Second Guess

Instant

Counter target spell that's the second spell cast this turn.

"I see where you're going with that. I don't like it."
-Dierk, geistmage

Searing Wind

Instant

Searing Wind deals 10 damage to target creature or player.

"The first wind of ascension is Forger, burning away impurity."
-Keld Triumphant

Searing Touch

Instant

Buyback (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)

Searing Touch deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

Searing Spear

Instant

Searing Spear deals 3 damage to target creature or player.

Sometimes you die a glorious death with your sword held high. Sometimes you're just target practice.

Searing Light

Instant

Destroy target attacking or blocking creature with power 2 or less.

"Light can lay bare our fears. It can also make them go away."
-Nazra of the Stone Havens

Searing Blood

Instant

Searing Blood deals 2 damage to target creature. When that creature dies this turn, Searing Blood deals 3 damage to the creature's controller.

Purphoros's blessing: sometimes a boon, sometimes a bane. Always ablaze.

Searing Blaze

Instant

Searing Blaze deals 1 damage to target player and 1 damage to target creature that player controls.

Landfall - If you had a land enter the battlefield under your control this turn, Searing Blaze deals 3 damage to that player and 3 damage to that creature instead.

Sea Kings' Blessing

Instant

Any number of target creatures become blue until end of turn.

Scrap

Instant

Destroy target artifact.

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

Scout's Warning

Instant

The next creature card you play this turn can be played as though it had flash.

Draw a card.

"There is no tactic I enjoy more than ambushing the ambushers."

Scour from Existence

Instant

Exile target permanent.

"Our people and our very lands disappear as if they never were. We no longer fight for glory, or honor. We battle now for the right to exist."-General Tazri, allied commander

Scour

Instant

Exile target enchantment. Search its controller's graveyard, hand, and library for all cards with the same name as that enchantment and exile them. Then that player shuffles his or her library.

Scorching Lava

Instant

Kicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)

Scorching Lava deals 2 damage to target creature or player. If Scorching Lava was kicked, that creature can't be regenerated this turn and if it would die this turn, exile it instead.

Schismotivate

Instant

Target creature gets +4/+0 until end of turn. Another target creature gets -4/-0 until end of turn.

Scent of Nightshade

Instant

Reveal any number of black cards in your hand. Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards revealed this way.

Scent of Jasmine

Instant

Reveal any number of white cards in your hand. You gain 2 life for each card revealed this way.

Scent of Ivy

Instant

Reveal any number of green cards in your hand. Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards revealed this way.

Scent of Brine

Instant

Reveal any number of blue cards in your hand. Counter target spell unless its controller pays for each card revealed this way.

Scattershot

Instant

Scattershot deals 1 damage to target creature.

Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)

Scattering Stroke

Instant

Counter target spell. Clash with an opponent. If you win, at the beginning of your next main phase, you may add to your mana pool, where X is that spell's converted mana cost. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of his or her library, then puts that card on the top or bottom. A player wins if his or her card had a higher converted mana cost.)

Scatter to the Winds

Instant

Counter target spell.

Awaken 3- (If you cast this spell for , also put three +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)

Scatter the Seeds

Instant

Convoke (Each creature you tap while casting this spell reduces its cost by or by one mana of that creature's color.)

Put three 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens onto the battlefield.

From the seeds of faith, great forests grow.

Scatter Arc

Instant

Counter target noncreature spell.

Draw a card.

"Should your chosen emissary be able to fluctuate triharmonic pentodes, however unlikely, I shall shunt excess negavolt radicals."

Scars of the Veteran

Instant

You may exile a white card from your hand rather than pay Scars of the Veteran's mana cost.

Prevent the next 7 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn. At the beginning of the next end step, put a +0/+1 counter on that creature for each 1 damage prevented this way.

Scare Tactics

Instant

Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

"Fear rules those weak enough to accept it."
-Greven il-Vec

Scar

Instant

Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.

"What is a scar? A sign of courage in the face of danger? A mere trick of flesh? Or a constant reminder of agonizing pain, and the follies of war."
-Illulia of Nighthearth

Scapegoat

Instant

As an additional cost to cast Scapegoat, sacrifice a creature.

Return any number of target creatures you control to their owner's hand.

"Enjoy your deception, Vuel," Gerrard said as Volrath's features melted from the dead shapeshifter. "I'll count this one as practice."

Scale Blessing

Instant

Bolster 1, then put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it. (To bolster 1, choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)

"Your bravery honors us all."
-Dromoka, translated from Draconic

Saving Grasp

Instant

Return target creature you own to your hand.

Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Nothing's more valuable than perfect timing.

Savage Surge

Instant

Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Untap that creature.

Gruul warriors never need to be stirred to battle. They need only to be shown where the battle is.

Savage Summoning

Instant

Savage Summoning can't be countered.

The next creature card you cast this turn can be cast as though it had flash. That spell can't be countered. That creature enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.

Savage Beating

Instant

Cast Savage Beating only during your turn and only during combat.

Choose one - Creatures you control gain double strike until end of turn; or untap all creatures you control and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Entwine (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Sarkhan's Triumph

Instant

Search your library for a Dragon creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.

Sarkhan gazed on the world around him, the dragons sweeping through its skies, and joy kindled like a fire in his soul.

Sarkhan's Rage

Instant

Sarkhan's Rage deals 5 damage to target creature or player. If you control no Dragons, Sarkhan's Rage deals 2 damage to you.

The people of Tarkir speak of an ancient legend, of the dragon-man called Sarkhan who was greatest of all khans.

Sapphire Charm

Instant

Choose one - Target player draws a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep; or target creature gains flying until end of turn; or target creature an opponent controls phases out. (While it's phased out, it's treated as though it doesn't exist. It phases in before its controller untaps during his or her next untap step.)

Sandstorm

Instant

Sandstorm deals 1 damage to each attacking creature.

Even the landscape turned against Sarsour, first rising up and pelting him, then rearranging itself so he could no longer find his way.

Sandblast

Instant

Sandblast deals 5 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

In the Shifting Wastes, more are killed by sand than by steel.

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.

Samite Ministration

Instant

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn by a source of your choice. Whenever damage from a black or red source is prevented this way this turn, you gain that much life.

Safe Passage

Instant

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you and creatures you control this turn.

As she shepherds the faithful, the angel's radiance is a shield of salvation.

Sacrifice

Instant

As an additional cost to cast Sacrifice, sacrifice a creature.

Add to your mana pool an amount of equal to the sacrificed creature's converted mana cost.

Sacred Rites

Instant

Discard any number of cards. Creatures you control get +0/+1 until end of turn for each card discarded this way.

Sacred Boon

Instant

Prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. At the beginning of the next end step, put a +0/+1 counter on that creature for each 1 damage prevented this way.

"Divine gifts are granted to those who are worthy."
-Halvor Arenson, Kjeldoran priest

Ruthless Instincts

Instant

Choose one -

• Target nonattacking creature gains reach and deathtouch until end of turn. Untap it.

• Target attacking creature gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn.

A single battle affects countless others.

Rust

Instant

Counter target activated ability from an artifact source. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

"How dull it is to pause, to make an end,/ To rust unburnished, not to shine in use,/ As though to breathe were life!" -Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "Ulysses"

Rushing River

Instant

Kicker-Sacrifice a land. (You may sacrifice a land in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.)

Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If Rushing River was kicked, return another target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

Rush of Blood

Instant

Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is its power.

Sometimes it's not for sustenance or to feed the dependence. Sometimes it's just to feel again.

Runeflare Trap

Instant - Trap

If an opponent drew three or more cards this turn, you may pay rather than pay Runeflare Trap's mana cost.

Runeflare Trap deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.

Runeboggle

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays .

Draw a card.

"Ever try to count hyperactive schoolchildren while someone shouts random numbers in your ear? It's like that."
-Geetra, frustrated mage

Rune Snag

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays plus an additional for each card named Rune Snag in each graveyard.

"Concentration is key. Without it, a mage conjures nothing but a splitting headache."
-Zur the Enchanter

Run Wild

Instant

Until end of turn, target creature gains trample and ": Regenerate this creature."

Wirewood's beasts didn't seem to mind when the elves moved in. In fact, they hardly noticed them underfoot.

Rouse the Mob

Instant

Strive - Rouse the Mob costs more to cast for each target beyond the first.

Any number of target creatures each get +2/+0 and gain trample until end of turn.

Rouse

Instant

If you control a Swamp, you may pay 2 life rather than pay Rouse's mana cost.

Target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Rootborn Defenses

Instant

Populate. Creatures you control are indestructible this turn. (To populate, put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of a creature token you control. Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy indestructible creatures.)

Roilmage's Trick

Instant

Converge - Creatures your opponents control get -X/-0 until end of turn, where X is the number of colors of mana spent to cast Roilmage's Trick.

Draw a card.

Weather on Zendikar is unpredictable-unless you're the one telling it what to do.

Roil's Retribution

Instant

Roil's Retribution deals 5 damage divided as you choose among any number of target attacking or blocking creatures.

"We can use their hunger to lead them into danger. If we're already prey, we may as well be bait!"-Yon Basrel, Oran-Rief survivalist

Rock Slide

Instant

Rock Slide deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target attacking or blocking creatures without flying.

"Good ol' rock. Nothing beats rock."
-Rhirhok, goblin archer

Roar of the Kha

Instant

Choose one - Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn; or untap all creatures you control.

Entwine (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Roar of Jukai

Instant - Arcane

If you control a Forest, each blocked creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Splice onto Arcane-An opponent gains 5 life. (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)

Ritual of the Returned

Instant

Exile target creature card from your graveyard. Put a black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield. Its power is equal to that card's power and its toughness is equal to that card's toughness.

A mask forged to avenge a death forgotten.

Rith's Charm

Instant

Choose one - Destroy target nonbasic land; or put three 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens onto the battlefield; or prevent all damage a source of your choice would deal this turn.

Rites of Refusal

Instant

Discard any number of cards. Counter target spell unless its controller pays for each card discarded this way.

Rites of Initiation

Instant

Discard any number of cards at random. Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn for each card discarded this way.

Rite of Undoing

Instant

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

Return target nonland permanent you control and target nonland permanent you don't control to their owners' hands.

Rise to the Challenge

Instant

Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.

Plidius wagered that Arissa couldn't kill a chimera with her javelins alone. She proved him wrong in a way everyone could see for days to come.

Riptide

Instant

Tap all blue creatures.

Riot Control

Instant

You gain 1 life for each creature your opponents control. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn.

"Ravnicans need order. If they don't have it, we shall bring it to them."
-Isperia

Righteousness

Instant

Target blocking creature gets +7/+7 until end of turn.

Sometimes the greatest strength is the strength of conviction.

Righteous Blow

Instant

Righteous Blow deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

"Monsters will no longer find safety under the mists of Morkrut!"
-Bruna, Light of Alabaster

Ride Down

Instant

Destroy target blocking creature. Creatures that were blocked by that creature this combat gain trample until end of turn.

"I will wash you from my hooves!"
-Mardu taunt

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.)

Ricochet Trap

Instant - Trap

If an opponent cast a blue spell this turn, you may pay rather than pay Ricochet Trap's mana cost.

Change the target of target spell with a single target.

In his last seconds, Remhas regretted using his most powerful spell.

Rhystic Shield

Instant

Creatures you control get +0/+1 until end of turn. They get an additional +0/+2 until end of turn unless any player pays .

A shield for one is good. A shield for everyone is even better.

Rhystic Lightning

Instant

Rhystic Lightning deals 4 damage to target creature or player unless that creature's controller or that player pays . If he or she does, Rhystic Lightning deals 2 damage to the creature or player.

Rewind

Instant

Counter target spell. Untap up to four lands.

"The best denials are simply that: a beginning and end unchanged, a dream with no memory."

Reweave

Instant - Arcane

Target permanent's controller sacrifices it. If he or she does, that player reveals cards from the top of his or her library until he or she reveals a permanent card that shares a card type with the sacrificed permanent, puts that card onto the battlefield, then shuffles his or her library.

Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)

Reward the Faithful

Instant

Any number of target players each gain life equal to the highest converted mana cost among permanents you control.

"When you have drunk your fill, pass the cup to others who thirst."

Reviving Vapors

Instant

Reveal the top three cards of your library and put one of them into your hand. You gain life equal to that card's converted mana cost. Put all other cards revealed this way into your graveyard.

Reviving Dose

Instant

You gain 3 life.

Draw a card.

Samite healers never mix their pungent elixir with sweetener or tea. The threat of a second dose is enough to get most warriors back on their feet.

Reverse Polarity

Instant

You gain X life, where X is twice the damage dealt to you so far this turn by artifacts.

Reverse Damage

Instant

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.

"My enemy's hatred is his weakness. My enemy's anger is my strength."
-Remin, venerable monk

Reverent Mantra

Instant

You may exile a white card from your hand rather than pay Reverent Mantra's mana cost.

Choose a color. All creatures gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn.

Reverberation

Instant

All damage that would be dealt this turn by target sorcery spell is dealt to that spell's controller instead.

Reverberate

Instant

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

"Not bad, but I can think of a better use for that."

Revealing Wind

Instant

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. You may look at each face-down creature that's attacking or blocking.

"The sands obscure the vision of others, but clarify ours."
-Faiso, Dromoka commander

Return to the Earth

Instant

Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with flying.

"Dragons are feared for their breath and their bite, but it is their wings that make them unconquerable. Bring them to earth, and they die like any other beast."
-Kassur, Sultai hunter

Return to Dust

Instant

Exile target artifact or enchantment. If you cast this spell during your main phase, you may exile up to one other target artifact or enchantment.

Some timelines forever fray, branch, and intermingle. Others end abruptly.

Retraction Helix

Instant

Until end of turn, target creature gains ": Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand."

Where the geometries of the world collapse, a master of the Æther can harvest power beyond comprehending.

Retract

Instant

Return all artifacts you control to their owner's hand.

"Secrets are meant to remain secret."
-Memnarch

Rethink

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays , where X is its converted mana cost.

"Are you sure you want to do that?"

Retaliate

Instant

Destroy all creatures that dealt damage to you this turn.

The Auriok learned perseverance from their forebears. They learned justice from the leonin.

Resuscitate

Instant

Until end of turn, creatures you control gain ": Regenerate this creature."

"It is the art of convincing someone to live."
-Orim, Samite healer

Resupply

Instant

You gain 6 life.

Draw a card.

"If the scalelords are the brains of Dromoka's army, the supply caravans are its beating heart."
-Baihir, Dromoka mage

Restrain

Instant

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

Draw a card.

"Hanna would give up her own life before she'd abandon the Weatherlight."
-Sisay

Restore the Peace

Instant

Return each creature that dealt damage this turn to its owner's hand.

"You can always count on the Azorius to ruin a party."
-Massacre Girl

Rest for the Weary

Instant

Target player gains 4 life.

Landfall - If you had a land enter the battlefield under your control this turn, that player gains 8 life instead.

Zendikar is a brutal taskmaster, but sometimes it offers unexpected solace.

Respite

Instant

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. You gain 1 life for each attacking creature.

"If they board us we're finished," warned Orim. Crovax nodded. "And if they don't . . . what then?"

Resounding Wave

Instant

Return target permanent to its owner's hand.

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

When you cycle Resounding Wave, return two target permanents to their owners' hands.

Resounding Thunder

Instant

Resounding Thunder deals 3 damage to target creature or player.

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

When you cycle Resounding Thunder, it deals 6 damage to target creature or player.

Resounding Silence

Instant

Exile target attacking creature.

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

When you cycle Resounding Silence, exile up to two target attacking creatures.