Defiant Vanguard

Creature - Human Rebel

When Defiant Vanguard blocks, at end of combat, destroy it and all creatures it blocked this turn.

, : Search your library for a Rebel permanent card with converted mana cost 4 or less and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

Fanatical Devotion

Enchantment

Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate target creature.

The Oracle told Eladamri he would save his people by abandoning them. His followers adopted that ideal.

Lawbringer

Creature - Kor Rebel

, Sacrifice Lawbringer: Exile target red creature.

One injustice starts a thousand riots. One law stops a thousand crimes.
-Lawbringer creed

Lightbringer

Creature - Kor Rebel

, Sacrifice Lightbringer: Exile target black creature.

One thought opens a thousand eyes. One sun brings a thousand dawns.
-Lightbringer creed

Lin Sivvi, Defiant Hero

Legendary Creature - Human Rebel

, : Search your library for a Rebel permanent card with converted mana cost X or less and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

: Put target Rebel card from your graveyard on the bottom of your library.

Sivvi's Valor

Instant

If you control a Plains, you may tap an untapped creature you control rather than pay Sivvi's Valor's mana cost.

All damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn is dealt to you instead.

Topple

Sorcery

Exile target creature with the greatest power. (If two or more creatures are tied for greatest power, target any one of them.)

"Let all witness the fate of those who defy me."
-Crovax

Æther Barrier

Enchantment

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

"Creatures fade in and out of existence. It's an unfortunate side effect. The losses are tolerable."
-Belbe

Dominate

Instant

Gain control of target creature with converted mana cost X or less. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

"I've come to reclaim what is mine. And you, Greven, are mine."
-Volrath

Stronghold Biologist

Creature - Human Spellshaper

, , Discard a card: Counter target creature spell.

He twists the laws of nature until they scream.

Stronghold Machinist

Creature - Human Spellshaper

, , Discard a card: Counter target noncreature spell.

She stretches the laws of physics until they snap.

Wandering Eye

Creature - Illusion

Flying

Players play with their hands revealed.

The evincar has many ways of keeping track of his subjects.

Belbe's Percher

Creature - Bird

Flying

Belbe's Percher can block only creatures with flying.

Long and powerful, these birds were used to carry messages to and from the evincar.

Parallax Nexus

Enchantment

Fading 5 (This enchantment enters the battlefield with five fade counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.)

Remove a fade counter from Parallax Nexus: Target opponent exiles a card from his or her hand. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

When Parallax Nexus leaves the battlefield, each player returns to his or her hand all cards he or she owns exiled with Parallax Nexus.

Phyrexian Driver

Creature - Zombie Mercenary

When Phyrexian Driver enters the battlefield, other Mercenary creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn.

Although the abuse was initially effective, the troops soon became numb to it.

Rathi Intimidator

Creature - Horror Mercenary

Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

, : Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with converted mana cost 2 or less and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

Seal of Doom

Enchantment

Sacrifice Seal of Doom: Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.

"I am the banisher, the ill will that snuffs the final candle."
-Seal inscription

Arc Mage

Creature - Human Spellshaper

, , Discard a card: Arc Mage deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two target creatures and/or players.

Downhill Charge

Instant

You may sacrifice a Mountain rather than pay Downhill Charge's mana cost.

Target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of Mountains you control.

Flowstone Wall

Creature - Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

: Flowstone Wall gets +1/-1 until end of turn.

The rebels assaulted the wall, never suspecting the wall would assault back.

Laccolith Grunt

Creature - Beast

Whenever Laccolith Grunt becomes blocked, you may have it deal damage equal to its power to target creature. If you do, Laccolith Grunt assigns no combat damage this turn.

They leave a trail of ash and sorrow.

Mana Cache

Enchantment

At the beginning of each player's end step, put a charge counter on Mana Cache for each untapped land that player controls.

Remove a charge counter from Mana Cache: Add to your mana pool. Any player may activate this ability but only during his or her turn before the end step.

Mogg Alarm

Sorcery

You may sacrifice two Mountains rather than pay Mogg Alarm's mana cost.

Put two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens onto the battlefield.

They make mountains into mogg holes.

Mogg Salvage

Instant

If an opponent controls an Island and you control a Mountain, you may cast Mogg Salvage without paying its mana cost.

Destroy target artifact.

Three moggs, one treasure, too bad.

Rupture

Sorcery

Sacrifice a creature. Rupture deals damage equal to that creature's power to each creature without flying and each player.

All creatures have an inner fire. Releasing it can be dangerous.

Coiling Woodworm

Creature - Insect Worm

Coiling Woodworm's power is equal to the number of Forests on the battlefield.

Only the elves know where the woods end and the woodworm begins.

Skyshroud Sentinel

Creature - Elf

When Skyshroud Sentinel enters the battlefield, you may search your library for up to three cards named Skyshroud Sentinel, reveal them, and put them into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.

Wild Mammoth

Creature - Elephant

At the beginning of your upkeep, if a player controls more creatures than each other player, the player who controls the most creatures gains control of Wild Mammoth.

"Sit. Heel! Down! HELP!"

Belbe's Armor

Artifact

, : Target creature gets -X/+X until end of turn.

It protects her from the ravages of Phyrexia and the savages of Rath.

Eye of Yawgmoth

Artifact

, , Sacrifice a creature: Reveal a number of cards from the top of your library equal to the sacrificed creature's power. Put one into your hand and exile the rest.

Flowstone Armor

Artifact

You may choose not to untap Flowstone Armor during your untap step.

, : Target creature gets +1/-1 for as long as Flowstone Armor remains tapped.

Kill Switch

Artifact

, : Tap all other artifacts. They don't untap during their controllers' untap steps for as long as Kill Switch remains tapped.

Success is largely a matter of knowing which lever to pull.

Rejuvenation Chamber

Artifact

Fading 2 (This artifact enters the battlefield with two fade counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.)

: You gain 2 life.

Tangle Wire

Artifact

Fading 4 (This artifact enters the battlefield with four fade counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.)

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player taps an untapped artifact, creature, or land he or she controls for each fade counter on Tangle Wire.

Abolish

Instant

You may discard a Plains card rather than pay Abolish's mana cost.

Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

As war raged on, the young mages became more direct in their tactics, often at great cost.

Aura Fracture

Enchantment

Sacrifice a land: Destroy target enchantment.

Jamuraa's rhystic mages treat magic as their garden, uprooting unwanted spells as bothersome weeds.

Glittering Lion

Creature - Cat

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to Glittering Lion.

: Until end of turn, Glittering Lion loses "Prevent all damage that would be dealt to Glittering Lion." Any player may activate this ability.

Mercenary Informer

Creature - Human Rebel Mercenary

Mercenary Informer can't be the target of black spells or abilities from black sources.

: Put target nontoken Mercenary on the bottom of its owner's library.

The problem with rebels is that they so quickly reject authority.

Mine Bearer

Creature - Human Soldier

, Sacrifice Mine Bearer: Destroy target attacking creature.

"The Keldons may have explosive tempers, but I have explosives."

Samite Sanctuary

Enchantment

: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. Any player may activate this ability.

Our war is against suffering, not against those who cause it.
-Samite creed

Shield Dancer

Creature - Human Rebel

: The next time target attacking creature would deal combat damage to Shield Dancer this turn, that creature deals that damage to itself instead.

The harder your strike, the stronger her defense.

Soul Charmer

Creature - Human Rebel

Whenever Soul Charmer deals combat damage to a creature, you gain 2 life unless that creature's controller pays .

She seeks the warmth of the living.

Troubled Healer

Creature - Human Cleric

Sacrifice a land: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.

"Which is worse: nothing to defend, or no one to defend it?"

Quicksilver Wall

Creature - Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

: Return Quicksilver Wall to its owner's hand. Any player may activate this ability.

"Ogg hit wall. Ogg no kill wall. Ogg hate wall!"

Rethink

Instant

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

"Are you sure you want to do that?"

Rhystic Deluge

Enchantment

: Tap target creature unless its controller pays .

"I'll rain down on you with the power of magic itself. Then we'll see who prevails."
-Alexi, zephyr mage

Rhystic Study

Enchantment

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays .

Friends teach what you want to know. Enemies teach what you need to know.

Ribbon Snake

Creature - Snake

Flying

: Ribbon Snake loses flying until end of turn. Any player may activate this ability.

All snakes slither. Only this one soars.

Bog Glider

Creature - Human Mercenary

Flying

, Sacrifice a land: Search your library for a Mercenary permanent card with converted mana cost 2 or less and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

Chilling Apparition

Creature - Spirit

: Regenerate Chilling Apparition.

Whenever Chilling Apparition deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.

Mortal minds shrivel at its touch.

Death Charmer

Creature - Worm Mercenary

Whenever Death Charmer deals combat damage to a creature, that creature's controller loses 2 life unless he or she pays .

It vents the chill of the grave.

Endbringer's Revel

Enchantment

: Return target creature card from a graveyard to its owner's hand. Any player may activate this ability but only any time he or she could cast a sorcery.

First death. Then Shauku.

Noxious Field

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant land

Enchanted land has ": This land deals 1 damage to each creature and each player."

Ultimately, it became a three-way battle: the land attacked both armies.

Rebel Informer

Creature - Human Mercenary Rebel

Rebel Informer can't be the target of white spells or abilities from white sources.

: Put target nontoken Rebel on the bottom of its owner's library.

The problem with mercenaries is that if you can buy their loyalty, others can too.

Rhystic Tutor

Sorcery

Unless any player pays , search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle your library.

Any lock can be undone, any secret revealed.

Wall of Vipers

Creature - Snake Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

: Destroy Wall of Vipers and target creature it's blocking. Any player may activate this ability.

What wall can never be climbed, but is always scaled?
-Nakaya riddle

Citadel of Pain

Enchantment

At the beginning of each player's end step, Citadel of Pain deals X damage to that player, where X is the number of untapped lands he or she controls.

"Battle is our religion. This fortress is our temple."
-Latulla, Keldon overseer

Fault Riders

Creature - Human Soldier

Sacrifice a land: Fault Riders gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.

They turn geological upheaval into tactical advantage.

Keldon Arsonist

Creature - Human Soldier

, Sacrifice two lands: Destroy target land.

"Fields can be replanted. Settlements can be rebuilt. Burn it all."
-Latulla, Keldon overseer

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.

Search for Survivors

Sorcery

Reorder your graveyard at random. An opponent chooses a card at random in your graveyard. If it's a creature card, put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, exile it.

There's no rest for a Keldon.

Spur Grappler

Creature - Beast

Spur Grappler gets +2/+1 as long as you control no untapped lands.

Grapplers hunt in packs, driving their victims over steep mountain cliffs.

Task Mage Assembly

Enchantment

When there are no creatures on the battlefield, sacrifice Task Mage Assembly.

: Task Mage Assembly deals 1 damage to target creature. Any player may activate this ability but only any time he or she could cast a sorcery.

Rib Cage Spider

Creature - Spider

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)

Everything it sees it considers food-and with that many eyes, it's not liable to miss much.

Silt Crawler

Creature - Beast

When Silt Crawler enters the battlefield, tap all lands you control.

If they could replenish the land instead of draining it, Jamuraa would be teeming with them.

Verdant Field

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant land

Enchanted land has ": Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn."

Jolrael tends the land so that the land will tend the beasts.

Wing Storm

Sorcery

Wing Storm deals damage to each player equal to twice the number of creatures with flying that player controls.

A thousand wings beating as one can choke the sky itself.

Chimeric Idol

Artifact

: Tap all lands you control. Chimeric Idol becomes a 3/3 Turtle artifact creature until end of turn.

After a chimeric idol attacked them, the Keldons smashed all unfamiliar statues.

Benalish Emissary

Creature - Human Wizard

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

When Benalish Emissary enters the battlefield, if it was kicked, destroy target land.

Benalish Lancer

Creature - Human Knight

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

If Benalish Lancer was kicked, it enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it and with first strike.

Dismantling Blow

Instant

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

Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

If Dismantling Blow was kicked, draw two cards.

Divine Presence

Enchantment

If a source would deal 4 or more damage to a creature or player, that source deals 3 damage to that creature or player instead.

"Serra's light isn't easily extinguished."
-Reya Dawnbringer

Protective Sphere

Enchantment

, Pay 1 life: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn by a source of your choice that shares a color with the mana spent on this activation cost. (Colorless mana prevents no damage.)

Pure Reflection

Enchantment

Whenever a player casts a creature spell, destroy all Reflections. Then that player puts an X/X white Reflection creature token onto the battlefield, where X is the converted mana cost of that spell.

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

Rewards of Diversity

Enchantment

Whenever an opponent casts a multicolored spell, you gain 4 life.

"Everything is in place. Nothing can happen that isn't part of my plan."
-Urza

Spirit of Resistance

Enchantment

As long as you control a permanent of each color, prevent all damage that would be dealt to you.

"Our victory must come from all of Dominaria, or it will not come."
-Urza

Teferi's Care

Enchantment

, Sacrifice an enchantment: Destroy target enchantment.

: Counter target enchantment spell.

"If I do nothing else, I will protect my people."
-Teferi

Crystal Spray

Instant

Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another or one basic land type with another until end of turn.

Draw a card.

Distorting Wake

Sorcery

Return X target nonland permanents to their owners' hands.

Gerrard savored a grim smile as the Phyrexian portals disappeared behind the Weatherlight.

Exclude

Instant

Counter target creature spell.

Draw a card.

"I don't have time for you right now."
-Teferi

Metathran Transport

Creature - Metathran

Flying

Metathran Transport can't be blocked by blue creatures.

: Target creature becomes blue until end of turn.

Probe

Sorcery

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

Draw three cards, then discard two cards.

If Probe was kicked, target player discards two cards.

Shoreline Raider

Creature - Merfolk

Protection from Kavu

"This strange new beast makes for an excellent meal. Get me more."
-Empress Galina

Tolarian Emissary

Creature - Human Wizard

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

Flying

When Tolarian Emissary enters the battlefield, if it was kicked, destroy target enchantment.

Traveler's Cloak

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

As Traveler's Cloak enters the battlefield, choose a land type.

When Traveler's Cloak enters the battlefield, draw a card.

Enchanted creature has landwalk of the chosen type.

Well-Laid Plans

Enchantment

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to a creature by another creature if they share a color.

"I knew this day would come," said Urza. Looking at the destruction, Barrin sighed, "You don't have to revel in it."

Andradite Leech

Creature - Leech

Black spells you cast cost more to cast.

: Andradite Leech gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

"Older specimens are completely encrusted with gems, which serve as both armor and weapons."
-Tolarian research notes

Defiling Tears

Instant

Until end of turn, target creature becomes black, gets +1/-1, and gains ": Regenerate this creature."

Serra's living warriors looked on in horror. "Where is our Lady now?" they cried.

Exotic Curse

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Domain - Enchanted creature gets -1/-1 for each basic land type among lands you control.

Fouler than a necromancer's kiss.
-Jamuraan expression

Phyrexian Infiltrator

Creature - Minion

: Exchange control of Phyrexian Infiltrator and target creature. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

"It is Yawgmoth's will incarnate: an efficient machine that replaces inefficient flesh."
-Tsabo Tavoc

Plague Spitter

Creature - Horror

At the beginning of your upkeep, Plague Spitter deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.

When Plague Spitter dies, Plague Spitter deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.

Scavenged Weaponry

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

When Scavenged Weaponry enters the battlefield, draw a card.

Enchanted creature gets +1/+1.

"The Phyrexians have progressed," admired Urza. "Their parts are interchangeable."

Tainted Well

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant land

When Tainted Well enters the battlefield, draw a card.

Enchanted land is a Swamp.

"No, you get the water. I ain't thirsty."
-Squee

Urborg Emissary

Creature - Human Wizard

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

When Urborg Emissary enters the battlefield, if it was kicked, return target permanent to its owner's hand.

Urborg Phantom

Creature - Spirit Minion

Urborg Phantom can't block.

: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by Urborg Phantom this turn.

A chilling fog with teeth of ice.

Hooded Kavu

Creature - Kavu

: Hooded Kavu gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

The spread of its hood eclipses all hope.

Kavu Aggressor

Creature - Kavu

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

Kavu Aggressor can't block.

If Kavu Aggressor was kicked, it enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.

Kavu Scout

Creature - Kavu Scout

Domain - Kavu Scout gets +1/+0 for each basic land type among lands you control.

The kavu evolved for centuries deep inside Dominaria, and some can draw from its strength.

Mages' Contest

Instant

You and target spell's controller bid life. You start the bidding with a bid of 1. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid. If you win the bidding, counter that spell.