Soulsworn Jury

Creature - Spirit

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

, Sacrifice Soulsworn Jury: Counter target creature spell.

In death, as in life, they protect the Grand Arbiter from exposure to contrary points of view.

Soulsworn Spirit

Creature - Spirit

Soulsworn Spirit is unblockable.

When Soulsworn Spirit 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.)

Soultether Golem

Artifact Creature - Golem

Vanishing 1 (This permanent enters the battlefield with a time counter on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter from it. When the last is removed, sacrifice it.)

Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a time counter on Soultether Golem.

Southern Paladin

Creature - Human Knight

, : Destroy target red permanent.

"How can anyone fight so much yet enjoy it so little?"
-The Western Paladin

Sovereigns of Lost Alara

Creature - Spirit

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

Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, you may search your library for an Aura card that could enchant that creature, put it onto the battlefield attached to that creature, then shuffle your library.

Sower of Temptation

Creature - Faerie Wizard

Flying

When Sower of Temptation enters the battlefield, gain control of target creature for as long as Sower of Temptation remains on the battlefield.

One glamer leads him far from home. The next washes away his memory that home was ever anywhere but at her side.

Spark Elemental

Creature - Elemental

Trample, haste (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. This creature can attack and as soon as it comes under your control.)

At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Spark Elemental.

Vulshok shamans could never keep them alive for more than a few seconds, yet those few seconds seemed to be enough.

Spark Fiend

Creature - Beast

When Spark Fiend comes into play, roll two six-sided dice. On a total of 2, 3, or 12, sacrifice Spark Fiend. On a total of 7 or 11, do not roll dice for Spark Fiend during any of your following upkeep phases. If you roll any other total, note it.

During your upkeep, roll two six-sided dice. On a total of 7, sacrifice Spark Fiend. If you roll the noted total, do not roll dice for Spark Fiend during any of your following upkeep phases. On any other roll, there is no effect.

Spark Mage

Creature - Dwarf Wizard

Whenever Spark Mage deals combat damage to a player, you may have Spark Mage deal 1 damage to target creature that player controls.

The Pardic Mountains are known for their spicy cuisine.

Spark Trooper

Creature - Elemental Soldier

Trample, lifelink, haste

At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Spark Trooper.

Izzet-designed conductors atop Sunhome charge empty sets of armor that give form to the fluctuating elementals.

Sparkcaster

Creature - Kavu

When Sparkcaster enters the battlefield, return a red or green creature you control to its owner's hand.

When Sparkcaster enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to target player.

Sparkmage Apprentice

Creature - Human Wizard

When Sparkmage Apprentice enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

Sparkmages are performance artists of sorts, but pain is the price of admission.

Sparksmith

Creature - Goblin

: Sparksmith deals X damage to target creature and X damage to you, where X is the number of Goblins on the battlefield.

"If it didn't hurt, how would I know it worked?"

Sparkspitter

Creature - Elemental Spellshaper

, , Discard a card: Put a 3/1 red Elemental creature token named Spark Elemental onto the battlefield. It has trample, haste, and "At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Spark Elemental."

Sparring Golem

Artifact Creature - Golem

Whenever Sparring Golem becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it.

"Part drill sergeant, part training dummy," thought Gerrard. "I hope it can stand up to a real war."

Spawn of Rix Maadi

Creature - Horror

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.)

"Straight from the blood-drenched imagination of our illustrious parun!"
-Nyoser, Gore-House ringleader

Spawn of Thraxes

Creature - Dragon

Flying

When Spawn of Thraxes enters the battlefield, it deals damage to target creature or player equal to the number of Mountains you control.

Sparks from Purphoros's forge fill the belly of every dragon.

Spawnbinder Mage

Creature - Human Wizard Ally

Cohort - , Tap an untapped Ally you control: Tap target creature.

"Follow me. Step lightly. And resist the urge to kick them."

Spawnbroker

Creature - Human Wizard

When Spawnbroker enters the battlefield, you may exchange control of target creature you control and target creature with power less than or equal to that creature's power an opponent controls.

"The trick isn't setting up the bad trade. It's making each side think it got the better deal."

Spawnsire of Ulamog

Creature - Eldrazi

Annihilator 1 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices a permanent.)

: Put two 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature tokens onto the battlefield. They have "Sacrifice this creature: Add to your mana pool."

{20}: Cast any number of Eldrazi cards you own from outside the game without paying their mana costs.

Spawnwrithe

Creature - Elemental

Trample

Whenever Spawnwrithe deals combat damage to a player, put a token that's a copy of Spawnwrithe onto the battlefield.

Its victims feel only an itchy, wriggling feeling just under their skin. By then, it's far too late.

Spearbreaker Behemoth

Creature - Beast

Spearbreaker Behemoth is indestructible.

: Target creature with power 5 or greater is indestructible this turn.

Few Nayans dare hunt the gargantuans. They're regarded not as animals but as forces of nature, like landslides or typhoons.

Species Gorger

Creature - Frog Beast

At the beginning of your upkeep, return a creature you control to its owner's hand.

"We raised eelhawks to control the squidflies, then waspcrabs to prey on the eelhawks. Now what do we do with all these waspcrabs?"
-Gulistan, Simic biomancer

Spectral Bears

Creature - Bear Spirit

Whenever Spectral Bears attacks, if defending player controls no black nontoken permanents, it doesn't untap during your next untap step.

"I hear there are Bears-or spirits-that guard caravans passing through the forest." -Gulsen, Abbey Matron

Spectral Force

Creature - Elemental Spirit

Trample

Whenever Spectral Force attacks, if defending player controls no black permanents, it doesn't untap during your next untap step.

"The spirits of old have not left us unguarded."
-Uros, Pendelhaven elder

Spectral Gateguards

Creature - Spirit Soldier

Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters the battlefield. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)

As long as Spectral Gateguards is paired with another creature, both creatures have vigilance.

Spectral Guardian

Creature - Spirit

As long as Spectral Guardian is untapped, noncreature artifacts have shroud. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.)

"A treasure to guard other treasures is worth the highest price."
-Mtai, Civic Guildmage

Spectral Lynx

Creature - Cat Spirit

Protection from green

: Regenerate Spectral Lynx.

A shadowy version of its corporeal cousin, this lynx hunts souls, not meals.

Spectral Rider

Creature - Spirit Knight

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

Never a word. Never a warning. Only the sound of hoofbeats along the crossways, and the screams of the avenged.

Spectral Sliver

Creature - Sliver Spirit

All Sliver creatures have ": This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn."

"Sure, I've seen agents of the Cabal here and there. Well, not here, and certainly not in any of the sliver labs. Oh dear, I've said too much."
-Apprentice researcher

Spellbane Centaur

Creature - Centaur

Creatures you control can't be the targets of blue spells or abilities from blue sources.

"No mage's deception can harm those who keep nature balanced."

Spellbound Dragon

Creature - Dragon

Flying

Whenever Spellbound Dragon attacks, draw a card, then discard a card. Spellbound Dragon gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the discarded card's converted mana cost.

A king in Jund, a serf in Esper.

Spellbreaker Behemoth

Creature - Beast

Spellbreaker Behemoth can't be countered.

Creature spells you control with power 5 or greater can't be countered.

"Some think its immunity to countermagic evolved because of the constant mage attacks on Naya. I think it just ate a bunch of wizards."
-Broka, drumhunter

Spellgorger Barbarian

Creature - Human Nightmare Barbarian

When Spellgorger Barbarian enters the battlefield, discard a card at random.

When Spellgorger Barbarian leaves the battlefield, draw a card.

The epidemic insanity had a lasting effect on certain barbarians-but no one noticed.

Spellheart Chimera

Creature - Chimera

Flying, trample

Spellheart Chimera's power is equal to the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard.

Thaumaturges remain silent around chimeras, lest their words conjure even stranger beasts.

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

Spellstutter Sprite

Creature - Faerie Wizard

Flash

Flying

When Spellstutter Sprite enters the battlefield, counter target spell with converted mana cost X or less, where X is the number of Faeries you control.

Spelltithe Enforcer

Creature - Elephant Wizard

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player sacrifices a permanent unless he or she pays .

His assistants calculate the amount of the tribute. He measures out the punishment for delinquency.

Spellwild Ouphe

Creature - Ouphe

Spells that target Spellwild Ouphe cost less to cast.

"You'd think that their big glowing eyes would be almost hypnotic to look at. In fact, it's the other way around-they are entranced by nearly everything they see."
-Balecki, Spellwild druid

Sphinx Ambassador

Creature - Sphinx

Flying

Whenever Sphinx Ambassador deals combat damage to a player, search that player's library for a card, then that player names a card. If you searched for a creature card that isn't the named card, you may put it onto the battlefield under your control. Then that player shuffles his or her library.

Sphinx of Jwar Isle

Creature - Sphinx

Flying

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

You may look at the top card of your library. (You may do this at any time.)

"Even if the sphinxes do know the location of every relic, getting one to talk is harder than just searching yourself."
-Sachir, Akoum Expeditionary House

Sphinx of Lost Truths

Creature - Sphinx

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

Flying

When Sphinx of Lost Truths enters the battlefield, draw three cards. Then if it wasn't kicked, discard three cards.

Sphinx of Magosi

Creature - Sphinx

Flying

: Draw a card, then put a +1/+1 counter on Sphinx of Magosi.

"A riddle is nothing more than a trap for small minds, baited with the promise of understanding."

Sphinx of the Chimes

Creature - Sphinx

Flying

Discard two nonland cards with the same name: Draw four cards.

"I've dreamt of the future, Isperia. Danger is on the horizon. You must heed my warning."

Sphinx of the Final Word

Creature - Sphinx

Sphinx of the Final Word can't be countered.

Flying, hexproof

Instant and sorcery spells you control can't be countered by spells or abilities.

He answers questions as readily as he asks them, but his answer is always "no."

Sphinx of the Steel Wind

Artifact Creature - Sphinx

Flying, first strike, vigilance, lifelink, protection from red and from green

No one has properly answered her favorite riddle: "Why should I spare your life?"

Sphinx of Uthuun

Creature - Sphinx

Flying

When Sphinx of Uthuun enters the battlefield, reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

Sphinx Sovereign

Artifact Creature - Sphinx

Flying

At the beginning of your end step, you gain 3 life if Sphinx Sovereign is untapped. Otherwise, each opponent loses 3 life.

"What rises without legs, whispers without a voice, bites without teeth, and dies without having life?"

Sphinx Summoner

Artifact Creature - Sphinx

Flying

When Sphinx Summoner enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an artifact creature card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.

Sphinx's Disciple

Creature - Human Wizard

Flying

Inspired - Whenever Sphinx's Disciple becomes untapped, draw a card.

Few dare to brave the Dakra Isles. Those who return are forever changed.

Sphinx's Herald

Artifact Creature - Vedalken Wizard

, , Sacrifice a white creature, a blue creature, and a black creature: Search your library for a card named Sphinx Sovereign and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

He calls a riddle through the gaps of cloven clouds, hoping for an answer.

Spiderwig Boggart

Creature - Goblin Shaman

When Spiderwig Boggart enters the battlefield, target creature gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

Auntie Flint was the first to pioneer the spiderwig, a mass of arachnids intended to be worn rather than eaten.

Spike Breeder

Creature - Spike

Spike Breeder enters the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Breeder: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Breeder: Put a 1/1 green Spike creature token onto the battlefield.

Spike Cannibal

Creature - Spike

Spike Cannibal enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.

When Spike Cannibal enters the battlefield, move all +1/+1 counters from all creatures onto it.

Spike Colony

Creature - Spike

Spike Colony enters the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Colony: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Spike Drone

Creature - Spike Drone

Spike Drone enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Drone: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Spike Feeder

Creature - Spike

Spike Feeder enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Feeder: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Feeder: You gain 2 life.

Spike Hatcher

Creature - Spike

Spike Hatcher enters the battlefield with six +1/+1 counters on it.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Hatcher: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Hatcher: Regenerate Spike Hatcher.

Spike Jester

Creature - Goblin Warrior

Haste

For the Rakdos, "suicidal charge" and "good showmanship" are one and the same.

Spike Rogue

Creature - Spike

Spike Rogue enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Rogue: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Put a +1/+1 counter on Spike Rogue.

Spike Soldier

Creature - Spike Soldier

Spike Soldier enters the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Soldier: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Soldier: Spike Soldier gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Spike Tiller

Creature - Spike

Spike Tiller enters the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Tiller: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Tiller: Target land becomes a 2/2 creature that's still a land. Put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Spike Weaver

Creature - Spike

Spike Weaver enters the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Weaver: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Weaver: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

Spike Worker

Creature - Spike

Spike Worker enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.

, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Worker: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Spiked Baloth

Creature - Beast

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.)

If a baloth isn't hungry, it's dead.

Spikeshot Elder

Creature - Goblin Shaman

: Spikeshot Elder deals damage equal to its power to target creature or player.

Now that he knows a thousand ways of hurting people, his next shamanic quest is to discover a thousand more.

Spikeshot Goblin

Creature - Goblin Shaman

, : Spikeshot Goblin deals damage equal to its power to target creature or player.

Spiketail Drake

Creature - Drake

Flying

Sacrifice Spiketail Drake: Counter target spell unless its controller pays .

"The spell will have to wait," said Alexi, pointing up. "Drakes."

Spiketail Drakeling

Creature - Drake

Flying

Sacrifice Spiketail Drakeling: Counter target spell unless its controller pays .

Drakelings fish with their tails, angling to snare succulent thoughts and memories on their psychic hooks.

Spiketail Hatchling

Creature - Drake

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

Sacrifice Spiketail Hatchling: Counter target spell unless its controller pays .

It dodges waves of water to prepare for waves of magic.

Spin Engine

Artifact Creature - Construct

: Target creature can't block Spin Engine this turn.

"It will be battle-ready before our strike at Oxid Ridge, and it will guarantee our victory."
-Ketuc of the Helm

Spinal Parasite

Artifact Creature - Insect

Sunburst (This enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.)

Remove two +1/+1 counters from Spinal Parasite: Remove a counter from target permanent.

Spinal Villain

Creature - Beast

: Destroy target blue creature.

"Striking silent as a dream,/ Cutting short the strangled scream . . ." -Tobrian, "Watchdragon"

Spincrusher

Artifact Creature - Construct

Whenever Spincrusher blocks, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spincrusher: Spincrusher is unblockable this turn.

It rolls with the punches.

Spindrift Drake

Creature - Drake

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Spindrift Drake unless you pay .

Sea brine for blood, washing foam for laughter.

Spinebiter

Creature - Beast

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

You may have Spinebiter assign its combat damage as though it weren't blocked.

Spined Basher

Creature - Zombie Beast

Morph (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for . Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

"How cute. Does it do any other tricks?"
-Braids, dementia summoner

Spined Fluke

Creature - Worm Horror

When Spined Fluke enters the battlefield, sacrifice a creature.

: Regenerate Spined Fluke.

Its spines are prized as writing quills by the priests of Gix.

Spined Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Whenever a Sliver becomes blocked, that Sliver gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it.

"Slivers are evil and slivers are sly;
And if you get eaten, then no one will cry."
-Mogg children's rhyme

Spined Thopter

Artifact Creature - Thopter

( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

Flying

"I appreciate the depravity of noble designs turned to devious ends."
-Tezzeret

Spined Wurm

Creature - Wurm

"They're as much like plants as animals. Leave them unchecked, and they'll choke out all other forms of life."
-Hadi Kasten, Calla Dale naturalist

Spineless Thug

Creature - Zombie Mercenary

Spineless Thug can't block.

What it lacks in backbone, it makes up for in cruelty.

Spinneret Sliver

Creature - Sliver

All Sliver creatures have reach. (They can block creatures with flying.)

Each new generation of slivers evolves to assimilate the strengths of the prey upon which their progenitors fed.

Spiny Starfish

Creature - Starfish

: Regenerate Spiny Starfish.

At the beginning of each end step, if Spiny Starfish regenerated this turn, put a 0/1 blue Starfish creature token onto the battlefield for each time it regenerated this turn.

Spiraling Duelist

Creature - Human Berserker

Metalcraft - Spiraling Duelist has double strike as long as you control three or more artifacts.

"I never move the same way twice. Those rotters can't grasp chaos."

Spire Golem

Artifact Creature - Golem

Affinity for Islands (This spell costs less to cast for each Island you control.)

Flying

The longer it soars above the shimmering swirls of the Quicksilver Sea, the more it adopts their unpredictability.

Spire Monitor

Creature - Drake

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

Flying

Each monitor is given an eye for each spire it is to guard.

Spire Owl

Creature - Bird

Flying

When Spire Owl enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of your library, then put them back in any order.

Spire Serpent

Creature - Serpent

Defender

Metalcraft - As long as you control three or more artifacts, Spire Serpent gets +2/+2 and can attack as though it didn't have defender.

A mirror to draw its eye, a rod to rouse its rage, and a sword to break its bonds.

Spire Tracer

Creature - Elf Scout

Spire Tracer can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.

Cartographers on Ravnica chart not just the horizontal, but also the vertical.

Spirit en-Dal

Creature - Spirit

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)

Forecast - , Reveal Spirit en-Dal from your hand: Target creature gains shadow until end of turn. (Activate this ability only during your upkeep and only once each turn.)

Spirit en-Kor

Creature - Kor Spirit

Flying

: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to Spirit en-Kor this turn is dealt to target creature you control instead.

Death free throat from thirst, mouth from speech, feet from earth.
-Kor requiem

Spirit of the Hearth

Creature - Cat Spirit

Flying

You have hexproof. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Thieves know that a snarl in the night means, "Rob another house."

Spirit of the Night

Legendary Creature - Demon Spirit

Flying, trample, haste, protection from black

Spirit of the Night has first strike as long as it's attacking.

Spirit Weaver

Creature - Human Wizard

: Target green or blue creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

"Let my hope be your shield."

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.

Spitebellows

Creature - Elemental

When Spitebellows leaves the battlefield, it deals 6 damage to target creature.

Evoke (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters the battlefield.)

Disaster stalks with gaping jaws across unready lands.

Spiteflame Witch

Creature - Elemental Shaman

: Each player loses 1 life.

Cinder beliefs revolve around the Path of Sorrow, a spiritual descent into oblivion. They don't mind taking others on their journey down.

Spiteful Bully

Creature - Zombie Mercenary

At the beginning of your upkeep, Spiteful Bully deals 3 damage to target creature you control.

Like most creatures bent on total destruction, they rarely bother to double-check their targets.

Spitemare

Creature - Elemental

Whenever Spitemare is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to target creature or player.

"I knew a creature carved from a dream of wild freedom. Any attempt to leash or exploit it failed, and at terrible cost."
-Ashling