Esper Battlemage

Esper Battlemage (Shards of Alara)
Matt Cavotta

{W}, {T}: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to you this turn. {B}, {T}: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

She can heal the flesh, or exploit its many weaknesses.

Hundred-Talon Strike (Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. Splice onto Arcane—Tap an untapped white creature you control. (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)

Rite of Replication (Zendikar)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.) Create a token that's a copy of target creature. If this spell was kicked, create five of those tokens instead.

Yixlid Jailer (Time Spiral Remastered)
Matt Cavotta

Cards in graveyards lose all abilities.

"I have an eternity to know the souls who are bound here, to behold their every facet. But moments from now they will be gagged and masked, and they shall be known by none other."

Timbermaw Larva (Zendikar)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each Forest you control.

"You can't trust your eyes. A tree might look healthy, but its insides tell a different tale." —Zahr Gada, Halimar expedition leader

Etched Champion (Scars of Mirrodin)
Matt Cavotta

Metalcraft — This creature has protection from each color as long as you control three or more artifacts.

Its predecessors were etched with the wisdom of ancients; its own etchings bear warnings of a future fraught with war.

Hibernation (World Championship Decks 2002)
Matt Cavotta

Return all green permanents to their owners' hands.

The deep sleep of winter is not always restful.

Raid Bombardment (Rise of the Eldrazi)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever a creature you control with power 2 or less attacks, this enchantment deals 1 damage to the player or planeswalker that creature is attacking.

Goblins in the first wave of a fire raid always bemoan the aim of everyone else.

Fact or Fiction (Conspiracy)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."

Faerie Mechanist (Modern Masters 2015)
Matt Cavotta

Flying When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an artifact card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Skywing Aven (Ultimate Masters)
Matt Cavotta

Flying Discard a card: Return this creature to its owner's hand.

"I am as the wind that bears me: harsh yet gentle, fleeting yet ever-present. Together we fly beyond imagination."

Dissipation Field (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever a permanent deals damage to you, return it to its owner's hand.

"Strike me once, shame on you. Strike me twice . . . Well, let's just see if you can." —Kara Vrist, Neurok agent

Faerie Mechanist (Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret)
Matt Cavotta

Flying When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an artifact card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Parallel Evolution (The List)
Matt Cavotta

For each creature token on the battlefield, its controller creates a token that's a copy of that creature. Flashback {4}{G}{G}{G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Extract (Odyssey)
Matt Cavotta

Search target player's library for a card and exile it. Then that player shuffles.

To say Nixar had a splitting headache would be a bit of an understatement.

Court Homunculus (Modern Masters)
Matt Cavotta

This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control another artifact.

Mages of Esper measure their wealth and status by the number of servants in their retinues.

Jaya Ballard, Task Mage (Time Spiral)
Matt Cavotta

{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Destroy target blue permanent. {1}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Jaya Ballard deals 3 damage to any target. A creature dealt damage this way can't be regenerated this turn. {5}{R}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Jaya Ballard deals 6 damage to each creature and each player.

Pristine Talisman (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add {C}. You gain 1 life.

"A rakalite core paired with a powerstone matrix has significantly increased the healing effects of my original amulet design." —Urza, research notes

Firemane Angel (Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas)
Matt Cavotta

Flying, first strike At the beginning of your upkeep, if Firemane Angel is in your graveyard or on the battlefield, you may gain 1 life. {6}{R}{R}{W}{W}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your upkeep.

Scandalmonger (Mercadian Masques)
Matt Cavotta

{2}: Target player discards a card. Any player may activate this ability but only as a sorcery.

Silence costs extra. Breaking it costs extra still.

Empress Galina (Invasion)
Matt Cavotta

{U}{U}, {T}: Gain control of target legendary permanent. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

"Above the waves you may be mighty indeed, but down here you belong to me."

Trade Routes (The List)
Matt Cavotta

{1}: Return target land you control to its owner's hand. {1}, Discard a land card: Draw a card.

Like the price of goods, the value of the routes was renegotiated daily.

Pygmy Razorback (Prophecy)
Matt Cavotta

Trample

As a rite of passage, Kipamu youths taunt razorbacks with long sticks . . . then flee.

Glory Seeker (Rise of the Eldrazi)
Matt Cavotta

"There's no contract to sign, no oath to swear. The enlistment procedure is to unsheathe your sword and point it at the enemy."

Tuktuk Scrapper (Worldwake)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever this creature or another Ally you control enters, you may destroy target artifact. If that artifact is put into a graveyard this way, this creature deals damage to that artifact's controller equal to the number of Allies you control.

Silkbind Faerie (Shadowmoor)
Matt Cavotta

Flying {1}{W/U}, {Q}: Tap target creature. ({Q} is the untap symbol.)

"The bigger they are, the more fun it is to watch them fall flat on their faces."

Yavimaya Elder (Modern Horizons 2)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, you may search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. {2}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.

Yavimaya Elder (Zendikar Rising Commander)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, you may search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. {2}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.

Yavimaya Elder (Midnight Hunt Commander)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, you may search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. {2}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.

Skyhunter Patrol (Mirrodin)
Matt Cavotta

Flying, first strike (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach, and it deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

"They are the first to raise the alarm when the levelers attack, and the first to risk their lives to defend the pride." —Raksha Golden Cub, leonin kha

Jaya Ballard, Task Mage (Time Spiral Promos)
Matt Cavotta

{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Destroy target blue permanent. {1}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Jaya Ballard deals 3 damage to any target. A creature dealt damage this way can't be regenerated this turn. {5}{R}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Jaya Ballard deals 6 damage to each creature and each player.

Living Tsunami (Zendikar)
Matt Cavotta

Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you return a land you control to its owner's hand.

At low tide it slumbers. At high tide it devours.

Viridian Corrupter (Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander)
Matt Cavotta

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.) When Viridian Corrupter enters, destroy target artifact.

Court Homunculus (The List)
Matt Cavotta

This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control another artifact.

Mages of Esper measure their wealth and status by the number of servants in their retinues.

Crypt Rats (Jumpstart 2022)
Matt Cavotta

{X}: This creature deals X damage to each creature and each player. Spend only black mana on X.

"Shoo, you little worm tails—go away! My corpses aren't your dinner!" —Ghoulcaller Gisa

Viridian Corrupter (Mirrodin Besieged)
Matt Cavotta

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.) When Viridian Corrupter enters, destroy target artifact.

Raid Bombardment (Ultimate Masters)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever a creature you control with power 2 or less attacks, this enchantment deals 1 damage to the player or planeswalker that creature is attacking.

Goblins in the first wave of a fire raid always bemoan the aim of everyone else.

Unified Will (Rise of the Eldrazi)
Matt Cavotta

Counter target spell if you control more creatures than that spell's controller.

"We're glad to be of service—to be an audience to your failure." —Maizah Shere, Tazeem lullmage

Trade Routes (Ninth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

{1}: Return target land you control to its owner's hand. {1}, Discard a land card: Draw a card.

The wise, the righteous, the mighty—the merchant feeds them all.

Blood Knight (The List)
Matt Cavotta

First strike, protection from white

His is the fury of the wildfire, the boiling blood of the volcano. He fights you not because you've wronged him, but because you're there.

Jester's Cap (Dominaria Remastered)
Matt Cavotta

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search target player's library for three cards and exile them. Then that player shuffles.

"They say the last owner cut out his own tongue, laughing the whole time. Superstitious drivel, but amusing, isn't it?" —Hilde the Collector, last known words

Master of Etherium (Shards of Alara)
Matt Cavotta

Master of Etherium's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts you control. Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.

"Only a mind unfettered with the concerns of the flesh can see the world as it truly is."

Goblin Piledriver (Magic Origins)
Matt Cavotta

Protection from blue (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything blue.) Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn for each other attacking Goblin.

Maniacal Rage (Invasion)
Matt Cavotta

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and can't block.

"Remember me?" Tahngarth roared. "Now I'll repay you for my stay on Rath!"

Protean Hulk (Ravnica Remastered)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, search your library for any number of creature cards with total mana value 6 or less, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

"Meat *and* eggs. We eat!" —Borborygmos

Tower of Fortunes (Commander 2013)
Matt Cavotta

{8}, {T}: Draw four cards.

The ur-golem etchings begin by celebrating Mirrodin's creator, a golem of almost limitless power. They end by cursing its protector, a being called Memnarch.

Shared Fate (The List)
Matt Cavotta

If a player would draw a card, that player exiles the top card of one of their opponents' libraries face down instead. Each player may look at cards they exiled with this enchantment, and they may play lands and cast spells from among those cards.

Akki Lavarunner (Champions of Kamigawa)
Matt Cavotta

Argentum Armor (Commander 2017)
Matt Cavotta

Equipped creature gets +6/+6. Whenever equipped creature attacks, destroy target permanent. Equip {6}

Mirrodin's creator still lives, still shapes metal, and still commands world-shaking power.

Ashenmoor Gouger (Shadowmoor)
Matt Cavotta

This creature can't block.

After his hands had crumbled away, leaving only wickedly sharp points, he decided his only purpose was war.

Mold Adder (Magic 2010)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever an opponent casts a blue or black spell, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

The more you struggle against its coils, the tighter they get.

Mimic Vat (Scars of Mirrodin)
Matt Cavotta

Imprint — Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you may exile that card. If you do, return each other card exiled with this artifact to its owner's graveyard. {3}, {T}: Create a token that's a copy of a card exiled with this artifact. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Rite of Replication (Commander 2015)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.) Create a token that's a copy of target creature. If this spell was kicked, create five of those tokens instead.

Lim-Dûl the Necromancer (Time Spiral)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you may pay {1}{B}. If you do, return that card to the battlefield under your control. If it's a creature, it's a Zombie in addition to its other creature types. {1}{B}: Regenerate target Zombie.

Frightcrawler (Odyssey)
Matt Cavotta

Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) Threshold — As long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard, this creature gets +2/+2 and can't block.

Protean Hulk (Ravnica Remastered)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, search your library for any number of creature cards with total mana value 6 or less, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

"Meat *and* eggs. We eat!" —Borborygmos

Skullsnatcher (Planechase 2012)
Matt Cavotta

Ninjutsu {B} ({B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, exile up to two target cards from that player's graveyard.

Ebony Treefolk (Apocalypse)
Matt Cavotta

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

Its roots are equally happy to drink the water of a clear stream or the oily blood of a Phyrexian warrior.

Disciple of Malice (Onslaught)
Matt Cavotta

Protection from white Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

The lantern he carried did not light his way—it signaled his approach.

Blood Knight (Champs and States)
Matt Cavotta

First strike, protection from white

Skirk Volcanist (Scourge)
Matt Cavotta

Morph—Sacrifice two Mountains. (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, it deals 3 damage divided as you choose among one, two, or three target creatures.

Lose Hope (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. 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.)

Ramosian Sky Marshal (Mercadian Masques)
Matt Cavotta

Flying {7}, {T}: Search your library for a Rebel permanent card with mana value 6 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

The Cho-Arrim fell from the sky onto Mercadia City like a vengeful rain.

Earl of Squirrel (The List (Unfinity Foil Edition))
Matt Cavotta

Squirrellink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to create that many 1/1 green Squirrel creature tokens.) Creature tokens you control are Squirrels in addition to their other creature types. Other Squirrels you control get +1/+1.

Dread (Lorwyn)
Matt Cavotta

Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) Whenever a creature deals damage to you, destroy it. When Dread is put into a graveyard from anywhere, shuffle it into its owner's library.

Siege Mastodon (Core Set 2020)
Matt Cavotta

"The walls of the wicked will fall before us. Ready the siege engines. We proceed to war!" —General Avitora

Giant Growth (Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Goblin Piledriver (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Protection from blue (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything blue.) Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn for each other attacking Goblin.

Cenn's Enlistment (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Create two 1/1 white Kithkin Soldier creature tokens. Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)

The more the scarier.

Rite of Replication (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.) Create a token that's a copy of target creature. If this spell was kicked, create five of those tokens instead.

Giant Growth (Foundations Jumpstart)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

"Only the most effective tactics stand the test of time." —Gamelen, Citanul elder

Fact or Fiction (Commander Legends)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

Fact or Fiction (New Capenna Commander)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."

Protean Hulk (RNA Guild Kit)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, search your library for any number of creature cards with total mana value 6 or less, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

"Meat *and* eggs. We eat!" —Borborygmos

Master of Etherium (Neon Dynasty Commander)
Matt Cavotta

Master of Etherium's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts you control. Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.

"Only a mind unfettered with the concerns of the flesh can see the world as it truly is."

Etched Oracle (Planechase)
Matt Cavotta

Sunburst (This enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.) {1}, Remove four +1/+1 counters from this creature: Target player draws three cards.

Lose Hope (Fifth Dawn)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. 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.)

Alpha Kavu (Planeshift)
Matt Cavotta

{1}{G}: Target Kavu creature gets -1/+1 until end of turn.

Kavu leaders instinctively protect their herds from harm.

Surrakar Banisher (Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature enters, you may return target tapped creature to its owner's hand.

Surrakar grab things they *don't* want.

Mask of Riddles (Alara Reborn)
Matt Cavotta

Equipped creature has fear. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. Equip {2}

Gore Vassal (Mirrodin Besieged)
Matt Cavotta

Sacrifice this creature: Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. Then if that creature's toughness is 1 or greater, regenerate it.

"Rid them of their unfaithful organs. Bring new hearts to the unbelievers." —*Tome of Machines*, verse 1703

Wild Griffin (Conspiracy: Take the Crown)
Matt Cavotta

Flying

Farmers typically keep their flocks at thirteen sheep—one to distract the griffins while they take the other twelve to market.

Treefolk Healer (Invasion)
Matt Cavotta

{2}{W}, {T}: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.

Protected by druids for untold centuries, the forest began to return the favor.

Glory Seeker (Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret)
Matt Cavotta

"There's no contract to sign, no oath to swear. The enlistment procedure is to unsheathe your sword and point it at the enemy."

Rite of Replication (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.) Create a token that's a copy of target creature. If this spell was kicked, create five of those tokens instead.

Groundbreaker (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Trample, haste At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.

The earth's memory is long, its retribution brief.

Pristine Talisman (New Phyrexia Promos)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add {C}. You gain 1 life.

"Tools and artisans can be destroyed, but the act of creation is inviolate." —Elspeth Tirel

Battering Craghorn (Archenemy)
Matt Cavotta

First strike Morph {1}{R}{R} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Their skeletons can be found all over Skirk Ridge, tangled in each other's horns.

Armored Ascension (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each Plains you control and has flying.

"Why enchant feathers to make them sturdy when we can enchant shields to make them fly?" —Braenna, cobblesmith

Time Stretch (Tenth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

Target player takes two extra turns after this one.

There's lots of time like the present.

Faerie Mechanist (Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors)
Matt Cavotta

Flying When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an artifact card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Put Away (Shadowmoor)
Matt Cavotta

Counter target spell. You may shuffle up to one target card from your graveyard into your library.

Kithkin spellbottlers spend half their time preserving old memories and the other half punishing the new.

Twiddle (Eighth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

You may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land.

Jaya Ballard, Task Mage (Time Spiral Remastered)
Matt Cavotta

{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Destroy target blue permanent. {1}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Jaya Ballard deals 3 damage to any target. A creature dealt damage this way can't be regenerated this turn. {5}{R}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Jaya Ballard deals 6 damage to each creature and each player.

Lich's Tomb (Darksteel)
Matt Cavotta

You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life. Whenever you lose life, sacrifice a permanent for each 1 life you lost. (Damage causes loss of life.)

Yavimaya Elder (Commander 2018)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, you may search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. {2}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.

Bala Ged Thief (Zendikar)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever this creature or another Ally you control enters, target player reveals a number of cards from their hand equal to the number of Allies you control. You choose one of them. That player discards that card.

Jester's Scepter (Coldsnap)
Matt Cavotta

When this artifact enters, exile the top five cards of target player's library face down. You may look at those cards for as long as they remain exiled. {2}, {T}, Put a card exiled with this artifact into its owner's graveyard: Counter target spell if it has the same name as that card.

Goblin Piledriver (Onslaught)
Matt Cavotta

Protection from blue (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything blue.) Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn for each other attacking Goblin.

Throw enough goblins at any problem and it should go away. At the very least, there'll be fewer goblins.

Dark Suspicions (Planeshift)
Matt Cavotta

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player loses X life, where X is the number of cards in that player's hand minus the number of cards in your hand.

"After four thousand years, you learn to plan for betrayal." —Urza

Armored Ascension (Shadowmoor)
Matt Cavotta

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each Plains you control and has flying.

"Why enchant feathers to make them sturdy when we can enchant shields to make them fly?" —Braenna, cobblesmith

Golem's Heart (Scars of Mirrodin)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever a player casts an artifact spell, you may gain 1 life.

The heart of a golem gives life to more than just the iron husk around it.

Netter en-Dal (Nemesis)
Matt Cavotta

{W}, {T}, Discard a card: Target creature can't attack this turn.

The wizard's vocabulary of mogg profanities increased with every net she cast.

Tattermunge Maniac (Shadowmoor)
Matt Cavotta

This creature attacks each combat if able.

It shows up at one meal wearing the carcass of the last.

Bazaar Trader (Worldwake)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Target player gains control of target artifact, creature, or land you control.

"No need for a hurda? How about these maps to recently discovered tombs? Or these vials of invisible potion? Very fancy . . ."

Hibernation (Seventh Edition)
Matt Cavotta

Return all green permanents to their owners' hands.

The deep sleep of winter is not always restful.

Cyclical Evolution (Future Sight)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Exile Cyclical Evolution with three time counters on it. Suspend 3—{2}{G} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {2}{G} and exile it with three 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.)

Pain's Reward (Saviors of Kamigawa)
Matt Cavotta

Each player may bid life. You start the bidding with a bid of any number. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid and draws four cards.

Skyhunter Patrol (Tenth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

Flying, first strike (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach, and it deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

"We leonin have come to rule the plains by taking to the skies." —Raksha Golden Cub

Pristine Talisman (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add {C}. You gain 1 life.

"A rakalite core paired with a powerstone matrix has significantly increased the healing effects of my original amulet design." —Urza, research notes

Skullsnatcher (Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Matt Cavotta

Ninjutsu {B} ({B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, exile up to two target cards from that player's graveyard.

Giant Growth (Foundations)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Etched Oracle (Commander 2016)
Matt Cavotta

Sunburst (This enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.) {1}, Remove four +1/+1 counters from this creature: Target player draws three cards.

Spitemare (Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to any target.

"I knew a creature carved from a dream of wild freedom. Any attempt to leash or exploit it failed, and at terrible cost." —Ashling

Firemane Angel (Iconic Masters)
Matt Cavotta

Flying, first strike At the beginning of your upkeep, if Firemane Angel is in your graveyard or on the battlefield, you may gain 1 life. {6}{R}{R}{W}{W}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your upkeep.

Spitemare (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to any target.

"I knew a creature carved from a dream of wild freedom. Any attempt to leash or exploit it failed, and at terrible cost." —Ashling

Imperial Hellkite (Archenemy)
Matt Cavotta

Flying Morph {6}{R}{R} (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 search your library for a Dragon card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Fact or Fiction (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Every choice is a joy."

Battering Craghorn (Onslaught)
Matt Cavotta

First strike Morph {1}{R}{R} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Their skeletons can be found all over Skirk Ridge, tangled in each other's horns.

Tower Gargoyle (Commander 2013)
Matt Cavotta

Flying

"Esper, like any work of art, can be truly appreciated only from a distance." —Tezzeret

Hoarding Dragon (Magic 2015)
Matt Cavotta

Flying When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, exile it, then shuffle. When this creature dies, you may put the exiled card into its owner's hand.

Symbiotic Wurm (Commander 2011)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, create seven 1/1 green Insect creature tokens.

The insects keep the wurm's hide free from parasites. In return, the wurm doesn't eat the insects.

Pristine Talisman (Commander 2013)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add {C}. You gain 1 life.

"Tools and artisans can be destroyed, but the act of creation is inviolate." —Elspeth Tirel

Hoarding Dragon (Commander Masters)
Matt Cavotta

Flying When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, exile it, then shuffle. When this creature dies, you may put the exiled card into its owner's hand.

Furnace Whelp (Magic 2015)
Matt Cavotta

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

Baby dragons can't figure out humans—if they didn't want to be killed, why were they made of meat and treasure?

Canopy Surge (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell.) Canopy Surge deals 1 damage to each creature with flying and each player. If this spell was kicked, it deals 4 damage to each creature with flying and each player instead.

Thought Dissector (Darksteel)
Matt Cavotta

{X}, {T}: Target opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until an artifact card or X cards are revealed, whichever comes first. If an artifact card is revealed this way, put it onto the battlefield under your control and sacrifice this artifact. Put the rest of the revealed cards into that player's graveyard.

Ashenmoor Gouger (Modern Masters 2015)
Matt Cavotta

This creature can't block.

After his hands had crumbled away, leaving only wickedly sharp points, he decided his only purpose was war.

Summon the Pack (The List (Unfinity Foil Edition))
Matt Cavotta

Open a sealed Magic booster pack, reveal the cards, and put all creature cards revealed this way onto the battlefield under your control. They're Zombies in addition to their other types. (Remove those cards from your deck before beginning a new game.)

Fact or Fiction (Modern Horizons)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Every choice is a joy."

Copperhoof Vorrac (Mirrodin)
Matt Cavotta

This creature gets +1/+1 for each untapped permanent your opponents control.

Like all forest beasts, it lives by one rule: if there's no room to grow, make some.

Flash Counter (Eighth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

Counter target instant spell.

"So much for that bright idea!"

Giant Growth (Magic 2011)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Fact or Fiction (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."

Rethink (Prophecy)
Matt Cavotta

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}, where X is its mana value.

"Are you *sure* you want to do that?"

Lawbringer (Nemesis)
Matt Cavotta

{T}, Sacrifice this creature: Exile target red creature.

One injustice starts a thousand riots. One law stops a thousand crimes. —Lawbringer creed

Furnace Whelp (Duel Decks Anthology: Jace vs. Chandra)
Matt Cavotta

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

Baby dragons can't figure out humans—if they didn't want to be killed, why were they made of meat and treasure?

Fact or Fiction (Game Night: Free-for-All)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."

Crested Craghorn (Legions)
Matt Cavotta

Haste Provoke (Whenever this creature attacks, you may have target creature defending player controls untap and block it if able.)

"Craghorns experience a wide range of emotions: rage, fury, anger . . ." —Foothill guide

Furnace Whelp (Commander Anthology)
Matt Cavotta

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

Baby dragons can't figure out humans—if they didn't want to be killed, why were they made of meat and treasure?

Argentum Armor (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Equipped creature gets +6/+6. Whenever equipped creature attacks, destroy target permanent. Equip {6}

Mirrodin's creator still lives, still shapes metal, and still commands world-shaking power.

Hoarding Dragon (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Flying When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, exile it, then shuffle. When this creature dies, you may put the exiled card into its owner's hand.

Goblin Piledriver (Magic Origins Promos)
Matt Cavotta

Protection from blue (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything blue.) Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn for each other attacking Goblin.

Dissipation Field (Scars of Mirrodin)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever a permanent deals damage to you, return it to its owner's hand.

"Strike me once, shame on you. Strike me twice . . . Well, let's just see if you can." —Kara Vrist, Neurok agent

Mimic Vat (Commander 2018)
Matt Cavotta

Imprint — Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you may exile that card. If you do, return each other card exiled with this artifact to its owner's graveyard. {3}, {T}: Create a token that's a copy of a card exiled with this artifact. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Imperial Hellkite (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
Matt Cavotta

Flying Morph {6}{R}{R} (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 search your library for a Dragon card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Yavimaya Elder (Modern Horizons 3 Commander)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, you may search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. {2}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.

Rite of Replication (Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.) Create a token that's a copy of target creature. If this spell was kicked, create five of those tokens instead.

Magmatic Core (Coldsnap)
Matt Cavotta

Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) At the beginning of your end step, this enchantment deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures, where X is the number of age counters on it.

Putrid Cyclops (Future Sight)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature enters, scry 1, then reveal the top card of your library. This creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is that card's mana value. (To scry 1, look at the top card of your library, then you may put that card on the bottom.)

Future Sight (Mystery Booster 2)
Matt Cavotta

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

"My past holds only pain and loss. I will conquer it by creating the perfect future." —Ixidor, reality sculptor

Giant Growth (Masters 25)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

"Only the most effective tactics stand the test of time." —Gamelen, Citanul elder

Fact or Fiction (Commander Anthology Volume II)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."

Subterranean Hangar (Mercadian Masques)
Matt Cavotta

This land enters tapped. {T}: Put a storage counter on this land. {T}, Remove any number of storage counters from this land: Add {B} for each storage counter removed this way.

Furnace Whelp (Commander 2011)
Matt Cavotta

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

Baby dragons can't figure out humans—if they didn't want to be killed, why were they made of meat and treasure?

Alloy Myr (New Phyrexia)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add one mana of any color.

With or without witnesses, the suns continued their prismatic dance.

Brawn (Commander Anthology Volume II)
Matt Cavotta

Trample As long as this card is in your graveyard and you control a Forest, creatures you control have trample.

"'I have arrived,' bellowed Brawn, and the plane shuddered." —*Scroll of Beginnings*

Thornscape Battlemage (Modern Masters 2017)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {R} and/or {W} (You may pay an additional {R} and/or {W} as you cast this spell.) When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {R} kicker, it deals 2 damage to any target. When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {W} kicker, destroy target artifact.

Questing Phelddagrif (Planeshift)
Matt Cavotta

{G}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Target opponent creates a 1/1 green Hippo creature token. {W}: This creature gains protection from black and from red until end of turn. Target opponent gains 2 life. {U}: This creature gains flying until end of turn. Target opponent may draw a card.

Fact or Fiction (The Brothers' War Commander)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."

Fact or Fiction (Wilds of Eldraine Commander)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."

Etched Oracle (Fifth Dawn)
Matt Cavotta

Sunburst (This enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.) {1}, Remove four +1/+1 counters from this creature: Target player draws three cards.

Muzzle (Mercadian Masques)
Matt Cavotta

Enchant creature Prevent all damage that would be dealt by enchanted creature.

Clenched teeth do not bite. —Cho-Arrim saying

Protean Hulk (Dissension)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, search your library for any number of creature cards with total mana value 6 or less, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

"Meat *and* eggs. We eat!" —Borborygmos

Jaded Response (Apocalypse)
Matt Cavotta

Counter target spell if it shares a color with a creature you control.

"Calm down everyone; it's nothing we haven't seen before." —Sisay

Wydwen, the Biting Gale (Commander 2020)
Matt Cavotta

Flash Flying {U}{B}, Pay 1 life: Return Wydwen to its owner's hand.

In a world of bright, cloudless skies, she is the dark storm on the horizon.

Crypt Rats (Seventh Edition)
Matt Cavotta

{X}: This creature deals X damage to each creature and each player. Spend only black mana on X.

Beware anything born among the dead. —Tolarian saying

Hexplate Golem (The List)
Matt Cavotta

"Use everything. Iron, rust, scrap . . . even the ground must join our cause." —Ezuri, renegade leader

Skywing Aven (Torment)
Matt Cavotta

Flying Discard a card: Return this creature to its owner's hand.

"I am as the wind that bears me: harsh yet gentle, fleeting yet ever-present. Together we fly beyond imagination."

Training Drone (Mirrodin Besieged)
Matt Cavotta

This creature can't attack or block unless it's equipped.

"Vulshok flail, Viridian shield, loxodon blade . . . Tazzir, bring the Moriok hook and assemble the rookies." —Vy Covalt, Neurok agent

Master of Etherium (The Brothers' War Commander)
Matt Cavotta

Master of Etherium's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts you control. Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.

"Only a mind unfettered with the concerns of the flesh can see the world as it truly is."

Fact or Fiction (Commander 2015)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."

Blood Knight (Planar Chaos)
Matt Cavotta

First strike, protection from white

His is the fury of the wildfire, the boiling blood of the volcano. He fights you not because you've wronged him, but because you're there.

Mossdog (Nemesis)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

The more you look at it, the more dangerous it becomes.

Folk Medicine (Judgment)
Matt Cavotta

You gain 1 life for each creature you control. Flashback {1}{W} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sometimes the healers need healing.

Knight of Cliffhaven (Rise of the Eldrazi)
Matt Cavotta

Level up {3} ({3}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.) LEVEL 1-3 2/3 Flying LEVEL 4+ 4/4 Flying, vigilance

Wydwen, the Biting Gale (Lorwyn)
Matt Cavotta

Flash Flying {U}{B}, Pay 1 life: Return Wydwen to its owner's hand.

In a world of bright, cloudless skies, she is the dark storm on the horizon.

Weirding Shaman (Morningtide)
Matt Cavotta

{3}{B}, Sacrifice a Goblin: Create two 1/1 black Goblin Rogue creature tokens.

All boggarts have an auntie, but they don't all have a mum.

Tundra Kavu (Apocalypse)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Target land becomes a Plains or an Island until end of turn.

A cross between a jaguar and an armadillo.

Zo-Zu the Punisher (Champions of Kamigawa)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever a land enters, Zo-Zu deals 2 damage to that land's controller.

"He can cause a lot of pain and do it with no fuss. That's all good, but I just wish he didn't do it to us!" —Ku-Ku, akki poet

Cenn's Enlistment (Eventide)
Matt Cavotta

Create two 1/1 white Kithkin Soldier creature tokens. Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)

The more the scarier.

Crown of Vigor (Onslaught)
Matt Cavotta

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1. Sacrifice this Aura: Enchanted creature and other creatures that share a creature type with it get +1/+1 until end of turn.

"Life, be my shield."

Giant Growth (Magic 2014)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Pristine Talisman (Commander 2014)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add {C}. You gain 1 life.

"Tools and artisans can be destroyed, but the act of creation is inviolate." —Elspeth Tirel

Spiritual Asylum (Nemesis)
Matt Cavotta

Creatures and lands you control have shroud. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.) When a creature you control attacks, sacrifice this enchantment.

Trapped in safety is still trapped.

Guttural Response (Shadowmoor)
Matt Cavotta

Counter target blue instant spell.

Wort had a raiding-bellow that could shatter steel, melt auras, and slice countermagic in half.

Knight of Cliffhaven (Duel Decks: Zendikar vs. Eldrazi)
Matt Cavotta

Level up {3} ({3}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.) LEVEL 1-3 2/3 Flying LEVEL 4+ 4/4 Flying, vigilance

Imperial Hellkite (Legions)
Matt Cavotta

Flying Morph {6}{R}{R} (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 search your library for a Dragon card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Duergar Mine-Captain (Eventide)
Matt Cavotta

{1}{R/W}, {Q}: Attacking creatures get +1/+0 until end of turn. ({Q} is the untap symbol.)

Duergars are prodigious workers with long memories. Some still fulfill intricately detailed orders given decades, if not centuries, before.

Earl of Squirrel (Unstable Promos)
Matt Cavotta

Squirrellink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to create that many 1/1 green Squirrel creature tokens.) Creature tokens you control are Squirrels in addition to their other creature types. Other Squirrels you control get +1/+1.

Bird Soldier (Alara Reborn Tokens)
Matt Cavotta

Flying

Thornscape Battlemage (Time Spiral Timeshifted)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {R} and/or {W} (You may pay an additional {R} and/or {W} as you cast this spell.) When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {R} kicker, it deals 2 damage to any target. When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {W} kicker, destroy target artifact.

Maraleaf Pixie (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Flying {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Neither hostile nor friendly, pixies flit through the forest seeking the treasures of the wilds.

Mountain (Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons)
Matt Cavotta

({T}: Add {R}.)

Wild Griffin (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Flying

Farmers typically keep their flocks at thirteen sheep—one to distract the griffins while they take the other twelve to market.

Stand Firm (Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. 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.)

Thornscape Battlemage (World Championship Decks 2001)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {R} and/or {W} (You may pay an additional {R} and/or {W} as you cast this spell.) When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {R} kicker, it deals 2 damage to any target. When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {W} kicker, destroy target artifact.

Summon the Pack (Unstable)
Matt Cavotta

Open a sealed Magic booster pack, reveal the cards, and put all creature cards revealed this way onto the battlefield under your control. They're Zombies in addition to their other types. (Remove those cards from your deck before beginning a new game.)

Stir the Pride (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Choose one — • Creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn. • Until end of turn, creatures you control gain "Whenever this creature deals damage, you gain that much life." Entwine {1}{W} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Yavimaya Elder (Commander 2011)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, you may search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. {2}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.

Skullsnatcher (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Ninjutsu {B} ({B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, exile up to two target cards from that player's graveyard.

Court Homunculus (Modern Masters 2015)
Matt Cavotta

This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control another artifact.

Mages of Esper measure their wealth and status by the number of servants in their retinues.

Dwarven Shrine (Odyssey)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever a player casts a spell, this enchantment deals X damage to that player, where X is twice the number of cards in all graveyards with the same name as that spell.

Uktabi Drake (Time Spiral Remastered)
Matt Cavotta

Flying, haste Echo {1}{G}{G} (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.)

Pristine Talisman (Commander 2021)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add {C}. You gain 1 life.

"Tools and artisans can be destroyed, but the act of creation is inviolate." —Elspeth Tirel

Protean Hulk (Masters 25)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, search your library for any number of creature cards with total mana value 6 or less, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

"Meat *and* eggs. We eat!" —Borborygmos

Hobgoblin Dragoon (Eventide)
Matt Cavotta

Flying, first strike

The faeries snickered at first. A common hob in Oona's skies? But his lance ended their mockery, and now the sound of a cicada's wings brings a shudder to the faerie heart.

Thornscape Battlemage (World Championship Decks 2002)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {R} and/or {W} (You may pay an additional {R} and/or {W} as you cast this spell.) When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {R} kicker, it deals 2 damage to any target. When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {W} kicker, destroy target artifact.

Shower of Coals (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Shower of Coals deals 2 damage to each of up to three targets. Threshold — Shower of Coals deals 4 damage to each of those permanents and/or players instead if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

Benediction of Moons (Guildpact)
Matt Cavotta

You gain 1 life for each player. Haunt (When this spell card is put into a graveyard after resolving, exile it haunting target creature.) When the creature this card haunts dies, you gain 1 life for each player.

Master of Etherium (Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret)
Matt Cavotta

Master of Etherium's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts you control. Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.

"Only a mind unfettered with the concerns of the flesh can see the world as it truly is."

Skyhunter Patrol (Tenth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

Flying, first strike (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach, and it deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

"We leonin have come to rule the plains by taking to the skies." —Raksha Golden Cub

Giant Growth (Explorers of Ixalan)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Esper Battlemage (Shards of Alara)
Matt Cavotta

{W}, {T}: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to you this turn. {B}, {T}: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

She can heal the flesh, or exploit its many weaknesses.

Mystic Visionary (Odyssey)
Matt Cavotta

Threshold — This creature has flying as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

"The aven are heralds of divinity. The greatest glory is to join them in the sky."

Spitemare (Eventide)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to any target.

"I knew a creature carved from a dream of wild freedom. Any attempt to leash or exploit it failed, and at terrible cost." —Ashling

Slaughter Cry (Magic 2012)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

It's rather embarrassing to end up with your head mounted over his hearth.

Rite of Replication (Foundations)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.) Create a token that's a copy of target creature. If this spell was kicked, create five of those tokens instead.

Court Homunculus (Conflux)
Matt Cavotta

This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control another artifact.

Mages of Esper measure their wealth and status by the number of servants in their retinues.

Maraleaf Pixie (Throne of Eldraine)
Matt Cavotta

Flying {T}: Add {G} or {U}.

Neither hostile nor friendly, pixies flit through the forest seeking the treasures of the wilds.

Argentum Armor (Forgotten Realms Commander)
Matt Cavotta

Equipped creature gets +6/+6. Whenever equipped creature attacks, destroy target permanent. Equip {6}

Mirrodin's creator still lives, still shapes metal, and still commands world-shaking power.

Canopy Surge (Invasion)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell.) Canopy Surge deals 1 damage to each creature with flying and each player. If this spell was kicked, it deals 4 damage to each creature with flying and each player instead.

Alloy Myr (Modern Masters 2015)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add one mana of any color.

With or without witnesses, the suns continued their prismatic dance.

Groundbreaker (Planar Chaos)
Matt Cavotta

Trample, haste At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.

The earth's memory is long, its retribution brief.

Iridescent Angel (Odyssey)
Matt Cavotta

Flying, protection from each color

She enraptures all, encompasses all, endures all.

Brawn (Judgment)
Matt Cavotta

Trample As long as this card is in your graveyard and you control a Forest, creatures you control have trample.

"'I have arrived,' bellowed Brawn, and the plane shuddered." —*Scroll of Beginnings*

Shower of Coals (Odyssey)
Matt Cavotta

Shower of Coals deals 2 damage to each of up to three targets. Threshold — Shower of Coals deals 4 damage to each of those permanents and/or players instead if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

Flurry of Wings (Alara Reborn)
Matt Cavotta

Create X 1/1 white Bird Soldier creature tokens with flying, where X is the number of attacking creatures.

"We are born soldiers. The call to battle is a homecoming."

Alpha Kavu (The List)
Matt Cavotta

{1}{G}: Target Kavu creature gets -1/+1 until end of turn.

Kavu leaders instinctively protect their herds from harm.

Hibernation (World Championship Decks 2001)
Matt Cavotta

Return all green permanents to their owners' hands.

The deep sleep of winter is not always restful.

Plague Beetle (Seventh Edition)
Matt Cavotta

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

No one knows whether they were named for the diseases they carry or for the speed at which they multiply.

Carapace Forger (Scars of Mirrodin)
Matt Cavotta

Metalcraft — This creature gets +2/+2 as long as you control three or more artifacts.

"Bows and whips cannot save us from these new horrors of the Mephidross."

Shuriken (Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Matt Cavotta

Equipped creature has "{T}, Unattach Shuriken: Shuriken deals 2 damage to target creature. That creature's controller gains control of Shuriken unless it was unattached from a Ninja." Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Elvish Aberration (Commander 2011)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add {G}{G}{G}. Forestcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Forest card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Icy Manipulator (Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas)
Matt Cavotta

{1}, {T}: Tap target artifact, creature, or land.

In fire there is the spark of chaos and destruction, the seed of life. In ice there is perfect tranquility, perfect order, and the silence of death.

Inspiration (Eighth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

Target player draws two cards.

Madness and genius are separated only by degrees of success.

Furnace Whelp (Tenth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

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

Baby dragons can't figure out humans—if they didn't want to be killed, why were they made of meat and treasure?

Rite of Replication (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.) Create a token that's a copy of target creature. If this spell was kicked, create five of those tokens instead.

Faerie Mechanist (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Flying When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an artifact card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Anavolver (Apocalypse)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {1}{U} and/or {B} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} and/or {B} as you cast this spell.) If this creature was kicked with its {1}{U} kicker, it enters with two +1/+1 counters on it and with flying. If this creature was kicked with its {B} kicker, it enters with a +1/+1 counter on it and with "Pay 3 life: Regenerate this creature."

Siege Mastodon (Magic 2011)
Matt Cavotta

"The walls of the wicked will fall before us. Ready the siege engines. We proceed to war!" —General Avitora

Thornscape Battlemage (Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {R} and/or {W} (You may pay an additional {R} and/or {W} as you cast this spell.) When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {R} kicker, it deals 2 damage to any target. When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {W} kicker, destroy target artifact.

Squelch (Champions of Kamigawa)
Matt Cavotta

Counter target activated ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.) Draw a card.

Oku-Doku had gone through all the motions: the same akki cursewords, the same ingredients with their horrid stink, the same rude gestures. Yet not a person died.

Master of Etherium (Commander 2016)
Matt Cavotta

Master of Etherium's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts you control. Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.

"Only a mind unfettered with the concerns of the flesh can see the world as it truly is."

Caller of the Claw (Legions)
Matt Cavotta

Flash When this creature enters, create a 2/2 green Bear creature token for each nontoken creature put into your graveyard from the battlefield this turn.

Symbiotic Wurm (World Championship Decks 2003)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, create seven 1/1 green Insect creature tokens.

The insects keep the wurm's hide free from parasites. In return, the wurm doesn't eat the insects.

Mise (Unhinged)
Matt Cavotta

Choose a nonland card name, then reveal the top card of your library. If that card has the chosen name, you draw three cards.

mise 'mīz v [alter. of might as well] (1997) 1: to win when you don't deserve to 2: to top-deck the "tings" you need 3: to be rewarded by an opponent's bad luck 4: to coin a phrase that spreads through the tournament scene like wildfire 5: to fling a monkey 6: to split firewood using a sharp instrument 7: To burn

Etched Oracle (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Sunburst (This enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.) {1}, Remove four +1/+1 counters from this creature: Target player draws three cards.

Yavimaya Elder (Commander Anthology Volume II)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, you may search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. {2}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.

Argentum Armor (Commander 2014)
Matt Cavotta

Equipped creature gets +6/+6. Whenever equipped creature attacks, destroy target permanent. Equip {6}

Mirrodin's creator still lives, still shapes metal, and still commands world-shaking power.

Hoarding Dragon (Magic 2011)
Matt Cavotta

Flying When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, exile it, then shuffle. When this creature dies, you may put the exiled card into its owner's hand.

Hibernation (Eighth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

Return all green permanents to their owners' hands.

The deep sleep of winter is not always restful.

Tower Gargoyle (Shards of Alara)
Matt Cavotta

Flying

"Esper, like any work of art, can be truly appreciated only from a distance." —Tezzeret

Furnace Whelp (Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra)
Matt Cavotta

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

Baby dragons can't figure out humans—if they didn't want to be killed, why were they made of meat and treasure?

Mask of Riddles (New Capenna Commander)
Matt Cavotta

Equipped creature has fear. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. Equip {2}

Slaughter Cry (Zendikar)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

"Since when did 'AIIIEEEE!' become a negotiation tactic?" —Nikou, Joraga bard

Siege Mastodon (Magic 2012)
Matt Cavotta

"The walls of the wicked will fall before us. Ready the siege engines. We proceed to war!" —General Avitora

Brawn (Ultimate Masters)
Matt Cavotta

Trample As long as this card is in your graveyard and you control a Forest, creatures you control have trample.

"'I have arrived,' bellowed Brawn, and the plane shuddered." —*Scroll of Beginnings*

Brawn (Eternal Masters)
Matt Cavotta

Trample As long as this card is in your graveyard and you control a Forest, creatures you control have trample.

"'I have arrived,' bellowed Brawn, and the plane shuddered." —*Scroll of Beginnings*

Tower of Fortunes (The List)
Matt Cavotta

{8}, {T}: Draw four cards.

The ur-golem etchings begin by celebrating Mirrodin's creator, a golem of almost limitless power. They end by cursing its protector, a being called Memnarch.

Icy Manipulator (Dominaria Remastered)
Matt Cavotta

{1}, {T}: Tap target artifact, creature, or land.

In fire there is the spark of chaos and destruction, the seed of life. In ice there is perfect tranquility, perfect order, and the silence of death.

Brawn (Modern Horizons 3 Commander)
Matt Cavotta

Trample As long as this card is in your graveyard and you control a Forest, creatures you control have trample.

"'I have arrived,' bellowed Brawn, and the plane shuddered." —*Scroll of Beginnings*

Reward the Faithful (Scourge)
Matt Cavotta

Any number of target players each gain life equal to the highest mana value among permanents you control.

"When you have drunk your fill, pass the cup to others who thirst."

Bloodscent (Mirrodin)
Matt Cavotta

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

To study the predators of the Tangle, two people are required: one to watch from above, and one to run like hell.

Furnace Whelp (Fifth Dawn)
Matt Cavotta

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

Baby dragons can't figure out humans—if they didn't want to be killed, why were they made of meat and treasure?

Giant Growth (Duel Decks Anthology: Garruk vs. Liliana)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Toils of Night and Day (The List)
Matt Cavotta

You may tap or untap target permanent, then you may tap or untap another target permanent.

"The war sent Kamigawa into turmoil. Here it was spring and there winter. For some, time stood still, while for others, moments flashed past like minnows in a pond." —*Observations of the Kami War*

Jaya Ballard, Task Mage (Premium Deck Series: Fire and Lightning)
Matt Cavotta

{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Destroy target blue permanent. {1}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Jaya Ballard deals 3 damage to any target. A creature dealt damage this way can't be regenerated this turn. {5}{R}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Jaya Ballard deals 6 damage to each creature and each player.

Trade Routes (Mercadian Masques)
Matt Cavotta

{1}: Return target land you control to its owner's hand. {1}, Discard a land card: Draw a card.

Like the price of goods, the value of the routes was renegotiated daily.

Shared Fate (Mirrodin)
Matt Cavotta

If a player would draw a card, that player exiles the top card of one of their opponents' libraries face down instead. Each player may look at cards they exiled with this enchantment, and they may play lands and cast spells from among those cards.

Argentum Armor (Game Night: Free-for-All)
Matt Cavotta

Equipped creature gets +6/+6. Whenever equipped creature attacks, destroy target permanent. Equip {6}

Mirrodin's creator still lives, still shapes metal, and still commands world-shaking power.

Pristine Talisman (Iconic Masters)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add {C}. You gain 1 life.

"Tools and artisans can be destroyed, but the act of creation is inviolate." —Elspeth Tirel

Yavimaya Elder (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, you may search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. {2}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.

Fact or Fiction (Duel Decks Anthology: Jace vs. Chandra)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."

Stand or Fall (Invasion)
Matt Cavotta

At the beginning of combat on your turn, for each defending player, separate all creatures that player controls into two piles and that player chooses one. Only creatures in the chosen piles can block this turn.

Elvish Champion (Junior Super Series)
Matt Cavotta

Other Elf creatures get +1/+1 and have forestwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)

"We've endured your slights to Gaea with the grace of tolerance. Now behold the grace of our ferocity."

Caller of the Claw (Commander 2015)
Matt Cavotta

Flash When this creature enters, create a 2/2 green Bear creature token for each nontoken creature put into your graveyard from the battlefield this turn.

Golem's Heart (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever a player casts an artifact spell, you may gain 1 life.

The heart of a golem gives life to more than just the iron husk around it.

Stern Judge (Torment)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Each player loses 1 life for each Swamp they control.

"How to punish the guilty is up to the Ancestor. Deciding who merits such punishment is up to me."

Fact or Fiction (Commander 2019)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."

Worldly Counsel (Conflux)
Matt Cavotta

Domain — Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of basic land types among lands you control. Put one of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Every horizon hides a new possibility.

Saproling Cluster (Nemesis)
Matt Cavotta

{1}, Discard a card: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token. Any player may activate this ability.

Pristine Talisman (New Phyrexia)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add {C}. You gain 1 life.

"Tools and artisans can be destroyed, but the act of creation is inviolate." —Elspeth Tirel

Master of Etherium (Planechase)
Matt Cavotta

Master of Etherium's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts you control. Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.

"Only a mind unfettered with the concerns of the flesh can see the world as it truly is."

Goblin Piledriver (World Championship Decks 2003)
Matt Cavotta

Protection from blue (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything blue.) Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn for each other attacking Goblin.

Throw enough goblins at any problem and it should go away. At the very least, there'll be fewer goblins.

Mountain (World Championship Decks 2001)
Matt Cavotta

({T}: Add {R}.)

Chisei, Heart of Oceans (Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Matt Cavotta

Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Chisei unless you remove a counter from a permanent you control.

Leery Fogbeast (Onslaught)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever this creature becomes blocked, prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

It emerges from the mists only to feed.

Training Drone (The List)
Matt Cavotta

This creature can't attack or block unless it's equipped.

"Vulshok flail, Viridian shield, loxodon blade . . . Tazzir, bring the Moriok hook and assemble the rookies." —Vy Covalt, Neurok agent

Crypt Rats (Modern Horizons)
Matt Cavotta

{X}: This creature deals X damage to each creature and each player. Spend only black mana on X.

"Shoo, you little worm tails—go away! My corpses aren't your dinner!" —Ghoulcaller Gisa

Fact or Fiction (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."

Hoarding Dragon (Iconic Masters)
Matt Cavotta

Flying When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, exile it, then shuffle. When this creature dies, you may put the exiled card into its owner's hand.

Trade Routes (Eighth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

{1}: Return target land you control to its owner's hand. {1}, Discard a land card: Draw a card.

The wise, the righteous, the mighty—the merchant feeds them all.

Cenn's Enlistment (Modern Masters)
Matt Cavotta

Create two 1/1 white Kithkin Soldier creature tokens. Retrace (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a land card in addition to paying its other costs.)

The more the scarier.

Skyhunter Patrol (Jumpstart 2022)
Matt Cavotta

Flying, first strike (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach, and it deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

"We leonin have come to rule the plains by taking to the skies." —Raksha Golden Cub

Sensation Gorger (Morningtide)
Matt Cavotta

Kinship — At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of your library. If it shares a creature type with this creature, you may reveal it. If you do, each player discards their hand, then draws four cards.

More, more, more!

Fact or Fiction (Commander Legends)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."

Scavenger Folk (Seventh Edition)
Matt Cavotta

{G}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target artifact.

"One piece? Now there's a hundred!"

Pristine Talisman (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add {C}. You gain 1 life.

"Tools and artisans can be destroyed, but the act of creation is inviolate." —Elspeth Tirel

Stand Firm (Fifth Dawn)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. 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.)

Brawn (March of the Machine Commander)
Matt Cavotta

Trample As long as this card is in your graveyard and you control a Forest, creatures you control have trample.

"'I have arrived,' bellowed Brawn, and the plane shuddered." —*Scroll of Beginnings*

Rite of Replication (Commander 2021)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.) Create a token that's a copy of target creature. If this spell was kicked, create five of those tokens instead.

Giant Growth (Duels of the Planeswalkers)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Elvish Aberration (Conspiracy)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add {G}{G}{G}. Forestcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Forest card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Knight of Cliffhaven (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Level up {3} ({3}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.) LEVEL 1-3 2/3 Flying LEVEL 4+ 4/4 Flying, vigilance

Elvish Champion (Junior Series Europe)
Matt Cavotta

Other Elf creatures get +1/+1 and have forestwalk. (They can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)

"We've endured your slights to Gaea with the grace of tolerance. Now behold the grace of our ferocity."

Icy Manipulator (Tenth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

{1}, {T}: Tap target artifact, creature, or land.

In fire there is the spark of chaos and destruction, the seed of life. In ice there is perfect tranquility, perfect order, and the silence of death.

Plague Beetle (Eighth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

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

No one knows whether they were named for the disease they carry or for the speed at which they multiply.

Headhunter (Onslaught)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card. Morph {B} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Goblin Spelunkers (Seventh Edition)
Matt Cavotta

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

Goblins prefer caves to just about anything else. Caves prefer just about anything else to goblins.

Questing Phelddagrif (Planeshift Promos)
Matt Cavotta

{G}: Ὁ πλανώμενος Φελδδαγρίφος δέχεται +1/+1 μέχρι τὸ μέρος ἐτελέσθη. Ὁ ἐναντίος παίζω τήν 1/1 γνώμην χλωροῦ θηριοῦ ἱπποποτάμου. {W}: Ὁ πλανώμενος Φελδδαγρίφος δέχεται τὴν φυλάκα ἀπὸ μέλανος καὶ πυρροῦ μέχρι τὸ μέρος ἐτελέσθη. Ὁ ἐναντίος δέχεται τοῦς 2 βίους. {U}: Ὁ πλανώμενος Φελδδαγρίφος κερδαίνει τὴν πτῆσιν μέχρι τὸ μέρος ἐτελέσθη. Ὁ ἐναντίος ἔαι ἀναλέγειν τὸν βιβλίον.

Fact or Fiction (Commander 2011)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."

Giant Growth (Magic 2010)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Giant Growth (Duel Decks Anthology: Elves vs. Goblins)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Fact or Fiction (Zendikar Rising Commander)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."

Hexplate Golem (Conspiracy: Take the Crown)
Matt Cavotta

"Use everything. Iron, rust, scrap . . . even the ground must join our cause." —Ezuri, renegade leader

Warren Weirding (Morningtide)
Matt Cavotta

Target player sacrifices a creature of their choice. If a Goblin is sacrificed this way, that player creates two 1/1 black Goblin Rogue creature tokens, and those tokens gain haste until end of turn.

"And that's when it was discovered that boggarts have just half a brain." —*The Book of Other Folk*

Volcanic Spray (Odyssey)
Matt Cavotta

Volcanic Spray deals 1 damage to each creature without flying and each player. Flashback {1}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Master of Etherium (Double Masters)
Matt Cavotta

Master of Etherium's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts you control. Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.

"Only a mind unfettered with the concerns of the flesh can see the world as it truly is."

Furnace Whelp (Archenemy)
Matt Cavotta

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

Baby dragons can't figure out humans—if they didn't want to be killed, why were they made of meat and treasure?

Retract (Darksteel)
Matt Cavotta

Return all artifacts you control to their owner's hand.

"Secrets are meant to remain secret." —Memnarch

Faerie Mechanist (Double Masters)
Matt Cavotta

Flying When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an artifact card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Alloy Myr (The List)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add one mana of any color.

With or without witnesses, the suns continued their prismatic dance.

Glimmerpost (Scars of Mirrodin)
Matt Cavotta

When this land enters, you gain 1 life for each Locus on the battlefield. {T}: Add {C}.

What once spied upon Mirrodin from above now waits below for another to assume control.

Furnace Whelp (Magic 2013)
Matt Cavotta

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

Baby dragons can't figure out humans—if they didn't want to be killed, why were they made of meat and treasure?

Warren Weirding (Modern Masters)
Matt Cavotta

Target player sacrifices a creature of their choice. If a Goblin is sacrificed this way, that player creates two 1/1 black Goblin Rogue creature tokens, and those tokens gain haste until end of turn.

"And that's when it was discovered that boggarts have just half a brain." —*The Book of Other Folk*

Uktabi Drake (Planar Chaos)
Matt Cavotta

Flying, haste Echo {1}{G}{G} (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.)

Fact or Fiction (Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra)
Matt Cavotta

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile into your hand and the other into your graveyard.

"Try to pretend like you understand what's important."

Erayo, Soratami Ascendant (Saviors of Kamigawa)
Matt Cavotta

Groundbreaker (Champs and States)
Matt Cavotta

Trample, haste At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature.

Elvish Aberration (Arena League 2003)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add {G}{G}{G}. Forestcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Forest card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Pristine Talisman (Commander Anthology Volume II)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add {C}. You gain 1 life.

"Tools and artisans can be destroyed, but the act of creation is inviolate." —Elspeth Tirel

Shinen of Life's Roar (Saviors of Kamigawa)
Matt Cavotta

All creatures able to block this creature do so. Channel — {2}{G}{G}, Discard this card: All creatures able to block target creature this turn do so.

Stir the Pride (Darksteel)
Matt Cavotta

Choose one — • Creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn. • Until end of turn, creatures you control gain "Whenever this creature deals damage, you gain that much life." Entwine {1}{W} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Horizon Seed (Champions of Kamigawa)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, regenerate target creature.

In peaceful times, these beings escorted the honored kami to their new shrines. In the Kami War, they became the medics of an unstoppable army.

Faerie Mechanist (Modern Masters)
Matt Cavotta

Flying When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an artifact card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Shuriken (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Equipped creature has "{T}, Unattach Shuriken: Shuriken deals 2 damage to target creature. That creature's controller gains control of Shuriken unless it was unattached from a Ninja." Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Yavimaya Elder (Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, you may search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. {2}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.

Icy Manipulator (Dominaria Remastered)
Matt Cavotta

{1}, {T}: Tap target artifact, creature, or land.

In fire there is the spark of chaos and destruction, the seed of life. In ice there is perfect tranquility, perfect order, and the silence of death.

Stir the Pride (Modern Masters)
Matt Cavotta

Choose one — • Creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn. • Until end of turn, creatures you control gain "Whenever this creature deals damage, you gain that much life." Entwine {1}{W} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Empress Galina (The List)
Matt Cavotta

{U}{U}, {T}: Gain control of target legendary permanent. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)

"Above the waves you may be mighty indeed, but down here you belong to me."

Giant Growth (Tenth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Glimmerpost (Modern Horizons 3 Commander)
Matt Cavotta

When this land enters, you gain 1 life for each Locus on the battlefield. {T}: Add {C}.

What once spied upon Mirrodin from above now waits below for another to assume control.

Surrakar Banisher (The List)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature enters, you may return target tapped creature to its owner's hand.

Surrakar grab things they don't want.

Tower of Fortunes (Mirrodin)
Matt Cavotta

{8}, {T}: Draw four cards.

The ur-golem etchings begin by celebrating Mirrodin's creator, a golem of almost limitless power. They end by cursing its protector, a being called Memnarch.

Fighting Drake (Eighth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

Flying

Scholars in their ivory towers call them "sharks of the sky." Scholars on the road don't call them at all.

Siege Mastodon (Magic 2010)
Matt Cavotta

"Defending the citadel is easy. I just take these big fellows outside the main gate and let the enemy take a good long look." —Mastodon keeper

Roar of the Kha (Mirrodin)
Matt Cavotta

Choose one — • Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. • Untap all creatures you control. Entwine {1}{W} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

Hexplate Golem (Battlebond)
Matt Cavotta

"Use everything. Iron, rust, scrap . . . even the ground must join our cause." —Ezuri, renegade leader

Saproling Cluster (World Championship Decks 2000)
Matt Cavotta

{1}, Discard a card: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token. Any player may activate this ability.

Thornscape Battlemage (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {R} and/or {W} (You may pay an additional {R} and/or {W} as you cast this spell.) When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {R} kicker, it deals 2 damage to any target. When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {W} kicker, destroy target artifact.

Questing Phelddagrif (The List)
Matt Cavotta

{G}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Target opponent creates a 1/1 green Hippo creature token. {W}: This creature gains protection from black and from red until end of turn. Target opponent gains 2 life. {U}: This creature gains flying until end of turn. Target opponent may draw a card.

Etched Oracle (Modern Masters 2015)
Matt Cavotta

Sunburst (This enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.) {1}, Remove four +1/+1 counters from this creature: Target player draws three cards.

Symbiotic Wurm (Onslaught)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, create seven 1/1 green Insect creature tokens.

The insects keep the wurm's hide free from parasites. In return, the wurm doesn't eat the insects.

Kami of the Palace Fields (Champions of Kamigawa)
Matt Cavotta

Flying, first strike Soulshift 5 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value 5 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

Alloy Myr (Jumpstart)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add one mana of any color.

With or without witnesses, the suns continued their prismatic dance.

Yavimaya Elder (The List)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, you may search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. {2}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.

Master of Etherium (March of the Machine Commander)
Matt Cavotta

Master of Etherium's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts you control. Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.

"Only a mind unfettered with the concerns of the flesh can see the world as it truly is."

Noble Panther (Invasion)
Matt Cavotta

{1}: This creature gains first strike until end of turn.

Unlike many hunters, these panthers have no need for camouflage. They're fast enough to catch any prey.

Silvergill Adept (Lorwyn)
Matt Cavotta

As an additional cost to cast this spell, reveal a Merfolk card from your hand or pay {3}. When this creature enters, draw a card.

"I bring baubles of lore, lost secrets seined from the listening waves."

Firemane Angel (GRN Guild Kit)
Matt Cavotta

Flying, first strike At the beginning of your upkeep, if Firemane Angel is in your graveyard or on the battlefield, you may gain 1 life. {6}{R}{R}{W}{W}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your upkeep.

Skullsnatcher (Planechase Anthology)
Matt Cavotta

Ninjutsu {B} ({B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, exile up to two target cards from that player's graveyard.

Dream Prowler (Ninth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

This creature can't be blocked as long as it's attacking alone.

"To think that some find sleep a restful state." —Volrath

Toils of Night and Day (Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Matt Cavotta

You may tap or untap target permanent, then you may tap or untap another target permanent.

"The war sent Kamigawa into turmoil. Here it was spring and there winter. For some, time stood still, while for others, moments flashed past like minnows in a pond." —*Observations of the Kami War*

Tower Gargoyle (Modern Masters 2017)
Matt Cavotta

Flying

"Esper, like any work of art, can be truly appreciated only from a distance." —Tezzeret

Siege Mastodon (Magic 2014)
Matt Cavotta

"The walls of the wicked will fall before us. Ready the siege engines. We proceed to war!" —General Avitora

Rite of Replication (Commander 2014)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.) Create a token that's a copy of target creature. If this spell was kicked, create five of those tokens instead.

Hoarding Dragon (Foundations)
Matt Cavotta

Flying When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, exile it, then shuffle. When this creature dies, you may put the exiled card into its owner's hand.

Phyrexian Lens (Invasion)
Matt Cavotta

{T}, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color.

"There's nothing I wouldn't give to achieve victory. Can you say the same?" —Tsabo Tavoc, to Gerrard

Wild Griffin (Tenth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

Flying

"I abandoned my dream of a squadron of griffin-riders when the cost proved too high. Three trainers were eaten for every griffin broken to the bridle." —King Darien of Kjeldor

Nantuko Blightcutter (Torment)
Matt Cavotta

Protection from black Threshold — This creature gets +1/+1 for each black permanent your opponents control as long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

Yavimaya Elder (Commander Legends)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature dies, you may search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle. {2}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.

Brawn (Commander 2011)
Matt Cavotta

Trample As long as this card is in your graveyard and you control a Forest, creatures you control have trample.

"'I have arrived,' bellowed Brawn, and the plane shuddered." —*Scroll of Beginnings*

Takeno, Samurai General (Champions of Kamigawa)
Matt Cavotta

Bushido 2 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.) Each other Samurai creature you control gets +1/+1 for each point of bushido it has.

Squealing Devil (Dissension)
Matt Cavotta

Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) When this creature enters, you may pay {X}. If you do, target creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn. When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless {B} was spent to cast it.

Mountain (World Championship Decks 2001)
Matt Cavotta

({T}: Add {R}.)

Mountain (Invasion)
Matt Cavotta

({T}: Add {R}.)

Yixlid Jailer (Future Sight)
Matt Cavotta

Cards in graveyards lose all abilities.

"I have an eternity to know the souls who are bound here, to behold their every facet. But moments from now they will be gagged and masked, and they shall be known by none other."

Glory Seeker (Welcome Deck 2017)
Matt Cavotta

"There's no contract to sign, no oath to swear. The enlistment procedure is to unsheathe your sword and point it at the enemy."

Wild Griffin (Magic 2011)
Matt Cavotta

Flying

Farmers typically keep their flocks at thirteen sheep—one to distract the griffins while they take the other twelve to market.

Dark Suspicions (The List)
Matt Cavotta

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player loses X life, where X is the number of cards in that player's hand minus the number of cards in your hand.

"After four thousand years, you learn to plan for betrayal." —Urza

Knight of Cliffhaven (Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons)
Matt Cavotta

Level up {3} ({3}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.) LEVEL 1-3 2/3 Flying LEVEL 4+ 4/4 Flying, vigilance

Tower Gargoyle (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Flying

"Esper, like any work of art, can be truly appreciated only from a distance." —Tezzeret

Goblin Ruinblaster (Zendikar)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {R} (You may pay an additional {R} as you cast this spell.) Haste When this creature enters, if it was kicked, destroy target nonbasic land.

Fighting Drake (Seventh Edition)
Matt Cavotta

Flying

Scholars in their ivory towers call them "sharks of the sky." Scholars on the road don't call them at all.

Shinen of Life's Roar (Archenemy)
Matt Cavotta

All creatures able to block this creature do so. Channel — {2}{G}{G}, Discard this card: All creatures able to block target creature this turn do so.

Faerie Mechanist (Conflux)
Matt Cavotta

Flying When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an artifact card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Inspiration (Seventh Edition)
Matt Cavotta

Target player draws two cards.

Great Sable Stag (Magic 2010)
Matt Cavotta

This spell can't be countered. Protection from blue and from black (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything blue or black.)

Ineffable and incorruptible.

Mold Adder (Foundations)
Matt Cavotta

Whenever an opponent casts a blue or black spell, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

The more you struggle against its coils, the tighter they get.

Etched Oracle (Modern Masters)
Matt Cavotta

Sunburst (This enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.) {1}, Remove four +1/+1 counters from this creature: Target player draws three cards.

Firemane Angel (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
Matt Cavotta

Flying, first strike At the beginning of your upkeep, if Firemane Angel is in your graveyard or on the battlefield, you may gain 1 life. {6}{R}{R}{W}{W}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your upkeep.

Argentum Armor (Scars of Mirrodin)
Matt Cavotta

Equipped creature gets +6/+6. Whenever equipped creature attacks, destroy target permanent. Equip {6}

Mirrodin's creator still lives, still shapes metal, and still commands world-shaking power.

Still Life (Odyssey)
Matt Cavotta

{G}{G}: This enchantment becomes a 4/3 Centaur creature in addition to its other types until end of turn.

The centaurs' simple magic can undo a basilisk's gaze, but only for a short time.

Tower Gargoyle (Double Masters 2022)
Matt Cavotta

Flying

"Esper, like any work of art, can be truly appreciated only from a distance." —Tezzeret

Elvish Aberration (Scourge)
Matt Cavotta

{T}: Add {G}{G}{G}. Forestcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Forest card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Parallel Evolution (Torment)
Matt Cavotta

For each creature token on the battlefield, its controller creates a token that's a copy of that creature. Flashback {4}{G}{G}{G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Thornscape Battlemage (Planeshift)
Matt Cavotta

Kicker {R} and/or {W} (You may pay an additional {R} and/or {W} as you cast this spell.) When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {R} kicker, it deals 2 damage to any target. When this creature enters, if it was kicked with its {W} kicker, destroy target artifact.

Goblin Flectomancer (Guildpact)
Matt Cavotta

Sacrifice this creature: You may change the targets of target instant or sorcery spell.

Rerouting magic through a goblin's brain is the surest way to throw it wildly off course.

Benediction of Moons (The List)
Matt Cavotta

You gain 1 life for each player. Haunt (When this spell card is put into a graveyard after resolving, exile it haunting target creature.) When the creature this card haunts dies, you gain 1 life for each player.

Icy Manipulator (Ninth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

{1}, {T}: Tap target artifact, creature, or land.

In fire there is the spark of chaos and destruction, the seed of life. In ice there is perfect tranquility, perfect order, and the silence of death.

Skyhunter Patrol (Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons)
Matt Cavotta

Flying, first strike (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach, and it deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

"We leonin have come to rule the plains by taking to the skies." —Raksha Golden Cub

Firemane Angel (The List)
Matt Cavotta

Flying, first strike At the beginning of your upkeep, if Firemane Angel is in your graveyard or on the battlefield, you may gain 1 life. {6}{R}{R}{W}{W}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your upkeep.

Scourglass (Shards of Alara)
Matt Cavotta

{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy all permanents except for artifacts and lands. Activate only during your upkeep.

"Soon I will sleep, eyes closing to a world tarnished with flesh, and then wake to a polished vision." —Sharuum

Astral Steel (Scourge)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +1/+2 until end of turn. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)

Trade Routes (Ninth Edition)
Matt Cavotta

{1}: Return target land you control to its owner's hand. {1}, Discard a land card: Draw a card.

The wise, the righteous, the mighty—the merchant feeds them all.

Surrakar Banisher (Worldwake)
Matt Cavotta

When this creature enters, you may return target tapped creature to its owner's hand.

Surrakar grab things they *don't* want.

Hexplate Golem (Mirrodin Besieged)
Matt Cavotta

"Use everything. Iron, rust, scrap . . . even the ground must join our cause." —Ezuri, renegade leader

Quicksilver Wall (Prophecy)
Matt Cavotta

Defender (This creature can't attack.) {4}: Return this creature to its owner's hand. Any player may activate this ability.

"Ogg hit wall. Ogg no kill wall. Ogg hate wall!"

Giant Growth (Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana)
Matt Cavotta

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Bash to Bits (Odyssey)
Matt Cavotta

Destroy target artifact. Flashback {4}{R}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Future Sight (Onslaught)
Matt Cavotta