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Card Advantage
Garruk's Uprising
When this enchantment enters, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card.
Creatures you control have trample. (Each of those creatures can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, draw a card.
Creatures you control have trample. (Each of those creatures can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)
Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, draw a card.
Enchantment
Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
Whenever another creature enters, its controller may draw a card if its power is greater than each other creature's power.
, : Add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
, : Add X mana in any combination of colors, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
Legendary Creature - Elf Scout
Six
Reach
Whenever Six attacks, mill three cards. You may put a land card from among them into your hand.
During your turn, nonland permanent cards in your graveyard have retrace. (You may cast permanent cards from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying their other costs.)
Whenever Six attacks, mill three cards. You may put a land card from among them into your hand.
During your turn, nonland permanent cards in your graveyard have retrace. (You may cast permanent cards from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying their other costs.)
Legendary Creature - Treefolk
The Legend of Kyoshi
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — Draw cards equal to the greatest power among creatures you control.
II — Earthbend X, where X is the number of cards in your hand. That land becomes an Island in addition to its other types.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
I — Draw cards equal to the greatest power among creatures you control.
II — Earthbend X, where X is the number of cards in your hand. That land becomes an Island in addition to its other types.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
Enchantment - Saga
Card Advantage
(CTRL to add secondary)
Land
Ba Sing Se
This land enters tapped unless you control a basic land.
: Add .
, : Earthbend 2. Activate only as a sorcery. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
: Add .
, : Earthbend 2. Activate only as a sorcery. (Target land you control becomes a 0/0 creature with haste that's still a land. Put two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies or is exiled, return it to the battlefield tapped.)
Land
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.
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
Land
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Plan
Kodama of the East Tree
Reach
Whenever another permanent you control enters, if it wasn't put onto the battlefield with this ability, you may put a permanent card with equal or lesser mana value from your hand onto the battlefield.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Whenever another permanent you control enters, if it wasn't put onto the battlefield with this ability, you may put a permanent card with equal or lesser mana value from your hand onto the battlefield.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Legendary Creature - Spirit
Sapling Nursery
Affinity for Forests (This spell costs less to cast for each Forest you control.)
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a 3/4 green Treefolk creature token with reach.
, Exile this enchantment: Treefolk and Forests you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, create a 3/4 green Treefolk creature token with reach.
, Exile this enchantment: Treefolk and Forests you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
Enchantment
Unstoppable Ash
Trample
Champion a Treefolk or Warrior (When this enters, sacrifice it unless you exile another Treefolk or Warrior you control. When this leaves the battlefield, that card returns to the battlefield.)
Whenever a creature you control becomes blocked, it gets +0/+5 until end of turn.
Champion a Treefolk or Warrior (When this enters, sacrifice it unless you exile another Treefolk or Warrior you control. When this leaves the battlefield, that card returns to the battlefield.)
Whenever a creature you control becomes blocked, it gets +0/+5 until end of turn.
Creature - Warrior Treefolk
Woodcaller Automaton
Prototype — 3/3 (You may cast this spell with different mana cost, color, and size. It keeps its abilities and types.)
When this creature enters, if you cast it, untap target land you control. It becomes a Treefolk creature with haste and base power and toughness equal to this creature's power and toughness. It's still a land.
When this creature enters, if you cast it, untap target land you control. It becomes a Treefolk creature with haste and base power and toughness equal to this creature's power and toughness. It's still a land.
Creature Artifact - Construct
Plan
(CTRL to add secondary)
Ramp
Emergent Sequence
Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. That land becomes a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature that's still a land. Put a +1/+1 counter on it for each land you had enter the battlefield under your control this turn.
Sorcery
Hunting Wilds
Kicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Search your library for up to two Forest cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
If this spell was kicked, untap all Forests put onto the battlefield this way. They become 3/3 green creatures with haste that are still lands.
Search your library for up to two Forest cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
If this spell was kicked, untap all Forests put onto the battlefield this way. They become 3/3 green creatures with haste that are still lands.
Sorcery
Nissa, Who Shakes the World
Whenever you tap a Forest for mana, add an additional .
+1: Put three +1/+1 counters on up to one target noncreature land you control. Untap it. It becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with vigilance and haste that's still a land.
−8: You get an emblem with "Lands you control have indestructible." Search your library for any number of Forest cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
+1: Put three +1/+1 counters on up to one target noncreature land you control. Untap it. It becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with vigilance and haste that's still a land.
−8: You get an emblem with "Lands you control have indestructible." Search your library for any number of Forest cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Legendary Planeswalker - Nissa
Ramp
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Targeted Disruption
Green Slime
Flash
When this creature enters, counter target activated or triggered ability from an artifact or enchantment source. If a permanent's ability is countered this way, destroy that permanent.
Foretell (During your turn, you may pay and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
When this creature enters, counter target activated or triggered ability from an artifact or enchantment source. If a permanent's ability is countered this way, destroy that permanent.
Foretell (During your turn, you may pay and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Creature - Ooze
Hunter's Talent
(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)
When this Class enters, target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control.
: Level 2
Whenever you attack, target attacking creature gets +1/+0 and gains trample until end of turn.
: Level 3
At the beginning of your end step, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card.
When this Class enters, target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control.
: Level 2
Whenever you attack, target attacking creature gets +1/+0 and gains trample until end of turn.
: Level 3
At the beginning of your end step, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card.
Enchantment - Class
Targeted Disruption
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