Curious Cadaver

Curious Cadaver (Murders at Karlov Manor)
Marko Manev

Flying When you sacrifice a Clue, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

PATIENT AND SURPRISINGLY CLEVER, THOUGH HE DOES NEED TO BE REMINDED NOT TO EAT THE CORPSES.

Bhaal, Lord of Murder (Battle for Baldur's Gate Promos)
Peter Polach

As long as your life total is less than or equal to half your starting life total, Bhaal has indestructible. Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature and goad it.

Court of Embereth (Wilds of Eldraine Commander)
Peter Polach

When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 3/1 red Knight creature token. Then if you're the monarch, this enchantment deals X damage to each opponent, where X is the number of creatures you control.

Sink into Stupor (Modern Horizons 3)
Peter Polach

Ghastly Death Tyrant (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Peter Polach

When this creature enters, choose one — • Disintegration Ray — Destroy target enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to its mana value. • Death Ray — Creatures you control gain deathtouch until end of turn.

Pyrotechnic Performer (Murders at Karlov Manor)
Peter Polach

Disguise {R} (You may cast this card face down for {3} as a 2/2 creature with ward {2}. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.) Whenever this creature or another creature you control is turned face up, that creature deals damage equal to its power to each opponent.

"Let's get this party started."

Eldritch Pact (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Peter Polach

Target player draws X cards and loses X life, where X is the number of cards in their graveyard.

Deadly Plot (Foundations)
Peter Polach

Choose one — • Destroy target creature or planeswalker. • Return target Zombie creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

"Open grave available, only one previous tenant." —Sign on cemetery gate

Case of the Shattered Pact (Murders at Karlov Manor)
Peter Polach

When this Case enters, search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. To solve — There are five colors among permanents you control. (If unsolved, solve at the beginning of your end step.) Solved — At the beginning of combat on your turn, target creature you control gains flying, double strike, and vigilance until end of turn.

Deadly Plot (Jumpstart 2022)
Peter Polach

Choose one — • Destroy target creature or planeswalker. • Return target Zombie creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

"Open grave available, only one previous tenant." —Sign on cemetery gate

Eldritch Pact (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Peter Polach

Target player draws X cards and loses X life, where X is the number of cards in their graveyard.

The Night Serpent tasted the warlock's ambition and savored the dark hunger in her soul.

Case of the Gorgon's Kiss (Murders at Karlov Manor)
Peter Polach

When this Case enters, destroy up to one target creature that was dealt damage this turn. To solve — Three or more creature cards were put into graveyards from anywhere this turn. (If unsolved, solve at the beginning of your end step.) Solved — This Case is a 4/4 Gorgon creature with deathtouch and lifelink in addition to its other types.

Court of Embereth (Wilds of Eldraine Commander)
Peter Polach

When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch. At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 3/1 red Knight creature token. Then if you're the monarch, this enchantment deals X damage to each opponent, where X is the number of creatures you control.

Extract a Confession (Murders at Karlov Manor)
Peter Polach

As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may collect evidence 6. (Exile cards with total mana value 6 or greater from your graveyard.) Each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. If evidence was collected, instead each opponent sacrifices a creature with the greatest power among creatures they control.

Spirit (Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Tokens)
Peter Polach

Pyrotechnic Performer (Murders at Karlov Manor)
Peter Polach

Disguise {R} (You may cast this card face down for {3} as a 2/2 creature with ward {2}. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.) Whenever this creature or another creature you control is turned face up, that creature deals damage equal to its power to each opponent.

"Let's get this party started."

Pyrotechnic Performer (Murders at Karlov Manor Promos)
Peter Polach

Disguise {R} (You may cast this card face down for {3} as a 2/2 creature with ward {2}. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.) Whenever this creature or another creature you control is turned face up, that creature deals damage equal to its power to each opponent.

"Let's get this party started."

Storyteller Pixie (Wilds of Eldraine)
Peter Polach

Flying Whenever you cast an Adventure spell, draw a card.

After the royal nanny had finished his dull, droning recital of the prince and princess's bedtime story, their secret friend emerged and the real story began.

Case of the Gorgon's Kiss (Murders at Karlov Manor)
Peter Polach

When this Case enters, destroy up to one target creature that was dealt damage this turn. To solve — Three or more creature cards were put into graveyards from anywhere this turn. (If unsolved, solve at the beginning of your end step.) Solved — This Case is a 4/4 Gorgon creature with deathtouch and lifelink in addition to its other types.

Vat of Rebirth (Phyrexia: All Will Be One)
Peter Polach

Whenever another artifact or creature you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put an oil counter on this artifact. {2}{B}, {T}, Remove four oil counters from this artifact: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.

Disciples of Gix (The Brothers' War)
Peter Polach

When this creature enters, search your library for up to three artifact cards, put them into your graveyard, then shuffle.

"Machines feel no fear, no sorrow, no hunger—only glorious purpose, true and pure."

Eldritch Pact (Battle for Baldur's Gate Promos)
Peter Polach

Target player draws X cards and loses X life, where X is the number of cards in their graveyard.

The Night Serpent tasted the warlock's ambition and savored the dark hunger in her soul.

Bhaal, Lord of Murder (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Peter Polach

As long as your life total is less than or equal to half your starting life total, Bhaal has indestructible. Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature and goad it.

Gixian Infiltrator (The Brothers' War)
Peter Polach

Whenever you sacrifice another permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

"Terisia City's fall is inevitable. My master's plan runs as sure and steady as the oil in my veins."

Pyrotechnic Performer (Murders at Karlov Manor Promos)
Peter Polach

Disguise {R} (You may cast this card face down for {3} as a 2/2 creature with ward {2}. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.) Whenever this creature or another creature you control is turned face up, that creature deals damage equal to its power to each opponent.

"Let's get this party started."

Copycrook (Modern Horizons 3)
Peter Polach

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has "Whenever this creature attacks, it connives." (Draw a card, then discard a card. If you discarded a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

The best hiding places are other people.