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Raphael's Fiendish Schemes
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Commander

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Raphael, Fiendish Savior

Flying Other Demons, Devils, Imps, and Tieflings you control get +1/+1 and have lifelink. At the beginning of each end step, if a creature card was put into your graveyard from anywhere this turn, create a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."

Creature
Raphael, Fiendish Savior (clb) 292

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Burn

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Chandra, Awakened Inferno

This spell can't be countered. +2: Each opponent gets an emblem with "At the beginning of your upkeep, this emblem deals 1 damage to you." −3: Chandra, Awakened Inferno deals 3 damage to each non-Elemental creature. −X: Chandra, Awakened Inferno deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker. If a permanent dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.

Planeswalker
Chandra, Awakened Inferno (cmm) 875
Footlight Fiend

When Footlight Fiend dies, it deals 1 damage to any target.

Creature
Footlight Fiend (clu) 191
Lightning Strike

Lightning Strike deals 3 damage to any target.

Instant
Lightning Strike (dmu) 137
Plague Drone

Flying Rot Fly — If an opponent would gain life, that player loses that much life instead.

Creature
Plague Drone (40k) 47

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Copy

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Exterminator Magmarch

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets only a single nonland permanent an opponent controls, if another opponent controls one or more nonland permanents that spell could target, choose one of those permanents. Copy that spell. The copy targets the chosen permanent. {1}{B}: Regenerate Exterminator Magmarch.

Creature Artifact
Exterminator Magmarch (m3c) 124
Mirror March

Whenever a nontoken creature you control enters, flip a coin until you lose a flip. For each flip you won, create a token that's a copy of that creature. Those tokens gain haste. Exile them at the beginning of the next end step.

Enchantment
Mirror March (plst) RNA-108

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Counters

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Taurean Mauler

Changeling (This card is every creature type.) Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Creature
Taurean Mauler (nec) 111

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Creature

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Dan Lewis

Noncreature, non-Equipment artifacts you control are Equipment in addition to their other types and have "Equipped creature gets +1/+0" and equip {1}. Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)

Creature
Dan Lewis (who) 78
Heckling Fiends

{2}{R}: Target creature attacks this turn if able.

Creature
Heckling Fiends (cns) 145
Miasma Demon

Flying When Miasma Demon enters, you may discard any number of cards. When you do, up to that many target creatures each get -2/-2 until end of turn.

Creature
Miasma Demon (dsk) 109
Rakdos Ringleader

First strike Whenever Rakdos Ringleader deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card at random. {B}: Regenerate Rakdos Ringleader.

Creature
Rakdos Ringleader (rtr) 186
Rakdos Roustabout

Whenever Rakdos Roustabout becomes blocked, it deals 1 damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.

Creature
Rakdos Roustabout (rna) 198
Tyrannical Pitlord

Flying, trample As Tyrannical Pitlord enters, choose another creature you control. The chosen creature gets +3/+3 and has flying. When Tyrannical Pitlord leaves the battlefield, sacrifice the chosen creature.

Creature
Tyrannical Pitlord (dmu) 284

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Discard

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Vicious Rumors

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

Sorcery
Vicious Rumors (grn) 89

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Draw

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Braids, Arisen Nightmare

At the beginning of your end step, you may sacrifice an artifact, creature, enchantment, land, or planeswalker. If you do, each opponent may sacrifice a permanent of their choice that shares a card type with it. For each opponent who doesn't, that player loses 2 life and you draw a card.

Creature
Braids, Arisen Nightmare (dsc) 133
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld

Whenever another creature you control dies, draw a card if it was attacking. Otherwise, Garna deals 1 damage to each opponent.

Creature
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld (dmu) 200
Midnight Reaper

Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, this creature deals 1 damage to you and you draw a card.

Creature
Midnight Reaper (rvr) 86
Ob Nixilis Reignited

+1: You draw a card and you lose 1 life. −3: Destroy target creature. −8: Target opponent gets an emblem with "Whenever a player draws a card, you lose 2 life."

Planeswalker
Ob Nixilis Reignited (dsc) 152
Phyrexian Vivisector

Whenever a creature you control dies, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Creature
Phyrexian Vivisector (dmu) 100
Sin Prodder

Menace At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library. Any opponent may have you put that card into your graveyard. If a player does, Sin Prodder deals damage to that player equal to that card's mana value. Otherwise, put that card into your hand.

Creature
Sin Prodder (jmp) 363
Sloppity Bilepiper

Jolly Gutpipes — {2}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: The next creature spell you cast this turn has cascade. (When you next cast a creature spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)

Creature
Sloppity Bilepiper (40k) 59

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Evasion

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Vashta Nerada

Indestructible Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.) Morbid — At the beginning of each end step, if a creature died this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Vashta Nerada.

Creature
Vashta Nerada (who) 73

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Finisher

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Huskburster Swarm

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature card you own in exile and in your graveyard. Menace, deathtouch

Creature
Huskburster Swarm (blb) 98

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Land

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Blood Crypt

({T}: Add {B} or {R}.) As Blood Crypt enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land
Blood Crypt (rvr) 273
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (dsc) 96
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (dsk) 283
Rakdos Carnarium

Rakdos Carnarium enters tapped. When Rakdos Carnarium enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{R}.

Land
Rakdos Carnarium (clu) 243
Rakdos Guildgate

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Land
Rakdos Guildgate (clu) 244
Swamp

({T}: Add {B}.)

Land
Swamp (blb) 373

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Pingers

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Triskaidekaphobia

At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one — • Each player with exactly 13 life loses the game, then each player gains 1 life. • Each player with exactly 13 life loses the game, then each player loses 1 life.

Enchantment
Triskaidekaphobia (j22) 479

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Proliferate

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Blightbelly Rat

Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.) When Blightbelly Rat dies, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Creature
Blightbelly Rat (one) 85

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Pump

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Blackblade Reforged

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each land you control. Equip legendary creature {3} Equip {7}

Artifact
Blackblade Reforged (dmc) 178
Nighthowler

Bestow {2}{B}{B} (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.) Nighthowler and enchanted creature each get +X/+X, where X is the number of creature cards in all graveyards.

Creature Enchantment
Nighthowler (clb) 764

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Ramp

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Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (dsc) 92
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist

Deathtouch Whenever Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist attacks, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, create a tapped Powerstone token. {5}, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Create a tapped 3/3 colorless Zombie artifact creature token.

Creature
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist (bro) 84
Demon of Fate's Design

Flying, trample Once during each of your turns, you may cast an enchantment spell by paying life equal to its mana value rather than paying its mana cost. {2}{B}, Sacrifice another enchantment: Demon of Fate's Design gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the sacrificed enchantment's mana value.

Creature Enchantment
Demon of Fate's Design (dsc) 137
Mahadi, Emporium Master

At the beginning of your end step, create a Treasure token for each creature that died this turn. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Creature
Mahadi, Emporium Master (clb) 282
Rakdos Signet

{1}, {T}: Add {B}{R}.

Artifact
Rakdos Signet (dsc) 250
Rakdos, Lord of Riots

You can't cast Rakdos, Lord of Riots unless an opponent lost life this turn. Flying, trample Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each 1 life your opponents have lost this turn.

Creature
Rakdos, Lord of Riots (dsc) 230

Ramp

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Recursion

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Dig Up the Body

Casualty 1 (As you cast this spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power 1 or greater. When you do, copy this spell.) Mill two cards, then you may return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand. (To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)

Instant
Dig Up the Body (snc) 76
Garna, the Bloodflame

Flash When Garna, the Bloodflame enters, return to your hand all creature cards in your graveyard that were put there from anywhere this turn. Other creatures you control have haste.

Creature
Garna, the Bloodflame (dmc) 151
Macabre Mockery

Put target creature card from an opponent's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. It gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.

Instant
Macabre Mockery (rna) 191
Nightmare Shepherd

Flying Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, you may exile it. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's 1/1 and it's a Nightmare in addition to its other types.

Creature Enchantment
Nightmare Shepherd (dsc) 149

Recursion

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Removal

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Bedeck

Instant
Bedeck // Bedazzle (rvr) 244
Chain Devil

Animate Chains — When Chain Devil enters, each player sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice.

Creature
Chain Devil (clb) 120
Fell

Destroy target creature.

Sorcery
Fell (blb) 95
Goremand

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Flying Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) When Goremand enters, each opponent sacrifices a creature.

Creature
Goremand (cmm) 163
Juri, Master of the Revue

Whenever you sacrifice a permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on Juri, Master of the Revue. When Juri dies, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

Creature
Juri, Master of the Revue (cmr) 282
Lash of the Balrog

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or pay {4}. Destroy target creature.

Sorcery
Lash of the Balrog (ltr) 92
Murder

Destroy target creature.

Instant
Murder (dsk) 110
Orca, Siege Demon

Trample Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Orca, Siege Demon. When Orca dies, it deals damage equal to its power divided as you choose among any number of targets.

Creature
Orca, Siege Demon (dmc) 37
Overseer of the Damned

Flying When Overseer of the Damned enters, you may destroy target creature. Whenever a nontoken creature an opponent controls dies, create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

Creature
Overseer of the Damned (mkc) 132
Rakdos Charm

Choose one — • Exile target player's graveyard. • Destroy target artifact. • Each creature deals 1 damage to its controller.

Instant
Rakdos Charm (dsc) 229
Rakdos, the Showstopper

Flying, trample When Rakdos, the Showstopper enters, flip a coin for each creature that isn't a Demon, Devil, or Imp. Destroy each creature whose coin comes up tails.

Creature
Rakdos, the Showstopper (clu) 205
Shock

Shock deals 2 damage to any target.

Instant
Shock (mkm) 144
Starstorm

Starstorm deals X damage to each creature. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Instant
Starstorm (blc) 203
The Balrog, Durin's Bane

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each permanent sacrificed this turn. Haste The Balrog, Durin's Bane can't be blocked except by legendary creatures. When The Balrog dies, destroy target artifact or creature an opponent controls.

Creature
The Balrog, Durin's Bane (ltr) 195
The Long Reach of Night

Enchantment
The Long Reach of Night // Animus of Night's Reach (neo) 109The Long Reach of Night // Animus of Night's Reach (neo) 109
Vile Mutilator

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature or enchantment. Flying, trample When Vile Mutilator enters, each opponent sacrifices a nontoken enchantment of their choice, then sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice.

Creature
Vile Mutilator (dsk) 122

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Sac Outlet

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Body Dropper

Whenever you sacrifice another creature, put a +1/+1 counter on Body Dropper. {B}{R}, Sacrifice another creature: Body Dropper gains menace until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

Creature
Body Dropper (snc) 168
Demon of Catastrophes

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Flying, trample

Creature
Demon of Catastrophes (j22) 397
Fireblade Artist

Haste At the beginning of your upkeep, you may sacrifice a creature. When you do, Fireblade Artist deals 2 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.

Creature
Fireblade Artist (2x2) 214
Hobblefiend

Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) {1}, Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on Hobblefiend.

Creature
Hobblefiend (m21) 152

Sac Outlet

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Theft

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Molten Primordial

Haste When Molten Primordial enters, for each opponent, gain control of up to one target creature that player controls until end of turn. Untap those creatures. They gain haste until end of turn.

Creature
Molten Primordial (gtc) 101

Theft

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Tokens

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Devils' Playground

Create four 1/1 red Devil creature tokens. They have "When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."

Sorcery
Devils' Playground (soi) 151
Elemental Mastery

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "{T}: Create X 1/1 red Elemental creature tokens with haste, where X is this creature's power. Exile them at the beginning of the next end step."

Enchantment
Elemental Mastery (nec) 105
Elturel Survivors

Trample, myriad (Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.) As long as Elturel Survivors is attacking, it gets +X/+0, where X is the number of lands defending player controls.

Creature
Elturel Survivors (clb) 172
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin

Whenever Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it, then create a number of 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens equal to Krenko's power.

Creature
Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin (moc) 287
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred

At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a 2/1 red Elemental creature token with trample and haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step. {T}: Search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Activate only if five or more creatures died this turn.

Creature
Lagomos, Hand of Hatred (dmu) 205
Rite of Belzenlok

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.) I, II — Create two 0/1 black Cleric creature tokens. III — Create a 6/6 black Demon creature token with flying, trample, and "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice another creature. If you can't, this creature deals 6 damage to you."

Enchantment
Rite of Belzenlok (dom) 102
Squee, Dubious Monarch

Haste Whenever Squee, Dubious Monarch attacks, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token that's tapped and attacking. You may cast Squee, Dubious Monarch from your graveyard by paying {3}{R} and exiling four other cards from your graveyard rather than paying its mana cost.

Creature
Squee, Dubious Monarch (dmu) 146
The Master, Multiplied

Myriad The "legend rule" doesn't apply to creature tokens you control. Triggered abilities you control can't cause you to sacrifice or exile creature tokens you control.

Creature
The Master, Multiplied (who) 146

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Tutor

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Diabolic Tutor

Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Diabolic Tutor (plst) ODY-129

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Sideboard

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Urabrask's Forge

At the beginning of combat on your turn, put an oil counter on Urabrask's Forge, then create an X/1 red Phyrexian Horror creature token with trample and haste, where X is the number of oil counters on Urabrask's Forge. Sacrifice that token at the beginning of the next end step.

Artifact
Urabrask's Forge (one) 153

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Description

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