Avacyn's Collar

Artifact - Equipment

Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has vigilance.

Whenever equipped creature dies, if it was a Human, put a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield.

Equip

Avacyn's Pilgrim

Creature - Human Monk

: Add to your mana pool.

"Avacyn's protection is everywhere. From the holy church to the sacred glade, all that we see is under her blessed watch."

Avacyn, Angel of Hope

Legendary Creature - Angel

Flying, vigilance

Avacyn, Angel of Hope and other permanents you control are indestructible.

A golden helix streaked skyward from the Helvault. A thunderous explosion shattered the silver monolith and Avacyn emerged, free from her prison at last.

Avacyn, Guardian Angel

Legendary Creature - Angel

Flying, vigilance

: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to another target creature this turn by sources of the color of your choice.

: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to target player this turn by sources of the color of your choice.

Avacynian Priest

Creature - Human Cleric

, : Tap target non-Human creature.

Moorlanders speak in awe of the priests' talent for arriving just in time to drive off the wicked things that prowl the ravished parish.

Avalanche

Sorcery

Destroy X target snow lands.

"The pass was completely blocked by the avalanche; we're forced to turn back. Nevertheless, we've gone farther and seen more than any before us."
-Disa the Restless, journal entry

Avalanche Riders

Creature - Human Nomad

Haste

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.)

When Avalanche Riders enters the battlefield, destroy target land.

Avalanche Tusker

Creature - Elephant Warrior

Whenever Avalanche Tusker attacks, target creature defending player controls blocks it this combat if able.

"Hold the high ground, then bring it to your enemy."
-Surrak, khan of the Temur

Avarax

Creature - Beast

Haste

When Avarax enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a card named Avarax, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.

: Avarax gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Avarice Amulet

Artifact - Equipment

Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has vigilance and "At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card."

When equipped creature dies, target opponent gains control of Avarice Amulet.

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

Designed by Penny Arcade

Avarice Totem

Artifact

: Exchange control of Avarice Totem and target nonland permanent.

Souls and steel, the essence of Mirrodin. Memnarch lacks one but has an abundance of the other.

Avatar of Discord

Creature - Avatar

( can be paid with either or .)

Flying

When Avatar of Discord enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you discard two cards.

Such is the power of Rakdos that even his shadow takes on a cruel life of its own.

Avatar of Fury

Creature - Avatar

If an opponent controls seven or more lands, Avatar of Fury costs less to cast.

Flying

: Avatar of Fury gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Avatar of Hope

Creature - Avatar

If you have 3 or less life, Avatar of Hope costs less to cast.

Flying

Avatar of Hope can block any number of creatures.

Avatar of Might

Creature - Avatar

If an opponent controls at least four more creatures than you, Avatar of Might costs less to cast.

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.)

In their most desperate hour, the elves of Llanowar had one song left to sing.

Avatar of Slaughter

Creature - Avatar

All creatures have double strike and attack each turn if able.

"Diplomacy has solved nothing. Only bloodspill can end this now. Call forth the warbringer."
-Basandra, Battle Seraph

Avatar of the Resolute

Creature - Avatar

Reach, trample

Avatar of the Resolute enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each other creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.

It exemplifies the ideals of the Dromoka: strength, unity, and honor.

Avatar of Will

Creature - Avatar

If an opponent has no cards in hand, Avatar of Will costs less to cast.

Flying

Avatar of Woe

Creature - Avatar

If there are ten or more creature cards total in all graveyards, Avatar of Woe costs less to cast.

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

: Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

Aven Archer

Creature - Bird Soldier Archer

Flying

, : Aven Archer deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

Aimed by the eyes of eagles, their arrows never miss the mark.

Aven Augur

Creature - Bird Wizard

Flying

Sacrifice Aven Augur: Return up to two target creatures to their owners' hands. Activate this ability only during your upkeep.

"I have seen the future. It does not include you."

Aven Brigadier

Creature - Bird Soldier

Flying

Other Bird creatures get +1/+1.

Other Soldier creatures get +1/+1.

He represents what little pride the Order has left.

Aven Cloudchaser

Creature - Bird Soldier

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

When Aven Cloudchaser enters the battlefield, destroy target enchantment.

"At the Reapportionment, Eagle begged to be human. The Ancestor granted half that prayer."
-Nomad myth

Aven Envoy

Creature - Bird Soldier

Flying

Their grieving faces tell far more than a list of casualties ever could.

Aven Farseer

Creature - Bird Soldier

Flying

Whenever a permanent is turned face up, put a +1/+1 counter on Aven Farseer.

His enemies' trickery and deceit only fuel his righteous anger.

Aven Fateshaper

Creature - Bird Wizard

Flying

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

: Look at the top four cards of your library, then put them back in any order.

Aven Fisher

Creature - Bird Soldier

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

When Aven Fisher dies, you may draw a card.

The same spears that catch their food today will defend their homes tomorrow.

Aven Fleetwing

Creature - Bird Soldier

Flying

Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

"It was too fast, even for our veteran archers. They might as well have been blowing it kisses."
-Vulok, elvish archer

Aven Flock

Creature - Bird Soldier

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

: Aven Flock gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Just as each added feather steadies the wing, so does the flock grow stronger with each new member.

Aven Fogbringer

Creature - Bird Wizard

Flying

When Aven Fogbringer enters the battlefield, return target land to its owner's hand.

"I cover the land with blankets and it sleeps."

Aven Liberator

Creature - Bird Soldier

Flying

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

When Aven Liberator is turned face up, target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

Aven Mimeomancer

Creature - Bird Wizard

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a feather counter on target creature. If you do, that creature is 3/1 and has flying for as long as it has a feather counter on it.

"If the skies are our only refuge, I will see all of us take wing."

Aven Mindcensor

Creature - Bird Wizard

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

Flying

If an opponent would search a library, that player searches the top four cards of that library instead.

Aven Redeemer

Creature - Bird Cleric

Flying

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

Redeemers rise with the sun, and the spirits of the people rise with them.

Aven Riftwatcher

Creature - Bird Rebel Soldier

Flying

Vanishing 3 (This permanent enters the battlefield with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter from it. When the last is removed, sacrifice it.)

When Aven Riftwatcher enters the battlefield or leaves the battlefield, you gain 2 life.

Aven Shrine

Enchantment

Whenever a player casts a spell, that player gains X life, where X is the number of cards in all graveyards with the same name as that spell.

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."

Aven Smokeweaver

Creature - Bird Soldier

Flying, protection from red

In a world still pained from burns, some are born already scarred.

Aven Soulgazer

Creature - Bird Cleric

Flying

: Look at target face-down creature.

"Every question has a proper answer. Every soul has a proper place."

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 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 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 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 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 Trooper

Creature - Bird Soldier

Flying

, Discard a card: Aven Trooper gets +1/+2 until end of turn.

The very skies seethe with the aven's hatred for the Cabal.

Aven Warcraft

Instant

Creatures you control get +0/+2 until end of turn.

Threshold - If seven or more cards are in your graveyard, choose a color. Creatures you control also gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn.

Aven Warhawk

Creature - Bird Soldier

Amplify 1 (As this creature enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on it for each Bird and/or Soldier card you reveal in your hand.)

Flying

Aven Windreader

Creature - Bird Soldier Wizard

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

: Target player reveals the top card of his or her library.

"The tiniest ripple tells a story ten fathoms deep."

Avenger en-Dal

Creature - Human Spellshaper

, , Discard a card: Exile target attacking creature. Its controller gains life equal to its toughness.

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.

Avenging Angel

Creature - Angel

Flying

When Avenging Angel dies, you may put it on top of its owner's library.

Avenging Arrow

Instant

Destroy target creature that dealt damage this turn.

"Forgive the theft. Punish the deception."
-Alcarus, Selesnya archer

Avenging Druid

Creature - Human Druid

Whenever Avenging Druid deals damage to an opponent, you may reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a land card. If you do, put that card onto the battlefield and put all other cards revealed this way into your graveyard.

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.

Avizoa

Creature - Jellyfish

Flying

: Avizoa gets +2/+2 until end of turn. You skip your next untap step. Activate this ability only once each turn.

"Maybe we can trap them with bait," thought Tahngarth, eyeing Squee.

Avoid Fate

Instant

Counter target instant or Aura spell that targets a permanent you control.

Awaken the Ancient

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant Mountain

Enchanted Mountain is a 7/7 red Giant creature with haste. It's still a land.

Some days you stand to greet the horizon. Other days the horizon stands to greet you.

Awaken the Bear

Instant

Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains trample until end of turn.

When Temur warriors enter the battle trance known as "awakening the bear," they lose all sense of enemy or friend, seeing only threats to the wilderness.

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.

Awakening

Enchantment

At the beginning of each upkeep, untap all creatures and lands.

"There are times when destiny calls forth a people and demands an action. Now is the time. We are the people. This is our action. Charge!"
-Eladamri, Lord of Leaves

Awakening Zone

Enchantment

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature token onto the battlefield. It has "Sacrifice this creature: Add to your mana pool."

The ground erupted in time with the hedron's thrum, a dirge of the last days.

Away (Far/Away)

Instant

Target player sacrifices a creature.

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

Awe for the Guilds

Sorcery

Monocolored creatures can't block this turn.

When the guilds cooperate, the guildless celebrate their peaceful society. When the guilds clash, the guildless just try to keep out of the way.

Awe Strike

Instant

The next time target creature would deal damage this turn, prevent that damage. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way.

Stunned by the mere presence of the leonin kha, the nim raider quickly fell to its knees.

Awesome Presence

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature can't be blocked unless defending player pays for each creature he or she controls that's blocking it.

"At the core of all power is raw passion." -Gerda Äagesdotter,
Archmage of the Unseen

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.

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

Axegrinder Giant

Creature - Giant Warrior

The angriest of giants are often the most skillful weaponsmiths. Their grudges fuel endless sessions at the forge, all the while growling ferociously to themselves.

Axelrod Gunnarson

Legendary Creature - Giant

Trample

Whenever a creature dealt damage by Axelrod Gunnarson this turn dies, you gain 1 life and Axelrod deals 1 damage to target player.

Ayesha Tanaka

Legendary Creature - Human Artificer

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

: Counter target activated ability from an artifact source unless that ability's controller pays . (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

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.

Aysen Abbey

Land

: Add to your mana pool.

, : Add to your mana pool.

, : Add or to your mana pool.

Serra's gift to her people: a symbol of faith and hope.

Aysen Bureaucrats

Creature - Human Advisor

: Tap target creature with power 2 or less.

"When one's word is law, one's whim is equally binding."
-Calmont, Aysen bureaucrat

Aysen Crusader

Creature - Human Knight

Aysen Crusader's power and toughness are each equal to 2 plus the number of Soldiers and Warriors you control.

"A renegade rallying the rabble does not a true Crusader make."
-Irini Sengir

Aysen Highway

Enchantment

White creatures have plainswalk.

"Tread the roads of righteousness, Murat, lest you lose your way and be consumed."
-Baris, Serra Inquisitor

Ayumi, the Last Visitor

Legendary Creature - Spirit

Legendary landwalk

Before Shinka's walls were built, before the torii at Okina stood, she was there, tall and proud against the sky, and she will be there long after they have fallen into dust.

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

Azimaet Drake

Creature - Drake

Flying

: Azimaet Drake gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.

"A vizier's dish, best served drenched in honey and almonds."
-Suq'Ata royal recipe

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.

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."

Azorius Æthermage

Creature - Human Wizard

Whenever a permanent is returned to your hand, you may pay . If you do, draw a card.

In her single metasphere are bound the records of every Ætheric transaction since the time of Azor.

Azorius Chancery

Land

Azorius Chancery enters the battlefield tapped.

When Azorius Chancery enters the battlefield, return a land you control to its owner's hand.

: Add to your mana pool.

Azorius Charm

Instant

Choose one - Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn; or draw a card; or put target attacking or blocking creature on top of its owner's library.

"The rules of logic and order have already made the choice for you."
-Isperia

Azorius Cluestone

Artifact

: Add or to your mana pool.

, , Sacrifice Azorius Cluestone: Draw a card.

Its three sides represent the Sova, judges and arbitrators; the Jelenn, scribes and elocutors; and the Lyev, lawmages and enforcers.

Azorius First-Wing

Creature - Griffin

Flying, protection from enchantments

With a steady diet of lawbreakers, Azorius griffins inevitably develop a resistance to the contraband magic that taints much of their prey.

Azorius Guildgate

Land - Gate

Azorius Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.

: Add or to your mana pool.

Enter the Senate, the seat of justice and the foundation of Ravnican society.

Azorius Guildmage

Creature - Vedalken Wizard

: Tap target creature.

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

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 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 Keyrune

Artifact

: Add or to your mana pool.

: Azorius Keyrune becomes a 2/2 white and blue Bird artifact creature with flying until end of turn.

"The higher the mind soars, the greater its understanding of the law."
-Isperia

Azorius Ploy

Instant

Prevent all combat damage target creature would deal this turn.

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.

Azorius military tactics, like their legal tactics, capitalize on delay and nullification.

Azorius Signet

Artifact

, : Add to your mana pool.

The maze-like design embodies the core of Azorius law-strict structure designed to test wills and stall change.

Azure Drake

Creature - Drake

Flying

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

Azusa, Lost but Seeking

Legendary Creature - Human Monk

You may play two additional lands on each of your turns.

"I do not miss Jukai Forest. It is not my home. My home is Kamigawa, its people my family. Wherever I set my pack and rest my head, I am home."

Ærathi Berserker

Creature - Human Berserker

Rampage 3 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +3/+3 until end of turn for each creature blocking it beyond the first.)

Ærathi children who show promise are left to survive for a year in the wilderness. Those who return are shown the way of the Berserker

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."

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

Æther Burst

Instant

Return up to X target creatures to their owners' hands, where X is one plus the number of cards named Æther Burst in all graveyards as you cast Æther Burst.

As fleeting as a cephalid's promise.

Æther Charge

Enchantment

Whenever a Beast enters the battlefield under your control, you may have it deal 4 damage to target opponent.

"Is it just me, or does that meteor have teeth?"