Rootwalla

Creature - Lizard

: Rootwalla gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.

If you try to sneak up on a rootwalla, you'll suddenly find yourself dealing with twice the lizard.

Rumbling Baloth

Creature - Beast

In the dim light beneath the vast trees of Deepglade, baloths prowl in search of prey. Their guttural calls are more felt than heard, but their attack scream carries for miles.

Sanguine Bond

Enchantment

Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.

"Blood is constant. Every drop I drink, someone must bleed."
-Vradeen, vampire nocturnus

Savage Summoning

Instant

Savage Summoning can't be countered.

The next creature card you cast this turn can be cast as though it had flash. That spell can't be countered. That creature enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.

Scavenging Ooze

Creature - Ooze

: Exile target card from a graveyard. If it was a creature card, put a +1/+1 counter on Scavenging Ooze and you gain 1 life.

In nature, not a single bone or scrap of flesh goes to waste.

Scourge of Valkas

Creature - Dragon

Flying

Whenever Scourge of Valkas or another Dragon enters the battlefield under your control, it deals X damage to target creature or player, where X is the number of Dragons you control.

: Scourge of Valkas gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Scroll Thief

Creature - Merfolk Rogue

Whenever Scroll Thief deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

The arcane academies along the coast were powerless to protect themselves from the brazen raiders of the Kapsho Seas.

Seacoast Drake

Creature - Drake

Flying

Seacoast drakes have been known to follow ships for hundreds of miles, waiting to snap up garbage, bait, and the occasional sailor.

Seismic Stomp

Sorcery

Creatures without flying can't block this turn.

"It is not in me to tread lightly."-Ryda, geomancer

Sengir Vampire

Creature - Vampire

Flying

Whenever a creature dealt damage by Sengir Vampire this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Sengir Vampire.

Empires rise and fall, but evil is eternal.

Sensory Deprivation

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets -3/-0.

They call it "stitcher's anesthesia," a spell to deaden the senses while the mad doctors begin their grisly work.

Sentinel Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Sliver creatures you control have vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause them to tap.)

Through its watchful gaze, all slivers may see.

Seraph of the Sword

Creature - Angel

Flying

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to Seraph of the Sword.

"Only when my sword lies idle shall I rejoice."

Serra Angel

Creature - Angel

Flying

Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)

Follow the light. In its absence, follow her.

Shadowborn Apostle

Creature - Human Cleric

A deck can have any number of cards named Shadowborn Apostle.

, Sacrifice six creatures named Shadowborn Apostle: Search your library for a Demon creature card and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

Shadowborn Demon

Creature - Demon

Flying

When Shadowborn Demon enters the battlefield, destroy target non-Demon creature.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are fewer than six creature cards in your graveyard, sacrifice a creature.

Shimmering Grotto

Land

: Add to your mana pool.

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

"This is the price of being last in the food chain. We must keep our places of beauty hidden away instead of displayed for all to see."
-Hildin, priest of Avacyn

Shiv's Embrace

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying.

: Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Shivan Dragon

Creature - Dragon

Flying

: Shivan Dragon gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

The undisputed master of the mountains of Shiv.

Shock

Instant

Shock deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

"The beauty of it is they never see it coming. Ever."
-Razzix, sparkmage

Show of Valor

Instant

Target creature gets +2/+4 until end of turn.

"Duty, honor, and valor are either in your heart or they are not. You will never know for certain until you are tested."
-Ajani Goldmane

Shrivel

Sorcery

All creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn.

"Have you ever killed insects nibbling at your crops? I think that's what the Eldrazi believe they're doing to us."
-Sheyda, Ondu gamekeeper

Siege Mastodon

Creature - Elephant

"The walls of the wicked will fall before us. Ready the siege engines. We proceed to war!"
-General Avitora

Silence

Instant

Your opponents can't cast spells this turn. (Spells cast before this resolves are unaffected.)

"Take a quiet moment to reflect on your sins."
-Cleph, Order of Redeemed Souls

Sliver Construct

Artifact Creature - Sliver Construct

Slivers destroy those who come close to the Skep, the central hive. Shards of torn metal litter the ground as a warning to any artificers inquisitive about the hive's inner workings.

Smelt

Instant

Destroy target artifact.

"Looks like that wasn't darksteel after all."
-Koth of the Hammer

Solemn Offering

Sorcery

Destroy target artifact or enchantment. You gain 4 life.

"A relic donation is suggested."
"The suggestion is mandatory."
-Temple signs

Soulmender

Creature - Human Cleric

: You gain 1 life.

"Healing is more art than magic. Well, there is still quite a bit of magic."

Spell Blast

Instant

Counter target spell with converted mana cost X. (For example, if that spell's mana cost is , X is 5.)

Sporemound

Creature - Fungus

Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token onto the battlefield.

"If you threaten its territory, it produces spores. Actually, no matter what you do, it produces spores."-Hadi Kasten, Calla Dale naturalist

Staff of the Death Magus

Artifact

Whenever you cast a black spell or a Swamp enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 1 life.

A symbol of ambition in ruthless times.

Staff of the Flame Magus

Artifact

Whenever you cast a red spell or a Mountain enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 1 life.

A symbol of passion in indifferent times.

Staff of the Mind Magus

Artifact

Whenever you cast a blue spell or an Island enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 1 life.

A symbol of sagacity in bewildering times.

Staff of the Sun Magus

Artifact

Whenever you cast a white spell or a Plains enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 1 life.

A symbol of conviction in uncertain times.

Staff of the Wild Magus

Artifact

Whenever you cast a green spell or a Forest enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 1 life.

A symbol of ferocity in oppressive times.

Steelform Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Sliver creatures you control get +0/+1.

"Though the slivers may sometimes resemble us, they are not human. Anyone who fights them must remember this."-Sarlena, paladin of the Northern Verge

Stonehorn Chanter

Creature - Rhino Cleric

: Stonehorn Chanter gains vigilance and lifelink until end of turn. (Attacking doesn't cause it to tap. Damage dealt by it also causes you to gain that much life.)

With the Stonehorn, piety and power are one.

Striking Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Sliver creatures you control have first strike. (They deal combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

You're too busy recoiling in fear to realize that it's already hit you.

Strionic Resonator

Artifact

, : Copy target triggered ability you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. (A triggered ability uses the words "when," "whenever," or "at.")

Its tines cannot be rung by mere physical force. Only magic of great power can start its eldritch resonance.

Suntail Hawk

Creature - Bird

Flying

Its eye the glaring sun, its cry the keening wind.