Baneslayer Angel

Creature - Angel

Flying, first strike, lifelink, protection from Demons and from Dragons

Some angels protect the meek and innocent. Others seek out and smite evil wherever it lurks.

Bane of Progress

Creature - Elemental

When Bane of Progress enters the battlefield, destroy all artifacts and enchantments. Put a +1/+1 counter on Bane of Progress for each permanent destroyed this way.

It sees shaped stone and carved wood as mutilations.

Bane of Bala Ged

Creature - Eldrazi

Whenever Bane of Bala Ged attacks, defending player exiles two permanents he or she controls.

The continent of Bala Ged was ravaged by massive Eldrazi of Ulamog's lineage, its lush jungles and cascading rivers reduced to dust.

Bane Alley Broker

Creature - Human Rogue

: Draw a card, then exile a card from your hand face down.

You may look at cards exiled with Bane Alley Broker.

, : Return a card exiled with Bane Alley Broker to its owner's hand.

Bane Alley Blackguard

Creature - Human Rogue

"I'm in the field of procurement, and business is good. The guilds want all kinds of maps and relics these days, though what they want them for I'm not quite sure."

Balustrade Spy

Creature - Vampire Rogue

Flying

When Balustrade Spy enters the battlefield, target player reveals cards from the top of his or her library until he or she reveals a land card, then puts those cards into his or her graveyard.

Baloth Woodcrasher

Creature - Beast

Landfall - Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, Baloth Woodcrasher gets +4/+4 and gains trample until end of turn.

Its insatiable hunger quickly depletes a region of prey. It must migrate from place to place to feed its massive bulk.

Baloth Pup

Creature - Beast

Baloth Pup has trample as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.

A young baloth channels its energy into playful destructiveness. Over time, it becomes less playful but no less destructive.

Baloth Null

Creature - Zombie Beast

When Baloth Null enters the battlefield, return up to two target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.

"Humans use pigs to hunt for mushrooms, don't they? It's like that."
-Harak, Malakir bloodwitch

Ball Lightning

Creature - Elemental

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.)

Haste (This creature can attack and as soon as it comes under your control.)

At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Ball Lightning.

Baleful Strix

Artifact Creature - Bird

Flying, deathtouch

When Baleful Strix enters the battlefield, draw a card.

Its beak rends flesh and bone, exposing the tender marrow of dream.

Baleful Force

Creature - Elemental

At the beginning of each upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

"As with any malevolent being, the trick is knowing how long you can afford to keep it in your service."-Liliana Vess

Balefire Dragon

Creature - Dragon

Flying

Whenever Balefire Dragon deals combat damage to a player, it deals that much damage to each creature that player controls.

If it comes for you, die boldly or die swiftly-for die you will.

Bala Ged Thief

Creature - Human Rogue Ally

Whenever Bala Ged Thief or another Ally enters the battlefield under your control, target player reveals a number of cards from his or her hand equal to the number of Allies you control. You choose one of them. That player discards that card.

Bala Ged Scorpion

Creature - Scorpion

When Bala Ged Scorpion enters the battlefield, you may destroy target creature with power 1 or less.

Fast and lethal, with a penchant for the weak and infirm.

Æthersnipe

Creature - Elemental

When Æthersnipe enters the battlefield, return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

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

Ætherling

Creature - Shapeshifter

: Exile Ætherling. Return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

: Ætherling can't be blocked this turn.

: Ætherling gets +1/-1 until end of turn.

: Ætherling gets -1/+1 until end of turn.

Æther Searcher

Artifact Creature - Construct

Reveal Æther Searcher as you draft it. Reveal the next card you draft and note its name.

When Æther Searcher enters the battlefield, you may search your hand and/or library for a card with a name noted as you drafted cards named Æther Searcher. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. If you searched your library this way, shuffle it.

Æther Figment

Creature - Illusion

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

Æther Figment is unblockable.

If Æther Figment was kicked, it enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.

Æther Adept

Creature - Human Wizard

When Æther Adept enters the battlefield, return target creature to its owner's hand.

"The universe is my instrument, and the song I play upon it is one you are forbidden to hear."

Azure Mage

Creature - Human Wizard

: Draw a card.

"We draw our power from the infinite ocean of the mind, where all manner of things can be conceived."
-Azure creed

Azure Drake

Creature - Drake

Flying

More so than "storm" or "pirate," "drake" is the word a sailor least wants to hear.

Azorius Justiciar

Creature - Human Wizard

When Azorius Justiciar enters the battlefield, detain up to two target creatures your opponents control. (Until your next turn, those creatures can't attack or block and their activated abilities can't be activated.)

"Your potential to commit a crime warrants further investigation."

Azorius Herald

Creature - Spirit

Azorius Herald can't be blocked.

When Azorius Herald enters the battlefield, you gain 4 life.

When Azorius Herald enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless was spent to cast it.

"As peace should be-gentle yet unstoppable."
-Augustin IV

Azorius Guildmage

Creature - Vedalken Wizard

: Tap target creature.

: Counter target activated ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

Azorius Arrester

Creature - Human Soldier

When Azorius Arrester 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.)

"You have the right to remain silent. Mostly because I tire of your excuses."

Azor's Elocutors

Creature - Human Advisor

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a filibuster counter on Azor's Elocutors. Then if Azor's Elocutors has five or more filibuster counters on it, you win the game.

Whenever a source deals damage to you, remove a filibuster counter from Azor's Elocutors.

Azami, Lady of Scrolls

Legendary Creature - Human Wizard

Tap an untapped Wizard you control: Draw a card.

"Choices belong to those with the luxuries of time and distance. We have neither. I recommend we proceed with the plan to destroy all shrines of the kami."
-Lady Azami, letter to Sensei Hisoka

Ayli, Eternal Pilgrim

Legendary Creature - Kor Cleric

Deathtouch

, Sacrifice another creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness.

, Sacrifice another creature: Exile target nonland permanent. Activate this ability only if you have at least 10 life more than your starting life total.

Axebane Stag

Creature - Elk

"When the spires have burned and the cobblestones are dust, he will take his rightful place as king of the wilds."
-Kirce, Axebane guardian

Axebane Guardian

Creature - Human Druid

Defender

: Add X mana in any combination of colors to your mana pool, where X is the number of creatures with defender you control.

Only a worthy few are permitted within the sentient forest known as Axebane.

Awakener Druid

Creature - Human Druid

When Awakener Druid enters the battlefield, target Forest becomes a 4/5 green Treefolk creature for as long as Awakener Druid remains on the battlefield. It's still a land.

The druids of Mazar treat each seedcone with respect for the warrior it will become.

Avian Changeling

Creature - Shapeshifter

Changeling (This card is every creature type at all times.)

Flying

Today it flies with the flock. Tomorrow it may wake to find them gone, its body in an unfamiliar form.

Avenger of Zendikar

Creature - Elemental

When Avenger of Zendikar enters the battlefield, put a 0/1 green Plant creature token onto the battlefield for each land you control.

Landfall - Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you may put a +1/+1 counter on each Plant creature you control.

Aven Trailblazer

Creature - Bird Soldier

Flying

Domain - Aven Trailblazer's toughness is equal to the number of basic land types among lands you control.

"The bird wore the form of a man, bereft of filigree. Why do the Texts not speak of it?"
-Belator of Esper

Aven Tactician

Creature - Bird Soldier

Flying

When Aven Tactician enters the battlefield, bolster 1. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)

The aven are admired, for they are able to fly with the dragons.

Aven Surveyor

Creature - Bird Scout

Flying

When Aven Surveyor enters the battlefield, choose one -

• Put a +1/+1 counter on Aven Surveyor.

• Return target creature to its owner's hand.

Aven Sunstriker

Creature - Bird Warrior

Flying

Double strike (This creature deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)

Megamorph (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for . Turn it face up any time for its megamorph cost and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Aven Squire

Creature - Bird Soldier

Flying

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

When the meek charge into battle, courage becomes infectious.

Aven Skirmisher

Creature - Bird Warrior

Flying

"We do not hide from the dragons that pretend to rule the skies. If we did, the dragons would become our rulers, and our way of life would be lost."