Thoughts of Ruin

Selesnya Sanctuary (Commander 2017)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Mountain (World Championship Decks 1997)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Castle Vantress (Modern Horizons 3 Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped unless you control an Island. {T}: Add {U}. {2}{U}{U}, {T}: Scry 2.

Without Vantress's knowledge, the realm would lose itself in darkness.

Simic Growth Chamber (Commander 2016)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Nemata, Grove Guardian (The List)
John Avon

{2}{G}: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token. Sacrifice a Saproling: Saproling creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn.

Island (Magic Premiere Shop 2007)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Explore (Commander 2018)
John Avon

You may play an additional land this turn. Draw a card.

An explorer's reward is a view of tomorrow's possibilities.

Dimir Aqueduct (Commander 2020)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Tree of Tales (Planechase)
John Avon

{T}: Add {G}.

Tel-Jilad, sanctum of the ancient trolls, keepers of the secret of Mirrodin's origin.

Boros Garrison (Commander 2017)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{W}.

Guardian Zendikon (Conspiracy)
John Avon

Enchant land Enchanted land is a 2/6 white Wall creature with defender. It's still a land. When enchanted land dies, return that card to its owner's hand.

Savage Lands (Commander Masters)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}, {R}, or {G}.

Jund is a world as cruel as those who call it home. Their brutal struggles scar the land even as it carves them in its image, a vicious circle spiraling out of control.

Slithery Stalker (Torment)
John Avon

Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.) When this creature enters, exile target green or white creature an opponent controls. When this creature leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Golgari Rot Farm (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{G}.

Selesnya Sanctuary (Zendikar Rising Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Plains (Commander 2015)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Forest (World Championship Decks 2003)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Mountain (Commander 2011)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Forest (Unhinged)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Swamp (World Championship Decks 2003)
John Avon

({T}: Add {B}.)

Orzhov Guildgate (Foundations)
John Avon

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

Enter to find wealth, security, and eternal life . . . for just a small price up front.

Forest (Duels of the Planeswalkers)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Gruul Turf (Ravnica: Clue Edition)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{G}.

Centaur Garden (Odyssey)
John Avon

{T}: Add {G}. This land deals 1 damage to you. Threshold — {G}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Activate only if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

Forest (World Championship Decks 2002)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Boros Garrison (Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{W}.

Forest (Return to Ravnica)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Rakdos Carnarium (Commander 2019)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{R}.

Swamp (Arena League 2004)
John Avon

({T}: Add {B}.)

Roiling Horror (Planar Chaos)
John Avon

Roiling Horror's power and toughness are each equal to your life total minus the life total of an opponent with the most life. Suspend X—{X}{B}{B}{B}. X can't be 0. (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {X}{B}{B}{B} and exile it with X time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. It has haste.) Whenever a time counter is removed from this card while it's exiled, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Explosive Vegetation (Commander 2011)
John Avon

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Torching Krosa would be pointless. It grows faster than it burns.

Dawn Charm (Planar Chaos)
John Avon

Choose one — • Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. • Regenerate target creature. • Counter target spell that targets you.

Ancestral Vision (Iconic Masters)
John Avon

Suspend 4—{U} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, pay {U} and exile it with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.) Target player draws three cards.

Mountain (Battle Royale Box Set)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Forest (Ninth Edition)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Rakdos Carnarium (Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{R}.

Gruul Turf (Commander 2011)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{G}.

Izzet Boilerworks (Commander 2015)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{R}.

Forest (Duel Decks: Mind vs. Might)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Pyroclasm (Modern Masters 2017)
John Avon

Pyroclasm deals 2 damage to each creature.

"Who'd want to ignite things one at a time?" —Chandra Nalaar

Island (Commander 2011)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Mist Raven (Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed)
John Avon

Flying When this creature enters, return target creature to its owner's hand.

"When you see a raven, head for the hills. It knows when the ghost-tide is headed in." —Sved, fisherman of Nephalia

Dimir Aqueduct (Commander 2011)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Island (Archenemy)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Selesnya Sanctuary (Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Forest (Planechase Anthology)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Lotus Field (Core Set 2020)
John Avon

Hexproof This land enters tapped. When this land enters, sacrifice two lands. {T}: Add three mana of any one color.

Restore (Commander Anthology)
John Avon

Put target land card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

"See, the land itself raises an altar to the ascendancy of nature." —Mayael the Anima

Evolution Vat (Dissension)
John Avon

{3}, {T}: Tap target creature and put a +1/+1 counter on it. Until end of turn, that creature gains "{2}{G}{U}: Double the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature."

The vats are self-contained worlds, bubbling and churning with unnatural speed, boiling down eons of change into moments.

Plains (Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Moonlit Strider (Modern Masters 2015)
John Avon

Sacrifice this creature: Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. Soulshift 3 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

Ancient Ziggurat (Premium Deck Series: Slivers)
John Avon

{T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell.

Built in honor of Alara's creatures, the ziggurat vanished long ago. When Progenitus awakened, the temple emerged again.

Forest (Ninth Edition)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Mountain (Commander 2011)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Island (Unstable)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Thriss, Nantuko Primus (Judgment)
John Avon

{G}, {T}: Target creature gets +5/+5 until end of turn.

"When you live for others, you live for yourself."

Mountain (Urza's Saga)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Kodama's Reach (Commander Masters)
John Avon

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.

"The land grows only where the kami will it." —Dosan the Falling Leaf

Forest (Commander 2015)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Annex (Ninth Edition)
John Avon

Enchant land (Target a land as you cast this. This card enters attached to that land.) You control enchanted land.

You should see how small the map is.

Forest (Planechase Anthology)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Island (World Championship Decks 2002)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Darksteel Citadel (The List)
John Avon

Indestructible {T}: Add {C}.

Structures built from darksteel yield to neither assault nor age.

Nature's Panoply (Journey into Nyx)
John Avon

Strive — This spell costs {2}{G} more to cast for each target beyond the first. Choose any number of target creatures. Put a +1/+1 counter on each of them.

Nature protects its own.

Forest (Magic 2010)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Selesnya Sanctuary (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Jund Sojourners (Alara Reborn)
John Avon

When you cycle this card and when this creature dies, you may have it deal 1 damage to any target. Cycling {2}{R} ({2}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Tranquil Garden (Champions of Kamigawa)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {W}. This land doesn't untap during your next untap step.

Dermoplasm (Legions)
John Avon

Flying Morph {2}{U}{U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) When this creature is turned face up, you may put a creature card with a morph ability from your hand onto the battlefield face up. If you do, return this creature to its owner's hand.

Castle Vantress (Throne of Eldraine Promos)
John Avon

This land enters tapped unless you control an Island. {T}: Add {U}. {2}{U}{U}, {T}: Scry 2.

Without Vantress's knowledge, the realm would lose itself in darkness.

Arrogant Wurm (Torment)
John Avon

Trample Madness {2}{G} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

It's hard to be humble when the whole world is bite size.

Swamp (Battle Royale Box Set)
John Avon

({T}: Add {B}.)

Swamp (Urza's Saga)
John Avon

({T}: Add {B}.)

Mountain (Eighth Edition)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Forest (Eighth Edition)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Plains (Zendikar)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Izzet Boilerworks (Modern Horizons 3 Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{R}.

Plains (Game Night)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Selesnya Sanctuary (Double Masters 2022)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Maelstrom Pulse (Modern Masters)
John Avon

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.

Dawntreader Elk (Dark Ascension)
John Avon

{G}, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Silent as winter snow, it seeks wild places unspoiled by the walking dead.

Timberpack Wolf (Masters 25)
John Avon

This creature gets +1/+1 for each other creature you control named Timberpack Wolf.

"The need for the pack is bred in their bones. Their true strength will not show itself for any other purpose." —Garruk Wildspeaker

Time Machine (Unhinged)
John Avon

{T}: Exile this artifact and target nontoken creature you own. Return them to the battlefield at the beginning of your upkeep on your turn X in the next game you play with one of your opponents in this game, where X is the mana value of the exiled creature.

Forest (Battle Royale Box Set)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Golgari Rot Farm (Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{G}.

Wall of Deceit (Legions)
John Avon

Defender (This creature can't attack.) {3}: Turn this creature face down. Morph {U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Dimir Aqueduct (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Mountain (Magic 2011)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Mindblaze (Champions of Kamigawa)
John Avon

Choose a nonland card name and a number greater than 0. Target player reveals their library. If that library contains exactly the chosen number of cards with the chosen name, Mindblaze deals 8 damage to that player. Then that player shuffles.

Pyroclasm (Magic 2010)
John Avon

Pyroclasm deals 2 damage to each creature.

"Who'd want to ignite things one at a time?" —Chandra Nalaar

Supreme Verdict (Return to Ravnica Promos)
John Avon

This spell can't be countered. Destroy all creatures.

Leonos had no second thoughts about the abolishment edict. He'd left skyrunes warning of the eviction, even though it was cloudy.

Jungle Basin (Commander Legends)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Forest you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {C}{G}.

Golgari Rot Farm (Commander 2021)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{G}.

Mountain (Dominaria Remastered)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Boros Garrison (Dominaria United Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{W}.

Boros Garrison (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{W}.

Selesnya Sanctuary (Commander 2020)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Honden of Infinite Rage (The List)
John Avon

At the beginning of your upkeep, Honden of Infinite Rage deals damage to any target equal to the number of Shrines you control.

To the sorrow of all, its rage became focused on those who once stoked it.

Mirror Sheen (Eventide)
John Avon

{1}{U/R}{U/R}: Copy target instant or sorcery spell that targets you. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Even treefolk witches steer clear of the unpredictable woods near Glen Elendra. Spells refract off the glamer-polished trees and the eyes of lurking pucas.

Island (Secret Lair Showdown)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Explore (Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander)
John Avon

You may play an additional land this turn. Draw a card.

An explorer's reward is a view of tomorrow's possibilities.

Darksteel Citadel (Commander 2018)
John Avon

Indestructible {T}: Add {C}.

Structures built from darksteel yield to neither assault nor age.

Mountain (Magic Premiere Shop 2010)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Mountain (World Championship Decks 2003)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Dimir Aqueduct (Planechase Anthology)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Golgari Rot Farm (Commander 2013)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{G}.

Mirrorworks (Commander 2018)
John Avon

Whenever another nontoken artifact you control enters, you may pay {2}. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that artifact.

The faces of Geth's corpse-dredgers are disturbingly similar.

Arrogant Wurm (The List)
John Avon

Trample Madness {2}{G} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

It's hard to be humble when the whole world is bite size.

Cabal Pit (Odyssey)
John Avon

{T}: Add {B}. This land deals 1 damage to you. Threshold — {B}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. Activate only if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

Pyroclasm (Ninth Edition)
John Avon

Pyroclasm deals 2 damage to each creature.

"When the air burns, only death breathes deep." —Bogardan mage

Thespian's Stage (Commander 2019)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: This land becomes a copy of target land, except it has this ability.

Amid rumors of war, the third act of *The Absolution of the Guildpact* was quickly rewritten as a tragedy.

Forest (Magic 2011)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Mountain (World Championship Decks 1997)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Plains (Invasion)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Forest (Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Rakdos Carnarium (Crimson Vow Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{R}.

Pyrotechnics (Seventh Edition)
John Avon

Pyrotechnics deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets.

"Who says lightning never strikes twice?" —Storm shaman

Murmuring Bosk (Commander Anthology Volume II)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.) As this land enters, you may reveal a Treefolk card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Golgari Rot Farm (Commander 2020)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{G}.

Scepter of Empires (Magic 2012)
John Avon

{T}: This artifact deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker. It deals 3 damage instead if you control artifacts named Crown of Empires and Throne of Empires.

"With this scepter, smite your enemies." —Scepter inscription

Angelic Wall (Odyssey)
John Avon

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Flying

"The Ancestor protects us in ways we can't begin to comprehend." —Mystic elder

Boros Garrison (Commander 2021)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{W}.

Izzet Boilerworks (The List)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{R}.

Wall of Air (Seventh Edition)
John Avon

Defender, flying (This creature can't attack, and it can block creatures with flying.)

"Let the air itself protect you, for it is everywhere." —Master wizard

Rakdos Carnarium (Commander Anthology)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{R}.

Island (World Championship Decks 2002)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Forest (Duel Decks Anthology: Elves vs. Goblins)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Dimir Aqueduct (Zendikar Rising Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Mountain (Battle Royale Box Set)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Blight Sickle (Shadowmoor)
John Avon

Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has wither. (It deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.) Equip {2}

Its scars cut deeper than its blade.

Mountain (Champions of Kamigawa)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Whitesun's Passage (Scars of Mirrodin)
John Avon

You gain 5 life.

All over the Razor Fields, Whitesun is celebrated. Even the followers of the rebel Juryan, far from the Cave of Light, bow their heads in reverence.

Dominaria's Judgment (Planeshift)
John Avon

Until end of turn, creatures you control gain protection from white if you control a Plains, from blue if you control an Island, from black if you control a Swamp, from red if you control a Mountain, and from green if you control a Forest.

Drownyard Temple (Commander 2019)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {3}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

"This is it! All the cryptoliths point here!" —Jace Beleren

Forest (Starter 1999)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Vivid Marsh (Commander 2013)
John Avon

This land enters tapped with two charge counters on it. {T}: Add {B}. {T}, Remove a charge counter from this land: Add one mana of any color.

Fog (Magic 2010)
John Avon

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

"I fear no army or beast, but only the morning fog. Our assault can survive everything else." —Lord Hilneth

Coral Atoll (Commander Legends)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Island you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {C}{U}.

Hostile Realm (Morningtide)
John Avon

Enchant land Enchanted land has "{T}: Target creature can't block this turn."

Lorwyn's crust explodes with power when the greater elementals are born. The flamekin use the fallout as cover for forays into enemy territory.

Darksteel Citadel (Mystery Booster 2)
John Avon

Indestructible {T}: Add {C}.

Panopticon, forge of the Darksteel Eye, home of Mirrodin's keeper.

Island (Mirrodin)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Jungle Basin (Commander 2014)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Forest you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {C}{G}.

Explosive Vegetation (Conspiracy: Take the Crown)
John Avon

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Torching Krosa would be pointless. It grows faster than it burns.

Kodama's Reach (Commander 2020)
John Avon

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.

"The land grows only where the kami will it." —Dosan the Falling Leaf

Murmuring Bosk (From the Vault: Realms)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.) As this land enters, you may reveal a Treefolk card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Izzet Boilerworks (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{R}.

Golgari Rot Farm (Commander 2015)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{G}.

Prophetic Prism (Jumpstart)
John Avon

When this artifact enters, draw a card. {1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color.

"The explorer who found it got a bad deal when he sold it. He merely got rich."

Simic Growth Chamber (Forgotten Realms Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Forest (Mirrodin)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Legacy Weapon (Apocalypse)
John Avon

{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}: Exile target permanent. If Legacy Weapon would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, reveal Legacy Weapon and shuffle it into its owner's library instead.

Tranquil Cove (Core Set 2020)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Mountain (Fifth Edition)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Vault of the Archangel (Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {2}{W}{B}, {T}: Creatures you control gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.

"For centuries my creation kept this world in balance. Now only her shadow remains." —Sorin Markov

Armageddon (Judge Gift Cards 2004)
John Avon

Destroy all lands.

"'O miserable of happy! Is this the end Of this new glorious world... ?'" —John Milton, *Paradise Lost*

Mountain (Anthologies)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Seat of the Synod (Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret)
John Avon

{T}: Add {U}.

Lumengrid, site of the Knowledge Pool, source of vedalken arcana.

Mist Raven (The List)
John Avon

Flying When this creature enters, return target creature to its owner's hand.

"When you see a raven, head for the hills. It knows when the ghost-tide is headed in." —Sved, fisherman of Nephalia

Dawn's Reflection (The List)
John Avon

Enchant land Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional two mana in any combination of colors.

Only Sylvok magic could truly capture the perfection of a Mirrodin sunrise.

Gruul Turf (Bloomburrow Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{G}.

Singe (Planeshift)
John Avon

Singe deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature becomes black until end of turn.

Burnt flesh. Blackened soul.

Rakdos Carnarium (Modern Masters 2015)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{R}.

Dakmor Salvage (Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. Dredge 2 (If you would draw a card, you may mill two cards instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)

Dakmor Salvage (Ultimate Masters)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. Dredge 2 (If you would draw a card, you may mill two cards instead. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.)

Seat of the Synod (Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors)
John Avon

{T}: Add {U}.

Lumengrid, site of the Knowledge Pool, source of vedalken arcana.

Island (World Championship Decks 2002)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Dimir Aqueduct (Ravnica: Clue Edition)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Dormant Volcano (Commander 2014)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Mountain you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {C}{R}.

Fellwar Stone (Wilds of Eldraine Commander)
John Avon

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

"What do you have that I cannot obtain?" —Mairsil, the Pretender

Dimir Aqueduct (Commander 2016)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Dimir Aqueduct (Forgotten Realms Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Dimir Aqueduct (Commander 2017)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Arid Mesa (Secret Lair: Ultimate Edition)
John Avon

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Mossfire Valley (Modern Horizons 3 Commander)
John Avon

{1}, {T}: Add {R}{G}.

Lush growth spreads like a ferocious blaze across the Otarian hillsides.

Tranquil Cove (Fate Reforged)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Chlorophant (Odyssey)
John Avon

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Threshold — As long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard, this creature has "At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put another +1/+1 counter on this creature."

Maelstrom Pulse (Double Masters)
John Avon

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.

Caustic Tar (Odyssey)
John Avon

Enchant land Enchanted land has "{T}: Target player loses 3 life."

"Twisted magic, twisted fate, Force the land to ooze with hate." —Cabal chant

Island (Double Masters)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Mountain (Arena League 2006)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Serrated Arrows (Duel Decks Anthology: Garruk vs. Liliana)
John Avon

This artifact enters with three arrowhead counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are no arrowhead counters on this artifact, sacrifice it. {T}, Remove an arrowhead counter from this artifact: Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.

Kodama's Reach (Commander Legends)
John Avon

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.

"The land grows only where the kami will it." —Dosan the Falling Leaf

Kodama's Reach (Commander Legends)
John Avon

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.

Golgari Rot Farm (GRN Guild Kit)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{G}.

Forest (Planechase)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Darksteel Citadel (Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors)
John Avon

Indestructible {T}: Add {C}.

Structures built from darksteel yield to neither assault nor age.

Mountain (Urza's Saga)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Mist Raven (Innistrad Remastered)
John Avon

Flying When this creature enters, return target creature to its owner's hand.

"When you see a raven, head for the hills. It knows when the ghost-tide is headed in." —Sved, fisherman of Nephalia

Forest (Starter 1999)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Coral Atoll (Commander 2014)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Island you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {C}{U}.

Kodama's Reach (Ultimate Masters)
John Avon

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.

"The land grows only where the kami will it." —Dosan the Falling Leaf

Golgari Rot Farm (Double Masters 2022)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{G}.

Mountain (Double Masters)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Millstone (Ninth Edition)
John Avon

{2}, {T}: Target player mills two cards.

More than one mage has been driven insane by the sound of the millstone relentlessly grinding away.

Kilnspire District (Planechase Anthology Planes)
John Avon

When you planeswalk to Kilnspire District and at the beginning of your first main phase, put a charge counter on Kilnspire District, then add {R} for each charge counter on it. Whenever chaos ensues, you may pay {X}. If you do, Kilnspire District deals X damage to any target.

Fellwar Stone (Neon Dynasty Commander)
John Avon

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

"What do you have that I cannot obtain?" —Mairsil, the Pretender

Orzhov Basilica (Modern Masters 2015)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{B}.

Vault of the Archangel (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {2}{W}{B}, {T}: Creatures you control gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.

"For centuries my creation kept this world in balance. Now only her shadow remains." —Sorin Markov

Grixis Sojourners (Alara Reborn)
John Avon

When you cycle this card and when this creature dies, you may exile target card from a graveyard. Cycling {2}{B} ({2}{B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Runechanter's Pike (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
John Avon

Equipped creature has first strike and gets +X/+0, where X is the number of instant and sorcery cards in your graveyard. Equip {2}

"Harmonic resonance infusions amplify the natural abilities of the song mages of Sumifa." —Drafna, research notes

Simic Growth Chamber (Commander Legends)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Vessel of Endless Rest (Commander 2018)
John Avon

When this artifact enters, put target card from a graveyard on the bottom of its owner's library. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Mutavault (Grand Prix Promos)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {1}: This land becomes a 2/2 creature with all creature types until end of turn. It's still a land.

Some worlds possess a hidden core where life's essence constantly surges.

Witching Well (Foundations Jumpstart)
John Avon

When this artifact enters, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.) {3}{U}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards.

It was built by the Witch of Lochmere. Most of the wishes it grants are its own.

Decree of Annihilation (The List)
John Avon

Exile all artifacts, creatures, and lands from the battlefield, all cards from all graveyards, and all cards from all hands. Cycling {5}{R}{R} ({5}{R}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, destroy all lands.

Pyroclasm (Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt)
John Avon

Pyroclasm deals 2 damage to each creature.

Chaos does not choose its enemies.

Ghitu Encampment (Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}. {1}{R}: This land becomes a 2/1 red Warrior creature with first strike until end of turn. It's still a land. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Selesnya Sanctuary (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Swamp (Urza's Saga)
John Avon

({T}: Add {B}.)

Mountain (Starter 1999)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Island (Zendikar)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Orzhov Basilica (Commander 2021)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{B}.

Unstable Frontier (Conflux)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Target land you control becomes the basic land type of your choice until end of turn.

The goblins went to sleep in Jund and awoke in Grixis. They'd never seen a zombie before. They would never see one again.

Island (Unhinged)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Millstone (Eighth Edition)
John Avon

{2}, {T}: Target player mills two cards.

More than one mage has been driven insane by the sound of the millstone relentlessly grinding away.

Wall of Air (Tenth Edition)
John Avon

Defender, flying (This creature can't attack, and it can block creatures with flying.)

When no falcons fly, beware the sky. —Femeref aphorism

Forest (Seventh Edition)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Azorius Chancery (Commander Anthology)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{U}.

Witching Well (Commander Masters)
John Avon

When this artifact enters, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.) {3}{U}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw two cards.

It was built by the Witch of Lochmere. Most of the wishes it grants are its own.

Mizzium Transreliquat (Guildpact)
John Avon

{3}: This artifact becomes a copy of target artifact until end of turn. {1}{U}{R}: This artifact becomes a copy of target artifact, except it has this ability.

"What is it? Um . . . what do you *want* it to be?" —Juzba, Izzet tinker

Jungle Basin (Visions)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Forest you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {C}{G}.

Swamp (Zendikar)
John Avon

({T}: Add {B}.)

Aura Flux (Urza's Legacy)
John Avon

Other enchantments have "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this enchantment unless you pay {2}."

To some, the Tolarian sunrise was a blinding flash; to others, a lingering glow.

Orzhov Guildgate (Commander 2018)
John Avon

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

"We do not believe in hiding our wealth in the shadows. This is Orzhov, and this is how we reward greatness." —Teysa Karlov, Grand Envoy of Orzhov

Riptide Laboratory (Onslaught)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{U}, {T}: Return target Wizard you control to its owner's hand.

Magus of the Moat (The List)
John Avon

Creatures without flying can't attack.

"The spirits of the mythic ones ever circle their beloved keep, forbidding entry to all who come with the heavy tread of hate."

Mist Raven (Innistrad Remastered)
John Avon

Flying When this creature enters, return target creature to its owner's hand.

"When you see a raven, head for the hills. It knows when the ghost-tide is headed in." —Sved, fisherman of Nephalia

Island (Unsanctioned)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Restore (Commander 2013)
John Avon

Put target land card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

"See, the land itself raises an altar to the ascendancy of nature." —Mayael the Anima

Riptide Laboratory (The List)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{U}, {T}: Return target Wizard you control to its owner's hand.

Snare Thopter (Game Night)
John Avon

Flying, haste

"I did not think I would understand the cold filigree creatures of this world, but they too are governed by the laws of nature." —Nissa Revane

Serra Angel (Secret Lair Drop)
John Avon

Flying Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)

Through vulnerability and compassion, We find the humility of truth.

Azorius Chancery (Ravnica: Clue Edition)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{U}.

Geothermal Crevice (Invasion)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}. {T}, Sacrifice this land: Add {B}{G}.

Pyroclasm (Magic 2011)
John Avon

Pyroclasm deals 2 damage to each creature.

"Who'd want to ignite things one at a time?" —Chandra Nalaar

Monastery Flock (Khans of Tarkir)
John Avon

Defender, flying Morph {U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

"The arrow strikes one bird down, but the flock remains." —Jeskai teaching

Fellwar Stone (The List)
John Avon

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

"What do you have that I cannot obtain?" —Mairsil, the Pretender

Opalescence (World Championship Decks 2000)
John Avon

Each other non-Aura enchantment is a creature in addition to its other types and has base power and base toughness each equal to its mana value.

Renewing Dawn (Portal)
John Avon

You gain 2 life for each Mountain target opponent controls.

Dawn brings a new day, and a new day brings hope.

Gruul Turf (RNA Guild Kit)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{G}.

Prophetic Prism (The List)
John Avon

When this artifact enters, draw a card. {1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color.

"The explorer who found it got a bad deal when he sold it. He merely got rich."

Spire of Industry (Aether Revolt)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color. Activate only if you control an artifact.

A beacon of prosperity to some, a shadow of oppression to others.

Quiet Speculation (Judgment)
John Avon

Search target player's library for up to three cards with flashback and put them into that player's graveyard. Then the player shuffles.

"The best foresight is hindsight." —Empress Llawan

Millstone (Tenth Edition)
John Avon

{2}, {T}: Target player mills two cards.

More than one mage has been driven insane by the sound of the millstone relentlessly grinding away.

Swamp (Mirrodin)
John Avon

({T}: Add {B}.)

Mountain (Mirage)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Orzhov Basilica (Ravnica: Clue Edition)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{B}.

Azorius Chancery (Commander 2019)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{U}.

Island (Arena League 2006)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Arrogant Wurm (Friday Night Magic 2006)
John Avon

Trample Madness {2}{G} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

It's hard to be humble when the whole world is bite size.

Megaflora Jungle (March of the Machine Commander)
John Avon

Each creature with mana value 2 or less gets +2/+2. Whenever chaos ensues, create a 1/1 green Insect creature token with flying named Butterfly.

Fellwar Stone (New Capenna Commander)
John Avon

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

"What do you have that I cannot obtain?" —Mairsil, the Pretender

Gallows at Willow Hill (Avacyn Restored)
John Avon

{3}, {T}, Tap three untapped Humans you control: Destroy target creature. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying.

Azorius Chancery (RNA Guild Kit)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{U}.

Nemata, Grove Guardian (Commander Masters)
John Avon

{2}{G}: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token. Sacrifice a Saproling: Saproling creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn.

"Anyone who believes the elder dragons are the only ancient powers of this world has spent too much time listening to the elder dragons." —Multani

Thespian's Stage (Gatecrash)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: This land becomes a copy of target land, except it has this ability.

Amid rumors of war, the third act of *The Absolution of the Guildpact* was quickly rewritten as a tragedy.

Izzet Boilerworks (Commander 2018)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{R}.

Selesnya Sanctuary (Iconic Masters)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Simic Growth Chamber (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Azorius Chancery (Commander 2016)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{U}.

Rakdos Carnarium (Commander 2020)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{R}.

Crown of Empires (The List)
John Avon

{3}, {T}: Tap target creature. Gain control of that creature instead if you control artifacts named Scepter of Empires and Throne of Empires.

"With this crown, assert your authority." —Crown inscription

Dawn's Reflection (Commander 2018)
John Avon

Enchant land Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional two mana in any combination of colors.

Only Sylvok magic could truly capture the perfection of a Mirrodin sunrise.

Boros Garrison (Commander 2020)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{W}.

Island (Throne of Eldraine)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Anger (The List)
John Avon

Haste As long as this card is in your graveyard and you control a Mountain, creatures you control have haste.

"For its time as a mortal, Anger chose a shell of boiling rock." —*Scroll of Beginnings*

Tower of Eons (Mirrodin)
John Avon

{8}, {T}: You gain 10 life.

Its etchings tell the ur-golems' stories of an entity able to force life into a lifeless plane.

Karplusan Forest (Commander 2016)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {R} or {G}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Izzet Boilerworks (The Brothers' War Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{R}.

Ghitu Encampment (Tenth Edition)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}. {1}{R}: This land becomes a 2/1 red Warrior creature with first strike until end of turn. It's still a land. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Mountain (Unhinged)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Darksteel Citadel (Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret)
John Avon

Indestructible {T}: Add {C}.

Panopticon, forge of the Darksteel Eye, home of Mirrodin's keeper.

Mountain (Zendikar)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Swamp (Unhinged)
John Avon

({T}: Add {B}.)

Swamp (Arena League 1999)
John Avon

({T}: Add {B}.)

Izzet Boilerworks (Commander 2011)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{R}.

Plains (Magic 2013)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Tranquil Cove (Khans of Tarkir)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Swamp (Eighth Edition)
John Avon

({T}: Add {B}.)

Lotus Field (Core Set 2020 Promos)
John Avon

Hexproof This land enters tapped. When this land enters, sacrifice two lands. {T}: Add three mana of any one color.

Prophetic Prism (Masters 25)
John Avon

When this artifact enters, draw a card. {1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color.

"The explorer who found it got a bad deal when he sold it. He merely got rich."

Scent of Ivy (Urza's Destiny)
John Avon

Reveal any number of green cards in your hand. Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards revealed this way.

Rakdos Carnarium (Commander 2017)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{R}.

Forest (World Championship Decks 2002)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Piracy Charm (Planar Chaos)
John Avon

Choose one — • Target creature gains islandwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) • Target creature gets +2/-1 until end of turn. • Target player discards a card.

Maelstrom Pulse (Foundations)
John Avon

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.

Tranquil Cove (Kaldheim Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, you gain 1 life. {T}: Add {W} or {U}.

Mountain (Ninth Edition)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Azorius Chancery (Forgotten Realms Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{U}.

Simic Growth Chamber (Commander 2020)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Plains (Commander 2011)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Kodama's Reach (New Capenna Commander)
John Avon

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.

"The land grows only where the kami will it." —Dosan the Falling Leaf

Forest (World Championship Decks 2004)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Plains (Core Set 2019)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Golgari Rot Farm (Kaldheim Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{G}.

Explosive Vegetation (Planechase)
John Avon

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Torching Krosa would be pointless. It grows faster than it burns.

Island (Core Set 2020)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Angelic Wall (Tenth Edition)
John Avon

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Flying

"The Ancestor protects us in ways we can't begin to comprehend." —Mystic elder

Explore (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
John Avon

You may play an additional land this turn. Draw a card.

An explorer's reward is a view of tomorrow's possibilities.

Swamp (Magic 2011)
John Avon

({T}: Add {B}.)

Adarkar Wastes (Seventh Edition)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {U}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Gruul Turf (Planechase)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{G}.

Consulate Skygate (Battlebond)
John Avon

Defender Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)

All skyships entering or leaving the fairgrounds must pass through the security checkpoint.

Cloud Dragon (Portal)
John Avon

Flying This creature can block only creatures with flying.

Mist Raven (Avacyn Restored)
John Avon

Flying When this creature enters, return target creature to its owner's hand.

"When you see a raven, head for the hills. It knows when the ghost-tide is headed in." —Sved, fisherman of Nephalia

R&D's Secret Lair (Unhinged)
John Avon

Play cards as written. Ignore all errata. {T}: Add {C}. (This mana is still added to your mana pool.)

"Let them complain. As long as the addictive ink is working, we can do anything we want." PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK

Selesnya Sanctuary (Commander Masters)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Gruul Turf (Planechase Anthology)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{G}.

Orzhov Basilica (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{B}.

Plains (World Championship Decks 2004)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Transguild Courier (Dominaria United Commander)
John Avon

Transguild Courier is all colors.

Reluctant to meet face to face, the leaders of the ten guilds prefer to do official business through a go-between immune to bribes and threats.

Explore (Modern Masters 2017)
John Avon

You may play an additional land this turn. Draw a card.

An explorer's reward is a view of tomorrow's possibilities.

Quiet Speculation (World Championship Decks 2002)
John Avon

Search target player's library for up to three cards with flashback and put them into that player's graveyard. Then the player shuffles.

"The best foresight is hindsight." —Empress Llawan

Boros Garrison (Commander 2016)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{W}.

Mossfire Valley (Odyssey)
John Avon

{1}, {T}: Add {R}{G}.

Lush growth spreads like a ferocious blaze across the Otarian hillsides.

Plains (Arena League 2004)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Plains (Tenth Edition)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Boros Garrison (Double Masters 2022)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{W}.

Annex (Onslaught)
John Avon

Enchant land (Target a land as you cast this. This card enters attached to that land.) You control enchanted land.

Most refugees left their ancestral homes behind when they came to Otaria. A few decided to bring them along.

Evolution Charm (Time Spiral Remastered)
John Avon

Choose one — • Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. • Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. • Target creature gains flying until end of turn.

Plains (Commander 2013)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Kodama's Reach (Commander 2021)
John Avon

Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.

"The land grows only where the kami will it." —Dosan the Falling Leaf

Spire of Industry (Aetherdrift Commander)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color. Activate only if you control an artifact.

A beacon of prosperity to some, a shadow of oppression to others.

Upwelling (Scourge)
John Avon

Players don't lose unspent mana as steps and phases end.

Once again, Kamahl felt the full force of the Mirari's pull, but he had learned much since the last time.

Castle Vantress (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
John Avon

This land enters tapped unless you control an Island. {T}: Add {U}. {2}{U}{U}, {T}: Scry 2.

Without Vantress's knowledge, the realm would lose itself in darkness.

Cloud Dragon (The List)
John Avon

Flying This creature can block only creatures with flying.

Forest (Ninth Edition)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Forest (Zendikar)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Academy Ruins (Double Masters)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{U}, {T}: Put target artifact card from your graveyard on top of your library.

The Tolarian Academy was home to some of the greatest discoveries in Dominaria's history—as well as its greatest tragedies.

Simic Growth Chamber (Commander 2018)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Fog (Archenemy)
John Avon

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

"I fear no army or beast, but only the morning fog. Our assault can survive everything else." —Lord Hilneth

Thespian's Stage (Ultimate Masters)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: This land becomes a copy of target land, except it has this ability.

Amid rumors of war, the third act of *The Absolution of the Guildpact* was quickly rewritten as a tragedy.

Harmonic Convergence (Urza's Legacy)
John Avon

Put all enchantments on top of their owners' libraries.

When the eternal stars align, can mere mortals resist?

Swamp (World Championship Decks 1999)
John Avon

({T}: Add {B}.)

Mountain (Return to Ravnica)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Tree of Tales (The List)
John Avon

{T}: Add {G}.

Tel-Jilad, sanctum of the ancient trolls, keepers of the secret of Mirrodin's origin.

Dimir Aqueduct (Planechase 2012)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Orzhov Basilica (Commander 2015)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{B}.

Seat of the Synod (Commander 2018)
John Avon

{T}: Add {U}.

Lumengrid, site of the Knowledge Pool, source of vedalken arcana.

Savage Lands (Friday Night Magic 2011)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}, {R}, or {G}.

Jund is a world as cruel as those who call it home. Their brutal struggles scar the land even as it carves them in its image, a vicious circle spiraling out of control.

Vivid Marsh (Modern Masters)
John Avon

This land enters tapped with two charge counters on it. {T}: Add {B}. {T}, Remove a charge counter from this land: Add one mana of any color.

Azorius Chancery (Commander Anthology Volume II)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{U}.

Plains (Core Set 2020)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Darksteel Citadel (Darksteel)
John Avon

Indestructible {T}: Add {C}.

Panopticon, forge of the Darksteel Eye, home of Mirrodin's keeper.

Thespian's Stage (Ravnica Remastered)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: This land becomes a copy of target land, except it has this ability.

Amid rumors of war, the third act of The *Absolution of the Guildpact* was quickly rewritten as a tragedy.

Centaur Garden (World Championship Decks 2003)
John Avon

{T}: Add {G}. This land deals 1 damage to you. Threshold — {G}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Activate only if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

Mist Raven (Modern Masters 2017)
John Avon

Flying When this creature enters, return target creature to its owner's hand.

"When you see a raven, head for the hills. It knows when the ghost-tide is headed in." —Sved, fisherman of Nephalia

Plains (Dominaria Remastered)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Prophetic Prism (Commander 2011)
John Avon

When this artifact enters, draw a card. {1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color.

"The explorer who found it got a bad deal when he sold it. He merely got rich."

Plains (World Championship Decks 2004)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Orzhov Basilica (Commander 2016)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {W}{B}.

Darksteel Citadel (The List)
John Avon

Indestructible {T}: Add {C}.

Structures built from darksteel yield to neither assault nor age.

Silent Departure (Innistrad)
John Avon

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Flashback {4}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

The same magic that lets geists pass through our realm can force them out of it.

Dimir Aqueduct (Midnight Hunt Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Bant Sojourners (Alara Reborn)
John Avon

When you cycle this card and when this creature dies, you may create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token. Cycling {2}{W} ({2}{W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

"We must spread Bant's light before we are shadowed over."

Simic Growth Chamber (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Simic Growth Chamber (Commander 2021)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{U}.

Island (Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Brittle Effigy (Magic 2011)
John Avon

{4}, {T}, Exile this artifact: Exile target creature.

"In my early experiments in phylactery, I found that fragile forms have their uses." —Rocati, Duke of Martyne

Selesnya Sanctuary (Commander 2016)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Mountain (Starter 1999)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Plains (Return to Ravnica)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Winding Canyons (Weatherlight)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: You may cast creature spells this turn as though they had flash.

Plains (Core Set 2021)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Island (Magic Premiere Shop 2006)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Island (Eighth Edition)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Raven Familiar (The List)
John Avon

Flying Echo {2}{U} (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, look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Swamp (Urza's Saga)
John Avon

({T}: Add {B}.)

Curse of the Cabal (Time Spiral)
John Avon

Target player sacrifices half the permanents they control of their choice, rounded down. Suspend 2—{2}{B}{B} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {2}{B}{B} and exile it with two time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.) At the beginning of each player's upkeep, if this card is suspended, that player may sacrifice a permanent of their choice. If the player does, put two time counters on this card.

Selesnya Sanctuary (Commander 2013)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Jungle Basin (Commander Anthology)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Forest you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {C}{G}.

Island (Magic 2010)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Izzet Boilerworks (Iconic Masters)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{R}.

Mossfire Valley (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
John Avon

{1}, {T}: Add {R}{G}.

Lush growth spreads like a ferocious blaze across the Otarian hillsides.

Island (Planechase Anthology)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Arctic Flats (Coldsnap)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G} or {W}.

"A realm once green now ruled by Frost, Where flesh and field both pay its cost. Those dearly loved, forever lost . . ." —*The Dynasty of Winter Kings*

Selesnya Sanctuary (Commander 2018)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Island (Magic Premiere Shop 2008)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Mountain (Ninth Edition)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Highland Weald (Coldsnap)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R} or {G}.

"Our noble land, enslaved by Rime, Is it our fate to freeze through time? If this be true, oh wicked crime." —*The Dynasty of Winter Kings*

Thespian's Stage (The List)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: This land becomes a copy of target land, except it has this ability.

Amid rumors of war, the third act of *The Absolution of the Guildpact* was quickly rewritten as a tragedy.

Scent of Nightshade (Urza's Destiny)
John Avon

Reveal any number of black cards in your hand. Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards revealed this way.

Vivid Marsh (Lorwyn)
John Avon

This land enters tapped with two charge counters on it. {T}: Add {B}. {T}, Remove a charge counter from this land: Add one mana of any color.

Dimir Aqueduct (Commander Anthology Volume II)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {U}{B}.

Mountain (World Championship Decks 1997)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Spirit of Resistance (Invasion)
John Avon

As long as you control a permanent of each color, prevent all damage that would be dealt to you.

"Our victory must come from all of Dominaria, or it will not come." —Urza

Mossfire Valley (Commander 2020)
John Avon

{1}, {T}: Add {R}{G}.

Lush growth spreads like a ferocious blaze across the Otarian hillsides.

Maelstrom Pulse (Ultimate Masters)
John Avon

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.

Witchbane Orb (Innistrad)
John Avon

When this artifact enters, destroy all Curses attached to you. You have hexproof. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control, including Aura spells.)

Murmuring Bosk (Commander 2016)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.) As this land enters, you may reveal a Treefolk card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Annex (The List)
John Avon

Enchant land (Target a land as you cast this. This card enters attached to that land.) You control enchanted land.

Most refugees left their ancestral homes behind when they came to Otaria. A few decided to bring them along.

Vedalken Orrery (The List)
John Avon

You may cast spells as though they had flash.

The model incorporated the fifth sun effortlessly, as if it had always known.

Boros Garrison (Ravnica: Clue Edition)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{W}.

Quick Sliver (Secret Lair Drop)
John Avon

Flash Any player may cast Sliver spells as though they had flash.

The directors of the Riptide Project wanted instant results on the sliver experiments. They got their wish.

Maelstrom Pulse (Ultimate Box Topper)
John Avon

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

Serrated Arrows (Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana)
John Avon

This artifact enters with three arrowhead counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are no arrowhead counters on this artifact, sacrifice it. {T}, Remove an arrowhead counter from this artifact: Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.

Rakdos Carnarium (Iconic Masters)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{R}.

Island (Portal Second Age)
John Avon

({T}: Add {U}.)

Mountain (Arena League 2004)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Coral Atoll (Visions)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Island you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {C}{U}.

Pinecrest Ridge (Champions of Kamigawa)
John Avon

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {R} or {G}. This land doesn't untap during your next untap step.

Boros Garrison (Commander Legends)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{W}.

Golgari Rot Farm (Commander Masters)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{G}.

Mountain (Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Snare Thopter (Kaladesh)
John Avon

Flying, haste

"I did not think I would understand the cold filigree creatures of this world, but they too are governed by the laws of nature." —Nissa Revane

Suppression Field (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
John Avon

Activated abilities cost {2} more to activate unless they're mana abilities.

The most feared of Azorius punishments is to be freed—sent back out into the world, stripped of all magical defenses.

Forest (Classic Sixth Edition)
John Avon

({T}: Add {G}.)

Savage Twister (Modern Masters 2015)
John Avon

Savage Twister deals X damage to each creature.

"Nature is the ultimate mindless destroyer, capable of power and ferocity no army can match, and the Gruul follow its example." —Trigori, Azorius senator

Dormant Volcano (Visions)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Mountain you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {C}{R}.

Wall of Air (Eighth Edition)
John Avon

Defender, flying (This creature can't attack, and it can block creatures with flying.)

When no falcons fly, beware the sky. —Femeref aphorism

Swamp (Beatdown Box Set)
John Avon

({T}: Add {B}.)

Mountain (Champions of Kamigawa)
John Avon

({T}: Add {R}.)

Golgari Rot Farm (Modern Masters 2015)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{G}.

Golgari Rot Farm (Ravnica: Clue Edition)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{G}.

Boros Garrison (Commander 2015)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{W}.

Silent Departure (Foundations Jumpstart)
John Avon

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Flashback {4}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

The same magic that lets geists pass through our realm can force them out of it.

Plains (Mirrodin)
John Avon

({T}: Add {W}.)

Rakdos Carnarium (RNA Guild Kit)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {B}{R}.

Meteor Storm (Invasion)
John Avon

{2}{R}{G}, Discard two cards at random: This enchantment deals 4 damage to any target.

The storm wasn't an omen. It was the fulfillment of one.

Fellwar Stone (Dominaria United Commander)
John Avon

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

"What do you have that I cannot obtain?" —Mairsil, the Pretender

Selesnya Sanctuary (GRN Guild Kit)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

City of Ass (Unhinged)
John Avon

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add one and one-half mana of any one color.

"But . . ."