Monastery Mentor

Monastery Mentor (March of the Machine Promos)
Brian Valeza

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.

"One path. Many feet."

Monastery Mentor (Judge Gift Cards 2019)
Anastasia Ovchinnikova

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.

"The past does not determine our present."

Monastery Mentor (Double Masters 2022)
Magali Villeneuve

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.

"Speak little. Do much."

Monastery Mentor (Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander)
Magali Villeneuve

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.

"Speak little. Do much."

Monastery Mentor (The List)
Magali Villeneuve

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.

"Speak little. Do much."

Monastery Mentor (March of the Machine Promos)
Brian Valeza

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.

"One path. Many feet."

Monastery Mentor (Fate Reforged)
Magali Villeneuve

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.

"Speak little. Do much."

Monastery Mentor (March of the Machine)
Brian Valeza

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.

Nascent Metamorph (Commander 2020)
Brian Valeza

Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, target opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a creature card. This creature becomes a copy of that card until end of turn. Then that player puts all cards revealed this way on the bottom of their library in a random order.

Concealing Curtains (Innistrad: Crimson Vow)
Brian Valeza

Ingenious Prodigy (Wilds of Eldraine Promos)
Brian Valeza

Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.) This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature has one or more +1/+1 counters on it, you may remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, draw a card.

Subtle Strike (Zendikar Rising)
Brian Valeza

Choose one or both — • Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. • Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Silence is an underrated hunting strategy.

Egg (Secret Lair Drop)
Brian Valeza

Defender

Pestilent Syphoner (Phyrexia: All Will Be One)
Brian Valeza

Flying Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.)

The praetors of the other Spheres privately wonder how Sheoldred always has a surplus of glistening oil at her disposal.

Pest Infestation (Commander 2021)
Brian Valeza

Destroy up to X target artifacts and/or enchantments. Create twice X 1/1 black and green Pest creature tokens with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."

A thousand years of history undone by one juvenile prank.

Flumph (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos)
Brian Valeza

Defender, flying Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you and target opponent each draw a card.

Flumphs siphon thoughts and energy from evil aberrations, and are often eager to share the dark knowledge they obtain with friendly adventurers.

Scattered Thoughts (Innistrad: Double Feature)
Brian Valeza

Look at the top four cards of your library. Put two of those cards into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.

Stitchers delegate the most important tasks to assistants with a good eye for detail.

Skrelv, Defector Mite (Phyrexia: All Will Be One Promos)
Brian Valeza

Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.) Skrelv can't block. {W/P}, {T}: Choose a color. Another target creature you control gains toxic 1 and hexproof from that color until end of turn. It can't be blocked by creatures of that color this turn. ({W/P} can be paid with either {W} or 2 life.)

Counterpoint (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
Brian Valeza

Counter target spell. You may cast a creature, instant, sorcery, or planeswalker spell from your graveyard with mana value less than or equal to that spell's mana value without paying its mana cost.

"Nice theory, but I'm going to have to poke some holes in it."

Sunstreak Phoenix (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos)
Brian Valeza

Flying If it's neither day nor night, it becomes day as this creature enters. Whenever day becomes night or night becomes day, you may pay {1}{R}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

Kona, Rescue Beastie (Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos)
Brian Valeza

Survival — At the beginning of your second main phase, if Kona is tapped, you may put a permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.

She's got a heart of gold, a nose for danger, and jaws that can pulverize a cellarspawn with a single snap.

Blazing Rootwalla (Store Championships)
Brian Valeza

{R}: This creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn. Madness {0} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

Task Force (Jumpstart 2022)
Brian Valeza

Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, it gets +0/+3 until end of turn.

Keeping the streets of the Sixth District safe, one escaped Simic mutant at a time.

Syrix, Carrier of the Flame (New Capenna Commander)
Brian Valeza

Flying, haste At the beginning of each end step, if a creature card left your graveyard this turn, target Phoenix you control deals damage equal to its power to any target. Whenever another Phoenix you control dies, you may cast this card from your graveyard.

Guardian of Faith (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms)
Brian Valeza

Flash Vigilance When this creature enters, any number of other target creatures you control phase out. (Treat them and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)

Prickly Pair (Outlaws of Thunder Junction)
Brian Valeza

When this creature enters, create a 1/1 red Mercenary creature token with "{T}: Target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery."

They grew together, awoke together, and took up arms together. If they were going to fall, they'd do that together too.

Bloody Betrayal (Innistrad: Double Feature)
Brian Valeza

Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Cascade Seer (Zendikar Rising)
Brian Valeza

When this creature enters, scry X, where X is the number of creatures in your party. (Your party consists of up to one each of Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.)

"Perhaps you can't see the path, but that doesn't mean it isn't there."

Ingenious Prodigy (Wilds of Eldraine)
Brian Valeza

Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.) This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature has one or more +1/+1 counters on it, you may remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, draw a card.

Fblthp, Lost on the Range (Outlaws of Thunder Junction Promos)
Brian Valeza

Ward {2} You may look at the top card of your library any time. The top card of your library has plot. The plot cost is equal to its mana cost. You may plot nonland cards from the top of your library.

Forest (Modern Horizons 3)
Brian Valeza

({T}: Add {G}.)

Kona, Rescue Beastie (Duskmourn: House of Horror)
Brian Valeza

Survival — At the beginning of your second main phase, if Kona is tapped, you may put a permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.

She's got a heart of gold, a nose for danger, and jaws that can pulverize a cellarspawn with a single snap.

Life of the Party (New Capenna Commander)
Brian Valeza

First strike, trample, haste Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control. When this creature enters, if it's not a token, each opponent creates a token that's a copy of it. The tokens are goaded for the rest of the game. (They attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)

Sunfrill Imitator (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander)
Brian Valeza

Whenever this creature attacks, you may have it become a copy of another target Dinosaur you control, except its name is Sunfrill Imitator and it has this ability.

With a flare of plumage and an earthshaking bellow, it can scare off predators three times its size.

Flumph (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms)
Brian Valeza

Defender, flying Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you and target opponent each draw a card.

Skrelv, Defector Mite (Phyrexia: All Will Be One)
Brian Valeza

Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.) Skrelv can't block. {W/P}, {T}: Choose a color. Another target creature you control gains toxic 1 and hexproof from that color until end of turn. It can't be blocked by creatures of that color this turn. ({W/P} can be paid with either {W} or 2 life.)

Fblthp, Lost on the Range (Outlaws of Thunder Junction)
Brian Valeza

Ward {2} You may look at the top card of your library any time. The top card of your library has plot. The plot cost is equal to its mana cost. You may plot nonland cards from the top of your library.

Riptide Turtle (Theros Beyond Death)
Brian Valeza

Flash Defender

"As the storm waves crushed my sailors, I cried out to Thassa. The next time I saw them, hard shells encased them, and they swam away to safety." —Siona, captain of the *Pyleas*

Life Insurance (New Capenna Commander)
Brian Valeza

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token.

All the money in the world won't buy back a pulse.

Cruelclaw's Heist (Bloomburrow)
Brian Valeza

Gift a card (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they draw a card before its other effects.) Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card. If the gift was promised, you may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast it.

Curse of the Restless Dead (Midnight Hunt Commander)
Brian Valeza

Enchant player Whenever a land enchanted player controls enters, you create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed. (It can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)

Syrix, Carrier of the Flame (New Capenna Commander Promos)
Brian Valeza

Flying, haste At the beginning of each end step, if a creature card left your graveyard this turn, target Phoenix you control deals damage equal to its power to any target. Whenever another Phoenix you control dies, you may cast this card from your graveyard.

Marang River Regent (Tarkir: Dragonstorm)
Brian Valeza

Life Insurance (Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander)
Brian Valeza

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token.

All the money in the world won't buy back a pulse.

Flumph (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos)
Brian Valeza

Defender, flying Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you and target opponent each draw a card.

Flumphs siphon thoughts and energy from evil aberrations, and are often eager to share the dark knowledge they obtain with friendly adventurers.

Talisman of Hierarchy (Fallout)
Brian Valeza

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

The ghouls of the FMS *Northern Star* seemed interested in moving up in the world of business.

Brotherhood Outcast (Fallout)
Brian Valeza

When this creature enters, choose one — • Return target Aura or Equipment card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. • Put a shield counter on target creature. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)

Optimistic Scavenger (Duskmourn: House of Horror)
Brian Valeza

Eerie — Whenever an enchantment you control enters and whenever you fully unlock a Room, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

"A void rod? Perfect! Now I'll be able to get the glitch reader working again."

Forest (Modern Horizons 3)
Brian Valeza

({T}: Add {G}.)

Sunstreak Phoenix (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt)
Brian Valeza

Flying If it's neither day nor night, it becomes day as this creature enters. Whenever day becomes night or night becomes day, you may pay {1}{R}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

Sunstreak Phoenix (Innistrad: Double Feature)
Brian Valeza

Flying If it's neither day nor night, it becomes day as this creature enters. Whenever day becomes night or night becomes day, you may pay {1}{R}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

Bighorner Rancher (Fallout)
Brian Valeza

Vigilance {T}: Add an amount of {G} equal to the greatest power among creatures you control. Sacrifice this creature: You gain life equal to the greatest toughness among other creatures you control.

Scattered Thoughts (Innistrad: Crimson Vow)
Brian Valeza

Look at the top four cards of your library. Put two of those cards into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.

Stitchers delegate the most important tasks to assistants with a good eye for detail.

Talisman of Hierarchy (Fallout)
Brian Valeza

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {W} or {B}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

The ghouls of the FMS *Northern Star* seemed interested in moving up in the world of business.

Life Insurance (New Capenna Commander)
Brian Valeza

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token.

Counterpoint (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
Brian Valeza

Counter target spell. You may cast a creature, instant, sorcery, or planeswalker spell from your graveyard with mana value less than or equal to that spell's mana value without paying its mana cost.

"Nice theory, but I'm going to have to poke some holes in it."

Orb of Dragonkind (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos)
Brian Valeza

{1}, {T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast Dragon spells or activate abilities of Dragons. {R}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal a Dragon card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Vengevine (Store Championships)
Brian Valeza

Haste Whenever you cast a spell, if it's the second creature spell you cast this turn, you may return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Kona, Rescue Beastie (Duskmourn: House of Horror)
Brian Valeza

Survival — At the beginning of your second main phase, if Kona is tapped, you may put a permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.

She's got a heart of gold, a nose for danger, and jaws that can pulverize a cellarspawn with a single snap.

Orb of Dragonkind (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms)
Brian Valeza

{1}, {T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast Dragon spells or activate abilities of Dragons. {R}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal a Dragon card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Bronzebeak Foragers (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander)
Brian Valeza

When this creature enters, for each opponent, exile up to one target nonland permanent that player controls until this creature leaves the battlefield. {X}{W}: Put target card with mana value X exiled with this creature into its owner's graveyard. You gain X life.

Amonkhet Raceway (Aetherdrift)
Brian Valeza

Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.) {T}: Add {C}. Max speed — {T}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.

Stage 2: The sands and waters of Amonkhet.

Life of the Party (New Capenna Commander)
Brian Valeza

Attacco improvviso, travolgere, rapidità Ogniqualvolta l'Anima della Festa attacca, prende +X/+0 fino alla fine del turno, dove X è il numero di creature che controlli. Quando l'Anima della Festa entra nel campo di battaglia, se non è una pedina, ogni avversario crea una pedina che è una copia di essa. Le pedine sono spronate per il resto della partita. (Attaccano in ogni combattimento un giocatore diverso da te, se possono farlo.)

Pest Infestation (Commander 2021)
Brian Valeza

Destroy up to X target artifacts and/or enchantments. Create twice X 1/1 black and green Pest creature tokens with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."

Wave of Rats (New Capenna Commander)
Brian Valeza

踐踏 當老鼠波群死去時，若它本回合中對任一玩家造成過戰鬥傷害，則將它在其擁有者的操控下移回戰場。 急襲{4}{B}（如果你支付此咒語的急襲費用來施放之，則它獲得敏捷與「當此生物死去時，抽一張牌。」在下一個結束步驟開始時，將它犧牲。）

Life of the Party (New Capenna Commander)
Brian Valeza

先攻，踐踏，敏捷 每當派對化身攻擊時，它得+X/+0直到回合結束，X為由你操控的生物數量。 當派對化身進戰場時，若它不是衍生物，則每位對手各派出一個為其複製品的衍生物。於本盤遊戲接下來的時段，這些衍生物均已煽惑。（它們每次戰鬥若能攻擊，則必須攻擊，且若能攻擊除你以外的玩家，則必須如此作。）

Kona, Rescue Beastie (Duskmourn: House of Horror Promos)
Brian Valeza

Survival — At the beginning of your second main phase, if Kona is tapped, you may put a permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.

She's got a heart of gold, a nose for danger, and jaws that can pulverize a cellarspawn with a single snap.

Wave of Rats (New Capenna Commander)
Brian Valeza

Trample When this creature dies, if it dealt combat damage to a player this turn, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. Blitz {4}{B} (If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.)

Intellect Devourer (Battle for Baldur's Gate Promos)
Brian Valeza

Devour Intellect — When this creature enters, each opponent exiles a card from their hand until this creature leaves the battlefield. Body Thief — You may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled with this creature. If you cast a spell this way, you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it.

Thunderous Orator (The List)
Brian Valeza

Vigilance Whenever this creature attacks, it gains flying until end of turn if you control a creature with flying. The same is true for first strike, double strike, deathtouch, indestructible, lifelink, menace, and trample.

Atla Palani, Nest Tender (Secret Lair Drop)
Brian Valeza

{2}, {T}: Create a 0/1 green Egg creature token with defender. Whenever an Egg you control dies, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Orb of Dragonkind (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos)
Brian Valeza

{1}, {T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast Dragon spells or activate abilities of Dragons. {R}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal a Dragon card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Thunderous Orator (Strixhaven: School of Mages)
Brian Valeza

Vigilance Whenever this creature attacks, it gains flying until end of turn if you control a creature with flying. The same is true for first strike, double strike, deathtouch, indestructible, lifelink, menace, and trample.

Ingenious Prodigy (Wilds of Eldraine Promos)
Brian Valeza

Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.) This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature has one or more +1/+1 counters on it, you may remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, draw a card.

Dracosaur Auxiliary (Aetherdrift)
Brian Valeza

Flying, haste Whenever this creature attacks while saddled, it deals 2 damage to any target. Saddle 3 (Tap any number of other creatures you control with total power 3 or more: This Mount becomes saddled until end of turn. Saddle only as a sorcery.)

Mechanized Production (Fallout)
Brian Valeza

Enchant artifact you control At the beginning of your upkeep, create a token that's a copy of enchanted artifact. Then if you control eight or more artifacts with the same name as one another, you win the game.

At the onset of the Great War, Nuka-Cola's best minds were reassigned to weapons development.

HELIOS One (Fallout)
Brian Valeza

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: You get {E} (an energy counter). {3}, {T}, Pay X {E}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value X. Activate only as a sorcery.

The plant is still capable of activating the devastating ARCHIMEDES satellite weapon.

Splashy Spellcaster (Wilds of Eldraine)
Brian Valeza

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a Sorcerer Role token attached to up to one other target creature you control. (If you control another Role on it, put that one into the graveyard. Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has "Whenever this creature attacks, scry 1.")

Well Rested (Fallout)
Brian Valeza

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "Whenever this creature becomes untapped, put two +1/+1 counters on it, then you gain 2 life and draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn."

When you're a deep sleeper, any bed will do.

Gumdrop Poisoner (Wilds of Eldraine)
Brian Valeza

Venerated Rotpriest (Phyrexia: All Will Be One Promos)
Brian Valeza

Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.) Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell, target opponent gets a poison counter.

"This was once a peaceful spring, but I wouldn't advise taking a sip." —Melira

Krenko, Baron of Tin Street (Murders at Karlov Manor)
Brian Valeza

Haste {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on each Goblin you control. Whenever an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay {R}. If you do, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token. It gains haste until end of turn.

Mechanized Production (Fallout)
Brian Valeza

Enchant artifact you control At the beginning of your upkeep, create a token that's a copy of enchanted artifact. Then if you control eight or more artifacts with the same name as one another, you win the game.

At the onset of the Great War, Nuka-Cola's best minds were reassigned to weapons development.

Wash Away (Innistrad: Double Feature)
Brian Valeza

Cleave {1}{U}{U} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Counter target spell [that wasn't cast from its owner's hand].

"May the ocean take it" —Nephalia expression meaning "good riddance"

Wave of Rats (New Capenna Commander Promos)
Brian Valeza

Trample When this creature dies, if it dealt combat damage to a player this turn, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. Blitz {4}{B} (If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.)

Life of the Party (New Capenna Commander Promos)
Brian Valeza

First strike, trample, haste Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control. When this creature enters, if it's not a token, each opponent creates a token that's a copy of it. The tokens are goaded for the rest of the game. (They attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)

Muraganda Raceway (Aetherdrift Promos)
Brian Valeza

Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.) {T}: Add {C}. Max speed — {T}: Add {C}{C}.

Stage 3: The steaming jungles of Muraganda under falling skies.

Plow Through (Aetherdrift)
Brian Valeza

Choose one — • Target creature you control fights target creature an opponent controls. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.) • Destroy target Vehicle.

Like most goblins, Rocketeers value nothing more than a good old-fashioned near-death experience.

Seize the Spoils (Foundations Jumpstart)
Brian Valeza

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card. Draw two cards and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Slibbo was tired of following Korvold's draconian library rules.

Brokers Confluence (New Capenna Commander)
Brian Valeza

Choose three. You may choose the same mode more than once. • Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.) • Target creature phases out. (Treat it and anything attached to it as though they don't exist until its controller's next turn.) • Counter target activated or triggered ability.

Thirst for Meaning (Theros Beyond Death)
Brian Valeza

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an enchantment card.

A sip of recollection, an ocean of regrets.

Flamecache Gecko (Bloomburrow)
Brian Valeza

When this creature enters, if an opponent lost life this turn, add {B}{R}. {1}{R}, Discard a card: Draw a card.

Wood holds a flame for only so long before it crumbles into ash. But stone can burn forever.

Concealing Curtains (Innistrad: Crimson Vow)
Brian Valeza

Sailors' Bane (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Brian Valeza

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each card you own in exile and in your graveyard that's an instant card, a sorcery card, or a card that has an Adventure. Ward {4} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {4}.)

Band Together (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Brian Valeza

Up to two target creatures you control each deal damage equal to their power to another target creature.

"Boo, let's see how this miscreant handles a furry missile of justice!"

Phantom Steed (Forgotten Realms Commander)
Brian Valeza

Flash When this creature enters, exile another target creature you control until this creature leaves the battlefield. Whenever this creature attacks, create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of the exiled card, except it's an Illusion in addition to its other types. Sacrifice that token at end of combat.

Krenko, Baron of Tin Street (Murders at Karlov Manor Promos)
Brian Valeza

Haste {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on each Goblin you control. Whenever an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay {R}. If you do, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token. It gains haste until end of turn.

Syrix, Carrier of the Flame (New Capenna Commander)
Brian Valeza

Flying, haste At the beginning of each end step, if a creature card left your graveyard this turn, target Phoenix you control deals damage equal to its power to any target. Whenever another Phoenix you control dies, you may cast this card from your graveyard.

Wave of Rats (New Capenna Commander)
Brian Valeza

Trample When this creature dies, if it dealt combat damage to a player this turn, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. Blitz {4}{B} (If you cast this spell for its blitz cost, it gains haste and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.)

Sower of Chaos (Foundations)
Brian Valeza

{2}{R}: Target creature can't block this turn.

After a few minutes in the cathar's attire, Vizrik started getting all kinds of new ideas.

Optimistic Scavenger (Duskmourn: House of Horror)
Brian Valeza

Eerie — Whenever an enchantment you control enters and whenever you fully unlock a Room, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

"A void rod? Perfect! Now I'll be able to get the glitch reader working again."

Muraganda Raceway (Aetherdrift)
Brian Valeza

Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.) {T}: Add {C}. Max speed — {T}: Add {C}{C}.

Krenko, Baron of Tin Street (Murders at Karlov Manor Promos)
Brian Valeza

Haste {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on each Goblin you control. Whenever an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay {R}. If you do, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token. It gains haste until end of turn.

Thirst for Meaning (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
Brian Valeza

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an enchantment card.

A sip of recollection, an ocean of regrets.

Wash Away (The List)
Brian Valeza

Cleave {1}{U}{U} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Counter target spell [that wasn't cast from its owner's hand].

"May the ocean take it" —Nephalia expression meaning "good riddance"

Palace Jailer (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
Brian Valeza

When this creature enters, you become the monarch. When this creature enters, exile target creature an opponent controls until an opponent becomes the monarch.

"Is it not a law in the City that those who wear the black and silver must stay in the Citadel?" —Gandalf

Sheriff of Safe Passage (Outlaws of Thunder Junction)
Brian Valeza

This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it plus an additional +1/+1 counter on it for each other creature you control. Plot {1}{W} (You may pay {1}{W} and exile this card from your hand. Cast it as a sorcery on a later turn without paying its mana cost. Plot only as a sorcery.)

Life Insurance (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
Brian Valeza

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token.

All the money in the world won't buy back a pulse.

Mechanized Production (Fallout)
Brian Valeza

Enchant artifact you control At the beginning of your upkeep, create a token that's a copy of enchanted artifact. Then if you control eight or more artifacts with the same name as one another, you win the game.

At the onset of the Great War, Nuka-Cola's best minds were reassigned to weapons development.

Guardian of Faith (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms)
Brian Valeza

Flash Vigilance When this creature enters, any number of other target creatures you control phase out. (Treat them and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)

Frolicking Familiar (Wilds of Eldraine)
Brian Valeza

Orb of Dragonkind (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms)
Brian Valeza

{1}, {T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast Dragon spells or activate abilities of Dragons. {R}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal a Dragon card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Pollenbright Wings (Wilds of Eldraine Commander)
Brian Valeza

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has flying. Whenever enchanted creature deals combat damage to a player, create that many 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens.

Life Insurance (New Capenna Commander)
Brian Valeza

Estorsione (Ogniqualvolta lanci una magia, puoi pagare {W/B}. Se lo fai, ogni avversario perde 1 punto vita e tu guadagni altrettanti punti vita.) Ogniqualvolta una creatura non pedina muore, perdi 1 punto vita e crei una pedina Tesoro.

Neanche tutto l'oro del mondo può riportarti in vita.

Life of the Party (New Capenna Commander)
Brian Valeza

Iniciativa, atropelar, ímpeto Toda vez que Alma da Festa ataca, ela recebe +X/+0 até o final do turno, sendo X o número de criaturas que você controla. Quando Alma da Festa entra no campo de batalha, se não for uma ficha, cada oponente cria uma ficha que é uma cópia dela. As fichas são atiçadas pelo resto do jogo. (Elas atacam a cada combate se possível e atacam um jogador que não seja você se possível.)

Monastery Mentor (March of the Machine Promos)
Brian Valeza

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.

"One path. Many feet."

Sunfrill Imitator (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander)
Brian Valeza

Whenever this creature attacks, you may have it become a copy of another target Dinosaur you control, except its name is Sunfrill Imitator and it has this ability.

With a flare of plumage and an earthshaking bellow, it can scare off predators three times its size.

Life Insurance (New Capenna Commander Promos)
Brian Valeza

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.) Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you lose 1 life and create a Treasure token.

All the money in the world won't buy back a pulse.

Thirst for Meaning (Theros Beyond Death)
Brian Valeza

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an enchantment card.

A sip of recollection, an ocean of regrets.

Cruelclaw's Heist (Bloomburrow Promos)
Brian Valeza

Gift a card (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they draw a card before its other effects.) Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card. If the gift was promised, you may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast it.

Ironscale Hydra (The List)
Brian Valeza

If a creature would deal combat damage to this creature, prevent that damage and put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

"Put down your bows, you fools! Arrows only make it angry!" —Callia, Hyrax Tower scout

Power of Persuasion (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms)
Brian Valeza

Choose target creature an opponent controls, then roll a d20. 1—9 | Return it to its owner's hand. 10—19 | Its owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library. 20 | Gain control of it until the end of your next turn.

Guardian of Faith (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos)
Brian Valeza

Flash Vigilance When this creature enters, any number of other target creatures you control phase out. (Treat them and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)

Brokers Confluence (New Capenna Commander)
Brian Valeza

Choose three. You may choose the same mode more than once. • Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.) • Target creature phases out. (Treat it and anything attached to it as though they don't exist until its controller's next turn.) • Counter target activated or triggered ability.

Curse of the Restless Dead (Midnight Hunt Commander)
Brian Valeza

Enchant player Whenever a land enchanted player controls enters, you create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed. (It can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)

Sword of Hours (Forgotten Realms Commander)
Brian Valeza

Whenever equipped creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage, roll a d12. If the result is greater than the damage dealt or the result is 12, double the number of +1/+1 counters on that creature. Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Guardian of Faith (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos)
Brian Valeza

Flash Vigilance When this creature enters, any number of other target creatures you control phase out. (Treat them and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)

Egg (Secret Lair Drop)
Brian Valeza

Defender

Papercraft Decoy (Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty)
Brian Valeza

When this creature leaves the battlefield, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card.

"And what, precisely, was so important that you left the entrance unguarded?" —Fumika, Imperial enforcer

Brotherhood Outcast (Fallout)
Brian Valeza

When this creature enters, choose one — • Return target Aura or Equipment card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. • Put a shield counter on target creature. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)

Furnace Reins (March of the Machine)
Brian Valeza

Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. Until end of turn, it gains haste and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player or battle, create a Treasure token." (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Intellect Devourer (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Brian Valeza

Devour Intellect — When this creature enters, each opponent exiles a card from their hand until this creature leaves the battlefield. Body Thief — You may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled with this creature. If you cast a spell this way, you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it.

Cruelclaw's Heist (Bloomburrow Promos)
Brian Valeza

Gift a card (You may promise an opponent a gift as you cast this spell. If you do, they draw a card before its other effects.) Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. Exile that card. If the gift was promised, you may cast that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast it.

Monastery Mentor (March of the Machine Promos)
Brian Valeza

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.

"One path. Many feet."

Concealing Curtains (Innistrad: Crimson Vow Promos)
Brian Valeza

Fblthp, Lost on the Range (Outlaws of Thunder Junction)
Brian Valeza

Ward {2} You may look at the top card of your library any time. The top card of your library has plot. The plot cost is equal to its mana cost. You may plot nonland cards from the top of your library.

Dog Umbra (Modern Horizons 3)
Brian Valeza

Flash Enchant creature As long as another player controls enchanted creature, it can't attack or block. Otherwise, this Aura has umbra armor. (If enchanted creature would be destroyed, instead remove all damage from it and destroy this Aura.)

Stampede Surfer (Ravnica: Clue Edition)
Brian Valeza

Haste Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent, you create a 2/2 green Boar creature token that's tapped and attacking that opponent.

"This little piggy goes to war!"

Venerated Rotpriest (Phyrexia: All Will Be One Promos)
Brian Valeza

Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.) Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell, target opponent gets a poison counter.

"This was once a peaceful spring, but I wouldn't advise taking a sip." —Melira

Muraganda Raceway (Aetherdrift)
Brian Valeza

Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.) {T}: Add {C}. Max speed — {T}: Add {C}{C}.

Stage 3: The steaming jungles of Muraganda under falling skies.

Flumph (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms)
Brian Valeza

Defender, flying Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you and target opponent each draw a card.

Flumphs siphon thoughts and energy from evil aberrations, and are often eager to share the dark knowledge they obtain with friendly adventurers.

Venerated Rotpriest (Phyrexia: All Will Be One)
Brian Valeza

Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.) Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell, target opponent gets a poison counter.

Yavimaya Sojourner (Dominaria United)
Brian Valeza

Domain — This spell costs {1} less to cast for each basic land type among lands you control.

To the long-lived treefolk, the Phyrexians invading again after only three centuries was as though they never left.

Gumdrop Poisoner (Wilds of Eldraine Promos)
Brian Valeza

Thundering Spineback (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander)
Brian Valeza

Other Dinosaurs you control get +1/+1. {5}{G}: Create a 3/3 green Dinosaur creature token with trample. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)

"It appears that nature has risen against us." —Captain Brinely Rage

Sunstreak Phoenix (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos)
Brian Valeza

Flying If it's neither day nor night, it becomes day as this creature enters. Whenever day becomes night or night becomes day, you may pay {1}{R}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

Harrier Strix (Outlaws of Thunder Junction)
Brian Valeza

Flying When this creature enters, tap target permanent. {2}{U}: Draw a card, then discard a card.

It can see in both darkness and daylight, but it hunts best when thunder growls in the sky.

Fiendish Panda (Foundations)
Brian Valeza

Whenever you gain life, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. When this creature dies, return another target non-Bear creature card with mana value less than or equal to this creature's power from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Watcher of the Wayside (Tarkir: Dragonstorm)
Brian Valeza

When this creature enters, target player mills two cards. You gain 2 life. (To mill two cards, a player puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard.)

Against dragonlords, khans, and Ugin himself, the golem survived. Original purpose forgotten, it awaits orders that will never come, from a world that has moved on without it.

Illustrious Historian (Strixhaven: School of Mages)
Brian Valeza

{5}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a tapped 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.

The most distinguished Lorehold professors are eligible to receive extended tenure, even beyond the limits of their own mortality.

Ingenious Prodigy (Wilds of Eldraine)
Brian Valeza

Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.) This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature has one or more +1/+1 counters on it, you may remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, draw a card.

Trick Shot (Outlaws of Thunder Junction)
Brian Valeza

Trick Shot deals 6 damage to target creature and 2 damage to up to one other target creature token.

"Cowerin' behind your buddy ain't gonna help, ya yellow-bellied lowlife." —Tyron, Slickshot duelist

Phantom Steed (Forgotten Realms Commander)
Brian Valeza

Flash When this creature enters, exile another target creature you control until this creature leaves the battlefield. Whenever this creature attacks, create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of the exiled card, except it's an Illusion in addition to its other types. Sacrifice that token at end of combat.

Monastery Mentor (March of the Machine)
Brian Valeza

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.

Life of the Party (New Capenna Commander)
Brian Valeza

First strike, trample, haste Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control. When this creature enters, if it's not a token, each opponent creates a token that's a copy of it. The tokens are goaded for the rest of the game. (They attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)

Mentor's Guidance (Strixhaven: School of Mages)
Brian Valeza

When you cast this spell, copy it if you control a planeswalker, Cleric, Druid, Shaman, Warlock, or Wizard. Scry 1, then draw a card.

Kasmina had encouraged the twins to apply. Strixhaven would test not only their magical potential, but also their character.

Wash Away (Innistrad: Crimson Vow)
Brian Valeza

Cleave {1}{U}{U} (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.) Counter target spell [that wasn't cast from its owner's hand].

"May the ocean take it" —Nephalia expression meaning "good riddance"

Venerated Rotpriest (Phyrexia: All Will Be One)
Brian Valeza

Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.) Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell, target opponent gets a poison counter.

"This was once a peaceful spring, but I wouldn't advise taking a sip." —Melira

Atla Palani, Nest Tender (Secret Lair Drop)
Brian Valeza

{2}, {T}: Create a 0/1 green Egg creature token with defender. Whenever an Egg you control dies, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Guardian of Faith (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos)
Brian Valeza

Flash Vigilance When this creature enters, any number of other target creatures you control phase out. (Treat them and anything attached to them as though they don't exist until their controller's next turn.)

Brokers Confluence (New Capenna Commander Promos)
Brian Valeza

Choose three. You may choose the same mode more than once. • Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.) • Target creature phases out. (Treat it and anything attached to it as though they don't exist until its controller's next turn.) • Counter target activated or triggered ability.

Tenacious Pup (Mystery Booster 2)
Brian Valeza

When Tenacious Pup enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life. You get a one-time boon with "When you cast a creature spell, that creature enters with an additional +1/+1 counter, trample counter, and vigilance counter on it."

HELIOS One (Fallout)
Brian Valeza

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: You get {E} (an energy counter). {3}, {T}, Pay X {E}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value X. Activate only as a sorcery.

The plant is still capable of activating the devastating ARCHIMEDES satellite weapon.

Thundering Spineback (Foundations Jumpstart)
Brian Valeza

Other Dinosaurs you control get +1/+1. {5}{G}: Create a 3/3 green Dinosaur creature token with trample. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)

"It appears that nature has risen against us." —Captain Brinely Rage

Splash Lasher (Bloomburrow)
Brian Valeza

Offspring {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell. If you do, when this creature enters, create a 1/1 token copy of it.) When this creature enters, tap up to one target creature and put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

Bighorner Rancher (Fallout)
Brian Valeza

Vigilance {T}: Add an amount of {G} equal to the greatest power among creatures you control. Sacrifice this creature: You gain life equal to the greatest toughness among other creatures you control.

Village Bell-Ringer (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
Brian Valeza

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) When this creature enters, untap all creatures you control.

"The enemy is at hand! We loosed every arrow that we had, and filled the Dike with Orcs. But it will not halt them long."

You've Been Caught Stealing (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Brian Valeza

Choose one — • Threaten the Merchant — Each creature blocks this turn if able. • Bribe the Guards — You create a Treasure token for each opponent who was dealt damage this turn. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Concealing Curtains (Innistrad: Double Feature)
Brian Valeza

Phoenix Chick (Dominaria United)
Brian Valeza

Flying, haste This creature can't block. Whenever you attack with three or more creatures, you may pay {R}{R}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking with a +1/+1 counter on it.

Ironscale Hydra (Theros Beyond Death)
Brian Valeza

If a creature would deal combat damage to this creature, prevent that damage and put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

"Put down your bows, you fools! Arrows only make it angry!" —Callia, Hyrax Tower scout

Gumdrop Poisoner (Wilds of Eldraine Promos)
Brian Valeza

Supply Drop (The Brothers' War)
Brian Valeza

Flash When this artifact enters, target creature you control gets +2/+2 until end of turn. {4}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

New armaments, fresh provisions, and best of all, dry socks.

Fblthp, Lost on the Range (Outlaws of Thunder Junction Promos)
Brian Valeza

Ward {2} You may look at the top card of your library any time. The top card of your library has plot. The plot cost is equal to its mana cost. You may plot nonland cards from the top of your library.

Sunstreak Phoenix (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt)
Brian Valeza

Flying If it's neither day nor night, it becomes day as this creature enters. Whenever day becomes night or night becomes day, you may pay {1}{R}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

Eon Frolicker (Commander 2020)
Brian Valeza

Flying When this creature enters, if you cast it, target opponent takes an extra turn after this one. Until your next turn, you and planeswalkers you control gain protection from that player. (You and planeswalkers you control can't be targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything controlled by that player.)

Seize the Spoils (Foundations)
Brian Valeza

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card. Draw two cards and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

Slibbo was tired of following Korvold's draconian library rules.

Well Rested (Fallout)
Brian Valeza

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "Whenever this creature becomes untapped, put two +1/+1 counters on it, then you gain 2 life and draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn."

When you're a deep sleeper, any bed will do.

Muraganda Raceway (Aetherdrift Promos)
Brian Valeza

Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.) {T}: Add {C}. Max speed — {T}: Add {C}{C}.

Stage 3: The steaming jungles of Muraganda under falling skies.

Mechanized Production (Fallout)
Brian Valeza

Enchant artifact you control At the beginning of your upkeep, create a token that's a copy of enchanted artifact. Then if you control eight or more artifacts with the same name as one another, you win the game.

At the onset of the Great War, Nuka-Cola's best minds were reassigned to weapons development.

Skrelv, Defector Mite (Phyrexia: All Will Be One Promos)
Brian Valeza

Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.) Skrelv can't block. {W/P}, {T}: Choose a color. Another target creature you control gains toxic 1 and hexproof from that color until end of turn. It can't be blocked by creatures of that color this turn. ({W/P} can be paid with either {W} or 2 life.)

Ticket Tortoise (Aetherdrift)
Brian Valeza

Defender When this creature enters, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

"ADMIT ONE. ENJOY THE RACE."

Bloody Betrayal (Innistrad: Crimson Vow)
Brian Valeza

Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. Create a Blood token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Discard a card, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Flumph (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos)
Brian Valeza

Defender, flying Whenever this creature is dealt damage, you and target opponent each draw a card.

Flumphs siphon thoughts and energy from evil aberrations, and are often eager to share the dark knowledge they obtain with friendly adventurers.

Merfolk Falconer (Zendikar Rising)
Brian Valeza

Flying Whenever you cast a kicked spell, scry 2.

"For generations, we have bred and trained falcons for expeditions into Emeria. Now more sky ruins open themselves to those with the means to reach the heights!"

Boom Scholar (Aetherdrift)
Brian Valeza

Exhaust abilities of other permanents you control cost {2} less to activate. Exhaust — {4}{R}{G}: Creatures and Vehicles you control gain trample until end of turn. Put two +1/+1 counters on this creature. (Activate each exhaust ability only once.)

Martial Impetus (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Brian Valeza

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.) Whenever enchanted creature attacks, each other creature that's attacking one of your opponents gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Sun-Blessed Guardian (March of the Machine)
Brian Valeza

Intellect Devourer (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Brian Valeza

Devour Intellect — When this creature enters, each opponent exiles a card from their hand until this creature leaves the battlefield. Body Thief — You may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled with this creature. If you cast a spell this way, you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it.

Bronzebeak Foragers (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander)
Brian Valeza

When this creature enters, for each opponent, exile up to one target nonland permanent that player controls until this creature leaves the battlefield. {X}{W}: Put target card with mana value X exiled with this creature into its owner's graveyard. You gain X life.

Subtle Strike (Foundations Jumpstart)
Brian Valeza

Choose one or both — • Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. • Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Silence is an underrated hunting strategy.

Icewrought Sentry (Wilds of Eldraine)
Brian Valeza

Vigilance Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay {1}{U}. When you do, tap target creature an opponent controls. Whenever you tap an untapped creature an opponent controls, this creature gets +2/+1 until end of turn.

Myconid Spore Tender (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Brian Valeza

Infesting Spores — When this creature enters, destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment.

Myconid colonies grow and expand at an aggressive rate, but they are friendly and peaceful unless provoked.

Muraganda Raceway (Aetherdrift)
Brian Valeza

Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.) {T}: Add {C}. Max speed — {T}: Add {C}{C}.

Stage 3: The steaming jungles of Muraganda under falling skies.

HELIOS One (Fallout)
Brian Valeza

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: You get {E} (an energy counter). {3}, {T}, Pay X {E}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value X. Activate only as a sorcery.

The plant is still capable of activating the devastating ARCHIMEDES satellite weapon.

Orb of Dragonkind (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos)
Brian Valeza

{1}, {T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast Dragon spells or activate abilities of Dragons. {R}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal a Dragon card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

HELIOS One (Fallout)
Brian Valeza

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: You get {E} (an energy counter). {3}, {T}, Pay X {E}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value X. Activate only as a sorcery.

The plant is still capable of activating the devastating ARCHIMEDES satellite weapon.