Perilous Vault

Perilous Vault (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
Sam Burley

{5}, {T}, Exile this artifact: Exile all nonland permanents.

The spirit dragon Ugin arranged the hedrons of Zendikar to direct leylines of energy. To disrupt one is to unleash devastation and chaos.

Perilous Vault (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
David Astruga

{5}, {T}, Exile this artifact: Exile all nonland permanents.

"As the years passed, Urza turned his focus from the Thran to worlds beyond his own, seeking any spell or technology that might break the Phyrexian scourge." —*Urza: From Prodigy to Planeswalker*

Perilous Vault (Commander Masters)
Sam Burley

{5}, {T}, Exile this artifact: Exile all nonland permanents.

The spirit dragon Ugin arranged the hedrons of Zendikar to direct leylines of energy. To disrupt one is to unleash devastation and chaos.

Perilous Vault (Magic 2015)
Sam Burley

{5}, {T}, Exile this artifact: Exile all nonland permanents.

The spirit dragon Ugin arranged the hedrons of Zendikar to direct leylines of energy. To disrupt one is to unleash devastation and chaos.

Elder Owyn Lyons (Fallout)
David Astruga

Artifacts you control have ward {1}. (Whenever an artifact you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {1}.) When Elder Owyn Lyons enters or dies, return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

Shriekwood Devourer (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
David Astruga

Trample Whenever you attack with one or more creatures, untap up to X lands, where X is the greatest power among those creatures.

With every soul it consumes, its roots stretch farther and reach for more victims.

Perilous Vault (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
David Astruga

{5}, {T}, Exile this artifact: Exile all nonland permanents.

"As the years passed, Urza turned his focus from the Thran to worlds beyond his own, seeking any spell or technology that might break the Phyrexian scourge." —*Urza: From Prodigy to Planeswalker*

Steamcore Scholar (Murders at Karlov Manor)
David Astruga

Flying, vigilance When this creature enters, draw two cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an instant or sorcery card or a creature card with flying.

"Hm. That's weird."

Triumph of Saint Katherine (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
David Astruga

Lifelink Praesidium Protectiva — When this creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, exile it and the top six cards of your library in a face-down pile. If you do, shuffle that pile and put it back on top of your library. Miracle {1}{W} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)

Rally the Monastery (Tarkir: Dragonstorm)
David Astruga

This spell costs {2} less to cast if you've cast another spell this turn. Choose one — • Create two 1/1 white Monk creature tokens with prowess. • Up to two target creatures you control each get +2/+2 until end of turn. • Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater.

Hierophant Bio-Titan (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
David Astruga

Frenzied Metabolism — As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may remove any number of +1/+1 counters from among creatures you control. This spell costs {2} less to cast for each counter removed this way. Vigilance, reach, ward {2} Titanic — This creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less.

Sentinel Sarah Lyons (Fallout)
David Astruga

Haste As long as an artifact entered the battlefield under your control this turn, creatures you control get +2/+2. Battalion — Whenever Sentinel Sarah Lyons and at least two other creatures attack, Sentinel Sarah Lyons deals damage equal to the number of artifacts you control to target player.

Everflowing Chalice (Fallout)
David Astruga

Multikicker {2} (You may pay an additional {2} any number of times as you cast this spell.) This artifact enters with a charge counter on it for each time it was kicked. {T}: Add {C} for each charge counter on this artifact.

Territory Forge (The Big Score)
David Astruga

When this artifact enters, if you cast it, exile target artifact or land. This artifact has all activated abilities of the exiled card.

Steamcore Scholar (Murders at Karlov Manor Promos)
David Astruga

Flying, vigilance When this creature enters, draw two cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an instant or sorcery card or a creature card with flying.

"Hm. That's weird."

Essence Anchor (Tarkir: Dragonstorm)
David Astruga

At the beginning of your upkeep, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.) {T}: Create a 2/2 black Zombie Druid creature token. Activate only during your turn and only if a card left your graveyard this turn.

Hierophant Bio-Titan (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
David Astruga

Frenzied Metabolism — As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may remove any number of +1/+1 counters from among creatures you control. This spell costs {2} less to cast for each counter removed this way. Vigilance, reach, ward {2} Titanic — This creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less.

Utter End (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
David Astruga

Exile target nonland permanent.

"Target eradicated. That which burns shall never be blessed." —Fusilave unit Tor-213

Worldwalker Helm (The Big Score)
David Astruga

If you would create one or more artifact tokens, instead create those tokens plus an additional Map token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.") {1}{U}, {T}: Create a token that's a copy of target artifact token you control.

Grell Philosopher (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
David Astruga

Aberrant Tinkering — When this creature enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, each Horror you control gains all activated abilities of target artifact an opponent controls until end of turn. You may spend blue mana as though it were mana of any color to activate those abilities.

Blood Seeker (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
David Astruga

Whenever a creature an opponent controls enters, you may have that player lose 1 life.

He hopes each greedy gulp will be the one that makes him feel warm again.

Sentinel Sarah Lyons (Fallout)
David Astruga

Haste As long as an artifact entered the battlefield under your control this turn, creatures you control get +2/+2. Battalion — Whenever Sentinel Sarah Lyons and at least two other creatures attack, Sentinel Sarah Lyons deals damage equal to the number of artifacts you control to target player.

Murder (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
David Astruga

Destroy target creature.

"Pave your path to the throne with yet another body if you must, Sarevok. It will make your stolen godhood no less false." —Gorion, wise mentor

Reject Imperfection (Phyrexia: All Will Be One)
David Astruga

Counter target spell. If that spell's mana value was 3 or less, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

"Your theory holds merit. You do not." —Sarnvax, Gitaxian sective

Mind Stone (Fallout)
David Astruga

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

"When facing a crisis, don't forget to squeeze your official Vault-Tec stress ball!" —*Overseer's Manual*

Underdark Explorer (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
David Astruga

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) When this creature enters, you take the initiative.

"Keep your fancy magic. All I need is a hook and a sturdy length of rope."

Grell Philosopher (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
David Astruga

Aberrant Tinkering — When this creature enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, each Horror you control gains all activated abilities of target artifact an opponent controls until end of turn. You may spend blue mana as though it were mana of any color to activate those abilities.

Arcane Signet (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
David Astruga

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Sometimes safety is a place. Sometimes it's a person. Sometimes it's a tangible reminder that even in darkness, hope persists.

Ugin's Mastery (Commander Masters)
David Astruga

Whenever you cast a colorless creature spell, manifest the top card of your library. (Put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Whenever you attack with creatures with total power 6 or greater, you may turn a face-down creature you control face up.

Canyon Vaulter (Aetherdrift)
David Astruga

Whenever this creature saddles a Mount or crews a Vehicle during your main phase, that Mount or Vehicle gains flying until end of turn.

Some seek thrills in watching the show. Some seek thrills in being the show.

Triumph of Saint Katherine (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
David Astruga

Lifelink Praesidium Protectiva — When this creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, exile it and the top six cards of your library in a face-down pile. If you do, shuffle that pile and put it back on top of your library. Miracle {1}{W} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)

Sterling Keykeeper (Outlaws of Thunder Junction)
David Astruga

{2}, {T}: Tap target non-Mount creature.

"If you don't want to tell me where the stash is, you'd best start getting comfy in there. You just let me know when you've changed your mind."

Illithid Harvester (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
David Astruga

Reverberate (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
David Astruga

Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

"That which was, will be. That which will be, was." —Kairos Fateweaver

Talisman of Impulse (Doctor Who)
David Astruga

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

"Act as if you know their plan, and sometimes, if you're very lucky, they'll actually tell you it!" —The Twelfth Doctor

Grand Abolisher (The Big Score)
David Astruga

During your turn, your opponents can't cast spells or activate abilities of artifacts, creatures, or enchantments.

"You think because you've mapped the land, you own the land. You own an idea, nothing more."

Infested Thrinax (Modern Horizons 3 Commander)
David Astruga

Flash When this creature enters, until end of turn, whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, create a number of 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens equal to that creature's power.

Jund doesn't have a food chain so much as a mass feeding frenzy.

Unwinding Clock (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
David Astruga

Untap all artifacts you control during each other player's untap step.

"Heat from the rotating mechanism is captured and converted into energy, allowing it to operate in perpetuity." —*Rusko's Compendium of Clockwork*

Elsewhere Flask (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
David Astruga

When this artifact enters, draw a card. Sacrifice this artifact: Choose a basic land type. Each land you control becomes that type until end of turn.

"My husband is clever enough to bottle the sky, and foolish enough to ignore its beauty." —Queen Kayla bin-Kroog

Twilight Prophet (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
David Astruga

Flying Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.) At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have the city's blessing, reveal the top card of your library and put it into your hand. Each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is that card's mana value.

Grim Servant (Modern Horizons 3)
David Astruga

Menace When this creature enters, search your library for a card with mana value less than or equal to your devotion to black, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You lose 3 life. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)

Elsewhere Flask (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
David Astruga

When this artifact enters, draw a card. Sacrifice this artifact: Choose a basic land type. Each land you control becomes that type until end of turn.

"My husband is clever enough to bottle the sky, and foolish enough to ignore its beauty." —Queen Kayla bin-Kroog

Grim Servant (Modern Horizons 3)
David Astruga

Menace When this creature enters, search your library for a card with mana value less than or equal to your devotion to black, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. You lose 3 life. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)

Ugin's Mastery (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
David Astruga

Whenever you cast a colorless creature spell, manifest the top card of your library. (Put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Whenever you attack with creatures with total power 6 or greater, you may turn a face-down creature you control face up.

Gurgling Anointer (The Brothers' War)
David Astruga

Flying Whenever you draw your second card each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. When this creature dies, return another target creature card with mana value less than or equal to this creature's power from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Beast Within (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
David Astruga

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

Beasties tend to be shy, kind to humans, and absolutely ruthless toward Valgavoth's monstrous spawn.

Banish to Another Universe (Doctor Who)
David Astruga

Affinity for historic permanents (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact, legendary, and/or Saga permanent you control.) When this enchantment enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this enchantment leaves the battlefield.

Anoint with Affliction (Phyrexia: All Will Be One)
David Astruga

Exile target creature if it has mana value 3 or less. Corrupted — Exile that creature instead if its controller has three or more poison counters.

Many vatkeepers use necrogen etchings to judge the value of their aspirants. If the wounds rot and fester, the recipient is not worth further effort.

Compass Gnome (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan)
David Astruga

When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card or Cave card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.

"I'm certain it's some kind of sophisticated navigational tool. If only I had any idea what it was telling me!" —Colbo, Brazen Coalition surveyor

Atalan Jackal (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
David Astruga

Trample, haste Skilled Outrider — Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Jade-Cast Sentinel (Tarkir: Dragonstorm)
David Astruga

Reach {2}, {T}: Put target card from a graveyard on the bottom of its owner's library.

Set in motion by artificers long forgotten, it remained loyal through the ages to the occupants of Kheru City.

Utter End (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
David Astruga

Exile target nonland permanent.

"Target eradicated. That which burns shall ever be blessed." —Fusilave unit Tor-213

Pactdoll Terror (Aetherdrift)
David Astruga

Whenever this creature or another artifact you control enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

"And you're telling me this was designed for *children*?" —Sita Varma

Bred for the Hunt (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
David Astruga

Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.

"Looks like we've found the source. Torch it quick, before anything crawls out." —Sergeant "Ripper" Jackson

Transmutation Font (The Big Score)
David Astruga

{T}: Create your choice of a Blood token, a Clue token, or a Food token. {3}, {T}, Sacrifice three artifact tokens with different names: Search your library for an artifact card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Activate only as a sorcery.

Banish to Another Universe (Doctor Who)
David Astruga

Affinity for historic permanents (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact, legendary, and/or Saga permanent you control.) When this enchantment enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this enchantment leaves the battlefield.

Triumph of Saint Katherine (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
David Astruga

Vínculo vital. Praesidium Protectiva — Cuando el Triunfo de Santa Katherine muera, exílialo a él y a las seis primeras cartas de tu biblioteca en un montón boca abajo. Si lo haces, baraja ese montón y ponlo en la parte superior de tu biblioteca. Milagro {1}{W}. (Puedes lanzar esta carta pagando su coste de milagro cuando la robes si es la primera carta que robaste este turno.)

Purging Stormbrood (Tarkir: Dragonstorm)
David Astruga

Shriekwood Devourer (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
David Astruga

Trample Whenever you attack with one or more creatures, untap up to X lands, where X is the greatest power among those creatures.

With every soul it consumes, its roots stretch farther and reach for more victims.

Talisman of Impulse (Doctor Who)
David Astruga

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

"Act as if you know their plan, and sometimes, if you're very lucky, they'll actually tell you it!" —The Twelfth Doctor

Steamcore Scholar (Murders at Karlov Manor Promos)
David Astruga

Flying, vigilance When this creature enters, draw two cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an instant or sorcery card or a creature card with flying.

"Hm. That's weird."

Mind Stone (Fallout)
David Astruga

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

"When facing a crisis, don't forget to squeeze your official Vault-Tec stress ball!" —*Overseer's Manual*

Bred for the Hunt (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
David Astruga

Whenever a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card.

"Looks like we've found the source. Torch it quick, before anything crawls out." —Sergeant "Ripper" Jackson

Wurmcoil Larva (Modern Horizons 3)
David Astruga

Deathtouch, lifelink When this creature dies, create a 1/2 black Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with deathtouch and a 2/1 black Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with lifelink.

Even a scrap of Phyrexian machinery can be lethal.

Sigil of Myrkul (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
David Astruga

At the beginning of combat on your turn, mill a card. When you do, if there are four or more creature cards in your graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control and it gains deathtouch until end of turn. (To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)

Elder Owyn Lyons (Fallout)
David Astruga

Artifacts you control have ward {1}. (Whenever an artifact you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {1}.) When Elder Owyn Lyons enters or dies, return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

Spyglass Siren (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan)
David Astruga

Flying When this creature enters, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")

River Herald Guide (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan)
David Astruga

Vigilance When this creature enters, it explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)

Azorius Guildmage (Ravnica Remastered)
David Astruga

{2}{W}: Tap target creature. {2}{U}: Counter target activated ability. (Mana abilities can't be targeted.)

Sentinel Sarah Lyons (Fallout)
David Astruga

Haste As long as an artifact entered the battlefield under your control this turn, creatures you control get +2/+2. Battalion — Whenever Sentinel Sarah Lyons and at least two other creatures attack, Sentinel Sarah Lyons deals damage equal to the number of artifacts you control to target player.

Unwinding Clock (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
David Astruga

Untap all artifacts you control during each other player's untap step.

"Heat from the rotating mechanism is captured and converted into energy, allowing it to operate in perpetuity." —*Rusko's Compendium of Clockwork*

Arcane Signet (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
David Astruga

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Countless xenos cults dwell unseen within the Imperium, lurking just beneath the surface.

Skeleton (Battle for Baldur's Gate Tokens)
David Astruga

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

Illithid Harvester (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
David Astruga

"Your mind belongs to the Emperor now."

Geode Golem (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
David Astruga

Trample Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may cast your commander from the command zone without paying its mana cost. (You still pay any additional costs.)

Sentinel Sarah Lyons (Fallout)
David Astruga

Haste As long as an artifact entered the battlefield under your control this turn, creatures you control get +2/+2. Battalion — Whenever Sentinel Sarah Lyons and at least two other creatures attack, Sentinel Sarah Lyons deals damage equal to the number of artifacts you control to target player.

Herald of Anguish (The Brothers' War Commander)
David Astruga

Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Flying At the beginning of your end step, each opponent discards a card. {1}{B}, Sacrifice an artifact: Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

Conclave Equenaut (Ravnica Remastered)
David Astruga

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.) Flying

Equenauts are the seeds of the Conclave, scattered on the four winds, searching for new places to take root.

Annex Sentry (Phyrexia: All Will Be One)
David Astruga

Toxic 1 (Players dealt combat damage by this creature also get a poison counter.) When this creature enters, exile target artifact or creature an opponent controls with mana value 3 or less until this creature leaves the battlefield.

There's never a need to change the watch, for the servants of Norn are sleepless.

Super Mutant Scavenger (Fallout)
David Astruga

Trample When this creature enters or dies, return up to one target Aura or Equipment card from your graveyard to your hand.

Out in the wastelands, everything's a steal.

Everflowing Chalice (Fallout)
David Astruga

Multikicker {2} (You may pay an additional {2} any number of times as you cast this spell.) This artifact enters with a charge counter on it for each time it was kicked. {T}: Add {C} for each charge counter on this artifact.

Steamcore Scholar (Murders at Karlov Manor)
David Astruga

Flying, vigilance When this creature enters, draw two cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an instant or sorcery card or a creature card with flying.

"Hm. That's weird."

Stop Cold (Outlaws of Thunder Junction)
David Astruga

Flash Enchant artifact or creature When this Aura enters, tap enchanted permanent. Enchanted permanent loses all abilities and doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.

Infested Thrinax (Modern Horizons 3 Commander)
David Astruga

Flash When this creature enters, until end of turn, whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, create a number of 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens equal to that creature's power.

Jund doesn't have a food chain so much as a mass feeding frenzy.

Inventive Wingsmith (Outlaws of Thunder Junction)
David Astruga

At the beginning of your end step, if you haven't cast a spell from your hand this turn and this creature doesn't have a flying counter on it, put a flying counter on it.

"We must forge for ourselves the gifts that nature neglected to give us."

Atalan Jackal (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
David Astruga

Trample, haste Skilled Outrider — Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Quietus Spike (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
David Astruga

Equipped creature has deathtouch. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up. Equip {3}

Spyglass Siren (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan)
David Astruga

Flying When this creature enters, create a Map token. (It's an artifact with "{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Target creature you control explores. Activate only as a sorcery.")

Super Mutant Scavenger (Fallout)
David Astruga

Trample When this creature enters or dies, return up to one target Aura or Equipment card from your graveyard to your hand.

Out in the wastelands, everything's a steal.

Illithid Harvester (Battle for Baldur's Gate Promos)
David Astruga

"Your mind belongs to the Emperor now."

Ugin's Mastery (Commander Masters)
David Astruga

Whenever you cast a colorless creature spell, manifest the top card of your library. (Put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Whenever you attack with creatures with total power 6 or greater, you may turn a face-down creature you control face up.

Quietus Spike (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
David Astruga

Equipped creature has deathtouch. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up. Equip {3}

Arcane Signet (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
David Astruga

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Countless xenos cults dwell unseen within the Imperium, lurking just beneath the surface.

Disembowel (Ravnica Remastered)
David Astruga

Destroy target creature with mana value X.

"You're right. I'm sure your Legion friends *are* looking for you. And once we've hidden a piece of you in each district, they'll get to keep looking for a long time." —Ivrelya, Dimir spymaster

Reverberate (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
David Astruga

Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

"That which was, will be. That which will be, was." —Kairos Fateweaver