Volo, Guide to Monsters

Whenever you cast a creature spell that doesn't share a creature type with a creature you control or a creature card in your graveyard, copy that spell. (A copy of a creature spell becomes a token.)

Silverback Elder

Whenever you cast a creature spell, choose one —
• Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
• Look at the top five cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them onto the battlefield tapped. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
• You gain 4 life.

Invasion of Ikoria

(As a Siege enters, choose an opponent to protect it. You and others can attack it. When it's defeated, exile it, then cast it transformed.)
When Invasion of Ikoria enters the battlefield, search your library and/or graveyard for a non-Human creature card with mana value X or less and put it onto the battlefield. If you search your library this way, shuffle.

Zilortha, Apex of Ikoria

Reach
For each non-Human creature you control, you may have that creature assign its combat damage as though it weren't blocked.

Invasion of Ikoria // Zilortha, Apex of Ikoria

Ornithopter of Paradise

Scute Swarm

Landfall — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, create a 1/1 green Insect creature token. If you control six or more lands, create a token that's a copy of Scute Swarm instead.

Wandering Archaic

Whenever an opponent casts an instant or sorcery spell, they may pay {2}. If they don't, you may copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Explore the Vastlands

Each player looks at the top five cards of their library and may reveal a land card and/or an instant or sorcery card from among them. Each player puts the cards they revealed this way into their hand and the rest on the bottom of their library in a random order. Each player gains 3 life.

Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands

Murkfiend Liege

Other green creatures you control get +1/+1.
Other blue creatures you control get +1/+1.
Untap all green and/or blue creatures you control during each other player's untap step.

Amphin Mutineer

When Amphin Mutineer enters the battlefield, exile up to one target non-Salamander creature. That creature's controller creates a 4/3 blue Salamander Warrior creature token.
Encore {4}{U}{U} ({4}{U}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)

Spark Double

You may have Spark Double enter the battlefield 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.

Temur Sabertooth

{1}{G}: You may return another creature you control to its owner's hand. If you do, Temur Sabertooth gains indestructible until end of turn.

Peregrine Drake

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

Mulldrifter

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

End-Raze Forerunners

Vigilance, trample, haste
When End-Raze Forerunners enters the battlefield, other creatures you control get +2/+2 and gain vigilance and trample until end of turn.

Prosperous Innkeeper

When Prosperous Innkeeper enters the battlefield, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 1 life.

Birds of Paradise

Maraleaf Pixie

Volo, Itinerant Scholar

When Volo enters the battlefield, create Volo's Journal, a legendary colorless artifact token with hexproof and "Whenever you cast a creature spell, note one of its creature types that hasn't been noted for this artifact."
{2}, {T}: Draw a card for each creature type noted for target permanent you control named Volo's Journal.
Choose a Background

Acidic Slime

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
When Acidic Slime enters the battlefield, destroy target artifact, enchantment, or land.

Man-o'-War

When Man-o'-War enters the battlefield, return target creature to its owner's hand.

Saiba Cryptomancer

Flash
Backup 1 (When this creature enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. If that's another creature, it gains the following ability until end of turn.)
Hexproof

Beast Whisperer

Whenever you cast a creature spell, draw a card.

Scute Mob

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control five or more lands, put four +1/+1 counters on Scute Mob.

Clever Impersonator

You may have Clever Impersonator enter the battlefield as a copy of any nonland permanent on the battlefield.

Faerie Mastermind

Flash
Flying
Whenever an opponent draws their second card each turn, you draw a card.
{3}{U}: Each player draws a card.

Kiora's Follower

Twinning Staff

If you would copy a spell one or more times, instead copy it that many times plus an additional time. You may choose new targets for the additional copy.
{7}, {T}: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Solemn Simulacrum

When Solemn Simulacrum enters the battlefield, 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.

Avenger of Zendikar

When Avenger of Zendikar enters the battlefield, create a 0/1 green Plant creature token for each land you control.
Landfall — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you may put a +1/+1 counter on each Plant creature you control.

Vanguard Suppressor

Squad {2} (As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may pay {2} any number of times. When this creature enters the battlefield, create that many tokens that are copies of it.)
Flying
Suppressing Fire — Whenever Vanguard Suppressor deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Hornet Queen

Flying, deathtouch
When Hornet Queen enters the battlefield, create four 1/1 green Insect creature tokens with flying and deathtouch.

Terastodon

When Terastodon enters the battlefield, you may destroy up to three target noncreature permanents. For each permanent put into a graveyard this way, its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

Panharmonicon

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

Dutiful Replicator

When Dutiful Replicator enters the battlefield, you may pay {1}. When you do, create a token that's a copy of target token you control not named Dutiful Replicator.

Deadeye Navigator

Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters the battlefield. 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."

Sakura-Tribe Elder

Sacrifice Sakura-Tribe Elder: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Junk Winder

Affinity for tokens (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each token you control.)
Whenever a token enters the battlefield under your control, tap target nonland permanent an opponent controls. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Portent Tracker

{T}: Untap target land.
{T}: Choose target battle. If an opponent protects it, remove a defense counter from it. Otherwise, put a defense counter on it. Activate only as a sorcery.

Tribute to the World Tree

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, draw a card if its power is 3 or greater. Otherwise, put two +1/+1 counters on it.

Ilysian Caryatid

{T}: Add one mana of any color. If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, add two mana of any one color instead.

Lotus Cobra

Landfall — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, add one mana of any color.

Perplexing Test

Choose one —
• Return all creature tokens to their owners' hands.
• Return all nontoken creatures to their owners' hands.

Cemetery Prowler

Vigilance
Whenever Cemetery Prowler enters the battlefield or attacks, exile a card from a graveyard.
Spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each card type they share with cards exiled with Cemetery Prowler.

Keruga, the Macrosage

Companion — Your starting deck contains only cards with mana value 3 or greater and land cards. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for {3} as a sorcery.)
When Keruga, the Macrosage enters the battlefield, draw a card for each other permanent you control with mana value 3 or greater.

Reef Worm

When Reef Worm dies, create a 3/3 blue Fish creature token with "When this creature dies, create a 6/6 blue Whale creature token with 'When this creature dies, create a 9/9 blue Kraken creature token.'"

Myr Battlesphere

When Myr Battlesphere enters the battlefield, create four 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature tokens.
Whenever Myr Battlesphere attacks, you may tap X untapped Myr you control. If you do, Myr Battlesphere gets +X/+0 until end of turn and deals X damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.

Irenicus's Vile Duplication

Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control, except the token has flying and it isn't legendary.

Diluvian Primordial

Flying
When Diluvian Primordial enters the battlefield, for each opponent, you may cast up to one target instant or sorcery card from that player's graveyard without paying its mana cost. If a spell cast this way would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.

Vizier of the Menagerie

You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may cast creature spells from the top of your library.
You can spend mana of any type to cast creature spells.

Mind Flayer

Dominate Monster — When Mind Flayer enters the battlefield, gain control of target creature for as long as you control Mind Flayer.

Tyrranax Rex

This spell can't be countered.
Trample, ward {4}, haste
Toxic 4 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get four poison counters.)

Rampaging Baloths

Trample
Landfall — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you may create a 4/4 green Beast creature token.

Inga and Esika

Creatures you control have vigilance and "{T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell."
Whenever you cast a creature spell, if three or more mana from creatures was spent to cast it, draw a card.

Croaking Counterpart

Create a token that's a copy of target non-Frog creature, except it's a 1/1 green Frog.
Flashback {3}{G}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Defiler of Vigor

Trample
As an additional cost to cast green permanent spells, you may pay 2 life. Those spells cost {G} less to cast if you paid life this way. This effect reduces only the amount of green mana you pay.
Whenever you cast a green permanent spell, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

See Double

This spell can't be copied.
Choose one. If an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard, you may choose both.
• Copy target spell. You may choose new targets for the copy. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)
• Create a token that's a copy of target creature.

Pathbreaker Ibex

Whenever Pathbreaker Ibex attacks, creatures you control gain trample and get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

Fade from History

Each player who controls an artifact or enchantment creates a 2/2 green Bear creature token. Then destroy all artifacts and enchantments.

Mirror Box

The "legend rule" doesn't apply to permanents you control.
Each legendary creature you control gets +1/+1.
Each nontoken creature you control gets +1/+1 for each other creature you control with the same name as that creature.

Finale of Devastation

Search your library and/or graveyard for a creature card with mana value X or less and put it onto the battlefield. If you search your library this way, shuffle. If X is 10 or more, creatures you control get +X/+X and gain haste until end of turn.

Green Sun's Twilight

Reveal the top X plus one cards of your library. Choose a creature card and/or a land card from among them. Put those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. If X is 5 or more, instead put the chosen cards onto the battlefield or into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Overwhelming Stampede

Until end of turn, creatures you control gain trample and get +X/+X, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

Chord of Calling

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)
Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Wurmcoil Engine

Deathtouch, lifelink
When Wurmcoil Engine dies, create a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with deathtouch and a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with lifelink.

Consecrated Sphinx

Flying
Whenever an opponent draws a card, you may draw two cards.

Errant, Street Artist

Flash
Defender, haste
{1}{U}, {T}: Copy target spell you control that wasn't cast. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Craterhoof Behemoth

Haste
When Craterhoof Behemoth enters the battlefield, creatures you control gain trample and get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control.

Shared Summons

Search your library for up to two creature cards with different names, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.

Selesnya Eulogist

{2}{G}: Exile target creature card from a graveyard, then populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

Triumph of the Hordes

Until end of turn, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample and infect. (Creatures with infect deal damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)

Combine Chrysalis

Creature tokens you control have flying.
{2}{G}{U}, {T}, Sacrifice a token: Create a 4/4 green Beast creature token. Activate only as a sorcery.

Managorger Hydra

Trample
Whenever a player casts a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Managorger Hydra.

Topiary Stomper

Vigilance
When Topiary Stomper enters the battlefield, search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Topiary Stomper can't attack or block unless you control seven or more lands.

Progenitor Mimic

You may have Progenitor Mimic enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature isn't a token, create a token that's a copy of this creature."

God-Eternal Rhonas

Deathtouch
When God-Eternal Rhonas enters the battlefield, double the power of each other creature you control until end of turn. Those creatures gain vigilance until end of turn.
When God-Eternal Rhonas dies or is put into exile from the battlefield, you may put it into its owner's library third from the top.

Double Major

Copy target creature spell you control, except it isn't legendary if the spell is legendary. (A copy of a creature spell becomes a token.)

Full Flowering

Populate X times. (To populate, create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control. Do this X times.)

Second Harvest

For each token you control, create a token that's a copy of that permanent.

Mirrorhall Mimic

You may have Mirrorhall Mimic enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's a Spirit in addition to its other types.
Disturb {3}{U}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard transformed for its disturb cost.)

Ghastly Mimicry

Enchant creature
At the beginning of your upkeep, create a token that's a copy of enchanted creature, except it's a Spirit in addition to its other types.
If Ghastly Mimicry would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.

Mirrorhall Mimic // Ghastly Mimicry

Sludge Monster

Whenever Sludge Monster enters the battlefield or attacks, put a slime counter on up to one other target creature.
Non-Horror creatures with slime counters on them lose all abilities and have base power and toughness 2/2.

Loyal Guardian

Trample
Lieutenant — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control your commander, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Shamanic Revelation

Draw a card for each creature you control.
Ferocious — You gain 4 life for each creature you control with power 4 or greater.

Loyal Drake

Flying
Lieutenant — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control your commander, draw a card.

Apex Devastator

Cascade, cascade, cascade, cascade (When you cast this 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. Multiple instances of cascade each trigger separately.)

Phyrexian Metamorph

({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.)
You may have Phyrexian Metamorph enter the battlefield as a copy of any artifact or creature on the battlefield, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types.

Return of the Wildspeaker

Choose one —
• Draw cards equal to the greatest power among non-Human creatures you control.
• Non-Human creatures you control get +3/+3 until end of turn.

Druid's Deliverance

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn. Populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

Adrix and Nev, Twincasters

Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)
If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.

Tendershoot Dryad

Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.
Saprolings you control get +2/+2 as long as you have the city's blessing.

Rite of Replication

Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.)
Create a token that's a copy of target creature. If this spell was kicked, create five of those tokens instead.

Sporocyst

Ravenous (This creature enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.)
Defender
Spore Chimney — When Sporocyst enters the battlefield, search your library for up to X basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

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.")

The Great Henge

This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
{T}: Add {G}{G}. You gain 2 life.
Whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on it and draw a card.

Esika's Chariot

When Esika's Chariot enters the battlefield, create two 2/2 green Cat creature tokens.
Whenever Esika's Chariot attacks, create a token that's a copy of target token you control.
Crew 4

Lithoform Engine

{2}, {T}: Copy target activated or triggered ability you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.
{3}, {T}: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.
{4}, {T}: Copy target permanent spell you control. (The copy becomes a token.)

Helm of the Host

At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a token that's a copy of equipped creature, except the token isn't legendary. That token gains haste.
Equip {5}

Giant's Amulet

When Giant's Amulet enters the battlefield, you may pay {3}{U}. If you do, create a 4/4 blue Giant Wizard creature token, then attach Giant's Amulet to it.
Equipped creature gets +0/+1 and has "This creature has hexproof as long as it's untapped." (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Equip {2}

Monster Manual

{1}{G}, {T}: You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Zoological Study

Mill five cards, then return a creature card milled this way to your hand. (Then exile this card. You may cast the artifact later from exile.)

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