Aurelia's Fury

Instant

Aurelia's Fury deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures and/or players. Tap each creature dealt damage this way. Players dealt damage this way can't cast noncreature spells this turn.

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.

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.

Avenging Arrow

Instant

Destroy target creature that dealt damage this turn.

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

Avoid Fate

Instant

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

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.)

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.

AWOL

Instant

Remove target attacking creature from the game. Then remove it from the removed-from-game zone and put it into the absolutely-removed-from-the-freaking-game-forever zone.

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 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.

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 Shockwave

Instant

Choose one - Tap all Spirits; or tap all non-Spirit creatures.

"The strain upon the veil between worlds began to show near the end of the Kami War. Strange happenings that neither side could control lashed out across Kamigawa."
-Observations of the Kami War

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

Æthertow

Instant

Put target attacking or blocking creature on top of its owner's library.

Conspire (As you cast this spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it and you may choose a new target for the copy.)

Back to Nature

Instant

Destroy all enchantments.

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

Backdraft

Instant

Choose a player who cast one or more sorcery spells this turn. Backdraft deals damage to that player equal to half the damage dealt by one of those sorcery spells this turn, rounded down.

Backlash

Instant

Tap target untapped creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to its controller.

Darigaaz decided his foe would be more useful as a weapon.

Backslide

Instant

Turn target creature with morph face down.

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

Some things are better left unknown.

Balduvian Rage

Instant

Target attacking creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn.

Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

"Let your heartbeat be the thunder in the valley. Let your swords be the lightning on the peaks."
-Lothar Lovisason, Balduvian chieftain

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.

Bandage

Instant

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

Draw a card.

Life is measured in inches. To a healer, every one of those inches is precious.

Banishing Knack

Instant

Until end of turn, target creature gains ": Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand."

Suddenly he realized that everything was connected by invisible strings, strings that could be pulled-or cut.

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

Barbed Lightning

Instant

Choose one - Barbed Lightning deals 3 damage to target creature; or Barbed Lightning deals 3 damage to target player.

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

Every creature on Mirrodin is a lightning rod.

Barkshell Blessing

Instant

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

Conspire (As you cast this spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it and you may choose a new target for the copy.)

Barrel Down Sokenzan

Instant - Arcane

Sweep - Return any number of Mountains you control to their owner's hand. Barrel Down Sokenzan deals damage to target creature equal to twice the number of Mountains returned this way.

Barreling Attack

Instant

Target creature gains trample until end of turn. When that creature becomes blocked this turn, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it.

"The trollish game of push-fall inspired this impressive tactic."
-Sidar Jabari

Barrin's Unmaking

Instant

Return target permanent to its owner's hand if that permanent shares a color with the most common color among all permanents or a color tied for most common.

Bash to Bits

Instant

Destroy target artifact.

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

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 Cry

Instant

Untap all white creatures you control.

Whenever a creature blocks this turn, it gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

"In the thick of battle, you must keep your wits about you. Yelling a lot helps, too."
-General Jarkeld, the Arctic Fox

Battle Frenzy

Instant

Green creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.

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

"One day you, too, shall drink the blood of your foes. It is something to look forward to."
-Toothlicker Harj, Orcish Captain