Selvala, Explorer Returned

Legendary Creature - Elf Scout

Parley - : Each player reveals the top card of his or her library. For each nonland card revealed this way, add to your mana pool and you gain 1 life. Then each player draws a card.

"The Lowlands refuse to suffer at the whims of the High City."

Woodvine Elemental

Creature - Elemental

Trample

Parley - Whenever Woodvine Elemental attacks, each player reveals the top card of his or her library. For each nonland card revealed this way, attacking creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. Then each player draws a card.

Courier Hawk

Creature - Bird

Flying, vigilance

The Orzhov started using hawks as messengers in order to bypass the many toll roads and bridges that dot Ravnica. Soon the service became one of their most profitable businesses.

Noble Templar

Creature - Human Cleric Soldier

Vigilance

Plainscycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.)

Pristine Angel

Creature - Angel

Flying

As long as Pristine Angel is untapped, it has protection from artifacts and from all colors.

Whenever you cast a spell, you may untap Pristine Angel.

Reya Dawnbringer

Legendary Creature - Angel

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

"You have not died until I consent."

Soulcatcher

Creature - Bird Soldier

Flying

Whenever a creature with flying dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Soulcatcher.

"Holy couriers guide aven spirits up to the home of the Ancestor."
-Mystic elder

Wakestone Gargoyle

Creature - Gargoyle

Defender, flying

: Creatures you control with defender can attack this turn as though they didn't have defender.

Its pulsating cry shatters bonds of iron, granite, and servitude.

Crookclaw Transmuter

Creature - Bird Wizard

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

Flying

When Crookclaw Transmuter enters the battlefield, switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.

Jetting Glasskite

Creature - Spirit

Flying

Whenever Jetting Glasskite becomes the target of a spell or ability for the first time in a turn, counter that spell or ability.

The bolt struck with a flash and there was a terrible sound, as of glass shattering, but the creature was unharmed.

Minamo Scrollkeeper

Creature - Human Wizard

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

Your maximum hand size is increased by one.

The scrollkeepers never stepped an inch away from the doors of the Great Library, not even when the ogres and their oni masters swept through Minamo.

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.

Shoreline Ranger

Creature - Bird Soldier

Flying

Islandcycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.)

Wind Dancer

Creature - Faerie

Flying

: Target creature gains flying until end of turn.

The sky is her stage.

Magus of the Mirror

Creature - Human Wizard

, Sacrifice Magus of the Mirror: Exchange life totals with target opponent. Activate this ability only during your upkeep.

"Behold! The image of the enemy and all that she has. Trust your envy, and take it."

Phage the Untouchable

Legendary Creature - Avatar Minion

When Phage the Untouchable enters the battlefield, if you didn't cast it from your hand, you lose the game.

Whenever Phage deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature. It can't be regenerated.

Whenever Phage deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game.

Plagued Rusalka

Creature - Spirit

, Sacrifice a creature: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

"Look at her, once filled with innocence. Death has a way of wringing away such . . . deficiencies."
-Savra

Twisted Abomination

Creature - Zombie Mutant

: Regenerate Twisted Abomination.

Swampcycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for a Swamp card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.)

Barbed Shocker

Creature - Insect

Trample, haste

Whenever Barbed Shocker deals damage to a player, that player discards all the cards in his or her hand, then draws that many cards.

Fervid shamans willingly submit to shockers in hopes of glimpsing the fortunes of the future.

Boldwyr Intimidator

Creature - Giant Warrior

Cowards can't block Warriors.

: Target creature becomes a Coward until end of turn.

: Target creature becomes a Warrior until end of turn.

"Now everyone knows what you are."

Cinder Wall

Creature - Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

When Cinder Wall blocks, destroy it at end of combat.

"The smell of roasted flesh hung over the valley for hours."
-Onean sergeant

Flaring Flame-Kin

Creature - Elemental Warrior

As long as Flaring Flame-Kin is enchanted, it gets +2/+2, has trample, and has ": Flaring Flame-Kin gets +1/+0 until end of turn."

A flame-kin is always formidable, but feeding its fire with a sorcerous gift grants it the power to devastate armies.

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.

Lizard Warrior

Creature - Lizard Warrior

Don't let its appearance frighten you. Let its claws and teeth do that.

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

Gamekeeper

Creature - Elf

When Gamekeeper dies, you may exile it. If you do, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card. Put that card onto the battlefield and put all other cards revealed this way into your graveyard.

Howling Wolf

Creature - Wolf

When Howling Wolf enters the battlefield, you may search your library for up to three cards named Howling Wolf, reveal them, and put them into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.

Scaled Wurm

Creature - Wurm

The wurms become so big, a single scale can be used as a roof for a human dwelling.

Dimir Doppelganger

Creature - Shapeshifter

: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Dimir Doppelganger becomes a copy of that card and gains this ability.

"Fear not. Your life will not go unlived."

Sky Spirit

Creature - Spirit

Flying, first strike

"Like a strain of music: easy to remember but impossible to catch."
-Mirri 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.

Wood Sage

Creature - Human Druid

: Name a creature card. Reveal the top four cards of your library and put all of them with that name into your hand. Put the rest into your graveyard.

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.

Boonweaver Giant

Creature - Giant Monk

When Boonweaver Giant enters the battlefield, you may search your graveyard, hand, and/or library for an Aura card and put it onto the battlefield attached to Boonweaver Giant. If you search your library this way, shuffle it.

Constricting Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Sliver creatures you control have "When this creature enters the battlefield, you may exile target creature an opponent controls until this creature leaves the battlefield."

Slivers are often seen toying with enemies they capture, not out of cruelty, but to fully learn their physical capabilities.

Dauntless River Marshal

Creature - Human Soldier

Dauntless River Marshal gets +1/+1 as long as you control an Island.

: Tap target creature.

"Thieves and squid squirm the same way when you capture them."

Geist of the Moors

Creature - Spirit

Flying

"The battle is won. There's work to be done. / The Blessed Sleep must wait. / A fiend is about. It stalks the devout. / I'll save them from my fate."
-"The Good Geist's Vow"

Heliod's Pilgrim

Creature - Human Cleric

When Heliod's Pilgrim enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an Aura card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.

The blessings of Heliod are apparent for all to see.

Hushwing Gryff

Creature - Hippogriff

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

Flying

Creatures entering the battlefield don't cause abilities to trigger.

An overwhelming sense of calm accompanies the gryffs that wheel above the roofs of Gavony.

Kinsbaile Skirmisher

Creature - Kithkin Soldier

When Kinsbaile Skirmisher enters the battlefield, target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

"If a boggart even dares breathe near one of my kin, I'll know. And I'll not be happy."

Paragon of New Dawns

Creature - Human Soldier

Other white creatures you control get +1/+1.

, : Another target white creature you control gains vigilance until end of turn. (Attacking doesn't cause it to tap.)

Preeminent Captain

Creature - Kithkin Soldier

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Whenever Preeminent Captain attacks, you may put a Soldier creature card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking.

"If you need an example to lead others to the front lines, consider the precedent set."

Resolute Archangel

Creature - Angel

Flying

When Resolute Archangel enters the battlefield, if your life total is less than your starting life total, it becomes equal to your starting life total.

Cut it down, bury it in snow, put it to the torch. The rose will still bloom again.

Seraph of the Masses

Creature - Angel

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.)

Flying

Seraph of the Masses's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control.

Soul of Theros

Creature - Avatar

Vigilance

: Creatures you control get +2/+2 and gain first strike and lifelink until end of turn.

, Exile Soul of Theros from your graveyard: Creatures you control get +2/+2 and gain first strike and lifelink until end of turn.

Sungrace Pegasus

Creature - Pegasus

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

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

The sacred feathers of the pegasus are said to have healing powers.

Wall of Essence

Creature - Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

Whenever Wall of Essence is dealt combat damage, you gain that much life.

The ceiling and the floor fell in love, but only the wall knew.
-Dal saying

Warden of the Beyond

Creature - Human Wizard

Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)

Warden of the Beyond gets +2/+2 as long as an opponent owns a card in exile.

He draws strength from a vast source few mortals can fathom.
Designed by Isaiah Cartwright

Aeronaut Tinkerer

Creature - Human Artificer

Aeronaut Tinkerer has flying as long as you control an artifact. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)

"All tinkerers have their heads in the clouds. I don't intend to stop there."

Amphin Pathmage

Creature - Salamander Wizard

: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

"There are those who do not believe in the existence of the amphin. This seems somehow to be of their own design."
-Gor Muldrak, Cryptohistories

Chasm Skulker

Creature - Squid Horror

Whenever you draw a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Chasm Skulker.

When Chasm Skulker dies, put X 1/1 blue Squid creature tokens with islandwalk onto the battlefield, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on Chasm Skulker. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Designed by Mike Neumann

Chief Engineer

Creature - Vedalken Artificer

Artifact spells you cast have convoke. (Your creatures can help cast those spells. Each creature you tap while casting an artifact spell pays for or one mana of that creature's color.)

An eye for detail, a mind for numbers, a soul of clockwork.

Coral Barrier

Creature - Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

When Coral Barrier enters the battlefield, put a 1/1 blue Squid creature token with islandwalk onto the battlefield. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Diffusion Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Whenever a Sliver creature you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter that spell or ability unless its controller pays .

"The hive shimmered, and its walls seemed a living mirror."
-Hastric, Thunian scout

Frost Lynx

Creature - Elemental Cat

When Frost Lynx enters the battlefield, tap target creature an opponent controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

It readily attacks much larger prey, knowing retaliation is impossible.

Fugitive Wizard

Creature - Human Wizard

"The law has its place-as a footnote in my spellbook."
-Siyani, fugitive mage

Glacial Crasher

Creature - Elemental

Trample (If this creature would assign enough damage to its blockers to destroy them, you may have it assign the rest of its damage to defending player or planeswalker.)

Glacial Crasher can't attack unless there is a Mountain on the battlefield.

Illusory Angel

Creature - Angel Illusion

Flying

Cast Illusory Angel only if you've cast another spell this turn.

"Yes, she is made of pure belief-but I hardly see why that makes her unique."
-Reith, master illusionist

Jalira, Master Polymorphist

Legendary Creature - Human Wizard

, , Sacrifice another creature: Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a nonlegendary creature card. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

"You can become anything if I just put my mind to it."

Jorubai Murk Lurker

Creature - Leech

Jorubai Murk Lurker gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Swamp.

: Target creature gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

Kapsho Kitefins

Creature - Fish

Flying

Whenever Kapsho Kitefins or another creature enters the battlefield under your control, tap target creature an opponent controls.

"It's a truly disconcerting sight to see their shadows cast upon the deck."
-Captain Triff

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."

Paragon of Gathering Mists

Creature - Human Wizard

Other blue creatures you control get +1/+1.

, : Another target blue creature you control gains flying until end of turn.

Quickling

Creature - Faerie Rogue

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

Flying

When Quickling enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you return another creature you control to its owner's hand.

Research Assistant

Creature - Human Wizard

, : Draw a card, then discard a card.

There are many words and phrases that can cause an experienced wizard to tremble in fear. Chief among them is "oops."

Soul of Ravnica

Creature - Avatar

Flying

: Draw a card for each color among permanents you control.

, Exile Soul of Ravnica from your graveyard: Draw a card for each color among permanents you control.

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.

Carrion Crow

Creature - Zombie Bird

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

Carrion Crow enters the battlefield tapped.

When carrion feeds on carrion, dark days approach.

Cruel Sadist

Creature - Human Assassin

, , Pay 1 life: Put a +1/+1 counter on Cruel Sadist.

, , Remove X +1/+1 counters from Cruel Sadist: Cruel Sadist deals X damage to target creature.

Face of innocence. Hand of death.
Designed by Edmund McMillen

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.

Leeching Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Whenever a Sliver you control attacks, defending player loses 1 life.

"Seeing one slowly devour one of my party begged the question-do they know what cruelty is?"
-Hastric, Thunian scout

Necromancer's Assistant

Creature - Zombie

When Necromancer's Assistant enters the battlefield, put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.

Zombies and necromancers agree: easy access to brains is preferred.

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.

Ob Nixilis, Unshackled

Legendary Creature - Demon

Flying, trample

Whenever an opponent searches his or her library, that player sacrifices a creature and loses 10 life.

Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Ob Nixilis, Unshackled.

Designed by Brad Muir

Paragon of Open Graves

Creature - Skeleton Warrior

Other black creatures you control get +1/+1.

, : Another target black creature you control gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

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?"

Soul of Innistrad

Creature - Avatar

Deathtouch

: Return up to three target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.

, Exile Soul of Innistrad from your graveyard: Return up to three target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.

Wall of Limbs

Creature - Zombie Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Wall of Limbs.

, Sacrifice Wall of Limbs: Target player loses X life, where X is Wall of Limbs's power.

Witch's Familiar

Creature - Frog

Some bog witches practice the strange art of batrachomancy, reading portents in the number, size, and color of warts on a toad's hide.

Xathrid Slyblade

Creature - Human Assassin

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

: Until end of turn, Xathrid Slyblade loses hexproof and gains first strike and deathtouch. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike. Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Designed by Rob Pardo

Altac Bloodseeker

Creature - Human Berserker

Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, Altac Bloodseeker gets +2/+0 and gains first strike and haste until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike, and it can attack and as soon as it comes under your control.)

Belligerent Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Sliver creatures you control have menace. (They can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

"The slivers became adept at provoking a fear response in other species."
-Hastric, Thunian scout

Borderland Marauder

Creature - Human Warrior

Whenever Borderland Marauder attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Though she is rightly feared, there are relatively few tales of her deeds in battle, for few survive her raids.

Brood Keeper

Creature - Human Shaman

Whenever an Aura becomes attached to Brood Keeper, put a 2/2 red Dragon creature token with flying onto the battlefield. It has ": This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn."

"Come, little one. Unfurl your wings, fill your lungs, and release your first fiery breath."

Frenzied Goblin

Creature - Goblin Berserker

Whenever Frenzied Goblin attacks, you may pay . If you do, target creature can't block this turn.

The upside to not thinking about the consequences is that you'll always surprise those who do.

Generator Servant

Creature - Elemental

, Sacrifice Generator Servant: Add to your mana pool. If that mana is spent on a creature spell, it gains haste until end of turn. (That creature can attack and as soon as it comes under your control.)

Goblin Kaboomist

Creature - Goblin Warrior

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a colorless artifact token named Land Mine onto the battlefield with ", Sacrifice this artifact: This artifact deals 2 damage to target attacking creature without flying." Then flip a coin. If you lose the flip, Goblin Kaboomist deals 2 damage to itself.

Designed by Stone Librande

Goblin Rabblemaster

Creature - Goblin Warrior

Other Goblin creatures you control attack each turn if able.

At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a 1/1 red Goblin creature token with haste onto the battlefield.

Whenever Goblin Rabblemaster attacks, it gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each other attacking Goblin.

Kird Chieftain

Creature - Ape

Kird Chieftain gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Forest.

: Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn. (If it would assign enough damage to its blockers to destroy them, you may have it assign the rest of its damage to defending player or planeswalker.)

Krenko's Enforcer

Creature - Goblin Warrior

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

He just likes to break legs. Collecting the debt is a bonus.

Kurkesh, Onakke Ancient

Legendary Creature - Ogre Spirit

Whenever you activate an ability of an artifact, if it isn't a mana ability, you may pay . If you do, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.

The Onakke were masters of dark arts and artifice. Their creations continue to spread foul magic, paving the way for their return.

Miner's Bane

Creature - Elemental

: Miner's Bane gets +1/+0 and gains trample until end of turn. (If it would assign enough damage to its blockers to destroy them, you may have it assign the rest of its damage to defending player or planeswalker.)

There are certain stones even dwarves know to leave in the earth.

Paragon of Fierce Defiance

Creature - Human Warrior

Other red creatures you control get +1/+1.

, : Another target red creature you control gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack and this turn.)

Scrapyard Mongrel

Creature - Hound

As long as you control an artifact, Scrapyard Mongrel gets +2/+0 and has trample. (If it would assign enough damage to its blockers to destroy them, you may have it assign the rest of its damage to defending player or planeswalker.)

Trespassers are welcome to try.

Siege Dragon

Creature - Dragon

Flying

When Siege Dragon enters the battlefield, destroy all Walls your opponents control.

Whenever Siege Dragon attacks, if defending player controls no Walls, it deals 2 damage to each creature without flying that player controls.

Soul of Shandalar

Creature - Avatar

First strike

: Soul of Shandalar deals 3 damage to target player and 3 damage to up to one target creature that player controls.

, Exile Soul of Shandalar from your graveyard: Soul of Shandalar deals 3 damage to target player and 3 damage to up to one target creature that player controls.

Ancient Silverback

Creature - Ape

: Regenerate Ancient Silverback. (The next time this creature would be destroyed this turn, it isn't. Instead tap it, remove all damage from it, and remove it from combat.)