Ghostway

Exile each creature you control. Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

Glen Elendra Archmage

Flying
{U}, Sacrifice Glen Elendra Archmage: Counter target noncreature spell.
Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

Dovin's Acuity

When Dovin's Acuity enters, you gain 2 life and draw a card.
Whenever you cast an instant spell during your main phase, you may return Dovin's Acuity to its owner's hand.

Detention Sphere

When Detention Sphere enters, you may exile target nonland permanent not named Detention Sphere and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent.
When Detention Sphere leaves the battlefield, return the exiled cards to the battlefield under their owner's control.

Cavalier of Dawn

Vigilance
When Cavalier of Dawn enters, destroy up to one target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature token.
When Cavalier of Dawn dies, return target artifact or enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.

Agent of Treachery

When Agent of Treachery enters, gain control of target permanent.
At the beginning of your end step, if you control three or more permanents you don't own, draw three cards.

Time Wipe

Return a creature you control to its owner's hand, then destroy all creatures.

Force of Negation

If it's not your turn, you may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target noncreature spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

Fierce Guardianship

If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
Counter target noncreature spell.

Mana Crypt

At the beginning of your upkeep, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, Mana Crypt deals 3 damage to you.
{T}: Add {C}{C}.

Narset, Parter of Veils

Each opponent can't draw more than one card each turn.
−2: Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a noncreature, nonland card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Plains

Nimbus Maze

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {W}. Activate only if you control an Island.
{T}: Add {U}. Activate only if you control a Plains.

Glacial Fortress

Glacial Fortress enters tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island.
{T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Approach of the Second Sun

If this spell was cast from your hand and you've cast another spell named Approach of the Second Sun this game, you win the game. Otherwise, put Approach of the Second Sun into its owner's library seventh from the top and you gain 7 life.

Deadeye Navigator

Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as Deadeye Navigator is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has "{1}{U}: Exile this creature, then return it to the battlefield under your control."

Imprisoned in the Moon

Enchant creature, land, or planeswalker
Enchanted permanent is a colorless land with "{T}: Add {C}" and loses all other card types and abilities.

Altar of the Brood

Whenever another permanent you control enters, each opponent mills a card.

Act of Authority

When Act of Authority enters, you may exile target artifact or enchantment.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may exile target artifact or enchantment. If you do, its controller gains control of Act of Authority.

Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

White spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
Spells your opponents cast cost {1} more to cast.

Lavinia of the Tenth

Protection from red
When Lavinia of the Tenth enters, detain each nonland permanent your opponents control with mana value 4 or less. (Until your next turn, those permanents can't attack or block and their activated abilities can't be activated.)

Venser, the Sojourner

+2: Exile target permanent you own. Return it to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step.
−1: Creatures can't be blocked this turn.
−8: You get an emblem with "Whenever you cast a spell, exile target permanent."

Island

Talisman of Progress

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {W} or {U}. Talisman of Progress deals 1 damage to you.

Mystic Remora

Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {4}.

Arcane Lighthouse

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}: Until end of turn, creatures your opponents control lose hexproof and shroud and can't have hexproof or shroud.

Peregrine Drake

Flying
When Peregrine Drake enters, untap up to five lands.

Hallowed Fountain

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.)
As Hallowed Fountain enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Soulherder

Whenever a creature is exiled from the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on Soulherder.
At the beginning of your end step, you may exile another target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Sanctum of Eternity

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: Return target commander you own from the battlefield to your hand. Activate only during your turn.

Strionic Resonator

{2}, {T}: Copy target triggered ability you control. You may choose new targets for the copy. (A triggered ability uses the words "when," "whenever," or "at.")

Charming Prince

When Charming Prince enters, choose one —
• Scry 2.
• You gain 3 life.
• Exile another target creature you own. Return it to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step.

Alchemist's Vial

When Alchemist's Vial enters, draw a card.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice Alchemist's Vial: Target creature can't attack or block this turn.

Reflector Mage

When Reflector Mage enters, return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand. That creature's owner can't cast spells with the same name as that creature until your next turn.

Rishadan Footpad

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

Felidar Guardian

When Felidar Guardian enters, you may exile another target permanent you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Ephemerate

Exile target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Temple of Enlightenment

Temple of Enlightenment enters tapped.
When Temple of Enlightenment enters, scry 1.
{T}: Add {W} or {U}.

The Birth of Meletis

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Search your library for a basic Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
II — Create a 0/4 colorless Wall artifact creature token with defender.
III — You gain 2 life.

Omen of the Sea

Flash
When Omen of the Sea enters, scry 2, then draw a card.
{2}{U}, Sacrifice Omen of the Sea: Scry 2.

Thassa, Deep-Dwelling

Indestructible
As long as your devotion to blue is less than five, Thassa isn't a creature.
At the beginning of your end step, exile up to one other target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control.
{3}{U}: Tap another target creature.

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.

Thassa's Oracle

When Thassa's Oracle enters, look at the top X cards of your library, where X is your devotion to blue. Put up to one of them on top of your library and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. If X is greater than or equal to the number of cards in your library, you win the game. (Each {U} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to blue.)

Ephara, God of the Polis

Indestructible
As long as your devotion to white and blue is less than seven, Ephara isn't a creature.
At the beginning of each upkeep, if you had another creature enter the battlefield under your control last turn, draw a card.

Drannith Magistrate

Your opponents can't cast spells from anywhere other than their hands.

Prairie Stream

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.)
Prairie Stream enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Solemn Simulacrum

When Solemn Simulacrum enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
When Solemn Simulacrum dies, you may draw a card.

Essence Flux

Exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If it's a Spirit, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Conjurer's Closet

At the beginning of your end step, you may exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control.

Force of Will

You may pay 1 life and exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Counter target spell.

Path to Exile

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Confounding Conundrum

When Confounding Conundrum enters, draw a card.
Whenever a land enters under an opponent's control, if that player had another land enter the battlefield under their control this turn, they return a land they control to its owner's hand.

Cavern of Souls

As Cavern of Souls enters, choose a creature type.
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type, and that spell can't be countered.

Sea of Clouds

Sea of Clouds enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.
{T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Skyclave Apparition

When Skyclave Apparition enters, exile up to one target nonland, nontoken permanent you don't control with mana value 4 or less.
When Skyclave Apparition leaves the battlefield, the exiled card's owner creates an X/X blue Illusion creature token, where X is the mana value of the exiled card.

Celestial Colonnade

Celestial Colonnade enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W} or {U}.
{3}{W}{U}: Until end of turn, Celestial Colonnade becomes a 4/4 white and blue Elemental creature with flying and vigilance. It's still a land.

Sea Gate Restoration

Draw cards equal to the number of cards in your hand plus one. You have no maximum hand size for the rest of the game.

Sea Gate, Reborn

As Sea Gate, Reborn enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
{T}: Add {U}.

Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn

Eldrazi Displacer

Devoid (This card has no color.)
{2}{C}: Exile another target creature, then return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control. ({C} represents colorless mana.)

Teferi's Protection

Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.)
Exile Teferi's Protection.

Brago, King Eternal

Flying
Whenever Brago, King Eternal deals combat damage to a player, exile any number of target nonland permanents you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control.

Mana Drain

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value.

Hengegate Pathway

Mistgate Pathway

Hengegate Pathway // Mistgate Pathway

Elspeth Conquers Death

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Exile target permanent an opponent controls with mana value 3 or greater.
II — Noncreature spells your opponents cast cost {2} more to cast until your next turn.
III — Return target creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a +1/+1 counter or a loyalty counter on it.

Wall of Omens

Defender
When Wall of Omens enters, draw a card.

Command Tower

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

Cloudblazer

Flying
When Cloudblazer enters, you gain 2 life and draw two cards.

Stonehorn Dignitary

When Stonehorn Dignitary enters, target opponent skips their next combat phase.

Fblthp, the Lost

When Fblthp, the Lost enters, draw a card. If it entered from your library or was cast from your library, draw two cards instead.
When Fblthp becomes the target of a spell, shuffle Fblthp into its owner's library.

Mulldrifter

Flying
When Mulldrifter enters, draw two cards.
Evoke {2}{U} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

Reality Acid

Enchant permanent
Vanishing 3 (This Aura enters with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter from it. When the last is removed, sacrifice it.)
When Reality Acid leaves the battlefield, enchanted permanent's controller sacrifices it.

Dovin's Veto

This spell can't be countered.
Counter target noncreature spell.

Lavinia, Azorius Renegade

Each opponent can't cast noncreature spells with mana value greater than the number of lands that player controls.
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, if no mana was spent to cast it, counter that spell.

Panharmonicon

If an artifact or creature entering causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.

Arcane Signet

Sol Ring

Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size.
{T}: Add {C}.

Spark Double

You may have Spark Double enter as a copy of a creature or planeswalker you control, except it enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it if it's a creature, it enters with an additional loyalty counter on it if it's a planeswalker, and it isn't legendary.

Glasspool Mimic

You may have Glasspool Mimic enter as a copy of a creature you control, except it's a Shapeshifter Rogue in addition to its other types.

Glasspool Shore

Glasspool Shore enters tapped.
{T}: Add {U}.

Glasspool Mimic // Glasspool Shore

Esper Sentinel

Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays {X}, where X is Esper Sentinel's power.

Yorion, Sky Nomad

Companion — Your starting deck contains at least twenty cards more than the minimum deck size. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for {3} as a sorcery.)
Flying
When Yorion enters, exile any number of other nonland permanents you own and control. Return those cards to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step.

Mana Vault

Mana Vault doesn't untap during your untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay {4}. If you do, untap Mana Vault.
At the beginning of your draw step, if Mana Vault is tapped, it deals 1 damage to you.
{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.

Azor, the Lawbringer

Flying
When Azor, the Lawbringer enters, each opponent can't cast instant or sorcery spells during that player's next turn.
Whenever Azor attacks, you may pay {X}{W}{U}{U}. If you do, you gain X life and draw X cards.

Blessed Sanctuary

Prevent all noncombat damage that would be dealt to you and creatures you control.
Whenever a nontoken creature you control enters, create a 2/2 white Unicorn creature token.

Ghostly Flicker

Exile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control.

Restoration Angel

Flash
Flying
When Restoration Angel enters, you may exile target non-Angel creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control.

Flickerwisp

Flying
When Flickerwisp enters, exile another target permanent. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

Archaeomancer

When Archaeomancer enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

Solitude

Flash
Lifelink
When Solitude enters, exile up to one other target creature. That creature's controller gains life equal to its power.
Evoke—Exile a white card from your hand.

Leyline of Anticipation

If Leyline of Anticipation is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.
You may cast spells as though they had flash.

Reveillark

Flying
When Reveillark leaves the battlefield, return up to two target creature cards with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Evoke {5}{W} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

Teleportation Circle

At the beginning of your end step, exile up to one target artifact or creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Jace, Wielder of Mysteries

If you would draw a card while your library has no cards in it, you win the game instead.
+1: Target player mills two cards. Draw a card.
−8: Draw seven cards. Then if your library has no cards in it, you win the game.

Archaeomancer's Map

When Archaeomancer's Map enters, search your library for up to two basic Plains cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Whenever a land an opponent controls enters, if that player controls more lands than you, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Teferi, Time Raveler

Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery.
+1: Until your next turn, you may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.
−3: Return up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment to its owner's hand. Draw a card.

Back to Basics

Nonbasic lands don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.

Mystical Tutor

Search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Personal Tutor

Search your library for a sorcery card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

Enlightened Tutor

Search your library for an artifact or enchantment card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

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