Vault 112: Sadistic Simulation

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Tap up to one target creature and put a stun counter on it. You get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
III — Pay any amount of {E}. If you paid one or more {E} this way, shuffle your library, then exile that many cards from the top. You may play one of those cards without paying its mana cost.

Aether Spike

Choose target spell. You get {E}{E} (two energy counters), then you may pay any amount of {E}. Counter that spell unless its controller pays {1} for each {E} paid this way.

Inventor's Axe

Flash
When Inventor's Axe enters, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
When Inventor's Axe enters, attach it to target creature you control.
Equipped creature gets +2/+0.
Equip—Pay {E}{E}.

Electrozoa

Flash
Flying
When Electrozoa enters, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
At the beginning of your first main phase, tap Electrozoa unless you pay {E}.

Era of Innovation

Whenever an artifact or Artificer you control enters, you may pay {1}. If you do, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
Pay six {E}, Sacrifice Era of Innovation: Draw three cards.

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 {T} no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Liberty Prime, Recharged

Vigilance, trample, haste
Whenever Liberty Prime, Recharged attacks or blocks, sacrifice it unless you pay {E}{E} (two energy counters).
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: You get {E}{E} and draw a card.

Filigree Racer

When Filigree Racer enters, you get {E}{E}{E}{E} (four energy counters).
Whenever Filigree Racer attacks, you may pay {E}{E}. When you do, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains jump-start until end of turn. (You may cast that card from your graveyard by discarding a card in addition to paying its other costs. Then exile it.)
Crew 1

Lightning Greaves

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

Sphinx of the Revelation

Flying, lifelink
Whenever you gain life, you get that many {E} (energy counters).
{W}{U}{U}, {T}, Pay X {E}: Draw X cards.

Confiscation Coup

Choose target artifact or creature. You get {E}{E}{E}{E} (four energy counters), then you may pay an amount of {E} equal to that permanent's mana value. If you do, gain control of it.

Behemoth of Vault 0

Trample
When Behemoth of Vault 0 enters, you get {E}{E}{E}{E} (four energy counters).
When Behemoth of Vault 0 dies, you may pay an amount of {E} equal to target nonland permanent's mana value. When you do, destroy that permanent.

Synth Eradicator

Haste
Whenever Synth Eradicator attacks, exile the top card of your library. You may get {E}{E} (two energy counters). If you don't, you may play that card this turn.
{T}, Pay {E}{E}{E}: Synth Eradicator deals 3 damage to any target.

Dr. Madison Li

Whenever you cast an artifact spell, you get {E} (an energy counter).
{T}, Pay {E}: Target creature gets +1/+0 and gains trample and haste until end of turn.
{T}, Pay {E}{E}{E}: Draw a card.
{T}, Pay {E}{E}{E}{E}{E}: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

Brotherhood Scribe

Metalcraft — {T}: You get {E} (an energy counter). Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.
Whenever you get one or more {E} during your turn, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.

Razorfield Ripper

Whenever Razorfield Ripper or equipped creature attacks, you get {E} (an energy counter), then it gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the amount of {E} you have.
Reconfigure—Pay {2} or {E}{E}{E}. (Pay {2} or {E}{E}{E}: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)

Rex, Cyber-Hound

Whenever Rex, Cyber-Hound deals combat damage to a player, they mill two cards and you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
Pay {E}{E}: Choose target creature card in a graveyard. Exile it with a brain counter on it. Activate only as a sorcery.
Rex has all activated abilities of all cards in exile with brain counters on them.

The Motherlode, Excavator

When The Motherlode, Excavator enters, choose target opponent. You get an amount of {E} (energy counters) equal to the number of nonbasic lands that player controls.
Whenever The Motherlode attacks, you may pay {E}{E}{E}{E}. When you do, destroy target nonbasic land defending player controls, and creatures that player controls without flying can't block this turn.

Satya, Aetherflux Genius

Menace, haste
Whenever Satya, Aetherflux Genius attacks, create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of up to one other target nontoken creature you control. You get {E}{E} (two energy counters). At the beginning of the next end step, sacrifice that token unless you pay an amount of {E} equal to its mana value.

Aetherworks Marvel

Whenever a permanent you control is put into a graveyard, you get {E} (an energy counter).
{T}, Pay six {E}: Look at the top six cards of your library. You may cast a spell from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Aethertide Whale

Flying
When Aethertide Whale enters, you get six {E} (energy counters).
Pay {E}{E}{E}{E}: Return Aethertide Whale to its owner's hand.

T-45 Power Armor

When T-45 Power Armor enters, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
Equipped creature gets +3/+3 and doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay {E}. If you do, untap equipped creature, then put your choice of a menace, trample, or lifelink counter on it.
Equip {3}

Sentry Bot

Flash
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature attacking you.
When Sentry Bot enters, you get {E} for each creature attacking you.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may pay {E}{E}{E}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Aurora Shifter

Whenever Aurora Shifter deals combat damage to a player, you get that many {E}.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may pay {E}{E}. When you do, Aurora Shifter becomes a copy of another target creature you control, except it has this ability and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you get that many {E}."

Glacial Fortress

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

Robobrain War Mind

Robobrain War Mind's power is equal to the number of cards in your hand.
When Robobrain War Mind enters, you get an amount of {E} (energy counters) equal to the number of artifact creatures you control.
Whenever Robobrain War Mind attacks, you may pay {E}{E}{E}. If you do, draw a card.

Gonti's Aether Heart

Whenever Gonti's Aether Heart or another artifact you control enters, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
Pay eight {E}, Exile Gonti's Aether Heart: Take an extra turn after this one.

Aethersquall Ancient

Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, you get {E}{E}{E} (three energy counters).
Pay eight {E}: Return all other creatures to their owners' hands. Activate only as a sorcery.

Automated Assembly Line

Whenever one or more artifact creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, you get {E} (an energy counter).
Pay {E}{E}{E}: Create a tapped 3/3 colorless Robot artifact creature token.

Plasma Caster

Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
Pay {E}{E}: Choose target creature that's blocking equipped creature. Flip a coin. If you win the flip, exile the chosen creature. Otherwise, Plasma Caster deals 1 damage to it.
Equip {2}

Electrosiphon

Counter target spell. You get an amount of {E} (energy counters) equal to its mana value.

Mountain

Glimmer of Genius

Scry 2, then draw two cards. You get {E}{E} (two energy counters).

Stone Idol Generator

Whenever a creature you control attacks, you get {E} (an energy counter).
{T}, Pay six {E}: Create a 6/12 colorless Construct artifact creature token with trample. Activate only as a sorcery.

Lightning Runner

Double strike, haste
Whenever Lightning Runner attacks, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters), then you may pay eight {E}. If you pay, untap all creatures you control, and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Aetherstorm Roc

Flying
Whenever Aetherstorm Roc or another creature you control enters, you get {E} (an energy counter).
Whenever Aetherstorm Roc attacks, you may pay {E}{E}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on it and tap up to one target creature defending player controls.

Whirler Virtuoso

When Whirler Virtuoso enters, you get {E}{E}{E} (three energy counters).
Pay {E}{E}{E}: Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.

Hourglass of the Lost

{T}: Add {W}. Put a time counter on Hourglass of the Lost.
{T}, Remove X time counters from Hourglass of the Lost and exile it: Return each nonland permanent card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.

Aethersphere Harvester

Flying
When Aethersphere Harvester enters, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
Pay {E}: Aethersphere Harvester gains lifelink until end of turn.
Crew 1 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)

Aethergeode Miner

Whenever Aethergeode Miner attacks, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
Pay {E}{E}: Exile Aethergeode Miner, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Decoction Module

Whenever a creature you control enters, you get {E} (an energy counter).
{4}, {T}: Return target creature you control to its owner's hand.

Replicating Ring

{T}: Add one mana of any color.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a night counter on Replicating Ring. Then if it has eight or more night counters on it, remove all of them and create eight colorless snow artifact tokens named Replicated Ring with "{T}: Add one mana of any color."

Aether Refinery

If you would get one or more {E} (energy counters), you get twice that many {E} instead.
{T}: You get {E}, then you may pay one or more {E}. If you do, create an X/X black Aetherborn creature token, where X is the amount of {E} paid this way.

Localized Destruction

You get {E} (an energy counter), then you may pay one or more {E}. If you do, each creature you control with power equal to the amount of {E} paid this way gains indestructible until end of turn.
Destroy all creatures.

Conversion Apparatus

{T}: Add {C}.
{3}, {T}: You get {E}{E}{E} (three energy counters).
{T}, Pay {E}{E}{E}: Add three mana in any combination of colors.

Mechanized Production

Enchant artifact you control
At the beginning of your upkeep, create a token that's a copy of enchanted artifact. Then if you control eight or more artifacts with the same name as one another, you win the game.

Plains

Izzet Generatorium

If you would get one or more {E} (energy counters), you get that many plus one {E} instead.
{T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you've paid or lost four or more {E} this turn.

Overclocked Electromancer

At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may pay {E}{E}{E}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on Overclocked Electromancer.
Whenever Overclocked Electromancer attacks, double its power until end of turn.
Whenever Overclocked Electromancer deals combat damage to a creature, if that creature was dealt excess damage this turn, you get X {E}, where X is that excess damage.

Blaster Hulk

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each {E} (energy counter) you've paid or lost this turn.
Haste
Whenever Blaster Hulk attacks, you get {E}{E}, then you may pay eight {E}. When you do, Blaster Hulk deals 8 damage divided as you choose among up to eight targets.

Scurry of Gremlins

When Scurry of Gremlins enters, create two 1/1 red Gremlin creature tokens. Then you get an amount of {E} (energy counters) equal to the number of creatures you control.
Pay {E}{E}{E}{E}: Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain haste until end of turn.

Salvation Colossus

Flying, vigilance, trample
Whenever you attack, other creatures you control get +2/+2 and gain indestructible until end of turn.
Unearth—Pay eight {E}. (Pay eight energy counters: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Tezzeret's Gambit

({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.)
Draw two cards, then proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Open the Vaults

Return all artifact and enchantment cards from all graveyards to the battlefield under their owners' control. (Auras with nothing to enchant remain in graveyards.)

Roil Cartographer

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you get {E} (an energy counter).
{T}, Pay six {E}: Draw three cards.

Solar Transformer

Solar Transformer enters tapped.
When Solar Transformer enters, you get {E}{E}{E} (three energy counters).
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}, Pay {E}: Add one mana of any color.

Jolted Awake

Choose up to one target artifact or creature card in your graveyard. You get {E}{E} (two energy counters). Then you may pay an amount of {E} equal to that card's mana value. If you do, return it from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Bespoke Battlewagon

{T}: You get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
{T}, Pay {E}{E}: Tap target creature.
{T}, Pay {E}{E}{E}: Draw a card.
Pay {E}{E}{E}{E}: Bespoke Battlewagon becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.
Crew 4

Curie, Emergent Intelligence

Whenever Curie, Emergent Intelligence deals combat damage to a player, draw cards equal to its base power.
{1}{U}, Exile another nontoken artifact creature you control: Curie becomes a copy of the exiled creature, except it has "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw cards equal to its base power."

Burnished Hart

{3}, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Unstable Amulet

When Unstable Amulet enters, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, Unstable Amulet deals 1 damage to each opponent.
{T}, Pay {E}{E}: Exile the top card of your library. You may play it until you exile another card with Unstable Amulet.

Furycalm Snarl

As Furycalm Snarl enters, you may reveal a Mountain or Plains card from your hand. If you don't, Furycalm Snarl enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

HELIOS One

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}: You get {E} (an energy counter).
{3}, {T}, Pay X {E}, Sacrifice HELIOS One: Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value X. Activate only as a sorcery.

Mystic Forge

You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may cast artifact spells and colorless spells from the top of your library.
{T}, Pay 1 life: Exile the top card of your library.

Razortide Bridge

Razortide Bridge enters tapped.
Indestructible
{T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Renegade Map

Renegade Map enters tapped.
{T}, Sacrifice Renegade Map: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Wayfarer's Bauble

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Wayfarer's Bauble: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Clifftop Retreat

Clifftop Retreat enters tapped unless you control a Mountain or a Plains.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Solemn Simulacrum

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

Treasure Vault

{T}: Add {C}.
{X}{X}, {T}, Sacrifice Treasure Vault: Create X Treasure tokens.

Traveler's Amulet

{1}, Sacrifice Traveler's Amulet: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Island

Silverbluff Bridge

Silverbluff Bridge enters tapped.
Indestructible
{T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Sulfur Falls

Sulfur Falls enters tapped unless you control an Island or a Mountain.
{T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Spire of Industry

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color. Activate only if you control an artifact.

Buried Ruin

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Buried Ruin: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

Temple of Epiphany

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
{T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Irrigated Farmland

({T}: Add {W} or {U}.)
Irrigated Farmland enters tapped.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Frostboil Snarl

As Frostboil Snarl enters, you may reveal an Island or Mountain card from your hand. If you don't, Frostboil Snarl enters tapped.
{T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Port Town

As Port Town enters, you may reveal a Plains or Island card from your hand. If you don't, Port Town enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Prairie Stream

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

Temple of Enlightenment

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
{T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Aether Hub

When Aether Hub enters, you get {E} (an energy counter).
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}, Pay {E}: Add one mana of any color.

Temple of Triumph

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Rustvale Bridge

Rustvale Bridge enters tapped.
Indestructible
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Command Tower

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

Exotic Orchard

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry enters tapped.
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Mystic Monastery

Mystic Monastery enters tapped.
{T}: Add {U}, {R}, or {W}.

Arcade Gannon

{T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. Put a quest counter on Arcade Gannon.
For Auld Lang Syne — Once during each of your turns, you may cast an artifact or Human spell from your graveyard with mana value less than or equal to the number of quest counters on Arcade Gannon.

Assaultron Dominator

When Assaultron Dominator enters, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
Whenever an artifact creature you control attacks, you may pay {E}. If you do, put your choice of a +1/+1, first strike, or trample counter on that creature.

Amped Raptor

First strike
When Amped Raptor enters, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters). Then if you cast it from your hand, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card. You may cast that card by paying an amount of {E} equal to its mana value rather than paying its mana cost.

Jeskai Banner

{T}: Add {U}, {R}, or {W}.
{U}{R}{W}, {T}, Sacrifice Jeskai Banner: Draw a card.

Raugrin Crystal

{T}: Add {U}, {R}, or {W}.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

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