Alhammarret's Archive

If you would gain life, you gain twice that much life instead.
If you would draw a card except the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, draw two cards instead.

Night's Whisper

Snuff Out

If you control a Swamp, you may pay 4 life rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.

Peer into the Abyss

Target player draws cards equal to half the number of cards in their library and loses half their life. Round up each time.

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: Choose a color. Add an amount of mana of that color equal to your devotion to that color. (Your devotion to a color is the number of mana symbols of that color in the mana costs of permanents you control.)

Insatiable Avarice

Spree (Choose one or more additional costs.)
+ {2} — Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top.
+ {B}{B} — Target player draws three cards and loses 3 life.

Ancient Tomb

{T}: Add {C}{C}. Ancient Tomb deals 2 damage to you.

Seizan, Perverter of Truth

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player loses 2 life and draws two cards.

Sol Ring

Arcane Signet

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

Font of Mythos

At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws two additional cards.

Baleful Mastery

You may pay {1}{B} rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
If the {1}{B} cost was paid, an opponent draws a card.
Exile target creature or planeswalker.

Dark Ritual

Dark Deal

Each player discards all the cards in their hand, then draws that many cards minus one.

Damnable Pact

Target player draws X cards and loses X life.

Blood Pact

Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.

Erebos, God of the Dead

Indestructible
As long as your devotion to black is less than five, Erebos isn't a creature. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Your opponents can't gain life.
{1}{B}, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.

Bolas's Citadel

You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library. If you cast a spell this way, pay life equal to its mana value rather than pay its mana cost.
{T}, Sacrifice ten nonland permanents: Each opponent loses 10 life.

Black Market Connections

At the beginning of your first main phase, choose one or more —
• Sell Contraband — Create a Treasure token. You lose 1 life.
• Buy Information — Draw a card. You lose 2 life.
• Hire a Mercenary — Create a 3/2 colorless Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. You lose 3 life. (It has every creature type.)

Phyrexian Obliterator

Trample
Whenever a source deals damage to Phyrexian Obliterator, that source's controller sacrifices that many permanents.

Howling Mine

At the beginning of each player's draw step, if Howling Mine is untapped, that player draws an additional card.

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.)
Lifelink
For each {B} in a cost, you may pay 2 life rather than pay that mana.
Whenever you cast a black spell, put a +1/+1 counter on K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth.

Temple Bell

Sheoldred, Whispering One

Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player sacrifices a creature.

Gate to Phyrexia

Sacrifice a creature: Destroy target artifact. Activate only during your upkeep and only once each turn.

Jeweled Lotus

{T}, Sacrifice Jeweled Lotus: Add three mana of any one color. Spend this mana only to cast your commander.

Witch of the Moors

Deathtouch
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained life this turn, each opponent sacrifices a creature and you return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Greed

Teferi's Puzzle Box

At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player puts the cards in their hand on the bottom of their library in any order, then draws that many cards.

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

Each land is a Swamp in addition to its other land types.

Lake of the Dead

If Lake of the Dead would enter, sacrifice a Swamp instead. If you do, put Lake of the Dead onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard.
{T}: Add {B}.
{T}, Sacrifice a Swamp: Add {B}{B}{B}{B}.

Geier Reach Sanitarium

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: Each player draws a card, then discards a card.

Toxic Deluge

As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life.
All creatures get -X/-X until end of turn.

Demonic Tutor

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

Sheoldred's Edict

Choose one —
• Each opponent sacrifices a nontoken creature.
• Each opponent sacrifices a creature token.
• Each opponent sacrifices a planeswalker.

Exquisite Blood

Whenever an opponent loses life, you gain that much life.

Reliquary Tower

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

Swamp

Mikokoro, Center of the Sea

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: Each player draws a card.

Shizo, Death's Storehouse

{T}: Add {B}.
{B}, {T}: Target legendary creature gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

Bloodgift Demon

Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, target player draws a card and loses 1 life.

Damnation

Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.

Vampiric Tutor

Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.

Jet Medallion

Black spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Vilis, Broker of Blood

Flying
{B}, Pay 2 life: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Whenever you lose life, draw that many cards. (Damage causes loss of life.)

Cabal Coffers

{2}, {T}: Add {B} for each Swamp you control.

Lightning Greaves

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

Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
Equip {1}

Go for the Throat

Imperial Seal

Necrodominance

Skip your draw step.
At the beginning of your end step, you may pay any amount of life. If you do, draw that many cards.
Your maximum hand size is five.
If a card or token would be put into your graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.

Nirkana Revenant

Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional {B}.
{B}: Nirkana Revenant gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Crypt Ghast

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional {B}.

Marauding Blight-Priest

Whenever you gain life, each opponent loses 1 life.

Exsanguinate

Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

Rankle, Master of Pranks

Flying, haste
Whenever Rankle, Master of Pranks deals combat damage to a player, choose any number —
• Each player discards a card.
• Each player loses 1 life and draws a card.
• Each player sacrifices a creature.

Thought Vessel

Sanguine Bond

Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.

Phyrexian Arena

At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

Darksteel Plate

Indestructible
Equipped creature has indestructible.
Equip {2}

Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted

Whenever an opponent draws a card, Ob Nixilis, the Hate-Twisted deals 1 damage to that player.
−2: Destroy target creature. Its controller draws two cards.

Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
{3}{B}{B}: Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn.

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 that shares a card type with it. For each opponent who doesn't, that player loses 2 life and you draw a card.

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}.

Lotus Petal

{T}, Sacrifice Lotus Petal: Add one mana of any color.

Infernal Grasp

Destroy target creature. You lose 2 life.

Deadly Rollick

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

Throne of Eldraine

As Throne of Eldraine enters, choose a color.
{T}: Add four mana of the chosen color. Spend this mana only to cast monocolored spells of that color.
{3}, {T}: Draw two cards. Spend only mana of the chosen color to activate this ability.

The One Ring

Indestructible
When The One Ring enters, if you cast it, you gain protection from everything until your next turn.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life for each burden counter on The One Ring.
{T}: Put a burden counter on The One Ring, then draw a card for each burden counter on The One Ring.

Starving Revenant

When Starving Revenant enters, surveil 2. Then for each card you put on top of your library, you draw a card and you lose 3 life.
Descend 8 — Whenever you draw a card, if there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Cut Down

Destroy target creature with total power and toughness 5 or less.

Grim Tutor

Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle. You lose 3 life.

Force of Despair

If it's not your turn, you may exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Destroy all creatures that entered this turn.

The Meathook Massacre

When The Meathook Massacre enters, each creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
Whenever a creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you gain 1 life.

War Room

{T}: Add {C}.
{3}, {T}, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.

Castle Locthwain

Castle Locthwain enters tapped unless you control a Swamp.
{T}: Add {B}.
{1}{B}{B}, {T}: Draw a card, then you lose life equal to the number of cards in your hand.

Dread Presence

Whenever a Swamp you control enters, choose one —
• You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
• Dread Presence deals 2 damage to any target and you gain 2 life.

Dust Bowl

{T}: Add {C}.
{3}, {T}, Sacrifice a land: Destroy target nonbasic land.

Blast Zone

Blast Zone enters with a charge counter on it.
{T}: Add {C}.
{X}{X}, {T}: Put X charge counters on Blast Zone.
{3}, {T}, Sacrifice Blast Zone: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on Blast Zone.

Basalt Monolith

Basalt Monolith doesn't untap during your untap step.
{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.
{3}: Untap Basalt Monolith.

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}.

Feed the Swarm

Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.

Ad Nauseam

Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value. You may repeat this process any number of times.

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse

Deathtouch
Whenever you draw a card, you gain 2 life.
Whenever an opponent draws a card, they lose 2 life.

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