Urza's Saga Spoilers 350/0
Show TextAbsolute Grace
All creatures have protection from black.
In pursuit of Urza, the Phyrexians sent countless foul legions into Serra's realm. Though beaten back, they left it tainted with uncleansable evil.
illus. Jeff Miracola # 1/0
Absolute Law
All creatures have protection from red.
The strength of law is unwavering. It is an iron bar in a world of water.
illus. Mark Zug # 2/0
Abundance
If you would draw a card, you may instead choose land or nonland and reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a card of the chosen kind. Put that card into your hand and put all other cards revealed this way on the bottom of your library in any order.
illus. Rebecca Guay # 229/0
Abyssal Horror
Flying
When Abyssal Horror enters the battlefield, target player discards two cards.
It has no face of its own—it wears that of its latest victim.
illus. rk post # 115/0
Academy Researchers
When Academy Researchers enters the battlefield, you may put an Aura card from your hand onto the battlefield attached to Academy Researchers.
illus. Stephen Daniele # 58/0
Acidic Soil
Acidic Soil deals damage to each player equal to the number of lands they control.
Phyrexia had tried to take Urza's soul. He was relieved that Shiv tried to claim only his soles.
illus. Scott M. Fischer # 172/0
Acridian
Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
The elves of Argoth were trained to ride these creatures, even when their mounts traveled upside-down.
illus. rk post # 230/0
Albino Troll
Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
: Regenerate Albino Troll.
illus. Paolo Parente # 231/0
Anaconda
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
If you're smaller than the anaconda, it considers you food. If you're larger than the anaconda, it considers you a lot of food.
illus. Stephen Daniele # 232/0
Angelic Chorus
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, you gain life equal to its toughness.
The very young and the very old know best the song the angels sing.
illus. Ron Spencer # 3/0
Angelic Page
Flying
: Target attacking or blocking creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
If only every message were as perfect as its bearers.
illus. Rebecca Guay # 4/0
Annul
Counter target artifact or enchantment spell.
The most effective way to destroy a spell is to ensure it was never cast in the first place.
illus. Greg Simanson # 59/0
Antagonism
At the beginning of each player's end step, Antagonism deals 2 damage to that player unless one of their opponents was dealt damage this turn.
illus. Donato Giancola # 173/0
Arc Lightning
Arc Lightning deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three targets.
Rainclouds don't last long in Shiv, but that doesn't stop the lightning.
illus. Andrew Goldhawk # 174/0
Arcane Laboratory
Each player can't cast more than one spell each turn.
It soon became obvious that some experiments were best overseen by fireproof teachers.
illus. Stephen Daniele # 60/0
Argothian Elder
: Untap two target lands.
Sharpen your ears—Elvish expression meaning "grow wiser"
illus. DiTerlizzi # 233/0
Argothian Enchantress
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, draw a card.
illus. Daren Bader # 234/0
Argothian Swine
Trample
In Argoth, the shortest route between two points is the one the swine make.
illus. Randy Elliott # 235/0
Argothian Wurm
Trample
When Argothian Wurm enters the battlefield, any player may sacrifice a land. If a player does, put Argothian Wurm on top of its owner's library.
illus. Kev Walker # 236/0
Attunement
Return Attunement to its owner's hand: Draw three cards, then discard four cards.
"The solution can hide for only so long."—Urza
illus. Randy Gallegos # 61/0
Back to Basics
Nonbasic lands don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.
"A ruler wears a crown while the rest of us wear hats, but which would you rather have when it's raining?"—Barrin, Principia
illus. Andrew Robinson # 62/0
Barrin, Master Wizard
, Sacrifice a permanent: Return target creature to its owner's hand.
"Knowledge is no more expensive than ignorance, and at least as satisfying."—Barrin, master wizard
illus. Michael Sutfin # 63/0
Barrin's Codex
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a page counter on Barrin's Codex.
, , Sacrifice Barrin's Codex: Draw X cards, where X is the number of page counters on Barrin's Codex.
illus. DiTerlizzi # 286/0
Bedlam
Creatures can't block.
Sometimes quantity, in the absence of quality, is good enough.
illus. Mike Raabe # 175/0
Befoul
Destroy target land or nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
"The land putrefied at its touch, turned into an oily bile in seconds."—Radiant, archangel
illus. Pete Venters # 116/0
Bereavement
Whenever a green creature dies, its controller discards a card.
"Grief is as useless as love."—Gix, Yawgmoth praetor
illus. Andrew Goldhawk # 117/0
Blanchwood Armor
Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters the battlefield attached to that creature.)
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each Forest you control.
"Braid her branches, life fulfillingGoddess loving, Goddess killing."—Citanul chant
illus. Paolo Parente # 237/0
Blanchwood Treefolk
The massive Argivian attack on their rooted kindred was a declaration of war to the treefolk.
illus. DiTerlizzi # 238/0
Blasted Landscape
: Add .
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Ciruelo # 319/0
Blood Vassal
Sacrifice Blood Vassal: Add .
"They are bred to suffer and born to die. Much like humans."—Gix, Yawgmoth praetor
illus. Chippy # 118/0
Bog Raiders
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
"Let weak feed on weak, that we may divine the nature of strength."—Phyrexian Scriptures
illus. Carl Critchlow # 119/0
Brand
Gain control of all permanents you own. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
"By this glyph I affirm your role."—Urza, to Karn
illus. Donato Giancola # 176/0
Bravado
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each other creature you control.
"We drive the dragons from our home. Why should we fear you?"—Fire Eye, viashino bey
illus. Jerry Tiritilli # 177/0
Breach
Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
illus. Greg Staples # 120/0
Brilliant Halo
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+2.
When Brilliant Halo is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return Brilliant Halo to its owner's hand.
illus. Randy Gallegos # 5/0
Bull Hippo
Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)
"How could you not hear it approach? It's a hippo"—Argivian commander
illus. Daren Bader # 239/0
Bulwark
At the beginning of your upkeep, Bulwark deals X damage to target opponent, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus the number of cards in that player's hand.
"It will be the goblin's first bath, and its last." —Fire Eye, viashino bey
illus. Brian Snoddy # 178/0
Cackling Fiend
When Cackling Fiend enters the battlefield, each opponent discards a card.
Its windpipe is only the first to amplify its maddening laughter.
illus. Brian Despain # 121/0
Carpet of Flowers
At the beginning of each of your main phases, if you haven't added mana with this ability this turn, you may add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of Islands target opponent controls.
illus. Rebecca Guay # 240/0
Carrion Beetles
, : Exile up to three target cards from a single graveyard.
It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.
illus. Ron Spencer # 122/0
Catalog
Draw two cards, then discard a card.
"Without order comes errors, and errors kill on Tolaria."—Barrin, master wizard
illus. Berry # 64/0
Catastrophe
Destroy all lands or all creatures. Creatures destroyed this way can't be regenerated.
Radiant's eyes flashed. "Go, then," the angel spat at Serra, "and leave this world to those who truly care."
illus. Andrew Robinson # 6/0
Cathodion
When Cathodion dies, add .
Instead of creating a tool that would be damaged by heat, the Thran built one that was charged by it.
illus. Henry G. Higgenbotham # 287/0
Cave Tiger
Whenever Cave Tiger becomes blocked by a creature, Cave Tiger gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
The druids found a haven in the cool limestone tunnels beneath Argoth. The invaders found only tigers.
illus. Hannibal King # 241/0
Child of Gaea
Trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Child of Gaea unless you pay .
: Regenerate Child of Gaea.
illus. Paolo Parente # 242/0
Chimeric Staff
: Chimeric Staff becomes an X/X Construct artifact creature until end of turn.
A snake in the grasp.
illus. Michael Sutfin # 288/0
Citanul Centaurs
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
illus. Val Mayerik # 243/0
Citanul Flute
, : Search your library for a creature card with converted mana cost X or less, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
illus. Berry # 289/0
Citanul Hierophants
Creatures you control have ": Add ."
From deep in the caves beneath the forest, the hierophants planned the druids' raids against the enemy.
illus. Vincent Evans # 244/0
Claws of Gix
, Sacrifice a permanent: You gain 1 life.
When the Brotherhood of Gix dug out the cave of Koilos they found their master's severed hand. They enshrined it, hoping that one day it would point the way to Phyrexia.
illus. Henry G. Higgenbotham # 290/0
Clear
Destroy target enchantment.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Andrew Robinson # 7/0
Cloak of Mists
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't be blocked.
"All we could lose, we did. All we could keep, we do. And both are shrouded by mists."—Barrin, master wizard
illus. John Matson # 65/0
Confiscate
Enchant permanent (Target a permanent as you cast this. This card enters the battlefield attached to that permanent.)
You control enchanted permanent.
"I don't understand why he works so hard on a device to duplicate a sound so easily made with hand and armpit."—Barrin, progress report
illus. Adam Rex # 66/0
Congregate
Target player gains 2 life for each creature on the battlefield.
"In the gathering there is strength for all who founder, renewal for all who languish, love for all who sing."—Song of All, canto 642
illus. Mark Zug # 8/0
Contamination
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Contamination unless you sacrifice a creature.
If a land is tapped for mana, it produces instead of any other type and amount.
illus. Stephen Daniele # 123/0
Copper Gnomes
, Sacrifice Copper Gnomes: You may put an artifact card from your hand onto the battlefield.
Start with eleven gnomes and a room of parts, and come morning you'll have ten and a monster the likes of which you've never seen.
illus. Jeff Laubenstein # 291/0
Coral Merfolk
It is not unusual for a single family of coral merfolk to spend centuries carefully guiding the growth of the reefs where they make their home.
illus. rk post # 67/0
Corrupt
Corrupt deals damage to any target equal to the number of Swamps you control. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.
Yawgmoth brushed Urza's mind, and Urza's world convulsed.
illus. Vincent Evans # 124/0
Cradle Guard
Trample
Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
Mother, sleep / Dream our livesOur roots your soul / Our leaves your bed.
illus. Mark Zug # 245/0
Crater Hellion
Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
When Crater Hellion enters the battlefield, it deals 4 damage to each other creature.
illus. Daren Bader # 179/0
Crazed Skirge
Flying, haste
They are Phyrexia's couriers; the messages they carry are inscribed on their slick hides.
illus. Ron Spencer # 125/0
Crosswinds
Creatures with flying get -2/-0.
Harbin's ornithopter had been trapped for two days within the currents of the storm. When the skies cleared, all he could see was a horizon of trees.
illus. Randy Elliott # 246/0
Crystal Chimes
, , Sacrifice Crystal Chimes: Return all enchantment cards from your graveyard to your hand.
As Serra was to learn, the peace and sanctity of her realm were as fragile as glass.
illus. Donato Giancola # 292/0
Curfew
Each player returns a creature they control to its owner's hand.
". . . But I'm not tired"
illus. Randy Gallegos # 68/0
Dark Hatchling
Flying
When Dark Hatchling enters the battlefield, destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
illus. Mark Nelson # 126/0
Dark Ritual
Add .
"From void evolved Phyrexia. Great Yawgmoth, Father of Machines, saw its perfection. Thus The Grand Evolution began."—Phyrexian Scriptures
illus. Tom Fleming # 127/0
Darkest Hour
All creatures are black.
"Yawgmoth spent eons wrapping Phyrexians in human skin. They are the sleeper agents, and they are everywhere."—Xantcha, to Urza
illus. Heather Hudson # 128/0
Defensive Formation
Rather than the attacking player, you assign the combat damage of each creature attacking you. You can divide that creature's combat damage as you choose among any of the creatures blocking it.
"Your enemies will pound upon the door of your defenses, but only you shall have the key, and it is the key of life."—Song of All, canto 873
illus. Greg Staples # 9/0
Despondency
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -2/-0.
When Despondency is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return Despondency to its owner's hand.
illus. D. Alexander Gregory # 129/0
Destructive Urge
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature deals combat damage to a player, that player sacrifices a land.
Red sky at night, dragon's delight.
illus. Andrew Robinson # 180/0
Diabolic Servitude
When Diabolic Servitude enters the battlefield, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
When the creature put onto the battlefield with Diabolic Servitude dies, exile it and return Diabolic Servitude to its owner's hand.
When Diabolic Servitude leaves the battlefield, exile the creature put onto the battlefield with Diabolic Servitude.
illus. Scott M. Fischer # 130/0
Disciple of Grace
Protection from black
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Beauty is beyond law.
illus. Robh Ruppel # 10/0
Disciple of Law
Protection from red
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
A religious order for religious order.
illus. Matthew Wilson # 11/0
Discordant Dirge
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on Discordant Dirge.
, Sacrifice Discordant Dirge: Look at target opponent's hand and choose up to X cards from it, where X is the number of verse counters on Discordant Dirge. That player discards those cards.
illus. Carl Critchlow # 131/0
Disenchant
Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
"Let Phyrexia breed evil in the darkness; my holy light will reveal its taint."—Serra
illus. Donato Giancola # 12/0
Disorder
Disorder deals 2 damage to each white creature and each player who controls a white creature.
"Then, just when the other guys were winnin', the sky threw up."—Jula, goblin raider
illus. Terese Nielsen # 181/0
Disruptive Student
: Counter target spell unless its controller pays .
"Teferi is a problem student. Always late for class. No appreciation for constructive use of time."—Barrin, progress report
illus. Randy Gallegos # 69/0
Douse
: Counter target red spell.
The academy's libraries were protected by fire-prevention spells. Even after the disaster, the books were intact—though forever sealed in time.
illus. Val Mayerik # 70/0
Dragon Blood
, : Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Fire in the blood, fire in the belly.
illus. Greg Simanson # 293/0
Drifting Djinn
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Drifting Djinn unless you pay .
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Carl Critchlow # 71/0
Drifting Meadow
Drifting Meadow enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add .
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Bob Eggleton # 320/0
Dromosaur
Whenever Dromosaur blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/-2 until end of turn.
They say dromosaurs are frightened of dogs, even little ones. There are no dogs in Shiv. Not even little ones.
illus. Ciruelo # 182/0
Duress
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
"We decide who is worthy of our works."—Gix, Yawgmoth praetor
illus. Lawrence Snelly # 132/0
Eastern Paladin
, : Destroy target green creature.
"Their fragile world. Their futile lives. They obstruct the Grand Evolution. In Yawgmoth's name, we shall excise them."—Oath of the East
illus. Carl Critchlow # 133/0
Electryte
Whenever Electryte deals combat damage to defending player, it deals damage equal to its power to each blocking creature.
Shivan inhabitants are hardened to fire, so their predators have developed alternative weaponry.
illus. Thomas M. Baxa # 183/0
Elite Archers
: Elite Archers deals 3 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
Arrows fletched with the feathers of angels seldom miss their mark.
illus. Greg Staples # 13/0
Elvish Herder
: Target creature gains trample until end of turn.
Before Urza and Mishra came to Argoth, the herders prevented their creatures from stampeding. During the war, they encouraged it.
illus. Tom Fleming # 247/0
Elvish Lyrist
, , Sacrifice Elvish Lyrist: Destroy target enchantment.
Bring the spear of ancient briar;Bring the torch to light the pyre.Bring the one who trod our ground;Bring the spade to dig his mound.
illus. Rebecca Guay # 248/0
Enchantment Alteration
Attach target Aura attached to a creature or land to another permanent of that type.
illus. D. Alexander Gregory # 72/0
Endless Wurm
Trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Endless Wurm unless you sacrifice an enchantment.
Ages ago, a party of elves took cover to let one pass. They're still waiting.
illus. DiTerlizzi # 249/0
Endoskeleton
You may choose not to untap Endoskeleton during your untap step.
, : Target creature gets +0/+3 for as long as Endoskeleton remains tapped.
illus. Mark Tedin # 294/0
Energy Field
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you by sources you don't control.
When a card is put into your graveyard from anywhere, sacrifice Energy Field.
illus. John Matson # 73/0
Exhaustion
Creatures and lands target opponent controls don't untap during their next untap step.
The mage felt as though he'd been in the stasis suit for days. Upon his return, he found it was months.
illus. Paolo Parente # 74/0
Exhume
Each player puts a creature card from their graveyard onto the battlefield.
"Death—an outmoded concept. We sleep, and we change."—Sitrik, birth priest
illus. Carl Critchlow # 134/0
Exploration
You may play an additional land on each of your turns.
The first explorers found Argoth a storehouse of natural wealth—towering forests grown over rich veins of ore.
illus. Brian Snoddy # 250/0
Expunge
Destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Christopher Moeller # 135/0
Faith Healer
Sacrifice an enchantment: You gain life equal to the sacrificed enchantment's converted mana cost.
The power of faith is quiet. It is the leaf unmoved by the hurricane.
illus. Randy Gallegos # 14/0
Falter
Creatures without flying can't block this turn.
Like a sleeping dragon, Shiv stirs and groans at times.
illus. Mike Raabe # 184/0
Fault Line
Fault Line deals X damage to each creature without flying and each player.
We live on the serpent's back.—Viashino saying
illus. Ron Spencer # 185/0
Fecundity
Whenever a creature dies, that creature's controller may draw a card.
Life is eternal. A lifetime is ephemeral.
illus. Rebecca Guay # 251/0
Fertile Ground
Enchant land
Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional one mana of any color.
The forest was too lush for the brothers to despoil—almost.
illus. Heather Hudson # 252/0
Fiery Mantle
Enchant creature
: Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
When Fiery Mantle is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return Fiery Mantle to its owner's hand.
illus. Bob Eggleton # 186/0
Fire Ants
: Fire Ants deals 1 damage to each other creature without flying.
Visitors to Shiv fear the dragons, the goblins, or the viashino. Natives fear the ants.
illus. Tom Fleming # 187/0
Flesh Reaver
Whenever Flesh Reaver deals damage to a creature or opponent, Flesh Reaver deals that much damage to you.
Though the reaver is horrifyingly effective, its dorsal vents spit a highly corrosive cloud of filth.
illus. Pete Venters # 136/0
Fluctuator
Cycling abilities you activate cost up to less to activate.
Fiko summoned only atogs for three straight sessions. The tutor couldn't decide whether to punish his failure or praise his consistency.
illus. John Matson # 295/0
Fog Bank
Defender, flying
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by Fog Bank.
illus. Scott Kirschner # 75/0
Fortitude
Enchant creature
Sacrifice a Forest: Regenerate enchanted creature.
When Fortitude is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return Fortitude to its owner's hand.
illus. Daren Bader # 253/0
Gaea's Bounty
Search your library for up to two Forest cards, reveal those cards, and put them into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
The forest grew back so quickly that lumbering machines were suspended in the treetops.
illus. Stephen Daniele # 254/0
Gaea's Cradle
: Add for each creature you control.
"Here sprouted the first seedling of Argoth. Here the last tree will fall."—Gamelen, Citanul elder
illus. Mark Zug # 321/0
Gaea's Embrace
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has trample.
: Regenerate enchanted creature.
The forest rose to the battle, not to save the people but to save itself.
illus. Paolo Parente # 255/0
Gamble
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, discard a card at random, then shuffle your library.
When you've got nothing, you might as well trade it for something else.
illus. Andrew Goldhawk # 188/0
Gilded Drake
Flying
When Gilded Drake enters the battlefield, exchange control of Gilded Drake and up to one target creature an opponent controls. If you don't or can't make an exchange, sacrifice Gilded Drake. This ability still resolves if its target becomes illegal.
Buyer beware.
illus. Bob Eggleton # 76/0
Glorious Anthem
Creatures you control get +1/+1.
Once heard, the battle song of an angel becomes part of the listener forever.
illus. Kev Walker # 15/0
Goblin Cadets
Whenever Goblin Cadets blocks or becomes blocked, target opponent gains control of it. (This removes Goblin Cadets from combat.)
"If you kids don't stop that racket, I'm turning this expedition around right now"
illus. Jerry Tiritilli # 189/0
Goblin Lackey
Whenever Goblin Lackey deals damage to a player, you may put a Goblin permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.
All bark, someone else's bite.
illus. Jerry Tiritilli # 190/0
Goblin Matron
When Goblin Matron enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a Goblin card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.
There's always room for one more.
illus. DiTerlizzi # 191/0
Goblin Offensive
Create X 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.
They certainly are.
illus. Carl Critchlow # 192/0
Goblin Patrol
Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
"Take the sharp metal stick and make a lotta holes."—Jula, goblin raider
illus. Greg Staples # 193/0
Goblin Raider
Goblin Raider can't block.
He was proud to wear the lizard skin around his waist, just for the fun of annoying the enemy.
illus. Greg Staples # 194/0
Goblin Spelunkers
Mountainwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Mountain.)
"It only short jump. You go first.""AIIIEEEE""Hmm . . . we go different way now."
illus. DiTerlizzi # 195/0
Goblin War Buggy
Haste
Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
illus. DiTerlizzi # 196/0
Gorilla Warrior
The gorilla beat its chest and threw great handfuls of leaves into the air. It howled challenge and showed its teeth. The mechanical soldier, not understanding, simply killed it.
illus. Steve White # 256/0
Grafted Skullcap
At the beginning of your draw step, draw an additional card.
At the beginning of your end step, discard your hand.
"Let go your mind. Mine is fitter."—Gix, Yawgmoth praetor
illus. Brian Despain # 296/0
Great Whale
When Great Whale enters the battlefield, untap up to seven lands.
"As a great whale dies, it flips onto its back. And so an island is born."—Mariners' legend
illus. Bob Eggleton # 77/0
Greater Good
Sacrifice a creature: Draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power, then discard three cards.
"We have more sprouts than they have hands."—Gamelen, Citanul elder
illus. Pete Venters # 257/0
Greener Pastures
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, if that player controls more lands than each other player, the player creates a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.
illus. Heather Hudson # 258/0
Guma
Protection from blue
When the giant returned for the night, he found a dead merfolk on his pillow. Although he praised the little guma, he inwardly wondered where she had hid the head.
illus. Daren Bader # 197/0
Hawkeater Moth
Flying
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Each day at dusk the birds above the canopy grow silent.
illus. Heather Hudson # 259/0
Headlong Rush
Attacking creatures gain first strike until end of turn.
A landslide of goblins poured towards the defenders—tumbling, rolling, and bouncing their way down the steep hillside.
illus. Dermot Power # 198/0
Healing Salve
Choose one —
• Target player gains 3 life.
• Prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.
"Xantcha is recovering. The medicine is slow, but my magic would have killed her."—Serra, to Urza
illus. Heather Hudson # 16/0
Heat Ray
Heat Ray deals X damage to target creature.
It's not known whether the Thran built the device to forge their wonders or to defend them.
illus. Brian Snoddy # 199/0
Herald of Serra
Flying, vigilance
Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
illus. Matthew Wilson # 17/0
Hermetic Study
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has ": This creature deals 1 damage to any target."
"Books can be replaced; a prize student cannot. Be patient."—Urza, to Barrin
illus. Ron Spencer # 78/0
Hibernation
Return all green permanents to their owners' hands.
On its way to the cave, the armadillo brushed by a sapling. It awoke to find a full-grown tree blocking its path.
illus. Scott Kirschner # 79/0
Hidden Ancients
When an opponent casts an enchantment spell, if Hidden Ancients is an enchantment, Hidden Ancients becomes a 5/5 Treefolk creature.
The only alert the invaders had was the rustling of leaves on a day without wind.
illus. Daren Bader # 260/0
Hidden Guerrillas
When an opponent casts an artifact spell, if Hidden Guerrillas is an enchantment, Hidden Guerrillas becomes a 5/3 Soldier creature with trample.
illus. Christopher Moeller # 261/0
Hidden Herd
When an opponent plays a nonbasic land, if Hidden Herd is an enchantment, Hidden Herd becomes a 3/3 Beast creature.
illus. Andrew Robinson # 262/0
Hidden Predators
When an opponent controls a creature with power 4 or greater, if Hidden Predators is an enchantment, Hidden Predators becomes a 4/4 Beast creature.
illus. John Matson # 263/0
Hidden Spider
When an opponent casts a creature spell with flying, if Hidden Spider is an enchantment, Hidden Spider becomes a 3/5 Spider creature with reach. (It can block creatures with flying.)
It wants only to dress you in silk.
illus. Thomas M. Baxa # 264/0
Hidden Stag
Whenever an opponent plays a land, if Hidden Stag is an enchantment, Hidden Stag becomes a 3/2 Elk Beast creature.
Whenever you play a land, if Hidden Stag is a creature, Hidden Stag becomes an enchantment.
illus. Berry # 265/0
Hollow Dogs
Whenever Hollow Dogs attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
A hollow dog is never empty. It is filled with thirst for the hunt.
illus. Jeff Miracola # 137/0
Hopping Automaton
: Hopping Automaton gets -1/-1 and gains flying until end of turn.
Designed to carry equipment across rivers, the hopping automaton was soon pressed into service in the infantry.
illus. Val Mayerik # 297/0
Horseshoe Crab
: Untap Horseshoe Crab.
In the final days before the disaster, all the crabs on Tolaria migrated from inlets, streams, and ponds back to the sea. No one took note.
illus. Scott Kirschner # 80/0
Humble
Until end of turn, target creature loses all abilities and has base power and toughness 0/1.
"It is not your place to rule, Radiant. It may not even be mine."—Serra
illus. Val Mayerik # 18/0
Hush
Destroy all enchantments.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Rebecca Guay # 266/0
Ill-Gotten Gains
Exile Ill-Gotten Gains. Each player discards their hand, then returns up to three cards from their graveyard to their hand.
Urza thought it a crusade. Xantcha knew it was a robbery.
illus. Greg Staples # 138/0
Imaginary Pet
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have a card in hand, return Imaginary Pet to its owner's hand.
"It followed me home. Can I keep it?"
illus. Heather Hudson # 81/0
Intrepid Hero
: Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater.
"We each have our own strengths, Radiant," Serra said with a sly smile. "If all of my people were like this one, who would carry your scrolls?"
illus. Brian Snoddy # 19/0
Jagged Lightning
Jagged Lightning deals 3 damage to each of two target creatures.
The pungent smell of roasting flesh made both mages realize they'd rather break for dinner than fight.
illus. Mike Raabe # 200/0
Karn, Silver Golem
Whenever Karn, Silver Golem blocks or becomes blocked, it gets -4/+4 until end of turn.
: Target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its converted mana cost until end of turn.
illus. Mark Zug # 298/0
Launch
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has flying.
When Launch is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return Launch to its owner's hand.
illus. Val Mayerik # 82/0
Lay Waste
Destroy target land.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Terese Nielsen # 201/0
Lifeline
Whenever a creature dies, if another creature is on the battlefield, return the first card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
illus. D. Alexander Gregory # 299/0
Lightning Dragon
Flying
Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
: Lightning Dragon gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
illus. Ron Spencer # 202/0
Lilting Refrain
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on Lilting Refrain.
Sacrifice Lilting Refrain: Counter target spell unless its controller pays , where X is the number of verse counters on Lilting Refrain.
illus. Berry # 83/0
Lingering Mirage
Enchant land
Enchanted land is an Island.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Birds frozen in flight. Sea turned to glass. Tolaria hidden in a mirror.
illus. Jerry Tiritilli # 84/0
Looming Shade
: Looming Shade gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
The shade tracks victims by reverberations of the pipes, as a spider senses prey tangled in its trembling web.
illus. Vincent Evans # 139/0
Lotus Blossom
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a petal counter on Lotus Blossom.
, Sacrifice Lotus Blossom: Add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of petal counters on Lotus Blossom.
illus. Randy Gallegos # 300/0
Lull
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Terese Nielsen # 267/0
Lurking Evil
Pay half your life, rounded up: Lurking Evil becomes a 4/4 Horror creature with flying.
"Ash is our air, darkness our flesh."—Phyrexian Scriptures
illus. Scott Kirschner # 140/0
Mana Leech
You may choose not to untap Mana Leech during your untap step.
: Tap target land. It doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as Mana Leech remains tapped.
illus. Mark Nelson # 141/0
Meltdown
Destroy each artifact with converted mana cost X or less.
Catastrophes happened so often at the mana rig that the viashino language had a special word to describe them.
illus. Donato Giancola # 203/0
Metrognome
When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard Metrognome, create four 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature tokens.
, : Create a 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature token.
illus. Jeff Laubenstein # 301/0
Midsummer Revel
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on Midsummer Revel.
, Sacrifice Midsummer Revel: Create X 3/3 green Beast creature tokens, where X is the number of verse counters on Midsummer Revel.
illus. Steve Firchow # 268/0
Mishra's Helix
, : Tap X target lands.
The helix was the finest example of Mishra's campaign strategy: if he couldn't have Argoth, no one could.
illus. Berry # 302/0
Mobile Fort
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
: Mobile Fort gets +3/-1 until end of turn and can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender. Activate this ability only once each turn.
illus. Mark Tedin # 303/0
Monk Idealist
When Monk Idealist enters the battlefield, return target enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.
"Belief is the strongest mortar."
illus. Daren Bader # 20/0
Monk Realist
When Monk Realist enters the battlefield, destroy target enchantment.
"We plant the seeds of doubt to harvest the crop of wisdom."
illus. Daren Bader # 21/0
Morphling
: Untap Morphling.
: Morphling gains flying until end of turn.
: Morphling gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
: Morphling gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
: Morphling gets -1/+1 until end of turn.
illus. rk post # 85/0
No Rest for the Wicked
Sacrifice No Rest for the Wicked: Return to your hand all creature cards in your graveyard that were put there from the battlefield this turn.
"The soul? Here, we have no use for such frivolities."—Sitrik, birth priest
illus. Carl Critchlow # 142/0
Noetic Scales
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, return to its owner's hand each creature that player controls with power greater than the number of cards in their hand.
illus. Andrew Robinson # 304/0
Okk
Okk can't attack unless a creature with greater power also attacks.
Okk can't block unless a creature with greater power also blocks.
illus. Mike Raabe # 204/0
Opal Acrolith
Whenever an opponent casts a creature spell, if Opal Acrolith is an enchantment, Opal Acrolith becomes a 2/4 Soldier creature.
: Opal Acrolith becomes an enchantment.
illus. Robh Ruppel # 22/0
Opal Archangel
When an opponent casts a creature spell, if Opal Archangel is an enchantment, Opal Archangel becomes a 5/5 Angel creature with flying and vigilance.
illus. Jeff Miracola # 23/0
Opal Caryatid
When an opponent casts a creature spell, if Opal Caryatid is an enchantment, Opal Caryatid becomes a 2/2 Soldier creature.
illus. Berry # 24/0
Opal Gargoyle
When an opponent casts a creature spell, if Opal Gargoyle is an enchantment, Opal Gargoyle becomes a 2/2 Gargoyle creature with flying.
illus. Kev Walker # 25/0
Opal Titan
When an opponent casts a creature spell, if Opal Titan is an enchantment, Opal Titan becomes a 4/4 Giant creature with protection from each of that spell's colors.
illus. Paolo Parente # 26/0
Oppression
Whenever a player casts a spell, that player discards a card.
"Do not presume to speak for yourself."—Gix, to Xantcha
illus. Pete Venters # 143/0
Order of Yawgmoth
Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Whenever Order of Yawgmoth deals damage to a player, that player discards a card.
illus. Chippy # 144/0
Outmaneuver
X target blocked creatures assign their combat damage this turn as though they weren't blocked.
"Push one goblin into sight, an' run a lot. That's tactics."—Jula, goblin raider
illus. Greg Staples # 205/0
Pacifism
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block.
"Fight? I cannot. I do not care if I live or die, so long as I can rest."—Urza, to Serra
illus. Randy Gallegos # 27/0
Parasitic Bond
Enchant creature
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, Parasitic Bond deals 2 damage to that player.
"All bonds are parasitic. Only rulership is pure."—Gix, Yawgmoth praetor
illus. Scott Kirschner # 145/0
Pariah
Enchant creature
All damage that would be dealt to you is dealt to enchanted creature instead.
"It is not sad," Radiant chided the lesser angel. "It is right. Every society must have its outcasts."
illus. Jon J Muth # 28/0
Path of Peace
Destroy target creature. Its owner gains 4 life.
"When the sword becomes a burden, let the warrior lay it aside that another with a truer heart might take it up."—Radiant, archangel
illus. Val Mayerik # 29/0
Pegasus Charger
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
"The clouds came alive and dove to the earth Hooves flashed among the dark army, who fled before the spectacle of fury."—Song of All, canto 211
illus. Val Mayerik # 30/0
Pendrell Drake
Flying
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
The mages of Tolaria found strange ways to spend their free time. Occasionally they had contests to see whose kite was eaten last.
illus. Jeff Miracola # 86/0
Pendrell Flux
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay its mana cost."
Devoured by the mists, Tolaria was stuck in time, trapped between two eternal heartbeats.
illus. Andrew Robinson # 87/0
Peregrine Drake
Flying
When Peregrine Drake enters the battlefield, untap up to five lands.
That the Tolarian mists parted for the drakes was warning enough to stay away.
illus. Bob Eggleton # 88/0
Persecute
Choose a color. Target player reveals their hand and discards all cards of that color.
"My finest warrior was lost to the Phyrexians. I pray that Lady Selenia died honorably."—Radiant, archangel
illus. D. Alexander Gregory # 146/0
Pestilence
At the beginning of the end step, if no creatures are on the battlefield, sacrifice Pestilence.
: Pestilence deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
illus. Pete Venters # 147/0
Phyrexian Colossus
Phyrexian Colossus doesn't untap during your untap step.
Pay 8 life: Untap Phyrexian Colossus.
Phyrexian Colossus can't be blocked except by three or more creatures.
illus. Mark Tedin # 306/0
Phyrexian Ghoul
Sacrifice a creature: Phyrexian Ghoul gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Phyrexia wastes nothing. Its food chain is a spiraling cycle.
illus. Pete Venters # 148/0
Phyrexian Processor
As Phyrexian Processor enters the battlefield, pay any amount of life.
, : Create an X/X black Minion creature token, where X is the life paid as Phyrexian Processor entered the battlefield.
illus. Ron Spencer # 306/0
Phyrexian Tower
: Add .
, Sacrifice a creature: Add .
Living metal encasing dying flesh.
illus. Chippy # 322/0
Pit Trap
, , Sacrifice Pit Trap: Destroy target attacking creature without flying. It can't be regenerated.
Yotian soldiers were designed to fight, not watch their feet.
illus. Brian Snoddy # 307/0
Planar Birth
Return all basic land cards from all graveyards to the battlefield tapped under their owners' control.
"From womb of nothingness sprang this place of beauty, purity, and hope realized."—Song of All, canto 3
illus. Adam Rex # 31/0
Planar Void
Whenever another card is put into a graveyard from anywhere, exile that card.
"Planeswalking isn't about walking. It's about falling and screaming."—Xantcha, Phyrexian outcast
illus. Andrew Goldhawk # 149/0
Polluted Mire
Polluted Mire enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add .
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Stephen Daniele # 323/0
Pouncing Jaguar
Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
One pounce, she's hungry—you die quickly. Two, she's teaching her cubs—you're in for a long day.
illus. Daren Bader # 269/0
Power Sink
Counter target spell unless its controller pays . If that player doesn't, they tap all lands with mana abilities they control and lose all unspent mana.
illus. Andrew Robinson # 89/0
Power Taint
Enchant enchantment
At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted enchantment's controller, that player loses 2 life unless they pay .
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Brian Snoddy # 90/0
Presence of the Master
Whenever a player casts an enchantment spell, counter it.
Peace to all. Peace be all.—Great Hall floor inscription
illus. Ciruelo # 32/0
Priest of Gix
When Priest of Gix enters the battlefield, add .
"Gix doesn't want a people to rule but puppets to entertain his madness."—Xantcha, Phyrexian outcast
illus. Brian Despain # 150/0
Priest of Titania
: Add for each Elf on the battlefield.
Titania rewards all who honor the forest by making them a living part of it.
illus. Rebecca Guay # 270/0
Purging Scythe
At the beginning of your upkeep, Purging Scythe deals 2 damage to the creature with the least toughness. If two or more creatures are tied for least toughness, you choose one of them.
illus. Matthew Wilson # 308/0
Rain of Filth
Until end of turn, lands you control gain "Sacrifice this land: Add ."
"When I say it rained, it was not small drops, but a thick, greasy drool pouring from the heavens."—Urza, journal
illus. Stephen Daniele # 151/0
Rain of Salt
Destroy two target lands.
Here, rain does not wash the land; it desiccates it.
illus. Adam Rex # 206/0
Ravenous Skirge
Flying
Whenever Ravenous Skirge attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.
Hunger is a kind of madness—and here, all madness flourishes.
illus. Ron Spencer # 152/0
Raze
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a land.
Destroy target land.
The viashino believe that the oldest mountains hate everyone equally.
illus. Mike Raabe # 207/0
Recantation
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on Recantation.
, Sacrifice Recantation: Return up to X target permanents to their owners' hands, where X is the number of verse counters on Recantation.
illus. Greg Simanson # 91/0
Reclusive Wight
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control another nonland permanent, sacrifice Reclusive Wight.
There are places so horrible that even the dead hide their faces.
illus. Vincent Evans # 153/0
Redeem
Prevent all damage that would be dealt this turn to up to two target creatures.
"That they are saved from death is immaterial. What is important is that they know the source of their benefaction."—Radiant, archangel
illus. D. Alexander Gregory # 33/0
Reflexes
Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters the battlefield attached to that creature.)
Enchanted creature has first strike. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
"Here's how ya win. Don't let the other guy hit back first."—Jula, goblin raider
illus. Steve White # 208/0
Rejuvenate
You gain 6 life.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Greg Simanson # 271/0
Remembrance
Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, you may search your library for a card with the same name as that creature, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.
illus. Val Mayerik # 34/0
Remote Isle
Remote Isle enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add .
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Ciruelo # 324/0
Reprocess
Sacrifice any number of artifacts, creatures, and/or lands. Draw a card for each permanent sacrificed this way.
Everything will find its use in Phyrexia. Eventually.
illus. Mark Tedin # 154/0
Rescind
Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Adam Rex # 92/0
Retaliation
Creatures you control have "Whenever this creature becomes blocked by a creature, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn."
A foul, metallic stench clogged Urza's senses. It was then he knew his brother was no more.
illus. Tom Fleming # 272/0
Retromancer
Whenever Retromancer becomes the target of a spell or ability, Retromancer deals 3 damage to that spell or ability's controller.
"If one harm us, strike them in return. So sayeth the bey."
illus. Robh Ruppel # 209/0
Rewind
Counter target spell. Untap up to four lands.
"Time flows like a river. In Tolaria we practice the art of building dams."—Barrin, master wizard
illus. Dermot Power # 93/0
Rumbling Crescendo
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on Rumbling Crescendo.
, Sacrifice Rumbling Crescendo: Destroy up to X target lands, where X is the number of verse counters on Rumbling Crescendo.
illus. Lawrence Snelly # 210/0
Rune of Protection: Artifacts
: The next time an artifact source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Scott M. Fischer # 35/0
Rune of Protection: Black
: The next time a black source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Scott M. Fischer # 36/0
Rune of Protection: Blue
: The next time a blue source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Scott M. Fischer # 37/0
Rune of Protection: Green
: The next time a green source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Scott M. Fischer # 38/0
Rune of Protection: Lands
: The next time a land source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Scott M. Fischer # 39/0
Rune of Protection: Red
: The next time a red source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Scott M. Fischer # 40/0
Rune of Protection: White
: The next time a white source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Scott M. Fischer # 41/0
Sanctum Custodian
: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.
Serra told them to guard Urza as he healed. Five years they stood.
illus. Paolo Parente # 42/0
Sanctum Guardian
Sacrifice Sanctum Guardian: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to any target this turn, prevent that damage.
"Protect our mother in her womb."
illus. Donato Giancola # 43/0
Sandbar Merfolk
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
You are not prey until a predator knows of your existence.
illus. rk post # 94/0
Sandbar Serpent
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Treacherous and unpredictable currents around Tolaria earned the nickname "serpent wakes."
illus. Jim Nelson # 95/0
Sanguine Guard
First strike
: Regenerate Sanguine Guard.
"Father of Machines Your filigree gaze carves us, and the scars dance upon our grateful flesh."—Phyrexian Scriptures
illus. Kev Walker # 155/0
Scald
Whenever a player taps an Island for mana, Scald deals 1 damage to that player.
"Shiv may be surrounded by water, but the mountains go far deeper."—Fire Eye, viashino bey
illus. Adam Rex # 211/0
Scoria Wurm
At the beginning of your upkeep, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, return Scoria Wurm to its owner's hand.
Late at night, ululations echo from deep under Shiv, as the wurms sing of times older than humanity.
illus. Steve Firchow # 212/0
Scrap
Destroy target artifact.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Donato Giancola # 213/0
Seasoned Marshal
Whenever Seasoned Marshal attacks, you may tap target creature.
There are only two rules of tactics: never be without a plan, and never rely on it.
illus. Matthew Wilson # 44/0
Serra Avatar
Serra Avatar's power and toughness are each equal to your life total.
When Serra Avatar is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner's library.
illus. Dermot Power # 45/0
Serra Zealot
First strike
"The humans are useful in their way, but they must be commanded as the builder commands the stone. Be soft with them, and they will become soft."—Radiant, archangel
illus. DiTerlizzi # 46/0
Serra's Embrace
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying and vigilance.
"Lifted beyond herself, for that battle Brindri was an angel of light and fury."—Song of All, canto 524
illus. Terese Nielsen # 47/0
Serra's Hymn
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on Serra's Hymn.
Sacrifice Serra's Hymn: Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt this turn to any number of targets, divided as you choose, where X is the number of verse counters on Serra's Hymn.
illus. Rebecca Guay # 48/0
Serra's Liturgy
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on Serra's Liturgy.
, Sacrifice Serra's Liturgy: Destroy up to X target artifacts and/or enchantments, where X is the number of verse counters on Serra's Liturgy.
illus. rk post # 49/0
Serra's Sanctum
: Add for each enchantment you control.
A fragile cocoon of dreaming will.
illus. Ciruelo # 325/0
Shimmering Barrier
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
First strike
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. D. Alexander Gregory # 50/0
Shivan Gorge
: Add .
, : Shivan Gorge deals 1 damage to each opponent.
Both forge and pyre.
illus. John Matson # 326/0
Shivan Hellkite
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
: Shivan Hellkite deals 1 damage to any target.
A dragon's scale can be carved into a mighty shield, provided you can procure a dragontooth to cut it.
illus. Bob Eggleton # 215/0
Shivan Raptor
First strike, haste
Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
illus. Bob Eggleton # 216/0
Shiv's Embrace
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying.
: Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
"Wear the foe's form to best it in battle. So sayeth the bey."
illus. Bob Eggleton # 214/0
Show and Tell
Each player may put an artifact, creature, enchantment, or land card from their hand onto the battlefield.
At the academy, "show and tell" too often becomes "run and hide."
illus. Jeff Laubenstein # 96/0
Shower of Sparks
Shower of Sparks deals 1 damage to target creature and 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
The viashino had learned how to operate the rig through trial and error—mostly error.
illus. Christopher Moeller # 217/0
Sicken
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets -1/-1.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Urza dared to attack Phyrexia. Slowly, it retaliated.
illus. Heather Hudson # 156/0
Silent Attendant
: You gain 1 life.
"The answer to life should never be death; it should always be more life, wrapped tight around us like precious silks."
illus. Rebecca Guay # 51/0
Skirge Familiar
Flying
Discard a card: Add .
The first Yawgmoth priest to harness their power was rewarded with several unique mutilations.
illus. Ron Spencer # 157/0
Skittering Skirge
Flying
When you cast a creature spell, sacrifice Skittering Skirge.
The imps' warbling cries echo through Phyrexia's towers like those of mourning doves in a cathedral.
illus. Ron Spencer # 158/0
Sleeper Agent
When Sleeper Agent enters the battlefield, target opponent gains control of it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, Sleeper Agent deals 2 damage to you.
illus. Randy Gallegos # 159/0
Slippery Karst
Slippery Karst enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add .
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Stephen Daniele # 327/0
Smokestack
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a soot counter on Smokestack.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a permanent for each soot counter on Smokestack.
illus. Scott Kirschner # 309/0
Smoldering Crater
Smoldering Crater enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add .
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Mark Tedin # 328/0
Sneak Attack
: You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. That creature gains haste. Sacrifice the creature at the beginning of the next end step.
"Nothin' beat surprise—'cept rock."
illus. Jerry Tiritilli # 218/0
Somnophore
Flying
Whenever Somnophore deals damage to a player, tap target creature that player controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as Somnophore remains on the battlefield.
illus. Andrew Robinson # 97/0
Songstitcher
: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by target attacking creature with flying.
The true names of birds are songs woven into their souls.
illus. Berry # 52/0
Soul Sculptor
, : Target creature becomes an enchantment and loses all abilities until a player casts a creature spell.
Does the stone mimic life, or did it once live?
illus. Ciruelo # 53/0
Spined Fluke
When Spined Fluke enters the battlefield, sacrifice a creature.
: Regenerate Spined Fluke.
Its spines are prized as writing quills by the priests of Gix.
illus. Mark Nelson # 160/0
Spire Owl
Flying
When Spire Owl enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
illus. Steve Firchow # 98/0
Sporogenesis
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a fungus counter on target nontoken creature.
Whenever a creature with a fungus counter on it dies, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token for each fungus counter on that creature.
When Sporogenesis leaves the battlefield, remove all fungus counters from all creatures.
illus. Ron Spencer # 273/0
Spreading Algae
Enchant Swamp
When enchanted land becomes tapped, destroy it.
When Spreading Algae is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return Spreading Algae to its owner's hand.
illus. Stephen Daniele # 274/0
Steam Blast
Steam Blast deals 2 damage to each creature and each player.
The viashino knew of the cracked pipes but deliberately left them unmended to bolster the rig's defenses.
illus. Mike Raabe # 219/0
Stern Proctor
When Stern Proctor enters the battlefield, return target artifact or enchantment to its owner's hand.
"I preferred the harsh tutors—they made mischief all the more fun."—Teferi, third-level student
illus. Randy Gallegos # 99/0
Stroke of Genius
Target player draws X cards.
After a hundred failed experiments, Urza was stunned to find that common silver passed through the portal undamaged. He immediately designed a golem made of the metal.
illus. Stephen Daniele # 100/0
Sulfuric Vapors
If a red spell would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals that much damage plus 1 to that permanent or player instead.
It was the dragons who first learned to chase their prey into the vapors before igniting them.
illus. Lawrence Snelly # 220/0
Sunder
Return all lands to their owners' hands.
The flow of time was disrupted; like a flooding river it rose from its banks. Tolaria was drowned in an instant that stretched toward infinity.
illus. Stephen Daniele # 101/0
Symbiosis
Two target creatures each get +2/+2 until end of turn.
Although the elves of Argoth always considered them a nuisance, the pixies made fine allies during the war against the machines.
illus. Jeff Miracola # 275/0
Tainted Aether
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, its controller sacrifices a creature or land.
Gix despised the sylvan morass. The gouge that the portal had torn in the forest was the only pleasing sight.
illus. Thomas M. Baxa # 161/0
Telepathy
Your opponents play with their hands revealed.
"The most disappointing thing about learning telepathy is finding out how boring people really are."—Teferi, fourth-level student
illus. Matthew Wilson # 102/0
Temporal Aperture
, : Shuffle your library, then reveal the top card. Until end of turn, for as long as that card remains on top of your library, play with the top card of your library revealed and you may play that card without paying its mana cost. (If it has X in its mana cost, X is 0.)
illus. Michael Sutfin # 310/0
Thran Quarry
At the beginning of the end step, if you control no creatures, sacrifice Thran Quarry.
: Add one mana of any color.
illus. Michael Sutfin # 329/0
Thran Turbine
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may add . You can't spend this mana to cast spells.
When Urza asked the viashino what it did, they answered: "It hums."
illus. Brian Snoddy # 311/0
Thundering Giant
Haste (This creature can attack and as soon as it comes under your control.)
The giant was felt a few seconds before he was seen.
illus. Mark Zug # 221/0
Time Spiral
Exile Time Spiral. Each player shuffles their graveyard and hand into their library, then draws seven cards. You untap up to six lands.
illus. Michael Sutfin # 103/0
Titania's Boon
Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
When the winds rock the trees, listen for voices in the creaking of the trunks. If you hear your name, you are one of the Goddess's chosen.
illus. Val Mayerik # 276/0
Titania's Chosen
Whenever a player casts a green spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Titania's Chosen.
"What do a hero and an arrow have in common? In times of war are many more made."—Elvish riddle
illus. Mark Zug # 277/0
Tolarian Academy
: Add for each artifact you control.
The academy worked with time—until time ran out.
illus. Stephen Daniele # 330/0
Tolarian Winds
Discard all the cards in your hand, then draw that many cards.
Afterward, Tolaria's winds were like the whispers of lost wizards, calling for life.
illus. Lawrence Snelly # 104/0
Torch Song
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on Torch Song.
, Sacrifice Torch Song: It deals X damage to any target, where X is the number of verse counters on Torch Song.
illus. Thomas M. Baxa # 222/0
Treefolk Seedlings
Treefolk Seedlings's toughness is equal to the number of Forests you control.
The year that the brothers landed on Argoth, the trees produced five times as many seeds as normal.
illus. John Matson # 278/0
Treetop Rangers
Treetop Rangers can't be blocked except by creatures with flying.
"If you can't catch them, cut the trees down from beneath them. Force them to fight on our terms."—Mishra
illus. Daren Bader # 279/0
Turnabout
Choose artifact, creature, or land. Tap all untapped permanents of the chosen type target player controls, or untap all tapped permanents of that type that player controls.
The best cure for a big ego is a little failure.
illus. Heather Hudson # 105/0
Umbilicus
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player returns a permanent they control to its owner's hand unless they pay 2 life.
It was the explorers' only tether to reality.
illus. Dermot Power # 312/0
Unnerve
Each opponent discards two cards.
"If fear is the only tool you have left, then you'll never control me."—Xantcha, to Gix
illus. Terese Nielsen # 162/0
Unworthy Dead
: Regenerate Unworthy Dead.
"Great Yawgmoth moves across the seas of shard and bone and rust. We exalt him in life, in death, and in between."—Phyrexian Scriptures
illus. Carl Critchlow # 163/0
Urza's Armor
If a source would deal damage to you, prevent 1 of that damage.
"Tawnos's blueprints were critical to the creation of my armor. As he once sealed himself in steel, I sealed myself in a walking crypt."—Urza
illus. rk post # 313/0
Vampiric Embrace
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by enchanted creature this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.
illus. Thomas M. Baxa # 164/0
Vebulid
Vebulid enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Vebulid.
When Vebulid attacks or blocks, destroy it at end of combat.
illus. Ron Spencer # 165/0
Veil of Birds
When an opponent casts a spell, if Veil of Birds is an enchantment, Veil of Birds becomes a 1/1 Bird creature with flying.
When wind marries sky, even the bride's veil sings her praises.
illus. Heather Hudson # 106/0
Veiled Apparition
When an opponent casts a spell, if Veiled Apparition is an enchantment, Veiled Apparition becomes a 3/3 Illusion creature with flying and "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Veiled Apparition unless you pay ."
illus. Andrew Robinson # 107/0
Veiled Crocodile
When a player has no cards in hand, if Veiled Crocodile is an enchantment, Veiled Crocodile becomes a 4/4 Crocodile creature.
Some roads are paved with bad intentions.
illus. Paolo Parente # 108/0
Veiled Sentry
When an opponent casts a spell, if Veiled Sentry is an enchantment, Veiled Sentry becomes an Illusion creature with power and toughness each equal to that spell's converted mana cost.
illus. Ron Spears # 109/0
Veiled Serpent
When an opponent casts a spell, if Veiled Serpent is an enchantment, Veiled Serpent becomes a 4/4 Serpent creature with "This creature can't attack unless defending player controls an Island."
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Bob Eggleton # 110/0
Venomous Fangs
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature deals damage to a creature, destroy the other creature.
All the pain of the shattered forest contained in a single drop.
illus. Lawrence Snelly # 280/0
Vernal Bloom
Whenever a Forest is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional .
Many cultures have legends of a lush, hidden paradise. The elves of Argoth had no need of such stories.
illus. Bob Eggleton # 281/0
Viashino Outrider
Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
"Give thy ration to thy mount, if the road be long. So sayeth the bey."
illus. Ciruelo # 223/0
Viashino Runner
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
"It moved this way, an' that way, an' then before I could stick it, it jumped over my head an' was gone."—Jula, goblin raider
illus. Steve White # 224/0
Viashino Sandswimmer
: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, return Viashino Sandswimmer to its owner's hand. If you lose the flip, sacrifice Viashino Sandswimmer.
Few swim in a place of such thirst.
illus. Pete Venters # 225/0
Viashino Weaponsmith
Whenever Viashino Weaponsmith becomes blocked by a creature, Viashino Weaponsmith gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Within the rig settlement, those who have mastered the making of weapons earn highest honor.
illus. Dermot Power # 226/0
Victimize
Choose two target creature cards in your graveyard. Sacrifice a creature. If you do, return the chosen cards to the battlefield tapped.
The priest cast Xantcha to the ground. "It is defective. We must scrap it."
illus. Val Mayerik # 166/0
Vile Requiem
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on Vile Requiem.
, Sacrifice Vile Requiem: Destroy up to X target nonblack creatures, where X is the number of verse counters on Vile Requiem. They can't be regenerated.
illus. Carl Critchlow # 167/0
Voice of Grace
Flying, protection from black
"Opposite Law is Grace, and Grace must be preserved. If the strands of Grace are unraveled, its design will be lost, and the people with it."—Song of All, canto 167
illus. Jeff Miracola # 54/0
Voice of Law
Flying, protection from red
"Life's balance is as a star: on one point is Law, and Law must be upheld. If the knots of order are loosened, chaos will spill through."—Song of All, canto 167
illus. Mark Zug # 55/0
Voltaic Key
, : Untap target artifact.
The key did not work on a single lock, yet it opened many doors.
illus. Henry G. Higgenbotham # 314/0
Vug Lizard
Mountainwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Mountain.)
Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
illus. Heather Hudson # 227/0
Wall of Junk
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When Wall of Junk blocks, return it to its owner's hand at end of combat. (Return it only if it's on the battlefield.)
Urza saw the wall and realized that even if he tore every Phyrexian to pieces, they would still resist him.
illus. Adam Rex # 315/0
War Dance
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on War Dance.
Sacrifice War Dance: Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of verse counters on War Dance.
illus. Terese Nielsen # 282/0
Waylay
Create three 2/2 white Knight creature tokens. Exile them at the beginning of the next cleanup step.
"You reek of corruption," spat the knight. "Why are you even here?"
illus. Greg Staples # 56/0
Western Paladin
, : Destroy target white creature.
"Their weak laws. Their flawed systems. They inhibit the Grand Evolution. In Yawgmoth's name, we shall erase them."—Oath of the West
illus. Carl Critchlow # 168/0
Whetstone
: Each player puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard.
To hone swords and dull minds.—Whetstone inscription
illus. Greg Simanson # 316/0
Whirlwind
Destroy all creatures with flying.
Urza tried to rule the air, but Gaea taught him that she controlled all the elements.
illus. John Matson # 283/0
Wild Dogs
At the beginning of your upkeep, if a player has more life than each other player, the player with the most life gains control of Wild Dogs.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
illus. Terese Nielsen # 284/0
Wildfire
Each player sacrifices four lands. Wildfire deals 4 damage to each creature.
"Shiv hatched from a shell of stone around a yolk of flame."—Viashino myth
illus. Carl Critchlow # 228/0
Windfall
Each player discards their hand, then draws cards equal to the greatest number of cards a player discarded this way.
"To fill your mind with knowledge, we must start by emptying it."—Barrin, master wizard
illus. Pete Venters # 111/0
Winding Wurm
Echo (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
Entire trees were stripped of their bark and branches by the wurm's writhing path.
illus. DiTerlizzi # 285/0
Wirecat
Wirecat can't attack or block if an enchantment is on the battlefield.
Its purr is the sound of iron filings sliding down satin.
illus. Michael Sutfin # 317/0
Witch Engine
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
: Add . Target opponent gains control of Witch Engine. (Activate this ability only any time you could cast an instant.)
illus. Kev Walker # 169/0
Wizard Mentor
: Return Wizard Mentor and target creature you control to their owner's hand.
Although some of the students quickly grasped the concept, the others could summon only blackboards.
illus. Jeff Miracola # 112/0
Worn Powerstone
Worn Powerstone enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add .
illus. Henry G. Higgenbotham # 318/0
Worship
If you control a creature, damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.
"Believe in the ideal, not the idol."—Serra
illus. Mark Zug # 57/0
Yawgmoth's Edict
Whenever an opponent casts a white spell, that player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
"Phyrexia's purity permits no other."—Xantcha, Phyrexian outcast
illus. Scott Kirschner # 170/0
Yawgmoth's Will
Until end of turn, you may play cards from your graveyard.
If a card would be put into your graveyard from anywhere this turn, exile that card instead.
illus. Ron Spencer # 171/0
Zephid
Flying
Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Once you've seen one, you'll understand why spells won't go near them.
illus. Daren Bader # 113/0
Zephid's Embrace
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Spells will shun you, as will everyone else.
illus. Daren Bader # 114/0
