Vorstclaw

Creature - Elemental Horror

"Where'd the werewolves go? Maybe that got hungry."
-Halana of Ulvenwald

Vorrac Battlehorns

Artifact - Equipment

Equipped creature has trample and can't be blocked by more than one creature.

Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This card enters the battlefield unattached and stays on the battlefield if the creature leaves.)

Vorosh, the Hunter

Legendary Creature - Dragon

Flying

Whenever Vorosh, the Hunter deals combat damage to a player, you may pay . If you do, put six +1/+1 counters on Vorosh.

Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger

Legendary Creature - Praetor

Trample

Whenever you tap a land for mana, add one mana to your mana pool of any type that land produced.

Whenever an opponent taps a land for mana, that land doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Vorel of the Hull Clade

Legendary Creature - Human Merfolk

, : For each counter on target artifact, creature, or land, put another of those counters on that permanent.

"I used to hurl rocks and eat scraps of meat burned over a fire. Look at what I've become and tell me Simic does not hold infinite possibility."

Vorapede

Creature - Insect

Vigilance, trample

Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)

"If you think you've killed one, guess again."
-Thalia, Knight-Cathar

Voracious Wurm

Creature - Wurm

Voracious Wurm enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the amount of life you've gained this turn.

Shepherds in Kalonia know it's better to let sheep roam than have them be trapped when the wurms are feeding.

Voracious Null

Creature - Zombie

, Sacrifice another creature: Put two +1/+1 counters on Voracious Null. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

"These days, there's no shortage of food for the nulls of Guul Draz."-Drana, Kalastria bloodchief

Voracious Hatchling

Creature - Elemental

Lifelink

Voracious Hatchling enters the battlefield with four -1/-1 counters on it.

Whenever you cast a white spell, remove a -1/-1 counter from Voracious Hatchling.

Whenever you cast a black spell, remove a -1/-1 counter from Voracious Hatchling.

Voracious Dragon

Creature - Dragon

Flying

Devour 1 (As this enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature enters the battlefield with that many +1/+1 counters on it.)

When Voracious Dragon enters the battlefield, it deals damage to target creature or player equal to twice the number of Goblins it devoured.

Voracious Cobra

Creature - Snake

First strike

Whenever Voracious Cobra deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature.

There's no known antidote for the cobra's venom . . . or its appetite.

Voodoo Doll

Artifact

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a pin counter on Voodoo Doll.

At the beginning of your end step, if Voodoo Doll is untapped, destroy Voodoo Doll and it deals damage to you equal to the number of pin counters on it.

, : Voodoo Doll deals damage equal to the number of pin counters on it to target creature or player. X is the number of pin counters on Voodoo Doll.

Volunteer Reserves

Creature - Human Soldier

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.)

Cumulative upkeep (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)

"I'm always a little leery of anyone who offers to kill other people for free."
-Gerrard of the Weatherlight

Voltaic Key

Artifact

, : Untap target artifact.

The missing piece to every puzzle.

Voltaic Construct

Artifact Creature - Golem Construct

: Untap target artifact creature.

The undead may outlast the living, but those who have never lived outlast them both.

Volt Charge

Instant

Volt Charge deals 3 damage to target creature or player. Proliferate. (You choose any number of permanents and/or players with counters on them, then give each another counter of a kind already there.)

Volrath's Stronghold

Legendary Land

: Add to your mana pool.

, : Put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library.

The seed of a world's evil.

Volrath's Shapeshifter

Creature - Shapeshifter

As long as the top card of your graveyard is a creature card, Volrath's Shapeshifter has the full text of that card and has the text ": Discard a card." (Volrath's Shapeshifter has that card's name, mana cost, color, types, abilities, power, and toughness.)

: Discard a card.

Volrath's Laboratory

Artifact

As Volrath's Laboratory enters the battlefield, choose a color and a creature type.

, : Put a 2/2 creature token of the chosen color and type onto the battlefield.

Volrath's Gardens

Enchantment

, Tap an untapped creature you control: You gain 2 life. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

"Watch yourself," warned Starke. "These plants aren't nice when they're hungry."

Volrath's Dungeon

Enchantment

Pay 5 life: Destroy Volrath's Dungeon. Any player may activate this ability but only during his or her turn.

Discard a card: Target player puts a card from his or her hand on top of his or her library. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

Volrath's Curse

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated. That creature's controller may sacrifice a permanent for that player to ignore this effect until end of turn.

: Return Volrath's Curse to its owner's hand.

Volrath the Fallen

Legendary Creature - Shapeshifter

, Discard a creature card: Volrath the Fallen gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the discarded card's converted mana cost.

"I stepped out. I did not step down."

Volley of Boulders

Sorcery

Volley of Boulders deals 6 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures and/or players.

Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Volition Reins

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant permanent

When Volition Reins enters the battlefield, if enchanted permanent is tapped, untap it.

You control enchanted permanent.

"Glorifying the will is a mistake. It is simply one more force to be mastered."

Volcano Imp

Creature - Imp

Flying

: Volcano Imp gains first strike until end of turn.

Its claws cut faster than a flame flickers.

Volcano Hellion

Creature - Hellion

Volcano Hellion has echo , where X is your life total. (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 Volcano Hellion enters the battlefield, it deals an amount of damage of your choice to you and target creature. The damage can't be prevented.

Volcanic Wind

Sorcery

Volcanic Wind deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures, where X is the number of creatures on the battlefield as you cast Volcanic Wind.

The Cho-Arrim call it "the fury of Ramos."

Volcanic Vision

Sorcery

Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand. Volcanic Vision deals damage equal to that card's converted mana cost to each creature your opponents control. Exile Volcanic Vision.

Volcanic Upheaval

Instant

Destroy target land.

Like a living organism, Zendikar rids itself of infection, and it does so abruptly and ruthlessly.

Volcanic Submersion

Sorcery

Destroy target artifact or land.

Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

A dragon's death is almost as feared as its life. Old, dying dragons throw themselves into volcanoes, causing massive upheaval and widespread disaster.

Volcanic Strength

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has mountainwalk. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Mountain.)

The mountains bend to no one.

Volcanic Spray

Sorcery

Volcanic Spray deals 1 damage to each creature without flying and each player.

Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Volcanic Rush

Instant

Attacking creatures get +2/+0 and gain trample until end of turn.

"The bravest warriors take the shortest path to victory, whatever that path may be."
-Sakta, Atarka hunter

Volcanic Offering

Instant

Destroy target nonbasic land you don't control and target nonbasic land of an opponent's choice you don't control.

Volcanic Offering deals 7 damage to target creature you don't control and 7 damage to target creature of an opponent's choice you don't control.

Volcanic Island

Land - Island Mountain

(: Add or to your mana pool.)

Volcanic Hammer

Sorcery

Volcanic Hammer deals 3 damage to target creature or player.

Fire finds its form in the heat of the forge.

Volcanic Geyser

Instant

Volcanic Geyser deals X damage to target creature or player.

"The mountain's fire surges beneath your feet, demanding release. Can you not feel it?"

Volcanic Fallout

Instant

Volcanic Fallout can't be countered.

Volcanic Fallout deals 2 damage to each creature and each player.

"How can we outrun the sky?"
-Hadran, sunseeder of Naya

Volcanic Eruption

Sorcery

Destroy X target Mountains. Volcanic Eruption deals damage to each creature and each player equal to the number of Mountains put into a graveyard this way.

Volcanic Dragon

Creature - Dragon

Flying

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

Sometimes an eruption in Shiv produces something more dangerous than a mere river of molten rock.

Volcanic Awakening

Sorcery

Destroy target land.

Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)

With a great roar, the land opened like a titan's yawn, with teeth of blackened rock and a lolling tongue of magma.

Volatile Rig

Artifact Creature - Construct

Trample

Volatile Rig attacks each turn if able.

Whenever Volatile Rig is dealt damage, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, sacrifice Volatile Rig.

When Volatile Rig dies, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, it deals 4 damage to each creature and each player.

Voidwielder

Creature - Human Wizard

When Voidwielder enters the battlefield, you may return target creature to its owner's hand.

"He makes up his own laws, and that's dangerous to all who love peace and prosperity. Kill him on sight."
-Mirela, Azorius hussar

Voidwalk

Sorcery

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

Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)

Voidstone Gargoyle

Creature - Gargoyle

Flying

As Voidstone Gargoyle enters the battlefield, name a nonland card.

The named card can't be cast.

Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated.

Voidslime

Instant

Counter target spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

"It is technically an ooze, but its lifespan measures only seconds. In that short time, its appetite for magic is extraordinary."
-Simic research notes

Voidmage Prodigy

Creature - Human Wizard

, Sacrifice a Wizard: Counter target spell.

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

Voidmage Husher

Creature - Human Wizard

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

When Voidmage Husher enters the battlefield, counter target activated ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

Whenever you cast a spell, you may return Voidmage Husher to its owner's hand.

Voidmage Apprentice

Creature - Human Wizard

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

When Voidmage Apprentice is turned face up, counter target spell.

Void Winnower

Creature - Eldrazi

Your opponents can't cast spells with even converted mana costs. (Zero is even.)

Your opponents can't block with creatures with even converted mana costs.

"Have you ever seen a world fall to its knees? Watch, and learn."-Ob Nixilis

Void Stalker

Creature - Elemental

, : Put Void Stalker and target creature on top of their owners' libraries, then those players shuffle their libraries.

Now you see it, now you're gone.

Void Squall

Sorcery

Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Void Snare

Sorcery

Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

"I've tried so many variations on how to get rid of annoying things that it's hard to decide which one I like best."
-Ashurel, voidmage

Void Shatter

Instant

Devoid (This card has no color.)

Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

Eldrazi break concentration like glass.

Void Maw

Creature - Horror

Trample

If another creature would die, exile it instead.

Put a card exiled with Void Maw into its owner's graveyard: Void Maw gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Void Grafter

Creature - Eldrazi Drone

Devoid (This card has no color.)

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

When Void Grafter enters the battlefield, another target creature you control gains hexproof until end of turn.

Void Attendant

Creature - Eldrazi Processor

Devoid (This card has no color.)

, Put a card an opponent owns from exile into that player's graveyard: Put a 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature token onto the battlefield. It has "Sacrifice this creature: Add to your mana pool."

The Eldrazi don't merely extinguish life-they supplant it.

Void

Sorcery

Choose a number. Destroy all artifacts and creatures with converted mana cost equal to that number. Then target player reveals his or her hand and discards all nonland cards with converted mana cost equal to the number.

Voices from the Void

Sorcery

Domain - Target player discards a card for each basic land type among lands you control.

As Grixis collided with the rest of Alara, the worlds began to hear the hateful whispers of the forgotten dead.

Voiceless Spirit

Creature - Spirit

Flying, first strike

"I'd rather take on a neckbiter or moonhowler any day. Oh well, looks like I'm going to end up parrying with empty air half the night."
-Saint Trogen, the Slayer

Voice of Truth

Creature - Angel

Flying, protection from white

"Above them all is Truth, and Truth must be set free. If the wings of Truth are clipped, the voices will fall silent."
-Song of All, canto 167

Voice of the Woods

Creature - Elf

Tap five untapped Elves you control: Put a 7/7 green Elemental creature token with trample onto the battlefield.

The ritual of making draws upon the elves' memories and pasts. And elves have long memories and ancient pasts.

Voice of the Provinces

Creature - Angel

Flying

When Voice of the Provinces enters the battlefield, put a 1/1 white Human creature token onto the battlefield.

Her horn is heard across Innistrad, lifting the hearts of the righteous.

Voice of Resurgence

Creature - Elemental

Whenever an opponent casts a spell during your turn or when Voice of Resurgence dies, put a green and white Elemental creature token onto the battlefield with "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control."

Voice of Reason

Creature - Angel

Flying, protection from blue

"Next to Grace is Reason, and Reason must be retained. If the web of Reason comes unwoven, madness will escape."
-Song of All, canto 167

Voice of Law

Creature - Angel

Flying, protection from red

"Life's balance is as a star: on one point is Law, and Law must be upheld. If the knots of order are loosened, chaos will spill through."
-Song of All, canto 167

Voice of Grace

Creature - Angel

Flying, protection from black

"Opposite Law is Grace, and Grace must be preserved. If the strands of Grace are unraveled, its design will be lost, and the people with it."
-Song of All, canto 167

Voice of Duty

Creature - Angel

Flying, protection from green

"Next to Law is Duty, and Duty must be obeyed. If the frame of Duty is broken, none shall weave life's fabric."
-Song of All, canto 167

Voice of All

Creature - Angel

Flying

As Voice of All enters the battlefield, choose a color.

Voice of All has protection from the chosen color.

Vodalian Zombie

Creature - Merfolk Zombie

Protection from green

"Every last one of you will become my servant. It's a shame you won't live to see the irony."
-Tsabo Tavoc, Phyrexian general

Vodalian War Machine

Creature - Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

Tap an untapped Merfolk you control: Vodalian War Machine can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.

Tap an untapped Merfolk you control: Vodalian War Machine gets +2/+1 until end of turn.

When Vodalian War Machine dies, destroy all Merfolk tapped this turn to pay for its abilities.

Vodalian Soldiers

Creature - Merfolk Soldier

"Vodalian rank is displayed by the colors and patterns of their skin. Beware the color red; that is the badge of the empress's favor."
-Corbio, pearl diver

Vodalian Serpent

Creature - Serpent

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

Vodalian Serpent can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.

If Vodalian Serpent was kicked, it enters the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it.

Vodalian Mystic

Creature - Merfolk Wizard

: Target instant or sorcery spell becomes the color of your choice.

"Sometimes when I look at the ocean, I could swear it changes colors."
-Sisay

Vodalian Merchant

Creature - Merfolk

When Vodalian Merchant enters the battlefield, draw a card, then discard a card.

Not choosing sides in a war can be dangerous-but lucrative.

Vodalian Mage

Creature - Merfolk Wizard

, : Counter target spell unless its controller pays .

"Vodalian Mages are remarkable. Their merchants bring them arcane lore and devices from across the seas."
-Lydia Wynforth, Mayor of Trokair

Vodalian Knights

Creature - Merfolk Knight

First strike

Vodalian Knights can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.

When you control no Islands, sacrifice Vodalian Knights.

: Vodalian Knights gains flying until end of turn.

Fear the Knight leaping from the water into the air, weapon ready.

Vodalian Illusionist

Creature - Merfolk Wizard

, : Target creature phases out. (While it's phased out, it's treated as though it doesn't exist. It phases in before its controller untaps during his or her next untap step.)

"Torahn gore these shifty fishtails! You can't even get close to one."
-Tahngarth of the Weatherlight

Vodalian Hypnotist

Creature - Merfolk Wizard

, : Target player discards a card. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

"Deceit is the heart of war."

Vizzerdrix

Creature - Rabbit Beast

A bored wizard once created a vizzerdrix out of a bunny and a piranha. He never made that mistake again.

Vizkopa Guildmage

Creature - Human Wizard

: Target creature gains lifelink until end of turn.

: Whenever you gain life this turn, each opponent loses that much life.

Vizkopa Confessor

Creature - Human Cleric

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay . If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)

When Vizkopa Confessor enters the battlefield, pay any amount of life. Target opponent reveals that many cards from his or her hand. You choose one of them and exile it.

Vizkopa Cofessor

Vivisection

Sorcery

As an additional cost to cast Vivisection, sacrifice a creature.

Draw three cards.

Phyrexians research with the grace of surgeons and the finesse of butchers.

Vivify

Instant

Target land becomes a 3/3 creature until end of turn. It's still a land.

Draw a card.

Near the Krosan border, farmers keep watch over their fields lest the sod get up and wander away.

Vivid Meadow

Land

Vivid Meadow enters the battlefield tapped with two charge counters on it.

: Add to your mana pool.

, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Meadow: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

Vivid Marsh

Land

Vivid Marsh enters the battlefield tapped with two charge counters on it.

: Add to your mana pool.

, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Marsh: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

Vivid Grove

Land

Vivid Grove enters the battlefield tapped with two charge counters on it.

: Add to your mana pool.

, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Grove: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

Vivid Creek

Land

Vivid Creek enters the battlefield tapped with two charge counters on it.

: Add to your mana pool.

, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Creek: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

Vivid Crag

Land

Vivid Crag enters the battlefield tapped with two charge counters on it.

: Add to your mana pool.

, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Crag: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree

Land

: Add to your mana pool.

, : Put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token onto the battlefield.

In the autumn, she casts her seeds across the streets below, and come spring, her children rise in service to the Conclave.

Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage

Creature - Dryad Shaman

: Put a 3/3 green Centaur creature token onto the battlefield.

: Populate. (Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

"Preachers of freedom forget that conformity can be beautiful."

Vithian Stinger

Creature - Human Shaman

: Vithian Stinger deals 1 damage to target creature or player.

Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Vithian Renegades

Creature - Human Shaman

When Vithian Renegades enters the battlefield, destroy target artifact.

"Here is the proof that what has been done may yet be undone. The hope we thought dead will be gloriously reborn."

Vitaspore Thallid

Creature - Fungus

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a spore counter on Vitaspore Thallid.

Remove three spore counters from Vitaspore Thallid: Put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token onto the battlefield.

Sacrifice a Saproling: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.

Vitalizing Wind

Instant

Creatures you control get +7/+7 until end of turn.

"The fifth wind of ascension is Exalter, fulfilling Keld's destiny."
-Keld Triumphant

Vitalizing Cascade

Instant

You gain X plus 3 life.

"Water is like breathing-necessary for life."
-Asmira, Holy Avenger

Vitalize

Instant

Untap all creatures you control.

"After waking to the magic of Llanowar, no dreams can compare."
-Mirri of the Weatherlight

Vitality Charm

Instant

Choose one - Put a 1/1 green Insect creature token onto the battlefield; or target creature gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn; or regenerate target Beast.