Abolish

Instant

You may discard a Plains card rather than pay Abolish's mana cost.

Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

As war raged on, the young mages became more direct in their tactics, often at great cost.

Abjure

Instant

As an additional cost to cast Abjure, sacrifice a blue permanent.

Counter target spell.

Mirri's hackles rose as Ertai continued expounding his virtues. "If that arrogant brat doesn't shut up soon," she growled to herself, "I'm going to have to kill him."

Abhorrent Overlord

Creature - Demon

Flying

When Abhorrent Overlord enters the battlefield, put a number of 1/1 black Harpy creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield equal to your devotion to black. (Each in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature.

Abeyance

Instant

Until end of turn, target player can't cast instant or sorcery spells, and that player can't activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.

Draw a card.

"I'm too modest a wizard to reveal the full extent of my abilities."
-Ertai, wizard adept

Abduction

Enchantment - Aura

Enchant creature

When Abduction enters the battlefield, untap enchanted creature.

You control enchanted creature.

When enchanted creature dies, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Abbey Matron

Creature - Human Cleric

, : Abbey Matron gets +0/+3 until end of turn.

"The Matrons are kindly souls, but don't ask one for an ale."
-Halina, Dwarven Trader

Abbey Griffin

Creature - Griffin

Flying, vigilance

"The darkness crawls with vampires and ghouls, but we are not without allies."
-Mikaeus, the Lunarch

Abbey Gargoyles

Creature - Gargoyle

Flying, protection from red

"They don't move, do they?"
"Only for the wrong sort of people."
"Are we the wrong sort of people?"

Abattoir Ghoul

Creature - Zombie

First strike

Whenever a creature dealt damage by Abattoir Ghoul this turn dies, you gain life equal to that creature's toughness.

Death took his humanity but not his skill with the knife.

Abandoned Outpost

Land

Abandoned Outpost enters the battlefield tapped.

: Add to your mana pool.

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

Abandon Hope

Sorcery

As an additional cost to cast Abandon Hope, discard X cards.

Look at target opponent's hand and choose X cards from it. That player discards those cards.

As Gerrard's form vanished into the maw of trees, Hanna mouthed a silent plea, mourning a crushed dream.

Basic Land - Forest