The Balrog of Moria

The Balrog of Moria (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
Rudy Siswanto

Trample, haste When The Balrog of Moria dies, you may exile it. When you do, for each opponent, exile up to one target creature that player controls. Cycling {3}{R} ({3}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, create two Treasure tokens.

The Balrog of Moria (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
Rudy Siswanto

Trample, haste When The Balrog of Moria dies, you may exile it. When you do, for each opponent, exile up to one target creature that player controls. Cycling {3}{R} ({3}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, create two Treasure tokens.

The Balrog of Moria (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
Rudy Siswanto

Trample, haste When The Balrog of Moria dies, you may exile it. When you do, for each opponent, exile up to one target creature that player controls. Cycling {3}{R} ({3}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, create two Treasure tokens.

Bloodfeather Phoenix (March of the Machine)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying This creature can't block. Whenever an instant or sorcery spell you control deals damage to an opponent or battle, you may pay {R}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste until end of turn.

Etherium Sculptor (Secret Lair Drop)
Rudy Siswanto

Artifact spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Don't worry, they want you to smash them.

Professor of Zoomancy (Strixhaven: School of Mages)
Rudy Siswanto

When this creature enters, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life."

She's brilliant, if a bit overbearing.

Pack Leader (Core Set 2021)
Rudy Siswanto

Other Dogs you control get +1/+1. Whenever this creature attacks, prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn to Dogs you control.

Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd (Modern Horizons 3)
Rudy Siswanto

Flash Whenever Phelia attacks, exile up to one other target nonland permanent. At the beginning of the next end step, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If it entered under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on Phelia.

Loot, the Key to Everything (The Big Score)
Rudy Siswanto

Ward {1} At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of card types among other nonland permanents you control. You may play those cards this turn.

The vault's ultimate prize wasn't exactly what Kellan had imagined.

Searchlight Companion (Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying When this creature enters, create a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token.

The merging of the spirit and material realms has resulted in some unusual friendships.

Pack Leader (Core Set 2021 Promos)
Rudy Siswanto

Other Dogs you control get +1/+1. Whenever this creature attacks, prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn to Dogs you control.

He will be your loyal champion, and his pack your protectors. All he asks for is a full belly, a spot by the fire, and all the love in your heart.

Curiosity Crafter (Bloomburrow Commander)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying You have no maximum hand size. Whenever a creature token you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Red Dragon (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying Fire Breath — When this creature enters, it deals 4 damage to each opponent.

Curiosity Crafter (The List)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying You have no maximum hand size. Whenever a creature token you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Raging Battle Mouse (Wilds of Eldraine)
Rudy Siswanto

The second spell you cast each turn costs {1} less to cast. Celebration — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if two or more nonland permanents entered the battlefield under your control this turn, target creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Pinkie Pie (Secret Lair Drop)
Rudy Siswanto

Whenever you cast a spell with a smile in its art, create a tapped Treasure token. Everypony's Invited — Your party consists of each creature you control, and your party is always full.

"Hey, you know what this calls for? A party!"

Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd (Modern Horizons 3 Promos)
Rudy Siswanto

Flash Whenever Phelia attacks, exile up to one other target nonland permanent. At the beginning of the next end step, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If it entered under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on Phelia.

Moraug, Fury of Akoum (Year of the Ox 2021)
Rudy Siswanto

Each creature you control gets +1/+0 for each time it has attacked this turn. Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, if it's your main phase, there's an additional combat phase after this phase. At the beginning of that combat, untap all creatures you control.

Command Tower (Secret Lair Drop)
Rudy Siswanto

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

Moraug, Fury of Akoum (Zendikar Rising Promos)
Rudy Siswanto

Each creature you control gets +1/+0 for each time it has attacked this turn. Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, if it's your main phase, there's an additional combat phase after this phase. At the beginning of that combat, untap all creatures you control.

Prized Unicorn (Core Set 2020)
Rudy Siswanto

All creatures able to block this creature do so.

"Friend and foe alike are irresistibly drawn to its beauty—the good, to their lasting reward, and the evil, to their brief and painful regret." —Vivien Reid

Borborygmos and Fblthp (March of the Machine Promos)
Rudy Siswanto

Whenever Borborygmos and Fblthp enters or attacks, draw a card, then you may discard any number of land cards. When you discard one or more cards this way, Borborygmos and Fblthp deals twice that much damage to target creature. {1}{U}: Put Borborygmos and Fblthp into its owner's library third from the top.

Skyboon Evangelist (New Capenna Commander)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying When this creature enters, support 6. (Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to six other target creatures.) Whenever a creature with a counter on it attacks one of your opponents, that creature gains flying until end of turn.

Backdraft Hellkite (Double Masters 2022)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying Whenever this creature attacks, each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost.

Memories burn with the brightest flames.

Ral, Crackling Wit (Bloomburrow Promos)
Rudy Siswanto

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a loyalty counter on Ral. +1: Create a 1/1 blue and red Otter creature token with prowess. −3: Draw three cards, then discard two cards. −10: Draw three cards. You get an emblem with "Instant and sorcery spells you cast have storm." (Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)

Ferocious Pup (Core Set 2020)
Rudy Siswanto

When this creature enters, create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token.

The strongest pack has the fiercest pups.

Against All Odds (The List)
Rudy Siswanto

Choose one or both — • Exile target artifact or creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. • Return target artifact or creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Francisco, Fowl Marauder (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying Francisco can't block. Whenever one or more Pirates you control deal damage to a player, Francisco explores. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Tinybones, Bauble Burglar (Foundations)
Rudy Siswanto

Whenever an opponent discards a card, exile it from their graveyard with a stash counter on it. During your turn, you may play cards you don't own with stash counters on them from exile, and mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells. {3}{B}, {T}: Each opponent discards a card. Activate only as a sorcery.

Bloodfeather Phoenix (March of the Machine)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying This creature can't block. Whenever an instant or sorcery spell you control deals damage to an opponent or battle, you may pay {R}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste until end of turn.

The Balrog of Moria (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
Rudy Siswanto

Trample, haste When The Balrog of Moria dies, you may exile it. When you do, for each opponent, exile up to one target creature that player controls. Cycling {3}{R} ({3}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, create two Treasure tokens.

Backdraft Hellkite (Commander 2019)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying Whenever this creature attacks, each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost.

Memories burn with the brightest flames.

Curiosity Crafter (Commander 2021)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying You have no maximum hand size. Whenever a creature token you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Lozhan, Dragons' Legacy (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying Whenever you cast an Adventure or Dragon spell, Lozhan deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to any target that isn't a commander.

She channels myth and memory into waves of deadly arcane force.

Bloodfeather Phoenix (March of the Machine Promos)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying This creature can't block. Whenever an instant or sorcery spell you control deals damage to an opponent or battle, you may pay {R}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste until end of turn.

Geothermal Kami (Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty)
Rudy Siswanto

When this creature enters, you may return an enchantment you control to its owner's hand. If you do, you gain 3 life.

A mysterious kami will sometimes appear to overworked monks and offer them a warm, relaxing bath.

Ral, Crackling Wit (Bloomburrow Promos)
Rudy Siswanto

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a loyalty counter on Ral. +1: Create a 1/1 blue and red Otter creature token with prowess. −3: Draw three cards, then discard two cards. −10: Draw three cards. You get an emblem with "Instant and sorcery spells you cast have storm." (Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)

Marisi, Breaker of the Coil (The List)
Rudy Siswanto

Your opponents can't cast spells during combat. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, goad each creature that player controls. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)

"Cast off the law! Awaken your rage!"

Raging Battle Mouse (Wilds of Eldraine)
Rudy Siswanto

The second spell you cast each turn costs {1} less to cast. Celebration — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if two or more nonland permanents entered the battlefield under your control this turn, target creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

The Balrog of Moria (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
Rudy Siswanto

Trample, haste When The Balrog of Moria dies, you may exile it. When you do, for each opponent, exile up to one target creature that player controls. Cycling {3}{R} ({3}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, create two Treasure tokens.

Fevered Suspicion (Forgotten Realms Commander)
Rudy Siswanto

Each opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. You may cast any number of spells from among those nonland cards without paying their mana costs. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Borborygmos and Fblthp (March of the Machine Promos)
Rudy Siswanto

Whenever Borborygmos and Fblthp enters or attacks, draw a card, then you may discard any number of land cards. When you discard one or more cards this way, Borborygmos and Fblthp deals twice that much damage to target creature. {1}{U}: Put Borborygmos and Fblthp into its owner's library third from the top.

Borborygmos and Fblthp (March of the Machine)
Rudy Siswanto

Whenever Borborygmos and Fblthp enters or attacks, draw a card, then you may discard any number of land cards. When you discard one or more cards this way, Borborygmos and Fblthp deals twice that much damage to target creature. {1}{U}: Put Borborygmos and Fblthp into its owner's library third from the top.

Audacity (Foundations Jumpstart)
Rudy Siswanto

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+0 and has trample. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) When this Aura is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.

Bravery outlives the brave.

Lightning Stormkin (Core Set 2020)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)

"I strike in the same place as many times as necessary."

Ferocious Pup (Jumpstart 2022)
Rudy Siswanto

When this creature enters, create a 2/2 green Wolf creature token.

The strongest pack has the fiercest pups.

Squirrel Mob (Secret Lair Drop)
Rudy Siswanto

This creature gets +1/+1 for each other Squirrel on the battlefield.

"I barely escaped with my life. At that number, they could take on Emrakul herself!" —Samila, Murasa Expeditionary House

Skyboon Evangelist (New Capenna Commander Promos)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying When this creature enters, support 6. (Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to six other target creatures.) Whenever a creature with a counter on it attacks one of your opponents, that creature gains flying until end of turn.

Loot, Exuberant Explorer (Foundations)
Rudy Siswanto

You may play an additional land on each of your turns. {4}{G}{G}, {T}: Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card with mana value less than or equal to the number of lands you control from among them and put it onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.

Starnheim Unleashed (Kaldheim)
Rudy Siswanto

Create a 4/4 white Angel Warrior creature token with flying and vigilance. If this spell was foretold, create X of those tokens instead. Foretell {X}{X}{W} (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)

Loot, the Key to Everything (The Big Score)
Rudy Siswanto

Ward {1} At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of card types among other nonland permanents you control. You may play those cards this turn.

The vault's ultimate prize wasn't exactly what Kellan had imagined.

Pack Leader (Core Set 2021)
Rudy Siswanto

Other Dogs you control get +1/+1. Whenever this creature attacks, prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn to Dogs you control.

He will be your loyal champion, and his pack your protectors. All he asks for is a full belly, a spot by the fire, and all the love in your heart.

Skyboon Evangelist (New Capenna Commander)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying When this creature enters, support 6. (Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to six other target creatures.) Whenever a creature with a counter on it attacks one of your opponents, that creature gains flying until end of turn.

Against All Odds (Phyrexia: All Will Be One)
Rudy Siswanto

Choose one or both — • Exile target artifact or creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. • Return target artifact or creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Pack Leader (The List)
Rudy Siswanto

Other Dogs you control get +1/+1. Whenever this creature attacks, prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn to Dogs you control.

He will be your loyal champion, and his pack your protectors. All he asks for is a full belly, a spot by the fire, and all the love in your heart.

Curiosity Crafter (Commander 2021)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying You have no maximum hand size. Whenever a creature token you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Druid's Deliverance (Commander 2019)
Rudy Siswanto

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn. Populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

"Selesnya's roots reach deep into the Worldsoul, and we will not be moved."

Tinybones, Bauble Burglar (Foundations)
Rudy Siswanto

Whenever an opponent discards a card, exile it from their graveyard with a stash counter on it. During your turn, you may play cards you don't own with stash counters on them from exile, and mana of any type can be spent to cast those spells. {3}{B}, {T}: Each opponent discards a card. Activate only as a sorcery.

Ral, Crackling Wit (Bloomburrow)
Rudy Siswanto

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a loyalty counter on Ral. +1: Create a 1/1 blue and red Otter creature token with prowess. −3: Draw three cards, then discard two cards. −10: Draw three cards. You get an emblem with "Instant and sorcery spells you cast have storm." (Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)

Wandering Troubadour (Adventures in the Forgotten Realms)
Rudy Siswanto

At the beginning of your end step, if you had a land enter the battlefield under your control this turn, venture into the dungeon. (Enter the first room or advance to the next room.)

"There's a new ballad waiting to be born around every corner."

Lightning Greaves (Secret Lair Drop)
Rudy Siswanto

Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.) Equip {0}

The boots demonstrated many strange magical properties, but the most remarkable was their ability to withstand Westley's ferocious chewing.

Marisi, Breaker of the Coil (Commander 2019)
Rudy Siswanto

Your opponents can't cast spells during combat. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, goad each creature that player controls. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)

"Cast off the law! Awaken your rage!"

Moraug, Fury of Akoum (Zendikar Rising)
Rudy Siswanto

Each creature you control gets +1/+0 for each time it has attacked this turn. Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, if it's your main phase, there's an additional combat phase after this phase. At the beginning of that combat, untap all creatures you control.

Moat Piranhas (Core Set 2020)
Rudy Siswanto

Defender (This creature can't attack.)

"Come on, it's not even that deep!" —Gorin the Brazen

Bloodfeather Phoenix (March of the Machine Promos)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying This creature can't block. Whenever an instant or sorcery spell you control deals damage to an opponent or battle, you may pay {R}. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste until end of turn.

The Balrog of Moria (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
Rudy Siswanto

Trample, haste When The Balrog of Moria dies, you may exile it. When you do, for each opponent, exile up to one target creature that player controls. Cycling {3}{R} ({3}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle this card, create two Treasure tokens.

Raging Battle Mouse (Wilds of Eldraine Promos)
Rudy Siswanto

The second spell you cast each turn costs {1} less to cast. Celebration — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if two or more nonland permanents entered the battlefield under your control this turn, target creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Violent Eruption (Commander 2019)
Rudy Siswanto

Violent Eruption deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets. Madness {1}{R}{R} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

Raging Battle Mouse (Wilds of Eldraine Promos)
Rudy Siswanto

The second spell you cast each turn costs {1} less to cast. Celebration — At the beginning of combat on your turn, if two or more nonland permanents entered the battlefield under your control this turn, target creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Tajuru Snarecaster (Zendikar Rising)
Rudy Siswanto

Reach

Elves of the Tajuru Nation spend their lives in the ancient jaddi trees' expansive canopy, some living and dying without ever touching the ground.

Pack Leader (Core Set 2021 Promos)
Rudy Siswanto

Other Dogs you control get +1/+1. Whenever this creature attacks, prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn to Dogs you control.

He will be your loyal champion, and his pack your protectors. All he asks for is a full belly, a spot by the fire, and all the love in your heart.

Fevered Suspicion (Forgotten Realms Commander)
Rudy Siswanto

Each opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. You may cast any number of spells from among those nonland cards without paying their mana costs. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Loot, Exuberant Explorer (Foundations)
Rudy Siswanto

You may play an additional land on each of your turns. {4}{G}{G}, {T}: Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card with mana value less than or equal to the number of lands you control from among them and put it onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.

Collected Company (Secret Lair Drop)
Rudy Siswanto

Look at the top six cards of your library. Put up to two creature cards with mana value 3 or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Francisco, Fowl Marauder (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander)
Rudy Siswanto

Flying Francisco can't block. Whenever one or more Pirates you control deal damage to a player, Francisco explores. Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Audacity (The Brothers' War)
Rudy Siswanto

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+0 and has trample. (It can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) When this Aura is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.

Bravery outlives the brave.

Moraug, Fury of Akoum (Zendikar Rising Promos)
Rudy Siswanto

Each creature you control gets +1/+0 for each time it has attacked this turn. Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, if it's your main phase, there's an additional combat phase after this phase. At the beginning of that combat, untap all creatures you control.

Gamble (Judge Gift Cards 2020)
Rudy Siswanto

Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, discard a card at random, then shuffle.

As she triggered yet another trap, Chira realized that what she thought was the goblin word for "easy" probably wasn't.

Argothian Sprite (The Brothers' War)
Rudy Siswanto

This creature can't be blocked by artifact creatures. {7}: Put two +1/+1 counters on this creature.

"Make the exhaust vents smaller next time!" —Urza, notes to his engineers