Al-abara's Carpet

Artifact

, : Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn by attacking creatures without flying.

Al-abara simply laughed and lifted one finger, and the carpet carried her high out of our reach.

Alabaster Dragon

Creature - Dragon

Flying

When Alabaster Dragon dies, shuffle it into its owner's library.

Alabaster Kirin

Creature - Kirin

Flying, vigilance

The appearance of a kirin signifies the passing or arrival of an important figure. As word of sightings spread, all the khans took it to mean themselves. Only the shaman Chianul thought of Sarkhan Vol.

Alabaster Leech

Creature - Leech

White spells you cast cost more to cast.

"Its stones seem to serve a healing function, but removing them intact is an exhausting process."
-Tolarian research notes

Alabaster Mage

Creature - Human Wizard

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

"We hold sacred the powers of light and life. Truth and honor are our greatest weapons."
-Alabaster creed

Alabaster Potion

Instant

Choose one - Target player gains X life; or prevent the next X damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.

"Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity."
-D'Avenant proverb

Alabaster Wall

Creature - Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

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

Its mortar is mixed with waters straight from the Fountain of Cho.

Alaborn Cavalier

Creature - Human Knight

Whenever Alaborn Cavalier attacks, you may tap target creature.

"Course he ran! I wouldn't want to stare down that barrel, either!"
-Alaborn soldier

Aladdin

Creature - Human Rogue

, : Gain control of target artifact for as long as you control Aladdin.

Aladdin's Lamp

Artifact

, : The next time you would draw a card this turn, instead look at the top X cards of your library, put all but one of them on the bottom of your library in a random order, then draw a card. X can't be 0.

Aladdin's Ring

Artifact

, : Aladdin's Ring deals 4 damage to target creature or player.

"A good lamp will light your way. A good ring will clear it."
-Nervan, royal jeweler

Alarum

Instant

Untap target nonattacking creature. It gets +1/+3 until end of turn.

"One timely cry of warning can save nine of surprise."
-Sidar Jabari

Albino Troll

Creature - Troll

Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)

: Regenerate Albino Troll.

Alchemist's Apprentice

Creature - Human Wizard

Sacrifice Alchemist's Apprentice: Draw a card.

Side effects may include foul odors, scalding steam, and spontaneous nonexistence.

Alchemist's Refuge

Land

: Add to your mana pool.

, : You may cast nonland cards this turn as though they had flash.

Persecuted alchemists fled deep into Kessig's wilds, seeking solitude to continue their ghoulish craft.

Alchor's Tomb

Artifact

, : Target permanent you control becomes the color of your choice. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

Aleatory

Instant

Cast Aleatory only during combat after blockers are declared.

Flip a coin. If you win the flip, target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Alesha's Vanguard

Creature - Orc Warrior

Dash (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)

Boundaries drawn on maps or marked with stone have no meaning for the Mardu.

Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

Legendary Creature - Human Warrior

First strike

Whenever Alesha, Who Smiles at Death attacks, you may pay . If you do, return target creature card with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking.

"Greet death with sword in hand."

Alexi's Cloak

Enchantment - Aura

Flash

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

"Doesn't look like much, does it?"
-Alexi, zephyr mage

Alexi, Zephyr Mage

Legendary Creature - Human Spellshaper

, , Discard two cards: Return X target creatures to their owners' hands.

The Keldons didn't know her name, but they still cursed her in battle.

Algae Gharial

Creature - Crocodile

Shroud

Whenever another creature dies, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Algae Gharial.

It lurks just under the surface, using the algae-choked tar pits of Jund as both home and hunting blind.

Ali Baba

Creature - Human Rogue

: Tap target Wall.

"When he reached the entrance of the cavern, he pronounced the words, ‘Open, Sesame!'"
-The Arabian Nights, Junior Classics trans.

Ali from Cairo

Creature - Human

Damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.

Aliban's Tower

Instant

Target blocking creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn.

"Those who hide in hollow towers would do well to remember the rain."
-Reyhan, Samite Alchemist

Aligned Hedron Network

Artifact

When Aligned Hedron Network enters the battlefield, exile all creatures with power 5 or greater until Aligned Hedron Network leaves the battlefield. (Those creatures return under their owners' control.)

The last hedron slotted into place, locking Ulamog in an infinite loop of binding energy.

Alive (Alive/Well)

Sorcery

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

Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)

All Hallow's Eve

Sorcery

Exile All Hallow's Eve with two scream counters on it.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if All Hallow's Eve is exiled with a scream counter on it, remove a scream counter from it. If there are no more scream counters on it, put it into your graveyard and each player returns all creature cards from his or her graveyard to the battlefield.

All Is Dust

Tribal Sorcery - Eldrazi

Each player sacrifices all colored permanents he or she controls.

"The emergence of the Eldrazi isn't necessarily a bad thing, as long as you've already lived a fulfilling and complete life without regrets."
-Javad Nasrin, Ondu relic hunter

All Suns' Dawn

Sorcery

For each color, return up to one target card of that color from your graveyard to your hand. Exile All Suns' Dawn.

Allay

Instant

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

Destroy target enchantment.

Alley Grifters

Creature - Human Mercenary

Whenever Alley Grifters becomes blocked, defending player discards a card.

One distracts the victim, the other extracts the valuables.

Alliance of Arms

Sorcery

Join forces - Starting with you, each player may pay any amount of mana. Each player puts X 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens onto the battlefield, where X is the total amount of mana paid this way.

Allied Reinforcements

Sorcery

Put two 2/2 white Knight Ally creature tokens onto the battlefield.

"Our formation was scattered after Sea Gate fell. If you're fighting the Eldrazi, consider us your newest recruits."

Allied Strategies

Sorcery

Domain - Target player draws a card for each basic land type among lands he or she controls.

Each commander looked at the others and wondered who would be first to break the alliance.

Allosaurus Rider

Creature - Elf Warrior

You may exile two green cards from your hand rather than pay Allosaurus Rider's mana cost.

Allosaurus Rider's power and toughness are each equal to 1 plus the number of lands you control.

Alloy Golem

Artifact Creature - Golem

As Alloy Golem enters the battlefield, choose a color.

Alloy Golem is the chosen color. (It's still an artifact.)

"We turned old weapons into new warriors."
-Jhoira, master artificer

Alloy Myr

Artifact Creature - Myr

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

With or without witnesses, the suns continued their prismatic dance.

Alluring Siren

Creature - Siren

: Target creature an opponent controls attacks you this turn if able.

She lures victims with promises of flesh, captures them in a net of deceit, and destroys them in the embrace of the sea.

Ally Encampment

Land

: Add to your mana pool.

: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Spend this mana only to cast an Ally spell.

, , Sacrifice Ally Encampment: Return target Ally you control to its owner's hand.