Astor, Bearer of Blades

Astor, Bearer of Blades (Dominaria United Promos)
Josh Hass

When Astor enters, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal an Equipment or Vehicle card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Equipment you control have equip {1}. Vehicles you control have crew 1.

Astor, Bearer of Blades (Dominaria United)
Josh Hass

When Astor enters, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal an Equipment or Vehicle card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Equipment you control have equip {1}. Vehicles you control have crew 1.

Astor, Bearer of Blades (Dominaria United)
Ivan Shavrin

When Astor enters, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal an Equipment or Vehicle card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Equipment you control have equip {1}. Vehicles you control have crew 1.

Astor, Bearer of Blades (Dominaria United Promos)
Josh Hass

When Astor enters, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal an Equipment or Vehicle card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Equipment you control have equip {1}. Vehicles you control have crew 1.

Astor, Bearer of Blades (Dominaria United)
Ivan Shavrin

When Astor enters, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal an Equipment or Vehicle card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Equipment you control have equip {1}. Vehicles you control have crew 1.

Emperor of Bones (Modern Horizons 3)
Josh Hass

At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target card from a graveyard. {1}{B}: Adapt 2. Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, put a creature card exiled with this creature onto the battlefield under your control with a finality counter on it. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.

Lens Flare (Modern Horizons 2)
Josh Hass

Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.) Lens Flare deals 5 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

The key for surviving a war is never becoming its focus.

Refuse to Yield (Streets of New Capenna)
Josh Hass

Target creature gets +2/+7 until end of turn. Untap it.

Her opponent threw her through the window, so she retaliated by throwing the window through her opponent.

Heroic Intervention (Fallout)
Josh Hass

Permanents you control gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.

"Another beautiful day in the most dangerous place in the world." —Nick Valentine

Goblin Trailblazer (Commander Legends)
Josh Hass

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

"Why are we following the goblin? Can he even read that map?" —Daphne Vail, *Diremore* first mate

Essence Scatter (Foundations)
Josh Hass

Counter target creature spell.

"The greatest victory is a battle unfought." —*Tome of Obstructions*

Band Together (War of the Spark)
Josh Hass

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

In times of peril, the vision the ancient paruns had for their city comes into focus.

Band Together (Ravnica Remastered)
Josh Hass

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

In times of peril, the vision the ancient paruns had for their city comes into focus.

Witherbloom Apprentice (The List)
Josh Hass

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

"All we are—every feeling, every action—powered by a single, delicate little organ. Life is so terrifyingly, beautifully fragile."

Azra Oddsmaker (The List)
Josh Hass

At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may discard a card. If you do, choose a creature. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player this turn, you draw two cards.

"I never give odds on my own fights. Unless, of course, you want to bet *against* me . . ."

Astor, Bearer of Blades (Dominaria United)
Josh Hass

When Astor enters, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal an Equipment or Vehicle card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Equipment you control have equip {1}. Vehicles you control have crew 1.

Single Combat (Fallout)
Josh Hass

Each player chooses a creature or planeswalker they control, then sacrifices the rest. Players can't cast creature or planeswalker spells until the end of your next turn.

Some fight to destroy their enemies. Some fight to destroy themselves.

Wizards of Thay (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Josh Hass

Myriad (Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.) Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. You may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.

Walker (Secret Lair Drop)
Josh Hass

"I wouldn't drink that if I were you." —Dale Horvath

Prosperous Pirates (Ixalan)
Josh Hass

When this creature enters, create two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

The floating city of High and Dry hasn't yet sunk under the weight of gold, but it's not for want of trying.

Omen Hawker (March of the Machine)
Josh Hass

{T}: Add {C}{U}. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.

After years of fabricating visions for naive customers of the Obscura, Stafano was flummoxed by the nightmarish scenes that played out unbidden in his mind's eye.

Single Combat (Fallout)
Josh Hass

Each player chooses a creature or planeswalker they control, then sacrifices the rest. Players can't cast creature or planeswalker spells until the end of your next turn.

Some fight to destroy their enemies. Some fight to destroy themselves.

Heirloom Mirror (Innistrad: Double Feature)
Josh Hass

Syndicate Guildmage (Ravnica Allegiance)
Josh Hass

{1}{W}, {T}: Tap target creature with power 4 or greater. {4}{B}, {T}: This creature deals 2 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.

Liliana's Standard Bearer (March of the Machine Commander)
Josh Hass

Flash When this creature enters, draw X cards, where X is the number of creatures that died under your control this turn.

The purple banner of the House of Vess is a symbol of death wherever it's flown.

Band Together (Ravnica: Clue Edition)
Josh Hass

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

In times of peril, the vision the ancient paruns had for their city comes into focus.

Unholy Heat (Special Guests)
Josh Hass

Unholy Heat deals 2 damage to target creature or planeswalker. Delirium — Unholy Heat deals 6 damage instead if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard.

He turns every room into a crematorium.

Murderous Rider (The List)
Josh Hass

Perimeter Enforcer (Murders at Karlov Manor)
Josh Hass

Flying, lifelink Whenever another Detective you control enters and whenever a Detective you control is turned face up, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

He makes sure no one sets foot in a fresh crime scene—not even himself.

Lich's Caress (Core Set 2019)
Josh Hass

Destroy target creature. You gain 3 life.

A lich must consume mortal souls to feed its eternal life.

Chemister's Insight (Ravnica: Clue Edition)
Josh Hass

Draw two cards. Jump-start (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a card in addition to paying its other costs. Then exile this card.)

"My specialty is theoretical universal limits and ways to circumvent them."

Plea for Power (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
Josh Hass

Will of the council — Starting with you, each player votes for time or knowledge. If time gets more votes, take an extra turn after this one. If knowledge gets more votes or the vote is tied, draw three cards.

"Smoke rises once more from Mount Doom. The power of the Black Land grows and we are hard beset." —Boromir

Band Together (Jumpstart 2022)
Josh Hass

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

In times of peril, the vision the ancient paruns had for their city comes into focus.

Wood Elves (Kaldheim Commander)
Josh Hass

When this creature enters, search your library for a Forest card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Every branch a crossroads, every vine a swift steed.

Kill Shot (Streets of New Capenna)
Josh Hass

Destroy target attacking creature.

"In the assassination trade, no one lives to make more than one mistake." —Anhelo, the Painter

Static Net (The Brothers' War)
Josh Hass

When this enchantment enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until this enchantment leaves the battlefield. When this enchantment enters, you gain 2 life and create a tapped Powerstone token. (It's an artifact with "{T}: Add {C}. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.")

Dread Wanderer (Amonkhet Promos)
Josh Hass

This creature enters tapped. {2}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery and only if you have one or fewer cards in hand.

Emperor of Bones (Modern Horizons 3 Promos)
Josh Hass

At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target card from a graveyard. {1}{B}: Adapt 2. Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, put a creature card exiled with this creature onto the battlefield under your control with a finality counter on it. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.

Essence Scatter (Amonkhet)
Josh Hass

Counter target creature spell.

Dependence on luck is anathema to Kefnet's rigorous studies. Those who hope to escape his maze by chance never succeed.

Archfiend of Despair (Commander Masters)
Josh Hass

Flying Your opponents can't gain life. At the beginning of each end step, each opponent loses life equal to the life that player lost this turn. (Damage causes loss of life.)

Champion of Dusk (Rivals of Ixalan)
Josh Hass

When this creature enters, you draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is the number of Vampires you control.

"Drench these golden streets in the blood of our enemies."

Clattering Augur (Modern Horizons 2)
Josh Hass

This creature can't block. When this creature enters, you draw a card and you lose 1 life. {2}{B}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Wave of Reckoning (Commander 2016)
Josh Hass

Each creature deals damage to itself equal to its power.

We shall suffer turmoil equal to that which we have wrought, whether in this life or the next.

Hero of the Games (Theros Beyond Death)
Josh Hass

Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

Winners of the Iroan Games are forever remembered as heroes of their people.

Murderous Rider (March of the Machine Commander)
Josh Hass

Single Combat (Fallout)
Josh Hass

Each player chooses a creature or planeswalker they control, then sacrifices the rest. Players can't cast creature or planeswalker spells until the end of your next turn.

Some fight to destroy their enemies. Some fight to destroy themselves.

Argivian Phalanx (Foundations Jumpstart)
Josh Hass

Affinity for creatures (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature you control.) Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)

New Argive welcomed the kor people when they were displaced by the Rathi overlay. The kor repay that kindness with fierce loyalty.

Two-Headed Zombie (Core Set 2019)
Josh Hass

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

"Thread the torsos together with angel hair to ensure they will cooperate in battle." —*The Stitcher's Tome*

Shackle Slinger (Outlaws of Thunder Junction)
Josh Hass

Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, choose target creature an opponent controls. If it's tapped, put a stun counter on it. Otherwise, tap it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

Even when he missed the wrists, a pair of thundercuffs to the head got the job done.

Hero of the Games (Foundations Jumpstart)
Josh Hass

Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

Winners of the Iroan Games are forever remembered as heroes of their people.

Emperor of Bones (Modern Horizons 3)
Josh Hass

At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target card from a graveyard. {1}{B}: Adapt 2. Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, put a creature card exiled with this creature onto the battlefield under your control with a finality counter on it. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.

Impale (Rivals of Ixalan)
Josh Hass

Destroy target creature.

Never let the glitter of gold distract you from the gleam of steel in the shadows.

Chemister's Insight (The List)
Josh Hass

Draw two cards. Jump-start (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a card in addition to paying its other costs. Then exile this card.)

"My specialty is theoretical universal limits and ways to circumvent them."

Decommission (The List)
Josh Hass

Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Revolt — If a permanent left the battlefield under your control this turn, you gain 3 life.

"A key weakness in the design is its vulnerability to repeated, forceful blows."

Kellogg, Dangerous Mind (Fallout)
Josh Hass

First strike, haste Whenever Kellogg attacks, create a Treasure token. Sacrifice five Treasures: Gain control of target creature for as long as you control Kellogg. Activate only as a sorcery.

"We both know how this will end. So... you ready?"

Tezzeret, Artifice Master (The List)
Josh Hass

+1: Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. 0: Draw a card. If you control three or more artifacts, draw two cards instead. −9: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your end step, search your library for a permanent card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle."

Heroic Intervention (Fallout)
Josh Hass

Permanents you control gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.

"Another beautiful day in the most dangerous place in the world." —Nick Valentine

Goblin Trailblazer (Jumpstart 2022)
Josh Hass

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

"Why are we following the goblin? Can he even read that map?" —Daphne Vail, *Diremore* first mate

Prosperous Pirates (Jumpstart)
Josh Hass

When this creature enters, create two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

The floating city of High and Dry hasn't yet sunk under the weight of gold, but it's not for want of trying.

Midnight Reaper (Aetherdrift Commander)
Josh Hass

Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, this creature deals 1 damage to you and you draw a card.

"We would be fools to trust the histories given to us by the Trespasser. We must seek the truth of our world, whatever the cost." —Etha, vizier of invocations

Join the Maestros (Streets of New Capenna)
Josh Hass

Casualty 2 (As you cast this spell, you may sacrifice a creature with power 2 or greater. When you do, copy this spell.) Create a 4/3 black Ogre Warrior creature token.

"We're family now, big guy."

Tezzeret, Artifice Master (Core Set 2019)
Josh Hass

+1: Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. 0: Draw a card. If you control three or more artifacts, draw two cards instead. −9: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your end step, search your library for a permanent card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle."

Stitcher's Graft (Eldritch Moon Promos)
Josh Hass

Equipped creature gets +3/+3. Whenever equipped creature attacks, it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. Whenever this Equipment becomes unattached from a permanent, sacrifice that permanent. Equip {2}

Farmstead Gleaner (The List)
Josh Hass

This creature doesn't untap during your untap step. {2}, {Q}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. ({Q} is the untap symbol.)

When it finishes the harvest, you'll have nowhere to hide.

Hobbling Zombie (Innistrad: Double Feature)
Josh Hass

Deathtouch When this creature dies, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed. (It can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)

"I see someone tried to stop you, my pet. How delightful." —Ghoulcaller Gisa

Astor, Bearer of Blades (Dominaria United Promos)
Josh Hass

When Astor enters, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal an Equipment or Vehicle card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Equipment you control have equip {1}. Vehicles you control have crew 1.

Prosperous Pirates (The List)
Josh Hass

When this creature enters, create two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

The floating city of High and Dry hasn't yet sunk under the weight of gold, but it's not for want of trying.

Dark Nourishment (Ixalan)
Josh Hass

Dark Nourishment deals 3 damage to any target. You gain 3 life.

Demons lurk in the shadows of ancient ruins, spreading plague and corruption across the land.

Murderous Rider (Throne of Eldraine Promos)
Josh Hass

Chemister's Insight (Guilds of Ravnica)
Josh Hass

Draw two cards. Jump-start (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a card in addition to paying its other costs. Then exile this card.)

"My specialty is theoretical universal limits and ways to circumvent them."

Tezzeret, Artifice Master (Jumpstart 2022)
Josh Hass

+1: Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. 0: Draw a card. If you control three or more artifacts, draw two cards instead. −9: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your end step, search your library for a permanent card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle."

Champion of Dusk (Rivals of Ixalan Promos)
Josh Hass

When this creature enters, you draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is the number of Vampires you control.

"Drench these golden streets in the blood of our enemies."

Wood Elves (March of the Machine Commander)
Josh Hass

When this creature enters, search your library for a Forest card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Every branch a crossroads, every vine a swift steed.

Devil (Battle for Baldur's Gate Tokens)
Josh Hass

When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target.

Liliana's Scorn (Core Set 2021)
Josh Hass

Destroy target creature. You may search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Liliana, Death Mage, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.

"We're done here."

Moira and Teshar (March of the Machine Commander)
Josh Hass

Flying Whenever you cast a historic spell, return target nonland permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. If it would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

Moira and Teshar (March of the Machine Commander)
Josh Hass

Flying Whenever you cast a historic spell, return target nonland permanent card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. If it would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

Gravecrawler (Aetherdrift Commander)
Josh Hass

This creature can't block. You may cast this card from your graveyard as long as you control a Zombie.

A curse barely remembered, a vengeance not yet complete.

Single Combat (Fallout)
Josh Hass

Each player chooses a creature or planeswalker they control, then sacrifices the rest. Players can't cast creature or planeswalker spells until the end of your next turn.

Some fight to destroy their enemies. Some fight to destroy themselves.

Haazda Marshal (Guilds of Ravnica)
Josh Hass

Whenever this creature and at least two other creatures attack, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token with lifelink.

Ravnica's convoluted power structure often boils down to who can muster the most swords on a given block.

Abandon Reason (Foundations Jumpstart)
Josh Hass

Up to two target creatures each get +1/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn. (They deal combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Madness {1}{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.)

Hostile Desert (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
Josh Hass

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, Exile a land card from your graveyard: This land becomes a 3/4 Elemental creature until end of turn. It's still a land.

Amonkhet's desiccated land thirsts for blood.

Abandon Reason (Eldritch Moon)
Josh Hass

Up to two target creatures each get +1/+0 and gain first strike until end of turn. (They deal combat damage before creatures without first strike.) Madness {1}{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.)

Decommission (Aether Revolt)
Josh Hass

Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Revolt — If a permanent left the battlefield under your control this turn, you gain 3 life.

"A key weakness in the design is its vulnerability to repeated, forceful blows."

Goblin Trailblazer (Rivals of Ixalan)
Josh Hass

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

"Why are we following the goblin? Can he even read that map?" —Daphne Vail, *Diremore* first mate

Drag the Canal (Murders at Karlov Manor)
Josh Hass

Create a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token. If a creature died this turn, you gain 2 life, surveil 2, then investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

"Let's gather what we can before the Golgari tidy up the scene."

Hostile Desert (Commander 2020)
Josh Hass

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, Exile a land card from your graveyard: This land becomes a 3/4 Elemental creature until end of turn. It's still a land.

Amonkhet's desiccated land thirsts for blood.

Tezzeret, Artifice Master Emblem (Core Set 2019 Tokens)
Josh Hass

At the beginning of your end step, search your library for a permanent card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library.

Ancient Stone Idol (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
Josh Hass

Flash This spell costs {1} less to cast for each attacking creature. Trample When this creature dies, create a 6/12 colorless Construct artifact creature token with trample.

Drag the Canal (Murders at Karlov Manor Promos)
Josh Hass

Create a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token. If a creature died this turn, you gain 2 life, surveil 2, then investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

"Let's gather what we can before the Golgari tidy up the scene."

Ancient Stone Idol (March of the Machine Commander)
Josh Hass

Flash This spell costs {1} less to cast for each attacking creature. Trample When this creature dies, create a 6/12 colorless Construct artifact creature token with trample.

Champion of Dusk (Crimson Vow Commander)
Josh Hass

When this creature enters, you draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is the number of Vampires you control.

"Drench these golden streets in the blood of our enemies."

Enduring Sliver (Modern Horizons)
Josh Hass

Outlast {2} ({2}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Outlast only as a sorcery.) Other Sliver creatures you control have outlast {2}.

Time has ground mountains to sand, but the slivers ever remain.

Heroic Intervention (Fallout)
Josh Hass

Permanents you control gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.

"Another beautiful day in the most dangerous place in the world." —Nick Valentine

Agent of the Iron Throne (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Josh Hass

Commander creatures you own have "Whenever an artifact or creature you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, each opponent loses 1 life."

You give your clients what they want at a fair price. What happens after that is none of your concern.

Kellogg, Dangerous Mind (Fallout)
Josh Hass

First strike, haste Whenever Kellogg attacks, create a Treasure token. Sacrifice five Treasures: Gain control of target creature for as long as you control Kellogg. Activate only as a sorcery.

"We both know how this will end. So... you ready?"

Chemister's Insight (Commander 2019)
Josh Hass

Draw two cards. Jump-start (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a card in addition to paying its other costs. Then exile this card.)

"My specialty is theoretical universal limits and ways to circumvent them."

Corpse Appraiser (Streets of New Capenna)
Josh Hass

When this creature enters, exile up to one target creature card from a graveyard. If a card is put into exile this way, look at the top three cards of your library, then put one of those cards into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.

"Scarcely a mark. A true work of art!"

Goblin Trailblazer (Foundations Jumpstart)
Josh Hass

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

"Why are we following the goblin? Can he even read that map?" —Daphne Vail, *Diremore* first mate

Farmstead Gleaner (Modern Horizons)
Josh Hass

This creature doesn't untap during your untap step. {2}, {Q}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. ({Q} is the untap symbol.)

When it finishes the harvest, you'll have nowhere to hide.

Tezzeret, Artifice Master (Core Set 2019 Promos)
Josh Hass

+1: Create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying. 0: Draw a card. If you control three or more artifacts, draw two cards instead. −9: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your end step, search your library for a permanent card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle."

Azra Oddsmaker (Battlebond)
Josh Hass

At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may discard a card. If you do, choose a creature. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player this turn, you draw two cards.

"I never give odds on my own fights. Unless, of course, you want to bet *against* me . . ."

Grind (The List)
Josh Hass

Band Together (Foundations Jumpstart)
Josh Hass

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

In times of peril, the vision the ancient paruns had for their city comes into focus.

Hobbling Zombie (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt)
Josh Hass

Deathtouch When this creature dies, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed. (It can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)

"I see someone tried to stop you, my pet. How delightful." —Ghoulcaller Gisa

Heirloom Mirror (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt)
Josh Hass

Skola Grovedancer (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
Josh Hass

Whenever a land card is put into your graveyard from anywhere, you gain 1 life. {2}{G}: Mill a card. (Put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)

"From the ashes of last night's revel, I bring the dawn of new growth."

Liliana's Standard Bearer (Core Set 2021 Promos)
Josh Hass

Flash When this creature enters, draw X cards, where X is the number of creatures that died under your control this turn.

The purple banner of the House of Vess is a symbol of death wherever it's flown.

Essence Scatter (The List)
Josh Hass

Counter target creature spell.

Dependence on luck is anathema to Kefnet's rigorous studies. Those who hope to escape his maze by chance never succeed.

Dread Wanderer (Amonkhet)
Josh Hass

This creature enters tapped. {2}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery and only if you have one or fewer cards in hand.

Allied Assault (Zendikar Rising)
Josh Hass

Up to two target creatures each get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures in your party. (Your party consists of up to one each of Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard.)

A common foe is the death of old hatreds.

Omniscience (Amonkhet Invocations)
Josh Hass

You may cast spells from your hand without paying their mana costs.

Grind (Hour of Devastation)
Josh Hass

Wizards of Thay (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Josh Hass

Myriad (Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.) Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. You may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.

Wood Elves (New Capenna Commander)
Josh Hass

When this creature enters, search your library for a Forest card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Every branch a crossroads, every vine a swift steed.

Stitcher's Graft (Eldritch Moon)
Josh Hass

Equipped creature gets +3/+3. Whenever equipped creature attacks, it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. Whenever this Equipment becomes unattached from a permanent, sacrifice that permanent. Equip {2}

Chemister's Insight (Commander 2020)
Josh Hass

Draw two cards. Jump-start (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a card in addition to paying its other costs. Then exile this card.)

"My specialty is theoretical universal limits and ways to circumvent them."

Slaughter Pact (Amonkhet Invocations)
Josh Hass

Destroy target nonblack creature. At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {2}{B}. If you don't, you lose the game.

Grind (Hour of Devastation Promos)
Josh Hass

Stitcher's Graft (Innistrad Remastered)
Josh Hass

Equipped creature gets +3/+3. Whenever equipped creature attacks, it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. Whenever this Equipment becomes unattached from a permanent, sacrifice that permanent. Equip {2}

Murderous Rider (Throne of Eldraine)
Josh Hass

Essence Scatter (Core Set 2019)
Josh Hass

Counter target creature spell.

Dependence on luck is anathema to Kefnet's rigorous studies. Those who hope to escape his maze by chance never succeed.

Skola Grovedancer (Theros Beyond Death)
Josh Hass

Whenever a land card is put into your graveyard from anywhere, you gain 1 life. {2}{G}: Mill a card. (Put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)

"From the ashes of last night's revel, I bring the dawn of new growth."

Liliana's Standard Bearer (Starter Commander Decks)
Josh Hass

Flash When this creature enters, draw X cards, where X is the number of creatures that died under your control this turn.

The purple banner of the House of Vess is a symbol of death wherever it's flown.

Drag the Canal (Murders at Karlov Manor Promos)
Josh Hass

Create a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token. If a creature died this turn, you gain 2 life, surveil 2, then investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

"Let's gather what we can before the Golgari tidy up the scene."

Refuse to Yield (The List)
Josh Hass

Target creature gets +2/+7 until end of turn. Untap it.

Her opponent threw her through the window, so she retaliated by throwing the window through her opponent.

Deadeye Quartermaster (Ixalan)
Josh Hass

When this creature enters, you may search your library for an Equipment or Vehicle card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

"Welcome aboard, mate! You're going to need this."

Ancient Stone Idol (Commander Masters)
Josh Hass

Flash This spell costs {1} less to cast for each attacking creature. Trample When this creature dies, create a 6/12 colorless Construct artifact creature token with trample.

Astor, Bearer of Blades (Dominaria United Promos)
Josh Hass

When Astor enters, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal an Equipment or Vehicle card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Equipment you control have equip {1}. Vehicles you control have crew 1.

Hostile Desert (Hour of Devastation)
Josh Hass

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, Exile a land card from your graveyard: This land becomes a 3/4 Elemental creature until end of turn. It's still a land.

Amonkhet's desiccated land thirsts for blood.

Deathbellow War Cry (Theros Beyond Death)
Josh Hass

Search your library for up to four Minotaur creature cards with different names, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Deathbellow Canyon echoes with the roars of minotaurs calling each other to battle.

Wizards of Thay (Battle for Baldur's Gate Promos)
Josh Hass

Myriad (Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.) Instant and sorcery spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. You may cast sorcery spells as though they had flash.

Wood Elves (Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis)
Josh Hass

When this creature enters, search your library for a Forest card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Through the waves of Eldrazi attacks, the Murasan jungles seemed to regrow as soon as they were destroyed.

Karfell Harbinger (Kaldheim)
Josh Hass

{T}: Add {U}. Spend this mana only to foretell a card from your hand or cast an instant or sorcery spell.

"This is a realm of the living. King Narfi's legion is coming to change that."

Murderous Rider (Throne of Eldraine Promos)
Josh Hass

Arterial Flow (Rivals of Ixalan)
Josh Hass

Each opponent discards two cards. If you control a Vampire, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

"It is impious to admit, but I do enjoy pirate blood. Something in the salty tang of it, the spice of rebellion."

Witherbloom Apprentice (Strixhaven: School of Mages)
Josh Hass

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

"All we are—every feeling, every action—powered by a single, delicate little organ. Life is so terrifyingly, beautifully fragile."

Kellogg, Dangerous Mind (Fallout)
Josh Hass

First strike, haste Whenever Kellogg attacks, create a Treasure token. Sacrifice five Treasures: Gain control of target creature for as long as you control Kellogg. Activate only as a sorcery.

"We both know how this will end. So... you ready?"

Hero of the Games (Double Masters 2022)
Josh Hass

Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

Winners of the Iroan Games are forever remembered as heroes of their people.

Argivian Phalanx (Dominaria United)
Josh Hass

Affinity for creatures (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature you control.) Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)

New Argive welcomed the kor people when they were displaced by the Rathi overlay. The kor repay that kindness with fierce loyalty.

Liliana's Standard Bearer (Core Set 2021)
Josh Hass

Flash When this creature enters, draw X cards, where X is the number of creatures that died under your control this turn.

The purple banner of the House of Vess is a symbol of death wherever it's flown.

Drag the Canal (Murders at Karlov Manor)
Josh Hass

Create a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token. If a creature died this turn, you gain 2 life, surveil 2, then investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

"Let's gather what we can before the Golgari tidy up the scene."

Hostile Desert (Hour of Devastation Promos)
Josh Hass

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, Exile a land card from your graveyard: This land becomes a 3/4 Elemental creature until end of turn. It's still a land.

Amonkhet's desiccated land thirsts for blood.

Caged Zombie (Core Set 2021)
Josh Hass

{1}{B}, {T}: Each opponent loses 2 life. Activate only if a creature died this turn.

"Six consecutive life sentences" takes on a new meaning when necromancy is involved.

Heroic Intervention (Fallout)
Josh Hass

Permanents you control gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.

"Another beautiful day in the most dangerous place in the world." —Nick Valentine

Spirit (Ravnica Allegiance Tokens)
Josh Hass

Flying

Ancient Stone Idol (Commander 2018)
Josh Hass

Flash This spell costs {1} less to cast for each attacking creature. Trample When this creature dies, create a 6/12 colorless Construct artifact creature token with trample.

Inevitable End (Theros Beyond Death)
Josh Hass

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature."

"How many more will die before you accept your fate?" —Erebos, god of the dead

Lens Flare (Modern Horizons 2)
Josh Hass

Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.) Lens Flare deals 5 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

Intent: The spell shows a creature being damaged by powerful rays of light.

Liliana's Standard Bearer (Core Set 2021)
Josh Hass

Flash When this creature enters, draw X cards, where X is the number of creatures that died under your control this turn.

Maulfist Doorbuster (Kaladesh)
Josh Hass

When this creature enters, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters). Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay {E}. If you do, target creature can't block this turn.

"Knock, knock . . . too late."

Wings of Hubris (Theros Beyond Death)
Josh Hass

Equipped creature has flying. Sacrifice this Equipment: Equipped creature can't be blocked this turn. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step. Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Dalakos's invention worked . . . until it didn't.

Prosperous Pirates (Commander Legends)
Josh Hass

When this creature enters, create two Treasure tokens. (They're artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

The floating city of High and Dry hasn't yet sunk under the weight of gold, but it's not for want of trying.

Forerunner of the Legion (Rivals of Ixalan)
Josh Hass

When this creature enters, you may search your library for a Vampire card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top. Whenever another Vampire you control enters, target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Kellogg, Dangerous Mind (Fallout)
Josh Hass

First strike, haste Whenever Kellogg attacks, create a Treasure token. Sacrifice five Treasures: Gain control of target creature for as long as you control Kellogg. Activate only as a sorcery.

"We both know how this will end. So... you ready?"

Queza, Augur of Agonies (Streets of New Capenna)
Josh Hass

Whenever you draw a card, target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Some try to unravel the tangled skeins of fate. She reweaves them to her own deadly design.

Archfiend of Despair (Battlebond)
Josh Hass

Flying Your opponents can't gain life. At the beginning of each end step, each opponent loses life equal to the life that player lost this turn. (Damage causes loss of life.)

Liliana's Standard Bearer (Core Set 2021 Promos)
Josh Hass

Flash When this creature enters, draw X cards, where X is the number of creatures that died under your control this turn.

The purple banner of the House of Vess is a symbol of death wherever it's flown.

Champion of Dusk (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander)
Josh Hass

When this creature enters, you draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is the number of Vampires you control.

"Drench these golden streets in the blood of our enemies."