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Esior, Wardwing Familiar
Flying
Spells your opponents cast that target one or more commanders you control cost
more to cast.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Bird
Esior, Wardwing Familiar (cmr) 67
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
First strike, menace, trample
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Warrior Kobold
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh (cmr) 197

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Draw

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Caves of Chaos Adventurer
Trample
When this creature enters, you take the initiative.
Whenever this creature attacks, exile the top card of your library. If you've completed a dungeon, you may play that card this turn without paying its mana cost. Otherwise, you may play that card this turn.
Creature - Human Barbarian
Caves of Chaos Adventurer (clb) 167
Donatello's Technique
Sneak
(You may cast this spell for
if you also return an unblocked attacker you control to hand during the declare blockers step.)
Draw two cards.
Sorcery
Donatello's Technique (tmt) 39
Emberwilde Captain
When this creature enters, you become the monarch.
Whenever an opponent attacks you while you're the monarch, this creature deals damage to that player equal to the number of cards in their hand.
Creature - Djinn Pirate
Emberwilde Captain (cmr) 175
Faerie Mastermind
Flash
Flying
Whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, you draw a card.
: Each player draws a card.
Creature - Rogue Faerie
Faerie Mastermind (mom) 58

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Enabler

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Azure Beastbinder
Vigilance
This creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or greater.
Whenever this creature attacks, up to one target artifact, creature, or planeswalker an opponent controls loses all abilities until your next turn. If it's a creature, it also has base power and toughness 2/2 until your next turn.
Creature - Rat Rogue
Azure Beastbinder (blb) 41
Bilbo, Retired Burglar
When Bilbo enters or leaves the battlefield, the Ring tempts you.
Whenever Bilbo deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.
Legendary Creature - Rogue Halfling
Bilbo, Retired Burglar (ltr) 196
Birthday Escape
Draw a card. The Ring tempts you.
Sorcery
Birthday Escape (ltr) 43
Disrupt Decorum
Goad all creatures you don't control. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Sorcery
Disrupt Decorum (mkc) 151
Flitterwing Nuisance
Flying
This creature enters with a -1/-1 counter on it.
, Remove a counter from this creature: Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker this turn, draw a card.
Creature - Rogue Faerie
Flitterwing Nuisance (ecl) 48
Freya Crescent
Jump — During your turn, Freya Crescent has flying.
: Add
. Spend this mana only to cast an Equipment spell or activate an equip ability.
Legendary Creature - Knight Rat
Freya Crescent (fin) 138
Headliner Scarlett
Haste
When Headliner Scarlett enters, creatures target player controls can't block this turn.
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library face down. You may look at and play that card this turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Warlock
Headliner Scarlett (clu) 4
Kang Dynasty
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — For each opponent, tap up to one target creature that player controls. Goad those creatures. Until your next turn, whenever any of those creatures deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
III — Target creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each card in your hand and can't be blocked this turn.
Enchantment - Saga
Kang Dynasty (msc) 35
Rohirrim Lancer
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When this creature dies, the Ring tempts you.
Creature - Human Knight
Rohirrim Lancer (ltr) 146
Siren Stormtamer
Flying
, Sacrifice this creature: Counter target spell or ability that targets you or a creature you control.
Creature - Wizard Pirate Siren
Siren Stormtamer (lcc) 171
Spectral Sailor
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Flying
: Draw a card.
Creature - Spirit Pirate
Spectral Sailor (fdn) 164

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Hidden Footblade
Flash
When this Equipment enters, attach it to target creature you control. That creature gains first strike until end of turn.
Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has haste.
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Hidden Footblade (acr) 34
Rabbit Battery
Haste
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has haste.
Reconfigure
(
: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)
Creature Artifact - Equipment Rabbit
Rabbit Battery (neo) 157
Tavern Brawler
Commander creatures you own have "At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library. This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that card's mana value. You may play that card this turn."
Legendary Enchantment - Background
Tavern Brawler (clb) 200

Enhancer

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Land

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Blinkmoth Nexus
: Add
.
: This land becomes a 1/1 Blinkmoth artifact creature with flying until end of turn. It's still a land.
,
: Target Blinkmoth creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Land
Blinkmoth Nexus (2xm) 311
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (nec) 167
Cori Mountain Monastery
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island.
: Add
.
,
: Exile the top card of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play that card.
Land
Cori Mountain Monastery (tdm) 252
Faerie Conclave
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
: This land becomes a 2/1 blue Faerie creature with flying until end of turn. It's still a land.
Land
Faerie Conclave (woc) 160
Fiery Islet
, Pay 1 life: Add
or
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Draw a card.
Land
Fiery Islet (mh1) 238
Forge of Heroes
: Add
.
: Choose target commander that entered this turn. Put a +1/+1 counter on it if it's a creature and a loyalty counter on it if it's a planeswalker.
Land
Forge of Heroes (c18) 58
Holdout Settlement
: Add
. (
represents colorless mana.)
, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color.
Land
Holdout Settlement (scd) 305
Hydroelectric Specimen
Flash
When this creature enters, you may change the target of target instant or sorcery spell with a single target to this creature.
Creature - Weird
Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory (mh3) 240Hydroelectric Specimen // Hydroelectric Laboratory (mh3) 240
Island
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Island
Island (dmr) 404
Lilypad Village
: Add
.
: Add
. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell.
,
: Surveil 2. Activate only if a Bird, Frog, Otter, or Rat entered the battlefield under your control this turn.
Land
Lilypad Village (blb) 255
Lórien Revealed
Draw three cards.
Islandcycling
(
, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)
Sorcery
Lórien Revealed (ltr) 60
Meteor Crater
: Choose a color of a permanent you control. Add one mana of that color.
Land
Meteor Crater (pls) 140
Mines of Moria
Mines of Moria enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.
: Add
.
,
, Exile three cards from your graveyard: Create two Treasure tokens.
Legendary Land
Mines of Moria (ltr) 257
Mountain
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Mountain
Mountain (dmr) 409
Mox Amber
: Add one mana of any color among legendary creatures and planeswalkers you control.
Legendary Artifact
Mox Amber (dom) 224
Multiversal Passage
As this land enters, choose a basic land type. Then you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
This land is the chosen type.
Land
Multiversal Passage (spm) 180
Ominous Cemetery
: Add
.
,
, Exile this land: Target creature's owner shuffles it into their library.
Land
Ominous Cemetery (who) 189
Otawara, Soaring City
: Add
.
Channel —
, Discard this card: Return target artifact, creature, enchantment, or planeswalker to its owner's hand. This ability costs
less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Otawara, Soaring City (neo) 271
Plaza of Heroes
: Add
.
: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a legendary spell.
: Add one mana of any color among legendary permanents you control.
,
, Exile this land: Target legendary creature gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.
Land
Plaza of Heroes (dmu) 252
Prismatic Vista
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Prismatic Vista (h1r) 40
Rivendell
Rivendell enters tapped unless you control a legendary creature.
: Add
.
,
: Scry 2. Activate only if you control a legendary creature.
Legendary Land
Rivendell (ltr) 259
Riverglide Pathway
: Add
.
Land
Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway (plst) ZNR-264Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway (plst) ZNR-264
Scalding Tarn
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for an Island or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Scalding Tarn (mh2) 254
Scavenger Grounds
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice a Desert: Exile all graveyards.
Land - Desert
Scavenger Grounds (hou) 182
Shatterskull Smashing
Shatterskull Smashing deals X damage divided as you choose among up to two target creatures and/or planeswalkers. If X is 6 or more, Shatterskull Smashing deals twice X damage divided as you choose among them instead.
Sorcery
Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass (znr) 161Shatterskull Smashing // Shatterskull, the Hammer Pass (znr) 161
Shivan Reef
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Land
Shivan Reef (9ed) 324
Sink into Stupor
Return target spell or nonland permanent an opponent controls to its owner's hand.
Instant
Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs (mh3) 241Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs (mh3) 241
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance
: Add
.
Channel —
, Discard this card: Create two 1/1 colorless Spirit creature tokens. They gain haste until end of turn. This ability costs
less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Sokenzan, Crucible of Defiance (neo) 276
Spirebluff Canal
This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Spirebluff Canal (otj) 270
Steam Vents
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Island Mountain
Steam Vents (rvr) 412
Sundering Eruption
Destroy target land. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Creatures without flying can't block this turn.
Sorcery
Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure (mh3) 248Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure (mh3) 248
Survivors' Encampment
: Add
.
, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color.
Land - Desert
Survivors' Encampment (hou) 184
Throne of the High City
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: You become the monarch.
Land
Throne of the High City (msc) 274

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Beamtown Beatstick
Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has menace. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, create a Treasure token.
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Beamtown Beatstick (mom) 131
Bident of Thassa
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.
,
: Creatures your opponents control attack this turn if able.
Legendary Artifact Enchantment
Bident of Thassa (brc) 80
Candlestick
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature attacks, surveil 2." (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)
, Sacrifice this Equipment: Draw a card.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment Clue
Candlestick (mkm) 43
Combat Research
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card."
As long as enchanted creature is legendary, it gets +1/+1 and has ward
. (Whenever enchanted creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays
.)
Enchantment - Aura
Combat Research (dmu) 44
Curse of Opulence
Enchant player
Whenever enchanted player is attacked, create a Gold token. Each opponent attacking that player does the same. (A Gold token is an artifact with "Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Enchantment - Aura Curse
Curse of Opulence (tdc) 209
Dowsing Dagger
When this Equipment enters, target opponent creates two 0/2 green Plant creature tokens with defender.
Equipped creature gets +2/+1.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may transform this Equipment.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Dowsing Dagger // Lost Vale (xln) 235Dowsing Dagger // Lost Vale (xln) 235
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, choose one —
• Goad target creature that player controls.
• Exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.
Legendary Creature - Goblin Rogue
Grenzo, Havoc Raiser (tdc) 216
Guild Artisan
Commander creatures you own have "Whenever this creature attacks a player, if no opponent has more life than that player, you create two Treasure tokens." (They're artifacts with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Legendary Enchantment - Background
Guild Artisan (clb) 179
Hidden Strings
You may tap or untap target permanent, then you may tap or untap another target permanent.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
Sorcery
Hidden Strings (dgm) 12
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist
At the beginning of each player's end step, that player may draw a card if a player other than you lost life this turn.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist (c16) 37
Mistblade Shinobi
Ninjutsu
(
, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may return target creature that player controls to its owner's hand.
Creature - Human Ninja
Mistblade Shinobi (pca) 20
Ninja of the Deep Hours
Ninjutsu
(
, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.
Creature - Human Ninja
Ninja of the Deep Hours (bok) 44
Pip-Boy 3000
Whenever equipped creature attacks, choose one —
• Sort Inventory — Draw a card, then discard a card.
• Pick a Perk — Put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
• Check Map — Untap up to two target lands.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Pip-Boy 3000 (pip) 140
Professional Face-Breaker
Menace
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.
Sacrifice a Treasure: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn.
Creature - Human Warrior
Professional Face-Breaker (snc) 116
Prosperous Thief
Ninjutsu
(
, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Whenever one or more Ninja or Rogue creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Creature - Human Ninja
Prosperous Thief (j25) 346
Storm the Vault
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
At the beginning of your end step, if you control five or more artifacts, transform Storm the Vault.
Legendary Enchantment
Storm the Vault // Vault of Catlacan (rix) 173Storm the Vault // Vault of Catlacan (rix) 173
Yuffie, Materia Hunter
Ninjutsu
(
, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
When Yuffie enters, gain control of target noncreature artifact for as long as you control Yuffie. Then you may attach an Equipment you control to Yuffie.
Legendary Creature - Human Ninja
Yuffie, Materia Hunter (fic) 65

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Cursed Mirror
: Add
.
As this artifact enters, you may have it become a copy of any creature on the battlefield until end of turn, except it has haste.
Artifact
Cursed Mirror (mh3) 279
Inherited Envelope
When this artifact enters, the Ring tempts you.
: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Inherited Envelope (ltr) 242
Moonsnare Prototype
, Tap an untapped artifact or creature you control: Add
.
Channel —
, Discard this card: The owner of target nonland permanent puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.
Artifact
Moonsnare Prototype (neo) 69
Paradise Mantle
Equipped creature has "
: Add one mana of any color."
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Paradise Mantle (5dn) 142
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Whenever Ragavan deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token and exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card.
Dash
(You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
Legendary Creature - Pirate Monkey
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer (mh2) 138
Sarevok's Tome
When this artifact enters, you take the initiative.
: Add
. If you have the initiative, add
instead.
,
: Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card. You may cast that card without paying its mana cost. Activate only if you've completed a dungeon.
Artifact - Book
Sarevok's Tome (clb) 685
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (brc) 160
Springleaf Drum
, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Springleaf Drum (ecl) 260
The Enigma Jewel
The Enigma Jewel enters tapped.
: Add
. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
Craft with four or more nonlands with activated abilities
(
, Exile this artifact, Exile the four or more from among other permanents you control and/or cards in your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner's control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
Legendary Artifact
The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment (lci) 55The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment (lci) 55

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Bottomless Pool
When you unlock this door, return up to one target creature to its owner's hand.
(You may cast either half. That door unlocks on the battlefield. As a sorcery, you may pay the mana cost of a locked door to unlock it.)
Enchantment - Room
Bottomless Pool // Locker Room (dsk) 43
Brazen Borrower
Flash
Flying
This creature can block only creatures with flying.
Creature - Rogue Faerie
Brazen Borrower // Petty Theft (soc) 190
Breaking of the Fellowship
Target creature an opponent controls deals damage equal to its power to another target creature that player controls. The Ring tempts you.
Sorcery
Breaking of the Fellowship (ltr) 117
Faerie Slumber Party
Return all creatures to their owners' hands. For each opponent who controlled a creature returned this way, you create two 1/1 blue Faerie creature tokens with flying and "This token can block only creatures with flying."
Sorcery
Faerie Slumber Party (woe) 311
Fall from Favor
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted creature and you become the monarch.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step unless that player is the monarch.
Enchantment - Aura
Fall from Favor (cmm) 93
Fealty to the Realm
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, you become the monarch.
The monarch controls enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature attacks each combat if able and can't attack you.
Enchantment - Aura
Fealty to the Realm (ltc) 21
Glorious Gale
Counter target creature spell. If it was a legendary spell, the Ring tempts you.
Instant
Glorious Gale (ltr) 51
Hypnotic Siren
Bestow
(If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached.)
Flying
You control enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has flying.
Creature Enchantment - Siren
Hypnotic Siren (jou) 42
Jill, Shiva's Dominant
When Jill enters, return up to one other target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
,
: Exile Jill, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legendary Creature - Human Warrior Noble
Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice (fin) 58Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice (fin) 58
Maze of Ith
: Untap target attacking creature. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by that creature this turn.
Land
Maze of Ith (dmr) 398
Phantom Interference
Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)
+
— Create a 2/2 white Spirit creature token with flying.
+
— Counter target spell unless its controller pays
.
Instant
Phantom Interference (otj) 61
Ranger's Firebrand
Ranger's Firebrand deals 2 damage to any target. The Ring tempts you.
Sorcery
Ranger's Firebrand (ltr) 143
Rangers of Ithilien
Vigilance
When this creature enters, gain control of up to one target creature with lesser power for as long as you control this creature. Then the Ring tempts you.
Creature - Human Ranger
Rangers of Ithilien (ltr) 66
Scroll of Isildur
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Gain control of up to one target artifact for as long as you control this Saga. The Ring tempts you.
II — Tap up to two target creatures. Put a stun counter on each of them.
III — Draw a card for each tapped creature target opponent controls.
Enchantment - Saga
Scroll of Isildur (ltr) 69
Soothing of Sméagol
Return target nontoken creature to its owner's hand. The Ring tempts you.
Instant
Soothing of Sméagol (ltr) 70
Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing
Flying
When Wan Shi Tong enters, target nonland permanent's owner puts it into their library second from the top or on the bottom.
Whenever one or more cards are put into a library from anywhere, create two 1/1 colorless Spirit creature tokens with "This token can't block or be blocked by non-Spirit creatures."
Legendary Creature - Bird Spirit
Wan Shi Tong, All-Knowing (tle) 98

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Access Tunnel
: Add
.
,
: Target creature with power 3 or less can't be blocked this turn.
Land
Access Tunnel (tdc) 337
Adarkar Wastes
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Land
Adarkar Wastes (eoc) 147
Aerial Extortionist
Flying
Whenever this creature enters or deals combat damage to a player, exile up to one target nonland permanent. For as long as that card remains exiled, its owner may cast it.
Whenever another player casts a spell from anywhere other than their hand, draw a card.
Creature - Soldier Bird
Aerial Extortionist (mkc) 54
Agna Qel'a
This land enters tapped unless you control a basic land.
: Add
.
,
: Draw a card, then discard a card.
Land
Agna Qel'a (tla) 264
Aragorn, King of Gondor
Vigilance, lifelink
When Aragorn enters, you become the monarch.
Whenever Aragorn attacks, up to one target creature can't block this turn. If you're the monarch, creatures can't block this turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Noble
Aragorn, King of Gondor (ltc) 5
Araña, Heart of the Spider
Whenever you attack, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature.
Whenever a modified creature you control deals combat damage to a player, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications.)
Legendary Creature - Human Spider Hero
Araña, Heart of the Spider (spm) 123
Archivist of Gondor
When your commander deals combat damage to a player, if there is no monarch, you become the monarch.
At the beginning of the monarch's end step, that player draws a card.
Creature - Human Advisor
Archivist of Gondor (ltc) 18
Arena of Glory
This land enters tapped unless you control a Mountain.
: Add
.
,
, Exert this land: Add
. If that mana is spent on a creature spell, it gains haste until end of turn. (An exerted permanent won't untap during your next untap step.)
Land
Arena of Glory (mh3) 215
Arid Mesa
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Arid Mesa (mh2) 244
Arm with Aether
Until end of turn, creatures you control gain "Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, you may return target creature that player controls to its owner's hand."
Sorcery
Arm with Aether (nph) 28
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 (msc) 121
Battlefield Forge
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Land
Battlefield Forge (soc) 362
Bloodboil Sorcerer
When this creature enters, you take the initiative.
Crown of Madness —
, Sacrifice an artifact or creature: Goad target creature. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Creature - Human Shaman Sorcerer
Bloodboil Sorcerer (clb) 164
Boromir, Warden of the Tower
Vigilance
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast it, counter that spell.
Sacrifice Boromir: Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. The Ring tempts you.
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
Boromir, Warden of the Tower (ltr) 4
Bothersome Quasit
Menace
Goaded creatures your opponents control can't block.
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, goad target creature an opponent controls. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Creature - Demon
Bothersome Quasit (clb) 674
Capital City
: Add
.
,
: Add one mana of any color.
Cycling
(
, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Land - Town
Capital City (fin) 274
Cartographer's Hawk
Flying
When this creature deals combat damage to a player who controls more lands than you, return it to its owner's hand. If you do, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Creature - Bird
Cartographer's Hawk (cmm) 18
Castle Vantress
This land enters tapped unless you control an Island.
: Add
.
,
: Scry 2.
Land
Castle Vantress (dsc) 267
Cathedral of War
This land enters tapped.
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
: Add
.
Land
Cathedral of War (m13) 221
Chaos Warp
The owner of target permanent shuffles it into their library, then reveals the top card of their library. If it's a permanent card, they put it onto the battlefield.
Instant
Chaos Warp (msc) 164
Chart a Course
Draw two cards. Then discard a card unless you attacked this turn.
Sorcery
Chart a Course (fdn) 586
Coronation of Chaos
Up to three target creatures can't block this turn. Goad them. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Sorcery
Coronation of Chaos (clb) 168
Counterspell
Counter target spell.
Instant
Counterspell (dsc) 114
Curious Inquiry
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, investigate." (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Enchantment - Aura
Curious Inquiry (mkm) 51
Curious Obsession
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card."
At the beginning of your end step, if you didn't attack with a creature this turn, sacrifice this Aura.
Enchantment - Aura
Curious Obsession (plst) RIX-35
Curse of Stalked Prey
Enchant player
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to enchanted player, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
Enchantment - Aura Curse
Curse of Stalked Prey (isd) 136
Diamond Pick-Axe
Indestructible (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this Equipment.)
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature attacks, create a Treasure token." (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Diamond Pick-Axe (lci) 143
Dragon-Cursed Halls
: Add
.
,
: Until end of turn, target creature gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token."
Land
Dragon-Cursed Halls (hoc) 8
Drannith Ruins
: Add
.
,
: Put two +1/+1 counters on target non-Human creature that entered this turn.
Land
Drannith Ruins (mat) 50
Enduring Curiosity
Flash
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
When Enduring Curiosity dies, if it was a creature, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. It's an enchantment. (It's not a creature.)
Creature Enchantment - Cat Glimmer
Enduring Curiosity (dsk) 51
Ephemeral Shields
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for
or one mana of that creature's color.)
Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Instant
Ephemeral Shields (moc) 184
Expressive Iteration
Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand, put one of them on the bottom of your library, and exile one of them. You may play the exiled card this turn.
Sorcery
Expressive Iteration (msc) 183
Faerie Seer
Flying
When this creature enters, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)
Creature - Wizard Faerie
Faerie Seer (j25) 106
Fast Forward
This spell costs
less to cast for each opponent you attacked this turn.
Goad all creatures your opponents control. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Sorcery
Fast Forward (tmc) 24
Flame of Anor
Choose one. If you control a Wizard as you cast this spell, you may choose two instead.
• Target player draws two cards.
• Destroy target artifact.
• Flame of Anor deals 5 damage to target creature.
Instant
Flame of Anor (ltr) 203
Flooded Strand
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Plains or Island card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Flooded Strand (mh3) 220
Forth Eorlingas!
Create X 2/2 red Human Knight creature tokens with trample and haste.
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to one or more players this turn, you become the monarch.
Sorcery
Forth Eorlingas! (ltc) 56
Frostboil Snarl
As this land enters, you may reveal an Island or Mountain card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
: Add
or
.
Land
Frostboil Snarl (msc) 246
Frostcliff Siege
As this enchantment enters, choose Jeskai or Temur.
• Jeskai — Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.
• Temur — Creatures you control get +1/+0 and have trample and haste.
Enchantment
Frostcliff Siege (tdm) 187
Generous Plunderer
Menace
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may create a Treasure token. When you do, target opponent creates a tapped Treasure token.
Whenever this creature attacks, it deals damage to defending player equal to the number of artifacts they control.
Creature - Human Rogue
Generous Plunderer (big) 11
Glen Elendra Archmage
Flying
, Sacrifice this creature: Counter target noncreature spell.
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)
Creature - Wizard Faerie
Glen Elendra Archmage (woc) 94
Glen Elendra Guardian
Flash
Flying
This creature enters with a -1/-1 counter on it.
, Remove a counter from this creature: Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller draws a card.
Creature - Wizard Faerie
Glen Elendra Guardian (ecl) 51
Hallowed Fountain
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Island
Hallowed Fountain (trk) 286
Hanweir Battlements
: Add
.
,
: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.
,
: If you both own and control this land and a creature named Hanweir Garrison, exile them, then meld them into Hanweir, the Writhing Township.
Land
Hanweir Battlements (inr) 279
Hope-Ender Coatl
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Flash
When you cast this spell, counter target spell an opponent controls unless they pay
.
Flying
Creature - Snake Eldrazi
Hope-Ender Coatl (mh3) 64
Inspiring Vantage
This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Inspiring Vantage (otj) 269
Into the Flood Maw
Gift a tapped Fish (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they create a tapped 1/1 blue Fish creature token before its other effects.)
Return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand. If the gift was promised, instead return target nonland permanent an opponent controls to its owner's hand.
Instant
Into the Flood Maw (blb) 52
Inundate
Return all nonblue creatures to their owners' hands.
Sorcery
Inundate (eve) 25
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
Flying
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Ishai.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Bird Monk
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker (cm2) 12
Lavaspur Boots
Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has haste and ward
. (Whenever it becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays
.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Lavaspur Boots (otj) 243
Loot Dispute
When this enchantment enters, you take the initiative and create a Treasure token.
Whenever you attack the player who has the initiative, create a Treasure token.
Loud Ruckus — Whenever you complete a dungeon, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.
Enchantment
Loot Dispute (clb) 677
Mangara, the Diplomat
Lifelink
Whenever an opponent attacks with creatures, if two or more of those creatures are attacking you and/or planeswalkers you control, draw a card.
Whenever an opponent casts their second spell each turn, draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Human Cleric
Mangara, the Diplomat (soc) 155
Mask of Memory
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw two cards. If you do, discard a card.
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Mask of Memory (fic) 350
Mistway Spy
Flying
Disguise
(You may cast this card face down for
as a 2/2 creature with ward
. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
When this creature is turned face up, until end of turn, whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, investigate.
Creature - Merfolk Detective
Mistway Spy (mkm) 65
Mocking Doppelganger
Flash
You may have this creature enter as a copy of a creature an opponent controls, except it has "Other creatures with the same name as this creature are goaded." (They attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Creature - Shapeshifter
Mocking Doppelganger (clb) 667
Mockingbird
Flying
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield with mana value less than or equal to the amount of mana spent to cast this creature, except it's a Bird in addition to its other types and it has flying.
Creature - Bird Bard
Mockingbird (blb) 61
Mystic Confluence
Choose three. You may choose the same mode more than once.
• Counter target spell unless its controller pays
.
• Return target creature to its owner's hand.
• Draw a card.
Instant
Mystic Confluence (cmm) 108
Omen Hawker
: Add
. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
Creature - Advisor Octopus
Omen Hawker (mom) 70
Opal Palace
: Add
.
,
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. If you spend this mana to cast your commander, it enters with a number of additional +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of times it's been cast from the command zone this game.
Land
Opal Palace (soc) 390
Palace Jailer
When this creature enters, you become the monarch.
When this creature enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until an opponent becomes the monarch.
Creature - Human Soldier
Palace Jailer (msc) 140
Popular Entertainer
Commander creatures you own have "Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, goad target creature that player controls." (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Legendary Enchantment - Background
Popular Entertainer (clb) 192
Prying Blade
Equipped creature gets +1/+0.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "
, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Prying Blade (xln) 244
Puppet Master, String Puller
Whenever you attack, goad target creature an opponent controls. It can't block this turn. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever one or more goaded creatures deal combat damage to one of your opponents, create a Treasure token.
Legendary Creature - Human Artificer Villain
Puppet Master, String Puller (msc) 59
Razorgrass Ambush
Razorgrass Ambush deals 3 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
Instant
Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field (mh3) 238Razorgrass Ambush // Razorgrass Field (mh3) 238
Red Death, Shipwrecker
Alluring Eyes —
: Goad target creature an opponent controls. That player draws a card. You add
. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Legendary Creature - Crab Mutant
Red Death, Shipwrecker (pip) 116
Rishadan Port
: Add
.
,
: Tap target land.
Land
Rishadan Port (a25) 246
Sacred Foundry
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Plains Mountain
Sacred Foundry (trk) 295
Samwise the Stouthearted
Flash
When Samwise enters, choose up to one target permanent card in your graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. Return it to your hand. Then the Ring tempts you.
Legendary Creature - Peasant Halfling
Samwise the Stouthearted (ltr) 28
Seachrome Coast
This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Seachrome Coast (one) 258
Sejiri Shelter
Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Instant
Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier (znr) 37Sejiri Shelter // Sejiri Glacier (znr) 37
Skateboard
When this Equipment enters, tap target permanent.
Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has haste.
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Skateboard (tmt) 178
Slip On the Ring
Exile target creature you own, then return it to the battlefield under your control. The Ring tempts you.
Instant
Slip On the Ring (ltr) 31
Sly Instigator
,
: Until your next turn, target creature an opponent controls can't be blocked. Goad that creature. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Creature - Human Wizard
Sly Instigator (clb) 736
Soltari Visionary
Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, destroy target enchantment that player controls.
Creature - Cleric Soltari
Soltari Visionary (exo) 20
Spider-Sense
Web-slinging
(You may cast this spell for
if you also return a tapped creature you control to its owner's hand.)
Counter target instant spell, sorcery spell, or triggered ability.
Instant
Spider-Sense (spm) 46
Split Up
Choose one —
• Destroy all tapped creatures.
• Destroy all untapped creatures.
Sorcery
Split Up (dsk) 32
Staggering Insight
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has lifelink and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card."
Enchantment - Aura
Staggering Insight (thb) 228
Sunbaked Canyon
, Pay 1 life: Add
or
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Draw a card.
Land
Sunbaked Canyon (mh1) 247
Taunt from the Rampart
Goad all creatures your opponents control. Until your next turn, those creatures can't block. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Sorcery
Taunt from the Rampart (msc) 188
The Legend of Kuruk
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I, II — Scry 2, then draw a card.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
Enchantment - Saga
The Legend of Kuruk // Avatar Kuruk (tla) 61The Legend of Kuruk // Avatar Kuruk (tla) 61
There and Back Again
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Up to one target creature can't block for as long as you control this Saga. The Ring tempts you.
II — Search your library for a Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
III — Create Smaug, a legendary 6/6 red Dragon creature token with flying, haste, and "When Smaug dies, create fourteen Treasure tokens."
Enchantment - Saga
There and Back Again (ltr) 151
Thousand-Faced Shadow
Ninjutsu
(
, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Flying
When this creature enters from your hand, if it's attacking, create a token that's a copy of another target attacking creature. The token enters tapped and attacking.
Creature - Human Ninja
Thousand-Faced Shadow (neo) 86
Time of Ice
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Tap target creature an opponent controls. It doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as you control this Saga.
III — Return all tapped creatures to their owners' hands.
Enchantment - Saga
Time of Ice (plst) DOM-70
Topplegeist
Flying
When this creature enters, tap target creature an opponent controls.
Delirium — At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, tap target creature that player controls.
Creature - Spirit
Topplegeist (soi) 45
Trouble in Pairs
If an opponent would begin an extra turn, that player skips that turn instead.
Whenever an opponent attacks you with two or more creatures, draws their second card each turn, or casts their second spell each turn, you draw a card.
Enchantment
Trouble in Pairs (mkc) 15
Ultimecia, Temporal Threat
When Ultimecia enters, tap all creatures your opponents control.
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
Legendary Creature - Human Warlock
Ultimecia, Temporal Threat (fin) 556
Untimely Malfunction
Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact.
• Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.
• One or two target creatures can't block this turn.
Instant
Untimely Malfunction (dsk) 161
Waterbender Ascension
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put a quest counter on this enchantment. Then if it has four or more quest counters on it, draw a card.
Waterbend
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn. (While paying a waterbend cost, you can tap your artifacts and creatures to help. Each one pays for
.)
Enchantment
Waterbender Ascension (tla) 79
Witch Enchanter
When this creature enters, destroy target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls.
Creature - Human Warlock
Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow (mh3) 239Witch Enchanter // Witch-Blessed Meadow (mh3) 239

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