Perrie, the Pulverizer

When Perrie enters, put a shield counter on target creature. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
Whenever Perrie attacks, target creature you control gains trample and gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of different kinds of counters among permanents you control.

Icatian Javelineers

Icatian Javelineers enters with a javelin counter on it.
{T}, Remove a javelin counter from Icatian Javelineers: It deals 1 damage to any target.

Liege of the Tangle

Trample
Whenever Liege of the Tangle deals combat damage to a player, you may choose any number of target lands you control and put an awakening counter on each of them. Each of those lands is an 8/8 green Elemental creature for as long as it has an awakening counter on it. They're still lands.

Clockwork Avian

Flying
Clockwork Avian enters with four +1/+0 counters on it.
At end of combat, if Clockwork Avian attacked or blocked this combat, remove a +1/+0 counter from it.
{X}, {T}: Put up to X +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Avian. This ability can't cause the total number of +1/+0 counters on Clockwork Avian to be greater than four. Activate only during your upkeep.

Jötun Owl Keeper

Cumulative upkeep {W} or {U} (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.)
When Jötun Owl Keeper dies, create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying for each age counter on it.

Banshee's Blade

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each charge counter on Banshee's Blade.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage, put a charge counter on Banshee's Blade.
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This card enters unattached and stays on the battlefield if the creature leaves.)

Energy Chamber

At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one —
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target artifact creature.
• Put a charge counter on target noncreature artifact.

Grindclock

{T}: Put a charge counter on Grindclock.
{T}: Target player mills X cards, where X is the number of charge counters on Grindclock.

Component Pouch

{T}, Remove a component counter from Component Pouch: Add two mana of different colors.
{T}: Roll a d20.
1—9 | Put a component counter on Component Pouch.
10—20 | Put two component counters on Component Pouch.

Delif's Cube

{2}, {T}: This turn, when target creature you control attacks and isn't blocked, it assigns no combat damage this turn and you put a cube counter on Delif's Cube.
{2}, Remove a cube counter from Delif's Cube: Regenerate target creature.

Pious Kitsune

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a devotion counter on Pious Kitsune. Then if a creature named Eight-and-a-Half-Tails is on the battlefield, you gain 1 life for each devotion counter on Pious Kitsune.
{T}, Remove a devotion counter from Pious Kitsune: You gain 1 life.

Oblivion Stone

{4}, {T}: Put a fate counter on target permanent.
{5}, {T}, Sacrifice Oblivion Stone: Destroy each nonland permanent without a fate counter on it, then remove all fate counters from all permanents.

Aven Mimeomancer

Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a feather counter on target creature. If you do, that creature has base power and toughness 3/1 and has flying for as long as it has a feather counter on it.

Azor's Elocutors

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a filibuster counter on Azor's Elocutors. Then if Azor's Elocutors has five or more filibuster counters on it, you win the game.
Whenever a source deals damage to you, remove a filibuster counter from Azor's Elocutors.

Briber's Purse

Briber's Purse enters with X gem counters on it.
{1}, {T}, Remove a gem counter from Briber's Purse: Target creature can't attack or block this turn.

Ursine Fylgja

Ursine Fylgja enters with four healing counters on it.
Remove a healing counter from Ursine Fylgja: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to Ursine Fylgja this turn.
{2}{W}: Put a healing counter on Ursine Fylgja.

The Magic Mirror

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.
You have no maximum hand size.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a knowledge counter on The Magic Mirror, then draw a card for each knowledge counter on The Magic Mirror.

Arbiter of the Ideal

Flying
Inspired — Whenever Arbiter of the Ideal becomes untapped, reveal the top card of your library. If it's an artifact, creature, or land card, you may put it onto the battlefield with a manifestation counter on it. That permanent is an enchantment in addition to its other types.

Celestial Convergence

Celestial Convergence enters with seven omen counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove an omen counter from Celestial Convergence. If there are no omen counters on Celestial Convergence, the player with the highest life total wins the game. If two or more players are tied for highest life total, the game is a draw.

Lotus Blossom

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a petal counter on Lotus Blossom.
{T}, Sacrifice Lotus Blossom: Add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of petal counters on Lotus Blossom.

Magma Mine

{4}: Put a pressure counter on Magma Mine.
{T}, Sacrifice Magma Mine: It deals damage equal to the number of pressure counters on it to any target.

Quest for Renewal

Whenever a creature you control becomes tapped, you may put a quest counter on Quest for Renewal.
As long as there are four or more quest counters on Quest for Renewal, untap all creatures you control during each other player's untap step.

Gutter Grime

Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, put a slime counter on Gutter Grime, then create a green Ooze creature token with "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of slime counters on Gutter Grime."

Utopia Mycon

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a spore counter on Utopia Mycon.
Remove three spore counters from Utopia Mycon: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.
Sacrifice a Saproling: Add one mana of any color.

Fountain of Cho

Fountain of Cho enters tapped.
{T}: Put a storage counter on Fountain of Cho.
{T}, Remove any number of storage counters from Fountain of Cho: Add {W} for each storage counter removed this way.

Rushwood Grove

Rushwood Grove enters tapped.
{T}: Put a storage counter on Rushwood Grove.
{T}, Remove any number of storage counters from Rushwood Grove: Add {G} for each storage counter removed this way.

Saprazzan Cove

Saprazzan Cove enters tapped.
{T}: Put a storage counter on Saprazzan Cove.
{T}, Remove any number of storage counters from Saprazzan Cove: Add {U} for each storage counter removed this way.

Tidal Influence

Cast this spell only if no permanents named Tidal Influence are on the battlefield.
Tidal Influence enters with a tide counter on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a tide counter on Tidal Influence.
As long as there is exactly one tide counter on Tidal Influence, all blue creatures get -2/-0.
As long as there are exactly three tide counters on Tidal Influence, all blue creatures get +2/+0.
Whenever there are four or more tide counters on Tidal Influence, remove all tide counters from it.

Time Bomb

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a time counter on Time Bomb.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice Time Bomb: Time Bomb deals damage equal to the number of time counters on it to each creature and each player.

Helix Pinnacle

Shroud (This enchantment can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
{X}: Put X tower counters on Helix Pinnacle.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are 100 or more tower counters on Helix Pinnacle, you win the game.

Trap Digger

{2}{W}, {T}: Put a trap counter on target land you control.
Sacrifice a land with a trap counter on it: Trap Digger deals 3 damage to target attacking creature without flying.

War Dance

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on War Dance.
Sacrifice War Dance: Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of verse counters on War Dance.

Mercadian Lift

{1}, {T}: Put a winch counter on Mercadian Lift.
{T}, Remove X winch counters from Mercadian Lift: You may put a creature card with mana value X from your hand onto the battlefield.

Promise of Loyalty

Each player puts a vow counter on a creature they control and sacrifices the rest. Each of those creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control for as long as it has a vow counter on it.

Djinn of Wishes

Flying
Djinn of Wishes enters with three wish counters on it.
{2}{U}{U}, Remove a wish counter from Djinn of Wishes: Reveal the top card of your library. You may play that card without paying its mana cost. If you don't, exile it.

Shield Sphere

Defender
Whenever Shield Sphere blocks, put a -0/-1 counter on it.

Helica Glider

Helica Glider enters with your choice of a flying counter or a first strike counter on it.

Wingspan Mentor

When Wingspan Mentor enters, put a flying counter on target non-Human creature you control.
{2}{U}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with flying.

Vivien, Monsters' Advocate

You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may cast creature spells from the top of your library.
+1: Create a 3/3 green Beast creature token. Put your choice of a vigilance counter, a reach counter, or a trample counter on it.
−2: When you next cast a creature spell this turn, search your library for a creature card with lesser mana value, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Woolly Razorback

Woolly Razorback enters with three ice counters on it.
As long as Woolly Razorback has an ice counter on it, prevent all combat damage it would deal and it has defender.
Whenever Woolly Razorback blocks, remove an ice counter from it.

Triassic Egg

{3}, {T}: Put a hatchling counter on Triassic Egg.
Sacrifice Triassic Egg: Choose one. Activate only if there are two or more hatchling counters on Triassic Egg.
• You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.
• Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Sporogenesis

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a fungus counter on target nontoken creature.
Whenever a creature with a fungus counter on it dies, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token for each fungus counter on that creature.
When Sporogenesis leaves the battlefield, remove all fungus counters from all creatures.

Fungus Elemental

{G}, Sacrifice a Forest: Put a +2/+2 counter on Fungus Elemental. Activate only if Fungus Elemental entered this turn.

Soul Echo

Soul Echo enters with X echo counters on it.
You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life.
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Soul Echo if there are no echo counters on it. Otherwise, target opponent may choose that for each 1 damage that would be dealt to you until your next upkeep, you remove an echo counter from Soul Echo instead.

Crescendo of War

At the beginning of each upkeep, put a strife counter on Crescendo of War.
Attacking creatures get +1/+0 for each strife counter on Crescendo of War.
Blocking creatures you control get +1/+0 for each strife counter on Crescendo of War.

Hada Spy Patrol

Level up {2}{U} ({2}{U}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)
LEVEL 1-2
2/2
Hada Spy Patrol can't be blocked.
LEVEL 3+
3/3
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Hada Spy Patrol can't be blocked.

Energy Vortex

As Energy Vortex enters, choose an opponent.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove all vortex counters from Energy Vortex.
At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, Energy Vortex deals 3 damage to that player unless they pay {1} for each vortex counter on Energy Vortex.
{X}: Put X vortex counters on Energy Vortex. Activate only during your upkeep.

Fylgja

Enchant creature
Fylgja enters with four healing counters on it.
Remove a healing counter from Fylgja: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to enchanted creature this turn.
{2}{W}: Put a healing counter on Fylgja.

Sigil of Distinction

Sigil of Distinction enters with X charge counters on it.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each charge counter on Sigil of Distinction.
Equip—Remove a charge counter from Sigil of Distinction.

Instrument of the Bards

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a harmony counter on Instrument of the Bards.
{3}{G}, {T}: Search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to the number of harmony counters on Instrument of the Bards, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If that card is legendary, create a Treasure token. Then shuffle.

Noble's Purse

Noble's Purse enters tapped and with three coin counters on it.
{T}, Remove a coin counter from Noble's Purse: Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Midnight Clock

{T}: Add {U}.
{2}{U}: Put an hour counter on Midnight Clock.
At the beginning of each upkeep, put an hour counter on Midnight Clock.
When the twelfth hour counter is put on Midnight Clock, shuffle your hand and graveyard into your library, then draw seven cards. Exile Midnight Clock.

Fraying Line

When Fraying Line enters, put a rope counter on target creature you control.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may pay {2}. If they do, they put a rope counter on a creature they control. Otherwise, exile Fraying Line and each creature without a rope counter on it, then remove all rope counters from all creatures.

Magnetic Web

If a creature with a magnet counter on it attacks, all creatures with magnet counters on them attack if able.
Whenever a creature with a magnet counter on it attacks, all creatures with magnet counters on them block that creature this turn if able.
{1}, {T}: Put a magnet counter on target creature.

Eye of Doom

When Eye of Doom enters, each player chooses a nonland permanent and puts a doom counter on it.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Eye of Doom: Destroy each permanent with a doom counter on it.

The Monumental Facade

The Monumental Facade enters with two oil counters on it.
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}, Remove an oil counter from The Monumental Facade: Put an oil counter on target artifact or creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery.

Jar of Eyeballs

Whenever a creature you control dies, put two eyeball counters on Jar of Eyeballs.
{3}, {T}, Remove all eyeball counters from Jar of Eyeballs: Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of eyeball counters removed this way. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Strixhaven Stadium

{T}: Add {C}. Put a point counter on Strixhaven Stadium.
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, remove a point counter from Strixhaven Stadium.
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to an opponent, put a point counter on Strixhaven Stadium. Then if it has ten or more point counters on it, remove them all and that player loses the game.

Palliation Accord

Whenever a creature an opponent controls becomes tapped, put a palliation counter on Palliation Accord.
Remove a palliation counter from Palliation Accord: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to you this turn.

Chimeric Mass

Chimeric Mass enters with X charge counters on it.
{1}: Until end of turn, Chimeric Mass becomes a Construct artifact creature with "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of charge counters on it."

Vivid Meadow

Vivid Meadow enters tapped with two charge counters on it.
{T}: Add {W}.
{T}, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Meadow: Add one mana of any color.

Barrin's Codex

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a page counter on Barrin's Codex.
{4}, {T}, Sacrifice Barrin's Codex: Draw X cards, where X is the number of page counters on Barrin's Codex.

Agent's Toolkit

Agent's Toolkit enters with a +1/+1 counter, a flying counter, a deathtouch counter, and a shield counter on it. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
Whenever a creature you control enters, you may move a counter from Agent's Toolkit onto that creature.
{2}, Sacrifice Agent's Toolkit: Draw a card.

That Which Was Taken

{4}, {T}: Put a divinity counter on target permanent other than That Which Was Taken.
Each permanent with a divinity counter on it has indestructible.

Contractual Safeguard

Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, put a shield counter on a creature you control. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
Choose a kind of counter on a creature you control. Put a counter of that kind on each other creature you control.

Vivid Creek

Vivid Creek enters tapped with two charge counters on it.
{T}: Add {U}.
{T}, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Creek: Add one mana of any color.

Myth Realized

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a lore counter on Myth Realized.
{2}{W}: Put a lore counter on Myth Realized.
{W}: Until end of turn, Myth Realized becomes a Monk Avatar creature in addition to its other types and gains "This creature's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lore counters on it."

Elspeth Resplendent

+1: Choose up to one target creature. Put a +1/+1 counter and a counter from among flying, first strike, lifelink, or vigilance on it.
−3: Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may put a permanent card with mana value 3 or less from among them onto the battlefield with a shield counter on it. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
−7: Create five 3/3 white Angel creature tokens with flying.

Paradox Zone

Paradox Zone enters with a growth counter on it.
At the beginning of your end step, double the number of growth counters on Paradox Zone. Then create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of growth counters on Paradox Zone.

Legacy's Allure

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a treasure counter on Legacy's Allure.
Sacrifice Legacy's Allure: Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of treasure counters on Legacy's Allure. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

Jabari's Influence

Cast this spell only after combat.
Gain control of target nonartifact, nonblack creature that attacked you this turn and put a -1/-0 counter on it.

Remote Farm

Remote Farm enters tapped with two depletion counters on it.
{T}, Remove a depletion counter from Remote Farm: Add {W}{W}. If there are no depletion counters on Remote Farm, sacrifice it.

Essence Bottle

{3}, {T}: Put an elixir counter on Essence Bottle.
{T}, Remove all elixir counters from Essence Bottle: You gain 2 life for each elixir counter removed this way.

Ominous Seas

Whenever you draw a card, put a foreshadow counter on Ominous Seas.
Remove eight foreshadow counters from Ominous Seas: Create an 8/8 blue Kraken creature token.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Hickory Woodlot

Hickory Woodlot enters tapped with two depletion counters on it.
{T}, Remove a depletion counter from Hickory Woodlot: Add {G}{G}. If there are no depletion counters on Hickory Woodlot, sacrifice it.

Hoofprints of the Stag

Whenever you draw a card, you may put a hoofprint counter on Hoofprints of the Stag.
{2}{W}, Remove four hoofprint counters from Hoofprints of the Stag: Create a 4/4 white Elemental creature token with flying. Activate only during your turn.

Hedron-Field Purists

Level up {2}{W} ({2}{W}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)
LEVEL 1-4
1/4
If a source would deal damage to you or a creature you control, prevent 1 of that damage.
LEVEL 5+
2/5
If a source would deal damage to you or a creature you control, prevent 2 of that damage.

Crystalline Giant

At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose a kind of counter at random that Crystalline Giant doesn't have on it from among flying, first strike, deathtouch, hexproof, lifelink, menace, reach, trample, vigilance, and +1/+1. Put a counter of that kind on Crystalline Giant.

Hexdrinker

Level up {1} ({1}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)
LEVEL 3-7
4/4
Protection from instants
LEVEL 8+
6/6
Protection from everything

Icatian Moneychanger

Icatian Moneychanger enters with three credit counters on it.
When Icatian Moneychanger enters, it deals 3 damage to you.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a credit counter on Icatian Moneychanger.
Sacrifice Icatian Moneychanger: You gain 1 life for each credit counter on Icatian Moneychanger. Activate only during your upkeep.

Archery Training

Enchant creature
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put an arrow counter on Archery Training.
Enchanted creature has "{T}: This creature deals X damage to target attacking or blocking creature, where X is the number of arrow counters on Archery Training."

Denry Klin, Editor in Chief

Denry Klin, Editor in Chief enters with your choice of a +1/+1, first strike, or vigilance counter on it.
Whenever a nontoken creature you control enters, if Denry has counters on it, put the same number of each kind of counter on that creature.

Ludevic's Test Subject

Defender
{1}{U}: Put a hatchling counter on Ludevic's Test Subject. Then if there are five or more hatchling counters on it, remove all of them and transform it.

Ludevic's Abomination

Ludevic's Test Subject // Ludevic's Abomination

Homarid

Homarid enters with a tide counter on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a tide counter on Homarid.
As long as there is exactly one tide counter on Homarid, it gets -1/-1.
As long as there are exactly three tide counters on Homarid, it gets +1/+1.
Whenever there are four or more tide counters on Homarid, remove all tide counters from it.

Hornbash Mentor

When Hornbash Mentor enters, put a trample counter on target non-Human creature you control.
{2}{G}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control with trample.

Osai Vultures

Flying
At the beginning of each end step, if a creature died this turn, put a carrion counter on Osai Vultures.
Remove two carrion counters from Osai Vultures: Osai Vultures gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Mirrodin's Core

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Put a charge counter on Mirrodin's Core.
{T}, Remove a charge counter from Mirrodin's Core: Add one mana of any color.

Vivid Grove

Vivid Grove enters tapped with two charge counters on it.
{T}: Add {G}.
{T}, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Grove: Add one mana of any color.

Saprazzan Skerry

Saprazzan Skerry enters tapped with two depletion counters on it.
{T}, Remove a depletion counter from Saprazzan Skerry: Add {U}{U}. If there are no depletion counters on Saprazzan Skerry, sacrifice it.

Pyramid of the Pantheon

{2}, {T}: Add one mana of any color. Put a brick counter on Pyramid of the Pantheon.
{T}: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only if there are three or more brick counters on Pyramid of the Pantheon.

Edifice of Authority

{1}, {T}: Target creature can't attack this turn. Put a brick counter on Edifice of Authority.
{1}, {T}: Until your next turn, target creature can't attack or block and its activated abilities can't be activated. Activate only if there are three or more brick counters on Edifice of Authority.

Slippery Bogbonder

Flash
Hexproof
When Slippery Bogbonder enters, put a hexproof counter on target creature. Then move any number of counters from among creatures you control onto that creature.

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."

Quest for Ancient Secrets

Whenever a card is put into your graveyard from anywhere, you may put a quest counter on Quest for Ancient Secrets.
Remove five quest counters from Quest for Ancient Secrets and sacrifice it: Target player shuffles their graveyard into their library.

Chromatic Armor

Enchant creature
As Chromatic Armor enters, choose a color.
Chromatic Armor enters with a sleight counter on it.
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to enchanted creature by sources of the last chosen color.
{X}: Put a sleight counter on Chromatic Armor and choose a color. X is the number of sleight counters on Chromatic Armor.

Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle

Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle enters tapped with five slumber counters on it.
As long as Arixmethes has a slumber counter on it, it's a land. (It's not a creature.)
Whenever you cast a spell, you may remove a slumber counter from Arixmethes.
{T}: Add {G}{U}.

Investigator's Journal

Investigator's Journal enters with a number of suspect counters on it equal to the greatest number of creatures a player controls.
{2}, {T}, Remove a suspect counter from Investigator's Journal: Draw a card.
{2}, Sacrifice Investigator's Journal: Draw a card.

Sensei Golden-Tail

Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
{1}{W}, {T}: Put a training counter on target creature. That creature gains bushido 1 and becomes a Samurai in addition to its other creature types. Activate only as a sorcery.

Spore Flower

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a spore counter on Spore Flower.
Remove three spore counters from Spore Flower: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

Intrepid Adversary

Lifelink
When Intrepid Adversary enters, you may pay {1}{W} any number of times. When you pay this cost one or more times, put that many valor counters on Intrepid Adversary.
Creatures you control get +1/+1 for each valor counter on Intrepid Adversary.

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