Choose one —
• Target player discards a card.
• Target creature gets +2/-1 until end of turn.
• Target creature gains swampwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
As an additional cost to cast this spell, return X Swamps you control to their owner's hand.
Infernal Harvest deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures.
"I offered you eternal life; I just didn't say where."
—Shauku, Endbringer
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice all permanents you control and discard your hand.
Target player loses 5 life.
"The end justifies the means. What do I care if I rule over the dead rather than over the living? The dead ask fewer questions."
—Kaervek
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.
, Sacrifice a creature: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your upkeep.
"Ah, I remember my first death."
—Zarkuu, necrosavant
First strike
When this creature enters, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. That creature can't be regenerated.
"I have seen the horrors Kaervek has freed. My betrayal is certain—but of Kaervek or of Jamuraa, I cannot say."
—Jolrael
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may sacrifice a creature of their choice. If that player doesn't, they lose 5 life and you sacrifice this enchantment.
"Aku, City of Hidden Graves / Aku, City of Lost Kings / Aku, welcome me."
—Pillar tomb inscription
"How can you claim the gods are merciless when they robbed the snake of its limbs to give the other creatures a sporting chance?"
—Hakim, Loreweaver
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, defending player gets a poison counter. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)
When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.
"The cyclops shrugged off savage blows, but casual insults made him weep."
—Azeworai, "The Cyclops who Couldn't"
, Sacrifice this creature: Target opponent discards a card at random. Activate only as a sorcery.
"My pet will pick the ripe fruit from your tortured brain as if it were hanging from a vine."
—Kaervek
Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.
"I write upon clean white parchment with a sharp quill and the blood of my students, divining their secrets."
—Shauku, Endbringer
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each other creature you control.
Other creatures you control get -1/-1.
Flying
, Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate this creature.
"So the vulture said to the griffin, 'You gonna eat that?'"
—Azeworai, "The Ugly Bird"
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Target creature gets +4/+2 until end of turn.
"The blood on my hands is merely proof of my ambition."
—Kaervek
Flying
When this creature dies, exile it if it had a death counter on it. Otherwise, return it to the battlefield under your control and put a death counter on it.
Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, you may have it deal damage equal to its power to target creature. If you do, this creature assigns no combat damage this turn.
Some dwarves can only be pushed so far.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player exiles a card at random from their hand. The player may play that card this turn. At the beginning of the next end step, if the player hasn't played the card, they put it into their graveyard.
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.
When this creature enters, search your library for any number of Goblin cards, reveal them, then shuffle and put those cards on top in any order.
"Next!"
Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it deals 2 damage to each attacking creature and each blocking creature.
"May you get the mount you deserve."
—Suq'Ata curse
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact creature.
• Attacking creatures get +1/+0 until end of turn.
• Target creature with power 2 or less can't be blocked this turn.
Cumulative upkeep (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Blue creatures can't block creatures you control.
Nonblue creatures can't block creatures you control unless their controller pays 1 life for each blocking creature they control.
This creature can't block.
"Some say a great cyclops turns the world in its hands, looking down upon it with its one bright eye."
—Afari, Tales
: This creature gains protection from red until end of turn.
Wanted: Thick-skinned goblin for guarding mean ol' Kookus. Must like fires. Must heal quickly.
Trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you don't control a creature named Keeper of Kookus, this creature deals 3 damage to you and attacks this turn if able.
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Whenever a player casts a red spell, you may pay . If you do, this enchantment deals 1 damage to any target.
The mightiest clouds sit upon spires of fire.
—Femeref adage
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has trample.
Whenever all non-Wall creatures you control attack, enchanted creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of attacking creatures.
"Why is loud stupidity so infectious?"
—Rana, Suq'Ata market fool
This creature can't be destroyed by lethal damage unless lethal damage dealt by a single source is marked on it.
"Ate up all of his siblings in the first week. A good beginning for one destined to command."
—Suka, ogre matron
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/-2 until end of turn.
"Every temper tantrum makes another angry gorilla."
—Femeref children's myth
Untap all creatures that attacked this turn. After this main phase, there is an additional combat phase followed by an additional main phase.
"Flog and Squee / Up the tree / See the army / Flee, flee, flee."
—Goblin nursery rhyme/war cry
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
Target player can't play lands this turn.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
"A burst of hot air tossed the moon into the air, and the moon liked it up there so much it never needed the ground again."
—Azeworai, "Glitter Moon"
Mill four cards. Whenever a creature attacks this turn, it gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each creature card put into your graveyard this way.
Purraj sang slaughter and danced death.
Flying
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.
It prefers its meals cooked.
Haste
Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)
"Never stop 'til you see your lance come out the other side."
—Telim'Tor
First strike
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked by a creature, that creature loses first strike until end of turn.
In the Talruum language, there is no word for "surprised."
All creatures with flying able to block this creature do so.
When the Talruum began to play, the dragons fell from the sky to squash the obnoxious noise.
Tremor deals 1 damage to each creature without flying.
"Where do you run when the earth becomes your enemy?"
—Naimah, Femeref philosopher
Haste (This creature can attack and as soon as it comes under your control.)
At the beginning of the end step, return this creature to its owner's hand. (Return it only if it's on the battlefield.)
"Some believe Sandstalkers to be illusions; those with scars know better."
—Zhalfirin Guide to the Desert
When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless you return two Forests you control to their owner's hand.
Four gray trees and a long, coiling snake. What am I?
—Zhalfirin riddle
Players can cast spells and activate abilities only during their own turns.
"My horizon was the arcing petals, my new home resplendent with spires of weeds and pillows of fragrant pollen."
—Naimah, Femeref philosopher
Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or land.
"Mold could catch you."
—Suq'Ata insult
Cumulative upkeep (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Black creatures can't attack you.
Nonblack creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays for each creature they control that's attacking you.
"How have I angered nature that she would imprison me in a labyrinth of grass?"
—Kasib ibn Naji, Letters
Return target card from your graveyard to your hand.
"The elves can hide better than most can look."
—Mwani, Mtenda herder
Choose one —
• Untap target permanent.
• Destroy target non-Aura enchantment.
• Target creature loses flying until end of turn.
Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
"If a rhino's head is lower than its shoulders, trust me—it is not praying."
—Mwani, Mtenda herder
, Sacrifice this creature: Create a 1/1 green Insect creature token with flying named Butterfly at the beginning of the next end step.
"'I've seen hornworms big as a man's fist,' the traveler said, and nodded soberly when our jaws went slack at his ignorance."
—Afari, Tales
Phasing (This phases in or out before you untap during each of your untap steps. While it's phased out, it's treated as though it doesn't exist.)
Creatures with flying can't attack or block, and their activated abilities with in their costs can't be activated.
Wind will win, whatever we wish.
Flash
If you find yourself and a friend being chased by a King Cheetah, you have but one chance: Trip your friend.
—Suq'Ata wisdom
Flying
: This creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.
Sacrifice this creature and a creature named Spitting Drake: Search your library for a card named Viashivan Dragon, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
If damage would be dealt to this creature, put that many -1/-1 counters on it instead.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a -1/-1 counter from this creature.
Enchant creature
When enchanted creature is dealt damage, destroy it.
"Their tears spill over Jamuraa. Mixed with blood, they wash everything red."
—"Love Song of Night and Day"
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a green creature.
Search your library for a green creature card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
. . . but the price of Mangara's freedom was Asmira's life.
"When you run you're graceful and swift, sleek as a powerful panther."
—"Love Song of Night and Day"
, : Target land becomes a 2/2 green creature that's still a land. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
"The land has been gracious enough to let you tread upon her for years. That privilege is about to end."
—Liefellen, Quirion exarch
Return a Forest you control to its owner's hand: Untap target creature. Activate only once each turn.
"Respect the earth, for it will one day be your shield and another day your blanket."
—Liefellen, Quirion exarch
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
: Regenerate this creature.
"But no one heard the snake's gentle hiss for peace over the elephant's trumpeting of war."
—Afari, Tales
Reveal the first card you draw each turn. Whenever you reveal a basic land card this way, draw a card.
"I've dreamt of a second harvest but fear I will not see it."
—Asmira, Holy Avenger
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.
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +0/+3 and has reach. (It can block creatures with flying.)