Death Speakers

Death Speakers (Homelands)
Douglas Shuler

Protection from black

"Such innocent little birds. They sing a sweet song, sitting on their fragile branch." —Grandmother Sengir

Hivis of the Scale (Mirage)
Andrew Robinson

You may choose not to untap Hivis during your untap step. {T}: Gain control of target Dragon for as long as you control Hivis and Hivis remains tapped.

Flare (Fifth Edition)
Andrew Robinson

Flare deals 1 damage to any target. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

The secret of destruction is simple: everything burns.

Lure of Prey (Mirage)
Andrew Robinson

Cast this spell only if an opponent cast a creature spell this turn. You may put a green creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Back to Basics (Urza's Saga)
Andrew Robinson

Nonbasic lands don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.

"A ruler wears a crown while the rest of us wear hats, but which would you rather have when it's raining?" —Barrin, *Principia*

Swamp (World Championship Decks 1997)
Andrew Robinson

({T}: Add {B}.)

Lightning Hounds (Media and Collaboration Promos)
Andrew Robinson

First strike

Quick enough to avoid jhovalls when alone and fierce enough to attack them in packs, the hounds were as at home in the mountains as the Mercadians were atop theirs.

Zirilan of the Claw (Mirage)
Andrew Robinson

{1}{R}{R}, {T}: Search your library for a Dragon permanent card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle. That Dragon gains haste until end of turn. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Somnophore (Urza's Saga)
Andrew Robinson

Flying Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, tap target creature that player controls. That creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step for as long as this creature remains on the battlefield.

Armored Pegasus (Portal)
Andrew Robinson

Flying

Asked how it survived a run-in with a bog imp, the pegasus just shook its mane and burped.

Torch Slinger (Zendikar)
Andrew Robinson

Kicker {1}{R} (You may pay an additional {1}{R} as you cast this spell.) When this creature enters, if it was kicked, it deals 2 damage to target creature.

Once thrown, twice burned.

Civic Guildmage (Mirage)
Andrew Robinson

{G}, {T}: Target creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn. {U}, {T}: Put target creature you control on top of its owner's library.

To condemn the innocent you must first condemn yourself. —Civic Guild maxim

Hurricane (Portal)
Andrew Robinson

Hurricane deals X damage to each creature with flying and each player.

Viashino Sandstalker (Ninth Edition)
Andrew Robinson

Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.) At the beginning of the end step, return this creature to its owner's hand. (Return it only if it's on the battlefield.)

"Some believe sandstalkers to be illusions; those with scars know better." —*Zhalfirin Guide to the Desert*

Catastrophe (The List)
Andrew Robinson

Destroy all lands or all creatures. Creatures destroyed this way can't be regenerated.

Radiant's eyes flashed. "Go, then," the angel spat at Serra, "and leave this world to those who truly care."

Bestial Menace (The List)
Andrew Robinson

Create a 1/1 green Snake creature token, a 2/2 green Wolf creature token, and a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

"My battle cry reaches ears far keener than yours." —Saidah, Joraga hunter

Ray of Command (Commander 2011)
Andrew Robinson

Untap target creature an opponent controls and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn. When you lose control of the creature, tap it.

"Heel."

Armored Pegasus (Classic Sixth Edition)
Andrew Robinson

Flying

Asked how it survived a run-in with a bog imp, the pegasus just shook its mane and burped.

Armored Pegasus (Portal)
Andrew Robinson

Flying

Asked how it survived a run-in with a bog imp, the pegasus just shook its mane and burped.

Heat Stroke (Weatherlight)
Andrew Robinson

At end of combat, destroy each creature that blocked or was blocked this turn.

"Stroke of heat or stroke of blade. Choose your fate, traitor." —Maraxus of Keld, to Starke

Howling Banshee (Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana)
Andrew Robinson

Flying When this creature enters, each player loses 3 life.

Villagers cloaked the town in magical silence, but their ears still bled.

Swamp (Fifth Edition)
Andrew Robinson

({T}: Add {B}.)

Howling Banshee (Magic 2011)
Andrew Robinson

Flying When this creature enters, each player loses 3 life.

Villagers cloaked the town in magical silence, but their ears still bled.

Pulse Tracker (Foundations)
Andrew Robinson

Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent loses 1 life.

"You can't think your way out of this, Jace. Thought implies life, and life requires a pulse—music to a hunter's ears." —Vraska

Swamp (World Championship Decks 1997)
Andrew Robinson

({T}: Add {B}.)

Jwari Scuttler (Rise of the Eldrazi)
Andrew Robinson

"Yeah, they've got a lot of meat. The only downside to eating 'em is that you often find human bones and body parts inside." —Jaby, Silundi Sea nomad

Pillarfield Ox (Conspiracy)
Andrew Robinson

"May starving fleas birth a thousand generations on your stubborn hide, cow!" —Bruse Tarl, Goma Fada nomad

Pillarfield Ox (Zendikar)
Andrew Robinson

These stubborn and unpredictable oxen inspire the plains nomads' most colorful curses.

Viashino Sandstalker (Eighth Edition)
Andrew Robinson

Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.) At the beginning of the end step, return this creature to its owner's hand. (Return it only if it's on the battlefield.)

"Some believe sandstalkers to be illusions; those with scars know better." —*Zhalfirin Guide to the Desert*

Swamp (Fifth Edition)
Andrew Robinson

({T}: Add {B}.)

Sabertooth Cobra (The List)
Andrew Robinson

Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, that player gets a poison counter. The player gets another poison counter at the beginning of their next upkeep unless they pay {2} before that step. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)

Angel's Mercy (Magic 2010)
Andrew Robinson

You gain 7 life.

"Until that day I cursed the angels, those uncaring lights in the sky. They rewarded my scorn with the gift of time, every year of which I've spent in devotion to their names." —Torian Sha, soul warden

Vengeance (Portal)
Andrew Robinson

Destroy target tapped creature.

Bitter as wormwood, sweet as mulled wine.

Howling Banshee (Magic 2010)
Andrew Robinson

Flying When this creature enters, each player loses 3 life.

Villagers cloaked the town in magical silence, but their ears still bled.

Angel's Mercy (Magic 2013)
Andrew Robinson

You gain 7 life.

"She rose above me, and in that moment Varrik the Bloody died and I was born." —Varrik the Just

Hurricane (World Championship Decks 1999)
Andrew Robinson

Hurricane deals X damage to each creature with flying and each player.

Pendrell Flux (Urza's Saga)
Andrew Robinson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay its mana cost."

Devoured by the mists, Tolaria was stuck in time, trapped between two eternal heartbeats.

Bribery (Eighth Edition)
Andrew Robinson

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

In Mercadia City, loyalties extend only as far as your purse can stretch.

Reclaim (The List)
Andrew Robinson

Put target card from your graveyard on top of your library.

The wise pay as much attention to what they throw away as to what they keep.

Swamp (Fifth Edition)
Andrew Robinson

({T}: Add {B}.)

Swamp (World Championship Decks 1997)
Andrew Robinson

({T}: Add {B}.)

Soul Net (Fifth Edition)
Andrew Robinson

Whenever a creature dies, you may pay {1}. If you do, you gain 1 life.

Pillarfield Ox (Magic 2013)
Andrew Robinson

"May starving fleas birth a thousand generations on your stubborn hide, cow!" —Bruse Tarl, Goma Fada nomad

Viashino Sandstalker (The List)
Andrew Robinson

Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.) At the beginning of the end step, return this creature to its owner's hand. (Return it only if it's on the battlefield.)

"Some believe Sandstalkers to be illusions; those with scars know better." —*Zhalfirin Guide to the Desert*

Dauthi Embrace (The List)
Andrew Robinson

{B}{B}: Target creature gains shadow until end of turn. (It can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)

"The Dauthi army grows by screams and bounds." —Lyna, Soltari emissary

Dracoplasm (Tempest)
Andrew Robinson

Flying As this creature enters, sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature's power becomes the total power of those creatures and its toughness becomes their total toughness. {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Viashino Sandstalker (Visions)
Andrew Robinson

Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.) At the beginning of the end step, return this creature to its owner's hand. (Return it only if it's on the battlefield.)

"Some believe Sandstalkers to be illusions; those with scars know better." —*Zhalfirin Guide to the Desert*

Reclaim (Magic Origins)
Andrew Robinson

Put target card from your graveyard on top of your library.

The wise pay as much attention to what they throw away as to what they keep.

Glimpse the Future (Magic 2014)
Andrew Robinson

Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.

"No simple coin toss can solve this riddle. You must think and choose wisely." —Shai Fusan, archmage

Scabland (Tempest)
Andrew Robinson

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

Mind Games (Stronghold)
Andrew Robinson

Buyback {2}{U} (You may pay an additional {2}{U} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Tap target artifact, creature, or land.

Torch Slinger (Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi)
Andrew Robinson

Kicker {1}{R} (You may pay an additional {1}{R} as you cast this spell.) When this creature enters, if it was kicked, it deals 2 damage to target creature.

Once thrown, twice burned.

Hidden Herd (The List)
Andrew Robinson

When an opponent plays a nonbasic land, if this permanent is an enchantment, it becomes a 3/3 Beast creature.

See Beyond (Planechase 2012)
Andrew Robinson

Draw two cards, then shuffle a card from your hand into your library.

Ancient lore locked in a mind driven mad is just as safe as when it was locked deep underground.

Thalakos Sentry (Tempest)
Andrew Robinson

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)

"Ill luck and poor geography caught the Thalakos between us and the Dauthi." —Lyna, Soltari emissary

Aether Tide (Exodus)
Andrew Robinson

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard X creature cards. Return X target creatures to their owners' hands.

The tide of magic brought them here. Now it would take them home.

Armored Pegasus (Anthologies)
Andrew Robinson

Flying

Asked how it survived a run-in with a bog imp, the pegasus just shook its mane and burped.

Vengeance (Starter 1999)
Andrew Robinson

Destroy target tapped creature.

Bitter as wormwood, sweet as mulled wine.

Dauthi Embrace (Tempest)
Andrew Robinson

{B}{B}: Target creature gains shadow until end of turn. (It can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)

"The Dauthi army grows by screams and bounds." —Lyna, Soltari emissary

Thalakos Drifters (Exodus)
Andrew Robinson

Discard a card: This creature gains shadow until end of turn. (It can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)

They drift in and out of shadow and ever on toward madness.

Pulse Tracker (Worldwake)
Andrew Robinson

Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent loses 1 life.

Pulse trackers terrorize adventurers, driving them through the jungle toward certain death at the gates of Malakir.

Reclaim (Exodus)
Andrew Robinson

Put target card from your graveyard on top of your library.

The wise pay as much attention to what they throw away as to what they keep.

Thalakos Deceiver (Stronghold)
Andrew Robinson

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.) Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, you may sacrifice it. If you do, gain control of target creature. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

Ray of Command (Mirage)
Andrew Robinson

Untap target creature an opponent controls and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn. When you lose control of the creature, tap it.

"Heel."

Reclaim (Magic 2012)
Andrew Robinson

Put target card from your graveyard on top of your library.

The wise pay as much attention to what they throw away as to what they keep.

Bestial Menace (Midnight Hunt Commander)
Andrew Robinson

Create a 1/1 green Snake creature token, a 2/2 green Wolf creature token, and a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

"My battle cry reaches ears far keener than yours." —Saidah, Joraga hunter

Howling Banshee (Duel Decks Anthology: Garruk vs. Liliana)
Andrew Robinson

Flying When this creature enters, each player loses 3 life.

Villagers cloaked the town in magical silence, but their ears still bled.

Warren Instigator (Zendikar)
Andrew Robinson

Double strike Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, you may put a Goblin creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.

"Danger! Danger! Come out of the safety of your holes!"

Clear (Urza's Saga)
Andrew Robinson

Destroy target enchantment. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

See Beyond (Planechase Anthology)
Andrew Robinson

Draw two cards, then shuffle a card from your hand into your library.

Ancient lore locked in a mind driven mad is just as safe as when it was locked deep underground.

Drain Life (Fifth Edition)
Andrew Robinson

Spend only black mana on X. Drain Life deals X damage to any target. You gain life equal to the damage dealt, but not more life than the player's life total before the damage was dealt, the planeswalker's loyalty before the damage was dealt, or the creature's toughness.

Vampire Nocturnus (Magic 2010 Promos)
Andrew Robinson

Play with the top card of your library revealed. As long as the top card of your library is black, this creature and other Vampire creatures you control get +2/+1 and have flying.

"Your life will set with the sun."

Bestial Menace (Commander 2011)
Andrew Robinson

Create a 1/1 green Snake creature token, a 2/2 green Wolf creature token, and a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

"My battle cry reaches ears far keener than yours." —Saidah, Joraga hunter

Veiled Apparition (Urza's Saga)
Andrew Robinson

When an opponent casts a spell, if this permanent is an enchantment, it becomes a 3/3 Illusion creature with flying and "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay {1}{U}."

Angel's Mercy (Magic 2012)
Andrew Robinson

You gain 7 life.

Angels appear before both the blessed and the cursed, though most don't know which they are until they feel either the angel's kiss or her sword.

Swamp (World Championship Decks 1997)
Andrew Robinson

({T}: Add {B}.)

Catastrophe (Urza's Saga)
Andrew Robinson

Destroy all lands or all creatures. Creatures destroyed this way can't be regenerated.

Radiant's eyes flashed. "Go, then," the angel spat at Serra, "and leave this world to those who truly care."

Drain Life (Beatdown Box Set)
Andrew Robinson

Spend only black mana on X. Drain Life deals X damage to any target. You gain life equal to the damage dealt, but not more life than the player's life total before the damage was dealt, the planeswalker's loyalty before the damage was dealt, or the creature's toughness.

Ray of Command (Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska)
Andrew Robinson

Untap target creature an opponent controls and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn. When you lose control of the creature, tap it.

"Heel."

Root Greevil (Planeshift)
Andrew Robinson

{2}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy all enchantments of the color of your choice.

The root of all greevils.

Back to Basics (Mystery Booster 2)
Andrew Robinson

Nonbasic lands don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.

"A ruler wears a crown while the rest of us wear hats, but which would you rather have when it's raining?" —Barrin, *Principia*

Viashino Sandstalker (World Championship Decks 1998)
Andrew Robinson

Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.) At the beginning of the end step, return this creature to its owner's hand. (Return it only if it's on the battlefield.)

"Some believe Sandstalkers to be illusions; those with scars know better." —*Zhalfirin Guide to the Desert*

Ray of Command (Battle Royale Box Set)
Andrew Robinson

Untap target creature an opponent controls and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn. When you lose control of the creature, tap it.

"Heel."

Bestial Menace (Modern Masters 2015)
Andrew Robinson

Create a 1/1 green Snake creature token, a 2/2 green Wolf creature token, and a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

"My battle cry reaches ears far keener than yours." —Saidah, Joraga hunter

Seascape Aerialist (Zendikar)
Andrew Robinson

Whenever this creature or another Ally you control enters, you may have Ally creatures you control gain flying until end of turn.

"The sky is like another sea. It teems with currents, life, and endless possibility."

Catastrophe (Battle Royale Box Set)
Andrew Robinson

Destroy all lands or all creatures. Creatures destroyed this way can't be regenerated.

Radiant's eyes flashed. "Go, then," the angel spat at Serra, "and leave this world to those who truly care."

Anaconda (Portal)
Andrew Robinson

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

Lightning Hounds (Mercadian Masques)
Andrew Robinson

First strike

Quick enough to avoid jhovalls when alone and fierce enough to attack them in packs, the hounds were as at home in the mountains as the Mercadians were atop theirs.

Noetic Scales (Urza's Saga)
Andrew Robinson

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, return to its owner's hand each creature that player controls with power greater than the number of cards in their hand.

Pendrell Mists (Weatherlight)
Andrew Robinson

All creatures have "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay {1}."

As insubstantial—and as insistent—as appetite.

Thada Adel, Acquisitor (Worldwake)
Andrew Robinson

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) Whenever Thada Adel deals combat damage to a player, search that player's library for an artifact card and exile it. Then that player shuffles. Until end of turn, you may play that card.

See Beyond (Rise of the Eldrazi)
Andrew Robinson

Draw two cards, then shuffle a card from your hand into your library.

Ancient lore locked in a mind driven mad is just as safe as when it was locked deep underground.

Alarum (Mirage)
Andrew Robinson

Untap target nonattacking creature. It gets +1/+3 until end of turn.

"One timely cry of warning can save nine of surprise." —Sidar Jabari

Hurricane (Classic Sixth Edition)
Andrew Robinson

Hurricane deals X damage to each creature with flying and each player.

Dauthi Marauder (Tempest)
Andrew Robinson

Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)

"The Dauthi came from beneath the Ruins one night, and the darkness cast them in the best possible light." —Soltari *Tales of Life*

Anaconda (Portal)
Andrew Robinson

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

Something soft bumped against the rowboat, then was gone.

Pillarfield Ox (Magic 2014)
Andrew Robinson

"You old, immobile clod! If I could stuff your doltish head with knowledge, I'd do it just so someone else could fully comprehend what your stubbornness has cost me!" —Bruse Tarl, Goma Fada nomad

Bestial Menace (Worldwake)
Andrew Robinson

Create a 1/1 green Snake creature token, a 2/2 green Wolf creature token, and a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

"My battle cry reaches ears far keener than yours." —Saidah, Joraga hunter

Destructive Urge (Urza's Saga)
Andrew Robinson

Enchant creature Whenever enchanted creature deals combat damage to a player, that player sacrifices a land of their choice.

Red sky at night, dragon's delight.

Reclaim (Ninth Edition)
Andrew Robinson

Put target card from your graveyard on top of your library.

The wise pay as much attention to what they throw away as to what they keep.

Swamp (Fifth Edition)
Andrew Robinson

({T}: Add {B}.)

Anaconda (Ninth Edition)
Andrew Robinson

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

If you're smaller than the anaconda, it considers you food. If you're larger than the anaconda, it considers you a lot of food.

Quickening Licid (Tempest)
Andrew Robinson

{1}{W}, {T}: This creature loses this ability and becomes an Aura enchantment with enchant creature. Attach it to target creature. You may pay {W} to end this effect. Enchanted creature has first strike.

Sabertooth Cobra (Mirage)
Andrew Robinson

Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, that player gets a poison counter. The player gets another poison counter at the beginning of their next upkeep unless they pay {2} before that step. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)

Pulse Tracker (Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska)
Andrew Robinson

Whenever this creature attacks, each opponent loses 1 life.

"You can't think your way out of this, Jace. Thought implies life, and life requires a pulse—music to a hunter's ears." —Vraska

Hidden Herd (Urza's Saga)
Andrew Robinson

When an opponent plays a nonbasic land, if this permanent is an enchantment, it becomes a 3/3 Beast creature.

Soul Net (Classic Sixth Edition)
Andrew Robinson

Whenever a creature dies, you may pay {1}. If you do, you gain 1 life.

Bribery (Mercadian Masques)
Andrew Robinson

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

In Mercadia City, loyalties extend only as far as your purse can stretch.

Power Sink (Urza's Saga)
Andrew Robinson

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. If that player doesn't, they tap all lands with mana abilities they control and lose all unspent mana.