Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas

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Ajani Vengeant
Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani

[+1]: Target permanent doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

[−2]: Ajani deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.

[−7]: Destroy all lands target player controls.

Loyalty: 3
Kird Ape
Creature — Ape

This creature gets +1/+2 as long as you control a Forest.

Apes can be gentle, contemplative beasts—but context is everything.

1/1
Essence Warden
Creature — Elf Shaman

Whenever another creature enters, you gain 1 life.

"The more our numbers grow, the more I gain hope that Volrath and his cursed stronghold will one day fall."

—Eladamri, Lord of Leaves

1/1
Wild Nacatl
Creature — Cat Warrior

This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Mountain.

This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains.

"The Cloud Nacatl sit and think, a bunch of soft paws. We are the Claws of Marisi, stalking, pouncing, drawing blood."

1/1
Loam Lion
Creature — Cat

This creature gets +1/+2 as long as you control a Forest.

In Zendikar, today's grassland could be tomorrow's jungle, and hunting grounds change as quickly as the weather.

1/1
Canyon Wildcat
Creature — Cat

Mountainwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Mountain.)

"Relative of yours?" Ertai teased. Mirri simply sneered.

2/1
Jade Mage
Creature — Human Shaman

: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

"We are one with the wild things. Life blooms from our fingertips and nature responds to our summons."

—Jade creed

2/1
Sylvan Ranger
Creature — Elf Scout Ranger

When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

"Not all paths are found on the forest floor."

1/1
Ajani's Pridemate
Creature — Cat Soldier

Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

"When one of us prospers, the pride prospers."

—Jazal Goldmane

2/2
Qasali Pridemage
Creature — Cat Wizard

Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

An elder in one pride, of the Sigiled caste in another.

2/2
Grazing Gladehart
Creature — Antelope

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may gain 2 life.

"Don't be fooled. If it were as docile as it looks, it would've died off long ago."

—Yon Basrel, Oran-Rief survivalist

2/2
Fleetfoot Panther
Creature — Cat

Flash

When this creature enters, return a green or white creature you control to its owner's hand.

3/4
Woolly Thoctar
Creature — Beast

One of the most ferocious and deadly gargantuans, the thoctar never sees its worshippers, but it often awakens surrounded by gifts and sacrifices.

5/4
Briarhorn
Creature — Elemental

Flash

When this creature enters, target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Evoke (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

3/3
Loxodon Hierarch
Creature — Elephant Cleric

When this creature enters, you gain 4 life.

, Sacrifice this creature: Regenerate each creature you control.

"I have lived long, and I remember how this city once was. If my death serves to bring back the Ravnica in my memory, then so be it."

4/4
Spitemare
Creature — Elemental

Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to any target.

"I knew a creature carved from a dream of wild freedom. Any attempt to leash or exploit it failed, and at terrible cost."

—Ashling

3/3
Marisi's Twinclaws
Creature — Cat Warrior

Double strike

"Looks like we're completely outnumbered."

"Lucky for us. I thought we'd be bored."

2/4
Ageless Entity
Creature — Elemental

Whenever you gain life, put that many +1/+1 counters on this creature.

Tel-Jilad's sworn protectors are the trolls, yet more fearsome protectors were created by the Tangle itself.

4/4
Pride of Lions
Creature — Cat

You may have this creature assign its combat damage as though it weren't blocked.

There's only one thing worse than a hungry lion—many hungry lions.

4/4
Nacatl Hunt-Pride
Creature — Cat Warrior

Vigilance

, : Target creature can't block this turn.

, : Target creature blocks this turn if able.

"We must hunt and kill the dragon before it can return to raze our ancient city."

5/4
Firemane Angel
Creature — Angel

Flying, first strike

At the beginning of your upkeep, if Firemane Angel is in your graveyard or on the battlefield, you may gain 1 life.

: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your upkeep.

4/3
Ajani's Mantra
Enchantment

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may gain 1 life.

"He hasn't returned to the Cloud Forest. But I can still sense his calming presence."

—Zaliki of Naya

Lightning Helix
Instant

Lightning Helix deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.

"Rage is not the answer. Rage followed by fitting vengeance is the answer."

—Ajani

Lead the Stampede
Sorcery

Look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal any number of creature cards from among them and put the revealed cards into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Griffin Guide
Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature

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

When enchanted creature dies, create a 2/2 white Griffin creature token with flying.

Recumbent Bliss
Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature can't attack or block.

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may gain 1 life.

Kithkin somnomancers enjoy the peaceful dreams wafting from their victims.

Searing Meditation
Enchantment

Whenever you gain life, you may pay . If you do, this enchantment deals 2 damage to any target.

"When I meditate I see the world as it should be. All that does not fit, I remove."

—Alovnek, Boros guildmage

Behemoth Sledge
Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has trample and lifelink.

Equip

"May this grant you all the strength of the behemoths and none of their serenity."

—Ajani

Naya Charm
Instant

Choose one —

• Naya Charm deals 3 damage to target creature.

• Return target card from a graveyard to its owner's hand.

• Tap all creatures target player controls.

Deep in nature's core lies a potential unsullied by greed or civilization.

Sylvan Bounty
Instant

Target player gains 8 life.

Basic landcycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Some who scouted new lands chose to stay.

Titanic Ultimatum
Sorcery

Until end of turn, creatures you control get +5/+5 and gain first strike, trample, and lifelink.

"Retribution is best delivered by claws and rage, with both magnified."

—Ajani

Evolving Wilds
Land

, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Every world is an organism, able to grow new lands. Some just do it faster than others.

Graypelt Refuge
Land

This land enters tapped.

When this land enters, you gain 1 life.

: Add or .

Jungle Shrine
Land

This land enters tapped.

: Add , , or .

On Naya, ambition and treachery are scarce, hunted nearly to extinction by the awe owed to terrestrial gods.

Kazandu Refuge
Land

This land enters tapped.

When this land enters, you gain 1 life.

: Add or .

Sapseep Forest
Land — Forest

(: Add .)

This land enters tapped.

, : You gain 1 life. Activate only if you control two or more green permanents.

Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree
Land

: Add .

, : Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

In the autumn, she casts her seeds across the streets below, and come spring, her children rise in service to the Conclave.

Forest
Basic Land — Forest

(: Add .)

Forest
Basic Land — Forest

(: Add .)

Plains
Basic Land — Plains

(: Add .)

Mountain
Basic Land — Mountain

(: Add .)

Nicol Bolas, Planeswalker
Legendary Planeswalker — Bolas

[+3]: Destroy target noncreature permanent.

[−2]: Gain control of target creature.

[−9]: Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to target player or planeswalker. That player or that planeswalker's controller discards seven cards, then sacrifices seven permanents of their choice.

Loyalty: 5
Surveilling Sprite
Creature — Faerie Rogue

Flying

When this creature dies, you may draw a card.

Their natural curiosity, combined with a knack for trespassing, makes sprites excellent spies.

1/1
Nightscape Familiar
Creature — Zombie

Blue spells and red spells you cast cost less to cast.

: Regenerate this creature.

Nightscape masters don't stop at raising the spirit of a fallen battlemage. They raise the flesh along with it.

1/1
Slavering Nulls
Creature — Goblin Zombie

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, if you control a Swamp, you may have that player discard a card.

Having lost their minds, they now want yours.

2/1
Brackwater Elemental
Creature — Elemental

When this creature attacks or blocks, sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.

Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

4/4
Morgue Toad
Creature — Frog

Sacrifice this creature: Add .

"The toads of Urborg aren't fast, powerful, or pleasant, but they have their uses."

—Ertai

2/2
Hellfire Mongrel
Creature — Elemental Dog

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has two or fewer cards in hand, this creature deals 2 damage to that player.

There is no fondness between the hound and its master. There is only a common appreciation of the hunt.

2/2
Dimir Cutpurse
Creature — Spirit

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card and you draw a card.

Other guilds demand tolls from those who travel their territories, but not House Dimir. It takes its share secretly, one coin purse at a time.

2/2
Steamcore Weird
Creature — Weird

When this creature enters, if was spent to cast it, it deals 2 damage to any target.

Like many Izzet creations, weirds are based on wild contradictions yet somehow manage to work.

1/3
Moroii
Creature — Vampire

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life.

"Touched by moroii"

—Undercity slang meaning "to grow old"

4/4
Blazing Specter
Creature — Specter

Flying, haste

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.

2/2
Fire-Field Ogre
Creature — Ogre Mutant

First strike

Unearth (: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

4/2
Shriekmaw
Creature — Elemental

Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

When this creature enters, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature.

Evoke (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

3/2
Ogre Savant
Creature — Ogre Wizard

When this creature enters, if was spent to cast it, return target creature to its owner's hand.

He's an oxymoron.

3/2
Jhessian Zombies
Creature — Zombie

Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

Islandcycling , swampcycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island or Swamp card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

2/4
Igneous Pouncer
Creature — Elemental

Haste

Swampcycling , mountaincycling (, Discard this card: Search your library for a Swamp or Mountain card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

5/1
Vapor Snag
Instant

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller loses 1 life.

"This creature is inadequate. Send it to the splicers for innovation."

—Malcator, Executor of Synthesis

Countersquall
Instant

Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller loses 2 life.

"The essence of every world, every spell, and every thought is power. Nothing else matters, because nothing else exists."

—Nicol Bolas

Obelisk of Grixis
Artifact

: Add , , or .

Like most features of Grixis, the obelisks that remain from the time of Alara now exist only for dark exploitation.