Modern Masters 2017

MM3 · 249 cards · Released

Sedraxis Specter
Creature — Specter

Flying

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

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.)

3/2
Simic Sky Swallower
Creature — Leviathan

Flying, trample

Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

"We've bred out the shortcomings of the species' natural form and replaced them with assets of our own design."

—Momir Vig

6/6
Sin Collector
Creature — Human Cleric

When this creature enters, target opponent reveals their hand. You choose an instant or sorcery card from it and exile that card.

"That must weigh heavily on your soul. Let me purge it for you."

2/1
Skyknight Legionnaire
Creature — Human Knight

Flying, haste

"I do not know which gives me more pride: the legions of soldiers marching in thunderous lockstep, or the cry of the skyknights riding their rocs like jagged lightning overhead."

—Razia

2/2
Soul Manipulation
Instant

Choose one or both —

• Counter target creature spell.

• Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

"Birth and death are both reversible."

—Nicol Bolas

Soul Ransom
Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature

You control enchanted creature.

Discard two cards: This Aura's controller sacrifices it, then draws two cards. Only your opponents may activate this ability.

Sphinx's Revelation
Instant

You gain X life and draw X cards.

"Let the knowledge of absolute law inspire you to live a life of absolute order."

Spike Jester
Creature — Goblin Warrior

Haste

For the Rakdos, "suicidal charge" and "good showmanship" are one and the same.

3/1
Sprouting Thrinax
Creature — Lizard

When this creature dies, create three 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens.

The vast network of predation on Jund has actually caused some strange creatures to adapt to being eaten.

3/3
Stoic Angel
Creature — Angel

Flying, vigilance

Players can't untap more than one creature during their untap steps.

Even the most battle-hardened soldiers pause in her presence for a moment of introspection.

3/4
Sunhome Guildmage
Creature — Human Wizard

: Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

: Create a 1/1 red and white Soldier creature token with haste.

2/2
Talon Trooper
Creature — Bird Scout

Flying

"The volcanic winds make a maze of the skies of Jund. If we mean to invade, we must first learn their invisible paths."

2/3
Teleportal
Sorcery

Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.

Overload (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Terminate
Instant

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

All suns must set.

Thundersong Trumpeter
Creature — Human Soldier

: Target creature can't attack or block this turn.

"Hear that? Those notes mean we've arrived at Sunhome! Let our allies' hearts soar and our enemies' hearts shatter at the sound!"

—Klattic, Boros legionnaire

2/1
Tower Gargoyle
Artifact Creature — Gargoyle

Flying

"Esper, like any work of art, can be truly appreciated only from a distance."

—Tezzeret

4/4
Unflinching Courage
Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has trample and lifelink. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

As Trostani's influence grew, vitality spread through the Conclave—much to the other guilds' dismay.

Urban Evolution
Sorcery

Draw three cards. You may play an additional land this turn.

As the Simic released more of their krasis experiments, they required new habitats, always at the expense of the locals.

Vanish into Memory
Instant

Exile target creature. You draw cards equal to that creature's power. At the beginning of your next upkeep, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If you do, discard cards equal to that creature's toughness.

Out of sight, into mind.

Voice of Resurgence
Creature — Elemental

Whenever an opponent casts a spell during your turn and when this creature dies, create a green and white Elemental creature token with "This token's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control."

2/2
Wall of Denial
Creature — Wall

Defender, flying

Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

It provides what every discerning mage requires—time to think.

0/8
Wayfaring Temple
Creature — Elemental

Wayfaring Temple's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control.

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

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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
Zur the Enchanter
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard

Flying

Whenever Zur attacks, you may search your library for an enchantment card with mana value 3 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Zur remained aloof from Terisiare's suffering, intent only on his own perfection.

1/4
Aethertow
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.)

Boros Reckoner
Creature — Minotaur Wizard

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

: This creature gains first strike until end of turn.

"Imagine a thunderstorm that's also a tactical genius. That's him."

—Dars Gostok, Firefist captain

3/3
Burning-Tree Emissary
Creature — Human Shaman

When this creature enters, add .

Those who regard the Gruul as savage simpletons underestimate the subtle power of their shamans.

2/2
Giantbaiting
Sorcery

Create a 4/4 red and green Giant Warrior creature token with haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

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.)

Gift of Orzhova
Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has flying and lifelink.

"Remember by whose gift you ascend."

—Milana, Orzhov prelate

Mistmeadow Witch
Creature — Kithkin Wizard

: Exile target creature. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

Olka collected the evening mist for years, studying its secrets. Once she learned its essence, she could vanish with a thought.

1/1
Sundering Growth
Instant

Destroy target artifact or enchantment, then populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

"One day every pillar will be a tree and every hall a glade."

—Trostani

Tattermunge Witch
Creature — Goblin Shaman

: Each blocked creature gets +1/+0 and gains trample until end of turn.

The Tattermunge gang has no words for the spell that whips their instinctual rage into a frenzy. They only know they like it.

2/1
Torrent of Souls
Sorcery

Return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield if was spent to cast this spell. Creatures target player controls get +2/+0 and gain haste until end of turn if was spent to cast this spell. (Do both if was spent.)

Wort, the Raidmother
Legendary Creature — Goblin Shaman

When Wort enters, create two 1/1 red and green Goblin Warrior creature tokens.

Each red or green instant or sorcery spell you cast has conspire. (As you cast the spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it and you may choose new targets for the copy.)

3/3
Azorius Signet
Artifact

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The maze-like design embodies the core of Azorius law—strict structure designed to test wills and stall change.

Basilisk Collar
Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature has deathtouch and lifelink. (Any amount of damage it deals to a creature is enough to destroy it. Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)

Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

During their endless travels, the mages of the Goma Fada caravan have learned ways to harness both life and death.

Boros Signet
Artifact

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"Have you ever held a Boros signet? There's a weight to it that belies its size—a weight of strength and of pride."

—Agrus Kos

Damping Matrix
Artifact

Activated abilities of artifacts and creatures can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.

The priests tried cursing it. The mages tried dispelling it. In the end, they all obeyed it.

Dimir Signet
Artifact

, : Add .

An emblem of a secret guild, the Dimir insignia is seen only by its own members—and the doomed.

Golgari Signet
Artifact

, : Add .

Depending on your point of view, the seal represents a proud guardian of the natural cycle or one who has sold her soul to darkness for eternal life.

Grafdigger's Cage
Artifact

Creature cards in graveyards and libraries can't enter the battlefield.

Players can't cast spells from graveyards or libraries.

"If you wind up in one of mine, you can be sure as silver it will be your last."

—Grafdigger Wulmer

Gruul Signet
Artifact

, : Add .

Gruul territorial markings need not be legible. The blood, snot, and muck used to smear them are unmistakably Gruul.

Izzet Signet
Artifact

, : Add .

The Izzet signet is redesigned often, each time becoming closer to a vanity portrait of Niv-Mizzet.

Orzhov Signet
Artifact

, : Add .

The form of the sigil is just as important as the sigil itself. If it's carried on a medallion, its bearer is a master. If it's tattooed on the body, its bearer is a slave.

Rakdos Signet
Artifact

, : Add .

Made of bone and boiled in blood, a Rakdos signet is not considered finished until it has been used as a murder weapon.

Selesnya Signet
Artifact

, : Add .

The symbol of the Conclave is one of unity, with tree supporting sun and sun feeding tree.

Simic Signet
Artifact

, : Add .

For the Simic Combine, its sigil serves not as an emblem of honor but as a trademark. Its familiar image on any biological commodity attests to superb craftsmanship, ingenious innovation, and higher cost.

Arcane Sanctum
Land

This land enters tapped.

: Add , , or .

"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes."

—Tullus of Palandius

Arid Mesa
Land

, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Azorius Guildgate
Land — Gate

This land enters tapped.

: Add or .

The Azorius symbol stares down like a great eye, reminding visitors of the watchful presence of Isperia and her lawmages.

Boros Guildgate
Land — Gate

This land enters tapped.

: Add or .

It promises protection to those in need and proclaims a warning to any who would threaten Ravnican law.

Cavern of Souls
Land

As this land enters, choose a creature type.

: Add .

: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type, and that spell can't be countered.

Crumbling Necropolis
Land

This land enters tapped.

: Add , , or .

"They say the ruins of Sedraxis were once a shining capital in Vithia. Now it is a blight, a place to be avoided by the living."

—Olcot, Rider of Joffik

Dimir Guildgate
Land — Gate

This land enters tapped.

: Add or .

In the cold corridors of the undercity, misinformation unfurls from Duskmantle like a spreading stain.

Golgari Guildgate
Land — Gate

This land enters tapped.

: Add or .

Every part of the gate was reclaimed from forgotten ruins and imbued with new purpose by the Swarm.

Gruul Guildgate
Land — Gate

This land enters tapped.

: Add or .

The scarred rubble around the gate is testament to past meetings of the Clans, summits that inevitably devolved into brawls.

Izzet Guildgate
Land — Gate

This land enters tapped.

: Add or .

Beyond lies the culmination of all Izzet projects, a grand experiment led by the dragon Niv-Mizzet himself.

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.

Marsh Flats
Land

, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Swamp card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Misty Rainforest
Land

, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Forest or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.