Illusory Angel

Creature - Angel Illusion

Flying

Cast Illusory Angel only if you've cast another spell this turn.

"Yes, she is made of pure belief-but I hardly see why that makes her unique."
-Reith, master illusionist

Jalira, Master Polymorphist

Legendary Creature - Human Wizard

, , Sacrifice another creature: Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a nonlegendary creature card. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

"You can become anything if I just put my mind to it."

Jorubai Murk Lurker

Creature - Leech

Jorubai Murk Lurker gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Swamp.

: Target creature gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

Kapsho Kitefins

Creature - Fish

Flying

Whenever Kapsho Kitefins or another creature enters the battlefield under your control, tap target creature an opponent controls.

"It's a truly disconcerting sight to see their shadows cast upon the deck."
-Captain Triff

Master of Predicaments

Creature - Sphinx

Flying

Whenever Master of Predicaments deals combat damage to a player, choose a card in your hand. That player guesses whether the card's converted mana cost is greater than 4. If the player guessed wrong, you may cast the card without paying its mana cost.

Designed by David Sirlin

Mercurial Pretender

Creature - Shapeshifter

You may have Mercurial Pretender enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature you control except it gains ": Return this creature to its owner's hand."

The king went off to find himself. Imagine his terror when he succeeded.

Nimbus of the Isles

Creature - Elemental

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)

The people of the Sevick Isles have a unique understanding of the term "ominous clouds."

Paragon of Gathering Mists

Creature - Human Wizard

Other blue creatures you control get +1/+1.

, : Another target blue creature you control gains flying until end of turn.

Quickling

Creature - Faerie Rogue

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)

Flying

When Quickling enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you return another creature you control to its owner's hand.

Research Assistant

Creature - Human Wizard

, : Draw a card, then discard a card.

There are many words and phrases that can cause an experienced wizard to tremble in fear. Chief among them is "oops."

Soul of Ravnica

Creature - Avatar

Flying

: Draw a card for each color among permanents you control.

, Exile Soul of Ravnica from your graveyard: Draw a card for each color among permanents you control.

Stormtide Leviathan

Creature - Leviathan

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

All lands are Islands in addition to their other types.

Creatures without flying or islandwalk can't attack.

Wall of Frost

Creature - Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

Whenever Wall of Frost blocks a creature, that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

"I welcome it. The pasture is cleared of weeds and the wolves are frozen solid."
-Lumi, goatherd

Welkin Tern

Creature - Bird

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)

Welkin Tern can block only creatures with flying.

"It preys on other birds. And drakelings. And drakes. Pretty much anything that crosses its flight path is fair game."
-Amira, skycaptain of Thune

Accursed Spirit

Creature - Spirit

Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)

Many have heard the slither of dragging armor and the soft squelch of its voice. But only its victims ever meet its icy gaze.

Black Cat

Creature - Zombie Cat

When Black Cat dies, target opponent discards a card at random.

Its last life is spent tormenting your dreams.

Blood Host

Creature - Vampire

, Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on Blood Host and you gain 2 life.

It would be ill-mannered to decline his invitation. It would be ill-advised to accept it.

Carrion Crow

Creature - Zombie Bird

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)

Carrion Crow enters the battlefield tapped.

When carrion feeds on carrion, dark days approach.

Child of Night

Creature - Vampire

Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)

Sins that would be too gruesome in the light of day are made more pleasing in the dark of night.

Cruel Sadist

Creature - Human Assassin

, , Pay 1 life: Put a +1/+1 counter on Cruel Sadist.

, , Remove X +1/+1 counters from Cruel Sadist: Cruel Sadist deals X damage to target creature.

Face of innocence. Hand of death.
Designed by Edmund McMillen

Gravedigger

Creature - Zombie

When Gravedigger enters the battlefield, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

His grim ritual ushers the dead to their new life.

Indulgent Tormentor

Creature - Demon

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card unless target opponent sacrifices a creature or pays 3 life.

The promise of anguish is payment enough for services rendered.

Leeching Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Whenever a Sliver you control attacks, defending player loses 1 life.

"Seeing one slowly devour one of my party begged the question-do they know what cruelty is?"
-Hastric, Thunian scout

Necrogen Scudder

Creature - Horror

Flying

When Necrogen Scudder enters the battlefield, you lose 3 life.

Contrary to popular belief, it's kept aloft by necrogen gas, not the screaming agony of a thousand murdered souls.

Necromancer's Assistant

Creature - Zombie

When Necromancer's Assistant enters the battlefield, put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.

Zombies and necromancers agree: easy access to brains is preferred.

Nightfire Giant

Creature - Zombie Giant

Nightfire Giant gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Mountain.

: Nightfire Giant deals 2 damage to target creature or player.

Nightfire turns the greatest weakness of the undead into formidable strength.

Ob Nixilis, Unshackled

Legendary Creature - Demon

Flying, trample

Whenever an opponent searches his or her library, that player sacrifices a creature and loses 10 life.

Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Ob Nixilis, Unshackled.

Designed by Brad Muir

Paragon of Open Graves

Creature - Skeleton Warrior

Other black creatures you control get +1/+1.

, : Another target black creature you control gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Rotfeaster Maggot

Creature - Insect

When Rotfeaster Maggot enters the battlefield, exile target creature card from a graveyard. You gain life equal to that card's toughness.

Is it at the top of the food chain or the bottom?

Shadowcloak Vampire

Creature - Vampire

Pay 2 life: Shadowcloak Vampire gains flying until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)

"My favorite guilty pleasure? Are there innocent ones?"

Soul of Innistrad

Creature - Avatar

Deathtouch

: Return up to three target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.

, Exile Soul of Innistrad from your graveyard: Return up to three target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.

Typhoid Rats

Creature - Rat

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Kidnappers caught in Havengul are given two choices: languish in prison or become rat catchers. The smart ones go to prison.

Wall of Limbs

Creature - Zombie Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on Wall of Limbs.

, Sacrifice Wall of Limbs: Target player loses X life, where X is Wall of Limbs's power.

Witch's Familiar

Creature - Frog

Some bog witches practice the strange art of batrachomancy, reading portents in the number, size, and color of warts on a toad's hide.

Xathrid Slyblade

Creature - Human Assassin

Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

: Until end of turn, Xathrid Slyblade loses hexproof and gains first strike and deathtouch. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike. Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Designed by Rob Pardo

Zof Shade

Creature - Shade

: Zof Shade gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

It haunts the remnants of the Helix of Zof, leeching strength from the vast Eldrazi ruin.

Altac Bloodseeker

Creature - Human Berserker

Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, Altac Bloodseeker gets +2/+0 and gains first strike and haste until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike, and it can attack and as soon as it comes under your control.)

Belligerent Sliver

Creature - Sliver

Sliver creatures you control have menace. (They can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

"The slivers became adept at provoking a fear response in other species."
-Hastric, Thunian scout

Borderland Marauder

Creature - Human Warrior

Whenever Borderland Marauder attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Though she is rightly feared, there are relatively few tales of her deeds in battle, for few survive her raids.

Brood Keeper

Creature - Human Shaman

Whenever an Aura becomes attached to Brood Keeper, put a 2/2 red Dragon creature token with flying onto the battlefield. It has ": This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn."

"Come, little one. Unfurl your wings, fill your lungs, and release your first fiery breath."