Vulshok Morningstar

Artifact - Equipment

Equipped creature gets +2/+2.

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

Ankh of Mishra

Artifact

Whenever a land enters the battlefield, Ankh of Mishra deals 2 damage to that land's controller.

Basalt Monolith

Artifact

Basalt Monolith doesn't untap during your untap step.

: Add to your mana pool.

: Untap Basalt Monolith.

Black Lotus

Artifact

, Sacrifice Black Lotus: Add three mana of any one color to your mana pool.

Black Vise

Artifact

As Black Vise enters the battlefield, choose an opponent.

At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, Black Vise deals X damage to that player, where X is the number of cards in his or her hand minus 4.

Celestial Prism

Artifact

, : Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

Chaos Orb

Artifact

, : If Chaos Orb is on the battlefield, flip Chaos Orb onto the battlefield from a height of at least one foot. If Chaos Orb turns over completely at least once during the flip, destroy all permanents it touches. Then destroy Chaos Orb.

Conservator

Artifact

, : Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to you this turn.

Copper Tablet

Artifact

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, Copper Tablet deals 1 damage to that player.

Crystal Rod

Artifact

Whenever a player casts a blue spell, you may pay . If you do, you gain 1 life.

Cyclopean Tomb

Artifact

, : Put a mire counter on target non-Swamp land. That land is a Swamp for as long as it has a mire counter on it. Activate this ability only during your upkeep.

When Cyclopean Tomb is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, at the beginning of each of your upkeeps for the rest of the game, remove all mire counters from a land that a mire counter was put onto with Cyclopean Tomb but that a mire counter has not been removed from with Cyclopean Tomb.

Dingus Egg

Artifact

Whenever a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Dingus Egg deals 2 damage to that land's controller.

Forcefield

Artifact

: The next time an unblocked creature of your choice would deal combat damage to you this turn, prevent all but 1 of that damage.

Gauntlet of Might

Artifact

Red creatures get +1/+1.

Whenever a Mountain is tapped for mana, its controller adds to his or her mana pool (in addition to the mana the land produces).

Glasses of Urza

Artifact

: Look at target player's hand.

Helm of Chatzuk

Artifact

, : Target creature gains banding until end of turn. (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 a player controls are blocking or being blocked by a creature, that player divides that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Illusionary Mask

Artifact

: You may choose a creature card in your hand whose mana cost could be paid by some amount of, or all of, the mana you spent on . If you do, you may cast that card face down as a 2/2 creature spell without paying its mana cost. If the creature that spell becomes as it resolves has not been turned face up and would assign or deal damage, be dealt damage, or become tapped, instead it's turned face up and assigns or deals damage, is dealt damage, or becomes tapped. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

Iron Star

Artifact

Whenever a player casts a red spell, you may pay . If you do, you gain 1 life.

Ivory Cup

Artifact

Whenever a player casts a white spell, you may pay . If you do, you gain 1 life.

Jade Monolith

Artifact

: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to target creature this turn, that source deals that damage to you instead.

Kormus Bell

Artifact

All Swamps are 1/1 black creatures that are still lands.

Library of Leng

Artifact

You have no maximum hand size.

If an effect causes you to discard a card, discard it, but you may put it on top of your library instead of into your graveyard.

Mana Vault

Artifact

Mana Vault doesn't untap during your untap step.

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay . If you do, untap Mana Vault.

At the beginning of your draw step, if Mana Vault is tapped, it deals 1 damage to you.

: Add to your mana pool.

Meekstone

Artifact

Creatures with power 3 or greater don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.

Mox Emerald

Artifact

: Add to your mana pool.

Mox Jet

Artifact

: Add to your mana pool.

Mox Pearl

Artifact

: Add to your mana pool.

Mox Ruby

Artifact

: Add to your mana pool.

Mox Sapphire

Artifact

: Add to your mana pool.

Nevinyrral's Disk

Artifact

Nevinyrral's Disk enters the battlefield tapped.

, : Destroy all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments.

Sol Ring

Artifact

: Add to your mana pool.

Soul Net

Artifact

Whenever a creature dies, you may pay . If you do, you gain 1 life.

Sunglasses of Urza

Artifact

You may spend white mana as though it were red mana.

Throne of Bone

Artifact

Whenever a player casts a black spell, you may pay . If you do, you gain 1 life.

Time Vault

Artifact

Time Vault enters the battlefield tapped.

Time Vault doesn't untap during your untap step.

If you would begin your turn while Time Vault is tapped, you may skip that turn instead. If you do, untap Time Vault.

: Take an extra turn after this one.

Winter Orb

Artifact

Players can't untap more than one land during their untap steps.

Wooden Sphere

Artifact

Whenever a player casts a green spell, you may pay . If you do, you gain 1 life.

Aladdin's Lamp

Artifact

, : The next time you would draw a card this turn, instead look at the top X cards of your library, put all but one of them on the bottom of your library in a random order, then draw a card. X can't be 0.

Armageddon Clock

Artifact

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a doom counter on Armageddon Clock.

At the beginning of your draw step, Armageddon Clock deals damage equal to the number of doom counters on it to each player.

: Remove a doom counter from Armageddon Clock. Any player may activate this ability but only during any upkeep step.

Bottle of Suleiman

Artifact

, Sacrifice Bottle of Suleiman: Flip a coin. If you lose the flip, Bottle of Suleiman deals 5 damage to you. If you win the flip, put a 5/5 colorless Djinn artifact creature token with flying onto the battlefield.

Ebony Horse

Artifact

, : Untap target attacking creature you control. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by that creature this turn.

Flying Carpet

Artifact

, : Target creature gains flying until end of turn.

Ivory Tower

Artifact

At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4.

Valuing scholarship above all else, the inhabitants of the Ivory Tower reward those who sacrifice power for knowledge.

Jandor's Ring

Artifact

, , Discard the last card you drew this turn: Draw a card.

Jandor's Saddlebags

Artifact

, : Untap target creature.

Each day of their journey, Jandor opened the saddlebags and found them full of mutton, quinces, cheese, date rolls, wine, and all manner of delicious and satisfying foods.

Rocket Launcher

Artifact

: Rocket Launcher deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Destroy Rocket Launcher at the beginning of the next end step. Activate this ability only if you've controlled Rocket Launcher continuously since the beginning of your most recent turn.

What these devices lacked in subtlety, they made up in strength.

The Rack

Artifact

As The Rack enters the battlefield, choose an opponent.

At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, The Rack deals X damage to that player, where X is 3 minus the number of cards in his or her hand.

Invented in Mishra's earlier days, the Rack was once his most feared creation.

Amulet of Kroog

Artifact

, : Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player this turn.

Among the first allies Urza gained were the people of Kroog. As a sign of friendship, Urza gave the healers of the city potent amulets; afterwards, thousands journeyed to Kroog in hope of healing.

Ashnod's Battle Gear

Artifact

You may choose not to untap Ashnod's Battle Gear during your untap step.

, : Target creature you control gets +2/-2 for as long as Ashnod's Battle Gear remains tapped.

This invention shows why Ashnod was feared by her troops as well as her foes.

Black Mana Battery

Artifact

, : Put a charge counter on Black Mana Battery.

, Remove any number of charge counters from Black Mana Battery: Add to your mana pool, then add an additional to your mana pool for each charge counter removed this way.

Blue Mana Battery

Artifact

, : Put a charge counter on Blue Mana Battery.

, Remove any number of charge counters from Blue Mana Battery: Add to your mana pool, then add an additional to your mana pool for each charge counter removed this way.

Bronze Tablet

Artifact

Remove Bronze Tablet from your deck before playing if you're not playing for ante.

Bronze Tablet enters the battlefield tapped.

, : Exile Bronze Tablet and target nontoken permanent an opponent owns. That player may pay 10 life. If he or she does, put Bronze Tablet into its owner's graveyard. Otherwise, that player owns Bronze Tablet and you own the other exiled card.

Coral Helm

Artifact

, Discard a card at random: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Cursed Rack

Artifact

As Cursed Rack enters the battlefield, choose an opponent.

The chosen player's maximum hand size is four.

Ashnod invented several torture techniques that could make victims even miles away beg for mercy as if the End had come.

Green Mana Battery

Artifact

, : Put a charge counter on Green Mana Battery.

, Remove any number of charge counters from Green Mana Battery: Add to your mana pool, then add an additional to your mana pool for each charge counter removed this way.

Red Mana Battery

Artifact

, : Put a charge counter on Red Mana Battery.

, Remove any number of charge counters from Red Mana Battery: Add to your mana pool, then add an additional to your mana pool for each charge counter removed this way.

Tawnos's Wand

Artifact

, : Target creature with power 2 or less is unblockable this turn.

Tawnos's Weaponry

Artifact

You may choose not to untap Tawnos's Weaponry during your untap step.

, : Target creature gets +1/+1 for as long as Tawnos's Weaponry remains tapped.

When war machines became too costly, Tawnos's Weaponry replaced them.

White Mana Battery

Artifact

, : Put a charge counter on White Mana Battery.

, Remove any number of charge counters from White Mana Battery: Add to your mana pool, then add an additional to your mana pool for each charge counter removed this way.

Ashnod's Altar

Artifact

Sacrifice a creature: Add to your mana pool.

The Brothers' War scarred the land, but Ashnod left her mark in the bloodlines of those she tortured.

Ashnod's Transmogrant

Artifact

, Sacrifice Ashnod's Transmogrant: Put a +1/+1 counter on target nonartifact creature. That creature becomes an artifact in addition to its other types.

Ashnod found few willing to trade their humanity for the power she offered.

Barbed Sextant

Artifact

, , Sacrifice Barbed Sextant: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Barl's Cage

Artifact

: Target creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

For a dozen years the cage had held Lord Ith, but as the Pretender Mairsil's power weakened, so did the bars.

Crown of the Ages

Artifact

, : Attach target Aura attached to a creature to another creature.

Elkin Bottle

Artifact

, : Exile the top card of your library. Until the beginning of your next upkeep, you may play that card.

Feldon's Cane

Artifact

, Exile Feldon's Cane: Shuffle your graveyard into your library.

Feldon found the first of these canes frozen in the Ronom Glacier.

Feroz's Ban

Artifact

Creature spells cost more to cast.

"Without the protection of Feroz's Ban, I fear the Homelands are lost."
-Daria

Gauntlets of Chaos

Artifact

, Sacrifice Gauntlets of Chaos: Exchange control of target artifact, creature, or land you control and target permanent an opponent controls that shares one of those types with it. If those permanents are exchanged this way, destroy all Auras attached to them.

Infinite Hourglass

Artifact

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a time counter on Infinite Hourglass.

All creatures get +1/+0 for each time counter on Infinite Hourglass.

: Remove a time counter from Infinite Hourglass. Any player may activate this ability but only during any upkeep step.

Jalum Tome

Artifact

, : Draw a card, then discard a card.

This timeworn relic was responsible for many of Urza's victories, though he never fully comprehended its mystic runes.

Joven's Tools

Artifact

, : Target creature can't be blocked this turn except by Walls.

"If that thief Joven ever shows his head around here again, make sure he leaves without it."
-Eron the Relentless

Obelisk of Undoing

Artifact

, : Return target permanent you both own and control to your hand.

The Battle of Tomakul taught Urza not to rely on fickle reinforcements.

Pentagram of the Ages

Artifact

, : The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.

A mirror, a shield, a promise, a great distance, and a kind word-five ways to avoid harm.

Serpent Generator

Artifact

, : Put a 1/1 colorless Snake artifact creature token onto the battlefield. It has "Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, that player gets a poison counter." (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)

Skull Catapult

Artifact

, , Sacrifice a creature: Skull Catapult deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

"Let any who doubt the evil of using the ancient devices look at this infernal machine. What manner of fiend would design such a sadistic device?"
-Sorine Relicbane, Soldevi heretic

Time Bomb

Artifact

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a time counter on Time Bomb.

, , Sacrifice Time Bomb: Time Bomb deals damage equal to the number of time counters on it to each creature and each player.

Urza's Bauble

Artifact

, Sacrifice Urza's Bauble: Look at a card at random in target player's hand. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Amber Prison

Artifact

You may choose not to untap Amber Prison during your untap step.

, : Tap target artifact, creature, or land. That permanent doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as Amber Prison remains tapped.

Charcoal Diamond

Artifact

Charcoal Diamond enters the battlefield tapped.

: Add to your mana pool.

Cursed Totem

Artifact

Activated abilities of creatures can't be activated.

Pass me from soul to soul, / soldier to herder, herder to beast, beast to soil / until I am everywhere. / Then pass me those souls.
-Totem inscription (translated)

Dragon Mask

Artifact

, : Target creature you control gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Return it to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step. (Return it only if it's on the battlefield.)

"With no further options, I was forced to don the mask."
-Rashida Scalebane

Fire Diamond

Artifact

Fire Diamond enters the battlefield tapped.

: Add to your mana pool.

Grinning Totem

Artifact

, , Sacrifice Grinning Totem: Search target opponent's library for a card and exile it. Then that player shuffles his or her library. Until the beginning of your next upkeep, you may play that card. At the beginning of your next upkeep, if you haven't played it, put it into its owner's graveyard.

Mana Prism

Artifact

: Add to your mana pool.

, : Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

Marble Diamond

Artifact

Marble Diamond enters the battlefield tapped.

: Add to your mana pool.

Moss Diamond

Artifact

Moss Diamond enters the battlefield tapped.

: Add to your mana pool.

Mystic Compass

Artifact

, : Target land becomes the basic land type of your choice until end of turn.

Sky Diamond

Artifact

Sky Diamond enters the battlefield tapped.

: Add to your mana pool.

Snake Basket

Artifact

, Sacrifice Snake Basket: Put X 1/1 green Snake creature tokens onto the battlefield. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.

"Uh, does anyone have a flute?"
-Rana, Suq'Ata market fool

Storm Cauldron

Artifact

Each player may play an additional land during each of his or her turns.

Whenever a land is tapped for mana, return it to its owner's hand.

Wand of Denial

Artifact

: Look at the top card of target player's library. If it's a nonland card, you may pay 2 life. If you do, put it into that player's graveyard.

You'll never miss what you never had.

Caltrops

Artifact

Whenever a creature attacks, Caltrops deals 1 damage to it.

The Eastern Paladin knew how highly his southern rival valued horses, so he gleefully prepared a suitable welcome.

Ensnaring Bridge

Artifact

Creatures with power greater than the number of cards in your hand can't attack.

Bridges usually get you from one place to another. This one just gets you.

Grafted Skullcap

Artifact

At the beginning of your draw step, draw an additional card.

At the beginning of your end step, discard your hand.

"Every day, I fight for my life and win. Every night, I fight to remember my name and lose."

Pit Trap

Artifact

, , Sacrifice Pit Trap: Destroy target attacking creature without flying. It can't be regenerated.

Never forget your feet
-Elvish expression meaning
"watch your step"

Sisay's Ring

Artifact

: Add to your mana pool.

"I'm not one for pretty things," said Sisay. "Unless they're pretty useful as well."

Static Orb

Artifact

As long as Static Orb is untapped, players can't untap more than two permanents during their untap steps.

The warriors fought against the paralyzing waves until even their thoughts froze in place.

Distorting Lens

Artifact

: Target permanent becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.

"The Eye altering alters all."
-William Blake, "The Mental Traveller"

Fodder Cannon

Artifact

, , Sacrifice a creature: Fodder Cannon deals 4 damage to target creature.

Step 1: Find your cousin.
Step 2: Get your cousin in the cannon.
Step 3: Find another cousin.

Planar Portal

Artifact

, : Search your library for a card and put that card into your hand. Then shuffle your library.

These devices have been known to pull entire worlds through the Æther.