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How They Brew It - The Saga Begins - The Saga Begins (Tayam, Luminous Enigma EDH)
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Commander

Quantity: 1Price: $2.99
Tayam, Luminous Enigma

Each other creature you control enters the battlefield with an additional vigilance counter on it. {3}, Remove three counters from among creatures you control: Mill three cards, then return a permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creature
Tayam, Luminous Enigma (c20) 16
1

Artifacts

Quantity: 7Price: $20.33
Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (moc) 348
1
Elixir of Immortality

{2}, {T}: You gain 5 life. Shuffle Elixir of Immortality and your graveyard into their owner's library.

Artifact
Elixir of Immortality (c21) 243
1
Expedition Map

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Expedition Map: Search your library for a land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Artifact
Expedition Map (j22) 765
1
Power Conduit

{T}, Remove a counter from a permanent you control: Choose one — • Put a charge counter on target artifact. • Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Artifact
Power Conduit (ncc) 376
1
Sol Ring

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Artifact
Sol Ring (moc) 381
1
Soul-Guide Lantern

When Soul-Guide Lantern enters the battlefield, exile target card from a graveyard. {T}, Sacrifice Soul-Guide Lantern: Exile each opponent's graveyard. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice Soul-Guide Lantern: Draw a card.

Artifact
Soul-Guide Lantern (onc) 142
1
Witch's Oven

{T}, Sacrifice a creature: Create a Food token. If the sacrificed creature's toughness was 4 or greater, create two Food tokens instead. (They're artifacts with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.")

Artifact
Witch's Oven (plst) ELD-237
1

Creatures

Quantity: 16Price: $23.60
Archon of Sun's Grace

Flying, lifelink Pegasus creatures you control have lifelink. Constellation — Whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, create a 2/2 white Pegasus creature token with flying.

Creature
Archon of Sun's Grace (j22) 151
1
Celestial Ancient

Flying Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Creature
Celestial Ancient (plst) DIS-7
1
Destiny Spinner

Creature and enchantment spells you control can't be countered. {3}{G}: Target land you control becomes an X/X Elemental creature with trample and haste until end of turn, where X is the number of enchantments you control. It's still a land.

Creature Enchantment
Destiny Spinner (thb) 168
1
Doomwake Giant

Constellation — Whenever Doomwake Giant or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn.

Creature Enchantment
Doomwake Giant (plst) JOU-66
1
Eidolon of Blossoms

Constellation — Whenever Eidolon of Blossoms or another enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, draw a card.

Creature Enchantment
Eidolon of Blossoms (plst) JOU-122
1
Eternal Witness

When Eternal Witness enters the battlefield, you may return target card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Eternal Witness (scd) 181
1
Gravebreaker Lamia

Lifelink When Gravebreaker Lamia enters the battlefield, search your library for a card, put it into your graveyard, then shuffle. Spells you cast from your graveyard cost {1} less to cast.

Creature Enchantment
Gravebreaker Lamia (thb) 98
1
Hex Parasite

{X}{B/P}: Remove up to X counters from target permanent. For each counter removed this way, Hex Parasite gets +1/+0 until end of turn. ({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.)

Creature Artifact
Hex Parasite (nph) 137
1
Knight of Autumn

When Knight of Autumn enters the battlefield, choose one — • Put two +1/+1 counters on Knight of Autumn. • Destroy target artifact or enchantment. • You gain 4 life.

Creature
Knight of Autumn (afc) 187
1
Lost Auramancers

Vanishing 3 (This creature enters the battlefield with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter from it. When the last is removed, sacrifice it.) When Lost Auramancers dies, if it had no time counters on it, you may search your library for an enchantment card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Lost Auramancers (tsr) 24
1
Mesa Enchantress

Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, you may draw a card.

Creature
Mesa Enchantress (dmr) 14
1
Satyr Enchanter

Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, draw a card.

Creature
Satyr Enchanter (plst) M19-223
1
Setessan Champion

Constellation — Whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on Setessan Champion and draw a card.

Creature
Setessan Champion (thb) 198
1
Sythis, Harvest's Hand

Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, you gain 1 life and draw a card.

Creature Enchantment
Sythis, Harvest's Hand (mh2) 214
1
Thief of Blood

Flying As Thief of Blood enters the battlefield, remove all counters from all permanents. Thief of Blood enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each counter removed this way.

Creature
Thief of Blood (cma) 71
1
Thrull Parasite

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) {T}, Pay 2 life: Remove a counter from target nonland permanent.

Creature
Thrull Parasite (gtc) 81
1

Enchantments

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Animate Dead

Enchant creature card in a graveyard When Animate Dead enters the battlefield, if it's on the battlefield, it loses "enchant creature card in a graveyard" and gains "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Animate Dead." Return enchanted creature card to the battlefield under your control and attach Animate Dead to it. When Animate Dead leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it. Enchanted creature gets -1/-0.

Enchantment
Animate Dead (plst) EMA-78
1
Ascent of the Worthy

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I, II — Choose a creature you control. Until your next turn, all damage that would be dealt to creatures you control is dealt to that creature instead. III — Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a flying counter on it. That creature is an Angel Warrior in addition to its other types.

Enchantment
Ascent of the Worthy (khm) 202
1
Battle for Bretagard

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Create a 1/1 white Human Warrior creature token. II — Create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token. III — Choose any number of artifact tokens and/or creature tokens you control with different names. For each of them, create a token that's a copy of it.

Enchantment
Battle for Bretagard (khm) 203
1
Binding the Old Gods

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Destroy target nonland permanent an opponent controls. II — Search your library for a Forest card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. III — Creatures you control gain deathtouch until end of turn.

Enchantment
Binding the Old Gods (khm) 206
1
Colossification

Enchant creature When Colossification enters the battlefield, tap enchanted creature. Enchanted creature gets +20/+20.

Enchantment
Colossification (iko) 148
1
Elspeth Conquers Death

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Exile target permanent an opponent controls with mana value 3 or greater. II — Noncreature spells your opponents cast cost {2} more to cast until your next turn. III — Return target creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a +1/+1 counter or a loyalty counter on it.

Enchantment
Elspeth Conquers Death (plst) THB-13
1
Elspeth's Nightmare

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Destroy target creature an opponent controls with power 2 or less. II — Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. That player discards that card. III — Exile target opponent's graveyard.

Enchantment
Elspeth's Nightmare (thb) 91
1
Fertile Ground

Enchant land Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional one mana of any color.

Enchantment
Fertile Ground (afc) 158
1
Firja's Retribution

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Create a 4/4 white Angel Warrior creature token with flying and vigilance. II — Until end of turn, Angels you control gain "{T}: Destroy target creature with power less than this creature's power." III — Angels you control gain double strike until end of turn.

Enchantment
Firja's Retribution (clb) 846
1
Heartbeat of Spring

Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana of any type that land produced.

Enchantment
Heartbeat of Spring (2xm) 171
1
History of Benalia

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I, II — Create a 2/2 white Knight creature token with vigilance. III — Knights you control get +2/+1 until end of turn.

Enchantment
History of Benalia (plst) DOM-21
1
Kaya's Ghostform

Enchant creature or planeswalker you control When enchanted permanent dies or is put into exile, return that card to the battlefield under your control.

Enchantment
Kaya's Ghostform (war) 94
1
Omen of the Hunt

Flash When Omen of the Hunt enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. {2}{G}, Sacrifice Omen of the Hunt: Scry 2.

Enchantment
Omen of the Hunt (thb) 192
1
Pernicious Deed

{X}, Sacrifice Pernicious Deed: Destroy each artifact, creature, and enchantment with mana value X or less.

Enchantment
Pernicious Deed (a25) 212
1
Phyrexian Scriptures

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature. That creature becomes an artifact in addition to its other types. II — Destroy all nonartifact creatures. III — Exile all opponents' graveyards.

Enchantment
Phyrexian Scriptures (moc) 266
1
Seal of Cleansing

Sacrifice Seal of Cleansing: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Enchantment
Seal of Cleansing (mh2) 264
1
Song of Freyalise

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I, II — Until your next turn, creatures you control gain "{T}: Add one mana of any color." III — Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Those creatures gain vigilance, trample, and indestructible until end of turn.

Enchantment
Song of Freyalise (plst) DOM-179
1
Starfield of Nyx

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may return target enchantment card from your graveyard to the battlefield. As long as you control five or more enchantments, each other non-Aura enchantment you control is a creature in addition to its other types and has base power and base toughness each equal to its mana value.

Enchantment
Starfield of Nyx (ori) 33
1
The Birth of Meletis

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Search your library for a basic Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. II — Create a 0/4 colorless Wall artifact creature token with defender. III — You gain 2 life.

Enchantment
The Birth of Meletis (thb) 5
1
The Eldest Reborn

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Each opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker. II — Each opponent discards a card. III — Put target creature or planeswalker card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

Enchantment
The Eldest Reborn (plst) DOM-90
1
The First Iroan Games

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.) I — Create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token. II — Put three +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. III — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw two cards. IV — Create a Gold token. (It's an artifact with "Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Enchantment
The First Iroan Games (thb) 170
1
The Mending of Dominaria

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I, II — Mill two cards, then you may return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand. III — Return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield, then shuffle your graveyard into your library.

Enchantment
The Mending of Dominaria (plst) DOM-173
1
Together Forever

When Together Forever enters the battlefield, support 2. (Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures.) {1}: Choose target creature with a counter on it. When that creature dies this turn, return that card to its owner's hand.

Enchantment
Together Forever (moc) 212
1
Wild Growth

Enchant land Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional {G}.

Enchantment
Wild Growth (dmr) 184
1
Zendikar Resurgent

Whenever you tap a land for mana, add one mana of any type that land produced. (The types of mana are white, blue, black, red, green, and colorless.) Whenever you cast a creature spell, draw a card.

Enchantment
Zendikar Resurgent (plst) OGW-147
1

Instants

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Beast Within

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

Instant
Beast Within (onc) 104
1
Crop Rotation

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a land. Search your library for a land card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Instant
Crop Rotation (dmr) 154
1
Despark

Exile target permanent with mana value 4 or greater.

Instant
Despark (moc) 322
1
Flicker of Fate

Exile target creature or enchantment, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Instant
Flicker of Fate (j22) 56
1
Heliod's Intervention

Choose one — • Destroy X target artifacts and/or enchantments. • Target player gains twice X life.

Instant
Heliod's Intervention (thb) 19
1
Mythos of Nethroi

Destroy target nonland permanent if it's a creature or if {G}{W} was spent to cast this spell.

Instant
Mythos of Nethroi (iko) 97
1
Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Instant
Swords to Plowshares (moc) 211
1
Vastwood Fortification

Instant
Vastwood Fortification // Vastwood Thicket (znr) 216Vastwood Fortification // Vastwood Thicket (znr) 216
1

Lands

Quantity: 38Price: $80.62
Arctic Treeline

({T}: Add {G} or {W}.) Arctic Treeline enters the battlefield tapped.

Land
Arctic Treeline (khm) 249
1
Caves of Koilos

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. Caves of Koilos deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Caves of Koilos (dmu) 244
1
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (moc) 396
1
Dryad Arbor

(Dryad Arbor isn't a spell, it's affected by summoning sickness, and it has "{T}: Add {G}.")

Creature Land
Dryad Arbor (tsr) 277
1
Exotic Orchard

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Land
Exotic Orchard (moc) 398
1
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (mom) 281
6
Gavony Township

{T}: Add {C}. {2}{G}{W}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Land
Gavony Township (moc) 406
1
Hall of Heliod's Generosity

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{W}, {T}: Put target enchantment card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Land
Hall of Heliod's Generosity (mh1) 241
1
Hall of Oracles

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color. {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Activate only as a sorcery and only if you've cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn.

Land
Hall of Oracles (stx) 267
1
Llanowar Wastes

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {B} or {G}. Llanowar Wastes deals 1 damage to you.

Land
Llanowar Wastes (bro) 264
1
Nesting Grounds

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Move a counter from target permanent you control onto another target permanent. Activate only as a sorcery.

Land
Nesting Grounds (ncc) 418
1
Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Land
Path of Ancestry (moc) 418
1
Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)

Land
Plains (mom) 277
7
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (mom) 279
6
Thriving Grove

Thriving Grove enters the battlefield tapped. As Thriving Grove enters the battlefield, choose a color other than green. {T}: Add {G} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Thriving Grove (j22) 823
1
Thriving Heath

Thriving Heath enters the battlefield tapped. As Thriving Heath enters the battlefield, choose a color other than white. {T}: Add {W} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Thriving Heath (moc) 440
1
Thriving Moor

Thriving Moor enters the battlefield tapped. As Thriving Moor enters the battlefield, choose a color other than black. {T}: Add {B} or one mana of the chosen color.

Land
Thriving Moor (moc) 442
1
Urza's Saga

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I — Urza's Saga gains "{T}: Add {C}." II — Urza's Saga gains "{2}, {T}: Create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with 'This creature gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.'" III — Search your library for an artifact card with mana cost {0} or {1}, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Land Enchantment
Urza's Saga (mh2) 259
1
Vivid Grove

Vivid Grove enters the battlefield tapped with two charge counters on it. {T}: Add {G}. {T}, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Grove: Add one mana of any color.

Land
Vivid Grove (ncc) 445
1
Vivid Marsh

Vivid Marsh enters the battlefield tapped with two charge counters on it. {T}: Add {B}. {T}, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Marsh: Add one mana of any color.

Land
Vivid Marsh (c17) 292
1
Vivid Meadow

Vivid Meadow enters the battlefield tapped with two charge counters on it. {T}: Add {W}. {T}, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Meadow: Add one mana of any color.

Land
Vivid Meadow (ncc) 446
1
Woodland Chasm

({T}: Add {B} or {G}.) Woodland Chasm enters the battlefield tapped.

Land
Woodland Chasm (khm) 274
1

Sorceries

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Austere Command

Choose two — • Destroy all artifacts. • Destroy all enchantments. • Destroy all creatures with mana value 3 or less. • Destroy all creatures with mana value 4 or greater.

Sorcery
Austere Command (moc) 172
1
Cleansing Nova

Choose one — • Destroy all creatures. • Destroy all artifacts and enchantments.

Sorcery
Cleansing Nova (scd) 12
1
Cultivate

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Cultivate (moc) 295
1
Search for Glory

Search your library for a snow permanent card, a legendary card, or a Saga card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You gain 1 life for each {S} spent to cast this spell. ({S} is mana from a snow source.)

Sorcery
Search for Glory (khm) 27
1
Unmarked Grave

Search your library for a nonlegendary card, put that card into your graveyard, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Unmarked Grave (mh2) 106
1

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