Chimeric Staff

Artifact

: Chimeric Staff becomes an X/X Construct artifact creature until end of turn.

The staff unraveled in a chaotic chorus of clanging, becoming an improbable beast of hissing blades.

Chitinous Cloak

Artifact - Equipment

Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

Equip

"If we're going to survive, we have to use every tool at our disposal. Especially the disgusting ones."
-Ryza, Oran-Rief scout

Chromatic Lantern

Artifact

Lands you control have ": Add one mana of any color to your mana pool."

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

Dimir mages put the lanterns to good use, creating shapeshifters and sleeper agents from mana foreign to them.

Chromatic Sphere

Artifact

, , Sacrifice Chromatic Sphere: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Draw a card.

"Let insight and energy be your guides."
-The Blind Seer, to Gerrard

Chromatic Star

Artifact

, , Sacrifice Chromatic Star: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

When Chromatic Star is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.

Chrome Mox

Artifact

Imprint - When Chrome Mox enters the battlefield, you may exile a nonartifact, nonland card from your hand.

: Add one mana of any of the exiled card's colors to your mana pool.

Chrome Steed

Artifact Creature - Horse

Metalcraft - Chrome Steed gets +2/+2 as long as you control three or more artifacts.

According to Auriok myth, it collects scrap in order to reassemble its lost rider.

Chronatog Totem

Artifact

: Add to your mana pool.

: Chronatog Totem becomes a 1/2 blue Atog artifact creature until end of turn.

: Chronatog Totem gets +3/+3 until end of turn. You skip your next turn. Activate this ability only once each turn and only if Chronatog Totem is a creature.

Chronomaton

Artifact Creature - Golem

, : Put a +1/+1 counter on Chronomaton.

On the third night, the villagers destroyed their clocks. The sounds of whirring gears and chiming metal held only dread for them.

Citanul Flute

Artifact

, : Search your library for a creature card with converted mana cost X or less, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.

Each note of the flute mimics the call of a different beast.

City in a Bottle

Artifact

Whenever a nontoken permanent from the Arabian Nights expansion other than City in a Bottle is on the battlefield, its controller sacrifices it.

Players can't play cards from the Arabian Nights expansion.

Civic Saber

Artifact - Equipment

Equipped creature gets +1/+0 for each of its colors.

Equip

Those without a guild signet often display a different form of protection.

Claws of Gix

Artifact

, Sacrifice a permanent: You gain 1 life.

When the Brotherhood of Gix dug out the cave of Koilos they found their master's severed hand. They enshrined it, hoping that one day it would point the way to Phyrexia.

Clay Pigeon

Artifact Creature

Flying

, Throw Clay Pigeon into the air at least two feet above your head while seated, Attempt to catch it with one hand: If you catch Clay Pigeon, prevent all damage to you from any one source and return Clay Pigeon to play, tapped. Otherwise, sacrifice it.

Clay Statue

Artifact Creature - Golem

: Regenerate Clay Statue.

Tawnos won fame as Urza's greatest assistant. After he created these warriors, Urza ended his apprenticeship, promoting him directly to the rank of master.

Clearwater Goblet

Artifact

Sunburst (This enters the battlefield with a charge counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may gain life equal to the number of charge counters on Clearwater Goblet.

Cloak and Dagger

Tribal Artifact - Rogue Equipment

Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Whenever a Rogue creature enters the battlefield, you may attach Cloak and Dagger to it.

Equip

Clock of Omens

Artifact

Tap two untapped artifacts you control: Untap target artifact.

Most clocks measure time, but a few measure everything.

Clockwork Avian

Artifact Creature - Bird

Flying

Clockwork Avian enters the battlefield with four +1/+0 counters on it.

At end of combat, if Clockwork Avian attacked or blocked this combat, remove a +1/+0 counter from it.

, : Put up to X +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Avian. This ability can't cause the total number of +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Avian to be greater than four. Activate this ability only during your upkeep.

Clockwork Beast

Artifact Creature - Beast

Clockwork Beast enters the battlefield with seven +1/+0 counters on it.

At end of combat, if Clockwork Beast attacked or blocked this combat, remove a +1/+0 counter from it.

, : Put up to X +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Beast. This ability can't cause the total number of +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Beast to be greater than seven. Activate this ability only during your upkeep.

Clockwork Beetle

Artifact Creature - Insect

Clockwork Beetle enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.

Whenever Clockwork Beetle attacks or blocks, remove a +1/+1 counter from it at end of combat.

Clockwork Condor

Artifact Creature - Bird

Flying

Clockwork Condor enters the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it.

Whenever Clockwork Condor attacks or blocks, remove a +1/+1 counter from it at end of combat.

Clockwork Dragon

Artifact Creature - Dragon

Flying

Clockwork Dragon enters the battlefield with six +1/+1 counters on it.

Whenever Clockwork Dragon attacks or blocks, remove a +1/+1 counter from it at end of combat.

: Put a +1/+1 counter on Clockwork Dragon.

Clockwork Gnomes

Artifact Creature - Gnome

, : Regenerate target artifact creature.

"Until I came to the Floating Isle, I never had to oil the servants."
-Baki, Wizard Attendant

Clockwork Hydra

Artifact Creature - Hydra

Clockwork Hydra enters the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it.

Whenever Clockwork Hydra attacks or blocks, remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, Clockwork Hydra deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

: Put a +1/+1 counter on Clockwork Hydra.

Clockwork Steed

Artifact Creature - Horse

Clockwork Steed enters the battlefield with four +1/+0 counters on it.

Clockwork Steed can't be blocked by artifact creatures.

At end of combat, if Clockwork Steed attacked or blocked this combat, remove a +1/+0 counter from it.

, : Put up to X +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Steed. This ability can't cause the total number of +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Steed to be greater than four. Activate this ability only during your upkeep.

Clockwork Swarm

Artifact Creature - Insect

Clockwork Swarm enters the battlefield with four +1/+0 counters on it.

Clockwork Swarm can't be blocked by Walls.

At end of combat, if Clockwork Swarm attacked or blocked this combat, remove a +1/+0 counter from it.

, : Put up to X +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Swarm. This ability can't cause the total number of +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Swarm to be greater than four. Activate this ability only during your upkeep.

Clockwork Vorrac

Artifact Creature - Boar Beast

Trample

Clockwork Vorrac enters the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it.

Whenever Clockwork Vorrac attacks or blocks, remove a +1/+1 counter from it at end of combat.

: Put a +1/+1 counter on Clockwork Vorrac.

Clone Shell

Artifact Creature - Shapeshifter

Imprint - When Clone Shell enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

When Clone Shell dies, turn the exiled card face up. If it's a creature card, put it onto the battlefield under your control.

Cloud Key

Artifact

As Cloud Key enters the battlefield, choose artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, or sorcery.

Spells you cast of the chosen type cost less to cast.

The musical sound of its turning triggers the tumblers of revelation.

Cloudheath Drake

Artifact Creature - Drake

Flying

: Cloudheath Drake gains vigilance until end of turn.

A permanent storm rages over the plain of Cloudheath, and drakes ride its currents-two reminders that some elements of Esper will not be controlled.

Cloudstone Curio

Artifact

Whenever a nonartifact permanent enters the battlefield under your control, you may return another permanent you control that shares a card type with it to its owner's hand.

It wants to remain a mystery, banishing the curious in favor of less inquisitive company.

Coal Golem

Artifact Creature - Golem

, Sacrifice Coal Golem: Add to your mana pool.

"Three such creatures stood burning at the crest of the hill. Only seconds later, the Fireball struck our front line." -Lydia, Countess Brellis

Coalition Relic

Artifact

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

: Put a charge counter on Coalition Relic.

At the beginning of your precombat main phase, remove all charge counters from Coalition Relic. Add one mana of any color to your mana pool for each charge counter removed this way.

Coat of Arms

Artifact

Each creature gets +1/+1 for each other creature on the battlefield that shares at least one creature type with it. (For example, if two Goblin Warriors and a Goblin Shaman are on the battlefield, each gets +2/+2.)

A banner for bonds of blood or belief.

Cobalt Golem

Artifact Creature - Golem

: Cobalt Golem gains flying until end of turn.

Cobbled Wings

Artifact - Equipment

Equipped creature has flying.

Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

For the necro-alchemist, any puzzle can be solved with intelligence and harvested body parts.

Codex Shredder

Artifact

: Target player puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard.

, , Sacrifice Codex Shredder: Return target card from your graveyard to your hand.

Coercive Portal

Artifact

Will of the council - At the beginning of your upkeep, starting with you, each player votes for carnage or homage. If carnage gets more votes, sacrifice Coercive Portal and destroy all nonland permanents. If homage gets more votes or the vote is tied, draw a card.

Cogwork Grinder

Artifact Creature - Construct

Draft Cogwork Grinder face up.

As you draft a card, you may remove it from the draft face down. (Those cards aren't in your card pool.)

Cogwork Grinder enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of cards you removed from the draft with cards named Cogwork Grinder.