"I do not remember what he said to her. I remember her fiery eyes, fixed upon him for an instant. I remember a flash, and the hot breath of sudden flames made me turn away. When I looked again, Angus was gone." —A Wayfarer, on meeting Lady Orca
First strike; legendary landwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a legendary land.)
Livonya's own nature is a matter of mystery. Nothing is known for sure, merely rumors of unearthly stealth, and unholy alliances.
First strike
Creatures with plainswalk can be blocked as though they didn't have plainswalk.
Creatures with forestwalk can be blocked as though they didn't have forestwalk.
Rampage 1 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it beyond the first.)
Marhault follows a strict philosophy, never letting emotions cloud his thoughts. No chance observer could imagine the rage in his heart.
, : Choose a card name. Target opponent reveals X cards at random from their hand. Then that player discards all cards with that name revealed this way. Activate only during your turn.
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Nicol Bolas unless you pay .
Whenever Nicol Bolas deals damage to an opponent, that player discards their hand.
Flying, trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Palladia-Mors unless you pay .
: Pavel Maliki gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
We all know the legend: Pavel wanders the realms, helping those in greatest need. But is this a measure of his generosity, or of his obligation to atone?
: Add .
, : Regenerate target creature.
"On the field of honor, a soldier need have no fear."
First strike
Ramirez DePietro is a most flamboyant pirate. Be careful not to believe his tall tales, especially when you ask his age.
: Destroy target enchanted creature.
Rasputin enters with seven dream counters on it.
Remove a dream counter from Rasputin: Add .
Remove a dream counter from Rasputin: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to Rasputin this turn.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Rasputin started the turn untapped, put a dream counter on it.
Rasputin can't have more than seven dream counters on it.
: Add .
"Political violence is a perfectly legitimate answer to the persecution handed down by dignitaries of the state."
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay . If you don't, tap Rohgahh and all creatures named Kobolds of Kher Keep, then an opponent gains control of them.
Creatures you control named Kobolds of Kher Keep get +2/+2.
You may choose not to untap Rubinia Soulsinger during your untap step.
: Gain control of target creature for as long as you control Rubinia Soulsinger and Rubinia Soulsinger remains tapped.
"Remember Sir Shandlar! Remember and stand firm!" —rallying cry of the Eberyn militia
Even the brave have cause to tremble at the sight of Sivitri Scarzam. Who else has tamed Scarzam's Dragon?
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
Whenever a player casts a black spell, you gain 1 life.
When Stangg enters, create Stangg Twin, a legendary 3/4 red and green Human Warrior creature token. Exile that token when Stangg leaves the battlefield. Sacrifice Stangg when that token leaves the battlefield.
: Add .
Sunastian has roots in both sorcery and swordplay; he has learned never to depend too heavily on the latter.
Tetsuo Umezawa can't be the target of Aura spells.
, : Destroy target tapped or blocking creature.
Her given name has been lost in the mists of time. Legend says that her silent vigil will one day be ended by the one who, pure of heart and spirit, calls out that name again.
Administrator of the military state of Sheoltun, Tobias is the military right arm of the empire and the figurehead of its freedom.
: Tor Wauki deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
"How can you accuse me of evil? Though these deeds be unsavory, no one will argue: good shall follow from them."
Flying
, : Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
An explorer of the Æther, Tuknir often discovers himself in the most unusual physical realms.
First strike
Creatures with swampwalk can be blocked as though they didn't have swampwalk.
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Vaevictis Asmadi unless you pay .
: Vaevictis Asmadi gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
: Vaevictis Asmadi gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
: Vaevictis Asmadi gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Flying
, : Target player draws a card.
A regular guest at the Royal Masquerade, Arien is the envy of the Court. She appears in a new costume every hour.
, : Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn by attacking creatures without flying.
Al-abara simply laughed and lifted one finger, and the carpet carried her high out of our reach.
, : Target permanent you control becomes the color of your choice. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Legendary creatures don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.
When this artifact enters, tap all legendary creatures.
, : Put a charge counter on this artifact.
, Remove any number of charge counters from this artifact: Add , then add an additional for each charge counter removed this way.
, : Put a charge counter on this artifact.
, Remove any number of charge counters from this artifact: Add , then add an additional for each charge counter removed this way.
Trample
As long as you control another creature, prevent all damage that would be dealt to this creature by spells that target it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this artifact unless you pay .
If an instant or sorcery source would deal 3 or more damage to you, it deals 2 damage to you instead.
, Sacrifice this artifact: Exchange control of target artifact, creature, or land you control and target permanent an opponent controls that shares one of those types with it. If those permanents are exchanged this way, destroy all Auras attached to them.
, : Put a charge counter on this artifact.
, Remove any number of charge counters from this artifact: Add , then add an additional for each charge counter removed this way.
, : Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target creature this turn.
"A blast, an echo . . . then silence."
, : Exile the top card of your library face down.
: Sacrifice this artifact. If you do, discard your hand, then put all cards exiled with this artifact into their owner's hand.
When this artifact leaves the battlefield, put all cards exiled with it into their owner's graveyard.
, : Prevent all damage that would be dealt this turn by target creature you control. That creature gets +0/+X until end of turn, where X is its mana value.
Sacrifice a creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness. Activate only during your upkeep.
, : Put a matrix counter on target creature and that creature gains "Remove a matrix counter from this creature: Regenerate this creature." Activate only during your upkeep.
Instant and enchantment spells you cast cost less to cast.
All Walls able to block this creature do so.
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to this creature by Walls.
, Sacrifice this artifact: Exchange life totals with target opponent. Activate only during your upkeep.
, : For one spell this turn, you may spend mana as though it were mana of any type to pay that spell's mana cost. (Additional costs are still paid normally.)
, : The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, that damage is dealt to target creature of an opponent's choice instead.
Creature spells you cast cost less to cast.
Nireya reached through the Gate, sensing the energies trapped beyond.
, : Put a charge counter on this artifact.
, Remove any number of charge counters from this artifact: Add , then add an additional for each charge counter removed this way.
: Tap target artifact.
, : Counter target instant or Aura spell that targets a permanent you control.
: Change this creature's base toughness to 1 plus the power of target creature blocking or blocked by this creature. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
, : Create a 1/1 colorless Snake artifact creature token. It has "Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, that player gets a poison counter." (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)
This artifact enters tapped.
, Sacrifice this artifact and any number of creatures you control: This artifact deals X damage to any target, where X is the total power of the creatures sacrificed this way, then exile this artifact and those creature cards.
, : Put a hatchling counter on this artifact.
Sacrifice this artifact: Choose one. Activate only if there are two or more hatchling counters on this artifact.
• You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a pin counter on this artifact.
At the beginning of your end step, if this artifact is untapped, destroy this artifact and it deals damage to you equal to the number of pin counters on it.
, : This artifact deals damage equal to the number of pin counters on it to any target. X is the number of pin counters on this artifact.
, : Put a charge counter on this artifact.
, Remove any number of charge counters from this artifact: Add , then add an additional for each charge counter removed this way.
Green legendary creatures you control have "bands with other legendary creatures." (Any legendary creatures can attack in a band as long as at least one has "bands with other legendary creatures." Bands are blocked as a group. If at least two legendary creatures you control, one of which has "bands with other legendary creatures," are blocking or being blocked by the same creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)