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Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers
Trample, haste
Whenever Raph & Mikey attack, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card. Put that card onto the battlefield tapped and attacking and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Legendary Creature - Mutant Ninja Turtle
Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers (tmt) 250

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Wulfgar of Icewind Dale
Melee (Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each opponent you attacked this combat.)
If a creature you control attacking causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
Legendary Creature - Human Barbarian
Wulfgar of Icewind Dale (afc) 329

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Chimil, the Inner Sun
Spells you control can't be countered.
At the beginning of your end step, discover 5. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 5 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Legendary Artifact
Chimil, the Inner Sun (lcc) 106
Mirri's Guile
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
Enchantment
Mirri's Guile (tmp) 236
Scroll Rack
,
: Exile any number of cards from your hand face down. Put that many cards from the top of your library into your hand. Then look at the exiled cards and put them on top of your library in any order.
Artifact
Scroll Rack (cmr) 699
Sylvan Library
At the beginning of your draw step, you may draw two additional cards. If you do, choose two cards in your hand drawn this turn. For each of those cards, pay 4 life or put the card on top of your library.
Enchantment
Sylvan Library (dmr) 441
The Great Henge
This spell costs
less to cast, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
: Add
. You gain 2 life.
Whenever a nontoken creature you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on it and draw a card.
Legendary Artifact
The Great Henge (ltc) 378
The One Ring
Indestructible
When The One Ring enters, if you cast it, you gain protection from everything until your next turn.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life for each burden counter on The One Ring.
: Put a burden counter on The One Ring, then draw a card for each burden counter on The One Ring.
Legendary Artifact
The One Ring (ltr) 748

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Aggravated Assault
: Untap all creatures you control. After this main phase, there is an additional combat phase followed by an additional main phase. Activate only as a sorcery.
Enchantment
Aggravated Assault (wot) 39
Anzrag, the Quake-Mole
Whenever Anzrag becomes blocked, untap each creature you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
: Anzrag must be blocked each combat this turn if able.
Legendary Creature - God Mole
Anzrag, the Quake-Mole (mkm) 385
Blightsteel Colossus
Trample, infect, indestructible
If Blightsteel Colossus would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, reveal Blightsteel Colossus and shuffle it into its owner's library instead.
Creature Artifact - Golem Phyrexian
Blightsteel Colossus (2xm) 357
Bloodthirster
Flying, trample
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, untap it. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
This creature can't attack a player it has already attacked this turn.
Creature - Demon
Bloodthirster (40k) 73
Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
Trample
When Ghalta enters, put any number of creature cards from your hand onto the battlefield.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dinosaur
Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant (lci) 326
Hellkite Charger
Flying, haste
Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay
. If you do, untap all attacking creatures and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Creature - Dragon
Hellkite Charger (cmm) 540
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
Whenever you attack, if it's the first combat phase of the turn, untap all attacking creatures. They gain first strike until end of turn. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)
Legendary Creature - Barbarian Tiefling
Karlach, Fury of Avernus (sld) 1802
Port Razer
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, untap each creature you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
This creature can't attack a player it has already attacked this turn.
Creature - Orc Pirate
Port Razer (cmr) 669
Raphael, Tag Team Tough
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever Raphael deals combat damage to a player for the first time each turn, untap all attacking creatures. After this combat phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Legendary Creature - Mutant Ninja Turtle
Raphael, Tag Team Tough (tmc) 118
Worldspine Wurm
Trample
When this creature dies, create three 5/5 green Wurm creature tokens with trample.
When Worldspine Wurm is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner's library.
Creature - Wurm
Worldspine Wurm (dsc) 206

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Ancient Tomb
: Add
. This land deals 2 damage to you.
Land
Ancient Tomb (ltc) 387
Boseiju, Who Endures
: Add
.
Channel —
, Discard this card: Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or nonbasic land an opponent controls. That player may search their library for a land card with a basic land type, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. This ability costs
less to activate for each legendary creature you control.
Legendary Land
Boseiju, Who Endures (neo) 412
City of Brass
Whenever this land becomes tapped, it deals 1 damage to you.
: Add one mana of any color.
Land
City of Brass (sch) 41
Command Beacon
: Add
.
, Sacrifice this land: Put your commander into your hand from the command zone.
Land
Command Beacon (sld) 470
Command Tower
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Land
Command Tower (pip) 888
Fabled Passage
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Then if you control four or more lands, untap that land.
Land
Fabled Passage (sld) 471
Forest
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Forest
Forest (j14) 5★
Gemstone Caverns
If this card is in your opening hand and you're not the starting player, you may begin the game with Gemstone Caverns on the battlefield with a luck counter on it. If you do, exile a card from your hand.
: Add
. If Gemstone Caverns has a luck counter on it, instead add one mana of any color.
Legendary Land
Gemstone Caverns (ltc) 394
Karplusan Forest
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Land
Karplusan Forest (dmu) 379
Mana Confluence
, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color.
Land
Mana Confluence (sld) 1012a
Mountain
(
: Add
.)
Basic Land - Mountain
Mountain (j14) 4★
Rockfall Vale
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
: Add
or
.
Land
Rockfall Vale (dbl) 266
Rootbound Crag
This land enters tapped unless you control a Mountain or a Forest.
: Add
or
.
Land
Rootbound Crag (pip) 1032
Spire Garden
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
: Add
or
.
Land
Spire Garden (clb) 606
Stomping Ground
(
: Add
or
.)
As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Land - Mountain Forest
Stomping Ground (unf) 531
Taiga
(
: Add
or
.)
Land - Mountain Forest
Taiga (3ed) 287
Thornspire Verge
: Add
.
: Add
. Activate only if you control a Mountain or a Forest.
Land
Thornspire Verge (dsk) 333
Wooded Foothills
, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Land
Wooded Foothills (mh3) 361
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Each land is a Forest in addition to its other land types.
Legendary Land
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth (ltc) 407

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Protection

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Autumn's Veil
Spells you control can't be countered by blue or black spells this turn, and creatures you control can't be the targets of blue or black spells this turn.
Instant
Autumn's Veil (m12) 164
Bolt Bend
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.
Instant
Bolt Bend (tle) 163
Deflecting Swat
If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
You may choose new targets for target spell or ability.
Instant
Deflecting Swat (cmm) 532
Heroic Intervention
Permanents you control gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.
Instant
Heroic Intervention (cmm) 563
Redirect Lightning
As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay 5 life or pay
.
Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.
Instant - Lesson
Redirect Lightning (tla) 343
Return the Favor
Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)
+
— Copy target instant spell, sorcery spell, activated ability, or triggered ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.
+
— Change the target of target spell or ability with a single target.
Instant
Return the Favor (otj) 142
Rhythm of the Wild
Creature spells you control can't be countered.
Nontoken creatures you control have riot. (They enter with your choice of a +1/+1 counter or haste.)
Enchantment
Rhythm of the Wild (sld) 1740
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
Target permanent you control gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. You gain 2 life. (A permanent with hexproof and indestructible can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Instant
Tamiyo's Safekeeping (neo) 211
Veil of Summer
Draw a card if an opponent has cast a blue or black spell this turn. Spells you control can't be countered this turn. You and permanents you control gain hexproof from blue and from black until end of turn. (You and they can't be the targets of blue or black spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Instant
Veil of Summer (sld) 2348

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Ancient Copper Dragon
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, roll a d20. You create a number of Treasure tokens equal to the result.
Creature - Elder Dragon
Ancient Copper Dragon (clb) 368
Arcane Signet
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.
Artifact
Arcane Signet (pip) 884
Chrome Mox
Imprint — When this artifact enters, you may exile a nonartifact, nonland card from your hand.
: Add one mana of any of the exiled card's colors.
Artifact
Chrome Mox (2xm) 358
Desperate Ritual
Add
.
Splice onto Arcane
(As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
Instant - Arcane
Desperate Ritual (sld) 1984
Emerald Medallion
Green spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Artifact
Emerald Medallion (cmm) 603
Geosurge
Add
. Spend this mana only to cast artifact or creature spells.
Sorcery
Geosurge (nph) 85
Grim Monolith
This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step.
: Add
.
: Untap this artifact.
Artifact
Grim Monolith (ulg) 126
Gruul Signet
,
: Add
.
Artifact
Gruul Signet (blc) 273
Irencrag Feat
Add seven
. You can cast only one more spell this turn.
Sorcery
Irencrag Feat (eld) 362
Jeska's Will
Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Add
for each card in target opponent's hand.
• Exile the top three cards of your library. You may play them this turn.
Sorcery
Jeska's Will (sld) 1744
Lion's Eye Diamond
Discard your hand, Sacrifice this artifact: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.
Artifact
Lion's Eye Diamond (mir) 307
Lotus Petal
, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Lotus Petal (sld) 7032
Mana Vault
This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay
. If you do, untap this artifact.
At the beginning of your draw step, if this artifact is tapped, it deals 1 damage to you.
: Add
.
Artifact
Mana Vault (sld) 796★
Mox Diamond
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.
Artifact
Mox Diamond (sth) 138
Nature's Lore
Search your library for a Forest card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Nature's Lore (sld) 2278
Nature's Will
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, tap all lands that player controls and untap all lands you control.
Enchantment
Nature's Will (sld) 1282
Old Gnawbone
Flying
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, create that many Treasure tokens.
Legendary Creature - Dragon
Old Gnawbone (afr) 197
Pyretic Ritual
Add
.
Instant
Pyretic Ritual (sld) 1064
Ruby Medallion
Red spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Artifact
Ruby Medallion (cmm) 613
Seething Song
Add
.
Instant
Seething Song (sld) 7051
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (pip) 887
Talisman of Impulse
: Add
.
: Add
or
. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.
Artifact
Talisman of Impulse (tdc) 332
Three Visits
Search your library for a Forest card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Three Visits (msc) 181
Treasonous Ogre
Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Pay 3 life: Add
.
Creature - Shaman Ogre
Treasonous Ogre (sld) 2007
Wild Growth
Enchant land
Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional
.
Enchantment - Aura
Wild Growth (pip) 208
World War Hulk
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — The next red or green creature spell you cast this turn can be cast without paying its mana cost.
II — Put three +1/+1 counters on target creature you control.
III — Choose target creature you control. Until end of turn, double its power and toughness and it gains trample.
Enchantment - Saga
World War Hulk (msh) 304

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Recursion

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Bala Ged Recovery
Return target card from your graveyard to your hand.
Sorcery
Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary (plst) ZNR-180Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary (plst) ZNR-180
Noxious Revival
(
can be paid with either
or 2 life.)
Put target card from a graveyard on top of its owner's library.
Instant
Noxious Revival (sld) 1416

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Removal

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Blasphemous Act
This spell costs
less to cast for each creature on the battlefield.
Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.
Sorcery
Blasphemous Act (sld) 322
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 (sld) 741★
Nature's Claim
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Its controller gains 4 life.
Instant
Nature's Claim (sld) 2297
Pyroblast
Choose one —
• Counter target spell if it's blue.
• Destroy target permanent if it's blue.
Instant
Pyroblast (ss3) 5
Red Elemental Blast
Choose one —
• Counter target blue spell.
• Destroy target blue permanent.
Instant
Red Elemental Blast (a25) 147
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
Vandalblast
Destroy target artifact you don't control.
Overload
(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
Sorcery
Vandalblast (pip) 883

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Stax

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Defense Grid
Each spell costs
more to cast except during its controller's turn.
Artifact
Defense Grid (9ed) 293
Price of Glory
Whenever a player taps a land for mana, if it's not that player's turn, destroy that land.
Enchantment
Price of Glory (plst) ODY-214

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Theft

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Insurrection
Untap all creatures and gain control of them until end of turn. They gain haste until end of turn.
Sorcery
Insurrection (cmm) 699

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Finale of Devastation
Search your library and/or graveyard for a creature card with mana value X or less and put it onto the battlefield. If you search your library this way, shuffle. If X is 10 or more, creatures you control get +X/+X and gain haste until end of turn.
Sorcery
Finale of Devastation (cmm) 559
Gamble
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, discard a card at random, then shuffle.
Sorcery
Gamble (sld) 188
Worldly Tutor
Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, then shuffle and put the card on top.
Instant
Worldly Tutor (tle) 314

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Avoid Fate
Counter target instant or Aura spell that targets a permanent you control.
Instant
Avoid Fate (leg) 175
Beast Within
Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.
Instant
Beast Within (msc) 169
Carpet of Flowers
At the beginning of each of your main phases, if you haven't added mana with this ability this turn, you may add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of Islands target opponent controls.
Enchantment
Carpet of Flowers (who) 229
Combat Celebrant
If this creature hasn't been exerted this turn, you may exert it as it attacks. When you do, untap all other creatures you control and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase. (An exerted creature won't untap during your next untap step.)
Creature - Human Warrior
Combat Celebrant (j25) 531
Etali, Primal Conqueror
Trample
When Etali enters, each player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. You may cast any number of spells from among the nonland cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.
: Transform Etali. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legendary Creature - Elder Dinosaur
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness (mom) 137Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness (mom) 137
Grapeshot
Grapeshot deals 1 damage to any target.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Sorcery
Grapeshot (msc) 803
Jumbo Cactuar
10,000 Needles — Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +9999/+0 until end of turn.
Creature - Plant
Jumbo Cactuar (fin) 191
Jumbo Cactuar
10,000 Needles — Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +9999/+0 until end of turn.
Creature - Plant
Jumbo Cactuar (fin) 191
Jumbo Cactuar
10,000 Needles — Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +9999/+0 until end of turn.
Creature - Plant
Jumbo Cactuar (fin) 191
Kenrith's Transformation
Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, draw a card.
Enchanted creature loses all abilities and is a green Elk creature with base power and toughness 3/3. (It loses all other card types and creature types.)
Enchantment - Aura
Kenrith's Transformation (woc) 128
Malignus
Malignus's power and toughness are each equal to half the highest life total among your opponents, rounded up.
Damage that would be dealt by this creature can't be prevented.
Creature - Elemental Spirit
Malignus (plst) AVR-148
Sylvan Tutor
Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
Sorcery
Sylvan Tutor (por) 188
Tyvar's Stand
Target creature you control gets +X/+X and gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.)
Instant
Tyvar's Stand (soc) 291
Warstorm Surge
Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.
Enchantment
Warstorm Surge (blc) 117
Xenagos, God of Revels
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to red and green is less than seven, Xenagos isn't a creature.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, another target creature you control gains haste and gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is that creature's power.
Legendary Creature Enchantment - God
Xenagos, God of Revels (sld) 81

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