Rain of Daggers

Rain of Daggers (Portal Second Age)
Melissa A. Benson

Destroy all creatures target opponent controls. You lose 2 life for each creature destroyed this way.

Knives in the sky, cries in the air, and blood on the ground.

Rain of Daggers (Mystery Booster 2)
Melissa A. Benson

Destroy all creatures target opponent controls. You lose 2 life for each creature destroyed this way.

Knives in the sky, cries in the air, and blood on the ground.

Mesa Pegasus (Introductory Two-Player Set)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Before a woman marries in the village of Sursi, she must visit the land of the Mesa Pegasus. Legend has it that if the woman is pure of heart and her love is true, a Mesa Pegasus will appear, blessing her family with long life and good fortune.

Sabretooth Tiger (Classic Sixth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

First strike

"I fear anything with teeth measured in handspans!" —Norin the Wary

Lord of Atlantis (Intl. Collectors' Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

A master of tactics, the Lord of Atlantis makes his people bold in battle merely by arriving to lead them.

Aerathi Berserker (Legends)
Melissa A. Benson

Rampage 3 (Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +3/+3 until end of turn for each creature blocking it beyond the first.)

Ærathi children who show promise are left to survive for a year in the wilderness. Those who return are shown the way of the Berserker.

Yavimaya Wurm (Urza's Legacy)
Melissa A. Benson

Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)

When the gorilla playfully grabbed the wurm's tail, the wurm doubled back and playfully ate the gorilla's head.

Lord of Atlantis (30th Anniversary Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

A master of tactics, the Lord of Atlantis makes his people bold in battle merely by arriving to lead them.

Shivan Dragon (Foreign Black Border)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Sewers of Estark (HarperPrism Book Promos)
Melissa A. Benson

Choose target creature. If it's attacking, it can't be blocked this turn. If it's blocking, prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this combat by it and each creature it's blocking.

Mesa Pegasus (Intl. Collectors' Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Before a woman marries in the village of Sursi, she must visit the land of the Mesa Pegasus. Legend has it that if the woman is pure of heart and her love is true, a Mesa Pegasus will appear, blessing her family with long life and good fortune.

Timber Wolves (30th Anniversary Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Though many think of Wolves as solitary predators, they are actually extremely social animals. During a hunt they often call to each other, which can be quite unsettling for their prey.

Lord of Atlantis (Unlimited Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

A master of tactics, the Lord of Atlantis makes his people bold in battle merely by arriving to lead them.

Ghitu Slinger (The List)
Melissa A. Benson

Echo {2}{R} (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 this creature enters, it deals 2 damage to any target.

If you survive a slinger attack, the slinger wished you to live.

Ghitu Fire-Eater (Urza's Legacy)
Melissa A. Benson

{T}, Sacrifice this creature: It deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"They are called 'Mi'uto,' which means 'one use.'" —Jhoira, artificer

Icatian Javelineers (Fallen Empires)
Melissa A. Benson

This creature enters with a javelin counter on it. {T}, Remove a javelin counter from this creature: It deals 1 damage to any target.

Segovian Leviathan (Fourth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

"Leviathan, too! Can you catch him with a fish-hook or run a line round his tongue?" —Job 40:25

Timber Wolves (Limited Edition Alpha)
Melissa A. Benson

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Though many think of Wolves as solitary predators, they are actually extremely social animals. During a hunt they often call to each other, which can be quite unsettling for their prey.

Nightmare (Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

Segovian Leviathan (Classic Sixth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

"Leviathan, too! Can you catch him with a fish-hook or run a line round his tongue?" —*The Bible*, Job 41:1

Bronze Calendar (Unsanctioned)
Melissa A. Benson

Spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. You must speak in a voice other than your normal voice. When you speak in your normal voice, sacrifice this artifact.

Every page holds a month, every date a numeral.

Lord of Atlantis (Revised Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

A master of tactics, the Lord of Atlantis makes his people bold in battle merely by arriving to lead them.

Marble Priest (Legends)
Melissa A. Benson

All Walls able to block this creature do so. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to this creature by Walls.

Holy Armor (Fourth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2. {W}: Enchanted creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Timber Wolves (Unlimited Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Though many think of Wolves as solitary predators, they are actually extremely social animals. During a hunt they often call to each other, which can be quite unsettling for their prey.

Nightmare (Fourth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

The Nightmare arises from its lair in the swamps. As the poisoned land spreads, so does the Nightmare's rage and terrifying strength.

Nightmare (Fifth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

The nightmare arises from its lair in the swamps. As the poisoned land spreads, so does the nightmare's rage and terrifying strength.

Fire Elemental (Starter 1999)
Melissa A. Benson

You are drawn to your death as a moth to the flame.

Vodalian Soldiers (Fallen Empires)
Melissa A. Benson

"Vodalian Soldiers had some unique advantages. Often they would ride into battle on war machines rumored to have come from the far northern oceans." —*Sarpadian Empires, vol. V*

Balduvian Hydra (Ice Age)
Melissa A. Benson

This creature enters with X +1/+0 counters on it. Remove a +1/+0 counter from this creature: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to it this turn. {R}{R}{R}: Put a +1/+0 counter on this creature. Activate only during your upkeep.

Fiery Justice (Time Spiral Timeshifted)
Melissa A. Benson

Fiery Justice deals 5 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets. Target opponent gains 5 life.

"The fire of justice burns like nothing else." —Lovisa Coldeyes, Balduvian chieftain

Order of the Ebon Hand (Pro Tour Collector Set)
Melissa A. Benson

Protection from white {B}: This creature gains first strike until end of turn. {B}{B}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

A true follower of Tourach took pride in achievement to the exclusion of other concerns.

Timber Wolves (Intl. Collectors' Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Though many think of Wolves as solitary predators, they are actually extremely social animals. During a hunt they often call to each other, which can be quite unsettling for their prey.

Nightmare (30th Anniversary Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

The Nightmare arises from its lair in the swamps. As the poisoned land spreads, so does the Nightmare's rage and terrifying strength.

Mesa Pegasus (Fourth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Before a woman marries in the village of Sursi, she must visit the land of the Mesa Pegasus. Legend has it that if the woman is pure of heart and her love is true, a Mesa Pegasus will appear, blessing her family with long life and good fortune.

Order of the Ebon Hand (Fallen Empires)
Melissa A. Benson

Protection from white {B}: This creature gains first strike until end of turn. {B}{B}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

A true follower of Tourach took pride in achievement to the exclusion of other concerns.

Altar of Bone (Ice Age)
Melissa A. Benson

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Lord of Atlantis (Limited Edition Beta)
Melissa A. Benson

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

A master of tactics, the Lord of Atlantis makes his people bold in battle merely by arriving to lead them.

Cemetery Gate (Homelands)
Melissa A. Benson

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Protection from black

"Just the place for a picnic." —Murat, Death Speaker

Alluring Scent (Portal Second Age)
Melissa A. Benson

All creatures able to block target creature this turn do so.

No earthly armor is protection against this sweetness.

Lord of Atlantis (Junior Super Series)
Melissa A. Benson

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

A master of tactics, the Lord of Atlantis makes his people bold in battle merely by arriving to lead them.

Forethought Amulet (Legends)
Melissa A. Benson

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this artifact unless you pay {3}. If an instant or sorcery source would deal 3 or more damage to you, it deals 2 damage to you instead.

Ivory Guardians (Legends)
Melissa A. Benson

Protection from red Creatures named Ivory Guardians get +1/+1 as long as an opponent controls a nontoken red permanent.

The elite guard of the Mesa High Priests, the Ivory Guardians, were created to protect the innocent and faithful. Some say their actions are above the law.

Timber Wolves (Collectors' Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Though many think of Wolves as solitary predators, they are actually extremely social animals. During a hunt they often call to each other, which can be quite unsettling for their prey.

Cat Warriors (Classic Sixth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Forestwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)

These stealthy felines have survived so many battles that some believe they must possess many lives.

Nightmare (Limited Edition Beta)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

The Nightmare arises from its lair in the swamps. As the poisoned land spreads, so does the Nightmare's rage and terrifying strength.

Norwood Priestess (Mystery Booster 2)
Melissa A. Benson

{T}: You may put a green creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.

Kiss of Death (Portal Second Age)
Melissa A. Benson

Kiss of Death deals 4 damage to target opponent or planeswalker. You gain 4 life.

"I'd sooner lock lips with a viper. At least I might walk away from *that*." —Elvish scout

Fire Elemental (Limited Edition Alpha)
Melissa A. Benson

Fire Elementals are ruthless infernos, annihilating and consuming their foes in a frenzied holocaust. Crackling and blazing, they sear swift, terrible paths, leaving the land charred and scorched in their wake.

Syphon Soul (Legends)
Melissa A. Benson

Syphon Soul deals 2 damage to each other player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.

"Her lips suck forth; see, where it flies!" —Christopher Marlowe, *The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus*

Touch of Death (Ice Age)
Melissa A. Benson

Touch of Death deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker. You gain 1 life. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

"What was yours is mine. Your land, your people, and now your life." —Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer

Centaur Archer (Ice Age)
Melissa A. Benson

{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature with flying.

"Centaurs will kill our Aesthir if they can; they've always been enemies. Destroy the horse-people on sight." —Arna Kennerüd, Skyknight

Shivan Dragon (Fifth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

While it's true most dragons are cruel, the Shivan dragon seems to take particular glee in the misery of others, often tormenting its victims much like a cat plays with a mouse before delivering the final blow.

Elven Riders (Fourth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

This creature can't be blocked except by Walls and/or creatures with flying.

"Sometimes it is better to be swift of foot than strong of swordarm." —Elven proverb

Fire Elemental (Intl. Collectors' Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Fire Elementals are ruthless infernos, annihilating and consuming their foes in a frenzied holocaust. Crackling and blazing, they sear swift, terrible paths, leaving the land charred and scorched in their wake.

Mesa Pegasus (Collectors' Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Before a woman marries in the village of Sursi, she must visit the land of the Mesa Pegasus. Legend has it that if the woman is pure of heart and her love is true, a Mesa Pegasus will appear, blessing her family with long life and good fortune.

Rain of Daggers (Portal Second Age)
Melissa A. Benson

Destroy all creatures target opponent controls. You lose 2 life for each creature destroyed this way.

Knives in the sky, cries in the air, and blood on the ground.

The Ultimate Nightmare of Wizards of the Coast® Customer Service (Unglued)
Melissa A. Benson

The Ultimate Nightmare of Wizards of the Coast® Customer Service deals X damage to each of Y target creatures and Z target players or planeswalkers.

The number printed on the card is no longer in service. For help, go to wizards.custhelp.com or find us on Twitter @Wizards_Help.

Hand of Justice (Fallen Empires)
Melissa A. Benson

{T}, Tap three untapped white creatures you control: Destroy target creature.

"The Hand of Justice will come to cleanse the world if we are true." —Oliver Farrel

Shivan Dragon (Unlimited Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

While it's true most Dragons are cruel, the Shivan Dragon seems to take particular glee in the misery of others, often tormenting its victims much like a cat plays with a mouse before delivering the final blow.

Farrel's Zealot (Fallen Empires)
Melissa A. Benson

Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, you may have it deal 3 damage to target creature. If you do, this creature assigns no combat damage this turn.

After the fall of Trokair, Farrel and his followers formally broke their ties with the rest of Icatia.

Shivan Dragon (Fourth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

While it's true most Dragons are cruel, the Shivan Dragon seems to take particular glee in the misery of others, often tormenting its victims much like a cat plays with a mouse before delivering the final blow.

Holy Armor (Revised Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2. {W}: Enchanted creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Holy Armor (Unlimited Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2. {W}: Enchanted creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Holy Armor (Intl. Collectors' Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2. {W}: Enchanted creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Holy Armor (Collectors' Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2. {W}: Enchanted creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Angel of Mercy (Eighth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying When this creature enters, you gain 3 life.

A song of life soars over fields of blood.

Sabretooth Tiger (Ice Age)
Melissa A. Benson

First strike

"Daughter, it is now your turn to hunt the Tiger, and make a blanket of its fur." —Lovisa Coldeyes, Balduvian Chieftain

Rain of Daggers (Mystery Booster 2)
Melissa A. Benson

Destroy all creatures target opponent controls. You lose 2 life for each creature destroyed this way.

Knives in the sky, cries in the air, and blood on the ground.

Elven Riders (Renaissance)
Melissa A. Benson

This creature can't be blocked except by Walls and/or creatures with flying.

Elven Riders (Legends)
Melissa A. Benson

This creature can't be blocked except by Walls and/or creatures with flying.

"Sometimes it is better to be swift of foot than strong of swordarm." —Elven Proverb

Fire Elemental (Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border)
Melissa A. Benson

Fire Elemental (Foreign Black Border)
Melissa A. Benson

Fire Elemental (Classic Sixth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Fire elementals are ruthless infernos, annihilating and consuming their foes in a frenzied holocaust. Crackling and blazing, they sear swift, terrible paths, leaving the land charred and scorched in their wake.

Mesa Pegasus (30th Anniversary Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Before a woman marries in the village of Sursi, she must visit the land of the Mesa Pegasus. Legend has it that if the woman is pure of heart and her love is true, a Mesa Pegasus will appear, blessing her family with long life and good fortune.

Planar Gate (Legends)
Melissa A. Benson

Creature spells you cast cost {2} less to cast.

Nireya reached through the Gate, sensing the energies trapped beyond.

Nightmare (Foreign Black Border)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

Icatian Moneychanger (Fallen Empires)
Melissa A. Benson

This creature enters with three credit counters on it. When this creature enters, it deals 3 damage to you. At the beginning of your upkeep, put a credit counter on this creature. Sacrifice this creature: You gain 1 life for each credit counter on this creature. Activate only during your upkeep.

Timber Wolves (Revised Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Though many think of Wolves as solitary predators, they are actually extremely social animals. During a hunt they often call to each other, which can be quite unsettling for their prey.

Lord of Atlantis (30th Anniversary Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

A master of tactics, the Lord of Atlantis makes his people bold in battle merely by arriving to lead them.

Mesa Pegasus (Revised Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Before a woman marries in the village of Sursi, she must visit the land of the Mesa Pegasus. Legend has it that if the woman is pure of heart and her love is true, a Mesa Pegasus will appear, blessing her family with long life and good fortune.

Truce (Pro Tour Collector Set)
Melissa A. Benson

Each player may draw up to two cards. For each card less than two a player draws this way, that player gains 2 life.

"The people of Aysen feed us, and we don't kill them. That's my kind of truce." —Eron the Relentless

Orcish Veteran (Fallen Empires)
Melissa A. Benson

This creature can't block white creatures with power 2 or greater. {R}: This creature gains first strike until end of turn.

Although models of courage for Orcs, the Veterans quickly learned to fear the swift justice of their Icatian enemies.

Shivan Dragon (Beatdown Box Set)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Timber Wolves (Fourth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Though many think of Wolves as solitary predators, they are actually extremely social animals. During a hunt they often call to each other, which can be quite unsettling for their prey.

Lord of Atlantis (Fifth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

"'We have no legs,' the warrior spat, 'for we have finished running.'" —Vodalian folktale

Lord of Atlantis (Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border)
Melissa A. Benson

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Mesa Pegasus (Unlimited Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Before a woman marries in the village of Sursi, she must visit the land of the Mesa Pegasus. Legend has it that if the woman is pure of heart and her love is true, a Mesa Pegasus will appear, blessing her family with long life and good fortune.

Holy Armor (Limited Edition Alpha)
Melissa A. Benson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2. {W}: Enchanted creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Wiitigo (Ice Age)
Melissa A. Benson

This creature enters with six +1/+1 counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature if it has blocked or been blocked since your last upkeep. Otherwise, remove a +1/+1 counter from it.

Timber Wolves (Foreign Black Border)
Melissa A. Benson

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Mountain Titan (Ice Age)
Melissa A. Benson

{1}{R}{R}: Until end of turn, whenever you cast a black spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

"The Titans claimed to draw strength from the rocks, but I suspect them of some darker allegiance." —Disa the Restless, journal entry

Ivory Guardians (Chronicles)
Melissa A. Benson

Protection from red Creatures named Ivory Guardians get +1/+1 as long as an opponent controls a nontoken red permanent.

The elite guard of the Mesa High Priests, the Ivory Guardians were created to protect the innocent and faithful.

Mesa Pegasus (30th Anniversary Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Before a woman marries in the village of Sursi, she must visit the land of the Mesa Pegasus. Legend has it that if the woman is pure of heart and her love is true, a Mesa Pegasus will appear, blessing her family with long life and good fortune.

Didgeridoo (Homelands)
Melissa A. Benson

{3}: You may put a Minotaur permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.

"Play the song of he who delivered us. Play the song of Feroz." —Onatah, Anaba Shaman

Fire Elemental (30th Anniversary Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Fire Elementals are ruthless infernos, annihilating and consuming their foes in a frenzied holocaust. Crackling and blazing, they sear swift, terrible paths, leaving the land charred and scorched in their wake.

Kjeldoran Dead (Coldsnap Theme Decks)
Melissa A. Benson

When this creature enters, sacrifice a creature. {B}: Regenerate this creature.

"They shall kill those whom once they loved." —Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer

Order of the Ebon Hand (Pro Tour Collector Set)
Melissa A. Benson

Protection from white {B}: This creature gains first strike until end of turn. {B}{B}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

A true follower of Tourach took pride in achievement to the exclusion of other concerns.

Shivan Dragon (Collectors' Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

While it's true most Dragons are cruel, the Shivan Dragon seems to take particular glee in the misery of others, often tormenting its victims much like a cat plays with a mouse before delivering the final blow.

Bronze Calendar (Unglued)
Melissa A. Benson

Spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. You must speak in a voice other than your normal voice. When you speak in your normal voice, sacrifice this artifact.

Every page holds a month, every date a numeral.

Nightmare (Unlimited Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

The Nightmare arises from its lair in the swamps. As the poisoned land spreads, so does the Nightmare's rage and terrifying strength.

Shivan Dragon (Intl. Collectors' Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

While it's true most Dragons are cruel, the Shivan Dragon seems to take particular glee in the misery of others, often tormenting its victims much like a cat plays with a mouse before delivering the final blow.

Touch of Death (Fifth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Touch of Death deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker. You gain 1 life. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

"What was yours is mine. Your land, your people, and now your life." —Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer

Nightmare (Intl. Collectors' Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

The Nightmare arises from its lair in the swamps. As the poisoned land spreads, so does the Nightmare's rage and terrifying strength.

Shivan Dragon (30th Anniversary Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

While it's true most Dragons are cruel, the Shivan Dragon seems to take particular glee in the misery of others, often tormenting its victims much like a cat plays with a mouse before delivering the final blow.

Angel of Mercy (Portal Second Age)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying When this creature enters, you gain 3 life.

Elven Riders (Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border)
Melissa A. Benson

This creature can't be blocked except by Walls and/or creatures with flying.

Vodalian Soldiers (Fifth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

"Vodalian rank is displayed by the colors and patterns of their skin. Beware the color red; that is the badge of the empress's favor." —Corbio, pearl diver

Lord of Atlantis (Limited Edition Alpha)
Melissa A. Benson

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

A master of tactics, the Lord of Atlantis makes his people bold in battle merely by arriving to lead them.

Get a Life (Unglued)
Melissa A. Benson

Target player and each of that player's teammates exchange life totals.

Gimme five! (Or whatever you got.)

Fiery Justice (Ice Age)
Melissa A. Benson

Fiery Justice deals 5 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets. Target opponent gains 5 life.

"The fire of justice burns like nothing else." —Lovisa Coldeyes, Balduvian Chieftain

Phantasmal Mount (Ice Age)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {T}: Target creature you control with toughness 2 or less gets +1/+1 and gains flying until end of turn. When this creature leaves the battlefield this turn, sacrifice that creature. When the creature leaves the battlefield this turn, sacrifice this creature.

Lord of Atlantis (Summer Magic / Edgar)
Melissa A. Benson

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

A master of tactics, the Lord of Atlantis makes his people bold in battle merely by arriving to lead them.

Lord of Atlantis (Time Spiral Timeshifted)
Melissa A. Benson

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

A master of tactics, the Lord of Atlantis makes his people bold in battle merely by arriving to lead them.

Adarkar Sentinel (Ice Age)
Melissa A. Benson

{1}: This creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

"We encountered the Sentinels in the wastes, near no living thing. Their purpose was inscrutable." —Disa the Restless, journal entry

Shivan Dragon (Limited Edition Beta)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

While it's true most Dragons are cruel, the Shivan Dragon seems to take particular glee in the misery of others, often tormenting its victims much like a cat plays with a mouse before delivering the final blow.

Cemetery Gate (Homelands)
Melissa A. Benson

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Protection from black

"It keeps some out, yes. It also keeps others in!" —Grandmother Sengir

Xira Arien (Chronicles)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {B}{R}{G}, {T}: Target player draws a card.

A regular guest at the Royal Masquerade, Arien is the envy of the Court. She appears in a new costume every hour.

Halfdane (Legends)
Melissa A. Benson

At the beginning of your upkeep, change Halfdane's base power and toughness to the power and toughness of target creature other than Halfdane until the end of your next upkeep.

Hail from Tolaria the ever changing 'Dane.

Elven Riders (Introductory Two-Player Set)
Melissa A. Benson

This creature can't be blocked except by Walls and/or creatures with flying.

"Sometimes it is better to be swift of foot than strong of swordarm." —Elven proverb

Silver Erne (Ice Age)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying, trample

"I've seen a larger Erne knock a Giant to the ground and stay airborne. They move not with the wind, but as the wind." —Arna Kennerüd, Skyknight

Kjeldoran Dead (Classic Sixth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

When this creature enters, sacrifice a creature. {B}: Regenerate this creature.

"They shall drink sorrow's dregs. They shall kill those whom once they loved." —Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer

Shivan Dragon (Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Nightmare (Classic Sixth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

As the poisoned land spreads, so does the nightmare's rage and terrifying strength.

Thelon's Chant (Fallen Empires)
Melissa A. Benson

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this enchantment unless you pay {G}. Whenever a player puts a Swamp onto the battlefield, this enchantment deals 3 damage to that player unless the player puts a -1/-1 counter on a creature they control.

Lord of Atlantis (Classic Sixth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

A master of tactics, the lord of Atlantis makes his people bold in battle merely by arriving to lead them.

Segovian Leviathan (Fifth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

"Leviathan, too! Can you catch him with a fish-hook or run a line round his tongue?" —*The Bible*, Job 41:1

Ghitu Slinger (Urza's Legacy)
Melissa A. Benson

Echo {2}{R} (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 this creature enters, it deals 2 damage to any target.

If you survive a slinger attack, the slinger wished you to live.

Vodalian Soldiers (Classic Sixth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

"Vodalian rank is displayed by the colors and patterns of their skin. Beware the color red; that is the badge of the empress's favor." —Corbio, pearl diver

Syphon Soul (Classic Sixth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Syphon Soul deals 2 damage to each other player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.

Holy Armor (Limited Edition Beta)
Melissa A. Benson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2. {W}: Enchanted creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Fire Elemental (Collectors' Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Fire Elementals are ruthless infernos, annihilating and consuming their foes in a frenzied holocaust. Crackling and blazing, they sear swift, terrible paths, leaving the land charred and scorched in their wake.

Fire Elemental (Summer Magic / Edgar)
Melissa A. Benson

Fire Elementals are ruthless infernos, annihilating and consuming their foes in a frenzied holocaust. Crackling and blazing, they sear swift, terrible paths, leaving the land charred and scorched in their wake.

Nightmare (Summer Magic / Edgar)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

The Nightmare arises from its lair in the swamps. As the poisoned land spreads, so does the Nightmare's rage and terrifying strength.

Timber Wolves (Limited Edition Beta)
Melissa A. Benson

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Though many think of Wolves as solitary predators, they are actually extremely social animals. During a hunt they often call to each other, which can be quite unsettling for their prey.

Ring of Immortals (Legends)
Melissa A. Benson

{3}, {T}: Counter target instant or Aura spell that targets a permanent you control.

Mesa Pegasus (Limited Edition Alpha)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Before a woman marries in the village of Sursi, she must visit the land of the Mesa Pegasus. Legend has it that if the woman is pure of heart and her love is true, a Mesa Pegasus will appear, blessing her family with long life and good fortune.

Cat Warriors (Chronicles)
Melissa A. Benson

Forestwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)

These stealthy felines have survived so many battles that some believe they must possess many lives.

Mesa Pegasus (Summer Magic / Edgar)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Before a woman marries in the village of Sursi, she must visit the land of the Mesa Pegasus. Legend has it that if the woman is pure of heart and her love is true, a Mesa Pegasus will appear, blessing her family with long life and good fortune.

Cat Warriors (Fifth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Forestwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)

These stealthy felines have survived so many battles that some believe they must possess many lives.

Shivan Dragon (Limited Edition Alpha)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

While it's true most Dragons are cruel, the Shivan Dragon seems to take particular glee in the misery of others, often tormenting its victims much like a cat plays with a mouse before delivering the final blow.

Lord of Atlantis (Fourth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

A master of tactics, the Lord of Atlantis makes his people bold in battle merely by arriving to lead them.

Holy Armor (30th Anniversary Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2. {W}: Enchanted creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Holy Armor (Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border)
Melissa A. Benson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2. {W}: Enchanted creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Spatula of the Ages (Unglued)
Melissa A. Benson

{4}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You may put a silver-bordered or acorn permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.

At last Urza's powers were focused through the incredible artifact. "Who wants pancakes?" he asked.

Mesa Pegasus (Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Nightmare (Limited Edition Alpha)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

The Nightmare arises from its lair in the swamps. As the poisoned land spreads, so does the Nightmare's rage and terrifying strength.

Angel of Mercy (Starter 1999)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying When this creature enters, you gain 3 life.

Yavimaya Wurm (Beatdown Box Set)
Melissa A. Benson

Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)

When the gorilla playfully grabbed the wurm's tail, the wurm doubled back and playfully ate the gorilla's head.

Timber Wolves (Summer Magic / Edgar)
Melissa A. Benson

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Though many think of Wolves as solitary predators, they are actually extremely social animals. During a hunt they often call to each other, which can be quite unsettling for their prey.

Nightmare (Collectors' Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

The Nightmare arises from its lair in the swamps. As the poisoned land spreads, so does the Nightmare's rage and terrifying strength.

Alluring Scent (Starter 1999)
Melissa A. Benson

All creatures able to block target creature this turn do so.

No earthly armor is protection against this sweetness.

Mesa Pegasus (Fifth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Before a woman marries in the village of Sursi, she must visit the land of the mesa pegasus. Legend has it that if the woman is pure of heart and her love is true, a mesa pegasus will appear, blessing her family with long life and good fortune.

Angel of Mercy (Ninth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying When this creature enters, you gain 3 life.

Fire Elemental (Limited Edition Beta)
Melissa A. Benson

Fire Elementals are ruthless infernos, annihilating and consuming their foes in a frenzied holocaust. Crackling and blazing, they sear swift, terrible paths, leaving the land charred and scorched in their wake.

Xira Arien (Legends)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {B}{R}{G}, {T}: Target player draws a card.

A regular guest at the Royal Masquerade, Arien is the envy of the Court. She appears in a new costume every hour.

Ragnar (Legends)
Melissa A. Benson

{G}{W}{U}, {T}: Regenerate target creature.

"On the field of honor, a soldier need have no fear."

Kjeldoran Dead (Ice Age)
Melissa A. Benson

When this creature enters, sacrifice a creature. {B}: Regenerate this creature.

"They shall kill those whom once they loved." —Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer

Cat Warriors (Legends)
Melissa A. Benson

Forestwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)

These stealthy felines have survived so many battles that some believe they must possess many lives.

Mesa Pegasus (Foreign Black Border)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Lord of Atlantis (Collectors' Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

A master of tactics, the Lord of Atlantis makes his people bold in battle merely by arriving to lead them.

Cloud of Faeries (Dominaria Remastered)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying When this creature enters, untap up to two lands. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Human Warrior (30th Anniversary Tokens)
Melissa A. Benson

Shivan Dragon (30th Anniversary Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

While it's true most Dragons are cruel, the Shivan Dragon seems to take particular glee in the misery of others, often tormenting its victims much like a cat plays with a mouse before delivering the final blow.

Shivan Dragon (Revised Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

While it's true most Dragons are cruel, the Shivan Dragon seems to take particular glee in the misery of others, often tormenting its victims much like a cat plays with a mouse before delivering the final blow.

Kjeldoran Elite Guard (Ice Age)
Melissa A. Benson

{T}: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. When that creature leaves the battlefield this turn, sacrifice this creature. Activate only during combat.

The winged helms of the Guard are put on for pageants—but taken off for war.

Holy Armor (Summer Magic / Edgar)
Melissa A. Benson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2. {W}: Enchanted creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Cloud of Faeries (Urza's Legacy)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying When this creature enters, untap up to two lands. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Nightmare (30th Anniversary Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

The Nightmare arises from its lair in the swamps. As the poisoned land spreads, so does the Nightmare's rage and terrifying strength.

Shivan Dragon (Summer Magic / Edgar)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

While it's true most Dragons are cruel, the Shivan Dragon seems to take particular glee in the misery of others, often tormenting its victims much like a cat plays with a mouse before delivering the final blow.

Segovian Leviathan (Renaissance)
Melissa A. Benson

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Nightmare (Revised Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

The Nightmare arises from its lair in the swamps. As the poisoned land spreads, so does the Nightmare's rage and terrifying strength.

Kjeldoran Dead (Fifth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

When this creature enters, sacrifice a creature. {B}: Regenerate this creature.

"They shall drink sorrow's dregs. They shall kill those whom once they loved." —Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer

Holy Armor (30th Anniversary Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2. {W}: Enchanted creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Funeral March (Homelands)
Melissa A. Benson

Enchant creature When enchanted creature leaves the battlefield, its controller sacrifices a creature of their choice.

"This party is such fun—but it's a shame to mourn just one." —Irini Sengir

Fire Elemental (30th Anniversary Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Fire Elementals are ruthless infernos, annihilating and consuming their foes in a frenzied holocaust. Crackling and blazing, they sear swift, terrible paths, leaving the land charred and scorched in their wake.

Timber Wolves (Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border)
Melissa A. Benson

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Segovian Leviathan (Legends)
Melissa A. Benson

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

"Leviathan, too! Can you catch him with a fish-hook/ or run a line round his tongue?" —*Job 40:25*

Fire Elemental (Unlimited Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Fire Elementals are ruthless infernos, annihilating and consuming their foes in a frenzied holocaust. Crackling and blazing, they sear swift, terrible paths, leaving the land charred and scorched in their wake.

Segovian Leviathan (Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border)
Melissa A. Benson

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Truce (Homelands)
Melissa A. Benson

Each player may draw up to two cards. For each card less than two a player draws this way, that player gains 2 life.

"The people of Aysen feed us, and we don't kill them. That's my kind of truce." —Eron the Relentless

Lord of Atlantis (Foreign Black Border)
Melissa A. Benson

Other Merfolk get +1/+1 and have islandwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.)

Sabretooth Tiger (Fifth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

First strike

"I fear anything with teeth measured in handspans!" —Norin the Wary

Mesa Pegasus (Limited Edition Beta)
Melissa A. Benson

Flying; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Before a woman marries in the village of Sursi, she must visit the land of the Mesa Pegasus. Legend has it that if the woman is pure of heart and her love is true, a Mesa Pegasus will appear, blessing her family with long life and good fortune.

Mammoth Harness (Homelands)
Melissa A. Benson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature loses flying. Whenever enchanted creature blocks or becomes blocked by a creature, the other creature gains first strike until end of turn.

About Face (The List)
Melissa A. Benson

Switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.

The overconfident are the most vulnerable.

Fire Elemental (Fourth Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Fire Elementals are ruthless infernos, annihilating and consuming their foes in a frenzied holocaust. Crackling and blazing, they sear swift, terrible paths, leaving the land charred and scorched in their wake.

Timber Wolves (30th Anniversary Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Though many think of Wolves as solitary predators, they are actually extremely social animals. During a hunt they often call to each other, which can be quite unsettling for their prey.

Alluring Scent (The List)
Melissa A. Benson

All creatures able to block target creature this turn do so.

No earthly armor is protection against this sweetness.

Ichneumon Druid (Legends)
Melissa A. Benson

Whenever an opponent casts an instant spell other than the first instant spell that player casts each turn, this creature deals 4 damage to that player.

About Face (Urza's Legacy)
Melissa A. Benson

Switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.

The overconfident are the most vulnerable.

Holy Armor (Foreign Black Border)
Melissa A. Benson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +0/+2. {W}: Enchanted creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

Syphon Soul (Battle Royale Box Set)
Melissa A. Benson

Syphon Soul deals 2 damage to each other player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.

Kjeldoran Elite Guard (Coldsnap Theme Decks)
Melissa A. Benson

{T}: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. When that creature leaves the battlefield this turn, sacrifice this creature. Activate only during combat.

The winged helms of the guard are put on for pageants—but taken off for war.

Fire Elemental (Revised Edition)
Melissa A. Benson

Fire Elementals are ruthless infernos, annihilating and consuming their foes in a frenzied holocaust. Crackling and blazing, they sear swift, terrible paths, leaving the land charred and scorched in their wake.

Norwood Priestess (Portal Second Age)
Melissa A. Benson

{T}: You may put a green creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. Activate only during your turn, before attackers are declared.