Blighted Agent

Blighted Agent (Secret Lair Drop)
Anthony Francisco

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Blighted Agent (New Phyrexia)
Anthony Francisco

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.) This creature can't be blocked.

"Urabrask may suspect our surveillance, but he cannot stop it." —Avaricta, Gitaxian sective

Maelstrom Pulse (Alara Reborn)
Anthony Francisco

Destroy target nonland permanent and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent.

During the collision of the shards, entire ways of life disappeared without a trace.

Arcane Sanctum (Aetherdrift Commander)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes." —Tullus of Palandius

Sejiri Merfolk (Worldwake)
Anthony Francisco

As long as you control a Plains, this creature has first strike and lifelink. (Damage dealt by a creature with lifelink also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

Countersquall (The List)
Anthony Francisco

Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller loses 2 life.

"The essence of every world, every spell, and every thought is power. Nothing else matters, because nothing else exists." —Nicol Bolas

Maelstrom Pulse (Modern Horizons 3 Commander)
Anthony Francisco

Destroy target nonland permanent and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent.

During the collision of the shards, entire ways of life disappeared without a trace.

Think Twice (Ultimate Masters)
Anthony Francisco

Draw a card. Flashback {2}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

"Either I know just the spell I need, or I'm about to."

Soul Stair Expedition (Zendikar)
Anthony Francisco

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may put a quest counter on this enchantment. Remove three quest counters from this enchantment and sacrifice it: Return up to two target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.

Blighted Agent (Secret Lair Drop)
Anthony Francisco

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Think Twice (Foundations)
Anthony Francisco

Draw a card. Flashback {2}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

"Either I know just the spell I need, or I'm about to."

Nulltread Gargantuan (Alara Reborn)
Anthony Francisco

When this creature enters, put a creature you control on top of its owner's library.

It crushes all underfoot, yet leaves no trace of its passage—no trampled debris, no flattened souls, not even a hoofprint.

Wurm (Magic 2013 Tokens)
Anthony Francisco

Think Twice (Innistrad Remastered)
Anthony Francisco

Draw a card. Flashback {2}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

"Either I know just the spell I need, or I'm about to."

Hellion Eruption (Rise of the Eldrazi)
Anthony Francisco

Sacrifice all creatures you control, then create that many 4/4 red Hellion creature tokens.

Just when you thought you'd be safe, in the middle of an open field with no Eldrazi around for miles.

Countersquall (Conflux)
Anthony Francisco

Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller loses 2 life.

Each of the twenty-three winds of Esper is named and chronicled, and every possible interaction with the flow of magic is exhaustively detailed.

Salvage Slasher (Conflux)
Anthony Francisco

This creature gets +1/+0 for each artifact card in your graveyard.

Esper artificers never imagined that one day their scraps would be pressed against their soft and fragile throats.

Arcane Sanctum (Commander 2017)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes." —Tullus of Palandius

Thirst for Knowledge (Modern Masters)
Anthony Francisco

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.

"To truly know something, you must become it. The trick is to not lose yourself in the process."

Wurm (Eternal Masters Tokens)
Anthony Francisco

Countersquall (Ultimate Masters)
Anthony Francisco

Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller loses 2 life.

Each of the twenty-three winds of Esper is named and chronicled, and every possible interaction with the flow of magic is exhaustively detailed.

Arcane Sanctum (Commander 2018)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes." —Tullus of Palandius

Thunderbolt (Avacyn Restored)
Anthony Francisco

Choose one — • Thunderbolt deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. • Thunderbolt deals 4 damage to target creature with flying.

"My next aerial design will use less metal." —Hadaken, alchemist of Nephalia

Arcane Sanctum (Modern Masters 2017)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes." —Tullus of Palandius

Thirst for Knowledge (Commander 2018)
Anthony Francisco

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.

"To truly know something, you must become it. The trick is to not lose yourself in the process."

Blighted Agent (New Phyrexia)
Anthony Francisco

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.) This creature can't be blocked.

"Urabrask may suspect our surveillance, but he cannot stop it." —Avaricta, Gitaxian sective

Inkwell Leviathan (Commander 2018)
Anthony Francisco

Trample Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

"Into its maw went the seventh sea, never to be seen again while the world remains." —Esper fable

Think Twice (Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander)
Anthony Francisco

Draw a card. Flashback {2}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

"Either I know just the spell I need, or I'm about to."

Thirst for Knowledge (Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret)
Anthony Francisco

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.

"To truly know something, you must become it. The trick is to not lose yourself in the process."

Sanctum Plowbeast (Alara Reborn)
Anthony Francisco

Defender Plainscycling {2}, islandcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains or Island card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Clinging Mists (Dark Ascension)
Anthony Francisco

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. Fateful hour — If you have 5 or less life, tap all attacking creatures. Those creatures don't untap during their controller's next untap step.

Arcane Sanctum (New Capenna Commander)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes." —Tullus of Palandius

Mind's Desire (Judge Gift Cards 2008)
Anthony Francisco

Shuffle your library. Then exile the top card of your library. Until end of turn, you may play that card without paying its mana cost. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)

Vivisection (Mirrodin Besieged)
Anthony Francisco

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Draw three cards.

Phyrexians research with the grace of surgeons and the finesse of butchers.

Stolen Goods (Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander)
Anthony Francisco

Target opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. Until end of turn, you may cast that card without paying its mana cost.

Arcane Sanctum (Dominaria United Commander)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes." —Tullus of Palandius

Conversion Chamber (New Phyrexia)
Anthony Francisco

{2}, {T}: Exile target artifact card from a graveyard. Put a charge counter on this artifact. {2}, {T}, Remove a charge counter from this artifact: Create a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Golem artifact creature token.

Mind's Desire (Commander 2021)
Anthony Francisco

Shuffle your library. Then exile the top card of your library. Until end of turn, you may play that card without paying its mana cost. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)

Tezzeret the Seeker (Shards of Alara)
Anthony Francisco

+1: Untap up to two target artifacts. −X: Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. −5: Artifacts you control become artifact creatures with base power and toughness 5/5 until end of turn.

Lapse of Certainty (The List)
Anthony Francisco

Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put it on top of its owner's library instead of into that player's graveyard.

Without a connection of mind and body, magic is just an idea stuck in the head, a word on the tip of a tongue.

Think Twice (Innistrad Remastered)
Anthony Francisco

Draw a card. Flashback {2}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

"Either I know just the spell I need, or I'm about to."

Countersquall (Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas)
Anthony Francisco

Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller loses 2 life.

"The essence of every world, every spell, and every thought is power. Nothing else matters, because nothing else exists." —Nicol Bolas

Arcane Sanctum (March of the Machine Commander)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes." —Tullus of Palandius

Magus of the Future (Future Sight)
Anthony Francisco

Play with the top card of your library revealed. You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library.

Those gifted with the sight have one eye in the present and the other in the future.

Salvage Titan (Shards of Alara)
Anthony Francisco

You may sacrifice three artifacts rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Exile three artifact cards from your graveyard: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Kemba's Legion (Mirrodin Besieged)
Anthony Francisco

Vigilance This creature can block an additional creature each combat for each Equipment attached to this creature.

The squabble over succession was quickly replaced by the struggle to survive.

Sejiri Steppe (Worldwake)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. {T}: Add {W}.

Inkwell Leviathan (Eternal Masters)
Anthony Francisco

Trample Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

"Into its maw went the seventh sea, never to be seen again while the world remains." —Esper fable

Elemental Appeal (Zendikar)
Anthony Francisco

Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.) Create a 7/1 red Elemental creature token with trample and haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. If this spell was kicked, that creature gets +7/+0 until end of turn.

Inkwell Leviathan (Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora)
Anthony Francisco

Trample Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

"Into its maw went the seventh sea, never to be seen again while the world remains." —Esper fable

Inkwell Leviathan (Premium Deck Series: Graveborn)
Anthony Francisco

Trample Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

"Into its maw went the seventh sea, never to be seen again while the world remains." —Esper fable

Thirst for Knowledge (Jumpstart)
Anthony Francisco

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.

"To truly know something, you must become it. The trick is to not lose yourself in the process."

Increasing Vengeance (Commander 2019)
Anthony Francisco

Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, copy that spell twice instead. You may choose new targets for the copies. Flashback {3}{R}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Tezzeret the Seeker (Modern Masters 2015)
Anthony Francisco

+1: Untap up to two target artifacts. −X: Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. −5: Artifacts you control become artifact creatures with base power and toughness 5/5 until end of turn.

Lapse of Certainty (Conflux)
Anthony Francisco

Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, put it on top of its owner's library instead of into that player's graveyard.

Without a connection of mind and body, magic is just an idea stuck in the head, a word on the tip of a tongue.

Hellion (Magic 2013 Tokens)
Anthony Francisco

Salvage Titan (Double Masters)
Anthony Francisco

You may sacrifice three artifacts rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Exile three artifact cards from your graveyard: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Arcane Sanctum (The List)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes." —Tullus of Palandius

Elemental (Zendikar Tokens)
Anthony Francisco

Trample, haste

Hellion Eruption (Planechase Anthology)
Anthony Francisco

Sacrifice all creatures you control, then create that many 4/4 red Hellion creature tokens.

Just when you thought you'd be safe, in the middle of an open field with no Eldrazi around for miles.

Sejiri Steppe (Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. {T}: Add {W}.

Mind's Desire (Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might)
Anthony Francisco

Shuffle your library. Then exile the top card of your library. Until end of turn, you may play that card without paying its mana cost. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)

Stolen Goods (Commander 2015)
Anthony Francisco

Target opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. Until end of turn, you may cast that card without paying its mana cost.

Arcane Sanctum (Commander 2016)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes." —Tullus of Palandius

Acquire (IDW Comics Inserts)
Anthony Francisco

Search target opponent's library for an artifact card and put that card onto the battlefield under your control. Then that player shuffles.

"'Ownership' is such a gray area."

Magus of the Future (Time Spiral Remastered)
Anthony Francisco

Play with the top card of your library revealed. You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library.

Those gifted with the sight have one eye in the present and the other in the future.

Arcane Sanctum (The Brothers' War Commander)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes." —Tullus of Palandius

Think Twice (Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander)
Anthony Francisco

Draw a card. Flashback {2}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

"Either I know just the spell I need, or I'm about to."

Wurm (Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might Tokens)
Anthony Francisco

Arcane Sanctum (Shards of Alara)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes." —Tullus of Palandius

Chasm Drake (Magic 2012)
Anthony Francisco

Flying Whenever this creature attacks, target creature you control gains flying until end of turn.

"Once he's got you, hold on. Fall from a drake and you'll suffer much worse than a bruise." —Garl, drake trainer

Arcane Sanctum (Commander Anthology Volume II)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes." —Tullus of Palandius

Arcane Sanctum (Forgotten Realms Commander)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes." —Tullus of Palandius

Arcane Sanctum (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes." —Tullus of Palandius

Inkwell Leviathan (Double Masters)
Anthony Francisco

Trample Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

"Into its maw went the seventh sea, never to be seen again while the world remains." —Esper fable

Arcane Sanctum (Commander 2013)
Anthony Francisco

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B}.

"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes." —Tullus of Palandius

Think Twice (Commander 2019)
Anthony Francisco

Draw a card. Flashback {2}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

"Either I know just the spell I need, or I'm about to."

Descent into Madness (Avacyn Restored)
Anthony Francisco

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a despair counter on this enchantment, then each player exiles X permanents they control and/or cards from their hand, where X is the number of despair counters on this enchantment.

The stairs lead down in both directions.

Wurm (Magic 2012 Tokens)
Anthony Francisco

Psychic Surgery (New Phyrexia)
Anthony Francisco

Whenever an opponent shuffles their library, you may look at the top two cards of that library. You may exile one of those cards. Then put the rest on top of that library in any order.

Think Twice (Innistrad)
Anthony Francisco

Draw a card. Flashback {2}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

"Either I know just the spell I need, or I'm about to."

Hellion Eruption (Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi)
Anthony Francisco

Sacrifice all creatures you control, then create that many 4/4 red Hellion creature tokens.

Just when you thought you'd be safe, in the middle of an open field with no Eldrazi around for miles.

Thirst for Knowledge (Commander Legends)
Anthony Francisco

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.

"To truly know something, you must become it. The trick is to not lose yourself in the process."

Blessings of Nature (Avacyn Restored)
Anthony Francisco

Distribute four +1/+1 counters among any number of target creatures. Miracle {G} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)

Stolen Goods (Avacyn Restored)
Anthony Francisco

Target opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. Until end of turn, you may cast that card without paying its mana cost.

Brood Birthing (Rise of the Eldrazi)
Anthony Francisco

If you control an Eldrazi Spawn, create three 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature tokens. They have "Sacrifice this token: Add {C}." Otherwise, create one of those tokens.

Brilliant Ultimatum (Shards of Alara)
Anthony Francisco

Exile the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. You may play lands and cast spells from one of those piles. If you cast a spell this way, you cast it without paying its mana cost.

Revealing the truth only deepened Tezzeret's curiosity for the secrets still buried.

Increasing Vengeance (Dark Ascension)
Anthony Francisco

Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, copy that spell twice instead. You may choose new targets for the copies. Flashback {3}{R}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Hellion Eruption (Planechase 2012)
Anthony Francisco

Sacrifice all creatures you control, then create that many 4/4 red Hellion creature tokens.

Just when you thought you'd be safe, in the middle of an open field with no Eldrazi around for miles.

Sejiri Merfolk (The List)
Anthony Francisco

As long as you control a Plains, this creature has first strike and lifelink. (Damage dealt by a creature with lifelink also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

Hellion (Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi)
Anthony Francisco

Merfolk Observer (Rise of the Eldrazi)
Anthony Francisco

When this creature enters, look at the top card of target player's library.

"The structure gets bigger every hour, with hedrons coalescing even deep under the surface. If I could only get inside . . . ."

Hellion (Rise of the Eldrazi Tokens)
Anthony Francisco

Inkwell Leviathan (Conflux)
Anthony Francisco

Trample Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

"Into its maw went the seventh sea, never to be seen again while the world remains." —Esper fable

Kemba's Legion (The List)
Anthony Francisco

Vigilance This creature can block an additional creature each combat for each Equipment attached to this creature.

The squabble over succession was quickly replaced by the struggle to survive.

Lethargy Trap (Zendikar)
Anthony Francisco

If three or more creatures are attacking, you may pay {U} rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Attacking creatures get -3/-0 until end of turn.

Suddenly, Zurdi didn't care about treasure, glory, food . . . or the drakes circling above.