Stronghold

STH · 143 cards · Released

Spined Wurm
Creature — Wurm

"As it moved, the wurm's spines gathered up bits of flowstone, which took the shapes of dead villagers' heads. Each head spoke a single sound, but if taken together, they said, 'Alas for the living.'"

—Dal myth of the wurm

5/4
Tempting Licid
Creature — Licid

, : This creature loses this ability and becomes an Aura enchantment with enchant creature. Attach it to target creature. You may pay to end this effect.

All creatures able to block enchanted creature do so.

2/2
Verdant Touch
Sorcery

Buyback (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)

Target land becomes a 2/2 creature that's still a land. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

Volrath's Gardens
Enchantment

, Tap an untapped creature you control: You gain 2 life. Activate only as a sorcery.

"Watch yourself," warned Starke. "These plants aren't nice when they're hungry."

Wall of Blossoms
Creature — Plant Wall

Defender

When this creature enters, draw a card.

Each flower identical, every leaf and petal disturbingly exact.

0/4
Acidic Sliver
Creature — Sliver

All Slivers have ", Sacrifice this permanent: This permanent deals 2 damage to any target."

The first sliver burst against the cave wall, and others piled in behind to deepen the new tunnel.

2/2
Crystalline Sliver
Creature — Sliver

All Slivers have shroud. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.)

Bred as living shields, these slivers have proven unruly—they know they cannot be caught.

2/2
Hibernation Sliver
Creature — Sliver

All Slivers have "Pay 2 life: Return this permanent to its owner's hand."

Mogglings have been known to play ball with hibernating slivers, completely unaware of their true nature.

2/2
Sliver Queen
Legendary Creature — Sliver

: Create a 1/1 colorless Sliver creature token.

Her children are ever part of her.

7/7
Spined Sliver
Creature — Sliver

Whenever a Sliver becomes blocked, that Sliver gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it.

"Slivers are evil and slivers are sly; And if you get eaten, then no one will cry."

—Mogg children's rhyme

2/2
Victual Sliver
Creature — Sliver

All Slivers have ", Sacrifice this permanent: You gain 4 life."

"We are kinfolk," explained Karn to the sliver queen. "Just as you need your progeny to complete you, so do I need the pieces of the Legacy to make me whole."

2/2
Bullwhip
Artifact

, : This artifact deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature attacks this turn if able.

"Pain is a crude way to enforce obedience, but it is cheap and plentiful."

—Volrath

Ensnaring Bridge
Artifact

Creatures with power greater than the number of cards in your hand can't attack.

"I expected a fight, but I didn't expect it from the building itself."

—Gerrard

Heartstone
Artifact

Activated abilities of creatures cost less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.

"Finding a true heartstone is even harder than finding a true heart."

—Hanna

Horn of Greed
Artifact

Whenever a player plays a land, that player draws a card.

"Rath grows, and I am nourished."

—Volrath

Hornet Cannon
Artifact

, : Create a 1/1 colorless Insect artifact creature token with flying and haste named Hornet. Destroy it at the beginning of the next end step.

Jinxed Ring
Artifact

Whenever a nontoken permanent is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, this artifact deals 1 damage to you.

Sacrifice a creature: Target opponent gains control of this artifact. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

Mox Diamond
Artifact

If this artifact would enter, you may discard a land card instead. If you do, put this artifact onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard.

: Add one mana of any color.

Portcullis
Artifact

Whenever a creature enters, if there are two or more other creatures on the battlefield, exile that creature. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control when this artifact leaves the battlefield.

Shifting Wall
Artifact Creature — Wall

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.

"You'd almost think Volrath doesn't want me here."

—Gerrard

0/0
Sword of the Chosen
Legendary Artifact

: Target legendary creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

One shard of Selenia yet remained.

Volrath's Laboratory
Artifact

As this artifact enters, choose a color and a creature type.

, : Create a 2/2 creature token of the chosen color and type.

Volrath's Stronghold
Legendary Land

: Add .

, : Put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library.

The seed of a world's evil.