Autumn's Veil

Instant

Spells you control can't be countered by blue or black spells this turn, and creatures you control can't be the targets of blue or black spells this turn.

The rustling of leaves and a passing shadow are a dryad's only trace.

Avenging Arrow

Instant

Destroy target creature that dealt damage this turn.

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

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.

Away (Far/Away)

Instant

Target player sacrifices a creature.

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

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

Æther Tradewinds

Instant

Return target permanent you control and target permanent you don't control to their owners' hands.

"The wind smells of misfortune. Check your knots."
-Anitan, Ondu cleric

Ætherize

Instant

Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.

"You can come back once you've learned some manners-and figured out how to reconstitute your physical forms."

Æthermage's Touch

Instant

Reveal the top four cards of your library. You may put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield. It has "At the beginning of your end step, return this creature to its owner's hand." Then put the rest of the cards revealed this way on the bottom of your library in any order.

Ætherspouts

Instant

For each attacking creature, its owner puts it on the top or bottom of his or her library.

"Don't worry, there's plenty for everyone."
-Vickon, Eleventh Company battlemage

Back to Nature

Instant

Destroy all enchantments.

"Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays

Baloth Cage Trap

Instant - Trap

If an opponent had an artifact enter the battlefield under his or her control this turn, you may pay rather than pay Baloth Cage Trap's mana cost.

Put a 4/4 green Beast creature token onto the battlefield.

Banishing Stroke

Instant

Put target artifact, creature, or enchantment on the bottom of its owner's library.

Miracle (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)

Banishment Decree

Instant

Put target artifact, creature, or enchantment on top of its owner's library.

"Unworthy of consecration."
-Axsh, lesser cenobite

Banners Raised

Instant

Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

After the destruction of the Helvault, fearful mobs soon became fearless battalions.

Bant Charm

Instant

Choose one - Destroy target artifact; or put target creature on the bottom of its owner's library; or counter target instant spell.

Bant is a world where death and chaos hold no sway.

Bar the Door

Instant

Creatures you control get +0/+4 until end of turn.

"It may not look like much, but it's a good old door with strong wards. It'll hold."
-Olgard of the Skiltfolk

Bathe in Light

Instant

Radiance - Choose a color. Target creature and each other creature that shares a color with it gain protection from the chosen color until end of turn.

"Truth shines even in darkness. Those who march on the side of truth walk always in righteous light."

Battle Hymn

Instant

Add to your mana pool for each creature you control.

"A church is just wood and walls. A congregation is the faithful praising the angels."
-Kolman, elder of Gatstaf

Battlewise Valor

Instant

Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)

It's never good to walk into an ambush, but with the right spell you might walk out again.

Beast Within

Instant

Destroy target permanent. Its controller puts a 3/3 green Beast creature token onto the battlefield.

"Kill the weak so they can't drag the strong down to their level. This is true compassion."
-Benzir, archdruid of Temple Might

Beckon Apparition

Instant

Exile target card from a graveyard. Put a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield.

When a graveyard is full, the gwyllions rattle the tombs and unleash the spirits into the sky.

Become Immense

Instant

Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for .)

Target creature gets +6/+6 until end of turn.

Benevolent Offering

Instant

Choose an opponent. You and that player each put three 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield.

Choose an opponent. You gain 2 life for each creature you control and that player gains 2 life for each creature he or she controls.

Bile Blight

Instant

Target creature and all other creatures with the same name as that creature get -3/-3 until end of turn.

Not an arrow loosed, javelin thrown, nor sword raised. None were needed.

Biomass Mutation

Instant

Creatures you control become X/X until end of turn.

"A regression to ancient forms? A glimpse of future evolutions? Or a fleeting alteration of the present?"
-Vorel of the Hull Clade

Bioshift

Instant

Move any number of +1/+1 counters from target creature onto another target creature with the same controller.

"It's all right if you change your mind. There's always a chance we can rearrange parts later."
-Zija, Simic mutationist

Bituminous Blast

Instant

Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)

Bituminous Blast deals 4 damage to target creature.

Blastfire Bolt

Instant

Blastfire Bolt deals 5 damage to target creature. Destroy all Equipment attached to that creature.

"Encase yourself in the most elaborate armor, and cower behind the heaviest shield. I would hate for you to feel helpless."
-Korig the Ruiner

Blazing Salvo

Instant

Blazing Salvo deals 3 damage to target creature unless that creature's controller has Blazing Salvo deal 5 damage to him or her.

Barbarians equate courage with the ability to endure pain.

Blessed Reincarnation

Instant

Exile target creature an opponent controls. That player reveals cards from the top of his or her library until a creature card is revealed. The player puts that card onto the battlefield, then shuffles the rest into his or her library.

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.)

Blinding Beam

Instant

Choose one - Tap two target creatures; or creatures don't untap during target player's next untap step.

Entwine (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Blinding Spray

Instant

Creatures your opponents control get -4/-0 until end of turn.

Draw a card.

"The stronger our enemies seem, the more vulnerable they are."
-Sultai secret

Blue Sun's Zenith

Instant

Target player draws X cards. Shuffle Blue Sun's Zenith into its owner's library.

"The Origin Query will wait. We must ensure we survive to return to it."
-Pelyus, vedalken ordinar

Blunt the Assault

Instant

You gain 1 life for each creature on the battlefield. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

"Much can be gained from the appearance of vulnerability."
-Ezuri, renegade leader

Blustersquall

Instant

Tap target creature you don't control.

Overload (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change its text by replacing all instances of "target" with "each.")

Weather is more predictable than the Izzet.

Bold Defense

Instant

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

Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. If Bold Defense was kicked, instead creatures you control get +2/+2 and gain first strike until end of turn.

Bone to Ash

Instant

Counter target creature spell.

Draw a card.

"I can think of worse ways to go. On second thought, maybe not."
-Ludevic, necro-alchemist

Boon of Erebos

Instant

Target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. Regenerate it. You lose 2 life.

"Death is not a certainty. Erebos determines when a mortal's time is up."
-Iadorna, death priest of Erebos

Boros Charm

Instant

Choose one - Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player; or permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn; or target creature gains double strike until end of turn.

"Practice compassion and mercy. But know when they must end."
-Aurelia

Boulderfall

Instant

Boulderfall deals 5 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures and/or players.

"Defeating the Meletians was not so difficult. I needed only to move a mountain."
-Eocles, oracle of Purphoros