Veiled Crocodile

Krark-Clan Ogre (Fifth Dawn)
Paolo Parente

{R}, Sacrifice an artifact: Target creature can't block this turn.

The Krark Clan believes it's caught an ogre. The ogre believes he's caught seven goblins.

Fiery Conclusion (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
Paolo Parente

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Fiery Conclusion deals 5 damage to target creature.

The Boros legionnaire saw a noble sacrifice, the Rakdos thug a blazing suicide, and the Izzet alchemist an experiment gone awry.

Godo, Bandit Warlord (Champions of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

When Godo enters, you may search your library for an Equipment card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Whenever Godo attacks for the first time each turn, untap it and all Samurai you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Armadillo Cloak (Invasion)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has trample. Whenever enchanted creature deals damage, you gain that much life.

"Don't laugh. It works." —Yavimaya ranger

Saltblast (Planar Chaos)
Paolo Parente

Destroy target nonwhite permanent.

Dominaria erodes with each passing gust.

Throat Slitter (The List)
Paolo Parente

Ninjutsu {2}{B} ({2}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, destroy target nonblack creature that player controls.

Exhaustion (Starter 1999)
Paolo Parente

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

Ogre Shaman (Exodus)
Paolo Parente

{2}, Discard a card at random: This creature deals 2 damage to any target.

Ogre shamans must be bright enough to learn their invocations and dim enough to use them.

Whip Sergeant (Ninth Edition)
Paolo Parente

{R}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack this turn.)

Keldon soldiers learn to move faster than the whip.

Double Negative (Alara Reborn)
Paolo Parente

Counter up to two target spells.

They feared each other for their differences but were absolutely terrified at their similarities.

Elvish Berserker (Exodus)
Paolo Parente

Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it.

Their fury scatters enemies like a pile of dry leaves.

Allied Strategies (Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition)
Paolo Parente

Domain — Target player draws a card for each basic land type among lands they control.

Each commander looked at the others and wondered who would be first to break the alliance.

Lowland Giant (Beatdown Box Set)
Paolo Parente

"Faugh!" snorted Tahngarth. "Why would it make a meal of something like you?" Squee looked relieved. "No," he continued, "you'd make a much better toothpick."

Wood Sage (Tempest)
Paolo Parente

{T}: Choose a creature card name. Reveal the top four cards of your library and put all of them with that name into your hand. Put the rest into your graveyard.

Malachite Golem (Mirrodin)
Paolo Parente

{1}{G}: This creature gains trample until end of turn.

Centuries before the first branches of the Tangle gave shelter from the suns' cold light, the shadows of golems were Mirrodin's only shade.

Needlebug (Mirrodin)
Paolo Parente

Flash Protection from artifacts

Near Tel-Jilad, the Tangle is almost silent, save for the trolls' chants and the skittering of needlebugs.

Sokenzan Bruiser (Champions of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

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

"We camped near the Sokenzan Mountains. Though I know its inhabitants are sparse, I hear cries coming from the highest peaks every night, as if the mountains themselves bellow for vengeance." —Lost Battalion, message to General Takeno

Gruul Guildmage (Guildpact)
Paolo Parente

({R/G} can be paid with either {R} or {G}.) {3}{R}, Sacrifice a land: This creature deals 2 damage to target player or planeswalker. {3}{G}: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Benalish Lancer (Duel Decks: Knights vs. Dragons)
Paolo Parente

Kicker {2}{W} (You may pay an additional {2}{W} as you cast this spell.) If this creature was kicked, it enters with two +1/+1 counters on it and with first strike.

Stinging Licid (Tempest)
Paolo Parente

{1}{U}, {T}: This creature loses this ability and becomes an Aura enchantment with enchant creature. Attach it to target creature. You may pay {U} to end this effect. Whenever enchanted creature becomes tapped, this creature deals 2 damage to that creature's controller.

Lowland Giant (Tempest)
Paolo Parente

"Faugh!" snorted Tahngarth. "Why would it make a meal of something like you?" Squee looked relieved. "No," he continued, "you'd make a much better toothpick."

Wastescape Battlemage (Modern Horizons 3)
Paolo Parente

Kicker {G} and/or {1}{U} When you cast this spell, if it was kicked with its {G} kicker, exile target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls. When you cast this spell, if it was kicked with its {1}{U} kicker, return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.

Balduvian Warlord (Coldsnap)
Paolo Parente

{T}: Remove target blocking creature from combat. Creatures it was blocking that hadn't become blocked by another creature this combat become unblocked, then it blocks an attacking creature of your choice. Activate only during the declare blockers step.

Hungry Ghoul (Foundations)
Paolo Parente

{1}, Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

All at once, the warden realized the string of mysterious escapes was an entirely different problem.

Detritivore (Planar Chaos)
Paolo Parente

Detritivore's power and toughness are each equal to the number of nonbasic land cards in your opponents' graveyards. Suspend X—{X}{3}{R}. X can't be 0. (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {X}{3}{R} and exile it with X time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. It has haste.) Whenever a time counter is removed from this card while it's exiled, destroy target nonbasic land.

Iwamori of the Open Fist (Masters 25)
Paolo Parente

Trample When Iwamori enters, each opponent may put a legendary creature card from their hand onto the battlefield.

Cobalt Golem (Mirrodin)
Paolo Parente

{1}{U}: This creature gains flying until end of turn.

Centuries before the first tides of the Quicksilver Sea rose to meet each new sun, Mirrodin's light shone on the golems alone.

Hulking Cyclops (Beatdown Box Set)
Paolo Parente

This creature can't block.

Anyone can get around a cyclops, but few can stand in its way.

Ghor-Clan Bloodscale (Guildpact)
Paolo Parente

First strike {3}{G}: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.

At mealtimes, the Gruul customarily omit such niceties as using forks or killing the entrée.

Hulking Cyclops (Classic Sixth Edition)
Paolo Parente

This creature can't block.

Anyone can get around a cyclops, but few can stand in its way.

Benalish Cavalry (Time Spiral Remastered)
Paolo Parente

Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)

"My people swore to protect Benalia to the end. It is battered, but yet stands, as do we."

Misdirection (World Championship Decks 2001)
Paolo Parente

You may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Change the target of target spell with a single target.

Western Paladin (Seventh Edition)
Paolo Parente

{B}{B}, {T}: Destroy target white creature.

"Expect nothing but scorn, flattery, and lies. And never turn your back on him." —The Northern Paladin

Ardent Soldier (Invasion)
Paolo Parente

Kicker {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell.) Vigilance If this creature was kicked, it enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.

Pulse of the Dross (Darksteel)
Paolo Parente

Target player reveals three cards from their hand and you choose one of them. That player discards that card. Then if that player has more cards in hand than you, return Pulse of the Dross to its owner's hand.

Before tyrants or torturers, there was evil.

Fling (Magic 2012)
Paolo Parente

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Fling deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to any target.

About halfway to the target, Snukk vowed that he had been tricked for the last time.

Thing from the Deep (Portal)
Paolo Parente

Whenever this creature attacks, sacrifice it unless you sacrifice an Island.

Seafarers fear sailing off the world's edge not so much as down its gullet.

Mosstodon (Shards of Alara)
Paolo Parente

{1}: Target creature with power 5 or greater gains trample until end of turn.

Whether gargantuans are the manifested will of Progenitus or simply the result of overabundant resources is moot when a herd of them is thundering at you.

Wren's Run Vanquisher (Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins)
Paolo Parente

As an additional cost to cast this spell, reveal an Elf card from your hand or pay {3}. Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Garza's Assassin (Coldsnap)
Paolo Parente

Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target nonblack creature. Recover—Pay half your life, rounded up. (When another creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay half your life, rounded up. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, exile this card.)

Fling (Stronghold)
Paolo Parente

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Fling deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to any target.

It's raining rats and moggs.

Fury Sliver (The List)
Paolo Parente

All Sliver creatures have double strike.

"A rift opened, and our arrows were abruptly stilled. To move was to push the world. But the sliver's claw still twitched, red wounds appeared in Thed's chest, and ribbons of blood hung in the air." —Adom Capashen, Benalish hero

Ardent Militia (Seventh Edition)
Paolo Parente

Vigilance

Knights fight for honor and mercenaries fight for gold. The militia fights for hearth and home.

Daring Leap (Planeshift)
Paolo Parente

Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains flying and first strike until end of turn.

Most warriors think in only two dimensions. Agnate and his metathran brethren were trained to battle in three.

Shard Phoenix (Stronghold)
Paolo Parente

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Sacrifice this creature: It deals 2 damage to each creature without flying. {R}{R}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your upkeep.

Ronin Cavekeeper (Saviors of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

Bushido 2 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.)

The akki were surprised to encounter a human who could fight in the caves as well as they.

Blanchwood Armor (The List)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each Forest you control.

Disrupt (World Championship Decks 2002)
Paolo Parente

Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays {1}. Draw a card.

Teferi wanted no part of Urza's battle plans, but both agreed the Phyrexian portal must be closed.

Big Winner (Unfinity)
Paolo Parente

This creature has trample as long as you control a stickered permanent.

The results of the test of strength were: Yes.

Hulking Cyclops (Eighth Edition)
Paolo Parente

This creature can't block.

Anyone can get around a cyclops, but few can stand in its way.

Masticore (World Championship Decks 1999)
Paolo Parente

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you discard a card. {2}: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature. {2}: Regenerate this creature.

Haze of Rage (Future Sight)
Paolo Parente

Buyback {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)

Goblin Fire Fiend (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
Paolo Parente

Haste This creature must be blocked if able. {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Jagged-Scar Archers (Salvat 2011)
Paolo Parente

Jagged-Scar Archers's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Elves you control. {T}: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature with flying.

Blanchwood Armor (Eighth Edition)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each Forest you control.

"There's never been a dwarven smith who could match the marvels that Gaea herself forges." —Elvish champion

Metathran Soldier (Urza's Destiny)
Paolo Parente

This creature can't be blocked.

Just as Serra crafted angels of light and faith, Urza constructed an army of sorcery and power to resist the coming invasion.

Tephraderm (Onslaught)
Paolo Parente

Whenever a creature deals damage to this creature, this creature deals that much damage to that creature. Whenever a spell deals damage to this creature, this creature deals that much damage to that spell's controller.

Vengeance (Seventh Edition)
Paolo Parente

Destroy target tapped creature.

"It is the duty of the strong to oppose any who threaten the weak." —The Southern Paladin

Torpid Moloch (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
Paolo Parente

Defender (This creature can't attack.) Sacrifice three lands: This creature loses defender until end of turn.

Market hucksters sell molochs for use as watchdogs. Of course, that's all molochs do. Sit around . . . and watch.

Opal Titan (Urza's Saga)
Paolo Parente

When an opponent casts a creature spell, if this permanent is an enchantment, it becomes a 4/4 Giant creature with protection from each of that spell's colors.

Gathan Raiders (Time Spiral Remastered)
Paolo Parente

Hellbent — This creature gets +2/+2 as long as you have no cards in hand. Morph—Discard a card. (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Ardent Militia (Eighth Edition)
Paolo Parente

Vigilance

Knights fight for honor and mercenaries fight for gold. The militia fights for hearth and home.

Whip Sergeant (Prophecy)
Paolo Parente

{R}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn. (It can attack this turn.)

Keldon soldiers learn to move faster than the whip.

Blood Rites (Champions of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

{1}{R}, Sacrifice a creature: This enchantment deals 2 damage to any target.

"The threat of the kami was made worse by the blood rituals of the ogres, who freed terrifying oni to wander Kamigawa unhindered." —*Observations of the Kami War*

Keldon Halberdier (Time Spiral Remastered)
Paolo Parente

First strike Suspend 4—{R} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {R} and exile it with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. It has haste.)

Line Cutter (Unfinity)
Paolo Parente

When this creature enters, roll to visit your Attractions.

Waiting is for chumps with flimsy spacesuits.

Exhaustion (Ninth Edition)
Paolo Parente

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

Tired doesn't even begin to cover it.

Skyshroud Elite (The List)
Paolo Parente

This creature gets +1/+2 as long as an opponent controls a nonbasic land.

"Civilization is a conspiracy to disguise the mutilation of nature." —Skyshroud elite creed

Gruul Guildmage (Guildpact Promos)
Paolo Parente

({R/G} can be paid with either {R} or {G}.) {3}{R}, Sacrifice a land: This creature deals 2 damage to target player or planeswalker. {3}{G}: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Tenza, Godo's Maul (Champions of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

Equipped creature gets +1/+1. As long as it's legendary, it gets an additional +2/+2. As long as it's red, it has trample. Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Fend Off (Urza's Destiny)
Paolo Parente

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target creature this turn. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

The best defense is to not get hit.

Benalish Lancer (Invasion)
Paolo Parente

Kicker {2}{W} (You may pay an additional {2}{W} as you cast this spell.) If this creature was kicked, it enters with two +1/+1 counters on it and with first strike.

Rootwater Shaman (Tempest)
Paolo Parente

You may cast Aura spells with enchant creature as though they had flash.

"Ugh! When did orcs and fish start having kids?" —Gerrard of the *Weatherlight*

Barter in Blood (Mirrodin)
Paolo Parente

Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.

"In the game of conquest, who cares about the pawns if the king yet reigns?" —Geth, keeper of the Vault

Barter in Blood (Duel Decks Anthology: Divine vs. Demonic)
Paolo Parente

Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.

"In the game of conquest, who cares about the pawns if the king yet reigns?" —Geth, keeper of the Vault

Mycosynth Golem (Fifth Dawn)
Paolo Parente

Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.) Artifact creature spells you cast have affinity for artifacts. (They cost {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)

Animist's Might (March of the Machine: The Aftermath)
Paolo Parente

This spell costs {2} less to cast if it targets a legendary creature you control. Target creature you control deals damage equal to twice its power to target creature or planeswalker you don't control.

Mountain (Modern Horizons 3)
Paolo Parente

({T}: Add {R}.)

Steelshaper's Gift (Commander Masters)
Paolo Parente

Search your library for an Equipment card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

A good blacksmith will craft the weapon you ask for. A master will craft the weapon you dream of.

Gaze of Adamaro (Saviors of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

Gaze of Adamaro deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.

Wherever it looked, it saw destruction—the wake of its own gaze.

Onslaught (The List)
Paolo Parente

Whenever you cast a creature spell, tap target creature.

The last thing to go through the mogg's mind was its teeth.

Glory of Warfare (Alara Reborn)
Paolo Parente

During your turn, creatures you control get +2/+0. During turns other than yours, creatures you control get +0/+2.

"Their hopes dashed on our shields! Their victory slashed by our swords!"

Rally the Horde (Saviors of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

Exile the top card of your library. Exile the top card of your library. Exile the top card of your library. If the last card exiled isn't a land card, repeat this process. Create a 1/1 red Warrior creature token for each nonland card exiled this way.

Kher Keep (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Paolo Parente

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{R}, {T}: Create a 0/1 red Kobold creature token named Kobolds of Kher Keep.

"They're still here?! The cockroach may have finally met its match." —Teferi

Keldon Halberdier (Iconic Masters)
Paolo Parente

First strike Suspend 4—{R} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {R} and exile it with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. It has haste.)

Throat Slitter (Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

Ninjutsu {2}{B} ({2}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, destroy target nonblack creature that player controls.

Albino Troll (Duel Decks: Garruk vs. Liliana)
Paolo Parente

Echo {1}{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.) {1}{G}: Regenerate this creature.

Fury Sliver (Time Spiral Remastered)
Paolo Parente

All Sliver creatures have double strike.

"A rift opened, and our arrows were abruptly stilled. To move was to push the world. But the sliver's claw still twitched, red wounds appeared in Thed's chest, and ribbons of blood hung in the air." —Adom Capashen, Benalish hero

Fallowsage (March of the Machine Commander)
Paolo Parente

Whenever this creature becomes tapped, you may draw a card.

Memories of ages past are said to swim the minds of lounging fallowsages.

Fling (Planechase Anthology)
Paolo Parente

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Fling deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to any target.

About halfway to the target, Snukk vowed that he had been tricked for the last time.

Kobolds of Kher Keep (Mystery Booster 2)
Paolo Parente

Mogg Salvage (Nemesis)
Paolo Parente

If an opponent controls an Island and you control a Mountain, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. Destroy target artifact.

Three moggs, one treasure, too bad.

Shard Phoenix (Ninth Edition)
Paolo Parente

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Sacrifice this creature: It deals 2 damage to each creature without flying. {R}{R}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your upkeep.

Gathan Raiders (The List)
Paolo Parente

Hellbent — This creature gets +2/+2 as long as you have no cards in hand. Morph—Discard a card. (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Godo, Bandit Warlord (Double Masters)
Paolo Parente

When Godo enters, you may search your library for an Equipment card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Whenever Godo attacks for the first time each turn, untap it and all Samurai you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Hematite Golem (The List)
Paolo Parente

{1}{R}: This creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Centuries before the first peaks of the Oxidda Chain rewrote the laws of magnetism, the golems patrolled Mirrodin's featureless surface unhindered.

Angelic Favor (Nemesis)
Paolo Parente

If you control a Plains, you may tap an untapped creature you control rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Cast this spell only during combat. Create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Mycosynth Golem (The List)
Paolo Parente

Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.) Artifact creature spells you cast have affinity for artifacts. (They cost {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)

Smash (Tenth Edition)
Paolo Parente

Destroy target artifact. Draw a card.

Ravnica's laws protect not its citizens but its industry. Aging equipment is destroyed rather than restored, to bring more money into the factories' coffers.

Strength of the Harvest (Modern Horizons 3)
Paolo Parente

Boros Guildmage (Commander Anthology)
Paolo Parente

{1}{R}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn. {1}{W}: Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.

Hedge Troll (The List)
Paolo Parente

This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains. {W}: Regenerate this creature.

His abode was clean and bare, not a morsel in sight. I asked him what he ate, fearing the answer. He smiled and said his faith alone sustained him.

Deep Wood (Portal)
Paolo Parente

Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step and only if you've been attacked this step. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn by attacking creatures.

Jagged-Scar Archers (Duels of the Planeswalkers)
Paolo Parente

Jagged-Scar Archers's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Elves you control. {T}: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature with flying.

Elvish Berserker (Tenth Edition)
Paolo Parente

Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it.

Their fury scatters enemies like a pile of dry leaves.

Soldier (Tenth Edition Tokens)
Paolo Parente

Elvish Berserker (Ninth Edition)
Paolo Parente

Whenever this creature becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it.

Their fury scatters enemies like a pile of dry leaves.

Blood Frenzy (Tempest)
Paolo Parente

Cast this spell only before the combat damage step. Target attacking or blocking creature gets +4/+0 until end of turn. Destroy that creature at the beginning of the next end step.

"When Torahn bellows, none survive—not even the warrior whose horns he rides." —Talruum adage

Minamo Scrollkeeper (Conspiracy)
Paolo Parente

Defender Your maximum hand size is increased by one.

The scrollkeepers never stepped an inch away from the doors of the Great Library, not even when the ogres and their oni masters swept through Minamo.

Flowstone Flood (Exodus)
Paolo Parente

Buyback—Pay 3 life, Discard a card at random. (You may pay 3 life and discard a card at random in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Destroy target land.

Barter in Blood (The List)
Paolo Parente

Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.

"In the game of conquest, who cares about the pawns if the king yet reigns?" —Geth, keeper of the Vault

Onslaught (Exodus)
Paolo Parente

Whenever you cast a creature spell, tap target creature.

The last thing to go through the mogg's mind was its teeth.

Hanabi Blast (Champions of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

Hanabi Blast deals 2 damage to any target. Return Hanabi Blast to its owner's hand, then discard a card at random.

The most powerful of akki fire spells were developed at the cost of blood, toil, tears, sweat, and usually a nose or two.

Benalish Commander (Planar Chaos)
Paolo Parente

Benalish Commander's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Soldiers you control. Suspend X—{X}{W}{W}. X can't be 0. Whenever a time counter is removed from this card while it's exiled, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

Armadillo Cloak (Friday Night Magic 2006)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has trample. Whenever enchanted creature deals damage, you gain that much life.

"Don't laugh. It works." —Yavimaya ranger

Smash (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
Paolo Parente

Destroy target artifact. Draw a card.

Ravnica's laws protect not its citizens but its industry. Aging equipment is destroyed rather than restored, to bring more money into the factories' coffers.

Minamo Scrollkeeper (Saviors of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

Defender Your maximum hand size is increased by one.

The scrollkeepers never stepped an inch away from the doors of the Great Library, not even when the ogres and their oni masters swept through Minamo.

Keldon Halberdier (The List)
Paolo Parente

First strike Suspend 4—{R} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {R} and exile it with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. It has haste.)

Mindwarper (Stronghold)
Paolo Parente

This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it. {2}{B}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Target player discards a card. Activate only as a sorcery.

Hunted Horror (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
Paolo Parente

Trample When this creature enters, target opponent creates two 3/3 green Centaur creature tokens with protection from black.

Kher Keep (The List)
Paolo Parente

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{R}, {T}: Create a 0/1 red Kobold creature token named Kobolds of Kher Keep.

"They're still here?! The cockroach may have finally met its match." —Teferi

Angelic Favor (The List)
Paolo Parente

If you control a Plains, you may tap an untapped creature you control rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Cast this spell only during combat. Create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Godo, Bandit Warlord (Commander Masters)
Paolo Parente

When Godo enters, you may search your library for an Equipment card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Whenever Godo attacks for the first time each turn, untap it and all Samurai you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Misdirection (Mercadian Masques)
Paolo Parente

You may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Change the target of target spell with a single target.

Keldon Halberdier (Time Spiral)
Paolo Parente

First strike Suspend 4—{R} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {R} and exile it with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. It has haste.)

Saltblast (Time Spiral Remastered)
Paolo Parente

Destroy target nonwhite permanent.

Dominaria erodes with each passing gust.

Spark Mage (Odyssey)
Paolo Parente

Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may have this creature deal 1 damage to target creature that player controls.

The Pardic Mountains are known for their spicy cuisine.

Lunar Avenger (Fifth Dawn)
Paolo Parente

Sunburst (This enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.) Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: This creature gains your choice of flying, first strike, or haste until end of turn.

Wren's Run Vanquisher (The List)
Paolo Parente

As an additional cost to cast this spell, reveal an Elf card from your hand or pay {3}. Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Lieutenant Kirtar (Dominaria Remastered)
Paolo Parente

Flying {1}{W}, Sacrifice Lieutenant Kirtar: Exile target attacking creature.

"His strengths are pride, devotion, and ambition. His weaknesses are the same." —Pianna, nomad captain

Ambush Wolf (Foundations)
Paolo Parente

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) When this creature enters, exile up to one target card from a graveyard.

It lies perfectly still and silent for hours, concealed in the undergrowth, until its prey draws close enough to strike.

Deep Wood (The List)
Paolo Parente

Cast this spell only during the declare attackers step and only if you've been attacked this step. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn by attacking creatures.

Pewter Golem (Mirrodin)
Paolo Parente

{1}{B}: Regenerate this creature.

Centuries before the first chimneys of Mephidross belched clouds of toxic gas, only the golems' movements stirred the air of Mirrodin.

Fallowsage (Lorwyn)
Paolo Parente

Whenever this creature becomes tapped, you may draw a card.

Memories of ages past are said to swim the minds of lounging fallowsages.

Godo, Bandit Warlord (Commander 2016)
Paolo Parente

When Godo enters, you may search your library for an Equipment card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Whenever Godo attacks for the first time each turn, untap it and all Samurai you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Hedge Troll (Planar Chaos)
Paolo Parente

This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains. {W}: Regenerate this creature.

His abode was clean and bare, not a morsel in sight. I asked him what he ate, fearing the answer. He smiled and said his faith alone sustained him.

Cremate (Guildpact)
Paolo Parente

Exile target card from a graveyard. Draw a card.

Cremation of the dead is not a religious ritual in Ravnica. It's a business designed to keep the Golgari from growing in numbers.

Iwamori of the Open Fist (Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

Trample When Iwamori enters, each opponent may put a legendary creature card from their hand onto the battlefield.

Kyoki, Sanity's Eclipse (Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, target opponent exiles a card from their hand.

"Kyoki, Eater of Minds, Corrupter of Thoughts, Bringer of Madness, Lord of Fear. Return, by our blood, and walk again." —Ogre chant

Grim Lavamancer (Dominaria Remastered)
Paolo Parente

{R}, {T}, Exile two cards from your graveyard: This creature deals 2 damage to any target.

"Pyromancers are cowards who look no further than the flickering flame on the surface. I alone have the courage to dig to the true power that roils beneath."

Benalish Cavalry (Time Spiral)
Paolo Parente

Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)

"My people swore to protect Benalia to the end. It is battered, but yet stands, as do we."

Blood Frenzy (The List)
Paolo Parente

Cast this spell only before the combat damage step. Target attacking or blocking creature gets +4/+0 until end of turn. Destroy that creature at the beginning of the next end step.

"When Torahn bellows, none survive—not even the warrior whose horns he rides." —Talruum adage

Adamaro, First to Desire (Saviors of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

Adamaro's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in the hand of the opponent with the most cards in hand.

"Beware Adamaro! In him all pain and anger is perfected." —Isao, Enlightened Bushi

Mystic Zealot (Dominaria Remastered)
Paolo Parente

Threshold — As long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard, this creature gets +1/+1 and has flying.

Nomad youths aspire to one of two roles in the tribe: priest or warrior. Their secret dream is to become both.

Ogre Savant (Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas)
Paolo Parente

When this creature enters, if {U} was spent to cast it, return target creature to its owner's hand.

He's an oxymoron.

Kher Keep (Commander 2013)
Paolo Parente

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{R}, {T}: Create a 0/1 red Kobold creature token named Kobolds of Kher Keep.

"They're still here?! The cockroach may have finally met its match." —Teferi

Glory of Warfare (Planechase)
Paolo Parente

During your turn, creatures you control get +2/+0. During turns other than yours, creatures you control get +0/+2.

"Their hopes dashed on our shields! Their victory slashed by our swords!"

Flowstone Armor (Nemesis)
Paolo Parente

You may choose not to untap this artifact during your untap step. {3}, {T}: Target creature gets +1/-1 for as long as this artifact remains tapped.

Disrupt (Invasion)
Paolo Parente

Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays {1}. Draw a card.

Teferi wanted no part of Urza's battle plans, but both agreed the Phyrexian portal must be closed.

Stamina (Mercadian Masques)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has vigilance. Sacrifice this Aura: Regenerate enchanted creature.

Shatterstorm (The List)
Paolo Parente

Destroy all artifacts. They can't be regenerated.

From a marvel of magical mechanization to a smoking stack of scrap in one easy step.

Blanchwood Armor (Seventh Edition)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each Forest you control.

"There's never been a dwarven smith who could match the marvels that Gaea herself forges." —The Elvish Champion

Kher Keep (Time Spiral Remastered)
Paolo Parente

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{R}, {T}: Create a 0/1 red Kobold creature token named Kobolds of Kher Keep.

"They're still here?! The cockroach may have finally met its match." —Teferi

Ancient Silverback (Urza's Destiny)
Paolo Parente

{G}: Regenerate this creature. (The next time this creature would be destroyed this turn, instead tap it, remove it from combat, and heal all damage on it.)

The Phyrexian killing machines couldn't have known the seriousness of their mistake in wounding the ape—they'd never seen it angry.

Gaea's Embrace (The List)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has trample. {G}: Regenerate enchanted creature.

The forest rose to the battle, not to save the people but to save itself.

Albino Troll (Duel Decks Anthology: Garruk vs. Liliana)
Paolo Parente

Echo {1}{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.) {1}{G}: Regenerate this creature.

Lunar Avenger (The List)
Paolo Parente

Sunburst (This enters with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.) Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: This creature gains your choice of flying, first strike, or haste until end of turn.

Champion's Helm (Commander Masters)
Paolo Parente

Equipped creature gets +2/+2. As long as equipped creature is legendary, it has hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.) Equip {1}

Mogg Salvage (Modern Horizons 2)
Paolo Parente

If an opponent controls an Island and you control a Mountain, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost. Destroy target artifact.

Three moggs, one treasure, too bad.

Kher Keep (Time Spiral)
Paolo Parente

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{R}, {T}: Create a 0/1 red Kobold creature token named Kobolds of Kher Keep.

"They're still here?! The cockroach may have finally met its match." —Teferi

Gaea's Embrace (Urza's Saga)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has trample. {G}: Regenerate enchanted creature.

The forest rose to the battle, not to save the people but to save itself.

Soldier (Magic 2010 Tokens)
Paolo Parente

Warpath (Mercadian Masques)
Paolo Parente

Warpath deals 3 damage to each blocking creature and each blocked creature.

Cho-Manno had never seen Mercadia City's forces fight so well. The magistrate must have hired a new hero.

Flowstone Mauler (Stronghold)
Paolo Parente

Trample {R}: This creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn.

Once these horrifying creatures were perfected, there was no need for armodons.

Leyline of Lightning (Guildpact)
Paolo Parente

If this card is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield. Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, this enchantment deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.

Where storm and spellcraft converge.

Masticore (World Championship Decks 1999)
Paolo Parente

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you discard a card. {2}: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature. {2}: Regenerate this creature.

Kobolds of Kher Keep (Masters 25 Tokens)
Paolo Parente

Sadistic Hypnotist (Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari)
Paolo Parente

Sacrifice a creature: Target player discards two cards. Activate only as a sorcery.

"Victory in the pits is almost as rewarding as the methods I use to achieve it."

Wren's Run Vanquisher (Duel Decks Anthology: Elves vs. Goblins)
Paolo Parente

As an additional cost to cast this spell, reveal an Elf card from your hand or pay {3}. Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Child of Gaea (Urza's Saga)
Paolo Parente

Trample At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay {G}{G}. {1}{G}: Regenerate this creature.

Boros Guildmage (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
Paolo Parente

{1}{R}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn. {1}{W}: Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.

Might of the Nephilim (Dissension)
Paolo Parente

Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn for each of its colors.

"Send a runner to Tin Street, and tell 'em the delivery has been . . . uh . . . held up." —Bonmod, caravan rear guard

Jagged-Scar Archers (Lorwyn)
Paolo Parente

Jagged-Scar Archers's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Elves you control. {T}: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature with flying.

Throat Slitter (Planechase 2012)
Paolo Parente

Ninjutsu {2}{B} ({2}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, destroy target nonblack creature that player controls.

Torment (Stronghold)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets -3/-0.

"Volrath has killed me. All that remains of me is the scar!" —Tahngarth

Megatherium (Mercadian Masques)
Paolo Parente

Trample When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless you pay {1} for each card in your hand.

Devil K. Nevil (Unfinity)
Paolo Parente

Haste When Devil K. Nevil enters, jump it over any number of creatures. If it clears those creatures, put that many +1/+1 counters on it. (You can see a jumping demonstration at DevilKNevil.com.)

"Danger is my middle name. Also, I don't know how to spell."

Tenza, Godo's Maul (Dominaria United Commander)
Paolo Parente

Equipped creature gets +1/+1. As long as it's legendary, it gets an additional +2/+2. As long as it's red, it has trample. Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Hematite Golem (Mirrodin)
Paolo Parente

{1}{R}: This creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Centuries before the first peaks of the Oxidda Chain rewrote the laws of magnetism, the golems patrolled Mirrodin's featureless surface unhindered.

Shatterstorm (Tenth Edition)
Paolo Parente

Destroy all artifacts. They can't be regenerated.

From a marvel of magical mechanization to a smoking stack of scrap in one easy step.

Urza's Guilt (Planeshift)
Paolo Parente

Each player draws two cards, then discards three cards, then loses 4 life.

Deep in Yawgmoth's realm, Urza stopped dead in his tracks and rubbed his soot-filled eyes. "Mishra?"

Time Stretch (Odyssey)
Paolo Parente

Target player takes two extra turns after this one.

There's lots of time like the present.

Fiery Conclusion (Magic Origins)
Paolo Parente

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Fiery Conclusion deals 5 damage to target creature.

The Boros legionnaire saw a noble sacrifice, the Rakdos thug a blazing suicide, and the Izzet alchemist an experiment gone awry.

Fiery Conclusion (Jumpstart 2022)
Paolo Parente

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Fiery Conclusion deals 5 damage to target creature.

Time Stretch (The List)
Paolo Parente

Target player takes two extra turns after this one.

There's lots of time like the present.

Empyrial Plate (Mirrodin)
Paolo Parente

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each card in your hand. Equip {2}

Terminate (Double Masters 2022)
Paolo Parente

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

". . . some sort of giant lizard-bat thing. Yeah, we shot it. No, nothing to clean up." —Archelle, chief exterminator

Blanchwood Armor (Core Set 2019)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each Forest you control.

Vengeance (Ninth Edition)
Paolo Parente

Destroy target tapped creature.

Bitter as wormwood, sweet as mulled wine.

Jagged-Scar Archers (Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors)
Paolo Parente

Jagged-Scar Archers's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Elves you control. {T}: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature with flying.

Empyrial Plate (Commander 2016)
Paolo Parente

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each card in your hand. Equip {2}

A body clad in steel reflects a warrior's resolve.

Blanchwood Armor (Ninth Edition)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each Forest you control.

Loxodon Stalwart (Fifth Dawn)
Paolo Parente

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

Long ago, the Auriok attempted peace with the loxodons. The leonin attempted war. Neither succeeded.

Masticore (Urza's Destiny)
Paolo Parente

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you discard a card. {2}: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature. {2}: Regenerate this creature.

Elvish Champion (Seventh Edition)
Paolo Parente

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

"For what are leaves but countless blades To fight a countless foe on high." —Elvish hymn

Into the Fray (Saviors of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

Target creature attacks this turn if able. Splice onto Arcane {R} (As you cast an Arcane spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card's effects to that spell.)

Keldon Arsonist (Prophecy)
Paolo Parente

{1}, Sacrifice two lands: Destroy target land.

"Fields can be replanted. Settlements can be rebuilt. Burn it all." —Latulla, Keldon overseer

Gathan Raiders (Archenemy)
Paolo Parente

Hellbent — This creature gets +2/+2 as long as you have no cards in hand. Morph—Discard a card. (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Lashknife Barrier (Planeshift)
Paolo Parente

When this enchantment enters, draw a card. If a source would deal damage to a creature you control, it deals that much damage minus 1 to that creature instead.

Sanctum Custodian (Urza's Saga)
Paolo Parente

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

Serra told them to guard Urza as he healed. Five years they stood.

Steel Leaf Paladin (Planeshift)
Paolo Parente

First strike When this creature enters, return a green or white creature you control to its owner's hand.

Pulse of the Fields (Darksteel)
Paolo Parente

You gain 4 life. Then if an opponent has more life than you, return Pulse of the Fields to its owner's hand.

Before religion or civilization, there was order.

Ogre Savant (Guildpact)
Paolo Parente

When this creature enters, if {U} was spent to cast it, return target creature to its owner's hand.

He's an oxymoron.

Behemoth's Herald (Shards of Alara)
Paolo Parente

{2}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice a red creature, a green creature, and a white creature: Search your library for a card named Godsire, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

"Mine is an insatiable god, with appetites as magnificent as the jungle itself."

Waterfront Bouncer (World Championship Decks 2001)
Paolo Parente

{U}, {T}, Discard a card: Return target creature to its owner's hand.

Closing time comes earlier to some than to others.

Merciless Executioner (Secret Lair Drop)
Paolo Parente

When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a creature of their choice.

Kommandos differ from usual Orks. They still want to kill you. They just want to surprise you before they do it.

Skull Fracture (Odyssey)
Paolo Parente

Target player discards a card. Flashback {3}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sisay's Ingenuity (Planeshift)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature When this Aura enters, draw a card. Enchanted creature has "{2}{U}: Target creature becomes the color of your choice until end of turn."

Godo, Bandit Warlord (Commander's Arsenal Oversized)
Paolo Parente

When Godo enters, you may search your library for an Equipment card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Whenever Godo attacks for the first time each turn, untap it and all Samurai you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Blanchwood Armor (Duels of the Planeswalkers)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each Forest you control.

"Before armor, there was bark. Before blades, there were thorns." —Molimo, maro-sorcerer

Saltblast (Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret)
Paolo Parente

Destroy target nonwhite permanent.

Dominaria erodes with each passing gust.

Hall of the Bandit Lord (The List)
Paolo Parente

Hall of the Bandit Lord enters tapped. {T}, Pay 3 life: Add {C}. If that mana is spent on a creature spell, it gains haste.

Wastescape Battlemage (Modern Horizons 3)
Paolo Parente

Kicker {G} and/or {1}{U} When you cast this spell, if it was kicked with its {G} kicker, exile target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls. When you cast this spell, if it was kicked with its {1}{U} kicker, return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.

Hulking Cyclops (Portal)
Paolo Parente

This creature can't block.

Anyone can get around a cyclops, but few can stand in its way.

Emblem of the Warmind (Future Sight)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature you control Creatures you control have haste.

"It takes but one spark to ignite a parched forest. Our hearts, I fear, are too dry for this new visitor." —Elek Longbeard

Alley Grifters (Mercadian Masques)
Paolo Parente

Whenever this creature becomes blocked, defending player discards a card.

One distracts the victim, the other extracts the valuables.

Haze of Rage (Time Spiral Remastered)
Paolo Parente

Buyback {2} (You may pay an additional {2} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)

Soultether Golem (Future Sight)
Paolo Parente

Vanishing 1 (This creature enters with a time counter on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter from it. When the last is removed, sacrifice it.) Whenever another creature you control enters, put a time counter on this creature.

Bloodbraid Elf (Double Masters 2022)
Paolo Parente

Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.) Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)

Soldier (Magic 2012 Tokens)
Paolo Parente

Fury Sliver (Secret Lair Drop)
Paolo Parente

All Sliver creatures have double strike.

"A rift opened, and our arrows were abruptly stilled. To move was to push the world. But the sliver's claw still twitched, red wounds appeared in Thed's chest, and ribbons of blood hung in the air." —Adom Capashen, Benalish hero

Barter in Blood (Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic)
Paolo Parente

Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.

"In the game of conquest, who cares about the pawns if the king yet reigns?" —Geth, keeper of the Vault

Boros Guildmage (Commander 2011)
Paolo Parente

{1}{R}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn. {1}{W}: Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.

Hall of the Bandit Lord (Champions of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

Hall of the Bandit Lord enters tapped. {T}, Pay 3 life: Add {C}. If that mana is spent on a creature spell, it gains haste.

Call of the Wild (Eighth Edition)
Paolo Parente

{2}{G}{G}: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, put it into your graveyard.

From a whisper to a roar, the call is heard by all and refused by none.

Mountain (Modern Horizons 3)
Paolo Parente

({T}: Add {R}.)

Krenko, Tin Street Kingpin (Secret Lair Drop)
Paolo Parente

Whenever Krenko attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it, then create a number of 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens equal to Krenko's power.

Exhaustion (Urza's Saga)
Paolo Parente

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

The mage felt as though he'd been in the stasis suit for days. Upon his return, he found it was months.

Accursed Marauder (Modern Horizons 3)
Paolo Parente

When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice.

The Accursed are ever drawn to the Hekma, as though its presence provides a brief respite in their lives of eternal torment.

Wood Sage (Conspiracy)
Paolo Parente

{T}: Choose a creature card name. Reveal the top four cards of your library and put all of them with that name into your hand. Put the rest into your graveyard.

Skyshroud Elite (Exodus)
Paolo Parente

This creature gets +1/+2 as long as an opponent controls a nonbasic land.

"Civilization is a conspiracy to disguise the mutilation of nature." —Skyshroud elite creed

Loam Dweller (Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.

"You know its mood by the plants that spring up around it. When it is placid, fields of lilies flow in its wake; when it is angry, every stem has a thorn." —Isao, Enlightened Bushi

Hunted Horror (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Paolo Parente

Trample When this creature enters, target opponent creates two 3/3 green Centaur creature tokens with protection from black.

Line Cutter (Unfinity)
Paolo Parente

When this creature enters, roll to visit your Attractions.

Waiting is for chumps with flimsy spacesuits.

Keldon Berserker (Prophecy)
Paolo Parente

Whenever this creature attacks, if you control no untapped lands, it gets +3/+0 until end of turn.

They fight beyond thought, beyond fear, and beyond mercy.

Allied Strategies (Planeshift)
Paolo Parente

Domain — Target player draws a card for each basic land type among lands they control.

Each commander looked at the others and wondered who would be first to break the alliance.

Accursed Marauder (Modern Horizons 3)
Paolo Parente

When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice.

The Accursed are ever drawn to the Hekma, as though its presence provides a brief respite in their lives of eternal torment.

Murmurs from Beyond (Commander 2011)
Paolo Parente

Reveal the top three cards of your library. An opponent chooses one of them. Put that card into your graveyard and the rest into your hand.

Like pools of fog that hid treacherous rocks from sailors' eyes, so too were the hands of the kami.

Throat Slitter (Planechase Anthology)
Paolo Parente

Ninjutsu {2}{B} ({2}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, destroy target nonblack creature that player controls.

Lieutenant Kirtar (Dominaria Remastered)
Paolo Parente

Flying {1}{W}, Sacrifice Lieutenant Kirtar: Exile target attacking creature.

"His strengths are pride, devotion, and ambition. His weaknesses are the same." —Pianna, nomad captain

Armadillo Cloak (Archenemy)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has trample. Whenever enchanted creature deals damage, you gain that much life.

Beast (Shards of Alara Tokens)
Paolo Parente

Blanchwood Armor (Urza's Saga)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each Forest you control.

"Braid her branches, life fulfilling Goddess loving, Goddess killing." —Citanul chant

Tel-Jilad Wolf (Darksteel)
Paolo Parente

Whenever this creature becomes blocked by an artifact creature, this creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Thanks to the wolves, Tel-Jilad is the one area of Mirrodin the myr don't see often.

Thing from the Deep (The List)
Paolo Parente

Whenever this creature attacks, sacrifice it unless you sacrifice an Island.

Seafarers fear sailing off the world's edge not so much as down its gullet.

Albino Troll (World Championship Decks 1999)
Paolo Parente

Echo {1}{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.) {1}{G}: Regenerate this creature.

Winter's Grasp (Portal)
Paolo Parente

Destroy target land.

Winter settles on the land, and the land prays it will wake.

Waterfront Bouncer (Mercadian Masques)
Paolo Parente

{U}, {T}, Discard a card: Return target creature to its owner's hand.

Closing time comes earlier to some than to others.

Ogre Savant (Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari)
Paolo Parente

When this creature enters, if {U} was spent to cast it, return target creature to its owner's hand.

He's an oxymoron.

Conviction (Stronghold)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+3. {W}: Return this Aura to its owner's hand.

It was not the minotaur's shoulders but his soul that bore the heaviest weight.

Lightbringer (Nemesis)
Paolo Parente

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

One thought opens a thousand eyes. One sun brings a thousand dawns. —Lightbringer creed

Gruul Guildmage (Ravnica Remastered)
Paolo Parente

({R/G} can be paid with either {R} or {G}.) {3}{R}, Sacrifice a land: This creature deals 2 damage to target player or planeswalker. {3}{G}: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Masticore (World Championship Decks 2000)
Paolo Parente

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you discard a card. {2}: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature. {2}: Regenerate this creature.

Boros Guildmage (Planechase)
Paolo Parente

{1}{R}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn. {1}{W}: Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.

Wren's Run Vanquisher (Lorwyn)
Paolo Parente

As an additional cost to cast this spell, reveal an Elf card from your hand or pay {3}. Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Lieutenant Kirtar (Odyssey)
Paolo Parente

Flying {1}{W}, Sacrifice Lieutenant Kirtar: Exile target attacking creature.

"His strengths are pride, devotion, and ambition. His weaknesses are the same." —Pianna, nomad captain

Skyshroud Elite (Battle Royale Box Set)
Paolo Parente

This creature gets +1/+2 as long as an opponent controls a nonbasic land.

"Civilization is a conspiracy to disguise the mutilation of nature." —Skyshroud elite creed

Sanctum Custodian (Battle Royale Box Set)
Paolo Parente

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

Serra told them to guard Urza as he healed. Five years they stood.

Consult the Necrosages (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
Paolo Parente

Choose one — • Target player draws two cards. • Target player discards two cards.

Dimir rank and file never see nor hear their guildmaster. All orders are given through mysterious necrosages who appear from the shadows, tersely toss out a command, and then melt into the darkness.

Fiery Conclusion (Planechase 2012)
Paolo Parente

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Fiery Conclusion deals 5 damage to target creature.

The Boros legionnaire saw a noble sacrifice, the Rakdos thug a blazing suicide, and the Izzet alchemist an experiment gone awry.

Fallowsage (Jumpstart 2022)
Paolo Parente

Whenever this creature becomes tapped, you may draw a card.

Memories of ages past are said to swim the minds of lounging fallowsages.

Kher Keep (Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander)
Paolo Parente

{T}: Add {C}. {1}{R}, {T}: Create a 0/1 red Kobold creature token named Kobolds of Kher Keep.

"I swear, for every one Prossh devours, three more pop out of a hole somewhere." —Jaya Ballard

Cunning Bandit (Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

Big Winner (Unfinity)
Paolo Parente

This creature has trample as long as you control a stickered permanent.

The results of the test of strength were: Yes.

Veteran Brawlers (Prophecy)
Paolo Parente

This creature can't attack if defending player controls an untapped land. This creature can't block if you control an untapped land.

Death awaits them on both fronts.

Nightshade Schemers (Morningtide)
Paolo Parente

Flying Kinship — At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of your library. If it shares a creature type with this creature, you may reveal it. If you do, each opponent loses 2 life.

Incite Hysteria (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
Paolo Parente

Radiance — Until end of turn, target creature and each other creature that shares a color with it gain "This creature can't block."

"The Boros say they want to bring order to Ravnica. Funny then, how well they use chaos." —Trigori, Azorius senator

Sadistic Hypnotist (The List)
Paolo Parente

Sacrifice a creature: Target player discards two cards. Activate only as a sorcery.

"Victory in the pits is almost as rewarding as the methods I use to achieve it."

Albino Troll (Friday Night Magic 2002)
Paolo Parente

Echo {1}{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.) {1}{G}: Regenerate this creature.

Fiery Conclusion (Planechase Anthology)
Paolo Parente

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Fiery Conclusion deals 5 damage to target creature.

The Boros legionnaire saw a noble sacrifice, the Rakdos thug a blazing suicide, and the Izzet alchemist an experiment gone awry.

Balduvian Warlord (The List)
Paolo Parente

{T}: Remove target blocking creature from combat. Creatures it was blocking that hadn't become blocked by another creature this combat become unblocked, then it blocks an attacking creature of your choice. Activate only during the declare blockers step.

Hedge Troll (Planar Chaos Promos)
Paolo Parente

This creature gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains. {W}: Regenerate this creature.

His abode was clean and bare, not a morsel in sight. I asked him what he ate, fearing the answer. He smiled and said his faith alone sustained him.

Accursed Marauder (Modern Horizons 3)
Paolo Parente

When this creature enters, each player sacrifices a nontoken creature of their choice.

The Accursed are ever drawn to the Hekma, as though its presence provides a brief respite in their lives of eternal torment.

Pure (Dissension)
Paolo Parente

Shivan Emissary (Invasion)
Paolo Parente

Kicker {1}{B} (You may pay an additional {1}{B} as you cast this spell.) When this creature enters, if it was kicked, destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.

Cho-Arrim Bruiser (Mercadian Masques)
Paolo Parente

Whenever this creature attacks, you may tap up to two target creatures.

He doesn't know why the Cho-Arrim fight the Mercadians, but he's happy to bash heads for them anyway.

Quick-Draw Katana (Foundations)
Paolo Parente

During your turn, equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has first strike. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

"Draw swiftly, strike cleanly, and sheathe before the ground tastes blood." —Munetsugu Takeno, *Way of the Samurai*

Thundering Wurm (Portal)
Paolo Parente

When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless you discard a land card.

Hundred-Talon Kami (Champions of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

Flying Soulshift 4 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value 4 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

Gorger Wurm (Alara Reborn)
Paolo Parente

Devour 1 (As this creature enters, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. It enters with that many +1/+1 counters on it.)

In war-torn Alara, sometimes a wurm's gullet is the safest place to be.

Jagged-Scar Archers (Kaldheim Commander)
Paolo Parente

Jagged-Scar Archers's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Elves you control. {T}: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target creature with flying.

Blanchwood Armor (Tenth Edition)
Paolo Parente

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each Forest you control.

"Before armor, there was bark. Before blades, there were thorns." —Molimo, maro-sorcerer

Fury Sliver (Time Spiral)
Paolo Parente

All Sliver creatures have double strike.

"A rift opened, and our arrows were abruptly stilled. To move was to push the world. But the sliver's claw still twitched, red wounds appeared in Thed's chest, and ribbons of blood hung in the air." —Adom Capashen, Benalish hero

Masticore (World Championship Decks 2000)
Paolo Parente

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you discard a card. {2}: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature. {2}: Regenerate this creature.

Mystic Zealot (Odyssey)
Paolo Parente

Threshold — As long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard, this creature gets +1/+1 and has flying.

Nomad youths aspire to one of two roles in the tribe: priest or warrior. Their secret dream is to become both.

Balloon Peddler (Mercadian Masques)
Paolo Parente

{U}, {T}, Discard a card: Target creature gains flying until end of turn.

The market festival turned out to be the high point of Jaffy's visit.

Flowstone Flood (World Championship Decks 1999)
Paolo Parente

Buyback—Pay 3 life, Discard a card at random. (You may pay 3 life and discard a card at random in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.) Destroy target land.

Vengeance (Eighth Edition)
Paolo Parente

Destroy target tapped creature.

Bitter as wormwood, sweet as mulled wine.

Devil K. Nevil (Unfinity)
Paolo Parente

Haste When Devil K. Nevil enters, jump it over any number of creatures. If it clears those creatures, put that many +1/+1 counters on it. (You can see a jumping demonstration at DevilKNevil.com.)

"Danger is my middle name. Also, I don't know how to spell."

Reckless Ogre (Exodus)
Paolo Parente

Whenever this creature attacks alone, it gets +3/+0 until end of turn.

There is no such thing as a regiment of ogres.

Benalish Commander (Time Spiral Remastered)
Paolo Parente

Benalish Commander's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Soldiers you control. Suspend X—{X}{W}{W}. X can't be 0. Whenever a time counter is removed from this card while it's exiled, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

Fury Sliver (Premium Deck Series: Slivers)
Paolo Parente

All Sliver creatures have double strike.

"A rift opened, and our arrows were abruptly stilled. To move was to push the world. But the sliver's claw still twitched, red wounds appeared in Thed's chest, and ribbons of blood hung in the air." —Adom Capashen, Benalish hero

Sadistic Hypnotist (Odyssey)
Paolo Parente

Sacrifice a creature: Target player discards two cards. Activate only as a sorcery.

"Victory in the pits is almost as rewarding as the methods I use to achieve it."

Excruciator (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
Paolo Parente

Damage that would be dealt by this creature can't be prevented.

"Though used as a piercing weapon, the tusk is more akin to a stinger, spreading pain instantly throughout the body of its victim. This specimen deserves further study." —Simic research notes

Iwamori of the Open Fist (The List)
Paolo Parente

Trample When Iwamori enters, each opponent may put a legendary creature card from their hand onto the battlefield.

Wren's Run Vanquisher (Jumpstart)
Paolo Parente

As an additional cost to cast this spell, reveal an Elf card from your hand or pay {3}. Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Albino Troll (Urza's Saga)
Paolo Parente

Echo {1}{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.) {1}{G}: Regenerate this creature.

Pulse of the Forge (Darksteel)
Paolo Parente

Pulse of the Forge deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker. Then if that player or that planeswalker's controller has more life than you, return Pulse of the Forge to its owner's hand.

Before wars or weapons, there was anger.

Titanium Golem (Mirrodin)
Paolo Parente

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

Centuries before the first blades of the Razor Fields chimed in the wind, Mirrodin echoed with the golems' footsteps.

Nacatl Savage (Conflux)
Paolo Parente

Protection from artifacts

"Blades dull and armor dents. Marisi taught us that instinct is the only thing a true warrior needs." —Ajani

Avizoa (Weatherlight)
Paolo Parente

Flying {0}: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. You skip your next untap step. Activate only once each turn.

"Maybe we can trap them with bait," thought Tahngarth, eyeing Squee.

Tel-Jilad Outrider (Darksteel)
Paolo Parente

Protection from artifacts

"When the levelers come again, we shall be ready for them."

Fling (Magic 2011)
Paolo Parente

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Fling deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to any target.

Sometimes the cannoneer must become the cannonball.

Masticore (World Championship Decks 2000)
Paolo Parente

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you discard a card. {2}: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature. {2}: Regenerate this creature.

Gathan Raiders (Future Sight)
Paolo Parente

Hellbent — This creature gets +2/+2 as long as you have no cards in hand. Morph—Discard a card. (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Soldier (Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret Tokens)
Paolo Parente

Fling (Arena League 2001)
Paolo Parente

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Fling deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to any target.

It's raining rats and moggs.

Murmurs from Beyond (Saviors of Kamigawa)
Paolo Parente

Reveal the top three cards of your library. An opponent chooses one of them. Put that card into your graveyard and the rest into your hand.

Like pools of fog that hid treacherous rocks from sailors' eyes, so too were the hands of the kami.

Lashknife Barrier (The List)
Paolo Parente

When this enchantment enters, draw a card. If a source would deal damage to a creature you control, it deals that much damage minus 1 to that creature instead.

Serene Offering (Tempest)
Paolo Parente

Destroy target enchantment. You gain life equal to its mana value.

"A sacrifice made in peace is worth a dozen made in panic." —Orim, Samite healer

Fling (Planechase 2012)
Paolo Parente

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Fling deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to any target.

About halfway to the target, Snukk vowed that he had been tricked for the last time.