The Argent Etchings

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — Incubate 2 five times, then transform all Incubator tokens you control.
II — Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain double strike until end of turn.
III — Destroy all other permanents except for artifacts, lands, and Phyrexians. Exile The Argent Etchings, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).

Elesh Norn

Vigilance
Whenever a source an opponent controls deals damage to you or a permanent you control, that source's controller loses 2 life unless they pay {1}.
{2}{W}, Sacrifice three other creatures: Exile Elesh Norn, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.

Elesh Norn // The Argent Etchings

Disruptive Pitmage

{T}: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.
Morph {U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Rishadan Footpad

When Rishadan Footpad enters, each opponent sacrifices a permanent of their choice unless they pay {2}.

Rhystic Deluge

{U}: Tap target creature unless its controller pays {1}.

Sphere of Safety

Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {X} for each of those creatures, where X is the number of enchantments you control.

Temur Charm

Choose one —
• Target creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn. It fights target creature you don't control.
• Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.
• Creatures with power 3 or less can't block this turn.

Benevolent Geist

Flying
Noncreature spells you control can't be countered.
If Benevolent Geist would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.

Malevolent Hermit

{U}, Sacrifice Malevolent Hermit: Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {3}.
Disturb {2}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard transformed for its disturb cost.)

Malevolent Hermit // Benevolent Geist

Lookout's Dispersal

This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control a Pirate.
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {4}.

Diffusion Sliver

Whenever a Sliver creature you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter that spell or ability unless its controller pays {2}.

Mana Tithe

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.

Convolute

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {4}.

Syncopate

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

Lofty Denial

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}. If you control a creature with flying, counter that spell unless its controller pays {4} instead.

Soul Charmer

Whenever Soul Charmer deals combat damage to a creature, you gain 2 life unless that creature's controller pays {2}.

Archon of Absolution

Flying
Protection from white (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything white.)
Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {1} for each of those creatures.

Power Sink

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. If that player doesn't, they tap all lands with mana abilities they control and lose all unspent mana.

Spelltithe Enforcer

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, that player sacrifices a permanent of their choice unless they pay {1}.

Brine Seer

{2}{U}, {T}: Reveal any number of blue cards in your hand. Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1} for each card revealed this way.

Unsettled Mariner

Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
Whenever you or a permanent you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter that spell or ability unless its controller pays {1}.

Smothering Tithe

Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay {2}. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Brainwash

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack unless its controller pays {3}.

Disrupt

Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays {1}.
Draw a card.

Geistlight Snare

This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control a Spirit. It also costs {1} less to cast if you control an enchantment.
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.

Collective Restraint

Domain — Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {X} for each creature they control that's attacking you, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control.

Erratic Portal

{1}, {T}: Return target creature to its owner's hand unless its controller pays {1}.

Jaraku the Interloper

Remove a ki counter from Jaraku the Interloper: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}.

Callow Jushi

Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a ki counter on Callow Jushi.
At the beginning of the end step, if there are two or more ki counters on Callow Jushi, you may flip it.

Callow Jushi // Jaraku the Interloper

Giant Albatross

Flying
When Giant Albatross dies, you may pay {1}{U}. If you do, for each creature that dealt damage to Giant Albatross this turn, destroy that creature unless its controller pays 2 life. A creature destroyed this way can't be regenerated.

Ghost-Lit Warder

{3}{U}, {T}: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}.
Channel — {3}{U}, Discard Ghost-Lit Warder: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {4}.

Vodalian Mage

{U}, {T}: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.

Soul Tithe

Enchant nonland permanent
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted permanent's controller, that player sacrifices it unless they pay {X}, where X is its mana value.

Flay

Target player discards a card at random. Then that player discards another card at random unless they pay {1}.

Rakshasa's Disdain

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1} for each card in your graveyard.

Soratami Savant

Flying
{3}, Return a land you control to its owner's hand: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.

Flaccify

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}{½}.

Condescend

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. 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.)

Spell Rupture

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

Death Charmer

Whenever Death Charmer deals combat damage to a creature, that creature's controller loses 2 life unless they pay {2}.

Valkmira, Protector's Shield

If a source an opponent controls would deal damage to you or a permanent you control, prevent 1 of that damage.
Whenever you or another permanent you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter that spell or ability unless its controller pays {1}.

Reidane, God of the Worthy

Flying, vigilance
Snow lands your opponents control enter tapped.
Noncreature spells your opponents cast with mana value 4 or greater cost {2} more to cast.

Reidane, God of the Worthy // Valkmira, Protector's Shield

Excise

Exile target attacking creature unless its controller pays {X}.

Mindstatic

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {6}.

Wizard Replica

Flying
{U}, Sacrifice Wizard Replica: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}.

Isolation Cell

Whenever an opponent casts a creature spell, that player loses 2 life unless they pay {2}.

Windborn Muse

Flying
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Broken Ambitions

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. Clash with an opponent. If you win, that spell's controller mills four cards. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a higher mana value.)

Quench

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}.

Tariff

Each player sacrifices the creature they control with the highest mana value unless they pay that creature's mana cost. If two or more creatures a player controls are tied for highest, that player chooses one.

Elenda and Azor

Flying, ward {2}
Whenever Elenda and Azor attacks, you may pay {X}{W}{U}{B}. If you do, draw X cards.
At the beginning of each end step, you may pay 4 life. If you do, create a number of 1/1 black Vampire Knight creature tokens with lifelink equal to the number of cards you've drawn this turn.

Frightful Delusion

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}. That player discards a card.

Oppressive Will

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1} for each card in your hand.

Supreme Will

Choose one —
• Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.
• Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Disciple of the Ring

{1}, Exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard: Choose one —
• Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {2}.
• Disciple of the Ring gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
• Tap target creature.
• Untap target creature.

Lose Focus

Replicate {U} (When you cast this spell, copy it for each time you paid its replicate cost. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}.

Flusterstorm

Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays {1}.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)

Koskun Falls

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Koskun Falls unless you tap an untapped creature you control.
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Abstruse Interference

Devoid (This card has no color.)
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}. You create a 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature token. It has "Sacrifice this creature: Add {C}." ({C} represents colorless mana.)

Disruptive Student

{T}: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.

Rethink

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}, where X is its mana value.

Judge's Familiar

Flying
Sacrifice Judge's Familiar: Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays {1}.

Clash of Wills

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}.

Stymied Hopes

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Metallic Rebuke

Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.

Miscalculation

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Force Spike

Sunken Field

Enchant land
Enchanted land has "{T}: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}."

Mana Leak

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.

Scent of Brine

Reveal any number of blue cards in your hand. Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1} for each card revealed this way.

Aether Barrier

Whenever a player casts a creature spell, that player sacrifices a permanent of their choice unless they pay {1}.

Override

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1} for each artifact you control.

Soul Barrier

Whenever an opponent casts a creature spell, Soul Barrier deals 2 damage to that player unless they pay {2}.

War Tax

{X}{U}: This turn, creatures can't attack unless their controller pays {X} for each attacking creature they control.

Power Taint

Enchant enchantment
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted enchantment's controller, that player loses 2 life unless they pay {2}.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Crush Dissent

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}.
Amass Zombies 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)

Nils, Discipline Enforcer

At the beginning of your end step, for each player, put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature that player controls.
Each creature with one or more counters on it can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless its controller pays {X}, where X is the number of counters on that creature.

Daze

You may return an Island you control to its owner's hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.

Mausoleum Wanderer

Flying
Whenever another Spirit you control enters, Mausoleum Wanderer gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Sacrifice Mausoleum Wanderer: Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays {X}, where X is Mausoleum Wanderer's power.

Silumgar's Scorn

As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may reveal a Dragon card from your hand.
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}. If you revealed a Dragon card or controlled a Dragon as you cast this spell, counter that spell instead.

Whirlwind Denial

For each spell and ability your opponents control, counter it unless its controller pays {4}.

Rhystic Circle

{1}: Any player may pay {1}. If no one does, the next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.

Spell Snip

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Baird, Steward of Argive

Vigilance
Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {1} for each of those creatures.

Thassa's Intervention

Choose one —
• Look at the top X cards of your library. Put up to two of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
• Counter target spell unless its controller pays twice {X}.

Propaganda

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Cowed by Wisdom

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block unless its controller pays {1} for each card in your hand.

Calculated Dismissal

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, scry 2. (To 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.)

Logic Knot

Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for {1}.)
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}.

Reject

Counter target creature or planeswalker spell unless its controller pays {3}. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

Rishadan Brigand

Flying
When Rishadan Brigand enters, each opponent sacrifices a permanent of their choice unless they pay {3}.
Rishadan Brigand can block only creatures with flying.

Offering to Asha

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {4}. You gain 4 life.

Rhystic Scrying

Draw three cards. Then if any player pays {2}, discard three cards.

Spell Pierce

Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {2}.

Sage's Dousing

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}. If you control a Wizard, draw a card.

Forbidding Spirit

When Forbidding Spirit enters, until your next turn, creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {2} for each of those creatures.

Mirrorshell Crab

Ward {3} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {3}.)
Channel — {2}{U}, Discard Mirrorshell Crab: Counter target spell or ability unless its controller pays {3}.

Spiketail Hatchling

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Sacrifice Spiketail Hatchling: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.

Force Void

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.