Lab Rats

Lab Rats (Stronghold)
DiTerlizzi

Buyback {4} (You may pay an additional {4} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Create a 1/1 black Rat creature token.

Lure (Eighth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

Enchant creature All creatures able to block enchanted creature do so.

"When the forest wants something, no mortal mind can resist her." —Maro

Skyshroud Troopers (Stronghold)
DiTerlizzi

{T}: Add {G}.

"We were not made for war. Like flowstone, Volrath shaped us to it." —Eladamri, Lord of Leaves

Coercion (Visions)
DiTerlizzi

Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card.

A rhino's bargain —Femeref expression meaning "a situation with no choices"

Song of Serenity (Exodus)
DiTerlizzi

Creatures that are enchanted can't attack or block.

Heartwood brings peace in great symphonies where dryads conduct the trees through every note.

Lure (Mercadian Masques)
DiTerlizzi

Enchant creature All creatures able to block enchanted creature do so.

Deepwood's reach is not long, so it invites its enemies in.

Hive of the Eye Tyrant (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms)
DiTerlizzi

If you control two or more other lands, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {B}. {3}{B}: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 3/3 black Beholder creature with menace and "Whenever this creature attacks, exile target card from defending player's graveyard." It's still a land.

Endless Wurm (Urza's Saga)
DiTerlizzi

Trample At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you sacrifice an enchantment.

Ages ago, a party of elves took cover to let one pass. They're still waiting.

Goblin Piker (Magic 2010)
DiTerlizzi

Once he'd worked out which end of the thing was sharp, he was promoted to guard duty.

Cloud Spirit (Portal)
DiTerlizzi

Flying This creature can block only creatures with flying.

Brainstorm (Mercadian Masques)
DiTerlizzi

Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

"I see more than others do because I know where to look." —Saprazzan vizier

Giant Growth (World Championship Decks 1999)
DiTerlizzi

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

Horned Turtle (Ninth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

It doesn't like having visitors . . . unless it's having them for lunch.

Exhaustion (Portal)
DiTerlizzi

Creatures and lands target opponent controls don't untap during their next untap step.

Goblin Masons (Urza's Destiny)
DiTerlizzi

When this creature dies, destroy target Wall.

"Goblins build with true zeal—and anything else within arm's reach."

Cat Burglar (Exodus)
DiTerlizzi

{2}{B}, {T}: Target player discards a card. Activate only as a sorcery.

The *il*-Kor no longer roam the open plains, but they are still hunters.

Goblin Mountaineer (Portal Second Age)
DiTerlizzi

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

Goblin mountaineer, barely keeps his family fed.

Mischievous Poltergeist (Weatherlight)
DiTerlizzi

Flying Pay 1 life: Regenerate this creature.

"The past is a ghost that haunts you from the moment it exists until the moment you don't." —Gerrard of the *Weatherlight*

Null Brooch (Exodus)
DiTerlizzi

{2}, {T}, Discard your hand: Counter target noncreature spell.

Give away everything so others have nothing. —Brooch inscription

Crop Rotation (Dominaria Remastered)
DiTerlizzi

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a land. Search your library for a land card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

"Hmm ... maybe lotuses this year."

Hulking Cyclops (Visions)
DiTerlizzi

This creature can't block.

"Some say a great cyclops turns the world in its hands, looking down upon it with its one bright eye." —Afari, *Tales*

Verdant Force (Commander 2015)
DiTerlizzi

At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

Left to itself, nature overflows any container, overthrows any restriction, and overreaches any boundary.

False Summoning (Portal Second Age)
DiTerlizzi

Counter target creature spell.

Verdant Force (Duels of the Planeswalkers)
DiTerlizzi

At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

Left to itself, nature overflows any container, overthrows any restriction, and overreaches any boundary.

Frozen Shade (Fifth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

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

"There are some qualities, some incorporate things, / That have a double life, which thus is made / A type of twin entity which springs / From matter and light, evinced in solid and shade." —Edgar Allan Poe, "Silence"

Verdant Force (Planechase)
DiTerlizzi

At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

Left to itself, nature overflows any container, overthrows any restriction, and overreaches any boundary.

Terminate (Planeshift)
DiTerlizzi

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

Like his mother before him, Darigaaz gave his life defending Dominaria from the tyranny of self-styled "gods."

Giant Growth (World Championship Decks 1997)
DiTerlizzi

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

Elephant Resurgence (Prophecy)
DiTerlizzi

Each player creates a green Elephant creature token. Those creatures have "This token's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creature cards in its controller's graveyard."

Squeeze (Mercadian Masques)
DiTerlizzi

Sorcery spells cost {3} more to cast.

Any pirate would prefer Rishada's swift and cruel justice to Saprazzo's patient punishments.

Devoted Hero (Starter 1999)
DiTerlizzi

The heart's courage is the soul's guardian.

Goblin Marshal (Urza's Destiny)
DiTerlizzi

Echo {4}{R}{R} (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.) When this creature enters or dies, create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.

Goblin Piker (Duels of the Planeswalkers)
DiTerlizzi

Once he'd worked out which end of the thing was sharp, he was promoted to guard duty.

Venomous Breath (Mercadian Masques)
DiTerlizzi

Choose target creature. At this turn's next end of combat, destroy all creatures that blocked or were blocked by it this turn.

The dryads need neither size nor strength to defeat their enemies in battle.

Coastal Hornclaw (Prophecy)
DiTerlizzi

Sacrifice a land: This creature gains flying until end of turn.

Jamuraan farmers fear three things above all else: droughts, floods, and hornclaws.

Devoted Hero (Portal)
DiTerlizzi

The heart's courage is the soul's guardian.

Merfolk Traders (Weatherlight)
DiTerlizzi

When this creature enters, draw a card, then discard a card.

"As much as I hate water, I *do* love fish . . . ." —Mirri of the *Weatherlight*

Angelic Blessing (The List)
DiTerlizzi

Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)

A peasant can do more by faith than a king by proclamation.

Merfolk of the Pearl Trident (Starter 1999)
DiTerlizzi

Are merfolk humans with fins, or are humans merfolk with feet?

Wall of Diffusion (Tempest)
DiTerlizzi

Defender (This creature can't attack.) This creature can block creatures with shadow as though it had shadow.

"The injury was being caught between this world and our own; the insult was to find walls within." —Lyna, Soltari emissary

Overlaid Terrain (Nemesis)
DiTerlizzi

As this enchantment enters, sacrifice all lands you control. Lands you control have "{T}: Add two mana of any one color."

One must reap before one can sow.

Goblin Piker (Portal Second Age)
DiTerlizzi

Once he'd worked out which end of the thing was sharp, he was promoted to guard duty.

Noble Benefactor (The List)
DiTerlizzi

When this creature dies, each player may search their library for a card and put that card into their hand. Then each player who searched their library this way shuffles.

Verdant Force (Starter Commander Decks)
DiTerlizzi

At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

Left to itself, nature overflows any container, overthrows any restriction, and overreaches any boundary.

Elvish Ranger (The List)
DiTerlizzi

It's up to you if you enter their woods—and up to them if you leave.

Brass Secretary (Urza's Destiny)
DiTerlizzi

{2}, Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card.

The students disliked the secretary for its unfailing memory—until they discovered it couldn't dodge thrown objects.

Goblin Cavaliers (Portal Second Age)
DiTerlizzi

They get along so well with their goats because they're practically goats themselves.

Goblin War Buggy (Urza's Saga)
DiTerlizzi

Haste Echo {1}{R} (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.)

Giant Growth (Classic Sixth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

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

Goblin Piker (Tenth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

Once he'd worked out which end of the thing was sharp, he was promoted to guard duty.

Verdant Force (World Championship Decks 1998)
DiTerlizzi

At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

Burl, scurf, and bower Birth fern and flower.

Mischievous Poltergeist (The List)
DiTerlizzi

Flying Pay 1 life: Regenerate this creature.

"The past is a ghost that haunts you from the moment it exists until the moment you don't." —Gerrard of the *Weatherlight*

Takara (Vanguard Series)
DiTerlizzi

Sacrifice a creature: Takara deals 1 damage to any target.

Takara banishes the shadow of her father's ignoble reputation through the dedication, plain speaking, and swift action of a warrior. By refusing Starke's path of self-interest and opportunism, she has learned what he never will know: the value of sacrifice for a worthy cause.

Hunting Moa (Time Spiral Timeshifted)
DiTerlizzi

Echo {2}{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.) When this creature enters or dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Barrin's Codex (Urza's Saga)
DiTerlizzi

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a page counter on this artifact. {4}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw X cards, where X is the number of page counters on this artifact.

Vine Trellis (Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana)
DiTerlizzi

Defender (This creature can't attack.) {T}: Add {G}.

Nature twists knots stronger than any rope.

Verdant Force (Premium Deck Series: Graveborn)
DiTerlizzi

At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

Left to itself, nature overflows any container, overthrows any restriction, and overreaches any boundary.

Wirewood Savage (Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana)
DiTerlizzi

Whenever a Beast enters, you may draw a card.

"She is truly Wirewood's child now." —Elvish refugee

Gus (Unglued)
DiTerlizzi

This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each Magic game you have lost to one of your opponents since you last won a game against them.

"Now I lay me down to sleep— What are *you* starin' at?"

Fodder Cannon (Urza's Destiny)
DiTerlizzi

{4}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: This artifact deals 4 damage to target creature.

Step 1: Find your cousin. Step 2: Get your cousin in the cannon. Step 3: Find another cousin.

Verdant Force (Tempest)
DiTerlizzi

At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

Burl, scurf, and bower Birth fern and flower.

Fodder Cannon (The List)
DiTerlizzi

{4}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: This artifact deals 4 damage to target creature.

Step 1: Find your cousin. Step 2: Get your cousin in the cannon. Step 3: Find another cousin.

Argothian Elder (The List)
DiTerlizzi

{T}: Untap two target lands.

Sharpen your ears —Elvish expression meaning "grow wiser"

Verdant Force (Commander Anthology)
DiTerlizzi

At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

Left to itself, nature overflows any container, overthrows any restriction, and overreaches any boundary.

Lab Rats (Stronghold)
DiTerlizzi

Buyback {4} (You may pay an additional {4} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Create a 1/1 black Rat creature token.

Goblin Matron (The List)
DiTerlizzi

When this creature enters, you may search your library for a Goblin card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

There's always room for one more.

Fighting Drake (Tempest)
DiTerlizzi

Flying

Two things are needed to survive the harsh skies of Rath: a thick hide and a thicker skull.

Angelic Blessing (Portal)
DiTerlizzi

Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)

A peasant can do more by faith than a king by proclamation.

Hunting Moa (Urza's Destiny)
DiTerlizzi

Echo {2}{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.) When this creature enters or dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Stream of Acid (Starter 1999)
DiTerlizzi

Destroy target land or nonblack creature.

Giant Growth (Fifth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

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

Elvish Ranger (Portal)
DiTerlizzi

It's up to you if you enter their woods—and up to them if you leave.

Coercion (Eighth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card.

"Human tenderness is simply weakness in a pretty package."

Exhaustion (The List)
DiTerlizzi

Creatures and lands target opponent controls don't untap during their next untap step.

Giant Growth (Battle Royale Box Set)
DiTerlizzi

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

Goblin Game (The List)
DiTerlizzi

Each player hides at least one item, then all players reveal them simultaneously. Each player loses life equal to the number of items they revealed. The player who revealed the fewest items then loses half their life, rounded up. If two or more players are tied for fewest, each loses half their life, rounded up.

Inviolability (Mercadian Masques)
DiTerlizzi

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

A soldier's faith is magic strong enough to protect against any blade.

Angelic Protector (Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic)
DiTerlizzi

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

"My family sheltered in her light, the dark was content to wait." —Crovax

Phyrexian Defiler (Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition)
DiTerlizzi

{T}, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.

"The third stage of the illness: muscle aches and persistent cough." —Phyrexian progress notes

Mystic Denial (Portal Second Age)
DiTerlizzi

Counter target creature or sorcery spell.

Balshan Collaborator (Torment)
DiTerlizzi

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

"Power, gold, crackers—every bird has its price." —Chainer, dementia master

Medicine Bag (Exodus)
DiTerlizzi

{1}, {T}, Discard a card: Regenerate target creature.

"My medicine bag and I have treated countless wounds and illnesses. But never have I seen so many made so sick for so long. We will *never* eat Squee's cooking again." —Orim, journal

Djinn of the Lamp (Portal)
DiTerlizzi

Flying

Once they learn the trick of carrying their own lamps, they never touch the ground again.

Goblin Matron (Urza's Saga)
DiTerlizzi

When this creature enters, you may search your library for a Goblin card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

There's always room for one more.

Pursuit of Knowledge (The List)
DiTerlizzi

If you would draw a card, you may put a study counter on this enchantment instead. Remove three study counters from this enchantment, Sacrifice this enchantment: Draw seven cards.

Eye of Yawgmoth (Nemesis)
DiTerlizzi

{3}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Reveal a number of cards from the top of your library equal to the sacrificed creature's power. Put one into your hand and exile the rest.

Goblin Piker (Magic 2012)
DiTerlizzi

Once he'd worked out which end of the thing was sharp, he was promoted to guard duty.

Blanchwood Treefolk (Urza's Saga)
DiTerlizzi

The massive Argivian attack on their rooted kindred was a declaration of war to the treefolk.

Sea Spirit (Fifth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

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

"It rose above our heads, above the ship, and still higher yet. No foggy, ice-laden sea in the world could frighten me more." —General Jarkeld, the Arctic Fox

Merfolk of the Pearl Trident (The List)
DiTerlizzi

Are merfolk humans with fins, or are humans merfolk with feet?

Angelic Protector (Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic)
DiTerlizzi

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

"My family sheltered in her light, the dark was content to wait." —Crovax

Verdant Force (Ninth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

Urborg Mindsucker (Visions)
DiTerlizzi

{B}, Sacrifice this creature: Target opponent discards a card at random. Activate only as a sorcery.

"My pet will pick the ripe fruit from your tortured brain as if it were hanging from a vine." —Kaervek

Goblin Piker (Ninth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

Once he'd worked out which end of the thing was sharp, he was promoted to guard duty.

Yavimaya Scion (The List)
DiTerlizzi

Protection from artifacts

Each time the saw blade bit, the tree spat it out.

Fire Imp (The List)
DiTerlizzi

When this creature enters, it deals 2 damage to target creature.

Coercion (Ninth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card.

"Of all I that I have lost, I miss my mind the most."

Goblin Game (Planeshift)
DiTerlizzi

Each player hides at least one item, then all players reveal them simultaneously. Each player loses life equal to the number of items they revealed. The player who revealed the fewest items then loses half their life, rounded up. If two or more players are tied for fewest, each loses half their life, rounded up.

Winding Wurm (Urza's Saga)
DiTerlizzi

Echo {4}{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.)

Entire trees were stripped of their bark and branches by the wurm's writhing path.

Terminate (World Championship Decks 2001)
DiTerlizzi

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

Like his mother before him, Darigaaz gave his life defending Dominaria from the tyranny of self-styled "gods."

Wirewood Savage (Onslaught)
DiTerlizzi

Whenever a Beast enters, you may draw a card.

"She is truly Wirewood's child now." —Elvish refugee

Bayou Dragonfly (Tempest)
DiTerlizzi

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

"Like a sugar stick with wings!" —Squee, goblin cabin hand

Remove (Portal Second Age)
DiTerlizzi

Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step and only if you've been attacked this step. Return target attacking creature to its owner's hand.

Aerial Caravan (Mercadian Masques)
DiTerlizzi

Flying {1}{U}{U}: Exile the top card of your library. Until end of turn, you may play that card. (Reveal the card as you exile it.)

Successful delivery is *not* guaranteed.

Breath of Life (Portal)
DiTerlizzi

Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Merfolk of the Pearl Trident (Portal)
DiTerlizzi

Are merfolk humans with fins, or are humans merfolk with feet?

Bottle of Suleiman (Classic Sixth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

{1}, Sacrifice this artifact: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, create a 5/5 colorless Djinn artifact creature token with flying. If you lose the flip, this artifact deals 5 damage to you.

Horned Turtle (Eighth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

It doesn't like having visitors . . . unless it's having them for lunch.

Merfolk of the Pearl Trident (Classic Sixth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

Are merfolk humans with fins, or are humans merfolk with feet?

Lure (Eighth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

Enchant creature All creatures able to block enchanted creature do so.

"When the forest wants something, no mortal mind can resist her." —Maro

Verdant Force (Tenth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

Left to itself, nature overflows any container, overthrows any restriction, and overreaches any boundary.

Serra Zealot (Urza's Saga)
DiTerlizzi

First strike

"The humans are useful in their way, but they must be commanded as the builder commands the stone. Be soft with them, and they will become soft." —Radiant, archangel

Angelic Protector (Tempest)
DiTerlizzi

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

"My family sheltered in her light, the dark was content to wait." —Crovax

Eye of Yawgmoth (The List)
DiTerlizzi

{3}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Reveal a number of cards from the top of your library equal to the sacrificed creature's power. Put one into your hand and exile the rest.

Mischievous Poltergeist (Classic Sixth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

Flying Pay 1 life: Regenerate this creature.

"The past is a ghost that haunts you from the moment it exists until the moment you don't." —Gerrard of the *Weatherlight*

Breath of Life (Starter 2000)
DiTerlizzi

Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Supersize (Unhinged)
DiTerlizzi

Target creature gets +3½/+3½ until end of turn.

You want "mise" with that?

Kavu Scout (Invasion)
DiTerlizzi

Domain — This creature gets +1/+0 for each basic land type among lands you control.

The kavu evolved for centuries deep inside Dominaria, and some can draw from its strength.

Goblin Cavaliers (Starter 1999)
DiTerlizzi

They get along so well with their goats because they're practically goats themselves.

Coastal Hornclaw (Eighth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

Sacrifice a land: This creature gains flying until end of turn.

Jamuraan farmers fear three things above all else: droughts, floods, and hornclaws.

Fire Imp (Portal)
DiTerlizzi

When this creature enters, it deals 2 damage to target creature.

Yavimaya Scion (Urza's Legacy)
DiTerlizzi

Protection from artifacts

Each time the saw blade bit, the tree spat it out.

Angelic Protector (Jumpstart 2022)
DiTerlizzi

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

"My family sheltered in her light, the dark was content to wait." —Crovax

Brainstorm (Friday Night Magic 2004)
DiTerlizzi

Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

"I see more than others do because I know where to look." —Saprazzan vizier

Bottle of Suleiman (Fifth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

{1}, Sacrifice this artifact: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, create a 5/5 colorless Djinn artifact creature token with flying. If you lose the flip, this artifact deals 5 damage to you.

Horned Turtle (Magic 2010)
DiTerlizzi

It's a mistake to say turtles hide in their shells. They merely need time to contemplate how best to bite your head off.

Brainstorm (Commander 2011)
DiTerlizzi

Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

"I see more than others do because I know where to look." —Saprazzan vizier

Last Breath (Mercadian Masques)
DiTerlizzi

Exile target creature with power 2 or less. Its controller gains 4 life.

"The River flows. My soul returns."

Breath of Life (Starter 1999)
DiTerlizzi

Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Phyrexian Defiler (Urza's Legacy)
DiTerlizzi

{T}, Sacrifice this creature: Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.

"The third stage of the illness: muscle aches and persistent cough." —Phyrexian progress notes

Brainstorm (Mystery Booster 2)
DiTerlizzi

Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

"I see more than others do because I know where to look." —Saprazzan vizier

Brainstorm (World Championship Decks 2000)
DiTerlizzi

Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

"I see more than others do because I know where to look." —Saprazzan vizier

Vine Trellis (Eighth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

Defender (This creature can't attack.) {T}: Add {G}.

Nature twists knots stronger than any rope.

Giant Growth (Beatdown Box Set)
DiTerlizzi

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

Endless Wurm (The List)
DiTerlizzi

Trample At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you sacrifice an enchantment.

Ages ago, a party of elves took cover to let one pass. They're still waiting.

Horned Turtle (Tempest)
DiTerlizzi

"So like men are they: a hardened shell with fragile flesh beneath." —Selenia, dark angel

Pursuit of Knowledge (Stronghold)
DiTerlizzi

If you would draw a card, you may put a study counter on this enchantment instead. Remove three study counters from this enchantment, Sacrifice this enchantment: Draw seven cards.

Vine Trellis (Eighth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

Defender (This creature can't attack.) {T}: Add {G}.

Nature twists knots stronger than any rope.

Willow Elf (Starter 2000)
DiTerlizzi

The forest lives in the elf as the elf lives in the forest.

Workhorse (Exodus)
DiTerlizzi

This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Add {C}.

Horned Turtle (Classic Sixth Edition)
DiTerlizzi

"So like men are they: a hardened shell with fragile flesh beneath." —Selenia, dark angel

Noble Benefactor (Weatherlight)
DiTerlizzi

When this creature dies, each player may search their library for a card and put that card into their hand. Then each player who searched their library this way shuffles.

Goblin Mountaineer (Starter 1999)
DiTerlizzi

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

Goblin mountaineer, barely keeps his family fed.

False Summoning (The List)
DiTerlizzi

Counter target creature spell.

Goblin Spelunkers (Urza's Saga)
DiTerlizzi

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

"It only short jump. You go first." "AIIIEEEE!" "Hmm . . . we go different way now."

Breath of Life (The List)
DiTerlizzi

Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Terminate (Dominaria United Commander)
DiTerlizzi

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

Like his mother before him, Darigaaz gave his life defending Dominaria from the tyranny of self-styled "gods."

Eye Spy (Starter 1999)
DiTerlizzi

Look at the top card of target player's library. You may put that card into their graveyard.

Terminate (Friday Night Magic 2006)
DiTerlizzi

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

Like his mother before him, Darigaaz gave his life defending Dominaria from the tyranny of self-styled "gods."

Angelic Protector (The List)
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Flying Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, this creature gets +0/+3 until end of turn.

"My family sheltered in her light, the dark was content to wait." —Crovax

Nether Shadow (Fifth Edition)
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Haste At the beginning of your upkeep, if this card is in your graveyard with three or more creature cards above it, you may put this card onto the battlefield.

Forgotten Harvest (Prophecy)
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At the beginning of your upkeep, you may exile a land card from your graveyard. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Treefolk Mystic (Urza's Legacy)
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Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked by a creature, destroy all Auras attached to that creature.

Urza's wards fell from him like autumn leaves as he entered the dreaming grove. He awoke imprisoned in living wood.

Verdant Force (The List)
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At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.

Left to itself, nature overflows any container, overthrows any restriction, and overreaches any boundary.

Hanna's Custody (Tempest)
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All artifacts have shroud. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.)

"I protect the Legacy with my life if necessary, for its purpose is far more important than my own." —Hanna, *Weatherlight* navigator

Argothian Elder (Urza's Saga)
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{T}: Untap two target lands.

Sharpen your ears —Elvish expression meaning "grow wiser"

Eye Spy (Portal Second Age)
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Look at the top card of target player's library. You may put that card into their graveyard.

Hanna's Custody (The List)
DiTerlizzi

All artifacts have shroud. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.)

"I protect the Legacy with my life if necessary, for its purpose is far more important than my own." —Hanna, *Weatherlight* navigator

Argothian Elder (Battle Royale Box Set)
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{T}: Untap two target lands.

Sharpen your ears —Elvish expression meaning "grow wiser"

Last Breath (The List)
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Exile target creature with power 2 or less. Its controller gains 4 life.

"The River flows. My soul returns."

Wirewood Savage (Duel Decks Anthology: Garruk vs. Liliana)
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Whenever a Beast enters, you may draw a card.

"She is truly Wirewood's child now." —Elvish refugee

Coercion (Classic Sixth Edition)
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Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card.

A rhino's bargain —Femeref expression meaning "a situation with no choices"

Giant Growth (Eighth Edition)
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Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Putrefaction (Mercadian Masques)
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Whenever a player casts a green or white spell, that player discards a card.

"Do you want to be alive or whole?" —Ta-Karnst, Cho-Arrim healer

Soul Channeling (Mercadian Masques)
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Enchant creature Pay 2 life: Regenerate enchanted creature.

Driven by masters more terrible than the Mercadians could imagine, the dark overseers would pay any price to keep their shipwrights working.

Scare Tactics (Exodus)
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Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

"Fear rules those weak enough to accept it." —Greven *il*-Vec

Workhorse (The List)
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This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Add {C}.

Willow Elf (Starter 1999)
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The forest lives in the elf as the elf lives in the forest.

Hunting Moa (Archenemy)
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Echo {2}{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.) When this creature enters or dies, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Twitch (Tempest)
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You may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land. Draw a card.

Battles are won in nuance.

Goblin Piker (Magic 2011)
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Once he'd worked out which end of the thing was sharp, he was promoted to guard duty.

Vine Trellis (Duel Decks Anthology: Garruk vs. Liliana)
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Defender (This creature can't attack.) {T}: Add {G}.

Nature twists knots stronger than any rope.

Twitch (Tenth Edition)
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You may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land. Draw a card.

Battles are won in nuance.

Vine Trellis (Mercadian Masques)
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Defender (This creature can't attack.) {T}: Add {G}.

"We protect our own with our own."

Crop Rotation (Urza's Legacy)
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As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a land. Search your library for a land card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

"Hmm . . . maybe lotuses this year."

Verdant Force (Ninth Edition)
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At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.