Champions of Kamigawa Spoilers 306/0
Show TextAkki Avalanchers
Sacrifice a land: Akki Avalanchers gets +2/+0 until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
Among Godo's hordes, "beware of falling rocks" came to mean "akki live nearby."
illus. Matt Thompson # 151/0
Akki Coalflinger
First strike
, : Attacking creatures gain first strike until end of turn.
No matter where you find them, goblins love rocks.
illus. Nottsuo # 152/0
Akki Lavarunner
Haste
Whenever Akki Lavarunner deals damage to an opponent, flip it.
illus. Matt Cavotta # 153/0
Akki Rockspeaker
When Akki Rockspeaker enters the battlefield, add .
The lava-proof shells of akki evolved over centuries, as akki pranks almost always got seriously out of hand.
illus. David Martin # 154/0
Akki Underminer
Whenever Akki Underminer deals combat damage to a player, that player sacrifices a permanent.
"Deep inside the Sokenzan Mountains, a band of akki discovered a cache of ancient items of power. Their ensuing spree of destruction became known as ‘The Three Days of Fun.'"—Observations of the Kami War
illus. Thomas M. Baxa # 155/0
Ashen-Skin Zubera
When Ashen-Skin Zubera dies, target opponent discards a card for each Zubera that died this turn.
When the Honden of Night's Reach began to crumble, its attendants swarmed Kamigawa to haunt mortal dreams.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 101/0
Aura of Dominion
Enchant creature
, Tap an untapped creature you control: Untap enchanted creature.
"Lies and deceit do yield results, but legitimate authority is the ultimate form of control."—Meloku the Clouded Mirror
illus. Randy Gallegos # 51/0
Azami, Lady of Scrolls
Tap an untapped Wizard you control: Draw a card.
"Choices belong to those with the luxuries of time and distance. We have neither. I recommend we proceed with the plan to destroy all shrines of the kami."—Lady Azami, letter to Sensei Hisoka
illus. Ittoku # 52/0
Azusa, Lost but Seeking
You may play two additional lands on each of your turns.
"I do not miss Jukai Forest. It is not my home. My home is Kamigawa, its people my family. Wherever I set my pack and rest my head, I am home."
illus. Todd Lockwood # 201/0
Battle-Mad Ronin
Bushido 2 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.)
Battle-Mad Ronin attacks each combat if able.
"I fought fiercely, bravely, and without mercy. Had I not struck down my captain in the heat of battle, I might have become a hero instead of an outcast."
illus. Wayne England # 156/0
Befoul
Destroy target land or nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
"When the rampaging kami at Reito had crushed the opposing militia, swarms of minor kami swept over the battlefield to consume all that remained."—Great Battles of Kamigawa
illus. Luca Zontini # 102/0
Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit
: Ben-Ben, Akki Hermit deals damage to target attacking creature equal to the number of untapped Mountains you control.
Some akki thought of Ben-Ben as a kami of trickery in disguise. They hunted for him in the maze of warrens, often falling prey to his traps.
illus. Greg Staples # 157/0
Blessed Breath
Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
illus. Tsutomu Kawade # 1/0
Blind with Anger
Untap target nonlegendary creature and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn.
"I can post only the most honorable and strong-willed samurai to defend your stronghold. I have seen what can happen to lesser men."—General Takeno, letter to Lord Konda
illus. Dave Dorman # 158/0
Blood Rites
, Sacrifice a creature: Blood Rites deals 2 damage to any target.
"The threat of the kami was made worse by the blood rituals of the ogres, who freed terrifying oni to wander Kamigawa unhindered."—Observations of the Kami War
illus. Paolo Parente # 159/0
Blood Speaker
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may sacrifice Blood Speaker. If you do, search your library for a Demon card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
Whenever a Demon enters the battlefield under your control, return Blood Speaker from your graveyard to your hand.
illus. Adam Rex # 103/0
Bloodthirsty Ogre
: Put a devotion counter on Bloodthirsty Ogre.
: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of devotion counters on Bloodthirsty Ogre. Activate this ability only if you control a Demon.
illus. Thomas M. Baxa # 104/0
Boseiju, Who Shelters All
Boseiju, Who Shelters All enters the battlefield tapped.
, Pay 2 life: Add . If that mana is spent on an instant or sorcery spell, that spell can't be countered.
illus. Ralph Horsley # 273/0
Brothers Yamazaki
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
If there are exactly two permanents named Brothers Yamazaki on the battlefield, the "legend rule" doesn't apply to them.
Each other creature named Brothers Yamazaki gets +2/+2 and has haste.
illus. Ron Spears # 160/0
Brutal Deceiver
: Look at the top card of your library.
: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land card, Brutal Deceiver gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
illus. Jon Foster # 161/0
Budoka Gardener
: You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you control ten or more lands, flip Budoka Gardener.
illus. Kev Walker # 202/0
Burr Grafter
Sacrifice Burr Grafter: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Soulshift 3 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 3 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
illus. Heather Hudson # 203/0
Bushi Tenderfoot
When a creature dealt damage by Bushi Tenderfoot this turn dies, flip Bushi Tenderfoot.
illus. Mark Zug # 2/0
Cage of Hands
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block.
: Return Cage of Hands to its owner's hand.
"Our own actions built the prisons that now hold us. Our hands reached too far and tried to hold too much."—Dosan the Falling Leaf
illus. Mark Tedin # 3/0
Call to Glory
Untap all creatures you control. Samurai creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
"General Takeno glared at us as if we were the enemy. ‘The day is not over yet,' he shouted, ‘and unless you have a nezumi's heart, you will stand and fight'"—Battle of Akagi River: A Survivor's Tale
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 4/0
Callous Deceiver
: Look at the top card of your library.
: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land card, Callous Deceiver gets +1/+0 and gains flying until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
illus. Kensuke Okabayashi # 53/0
Candles' Glow
Prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way.
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
illus. Alan Pollack # 5/0
Cleanfall
Destroy all enchantments.
During the war, the rites of purification were still effective, but the kami, not the kitsune, chose what to cleanse.
illus. Daren Bader # 6/0
Cloudcrest Lake
: Add .
: Add or . Cloudcrest Lake doesn't untap during your next untap step.
illus. John Avon # 274/0
Commune with Nature
Look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
illus. Edward P. Beard, Jr. # 204/0
Consuming Vortex
Return target creature to its owner's hand.
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
illus. Pete Venters # 54/0
Counsel of the Soratami
Draw two cards.
"Wisdom is not the counting of all the drops in a waterfall. Wisdom is learning why the water seeks the earth."
illus. Randy Gallegos # 55/0
Cranial Extraction
Choose a nonland card name. Search target player's graveyard, hand, and library for all cards with that name and exile them. Then that player shuffles their library.
illus. Dave Allsop # 105/0
Cruel Deceiver
: Look at the top card of your library.
: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land card, Cruel Deceiver gains "Whenever Cruel Deceiver deals damage to a creature, destroy that creature" until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
illus. Nottsuo # 106/0
Crushing Pain
Crushing Pain deals 6 damage to target creature that was dealt damage this turn.
It is said that the mere touch of a kami is like embracing the sun itself.
illus. Carl Critchlow # 162/0
Cursed Ronin
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
: Cursed Ronin gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
"You are fortunate, my enemy. You have paid the price but once. I never stop paying."
illus. Carl Critchlow # 107/0
Cut the Tethers
For each Spirit, return it to its owner's hand unless that player pays .
"You cannot bar the path of gods. You can only divert their journey for a while."—Sensei Hisoka
illus. Ron Spears # 56/0
Dampen Thought
Target player puts the top four cards of their library into their graveyard.
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
illus. Arnie Swekel # 57/0
Dance of Shadows
Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain fear until end of turn. (They can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
"Only one man survived, barely sane. He got out two words before collapsing: shadows' shadows."
illus. Chippy # 108/0
Deathcurse Ogre
When Deathcurse Ogre dies, each player loses 3 life.
After their worship of oni began, only a few of Kamigawa's ogres remained in the bitter cold of the Tendo Peaks. Most were drawn to the darkness of Takenuma.
illus. Mark Tedin # 109/0
Desperate Ritual
Add .
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
illus. Darrell Riche # 163/0
Devoted Retainer
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Deep within Eiganjo Castle lay the Palace of Infinite Halls, a seemingly endless network of corridors once guarded by a seemingly endless legion of samurai.
illus. Greg Hildebrandt # 7/0
Devouring Greed
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice any number of Spirits.
Target player loses 2 life plus 2 life for each Spirit sacrificed this way. You gain that much life.
illus. Vance Kovacs # 110/0
Devouring Rage
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice any number of Spirits.
Target creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn. For each Spirit sacrificed this way, that creature gets an additional +3/+0 until end of turn.
illus. Vance Kovacs # 164/0
Distress
Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
"Today I asked Master Dosan what the ogre mages did with the humans they sacrificed. He gave me a hard look and said to think no more on the matter."—Meditation journal of young budoka
illus. Michael Sutfin # 111/0
Dosan the Falling Leaf
Players can cast spells only during their own turns.
"Each night as Master Dosan prays to the kami, the hate he receives in return withers his body a little more. Though the kami are slowly killing him, still he continues his prayers."—Meditation journal of a young budoka
illus. Mark Zug # 205/0
Dripping-Tongue Zubera
When Dripping-Tongue Zubera dies, create a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token for each Zubera that died this turn.
When the Honden of Life's Web was destroyed, its attendants swarmed Kamigawa to ensure mortal defeat.
illus. Tsutomu Kawade # 206/0
Earthshaker
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, Earthshaker deals 2 damage to each creature without flying.
It scaled the Sokenzan Mountains in search of Kumano's secret. The mountain shook for two days, and the kami never returned.
illus. Ron Spencer # 165/0
Eerie Procession
Search your library for an Arcane card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
"Though in years past speculation was not encouraged about the strange ways of kami, now we must understand their motivations, if such is even possible to the mortal mind."—Lady Azami
illus. Jim Murray # 58/0
Eiganjo Castle
: Add .
, : Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target legendary creature this turn.
Since the war began, the castle's walls mark the only place on Kamigawa where no kami has ever set foot.
illus. Wayne England # 275/0
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
: Target permanent you control gains protection from white until end of turn.
: Target spell or permanent becomes white until end of turn.
"Virtue is an inner light that can prevail in every soul."
illus. Daren Bader # 8/0
Ember-Fist Zubera
When Ember-Fist Zubera dies, it deals damage to any target equal to the number of Zubera that died this turn.
When the Honden of Infinite Rage shattered, its attendants swarmed Kamigawa to sow mortal destruction.
illus. Ron Spencer # 166/0
Ethereal Haze
Prevent all damage that would be dealt by creatures this turn.
"Imagine a dove flying through smoke. Does the dove injure the smoke? Does the smoke impede the dove?"—Teachings of Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
illus. Chris Appelhans # 9/0
Eye of Nowhere
Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
"Once we prayed to the kaijin for safe voyage. Now we only pray that we can escape their gaze."—Hayato, master sailor
illus. Alan Pollack # 59/0
Feast of Worms
Destroy target land. If that land was legendary, its controller sacrifices another land.
"The dust beneath our feet was once part of a mighty civilization. Shall we too provide the path for a future generation?"—Sensei Golden-Tail
illus. Chippy # 207/0
Feral Deceiver
: Look at the top card of your library.
: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land card, Feral Deceiver gets +2/+2 and gains trample until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
illus. Arnie Swekel # 208/0
Field of Reality
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't be blocked by Spirits.
: Return Field of Reality to its owner's hand.
"The scholars of the Minamo School understood the veil between their world and that of the kami. Moreover, they knew how to exploit it."—Observations of the Kami War
illus. Christopher Rush # 60/0
Floating-Dream Zubera
When Floating-Dream Zubera dies, draw a card for each Zubera that died this turn.
When the Honden of Seeing Winds was forgotten, its attendants swarmed Kamigawa to uncover mortal secrets.
illus. Shishizaru # 61/0
Forbidden Orchard
: Add one mana of any color.
Whenever you tap Forbidden Orchard for mana, target opponent creates a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token.
illus. Dany Orizio # 276/0
Frostwielder
If a creature dealt damage by Frostwielder this turn would die, exile it instead.
: Frostwielder deals 1 damage to any target.
illus. Christopher Moeller # 167/0
Gale Force
Gale Force deals 5 damage to each creature with flying.
Everything the kami had done, they did with more force. Gentle breezes became typhoons, rolling rivers turned to crushing rapids, and gentle growth became overnight masses of thorns and vines.
illus. Lars Grant-West # 209/0
General's Kabuto
Equipped creature has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to equipped creature.
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
illus. Alex Horley-Orlandelli # 251/0
Ghostly Prison
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays for each creature they control that's attacking you.
Destroyed in one of the first battles of the Kami War, the town of Reito still grieved.
illus. Lars Grant-West # 10/0
Gibbering Kami
Flying
Soulshift 3 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 3 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
illus. Jim Pavelec # 112/0
Gifts Ungiven
Search your library for up to four cards with different names and reveal them. Target opponent chooses two of those cards. Put the chosen cards into your graveyard and the rest into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
illus. D. Alexander Gregory # 62/0
Glacial Ray
Glacial Ray deals 2 damage to any target.
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
illus. Jim Murray # 168/0
Glimpse of Nature
Whenever you cast a creature spell this turn, draw a card.
Dosan sat in repose for many hours. He made no motion, no sound at all. And as he sat, nature revealed itself to him.
illus. Shishizaru # 210/0
Godo, Bandit Warlord
When Godo, Bandit Warlord enters the battlefield, you may search your library for an Equipment card and put it onto the battlefield. If you do, shuffle your library.
Whenever Godo attacks for the first time each turn, untap it and all Samurai you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
illus. Paolo Parente # 169/0
Graceful Adept
You have no maximum hand size.
"When you have mastered my lessons, it will seem as though the whole of the world has opened up to your mind and nothing is beyond your grasp."—Lady Azami
illus. Scott M. Fischer # 63/0
Guardian of Solitude
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, target creature gains flying until end of turn.
"It seemed an easy thing, to step into the nothingness, to fall, to die. But then, for an instant, I saw it, eyes filled with endless sorrow, and I turned back to face my pain."—Snow-Fur, kitsune poet
illus. Stephen Tappin # 64/0
Gutwrencher Oni
Trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, discard a card if you don't control an Ogre.
"Blood drips. Blood sings. Blood devours all and only blood remains."—Ogre chant
illus. Hideaki Takamura # 113/0
Hair-Strung Koto
Tap an untapped creature you control: Target player puts the top card of their library into their graveyard.
"The Kami War drove many members of Konda's court insane. As their spiritual world turned against them, so too did their minds turn from reality."—The History of Kamigawa
illus. Rebecca Guay # 252/0
Hall of the Bandit Lord
Hall of the Bandit Lord enters the battlefield tapped.
, Pay 3 life: Add . If that mana is spent on a creature spell, it gains haste.
illus. Paolo Parente # 277/0
Hana Kami
, Sacrifice Hana Kami: Return target Arcane card from your graveyard to your hand.
It grew in lands lit by pride and watered by tears.
illus. Rebecca Guay # 211/0
Hanabi Blast
Hanabi Blast deals 2 damage to any target. Return Hanabi Blast to its owner's hand, then discard a card at random.
The most powerful of akki fire spells were developed at the cost of blood, toil, tears, sweat, and usually a nose or two.
illus. Paolo Parente # 170/0
Hankyu
Equipped creature has ": Put an aim counter on Hankyu" and ", Remove all aim counters from Hankyu: This creature deals damage to any target equal to the number of aim counters removed this way."
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
illus. Ben Thompson # 253/0
Harsh Deceiver
: Look at the top card of your library.
: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land card, untap Harsh Deceiver and it gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
illus. Heather Hudson # 11/0
He Who Hungers
Flying
, Sacrifice a Spirit: Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.
Soulshift 4 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 4 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
illus. Kev Walker # 114/0
Heartbeat of Spring
Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana of any type that land produced.
"It is true that we monks hold the key to paradise, but most don't understand that the paradise we guard is the one within."—Diary of Azusa
illus. Rob Alexander # 212/0
Hearth Kami
, Sacrifice Hearth Kami: Destroy target artifact with converted mana cost X.
"Every treachery, great or small, begets a spirit that rages at the injustice. Given the opportunity, each will return that treachery to its owner tenfold."—Sensei Hisoka
illus. Luca Zontini # 171/0
Hideous Laughter
All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
illus. Greg Staples # 115/0
Hikari, Twilight Guardian
Flying
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may exile Hikari, Twilight Guardian. If you do, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
illus. Arnie Swekel # 12/0
Hinder
Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put that card on the top or bottom of its owner's library instead of into that player's graveyard.
"Do not react to force in kind. Turn it aside. Direct it to where it can do no harm."—Meloku the Clouded Mirror
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 65/0
Hisoka, Minamo Sensei
, Discard a card: Counter target spell if it has the same converted mana cost as the discarded card.
"By all rights we should have perished in the Kami War. Our perseverence is a tribute to mortal ingenuity. And perhaps a few forgotten secrets found in the nick of time."
illus. Donato Giancola # 66/0
Hisoka's Defiance
Counter target Spirit or Arcane spell.
"With every passing day, the kami shape our world to suit their will. I, for one, would not see them succeed."
illus. Greg Hildebrandt # 67/0
Hisoka's Guard
You may choose not to untap Hisoka's Guard during your untap step.
, : Target creature you control other than Hisoka's Guard has shroud for as long as Hisoka's Guard remains tapped. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
illus. Wayne England # 68/0
Hold the Line
Blocking creatures get +7/+7 until end of turn.
"Forgive me, Master Kami, but in the interest of my people I must halt your advance."
illus. Ron Spears # 13/0
Honden of Cleansing Fire
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 2 life for each Shrine you control.
To the sorrow of all, its fire was turned toward those who worshipped it.
illus. Greg Staples # 14/0
Honden of Infinite Rage
At the beginning of your upkeep, Honden of Infinite Rage deals damage to any target equal to the number of Shrines you control.
To the sorrow of all, its rage became focused on those who once stoked it.
illus. John Avon # 172/0
Honden of Life's Web
At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token for each Shrine you control.
To the sorrow of all, its web became a net that strangled those who helped weave it.
illus. Rob Alexander # 213/0
Honden of Night's Reach
At the beginning of your upkeep, target opponent discards a card for each Shrine you control.
To the sorrow of all, its dark reach grasped and crushed those who guarded its silent vigil.
illus. Jim Nelson # 116/0
Honden of Seeing Winds
At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card for each Shrine you control.
To the sorrow of all, its winds found sin in the hearts of those who once learned from its wisdom.
illus. Martina Pilcerova # 69/0
Honor-Worn Shaku
: Add .
Tap an untapped legendary permanent you control: Untap Honor-Worn Shaku.
Before being presented to its lord, each shaku is blessed by every hero of every region within that lord's domain.
illus. Tony Szczudlo # 254/0
Horizon Seed
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, regenerate target creature.
In peaceful times, these beings escorted the honored kami to their new shrines. In the Kami War, they became the medics of an unstoppable army.
illus. Matt Cavotta # 15/0
Horobi, Death's Wail
Flying
Whenever a creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, destroy that creature.
"From the ashes of Reito rose a new kami. And thereafter at every battle came Horobi, Death's Wail."—The History of Kamigawa
illus. John Bolton # 117/0
Humble Budoka
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Each time wanderers entered the forest seeking enlightenment, Dosan was there, waiting for them to arrive.
illus. Christopher Moeller # 214/0
Hundred-Talon Kami
Flying
Soulshift 4 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 4 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
illus. Paolo Parente # 16/0
Imi Statue
Players can't untap more than one artifact during their untap steps.
"Just looking at it fills me with dread . . . . Yet since it arrived, I've done little else. My blades have dulled and my business has failed, and still I cannot look away."—Keisaku, master swordmaker
illus. Todd Lockwood # 255/0
Iname, Death Aspect
When Iname, Death Aspect enters the battlefield, you may search your library for any number of Spirit cards and put them into your graveyard. If you do, shuffle your library.
Iname revels in sadistic glee at the crushing of souls, but soon mourns the lives so cruelly cut short. So the cycle begins anew.
illus. Justin Sweet # 118/0
Iname, Life Aspect
When Iname, Life Aspect dies, you may exile it. If you do, return any number of target Spirit cards from your graveyard to your hand.
Iname rejoices in the dawn of a new life, but soon becomes jealous of the simple joys denied him by his station. So the cycle begins anew.
illus. Justin Sweet # 215/0
Indomitable Will
Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+2.
"None of you are yet samurai. Defend your homes with honor, die for your cause, and perhaps then you will be worthy of the word."—General Takeno
illus. Christopher Rush # 17/0
Initiate of Blood
: Initiate of Blood deals 1 damage to target creature that was dealt damage this turn. When that creature dies this turn, flip Initiate of Blood.
illus. Carl Critchlow # 173/0
Innocence Kami
, : Tap target creature.
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, untap Innocence Kami.
Her voice was light, her substance music.
illus. Mark Zug # 18/0
Isamaru, Hound of Konda
The hound sniffed the air and let slip a low growl. General Takeno looked down at the faithful Isamaru and calmed him with a touch. "Alert the men. The kami are coming."
illus. Christopher Moeller # 19/0
Jade Idol
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, Jade Idol becomes a 4/4 Spirit artifact creature until end of turn.
Before the Kami War, the shishi were symbolic guardians, protecting the shrines where they stood. But after the kami turned on the material world, shishi began pouncing from their perches to attack would-be supplicants.
illus. Ben Thompson # 256/0
Journeyer's Kite
, : Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
"From the clouds, you can see as far as the distant horizon. It's a reminder of the infinite possibilities of everyday life."—Noboru, master kitemaker
illus. Hiro Izawa # 257/0
Joyous Respite
You gain 1 life for each land you control.
"I have been gifted by the kami with long life. So far, they have not seen fit to withdraw their gift. There may yet be a way to stop the killing without more blood, human or kami, being spilled."—Dosan the Falling Leaf
illus. Rebecca Guay # 216/0
Jugan, the Rising Star
Flying
When Jugan, the Rising Star dies, you may distribute five +1/+1 counters among any number of target creatures.
illus. Shishizaru # 217/0
Jukai Messenger
Forestwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)
Dosan's monks, deep in spiritual thought, could walk through the thickest of forests without leaving a mark, even the leaves beneath their feet unaffected by their passing.
illus. Terese Nielsen # 218/0
Junkyo Bell
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have target creature you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control. If you do, sacrifice that creature at the beginning of the next end step.
illus. Kensuke Okabayashi # 258/0
Jushi Apprentice
, : Draw a card. If you have nine or more cards in hand, flip Jushi Apprentice.
illus. Glen Angus # 70/0
Kabuto Moth
Flying
: Target creature gets +1/+2 until end of turn.
"Many great warriors died in the first days of the war, as the spirits of their weaponry turned against them with terrifying rage."—Observations of the Kami War
illus. Tomas Giorello # 20/0
Kami of Ancient Law
Sacrifice Kami of Ancient Law: Destroy target enchantment.
"Duty and law are the foundation on which civilization stands. They must not fall, for when they do, they take everything with them."—Lord Konda
illus. Mark Tedin # 21/0
Kami of Fire's Roar
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, target creature can't block this turn.
"I can hear the shamans chanting in the hills. They say their magic will protect us from the kami, that our gold has bought our safety. But no one sleeps soundly tonight."—Scroll fragment from the ruins of Reito
illus. Dave Dorman # 174/0
Kami of Lunacy
Flying
Soulshift 5 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 5 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
illus. Daren Bader # 119/0
Kami of Old Stone
"There was a wall here. Now it is dust. A tower rose here. Now it is fallen. An army fought here. Now it is dead. A spirit was here. It is all that remains."—Snow-Fur, kitsune poet
illus. Stephen Tappin # 22/0
Kami of the Hunt
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, Kami of the Hunt gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
"Don't worry, Jiro. The kami would never attack us this close to home . . . . Jiro?"—Hoto, temple guardian, last words
illus. Alex Horley-Orlandelli # 219/0
Kami of the Painted Road
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, Kami of the Painted Road gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
In ancient times, precepts of kami law were inscribed onto bridges as a gesture of respect. During the war, humans regarded them as warnings of where not to travel.
illus. Ron Spencer # 23/0
Kami of the Palace Fields
Flying, first strike
Soulshift 5 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 5 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
illus. Matt Cavotta # 24/0
Kami of the Waning Moon
Flying
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, target creature gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
"For a moment, Reito's defenders regrouped. Then wailing kami reappeared to send them scattering like flocks of frightened birds."—Great Battles of Kamigawa
illus. Matt Thompson # 120/0
Kami of Twisted Reflection
Sacrifice Kami of Twisted Reflection: Return target creature you control to its owner's hand.
Its form reflected humanity as it stood during the Kami War: disjointed, confused, and incomplete.
illus. Mark Tedin # 71/0
Kashi-Tribe Reaver
Whenever Kashi-Tribe Reaver deals combat damage to a creature, tap that creature and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
: Regenerate Kashi-Tribe Reaver.
illus. Anthony S. Waters # 220/0
Kashi-Tribe Warriors
Whenever Kashi-Tribe Warriors deals combat damage to a creature, tap that creature and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
The orochi and the monks had always had an unspoken agreement: live and let live. But when the kami began raging, some warrior youths began questioning that agreement.
illus. Stephen Tappin # 221/0
Keiga, the Tide Star
Flying
When Keiga, the Tide Star dies, gain control of target creature.
illus. Ittoku # 72/0
Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker
Haste
: Create a token that's a copy of target nonlegendary creature you control. That token has haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
illus. Pete Venters # 175/0
Kiku, Night's Flower
, : Target creature deals damage to itself equal to its power.
"A wanderer has told me of an assassin in the Takenuma Swamp who uses her dark arts to animate her enemies' shadows against them. A wild tale, but it explains much."—Diary of Azusa
illus. Jim Murray # 121/0
Kitsune Blademaster
First strike
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Those kitsune trained in the blade preferred to fight with a blade-catching jitte in the off hand, buying them just enough time to deliver the first deadly cut.
illus. Keith Garletts # 25/0
Kitsune Diviner
: Tap target Spirit.
She who once led prayers honoring the kami adapted to use her influence to stay them.
illus. Pete Venters # 26/0
Kitsune Healer
: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.
: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to target legendary creature this turn.
illus. Michael Sutfin # 27/0
Kitsune Mystic
At the beginning of the end step, if Kitsune Mystic is enchanted by two or more Auras, flip it.
illus. Jim Murray # 28/0
Kitsune Riftwalker
Protection from Spirits and from Arcane
The wake of his passage shoved aside the influence of the kami.
illus. Pete Venters # 29/0
Kodama of the North Tree
Trample
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
"The monks of the North Tree rarely saw their kodama until the Kami War, when it woke like a slumbering, angry bear."—"Poem of the Five Trees"
illus. Shishizaru # 222/0
Kodama of the South Tree
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, each other creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.
"The monks of the South Tree had always reveled beneath their kodama's friendly gaze. During the Kami War, this gaze became fierce and full of hate."—"Poem of the Five Trees"
illus. Ron Spears # 223/0
Kodama's Might
Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
illus. Terese Nielsen # 224/0
Kodama's Reach
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, and put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
"The land grows only where the kami will it."—Dosan the Falling Leaf
illus. Heather Hudson # 225/0
Kokusho, the Evening Star
Flying
When Kokusho, the Evening Star dies, each opponent loses 5 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.
illus. Tsutomu Kawade # 122/0
Konda, Lord of Eiganjo
Vigilance, indestructible
Bushido 5 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +5/+5 until end of turn.)
illus. John Bolton # 30/0
Konda's Banner
Konda's Banner can be attached only to a legendary creature.
Creatures that share a color with equipped creature get +1/+1.
Creatures that share a creature type with equipped creature get +1/+1.
Equip
illus. Donato Giancola # 259/0
Konda's Hatamoto
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
As long as you control a legendary Samurai, Konda's Hatamoto gets +1/+2 and has vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
illus. Lars Grant-West # 31/0
Kumano, Master Yamabushi
: Kumano, Master Yamabushi deals 1 damage to any target.
If a creature dealt damage by Kumano this turn would die, exile it instead.
illus. Adam Rex # 176/0
Kumano's Pupils
If a creature dealt damage by Kumano's Pupils this turn would die, exile it instead.
"Long before he reluctantly joined the war, stories spread of Kumano's followers winning victories against the kami."—Observations of the Kami War
illus. Greg Hildebrandt # 177/0
Kuro, Pitlord
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Kuro, Pitlord unless you pay .
Pay 1 life: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
illus. Jon Foster # 123/0
Kusari-Gama
Equipped creature has ": This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn."
Whenever equipped creature deals damage to a blocking creature, Kusari-Gama deals that much damage to each other creature defending player controls.
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
illus. Tomas Giorello # 260/0
Lantern Kami
Flying
"Snuffing the light of a lantern without saying a small prayer is bad luck. Though its flame can only singe, its soul can repeatedly visit misery on one's house."—Teachings of Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
illus. John Avon # 32/0
Lantern-Lit Graveyard
: Add .
: Add or . Lantern-Lit Graveyard doesn't untap during your next untap step.
illus. John Avon # 278/0
Lava Spike
Lava Spike deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker.
Some kami attacks during the war were rife with trickery, subterfuge, and subtlety, draining hope and pride from the mortal world. Other attacks were a lot more straightforward.
illus. Mark Tedin # 178/0
Lifted by Clouds
Target creature gains flying until end of turn.
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
illus. Darrell Riche # 73/0
Long-Forgotten Gohei
Arcane spells you cast cost less to cast.
Spirit creatures you control get +1/+1.
Long ago, the priests would wave the gohei to call down the gods. Now it lies forgotten, but the spirits still feel its pull.
illus. Alan Pollack # 261/0
Lure
Enchant creature
All creatures able to block enchanted creature do so.
Jukai Forest was known for its secrets, which drew in many wayfarers and wizards. But it was those same secrets that kept most of those seekers from ever being heard from again.
illus. D. Alexander Gregory # 226/0
Mana Seism
Sacrifice any number of lands, then add that much .
"It is the nature of humanity not to worry about tomorrow, especially when there's a good chance they won't live to see the end of today."—Kiku, Night's Flower
illus. Edward P. Beard, Jr. # 179/0
Marrow-Gnawer
Rat creatures have fear. (They can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
, Sacrifice a Rat: Create X 1/1 black Rat creature tokens, where X is the number of Rats you control.
Marrow-Gnawer united three nezumi gangs when he slew their leaders in a single night. Now they call him their first lord.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 124/0
Masako the Humorless
Flash
Tapped creatures you control can block as though they were untapped.
Konda's servants dared not neglect their duties for a moment under Masako's icy gaze, knowing that what she saw, Lord Konda would hear.
illus. Ben Thompson # 33/0
Matsu-Tribe Decoy
: Target creature blocks Matsu-Tribe Decoy this turn if able.
Whenever Matsu-Tribe Decoy deals combat damage to a creature, tap that creature and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
illus. Alan Pollack # 227/0
Meloku the Clouded Mirror
Flying
, Return a land you control to its owner's hand: Create a 1/1 blue Illusion creature token with flying.
He loved his cities in the clouds. When he traveled to the lands below, he brought many reminders of his home.
illus. Scott M. Fischer # 74/0
Midnight Covenant
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has ": This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn."
"Not all mortals fought the kami. The ogres revered the oni, while some humans made pacts based upon empty promises."—The History of Kamigawa
illus. Pete Venters # 125/0
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
: Add .
, : Untap target legendary permanent.
Its students graduate the school and enter history.
illus. Jeremy Jarvis # 279/0
Mindblaze
Choose a nonland card name and a number greater than 0. Target player reveals their library. If that library contains exactly the chosen number of cards with the chosen name, Mindblaze deals 8 damage to that player. Then that player shuffles their library.
illus. John Avon # 180/0
Moonring Mirror
Whenever you draw a card, exile the top card of your library face down.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may exile all cards from your hand face down. If you do, put all other cards you own exiled with Moonring Mirror into your hand.
illus. Christopher Rush # 262/0
Moss Kami
Trample
Kami manifest in the form of whatever they embody in the physical plane. Some tower in the shape of moss or bark, while others take forms beyond mortal imagining.
illus. Hugh Jamieson # 228/0
Mothrider Samurai
Flying
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
When the night blossoms open, the wings of Eiganjo take flight.
illus. Mark Zug # 34/0
Myojin of Cleansing Fire
Myojin of Cleansing Fire enters the battlefield with a divinity counter on it if you cast it from your hand.
Myojin of Cleansing Fire has indestructible as long as it has a divinity counter on it.
Remove a divinity counter from Myojin of Cleansing Fire: Destroy all other creatures.
illus. Kev Walker # 35/0
Myojin of Infinite Rage
Myojin of Infinite Rage enters the battlefield with a divinity counter on it if you cast it from your hand.
Myojin of Infinite Rage has indestructible as long as it has a divinity counter on it.
Remove a divinity counter from Myojin of Infinite Rage: Destroy all lands.
illus. Kev Walker # 181/0
Myojin of Life's Web
Myojin of Life's Web enters the battlefield with a divinity counter on it if you cast it from your hand.
Myojin of Life's Web has indestructible as long as it has a divinity counter on it.
Remove a divinity counter from Myojin of Life's Web: Put any number of creature cards from your hand onto the battlefield.
illus. Kev Walker # 229/0
Myojin of Night's Reach
Myojin of Night's Reach enters the battlefield with a divinity counter on it if you cast it from your hand.
Myojin of Night's Reach has indestructible as long as it has a divinity counter on it.
Remove a divinity counter from Myojin of Night's Reach: Each opponent discards their hand.
illus. Kev Walker # 126/0
Myojin of Seeing Winds
Myojin of Seeing Winds enters the battlefield with a divinity counter on it if you cast it from your hand.
Myojin of Seeing Winds has indestructible as long as it has a divinity counter on it.
Remove a divinity counter from Myojin of Seeing Winds: Draw a card for each permanent you control.
illus. Kev Walker # 75/0
Mystic Restraints
Flash
Enchant creature
When Mystic Restraints enters the battlefield, tap enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
illus. Christopher Rush # 76/0
Nagao, Bound by Honor
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever Nagao, Bound by Honor attacks, Samurai creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
illus. Dave Dorman # 36/0
Nature's Will
Whenever one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, tap all lands that player controls and untap all lands you control.
"Without the kami to speak to nature on our behalf, we must beg help from nature directly."—Seshiro the Anointed
illus. Mitch Cotie # 230/0
Nezumi Bone-Reader
, Sacrifice a creature: Target player discards a card. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.
Four generations ago, old Split-Tail stole a bundle of scrolls from the Minamo School. Soon after, the first nezumi shamans were born.
illus. Dan Scott # 127/0
Nezumi Cutthroat
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Nezumi Cutthroat can't block.
"These nezumi, they disgust me. The things they will do for money no other thinking creature would consider. This, of course, makes them useful beyond words."—Meloku the Clouded Mirror
illus. Carl Critchlow # 128/0
Nezumi Graverobber
: Exile target card from an opponent's graveyard. If no cards are in that graveyard, flip Nezumi Graverobber.
illus. Jim Nelson # 129/0
Nezumi Ronin
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
"Some nezumi became as skilled in the samurai arts as the humans and kitsune. Yet no lord would have them, so they sold their swords to the highest bidder."—The History of Kamigawa
illus. Scott M. Fischer # 130/0
Nezumi Shortfang
, : Target opponent discards a card. Then if that player has no cards in hand, flip Nezumi Shortfang.
illus. Daren Bader # 131/0
Night Dealings
Whenever a source you control deals damage to another player, put that many theft counters on Night Dealings.
, Remove X theft counters from Night Dealings: Search your library for a nonland card with converted mana cost X, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
illus. Darrell Riche # 132/0
Night of Souls' Betrayal
All creatures get -1/-1.
"How can we wage war against ourselves? What happens when the kami of our very souls rise against us? I answer simply: We cannot. We die. There can be no victory in this war."—Sensei Hisoka, letter to Lord Konda
illus. Greg Staples # 133/0
Nine-Ringed Bo
: Nine-Ringed Bo deals 1 damage to target Spirit creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
"We received an anonymous letter suggesting that Kumano holds a secret to defeating the kami, but he is nowhere to be found."—General Takeno, letter to Lord Konda
illus. Ralph Horsley # 263/0
No-Dachi
Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has first strike.
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Not keen-edged enough for cutting armor, the no-dachi slew by folding its victim rapidly and violently under the weight of its impact.
illus. Christopher Rush # 264/0
Numai Outcast
Bushido 2 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.)
, Pay 5 life: Regenerate Numai Outcast.
"Beware the blade of dishonor. It kills more silently than war, more quickly than age."—Sensei Golden-Tail
illus. Adam Rex # 134/0
Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
Equipped creature gets +3/+1.
Whenever equipped creature dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control if it's a Samurai card.
When Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, exile equipped creature.
Equip
illus. Arnie Swekel # 265/0
Okina, Temple to the Grandfathers
: Add .
, : Target legendary creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
If a land can be said to have a heart, Okina is the heart of Kamigawa.
illus. Keith Garletts # 280/0
Oni Possession
Enchant creature
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature.
Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has trample.
Enchanted creature is a Demon Spirit.
illus. Aleksi Briclot # 135/0
Orbweaver Kumo
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, Orbweaver Kumo gains forestwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)
illus. Dan Scott # 231/0
Order of the Sacred Bell
"Our bodies are weak compared to those of the kami, our knowledge limited, and our magic poor. Yet we draw breath. That alone is reason to hope."
illus. Carl Critchlow # 232/0
Ore Gorger
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may destroy target nonbasic land.
"We've stumbled upon a network of caves not on our maps. We can only hope it is safe to spend the night."—Lost Battalion, message to General Takeno
illus. rk post # 182/0
Orochi Eggwatcher
, : Create a 1/1 green Snake creature token. If you control ten or more creatures, flip Orochi Eggwatcher.
illus. Dan Scott # 233/0
Orochi Hatchery
Orochi Hatchery enters the battlefield with X charge counters on it.
, : Create a 1/1 green Snake creature token for each charge counter on Orochi Hatchery.
illus. Alex Horley-Orlandelli # 266/0
Orochi Leafcaller
: Add one mana of any color.
"Only orochi hatched from eggs ‘touched by the kami' may become shamans. These days, there are fewer and fewer new shamans being born."
illus. Joel Thomas # 234/0
Orochi Ranger
Whenever Orochi Ranger deals combat damage to a creature, tap that creature and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
"The young come to me, confused. They have been taught to respect the kami, and now they must fight them? I do not know what to say."—Sachi, to her father
illus. Greg Hildebrandt # 235/0
Orochi Sustainer
: Add .
"Nothing is the same anymore. The forests are not as lush, the waters not as pure, the air not as clear. Without the kami to direct and sustain the forces of nature, it's only a matter of time before we feel their neglect."
illus. rk post # 236/0
Otherworldly Journey
Exile target creature. At the beginning of the next end step, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
"The landscape shimmered and I felt a chill breeze. When my vision cleared, I found myself alone among the corpses of my fallen friends."—Journal found in Numai
illus. Vance Kovacs # 37/0
Pain Kami
, Sacrifice Pain Kami: It deals X damage to target creature.
"All kami are our enemies now,A very tough lesson to learn.But it's one that's taken quickly,When you feel what it's like to burn"—Ku-Ku, akki poet
illus. Tomas Giorello # 183/0
Painwracker Oni
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature if you don't control an Ogre.
"Blood flows. Blood calls. Blood devours all and only blood remains."—Ogre chant
illus. Hideaki Takamura # 136/0
Part the Veil
Return all creatures you control to their owner's hand.
At the waterfall, the border between the humanoid and the spirit worlds was weakest. The kami moved across it with ease and at will.
illus. Arnie Swekel # 77/0
Peer Through Depths
Look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal an instant or sorcery card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
illus. Anthony S. Waters # 78/0
Petals of Insight
Look at the top three cards of your library. You may put those cards on the bottom of your library in any order. If you do, return Petals of Insight to its owner's hand. Otherwise, draw three cards.
illus. Anthony S. Waters # 79/0
Pinecrest Ridge
: Add .
: Add or . Pinecrest Ridge doesn't untap during your next untap step.
illus. John Avon # 281/0
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.
, Remove a devotion counter from Pious Kitsune: You gain 1 life.
illus. Anthony S. Waters # 38/0
Psychic Puppetry
You may tap or untap target permanent.
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
illus. Joel Thomas # 80/0
Pull Under
Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.
"Although nowhere on Kamigawa was safe during the war, the Takenuma Swamp was the most horrifying. The rotting bamboo itself rebelled against its mortal inhabitants, pulling them into unmarked graves."—Observations of the Kami War
illus. Ron Spencer # 137/0
Quiet Purity
Destroy target enchantment.
"When the Kami of Utter Silence passes, walls lose their secrets. Scrolls lose their lessons. Tapestries lose their beauty. Where there was meaning, there is only stillness."—Sensei Hisoka
illus. Shishizaru # 39/0
Rag Dealer
, : Exile up to three target cards from a single graveyard.
"After General Takeno found the Oathkeeper amidst the bamboo marshes, more scavengers braved the swamp's nezumi, oni, and kami in hopes of glory."—The History of Kamigawa
illus. Ralph Horsley # 138/0
Ragged Veins
Flash
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature is dealt damage, its controller loses that much life.
illus. Chippy # 139/0
Reach Through Mists
Draw a card.
"Know one part of the name, obsession begins. Know two parts, paranoia sets in. Know three parts, madness descends. Know all, and only the kami know what will become of you."—Lady Azami
illus. Anthony S. Waters # 81/0
Reciprocate
Exile target creature that dealt damage to you this turn.
"Just as the noble soul calls virtue to itself, the evil soul summons harm."—Teachings of Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
illus. Pat Lee # 40/0
Reito Lantern
: Put target card from a graveyard on the bottom of its owner's library.
Lanterns carved from the mystic stones of the Reito Mines were said to light the way of lost souls.
illus. Tim Hildebrandt # 267/0
Rend Flesh
Destroy target non-Spirit creature.
"The Reito Massacre was a testament to the kami's unstoppable power. The human defenders might as well have been moths battling a forest fire."—Great Battles of Kamigawa
illus. Stephen Tappin # 140/0
Rend Spirit
Destroy target Spirit.
"The battle at Ganzan Pass was a testament to human endurance. The untrained and frightened group escaped three legions of kami, leaving more than their share of slain foes in their wake."—Great Battles of Kamigawa
illus. Stephen Tappin # 141/0
Reverse the Sands
Redistribute any number of players' life totals. (Each of those players gets one life total back.)
Worse than the years of aging was the burden of memory. The young monk lost his youth and gained a vicarious lifetime of hardship and woe.
illus. Jeremy Jarvis # 41/0
Reweave
Target permanent's controller sacrifices it. If the player does, they reveal cards from the top of their library until they reveal a permanent card that shares a card type with the sacrificed permanent, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle their library.
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
illus. Alex Horley-Orlandelli # 82/0
River Kaijin
"Since the war began, fishermen don't sing to the kaijin to ask for full nets. They guard the shore with thrice-blessed spears, saving the nets for their wives to pack their belongings and leave."—Hayato, master sailor
illus. Luca Zontini # 83/0
Ronin Houndmaster
Haste
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Some samurai fell so far out of grace that only dogs would keep them company.
illus. Edward P. Beard, Jr. # 184/0
Rootrunner
, Sacrifice Rootrunner: Put target land on top of its owner's library.
Soulshift 3 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 3 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
illus. Adam Rex # 237/0
Ryusei, the Falling Star
Flying
When Ryusei, the Falling Star dies, it deals 5 damage to each creature without flying.
illus. Nottsuo # 185/0
Sachi, Daughter of Seshiro
Other Snake creatures you control get +0/+1.
Shamans you control have ": Add ."
"The warriors deal in poison and fangs. We shamans remember why our ancestors crawled with their bellies to the earth."
illus. Nottsuo # 238/0
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Sacrifice Sakura-Tribe Elder: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
There were no tombstones in orochi territory. Slain warriors were buried with a tree sapling, so they would become a part of the forest after death.
illus. Carl Critchlow # 239/0
Samurai Enforcers
Bushido 2 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.)
From the moment they swore their oaths, they belonged to their lord, sword and soul.
illus. Mitch Cotie # 42/0
Samurai of the Pale Curtain
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
If a permanent would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.
illus. Christopher Moeller # 43/0
Scuttling Death
Sacrifice Scuttling Death: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Soulshift 4 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 4 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
illus. Thomas M. Baxa # 142/0
Seizan, Perverter of Truth
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player loses 2 life and draws two cards.
"If you would taste the wisdom of the oni, be prepared to salt it with your blood."—Kiku, Night's Flower
illus. Kev Walker # 143/0
Sensei Golden-Tail
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
, : Put a training counter on target creature. That creature gains bushido 1 and becomes a Samurai in addition to its other creature types. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.
illus. Stephen Tappin # 44/0
Sensei's Divining Top
: Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
: Draw a card, then put Sensei's Divining Top on top of its owner's library.
illus. Michael Sutfin # 268/0
Serpent Skin
Flash
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1.
: Regenerate enchanted creature.
illus. Rob Alexander # 240/0
Seshiro the Anointed
Other Snake creatures you control get +2/+2.
Whenever a Snake you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.
His family was the first to reach out to the human monks. He soon knew as many koans as he did blade strikes.
illus. Daren Bader # 241/0
Shell of the Last Kappa
, : Exile target instant or sorcery spell that targets you. (The spell has no effect.)
, , Sacrifice Shell of the Last Kappa: You may cast a card exiled with Shell of the Last Kappa without paying its mana cost.
illus. David Martin # 269/0
Shimatsu the Bloodcloaked
As Shimatsu the Bloodcloaked enters the battlefield, sacrifice any number of permanents. Shimatsu enters the battlefield with that many +1/+1 counters on it.
Their dominion over dark and destructive forces twisted the oni into beings of pure malevolence.
illus. Dave Allsop # 186/0
Shinka, the Bloodsoaked Keep
: Add .
, : Target legendary creature gains first strike until end of turn.
The glow from within looks inviting, but woe awaits whomever finds out who stokes the fire or what simmers in the pot.
illus. Thomas M. Baxa # 282/0
Shisato, Whispering Hunter
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a Snake.
Whenever Shisato, Whispering Hunter deals combat damage to a player, that player skips their next untap step.
illus. John Bolton # 242/0
Shizo, Death's Storehouse
: Add .
, : Target legendary creature gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Centuries ago, Shizo was a verdant field of wildflowers. After 891 samurai died in a single battle on its grasses, it became a haunted moor.
illus. John Matson # 283/0
Sideswipe
You may change any targets of target Arcane spell.
Hisoka's wizards struggled for years to master the art of redirection that came so naturally to the shamans of Ganzan Pass.
illus. Ron Spears # 187/0
Sift Through Sands
Draw two cards, then discard a card.
If you've cast a spell named Peer Through Depths and a spell named Reach Through Mists this turn, you may search your library for a card named The Unspeakable, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library.
illus. Anthony S. Waters # 84/0
Silent-Chant Zubera
When Silent-Chant Zubera dies, you gain 2 life for each Zubera that died this turn.
When the Honden of Cleansing Fire was abandoned, its attendants swarmed Kamigawa to erode mortal will.
illus. Ben Thompson # 45/0
Sire of the Storm
Flying
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may draw a card.
This storm blows gales through the dreams of men.
illus. Arnie Swekel # 85/0
Soilshaper
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, target land becomes a 3/3 creature until end of turn. It's still a land.
It spoke with the voice of nature, but its words were curses spat upon humankind.
illus. Thomas M. Baxa # 243/0
Sokenzan Bruiser
Mountainwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Mountain.)
"We camped near the Sokenzan Mountains. Though I know its inhabitants are sparse, I hear cries coming from the highest peaks every night, as if the mountains themselves bellow for vengeance."—Lost Battalion, message to General Takeno
illus. Paolo Parente # 188/0
Soratami Cloudskater
Flying
, Return a land you control to its owner's hand: Draw a card, then discard a card.
"You hide your actions from eyes on the ground, but nothing escapes the clouds."
illus. Michael Sutfin # 86/0
Soratami Mirror-Guard
Flying
, Return a land you control to its owner's hand: Target creature with power 2 or less can't be blocked this turn.
illus. Wayne England # 87/0
Soratami Mirror-Mage
Flying
, Return three lands you control to their owner's hand: Return target creature to its owner's hand.
"The clouds obey my whims, and you'll obey theirs."
illus. Ron Spears # 88/0
Soratami Rainshaper
Flying
, Return a land you control to its owner's hand: Target creature you control gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
illus. Ittoku # 89/0
Soratami Savant
Flying
, Return a land you control to its owner's hand: Counter target spell unless its controller pays .
"To prevent, one must first predict."
illus. Jim Nelson # 90/0
Soratami Seer
Flying
, Return two lands you control to their owner's hand: Discard all the cards in your hand, then draw that many cards.
Their mirrors show two worlds: that which is and that which should be.
illus. Arnie Swekel # 91/0
Sosuke, Son of Seshiro
Other Snake creatures you control get +1/+0.
Whenever a Warrior you control deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.
illus. Carl Critchlow # 244/0
Soul of Magma
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, Soul of Magma deals 1 damage to target creature.
"In every other mind, the battle was lost. General Takeno alone was not touched by despair. Drawing his blade, he was attack and rallying cry in one."—Battle of Akagi River: A Survivor's Tale
illus. Darrell Riche # 189/0
Soulblast
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice all creatures you control.
Soulblast deals damage to any target equal to the total power of the sacrificed creatures.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 190/0
Soulless Revival
Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
illus. Ron Spencer # 144/0
Squelch
Counter target activated ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)
Draw a card.
Oku-Doku had gone through all the motions: the same akki cursewords, the same ingredients with their horrid stink, the same rude gestures. Yet not a person died.
illus. Matt Cavotta # 92/0
Stone Rain
Destroy target land.
"The kami struck with gouts of fire, showers of rock, and the combined rage of the spirit world. Only Eiganjo Castle remained standing, glistening untouched in the sun."—The History of Kamigawa
illus. Greg Staples # 191/0
Strange Inversion
Switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
illus. Khang Le # 192/0
Strength of Cedars
Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of lands you control.
"No sooner had the beast collapsed under the blows of Takeno's sword than the earth rippled and the creature rose again to face him."—Battle of Akagi River: A Survivor's Tale
illus. Edward P. Beard, Jr. # 245/0
Struggle for Sanity
Target opponent reveals their hand. That player exiles a card from it, then you exile a card from it. Repeat this process until all cards in that hand have been exiled. That player returns the cards they exiled this way to their hand and puts the rest into their graveyard.
illus. Randy Gallegos # 145/0
Student of Elements
When Student of Elements has flying, flip it.
illus. Ittoku # 93/0
Swallowing Plague
Swallowing Plague deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life.
"We are recalling all forces from the Takenuma Swamp. We lose men daily to kami attacks, and it seems our defeats only encourage them further."—General Takeno, letter to Lord Konda
illus. Dave Dorman # 146/0
Swirl the Mists
As Swirl the Mists enters the battlefield, choose a color word.
All instances of color words in the text of spells and permanents are changed to the chosen color word.
illus. Arnie Swekel # 94/0
Takeno, Samurai General
Bushido 2 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.)
Each other Samurai creature you control gets +1/+1 for each point of bushido it has.
illus. Matt Cavotta # 46/0
Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang
Equipped creature gets +5/+5.
, Exile Tatsumasa, the Dragon's Fang: Create a 5/5 blue Dragon Spirit creature token with flying. Return Tatsumasa to the battlefield under its owner's control when that token dies.
Equip
illus. Martina Pilcerova # 270/0
Teller of Tales
Flying
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may tap or untap target creature.
Words never uttered by mortals flowed incessantly from its many mouths.
illus. Jim Murray # 95/0
Tenza, Godo's Maul
Equipped creature gets +1/+1. As long as it's legendary, it gets an additional +2/+2. As long as it's red, it has trample.
Equip (: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
illus. Paolo Parente # 271/0
Terashi's Cry
Tap up to three target creatures.
"The sun kami is terrible to behold. When its temper flares, best seek shade and pray for forgiveness."—Sensei Golden-Tail
illus. Jim Murray # 47/0
The Unspeakable
Flying, trample
Whenever The Unspeakable deals combat damage to a player, you may return target Arcane card from your graveyard to your hand.
It is madness that drives men to seek forbidden knowledge, and madness has given it form.
illus. Khang Le # 98/0
Thief of Hope
Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Soulshift 2 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 2 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
illus. Tim Hildebrandt # 147/0
Thoughtbind
Counter target spell with converted mana cost 4 or less.
"As the rest of the mortal world waged war, Lady Azami and her students invaded tomes of knowledge. Their search yielded spells critical in the fight."—Observations of the Kami War
illus. Rob Alexander # 96/0
Thousand-legged Kami
Soulshift 7 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 7 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
illus. Nottsuo # 246/0
Through the Breach
You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. That creature gains haste. Sacrifice that creature at the beginning of the next end step.
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
illus. Hugh Jamieson # 193/0
Tide of War
Whenever one or more creatures block, flip a coin. If you win the flip, each blocking creature is sacrificed by its controller. If you lose the flip, each blocked creature is sacrificed by its controller.
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 194/0
Time of Need
Search your library for a legendary creature card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
"When the kumo attacked the monks' sacred shrine, a mournful toll for help echoed through the forest. Thus began the Battle of Silk, which would last six years."—Great Battles of Kamigawa
illus. Dany Orizio # 247/0
Time Stop
End the turn. (Exile all spells and abilities on the stack, including this card. The player whose turn it is discards down to their maximum hand size. Damage wears off, and "this turn" and "until end of turn" effects end.)
illus. Scott M. Fischer # 97/0
Tranquil Garden
: Add .
: Add or . Tranquil Garden doesn't untap during your next untap step.
illus. John Avon # 284/0
Uba Mask
If a player would draw a card, that player exiles that card face up instead.
Each player may play cards they exiled with Uba Mask this turn.
illus. Randy Gallegos # 272/0
Uncontrollable Anger
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and attacks each combat if able.
To an akki warrior, gravity is the direction of the nearest unsmashed face.
illus. Matt Thompson # 195/0
Unearthly Blizzard
Up to three target creatures can't block this turn.
"We are trapped. The mountains and blinding kami storms have made us hopelessly lost. We are starving. In the name of all things sacred, please, send help . . . ."—Lost Battalion, final message to General Takeno
illus. Joel Thomas # 196/0
Unnatural Speed
Target creature gains haste until end of turn.
"How can we hope to match the speed of lightning? The fury of storms? The power of mountains? The answer is simple. We cannot. I advise against this war."—Sensei Hisoka, letter to Lord Konda
illus. Wayne Reynolds # 197/0
Untaidake, the Cloud Keeper
Untaidake, the Cloud Keeper enters the battlefield tapped.
, Pay 2 life: Add . Spend this mana only to cast legendary spells.
Untaidake is the needle that weaves the fabric of creation.
illus. John Avon # 285/0
Uyo, Silent Prophet
Flying
, Return two lands you control to their owner's hand: Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.
illus. John Bolton # 99/0
Vassal's Duty
: The next 1 damage that would be dealt to target legendary creature you control this turn is dealt to you instead.
"My life is yours, my lord. There is no greater service than to yield it for your safety."
illus. Dave Dorman # 48/0
Venerable Kumo
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Soulshift 4 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 4 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
illus. Carl Critchlow # 248/0
Vigilance
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause it to tap.)
"Put a spear in a peasant's hands, and you have an expendable troop. Put a purpose in his heart, and you win a warrior."—Sensei Golden-Tail
illus. Tsutomu Kawade # 49/0
Villainous Ogre
Villainous Ogre can't block.
As long as you control a Demon, Villainous Ogre has ": Regenerate Villainous Ogre."
"The war saw the ogres emerge from their caves, reeking of blood, with the power of oni in their veins."—Observations of the Kami War
illus. Tony Szczudlo # 148/0
Vine Kami
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Soulshift 6 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with converted mana cost 6 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)
illus. Tsutomu Kawade # 249/0
Waking Nightmare
Target player discards two cards.
"Once each year, the oni and other evil spirits paraded through villages to disturb mortals' sleep. During the war, this parade became a nightly event."—Observations of the Kami War
illus. Mitch Cotie # 149/0
Wandering Ones
"I saw them once, when I was a child. They led me to my parents' arms when I was lost. Why have they abandoned me now? Why won't they take me home again?"—Unnamed beggar
illus. Heather Hudson # 100/0
Waterveil Cavern
: Add .
: Add or . Waterveil Cavern doesn't untap during your next untap step.
illus. John Avon # 286/0
Wear Away
Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Splice onto Arcane (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)
illus. Tim Hildebrandt # 250/0
Wicked Akuba
: Target player dealt damage by Wicked Akuba this turn loses 1 life.
The sound of children weeping is a song that fills its heart with joy.
illus. Ittoku # 150/0
Yamabushi's Flame
Yamabushi's Flame deals 3 damage to any target. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.
illus. Christopher Moeller # 198/0
Yamabushi's Storm
Yamabushi's Storm deals 1 damage to each creature. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.
illus. Wayne England # 199/0
Yosei, the Morning Star
Flying
When Yosei, the Morning Star dies, target player skips their next untap step. Tap up to five target permanents that player controls.
illus. Hiro Izawa # 50/0
Zo-Zu the Punisher
Whenever a land enters the battlefield, Zo-Zu the Punisher deals 2 damage to that land's controller.
"He can cause a lot of pain and do it with no fuss. That's all good, but I just wish he didn't do it to us"—Ku-Ku, akki poet
illus. Matt Cavotta # 200/0
