, : Target creature you control gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Return it to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step. (Return it only if it's on the battlefield.)
"With no further options, I was forced to don the mask."
—Rashida Scalebane
Spells cost less to cast.
"This little prize will cover your head, your spells, your bets, and your behind!"
—Pashad ibn Asim, Suq'Ata trader
"I have heard terrible tales of black rains, ashen fields, and metal that screams. I have consoled myself that the tales were a myth of some fevered mind. But today I saw a walker—and now I fear the truth."
—Kasib Ibn Naji, Letters
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Plains you control to its owner's hand.
: Add .
: Add .
, Sacrifice this land: Target attacking creature without flying gets -1/-2 until end of turn.
Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)
: This creature phases out. (While it's phased out, it's treated as though it doesn't exist. It phases in before you untap during your next untap step.)
"They may seem ceremonial, but their swords are still sharp."
—Kipkemboi, Kukemssa pirate
When this creature enters, return target creature to its owner's hand.
"Beauty to the eye does not always translate to the touch."
—Naimah, Femeref philosopher
When this creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, at the beginning of the next end step, you lose 1 life and return this card to your hand.
"It's like waking on a bed of a thousand olives during an earthquake of subtle force."
—Afari, Tales
: This creature deals X damage to each creature and each player. Spend only black mana on X.
"Once I dreamt of death, but now it dreams of me / And only rats and rotting flesh can hear my silent plea."
—Mundungu chant
You may cast this spell as though it had flash. If you cast it any time a sorcery couldn't have been cast, the controller of the permanent it becomes sacrifices it at the beginning of the next cleanup step.
When this enchantment enters, if it's on the battlefield, it becomes an Aura with "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Necromancy." Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control and attach this enchantment to it. When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it.
You may sacrifice two Mountains rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Fireblast deals 4 damage to any target.
Embermages aren't well known for their diplomatic skills.
Rock Slide deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target attacking or blocking creatures without flying.
"Good ol' rock. Nothing beats rock."
—Rhirhok, goblin archer
When this creature enters, you may have target opponent sacrifice a creature of their choice.
Exile target nonwhite attacking creature. You gain life equal to its toughness.
, Discard a nonblack card: Draw a card.
, Discard a black card: Draw two cards, then discard one of them.
"These sorcerers always seem to have another surprise up their sleeves."
—Zur the Enchanter
Choose artifact, creature, or land. Tap all untapped permanents of the chosen type target player controls, or untap all tapped permanents of that type that player controls.
Flying
Whenever this creature or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
"I often think on how excited they must feel to be chosen as my prey."
Whenever a nontoken creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.
Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.
"The arc of my blade has carved a path of light for the peace that will follow."
Exile the top thirteen cards of your library, then search your library for a card. Put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
"Do not try to negotiate with me, human. You want power? This is the price."
—Ormendahl
Deathtouch
Exploit (When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a creature.)
When this creature exploits a creature, target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.
Odric resisted the vampire's curse with all his strength. But after a lifetime of fighting monsters, he was doomed to become one himself.
Cleave (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Destroy target [attacking] creature.
"It won't bring them back, but it will bring me peace."
End the Festivities deals 1 damage to each opponent and each creature and planeswalker they control.
When the defenses around Lurenbraum Fortress faltered, the Crimson Ballroom received some unexpected guests.
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When this creature enters, create two Blood tokens. (They're artifacts with ", , Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent.
"Hunter's fire" was meant for slaying monsters in the Ulvenwald, but that never stopped Ralen from showing it off.
Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.
A stitcher looks at their creation and sees the result of years of study and hours of toil. A devil sees a new plaything.
Vampires' Vengeance deals 2 damage to each non-Vampire creature. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with ", , Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Olivia was quick to make an example of any village that refused to pay her blood tithe.
When this creature enters, it deals 1 damage to each opponent. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with ", , Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
"If you're not refining your tastes, what's the point of living forever?"
Cleave (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Search your library for a [basic land] card, [reveal it,] put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Things buried on Innistrad rarely seem to stay that way.
Whenever a Human you control dies, draw a card.
Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it dies, you gain 2 life.
"We are not here to mourn their loss. We are here to celebrate their lives."
—Vesna, Dawnhart witch
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn.
"Run! It's coming for us! Eventually!"
—Yaster, Havengul shopkeeper
Each creature you control with toughness greater than its power assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
The soft creak of trees in the wind is not always cause for comfort.
When this creature enters, create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with ", , Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is twice the number of Blood tokens you control. Activate only as a sorcery.
: Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. You gain 1 life. Activate only as a sorcery.
Priests of the Sigardian Sect travel to the farthest reaches to spread hope and healing, even in the darkest times.
Choose one —
• Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
• Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater.
Cleave (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Return target nonland permanent [you control] to its owner's hand.
To most, a terrifying apparition. To a necro-alchemist, a potent fuel source.
Until end of turn, target creature becomes a blue Serpent with base power and toughness 5/5.
The merchant did guarantee the new bait would bring in something big.
Cleave (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Counter target spell [that wasn't cast from its owner's hand].
"May the ocean take it"
—Nephalia expression meaning
"good riddance"
When this artifact enters, create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with ", , Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
, , Sacrifice this artifact: Return up to two target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.
Target player discards two cards.
"It saddens me to lose a source of inspiration. This one seemed especially promising."
—Ashiok
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.
The thunder of its hooves beats dreams into despair.
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Empires rise and fall, but evil is eternal.
"Each day there are new reports of homes along Getander Pass and Hofsaddel falling to vampires of a more savage nature. I've even heard tell that Anje Falkenrath has returned. Please send whatever help you can."
—Sterin Gorn, letter to Thalia
This creature can't be blocked by more than one creature.
In the Jamuraan jungles, there is often no separating beauty from danger.
Return target creature to its owner's hand.
Draw a card.
Some took to their boats to escape the unfolding nightmare. The remains of their vessels now litter the shores of Nephalia.
, Sacrifice a creature or planeswalker: You gain 1 life and draw a card.
"I know they're unstoppable fighters created to harvest souls—it's just they're so rude about it."
—Kaya
When this creature enters, destroy target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls that was dealt damage this turn.
"You might have pleaded your case with my queen earlier. Now I am here, and it is far too late."
Blindblast deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature can't block this turn.
Draw a card.
"Peril is in the eye of the beholder. At least, if your aim is good."
—Jaya Ballard
This spell costs less to cast if you control a creature with power 4 or greater.
Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.
"Give them everything you've got . . . and some things you don't."
—Ral Zarek
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn, then scry 1.
"This day will end in death, but not the one you hoped for. This day will end in victory, but not the one you expected."
Chandra's Pyrohelix deals 2 damage divided as you choose among one or two targets.
"Now that I've dealt with your little toys, I can focus on the real problem: you."
—Chandra Nalaar, to Dovin Baan
As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card.
Draw two cards. Amass Zombies 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)
In life, they revered a diverse pantheon of gods. Now they revere only the God-Pharaoh.
If another red source you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals that much damage plus 1 to that permanent or player instead.
[−2]: Jaya deals 2 damage to any target.
Whenever Krenko attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it, then create a number of 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens equal to Krenko's power.
"After the people flee, but before the enemy arrives—that's grabbin' time."
Trample
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this Vehicle becomes an artifact creature and gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Crew 1 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)
Choose a creature or planeswalker you control. All damage that would be dealt this turn to you and permanents you control is dealt to the chosen permanent instead (if it's still on the battlefield).
To Liliana's surprise, the cost of betraying Bolas did not fall on her.
Target creature gets +2/+1 and gains haste until end of turn. Scry 1.
Samut's war was intensely personal. Every hour she faced enemies she once loved as friends and horrors she once revered as gods.
Your opponents can't gain life.
[−2]: Create a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this token dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."
When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target.
: This creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
"Find out whose that is. I like its energy."
—Judith