Ludevic's Test Subject

Creature - Lizard

Defender

: Put a hatchling counter on Ludevic's Test Subject. Then if there are five or more hatchling counters on it, remove all of them and transform it.

Mindshrieker

Creature - Spirit Bird

Flying

: Target player puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard. Mindshrieker gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is that card's converted mana cost.

Snapcaster Mage

Creature - Human Wizard

Flash

When Snapcaster Mage enters the battlefield, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Stitcher's Apprentice

Creature - Homunculus

, : Put a 2/2 blue Homunculus creature token onto the battlefield, then sacrifice a creature.

"Oglor create life, Oglor take it away. Oglor god! . . . until Master return."

Disciple of Griselbrand

Creature - Human Cleric

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

The demon Griselbrand dared to stand against Avacyn, earning him the loathing of thousands and the admiration of a few.

Manor Skeleton

Creature - Skeleton

Haste

: Regenerate Manor Skeleton.

Lungs dried to parchment wheeze blasphemies within a cage of bleached bone.

Skirsdag High Priest

Creature - Human Cleric

Morbid - , Tap two untapped creatures you control: Put a 5/5 black Demon creature token with flying onto the battlefield. Activate this ability only if a creature died this turn.

"Thraben's pleas fall on deaf ears. Ours do not."

Vampire Interloper

Creature - Vampire Scout

Flying

Vampire Interloper can't block.

He listens to every heartbeat, deciding which one of hundreds he will stop.

Ashmouth Hound

Creature - Elemental Hound

Whenever Ashmouth Hound blocks or becomes blocked by a creature, Ashmouth Hound deals 1 damage to that creature.

Its fiery paws make it easy to track, which is very useful when you want to go in exactly the opposite direction.

Bloodcrazed Neonate

Creature - Vampire

Bloodcrazed Neonate attacks each turn if able.

Whenever Bloodcrazed Neonate deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

While elder vampires select their meals with care, the newly sired frenzy at the first whiff.

Village Ironsmith

Creature - Human Werewolf

First strike

At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Village Ironsmith.

Each night, he abandons the trappings of civilization.

Ambush Viper

Creature - Snake

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

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

"Living creatures seldom impress me. But I like this one."
-Uta Falkenrath

Boneyard Wurm

Creature - Wurm

Boneyard Wurm's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.

The only thing it likes more than discovering a pit of bones is adding to it.

Darkthicket Wolf

Creature - Wolf

: Darkthicket Wolf gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.

Werewolf slayers don't know for certain how werewolves are created. So they kill all the wolves, just to be safe.

Gatstaf Shepherd

Creature - Human Werewolf

At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Gatstaf Shepherd.

"What is worse than a wolf in sheep's clothing?"
-Wolfhunter's riddle

Hamlet Captain

Creature - Human Warrior

Whenever Hamlet Captain attacks or blocks, other Human creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.

"I would fear this fight, bloodsucker, were I alone."

Mayor of Avabruck

Creature - Human Advisor Werewolf

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

At the beginning of each upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform Mayor of Avabruck.

He can deny his true nature for only so long.

Azorius Arrester

Creature - Human Soldier

When Azorius Arrester enters the battlefield, detain target creature an opponent controls. (Until your next turn, that creature can't attack or block and its activated abilities can't be activated.)

"You have the right to remain silent. Mostly because I tire of your excuses."

Concordia Pegasus

Creature - Pegasus

Flying

"A kick from its hooves is like a bolt of lightning. I'd know. I've been hit by both."
-Rencz, Izzet chemister's aide

Fencing Ace

Creature - Human Soldier

Double strike (This creature deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)

His prowess gives the guildless hope that they can hold out against tyranny.

Keening Apparition

Creature - Spirit

Sacrifice Keening Apparition: Destroy target enchantment.

Some souls are too damaged to be of use to the Orzhov.

Precinct Captain

Creature - Human Soldier

First strike

Whenever Precinct Captain deals combat damage to a player, put a 1/1 white Soldier creature token onto the battlefield.

"In troubled times, we all need someone to watch our back."

Crosstown Courier

Creature - Vedalken

Whenever Crosstown Courier deals combat damage to a player, that player puts that many cards from the top of his or her library into his or her graveyard.

Information travels quickly through Ravnica's network of messengers and thought agents.

Doorkeeper

Creature - Homunculus

Defender

, : Target player puts the top X cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard, where X is the number of creatures with defender you control.

One piercing stare usually convinces thieves to go elsewhere.

Daggerdrome Imp

Creature - Imp

Flying

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

One of the many reasons why open-air markets close at dusk.

Grim Roustabout

Creature - Skeleton Warrior

Unleash (You may have this creature enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)

: Regenerate Grim Roustabout.

He'll point you to your death row seats.

Pack Rat

Creature - Rat

Pack Rat's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Rats you control.

, Discard a card: Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of Pack Rat.

Tavern Swindler

Creature - Human Rogue

, Pay 3 life: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, you gain 6 life.

Rakdos cultists are her best customers. They never flinch at pain and are seldom good at math.

Thrill-Kill Assassin

Creature - Human Assassin

Deathtouch

Unleash (You may have this creature enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)

As the bounty on Massacre Girl rose, so did the number of imitators.

Ash Zealot

Creature - Human Warrior

First strike, haste

Whenever a player casts a spell from a graveyard, Ash Zealot deals 3 damage to that player.

"Smarter than death? Let's see you outsmart my mace, necromancer!"

Gore-House Chainwalker

Creature - Human Warrior

Unleash (You may have this creature enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)

If the pig's blood drips on you, you're next on the chain.

Brushstrider

Creature - Beast

Vigilance

Magistrate Ludy agreed to designate land for the brushstriders only after several broken windows and dozens of missing blini-cakes.

Drudge Beetle

Creature - Insect

Scavenge (, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to this card's power on target creature. Scavenge only as a sorcery.)

The Street Swarm is the labor class that drives the Golgari's endless cycle of life and death.

Gatecreeper Vine

Creature - Plant

Defender

When Gatecreeper Vine enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card or a Gate card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.

Every inch of Ravnica is home to something.

Goblin Electromancer

Creature - Goblin Wizard

Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost less to cast.

When asked how much power is required, Izzet mages always answer "more."

Korozda Guildmage

Creature - Elf Shaman

: Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains intimidate until end of turn.

, Sacrifice a nontoken creature: Put X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens onto the battlefield, where X is the sacrificed creature's toughness.

Lotleth Troll

Creature - Zombie Troll

Trample

Discard a creature card: Put a +1/+1 counter on Lotleth Troll.

: Regenerate Lotleth Troll.

He lurks in the undercity, eager for the corpse haulers to unload their rotting cargo.

New Prahv Guildmage

Creature - Human Wizard

: Target creature gains flying until end of turn.

: Detain target nonland permanent an opponent controls. (Until your next turn, that permanent can't attack or block and its activated abilities can't be activated.)

Nivix Guildmage

Creature - Human Wizard

: Draw a card, then discard a card.

: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.

"The only action worth taking is one with an unknown outcome."

Rix Maadi Guildmage

Creature - Human Shaman

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

: Target player who lost life this turn loses 1 life.

Insatiable, irresistible, and insane.

Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage

Creature - Dryad Shaman

: Put a 3/3 green Centaur creature token onto the battlefield.

: Populate. (Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

"Preachers of freedom forget that conformity can be beautiful."

Frostburn Weird

Creature - Weird

: Frostburn Weird gets +1/-1 until end of turn.

Many chemisters are oblivious to the innumerable machinations of their guild, instead focusing obsessively on creating the perfect weird.

Rakdos Shred-Freak

Creature - Human Berserker

Haste

"If there were such a thing as a soul, I think it would be behind the gallbladder but above the kidneys."

Jötun Grunt

Creature - Giant Soldier

Cumulative upkeep-Put two cards from a single graveyard on the bottom of their owner's library. (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.)

Monk Realist

Creature - Human Monk Cleric

When Monk Realist enters the battlefield, destroy target enchantment.

"We plant the seeds of doubt to harvest the crop of wisdom."

Wall of Omens

Creature - Wall

Defender

When Wall of Omens enters the battlefield, draw a card.

"I search for a vision of Zendikar that does not include the Eldrazi."
-Expedition journal entry

Ethersworn Canonist

Artifact Creature - Human Cleric

Each player who has cast a nonartifact spell this turn can't cast additional nonartifact spells.

"The noble work of our order is to infuse all life on Esper with etherium. Our goal will be reached more rapidly if new life is . . . suppressed."

Knight of the Skyward Eye

Creature - Human Knight

: Knight of the Skyward Eye gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.

The Order of the Skyward Eye does the bidding of an evil force, unwittingly stirring fear and mistrust across Bant in accordance with his plans.

Knight of the White Orchid

Creature - Human Knight

First strike

When Knight of the White Orchid enters the battlefield, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library.

Both guide and guard on open plain.

Metallurgeon

Artifact Creature - Human Artificer

, : Regenerate target artifact.

"By the time I got there, the heart had stopped. Fortunately, I was able to replace it with something better."

Sighted-Caste Sorcerer

Creature - Human Wizard

Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

: Sighted-Caste Sorcerer gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Sigiled Paladin

Creature - Human Knight

First strike

Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Each sigil marks the recognition of a great deed and signifies a duty owed to the one who granted it.

Etherium Sculptor

Artifact Creature - Vedalken Artificer

Artifact spells you cast cost less to cast.

The greatest masters of the craft abandon tools altogether, shaping metal with hand and mind alone.

Jhessian Lookout

Creature - Human Scout

She stands ready, always watchful, knowing that weeks of peace and serenity can be overturned by a single distant sail.

Blister Beetle

Creature - Insect

When Blister Beetle enters the battlefield, target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

Warriors of the Rip Clan wear their beetle-acid scars proudly, even modifying clothing and armor to better display the trophy.

Dregscape Zombie

Creature - Zombie

Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

The undead of Grixis are fueled by their hatred of the living.

Glaze Fiend

Artifact Creature - Illusion

Flying

Whenever another artifact enters the battlefield under your control, Glaze Fiend gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Before the zealots of the Ethersworn came to power, Esper illusionists dreamed up creations to mimic a variety of substances.

Puppet Conjurer

Artifact Creature - Human Wizard

, : Put a 0/1 blue Homunculus artifact creature token onto the battlefield.

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a Homunculus.

He scowls at his imperfect creation, then crushes it to scrap. He salvages the etherium and begins anew.

Bloodthorn Taunter

Creature - Human Scout

Haste

: Target creature with power 5 or greater gains haste until end of turn.

Naya's celebrants stoke the gargantuans into a rage, loosing a tide of muscle with the precision of an arrow.

Cylian Elf

Creature - Elf Scout

From her sunsail tent high above the forest floor, an elf harkener can hear the footfalls of a single creature through the cacophony of Naya's jungle sounds.

Druid of the Anima

Creature - Elf Druid

: Add , , or to your mana pool.

Although the Anima herself remains at the Sacellum, her druids roam Naya, collecting mana bonds with every location in the world.

Deft Duelist

Creature - Human Rogue

First strike

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

Some Serul Cove rogues traffic in stolen sigils, which fetch a high price from those who would rather pay for honor than earn it.

Goblin Deathraiders

Creature - Goblin Warrior

Trample

Every once in a while, when they aren't getting incinerated in lava, crushed under rock slides, or devoured by dragons, goblins experience moments of unmitigated glory in battle.

Jhessian Infiltrator

Creature - Human Rogue

Jhessian Infiltrator is unblockable.

The Jhessian navy makes successful raids on Valeron's coastal towns thanks to their spies planted during peacetime.

Rip-Clan Crasher

Creature - Human Warrior

Haste

If you breathe, she will fight you. If you breathe fire, she must fight you.

Steward of Valeron

Creature - Human Druid Knight

Vigilance

: Add to your mana pool.

Knight-stewards guard the Sun-Dappled Court, a grove of immense, sculptured olive trees that represent Valeron's twelve noble families.

Thoughtcutter Agent

Artifact Creature - Human Rogue

, : Target player loses 1 life and reveals his or her hand.

Agents of the Architects of Will mark their victims as a reminder that their secrets are secret no longer.

Tidehollow Sculler

Artifact Creature - Zombie

When Tidehollow Sculler enters the battlefield, target opponent reveals his or her hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card.

When Tidehollow Sculler leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to its owner's hand.

Tidehollow Strix

Artifact Creature - Bird

Flying

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

The scullers beneath Esper keep strixes as trained pets, and set them loose when a fare refuses to pay.

Cathedral Membrane

Artifact Creature - Wall

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

Defender

When Cathedral Membrane dies during combat, it deals 6 damage to each creature it blocked this combat.

Inquisitor Exarch

Creature - Cleric

When Inquisitor Exarch enters the battlefield, choose one - You gain 2 life; or target opponent loses 2 life.

"Skin is the prison of the blessed and the stronghold of the heretic."
-Argent Etchings, plate 64, passage 17

Lost Leonin

Creature - Cat Soldier

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

Mirrans were broken down and rebuilt, made to be loyal servants of the force they had fought.

Puresteel Paladin

Creature - Human Knight

Whenever an Equipment enters the battlefield under your control, you may draw a card.

Metalcraft - Equipment you control have equip as long as you control three or more artifacts.

Suture Priest

Creature - Cleric

Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may gain 1 life.

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, you may have that player lose 1 life.

Blighted Agent

Creature - Human Rogue

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

Blighted Agent is unblockable.

"Urabrask may suspect our surveillance, but he cannot stop it."
-Avaricta, Gitaxian sective

Vault Skirge

Artifact Creature - Imp

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

Flying

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

From the remnants of the dead, Geth forged a swarm to safeguard his throne.

Death-Hood Cobra

Creature - Snake

: Death-Hood Cobra gains reach until end of turn. (It can block creatures with flying.)

: Death-Hood Cobra gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Melira, Sylvok Outcast

Legendary Creature - Human Scout

You can't get poison counters.

Creatures you control can't have -1/-1 counters placed on them.

Creatures your opponents control lose infect.

Once a pariah, now Mirrodin's greatest hope.

Hovermyr

Artifact Creature - Myr

Flying, vigilance

Originally created to harvest blinkmoths, the hovermyr are now the silent observers of a dying world.

Immolating Souleater

Artifact Creature - Hound

: Immolating Souleater gets +1/+0 until end of turn. ( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

"We thank the souleaters for melting the sinful that we may be reminded of our own insignificance."
-Drones' hymn of gratitude

Myr Superion

Artifact Creature - Myr

Spend only mana produced by creatures to cast Myr Superion.

Two kinds of myr survive: the powerful and those that stay close by them.

Spellskite

Artifact Creature - Horror

: Change a target of target spell or ability to Spellskite. ( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

"Let's show Vorinclex that progress doesn't always need teeth or claws."
-Malcator, Executor of Synthesis

Accorder Paladin

Creature - Human Knight

Battle cry (Whenever this creature attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.)

"I fight for the suns, the surface, and everything in between."

Leonin Relic-Warder

Creature - Cat Cleric

When Leonin Relic-Warder enters the battlefield, you may exile target artifact or enchantment.

When Leonin Relic-Warder leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Leonin Skyhunter

Creature - Cat Knight

Flying

"The infection has spread farther than we could glimpse from the heights of Taj-Nar."

Oculus

Creature - Homunculus

When Oculus dies, you may draw a card.

"In its gaze I saw no mercy, no recognition that I was worthy to exist."
-Kara Vrist, Neurok agent

Flensermite

Creature - Gremlin

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

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

Goblin Wardriver

Creature - Goblin Warrior

Battle cry (Whenever this creature attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.)

"A true warrior fights with whatever's handy."
-Qerk of the Secret Warren

Viridian Emissary

Creature - Elf Scout

When Viridian Emissary dies, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.

Gust-Skimmer

Artifact Creature - Insect

: Gust-Skimmer gains flying until end of turn.

Phyrexian smog clouds choked the skies, threatening creatures who couldn't comprehend the menace below.

Myr Sire

Artifact Creature - Myr

When Myr Sire dies, put a 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature token onto the battlefield.

For the Phyrexians, death is not an end, nor a one-time occurrence.

Phyrexian Revoker

Artifact Creature - Horror

As Phyrexian Revoker enters the battlefield, name a nonland card.

Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated.

Basic senses like sight and taste are reserved for those in power.

Plague Myr

Artifact Creature - Myr

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

: Add to your mana pool.

They watch for a new master, one more sinister than the last.

Abuna Acolyte

Creature - Cat Cleric

: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.

: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target artifact creature this turn.

"You can break nothing I cannot mend."

Auriok Edgewright

Creature - Human Soldier

Metalcraft - Auriok Edgewright has double strike as long as you control three or more artifacts.

Auriok soldiers craft their own weapons, forging a connection to the steel with each blow of the hammer.

Auriok Sunchaser

Creature - Human Soldier

Metalcraft - As long as you control three or more artifacts, Auriok Sunchaser gets +2/+2 and has flying.

"Grant me loft. Grant me light. Grant me the accuracy I need to kill all who threaten Bladehold."
-Prayer to the Whitesun

Leonin Arbiter

Creature - Cat Cleric

Players can't search libraries. Any player may pay for that player to ignore this effect until end of turn.

"Our people are torn by infighting. Until the two sides reconcile, our laws can carry no meaning."

Myrsmith

Creature - Human Artificer

Whenever you cast an artifact spell, you may pay . If you do, put a 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature token onto the battlefield.

The Auriok see the artificer as a conduit, beckoning new creations into the world.

Sunspear Shikari

Creature - Cat Soldier

As long as Sunspear Shikari is equipped, it has first strike and lifelink.

Left without their leader Raksha, the leonin split into two prides: one side supported the regent kha, while the other rebelled in fury.

Plated Seastrider

Creature - Beast

The Neurok buried entangling cables just under the Quicksilver Sea. One seastrider harvest can provide an army's worth of armor and shields.