court under the First Tree, the gates of Mer-Ek are sealed. No safer place exists in all of Tarkir.

End Hostilities

Sorcery

Destroy all creatures and all permanents attached to creatures.

Her palm flared like the eye of a waking dragon. Then all was calm.

Sage-Eye Harrier

Creature - Bird Warrior

Flying

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

These winged warriors meditate in flight, tracing mandalas in the clouds.

Take Up Arms

Instant

Put three 1/1 white Warrior creature tokens onto the battlefield.

"Many scales make the skin of a dragon."
-Abzan wisdom

Wingmate Roc

Creature - Bird

Flying

Raid - When Wingmate Roc enters the battlefield, if you attacked with a creature this turn, put a 3/4 white Bird creature token with flying onto the battlefield.

Whenever Wingmate Roc attacks, you gain 1 life for each attacking creature.

Blinding Spray

Instant

Creatures your opponents control get -4/-0 until end of turn.

Draw a card.

"The stronger our enemies seem, the more vulnerable they are."
-Sultai secret

Mystic of the Hidden Way

Creature - Human Monk

Mystic of the Hidden Way can't be blocked.

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

"There are no obstacles, only different paths."

Whirlwind Adept

Creature - Djinn Monk

Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Kheru Dreadmaw

Creature - Zombie Crocodile

Defender

, Sacrifice another creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness.

Its hunting instincts have long since rotted away. Its hunger, however, remains.

Krumar Bond-Kin

Creature - Orc Warrior

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

"The Abzan replaced my savagery with a noble heritage. I would give my life for my House."

Murderous Cut

Instant

Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for .)

Destroy target creature.

The blades of a Sultai assassin stab like the fangs of a dragon.

Rotting Mastodon

Creature - Zombie Elephant

Mastodons became extinct long ago, but foul forces of the Gurmag Swamp sometimes animate their decaying remains. The Sultai happily exploit such creatures but consider them inferior to their own necromantic creations.

Swarm of Bloodflies

Creature - Insect

Flying

Swarm of Bloodflies enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.

Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Swarm of Bloodflies.

In the Gudul delta, bloodfly bites are indistinguishable from spear wounds.

Throttle

Instant

Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.

"The best servants are made from those who died without a scratch."
-Sidisi, khan of the Sultai

Arrow Storm

Sorcery

Arrow Storm deals 4 damage to target creature or player.

Raid - If you attacked with a creature this turn, instead Arrow Storm deals 5 damage to that creature or player and the damage can't be prevented.

First the thunder, then the rain.

Burn Away

Instant

Burn Away deals 6 damage to target creature. When that creature dies this turn, exile all cards from its controller's graveyard.

"Your corruption will burn, serpent, until there is nothing left to defile."
-Asmala, bloodfire mystic

Canyon Lurkers

Creature - Human Rogue

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

The broken Qal Sisma foothills make poor terrain for cavalry, but a perfect setting for ambushes.

Dragon-Style Twins

Creature - Human Monk

Double strike

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

"We are the flicker of the flame and its heat, the two sides of a single blade."

Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker

Planeswalker - Sarkhan (Loyalty: 4)

+1: Until end of turn, Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker becomes a legendary 4/4 red Dragon creature with flying, indestructible, and haste. (He doesn't lose loyalty while he's not a planeswalker.)

−3: Sarkhan, the Dragonspeaker deals 4 damage to target creature.

−6: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your draw step, draw two additional cards" and "At the beginning of your end step, discard your hand."

Meandering Towershell

Creature - Turtle

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Whenever Meandering Towershell attacks, exile it. Return it to the battlefield under your control tapped and attacking at the beginning of the declare attackers step on your next turn.

Pine Walker

Creature - Elemental

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

Whenever Pine Walker or another creature you control is turned face up, untap that creature.

Sagu Archer

Creature - Naga Archer

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)

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

His arrows whistle like a serpent's hiss.

Ankle Shanker

Creature - Goblin Berserker

Haste

Whenever Ankle Shanker attacks, creatures you control gain first strike and deathtouch until end of turn.

The stature of the fighter matters less than the depth of the cut.

Armament Corps

Creature - Human Soldier

When Armament Corps enters the battlefield, distribute two +1/+1 counters among one or two target creatures you control.

The Abzan avoid extended supply lines by incorporating weapons stores into their battle formations.

Avalanche Tusker

Creature - Elephant Warrior

Whenever Avalanche Tusker attacks, target creature defending player controls blocks it this combat if able.

"Hold the high ground, then bring it to your enemy."
-Surrak, khan of the Temur

Bear's Companion

Creature - Human Warrior

When Bear's Companion enters the battlefield, put a 4/4 green Bear creature token onto the battlefield.

"The Sultai came hunting for a bear hide. Now I have a belt of naga skin, and my friend has a full belly."

Death Frenzy

Sorcery

All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn. Whenever a creature dies this turn, you gain 1 life.

The crocodiles' putrid jaws swallow everything but the screams.

Ivorytusk Fortress

Creature - Elephant

Untap each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it during each other player's untap step.

Abzan soldiers march to war confident that their Houses march with them.

Mardu Roughrider

Creature - Orc Warrior

Whenever Mardu Roughrider attacks, target creature can't block this turn.

The most ferocious saddlebrutes lead the assault, ramming through massed pikes and stout barricades as if they were paper and silk.

Master the Way

Sorcery

Draw a card. Master the Way deals damage to target creature or player equal to the number of cards in your hand.

"The Way has no beginning and no end. It is simply the path."
-Narset, khan of the Jeskai

Rakshasa Vizier

Creature - Cat Demon

Whenever one or more cards are put into exile from your graveyard, put that many +1/+1 counters on Rakshasa Vizier.

Rakshasa offer deals that sound advantageous to those who forget who they are dealing with.

Sage of the Inward Eye

Creature - Djinn Wizard

Flying

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn.

"No one petal claims beauty for the lotus."

Sultai Soothsayer

Creature - Naga Shaman

When Sultai Soothsayer enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.

The naga of the Sultai Brood made deals with dark forces to keep their power.

Surrak Dragonclaw

Legendary Creature - Human Warrior

Flash

Surrak Dragonclaw can't be countered.

Creature spells you control can't be countered.

Other creatures you control have trample.

Both his rank and his scars were earned in single combat against a cave bear.

Warden of the Eye

Creature - Djinn Wizard

When Warden of the Eye enters the battlefield, return target noncreature, nonland card from your graveyard to your hand.

The wardens guard the sacred documents of Tarkir's history, though they are forbidden to read the words.

Zurgo Helmsmasher

Legendary Creature - Orc Warrior

Haste

Zurgo Helmsmasher attacks each combat if able.

Zurgo Helmsmasher has indestructible as long as it's your turn.

Whenever a creature dealt damage by Zurgo Helmsmasher this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Zurgo Helmsmasher.

Ugin's Nexus

Legendary Artifact

If a player would begin an extra turn, that player skips that turn instead.

If Ugin's Nexus would be put into a graveyard from the battlefield, instead exile it and take an extra turn after this one.

All at once Sarkhan's mind fell silent.

Fell the Mighty

Sorcery

Destroy all creatures with power greater than target creature's power.

"They had it coming."
-Squire Imalia, savior of Thiswick

Nahiri, the Lithomancer

Planeswalker - Nahiri (Loyalty: 3)

+2: Put a 1/1 white Kor Soldier creature token onto the battlefield. You may attach an Equipment you control to it.

−2: You may put an Equipment card from your hand or graveyard onto the battlefield.

−10: Put a colorless Equipment artifact token named Stoneforged Blade onto the battlefield. It has indestructible, "Equipped creature gets +5/+5 and has double strike," and equip .

Nahiri, the Lithomancer can be your commander.

Æther Gale

Sorcery

Return six target nonland permanents to their owners' hands.

The militia formed up in the central plaza awaiting the onslaught, but the giants never quite made it.

Intellectual Offering

Instant

Choose an opponent. You and that player each draw three cards.

Choose an opponent. Untap all nonland permanents you control and all nonland permanents that player controls.

Stitcher Geralf

Legendary Creature - Human Wizard

, : Each player puts the top three cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard. Exile up to two creature cards put into graveyards this way. Put an X/X blue Zombie creature token onto the battlefield, where X is the total power of the cards exiled this way.

Stormsurge Kraken

Creature - Kraken

Hexproof

Lieutenant - As long as you control your commander, Stormsurge Kraken gets +2/+2 and has "Whenever Stormsurge Kraken becomes blocked, you may draw two cards."

Most see krakens as wantonly violent, failing to notice their meticulous attention to detail when dismantling a vessel.

Demon of Wailing Agonies

Creature - Demon

Flying

Lieutenant - As long as you control your commander, Demon of Wailing Agonies gets +2/+2 and has "Whenever Demon of Wailing Agonies deals combat damage to a player, that player sacrifices a creature."

Ghoulcaller Gisa

Legendary Creature - Human Wizard

, , Sacrifice another creature: Put X 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens onto the battlefield, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.

"Geralf, must you always whine? I agreed to nothing. I'll raise ghouls anytime I wish."

Infernal Offering

Sorcery

Choose an opponent. You and that player each sacrifice a creature. Each player who sacrificed a creature this way draws two cards.

Choose an opponent. Return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield, then that player returns a creature card from his or her graveyard to the battlefield.

Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath

Planeswalker - Nixilis (Loyalty: 3)

+2: Each opponent loses 1 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

−2: Put a 5/5 black Demon creature token with flying onto the battlefield. You lose 2 life.

−8: You get an emblem with ", Sacrifice a creature: You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is the sacrificed creature's power."

Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath can be your commander.

Raving Dead

Creature - Zombie

Deathtouch

At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose an opponent at random. Raving Dead attacks that player this combat if able.

Whenever Raving Dead deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half his or her life, rounded down.

Bitter Feud

Enchantment

As Bitter Feud enters the battlefield, choose two players.

If a source controlled by one of the chosen players would deal damage to the other chosen player or a permanent that player controls, that source deals double that damage to that player or permanent instead.

Scrap Mastery

Sorcery

Each player exiles all artifact cards from his or her graveyard, then sacrifices all artifacts he or she controls, then puts all cards he or she exiled this way onto the battlefield.

"Where a lesser mind sees junk, I see infinite potential."

Volcanic Offering

Instant

Destroy target nonbasic land you don't control and target nonbasic land of an opponent's choice you don't control.

Volcanic Offering deals 7 damage to target creature you don't control and 7 damage to target creature of an opponent's choice you don't control.