Staff of the Death Magus

Whenever you cast a black spell or a Swamp you control enters, you gain 1 life.

Lashwrithe

Living weapon (When this Equipment enters, create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token, then attach this to it.)
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each Swamp you control.
Equip {B/P}{B/P} ({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.)

Baleful Mastery

You may pay {1}{B} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
If the {1}{B} cost was paid, an opponent draws a card.
Exile target creature or planeswalker.

Shrieking Affliction

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has one or fewer cards in hand, they lose 3 life.

Rogue's Passage

{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Bloodthirsty Blade

Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
{1}: Attach Bloodthirsty Blade to target creature an opponent controls. Activate only as a sorcery.

Vicious Rumors

Vicious Rumors deals 1 damage to each opponent. Each opponent discards a card, then mills a card. You gain 1 life.

Opposition Agent

Flash
You control your opponents while they're searching their libraries.
While an opponent is searching their library, they exile each card they find. You may play those cards for as long as they remain exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast them.

Hot Soup

Equipped creature can't be blocked.
Whenever equipped creature is dealt damage, destroy it.
Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Eriette's Whisper

Target opponent discards two cards. Create a Wicked Role token attached to up to one target creature you control. (If you control another Role on it, put that one into the graveyard. Enchanted creature gets +1/+1. When this Aura is put into a graveyard, each opponent loses 1 life.)

Isildur's Fateful Strike

(You may cast a legendary instant only if you control a legendary creature or planeswalker.)
Destroy target creature. If its controller has more than four cards in hand, they exile cards from their hand equal to the difference.

Black Market Connections

At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more —
• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It has every creature type.)

Cut Down

Destroy target creature with total power and toughness 5 or less.

Jet Medallion

Black spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Magus of the Coffers

{2}, {T}: Add {B} for each Swamp you control.

Bite of the Black Rose

Will of the council — Starting with you, each player votes for sickness or psychosis. If sickness gets more votes, creatures your opponents control get -2/-2 until end of turn. If psychosis gets more votes or the vote is tied, each opponent discards two cards.

Nirkana Revenant

Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional {B}.
{B}: Nirkana Revenant gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Korlash, Heir to Blackblade

Korlash, Heir to Blackblade's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.
{1}{B}: Regenerate Korlash.
Grandeur — Discard another card named Korlash, Heir to Blackblade: Search your library for up to two Swamp cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

The True Scriptures

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — For each opponent, destroy up to one target creature or planeswalker that player controls.
II — Each opponent discards three cards, then mills three cards.
III — Put all creature cards from all graveyards onto the battlefield under your control. Exile The True Scriptures, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).

Sheoldred

Menace
When Sheoldred enters, each opponent sacrifices a nontoken creature or planeswalker of their choice.
{4}{B}: Exile Sheoldred, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery and only if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard.

Sheoldred // The True Scriptures

Key to the City

{T}, Discard a card: Up to one target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Whenever Key to the City becomes untapped, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card.

Tyrant's Choice

Will of the council — Starting with you, each player votes for death or torture. If death gets more votes, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. If torture gets more votes or the vote is tied, each opponent loses 4 life.

Syphon Mind

Each other player discards a card. You draw a card for each card discarded this way.

Hideous End

Destroy target nonblack creature. Its controller loses 2 life.

Sangromancer

Flying
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you may gain 3 life.
Whenever an opponent discards a card, you may gain 3 life.

Dash Hopes

When you cast this spell, any player may pay 5 life. If a player does, counter Dash Hopes.
Counter target spell.

Stabwhisker the Odious

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player loses 1 life for each card fewer than three in their hand.

Nezumi Shortfang

{1}{B}, {T}: Target opponent discards a card. Then if that player has no cards in hand, flip Nezumi Shortfang.

Nezumi Shortfang // Stabwhisker the Odious

Liliana's Caress

Whenever an opponent discards a card, that player loses 2 life.

Kozilek, the Great Distortion

When you cast this spell, if you have fewer than seven cards in hand, draw cards equal to the difference.
Menace
Discard a card with mana value X: Counter target spell with mana value X.

Wei Night Raiders

Horsemanship (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with horsemanship.)
Whenever Wei Night Raiders deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card.

Parasitic Impetus

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, its controller loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Fell Specter

Flying
When Fell Specter enters, target opponent discards a card.
Whenever an opponent discards a card, that player loses 2 life.

Charcoal Diamond

Charcoal Diamond enters tapped.
{T}: Add {B}.

Magus of the Mirror

{T}, Sacrifice Magus of the Mirror: Exchange life totals with target opponent. Activate only during your upkeep.

Bitter Triumph

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or pay 3 life.
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

Fan Favorite

Assist (Another player can pay up to {3} of this spell's cost.)
{2}: Fan Favorite gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Any player may activate this ability.

Dakmor Sorceress

Dakmor Sorceress's power is equal to the number of Swamps you control.

Astarion's Thirst

Exile target creature. Put X +1/+1 counters on a commander creature you control, where X is the power of the creature exiled this way.

Ghoulish Impetus

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1, has deathtouch, and is goaded.
When enchanted creature dies, return Ghoulish Impetus to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step.

Gray Merchant of Asphodel

When Gray Merchant of Asphodel enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)

Night's Whisper

Capital Punishment

Council's dilemma — Starting with you, each player votes for death or taxes. Each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice for each death vote and discards a card for each taxes vote.

Assault Suit

Equipped creature gets +2/+2, has haste, can't attack you or planeswalkers you control, and can't be sacrificed.
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, you may have that player gain control of equipped creature until end of turn. If you do, untap it.
Equip {3}

Killing Glare

Destroy target creature with power X or less.

Mirrodin Avenged

Destroy target creature that was dealt damage this turn.
Draw a card.

Manifold Key

{1}, {T}: Untap another target artifact.
{3}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Epic Downfall

Exile target creature with mana value 3 or greater.

Mind Rake

Target player discards two cards.
Overload {1}{B} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Cradle to Grave

Destroy target nonblack creature that entered this turn.

Sudden Spoiling

Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.)
Until end of turn, creatures target player controls lose all abilities and have base power and toughness 0/2.

Bessie, the Doctor's Roadster

Haste
Whenever Bessie attacks, another target legendary creature can't be blocked this turn.
Crew 2 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 2 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)

Dread Presence

Whenever a Swamp you control enters, choose one —
• You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
• Dread Presence deals 2 damage to any target and you gain 2 life.

Rankle's Prank

Choose one or more —
• Each player discards two cards.
• Each player loses 4 life.
• Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.

Hero's Demise

Cao Cao, Lord of Wei

{T}: Target opponent discards two cards. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.

Sheoldred's Edict

Choose one —
• Each opponent sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice.
• Each opponent sacrifices a creature token of their choice.
• Each opponent sacrifices a planeswalker of their choice.

Prowler's Helm

Equipped creature can't be blocked except by Walls.
Equip {2}

Animus of Night's Reach

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Whenever Animus of Night's Reach attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of creature cards in defending player's graveyard.

The Long Reach of Night

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I, II — Each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice unless they discard a card.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.

The Long Reach of Night // Animus of Night's Reach

Reign of the Pit

Each player sacrifices a creature of their choice. Create an X/X black Demon creature token with flying, where X is the total power of the creatures sacrificed this way.

Torment of Hailfire

Repeat the following process X times. Each opponent loses 3 life unless that player sacrifices a nonland permanent of their choice or discards a card.

Smallpox

Each player loses 1 life, discards a card, sacrifices a creature of their choice, then sacrifices a land of their choice.

Necrogen Mists

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player discards a card.

Consuming Sepulcher

At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Tithing Blade

When Tithing Blade enters, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Craft with creature {4}{B} ({4}{B}, Exile this artifact, Exile a creature you control or a creature card from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner's control. Craft only as a sorcery.)

Tithing Blade // Consuming Sepulcher

Bloodhusk Ritualist

Multikicker {B} (You may pay an additional {B} any number of times as you cast this spell.)
When Bloodhusk Ritualist enters, target opponent discards a card for each time it was kicked.

Skirge Familiar

Crypt Ghast

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional {B}.

Complete Disregard

Devoid (This card has no color.)
Exile target creature with power 3 or less.

Lightning Greaves

Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip {0}

Silent Arbiter

No more than one creature can attack each combat.
No more than one creature can block each combat.

Dauthi Voidwalker

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
If a card would be put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, instead exile it with a void counter on it.
{T}, Sacrifice Dauthi Voidwalker: Choose an exiled card an opponent owns with a void counter on it. You may play it this turn without paying its mana cost.

Coercive Portal

Will of the council — At the beginning of your upkeep, starting with you, each player votes for carnage or homage. If carnage gets more votes, sacrifice Coercive Portal and destroy all nonland permanents. If homage gets more votes or the vote is tied, draw a card.

Elderfang Disciple

When Elderfang Disciple enters, each opponent discards a card.

Stronghold Rats

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Whenever Stronghold Rats deals combat damage to a player, each player discards a card.

Sign in Blood

Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.

Delirium Skeins

Heartless Act

Choose one —
• Destroy target creature with no counters on it.
• Remove up to three counters from target creature.

Syphon Soul

Syphon Soul deals 2 damage to each other player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.

Whispersilk Cloak

Equipped creature can't be blocked and has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip {2}

Waste Not

Whenever an opponent discards a creature card, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
Whenever an opponent discards a land card, add {B}{B}.
Whenever an opponent discards a noncreature, nonland card, draw a card.

Rankle, Master of Pranks

Flying, haste
Whenever Rankle, Master of Pranks deals combat damage to a player, choose any number —
• Each player discards a card.
• Each player loses 1 life and draws a card.
• Each player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

Corrupt

Corrupt deals damage to any target equal to the number of Swamps you control. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.

Flay Essence

Exile target creature or planeswalker. You gain life equal to the number of counters on it.

Eaten Alive

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or pay {3}{B}.
Exile target creature or planeswalker.

Snuff Out

If you control a Swamp, you may pay 4 life rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.

Exsanguinate

Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

Defile

Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each Swamp you control.

Phage the Untouchable

When Phage the Untouchable enters, if you didn't cast it from your hand, you lose the game.
Whenever Phage deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature. It can't be regenerated.
Whenever Phage deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game.

Liliana's Triumph

Each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. If you control a Liliana planeswalker, each opponent also discards a card.

Cunning Advisor

{T}: Target opponent discards a card. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.

Bottomless Pit

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player discards a card at random.

Go for the Throat

Psychic Paper

As Psychic Paper becomes attached to a creature, choose a creature card name and a creature type.
Equipped creature has ward {1}, it can't be blocked, and its name and creature type are the last chosen name and creature type.
Equip {2}

Withering Boon

As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay 3 life.
Counter target creature spell.

Devour in Shadow

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. You lose life equal to that creature's toughness.

Nettling Nuisance

Flying
Whenever one or more Faeries you control deal combat damage to a player, that player creates a 4/2 red Pirate creature token with "This creature can't block." The token is goaded for the rest of the game. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)

Liliana's Specter

Flying
When Liliana's Specter enters, each opponent discards a card.

Demon's Horn

Whenever a player casts a black spell, you may gain 1 life.

Junji, the Midnight Sky

Flying, menace
When Junji, the Midnight Sky dies, choose one —
• Each opponent discards two cards and loses 2 life.
• Put target non-Dragon creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. You lose 2 life.