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Dathon, His Heart Open
Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, draw a card. If it's a Saga spell, Dathon deals 2 damage to each opponent.
: Choose a counter on target enchantment you control. Put another counter of that kind on it. Activate only as a sorcery.
: Choose a counter on target enchantment you control. Put another counter of that kind on it. Activate only as a sorcery.
Legendary Creature - Officer Tamarian
Commander
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Kumano Faces Kakkazan
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — This Saga deals 1 damage to each opponent and each planeswalker they control.
II — When you next cast a creature spell this turn, that creature enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
I — This Saga deals 1 damage to each opponent and each planeswalker they control.
II — When you next cast a creature spell this turn, that creature enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
Enchantment - Saga
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus
If a source you control would deal noncombat damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, it deals double that damage to that player or permanent instead.
, Discard two cards: Put an indestructible counter on Solphim. ( can be paid with either or 2 life.)
, Discard two cards: Put an indestructible counter on Solphim. ( can be paid with either or 2 life.)
Legendary Creature - Horror Phyrexian
Burn
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Copy
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Long List of the Ents
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after VI.)
I, II, III, IV, V, VI — Note a creature type that hasn't been noted for this Saga. When you next cast a creature spell of that type this turn, that creature enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
I, II, III, IV, V, VI — Note a creature type that hasn't been noted for this Saga. When you next cast a creature spell of that type this turn, that creature enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
Enchantment - Saga
The First Tyrannic War
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. If its mana cost contains , it enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of lands you control.
II, III — Double the number of each kind of counter on target creature you control.
I — You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. If its mana cost contains , it enters with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of lands you control.
II, III — Double the number of each kind of counter on target creature you control.
Enchantment - Saga
Counters
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Summon: Brynhildr
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Chain — Exile the top card of your library. During any turn you put a lore counter on this Saga, you may play that card.
II, III — Gestalt Mode — When you next cast a creature spell this turn, it gains haste until end of turn.
I — Chain — Exile the top card of your library. During any turn you put a lore counter on this Saga, you may play that card.
II, III — Gestalt Mode — When you next cast a creature spell this turn, it gains haste until end of turn.
Creature Enchantment - Knight Saga
The Elder Dragon War
Read ahead (Choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Add one after your draw step. Skipped chapters don't trigger. Sacrifice after III.)
I — This Saga deals 2 damage to each creature and each opponent.
II — Discard any number of cards, then draw that many cards.
III — Create a 4/4 red Dragon creature token with flying.
I — This Saga deals 2 damage to each creature and each opponent.
II — Discard any number of cards, then draw that many cards.
III — Create a 4/4 red Dragon creature token with flying.
Enchantment - Saga
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 token: Add one mana of any color.")
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 token: Add one mana of any color.")
Enchantment - Saga
The Flame of Keld
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Discard your hand.
II — Draw two cards.
III — If a red source you control would deal damage to a permanent or player this turn, it deals that much damage plus 2 to that permanent or player instead.
I — Discard your hand.
II — Draw two cards.
III — If a red source you control would deal damage to a permanent or player this turn, it deals that much damage plus 2 to that permanent or player instead.
Enchantment - Saga
Draw
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Enchantment
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Grafted Exoskeleton
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and has infect. (It deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
Whenever this Equipment becomes unattached from a permanent, sacrifice that permanent.
Equip
Whenever this Equipment becomes unattached from a permanent, sacrifice that permanent.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Infect
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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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Teachings of the Kirin
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — Mill three cards. Create a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token.
II — Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
I — Mill three cards. Create a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token.
II — Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
Enchantment - Saga
The Binding of the Titans
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Each player mills three cards.
II — Exile up to two target cards from graveyards. For each creature card exiled this way, you gain 1 life.
III — Return target creature or land card from your graveyard to your hand.
I — Each player mills three cards.
II — Exile up to two target cards from graveyards. For each creature card exiled this way, you gain 1 life.
III — Return target creature or land card from your graveyard to your hand.
Enchantment - Saga
Mill
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Bloated Contaminator
Trample
Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Creature - Beast Phyrexian
Tekuthal, Inquiry Dominus
Flying
If you would proliferate, proliferate twice instead.
, Remove three counters from among other artifacts, creatures, and planeswalkers you control: Put an indestructible counter on Tekuthal. ( can be paid with either or 2 life.)
If you would proliferate, proliferate twice instead.
, Remove three counters from among other artifacts, creatures, and planeswalkers you control: Put an indestructible counter on Tekuthal. ( can be paid with either or 2 life.)
Legendary Creature - Horror Phyrexian
Proliferate
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Swiftfoot Boots
Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Protection
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Fable of the Mirror-Breaker
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — Create a 2/2 red Goblin Shaman creature token with "Whenever this token attacks, create a Treasure token."
II — You may discard up to two cards. If you do, draw that many cards.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
I — Create a 2/2 red Goblin Shaman creature token with "Whenever this token attacks, create a Treasure token."
II — You may discard up to two cards. If you do, draw that many cards.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
Enchantment - Saga
Jugan Defends the Temple
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — Create a 1/1 green Human Monk creature token with ": Add ."
II — Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
I — Create a 1/1 green Human Monk creature token with ": Add ."
II — Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
Enchantment - Saga
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 ": 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.
I, II — Until your next turn, creatures you control gain ": 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 - Saga
Summon: Fenrir
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Crescent Fang — Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
II — Heavenward Howl — When you next cast a creature spell this turn, that creature enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
III — Ecliptic Growl — Draw a card if you control the creature with the greatest power or tied for the greatest power.
I — Crescent Fang — Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
II — Heavenward Howl — When you next cast a creature spell this turn, that creature enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
III — Ecliptic Growl — Draw a card if you control the creature with the greatest power or tied for the greatest power.
Creature Enchantment - Saga Wolf
The Weatherseed Treaty
Read ahead (Choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Add one after your draw step. Skipped chapters don't trigger. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
II — Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.
III — Domain — Target creature you control gets +X/+X and gains trample until end of turn, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control.
I — Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
II — Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.
III — Domain — Target creature you control gets +X/+X and gains trample until end of turn, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control.
Enchantment - Saga
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."
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
Ramp
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The Akroan War
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Gain control of target creature for as long as this Saga remains on the battlefield.
II — Until your next turn, creatures your opponents control attack each combat if able.
III — Each tapped creature deals damage to itself equal to its power.
I — Gain control of target creature for as long as this Saga remains on the battlefield.
II — Until your next turn, creatures your opponents control attack each combat if able.
III — Each tapped creature deals damage to itself equal to its power.
Enchantment - Saga
The Bears of Littjara
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Create a 2/2 blue Shapeshifter creature token with changeling.
II — Any number of target Shapeshifter creatures you control have base power and toughness 4/4.
III — Choose up to one target creature or planeswalker. Each creature with power 4 or greater you control deals damage equal to its power to that permanent.
I — Create a 2/2 blue Shapeshifter creature token with changeling.
II — Any number of target Shapeshifter creatures you control have base power and toughness 4/4.
III — Choose up to one target creature or planeswalker. Each creature with power 4 or greater you control deals damage equal to its power to that permanent.
Enchantment - Saga
The Phasing of Zhalfir
Read ahead (Choose a chapter and start with that many lore counters. Add one after your draw step. Skipped chapters don't trigger. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Another target nonland permanent phases out. It can't phase in for as long as you control this Saga.
III — Destroy all creatures. For each creature destroyed this way, its controller creates a 2/2 black Phyrexian creature token.
I, II — Another target nonland permanent phases out. It can't phase in for as long as you control this Saga.
III — Destroy all creatures. For each creature destroyed this way, its controller creates a 2/2 black Phyrexian creature token.
Enchantment - Saga
Removal
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Kiora Bests the Sea God
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Create an 8/8 blue Kraken creature token with hexproof.
II — Tap all nonland permanents target opponent controls. They don't untap during their controller's next untap step.
III — Gain control of target permanent an opponent controls. Untap it.
I — Create an 8/8 blue Kraken creature token with hexproof.
II — Tap all nonland permanents target opponent controls. They don't untap during their controller's next untap step.
III — Gain control of target permanent an opponent controls. Untap it.
Enchantment - Saga
Tokens
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Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might
Trample
If a red source you control would deal an amount of noncombat damage less than Ojer Axonil's power to an opponent, that source deals damage equal to Ojer Axonil's power instead.
When Ojer Axonil dies, return it to the battlefield tapped and transformed under its owner's control.
If a red source you control would deal an amount of noncombat damage less than Ojer Axonil's power to an opponent, that source deals damage equal to Ojer Axonil's power instead.
When Ojer Axonil dies, return it to the battlefield tapped and transformed under its owner's control.
Legendary Creature - God
Sunbird's Invocation
Whenever you cast a spell from your hand, reveal the top X cards of your library, where X is that spell's mana value. You may cast a spell with mana value X or less from among cards revealed this way without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Enchantment
The Huntsman's Redemption
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Create a 3/3 green Beast creature token.
II — You may sacrifice a creature. If you do, search your library for a creature or basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
III — Up to two target creatures each get +2/+2 and gain trample until end of turn.
I — Create a 3/3 green Beast creature token.
II — You may sacrifice a creature. If you do, search your library for a creature or basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
III — Up to two target creatures each get +2/+2 and gain trample until end of turn.
Enchantment - Saga
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