Warstorm Surge

Warstorm Surge (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
Josu Solano

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

Khorne's sole desire is to drown the galaxy in a tide of slaughter. To conquer and kill every living thing, until there is nothing left but spilled blood and shattered bone.

Warstorm Surge (Planechase Anthology)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Warstorm Surge (Commander 2013)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Warstorm Surge (Commander 2015)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Warstorm Surge (Commander Anthology Volume II)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Warstorm Surge (Forgotten Realms Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Warstorm Surge (Magic 2012)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Warstorm Surge (Commander 2019)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Warstorm Surge (Planechase 2012)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Warstorm Surge (Bloomburrow Commander)
Leonardo Santanna

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

No fortification, however high, can protect those who provoke the ire of the molefolk.

Warstorm Surge (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Warstorm Surge (Warhammer 40,000 Commander)
Josu Solano

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

Khorne's sole desire is to drown the galaxy in a tide of slaughter. To conquer and kill every living thing, until there is nothing left but spilled blood and shattered bone.

Warstorm Surge (New Capenna Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Galazeth Prismari (Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Flying When Galazeth Prismari enters, create a Treasure token. Artifacts you control have "{T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell."

Traitorous Blood (Innistrad)
Raymond Swanland

Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap it. It gains trample and haste until end of turn.

"I can make you dance to my tune like a puppet, your very blood eager to obey." —Olivia Voldaren

Spiteful Returned (Born of the Gods)
Raymond Swanland

Bestow {3}{B} (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.) Whenever this creature or enchanted creature attacks, defending player loses 2 life. Enchanted creature gets +1/+1.

Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh (Hour of Devastation Promos)
Raymond Swanland

+2: Target opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. Until end of turn, you may cast that card without paying its mana cost. +1: Each opponent exiles two cards from their hand. −4: Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to target opponent, creature an opponent controls, or planeswalker an opponent controls. −12: Exile each nonland permanent your opponents control.

Auger Spree (Jumpstart)
Raymond Swanland

Target creature gets +4/-4 until end of turn.

"Finally, a weapon the Boros can't confiscate!" —Juri, proprietor of the Juri Revue

Beledros Witherbloom (Bloomburrow Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Flying At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life." Pay 10 life: Untap all lands you control. Activate only once each turn.

Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God (War of the Spark Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Nicol Bolas has all loyalty abilities of all other planeswalkers on the battlefield. +1: You draw a card. Each opponent exiles a card from their hand or a permanent they control. −3: Destroy target creature or planeswalker. −8: Each opponent who doesn't control a legendary creature or planeswalker loses the game.

Giant Scorpion (Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis)
Raymond Swanland

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Its sting hurts, but death is strangely painless.

Soul of Shandalar (The List)
Raymond Swanland

First strike {3}{R}{R}: This creature deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker and 3 damage to up to one target creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls. {3}{R}{R}, Exile this card from your graveyard: It deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker and 3 damage to up to one target creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls.

Incendiary Flow (Eldritch Moon)
Raymond Swanland

Incendiary Flow deals 3 damage to any target. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.

"What's your plan?" Gideon asked. "Are you serious?" Chandra replied.

Hex Parasite (New Phyrexia)
Raymond Swanland

{X}{B/P}: Remove up to X counters from target permanent. For each counter removed this way, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. ({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.)

Drawn by power, fueled by conquest.

Flame Slash (Rise of the Eldrazi)
Raymond Swanland

Flame Slash deals 4 damage to target creature.

After millennia asleep, the Eldrazi had forgotten about Zendikar's fiery temper and dislike of strangers.

Dragon (Worldwake Tokens)
Raymond Swanland

Flying

Thermo-Alchemist (Innistrad Remastered)
Raymond Swanland

Defender {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, untap this creature.

"Madness can't touch a mind ignited by genius."

Oracle's Insight (Born of the Gods)
Raymond Swanland

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "{T}: Scry 1, then draw a card." (To scry 1, look at the top card of your library, then you may put that card on the bottom.)

Heroes' Bane (Commander 2020)
Raymond Swanland

This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. {2}{G}{G}: Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is its power.

Travelers' tales claim that hydras bite off their own heads to make themselves deadlier.

Dragonmaster Outcast (Battle for Zendikar Promos)
Raymond Swanland

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control six or more lands, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.

"This world will be ruled by its rightful sovereigns, not these hideous pretenders."

Tanazir Quandrix (Strixhaven: School of Mages)
Raymond Swanland

Flying, trample When Tanazir Quandrix enters, double the number of +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. Whenever Tanazir Quandrix attacks, you may have the base power and toughness of other creatures you control become equal to Tanazir Quandrix's power and toughness until end of turn.

Scatter to the Winds (Battle for Zendikar)
Raymond Swanland

Counter target spell. Awaken 3—{4}{U}{U} (If you cast this spell for {4}{U}{U}, also put three +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)

Domri, Anarch of Bolas (War of the Spark Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Creatures you control get +1/+0. +1: Add {R} or {G}. Creature spells you cast this turn can't be countered. −2: Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control.

Etali, Primal Storm (Commander 2020)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

The storm rages and the earth breaks.

Dread Drone (The List)
Raymond Swanland

When this creature enters, create two 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature tokens. They have "Sacrifice this token: Add {C}."

Each Eldrazi ancient spawned a lineage of horrors in unfathomable shapes.

Thraximundar (Double Masters 2022)
Raymond Swanland

Haste Whenever Thraximundar attacks, defending player sacrifices a creature of their choice. Whenever a player sacrifices a creature, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Thraximundar.

His name means "he who paints the earth red."

Death Grasp (Commander 2015)
Raymond Swanland

Death Grasp deals X damage to any target. You gain X life.

Plate mail, the skin of the chest, the rib cage, the heart—all useless against the mage who can reach directly for the soul.

Wastes (Modern Horizons 3 Commander)
Raymond Swanland

{T}: Add {C}.

Animate Library (Unstable)
Raymond Swanland

Enchant your library Enchanted library is an artifact creature on the battlefield with power and toughness each equal to the number of cards in it. It's still a library. If enchanted library would leave the battlefield, exile this Aura instead.

Sometimes the books hit back.

Vengevine (Ultimate Masters)
Raymond Swanland

Haste Whenever you cast a spell, if it's the second creature spell you cast this turn, you may return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Leave but a shred of root and it will return, bursting with vigor.

Pact of the Titan (Future Sight)
Raymond Swanland

Create a 4/4 red Giant creature token. At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {4}{R}. If you don't, you lose the game.

Wastes (Time Spiral Remastered)
Raymond Swanland

{T}: Add {C}.

Brute Suit (Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty)
Raymond Swanland

Vigilance Crew 1 (Tap any number of creatures you control with total power 1 or more: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.)

"Send them a message they can't ignore." —Satoru Umezawa

Fell the Mighty (New Capenna Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Destroy all creatures with power greater than target creature's power.

"They had it coming." —Squire Imalia, savior of Thiswick

Necrogen Scudder (Scars of Mirrodin)
Raymond Swanland

Flying When this creature enters, you lose 3 life.

Contrary to popular belief, it's kept aloft by necrogen gas, not the screaming agony of a thousand murdered souls.

Shriekgeist (Dark Ascension)
Raymond Swanland

Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player mills two cards.

Wounds of the flesh are easy to heal. Wounds of the mind may never be undone.

Ugin, the Spirit Dragon (Core Set 2021)
Raymond Swanland

+2: Ugin deals 3 damage to any target. −X: Exile each permanent with mana value X or less that's one or more colors. −10: You gain 7 life, draw seven cards, then put up to seven permanent cards from your hand onto the battlefield.

Boltwing Marauder (Dragons of Tarkir)
Raymond Swanland

Flying Whenever another creature you control enters, target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

When battling the Kolaghan, consider yourself lucky if lightning strikes the same place only twice.

Wurm (Scars of Mirrodin Tokens)
Raymond Swanland

Deathtouch

Domri, Anarch of Bolas (Secret Lair Drop)
Raymond Swanland

Creatures you control get +1/+0. +1: Add {R} or {G}. Creature spells you cast this turn can't be countered. −2: Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control.

Nissa, Voice of Zendikar (The List)
Raymond Swanland

+1: Create a 0/1 green Plant creature token. −2: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. −7: You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is the number of lands you control.

Ghostly Flicker (Kaldheim Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Exile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control.

Sometimes it's useful to take a break from existence.

Ulvenwald Hydra (Modern Horizons 3 Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Reach Ulvenwald Hydra's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control. When this creature enters, you may search your library for a land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Giant Scorpion (Magic 2013)
Raymond Swanland

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Its sting hurts, but death is strangely painless.

Sagu Mauler (Khans of Tarkir)
Raymond Swanland

Trample, hexproof Morph {3}{G}{U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

The Sagu Jungle's thick undergrowth conceals even the largest predators—if they wish to remain hidden.

Martial Glory (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Target creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn. Target creature gets +0/+3 until end of turn.

"Yes, Boros tactics are unparalleled. But when your comrades are dying around you, inner strength must carry the day." —Gideon Jura, to Aurelia

Caldera Hellion (Shards of Alara)
Raymond Swanland

Devour 1 (As this creature enters, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. It enters with that many +1/+1 counters on it.) When this creature enters, it deals 3 damage to each creature.

Auger Spree (Battlebond)
Raymond Swanland

Target creature gets +4/-4 until end of turn.

"Finally, a weapon the Boros can't confiscate!" —Juri, proprietor of the Juri Revue

Burning Vengeance (Eternal Masters)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever you cast a spell from your graveyard, this enchantment deals 2 damage to any target.

Mist is the geists' sorrow. Wind is their pain. Fire is their vengeance.

Glorious Anthem (Core Set 2021)
Raymond Swanland

Creatures you control get +1/+1.

Arid Mesa (Modern Horizons 2)
Raymond Swanland

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Qarsi Deceiver (Dragons of Tarkir)
Raymond Swanland

{T}: Add {C}. Spend this mana only to cast a face-down creature spell, pay a mana cost to turn a manifested creature face up, or pay a morph cost. (A megamorph cost is a morph cost.)

Etali, Primal Storm (Rivals of Ixalan Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

The storm rages and the earth breaks.

Bituminous Blast (Archenemy)
Raymond Swanland

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.) Bituminous Blast deals 4 damage to target creature.

Vapor Snag (New Phyrexia)
Raymond Swanland

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller loses 1 life.

"This creature is inadequate. Send it to the splicers for innovation." —Malcator, Executor of Synthesis

Undercity Informer (The List)
Raymond Swanland

{1}, Sacrifice a creature: Target player reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card, then puts those cards into their graveyard.

"Scandal and slander are never welcome news. That's why I'm never the messenger."

Banefire (Conflux)
Raymond Swanland

Banefire deals X damage to any target. If X is 5 or more, this spell can't be countered and the damage can't be prevented.

For Sarkhan Vol, the dragon is the purest expression of life's savage splendor.

Diabolic Revelation (Magic 2013)
Raymond Swanland

Search your library for up to X cards, put those cards into your hand, then shuffle.

"There are some secrets so dark no human mind should ever contain them. Interested?" —Nefarox, Overlord of Grixis

Mana Drain (Iconic Masters)
Raymond Swanland

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value.

Enthusiasm is no match for preparation.

Warstorm Surge (Planechase Anthology)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Wurmcoil Engine (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
Raymond Swanland

Deathtouch, lifelink When this creature dies, create a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with deathtouch and a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with lifelink.

Martial Glory (GRN Guild Kit)
Raymond Swanland

Target creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn. Target creature gets +0/+3 until end of turn.

"Yes, Boros tactics are unparalleled. But when your comrades are dying around you, inner strength must carry the day." —Gideon Jura, to Aurelia

Etali, Primal Storm (Forgotten Realms Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

The storm rages and the earth breaks.

Elvish Archdruid (Game Night: Free-for-All)
Raymond Swanland

Other Elf creatures you control get +1/+1. {T}: Add {G} for each Elf you control.

"The elves tend the forest, and the forest sustains the elves. My role is to ensure that the cycle continues."

Beledros Witherbloom (Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Flying At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this token dies, you gain 1 life." Pay 10 life: Untap all lands you control. Activate only once each turn.

Glorious Anthem (Core Set 2021 Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Creatures you control get +1/+1.

The songs of angels are perceived not as words in the ears but as stirrings in the soul.

Lens of Clarity (Khans of Tarkir)
Raymond Swanland

You may look at the top card of your library and at face-down creatures you don't control any time.

"Water shifts and confuses, but as ice it holds the stillness of truth." —Arel the Whisperer

Warstorm Surge (Commander 2013)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Wurmcoil Engine (Scars of Mirrodin Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Deathtouch, lifelink When this creature dies, create a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with deathtouch and a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with lifelink.

Wurm (Commander 2014 Tokens)
Raymond Swanland

Deathtouch

Vastwood Animist (Worldwake)
Raymond Swanland

{T}: Target land you control becomes an X/X Elemental creature until end of turn, where X is the number of Allies you control. It's still a land.

He calls on the forests for counsel and summons the earth to his cause.

Auger Spree (Return to Ravnica)
Raymond Swanland

Target creature gets +4/-4 until end of turn.

"Finally, a weapon the Boros can't confiscate!" —Juri, proprietor of the Juri Revue

Roil's Retribution (Battle for Zendikar)
Raymond Swanland

Roil's Retribution deals 5 damage divided as you choose among any number of target attacking or blocking creatures.

"We can use their hunger to lead them into danger. If we're already prey, we may as well be bait!" —Yon Basrel, Oran-Rief survivalist

Bituminous Blast (Planechase Anthology)
Raymond Swanland

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.) Bituminous Blast deals 4 damage to target creature.

Rubblehulk (Commander 2018)
Raymond Swanland

Rubblehulk's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control. Bloodrush — {1}{R}{G}, Discard this card: Target attacking creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of lands you control.

Trap Essence (Khans of Tarkir Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Counter target creature spell. Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature.

"Meat sustains the body. The spirit requires different sustenance." —Arel the Whisperer

Kresh the Bloodbraided (Shards of Alara)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever another creature dies, you may put X +1/+1 counters on Kresh, where X is that creature's power.

Each of his twenty-two braids is bound with bone and leather from a foe.

Virulent Swipe (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Dragonmaster Outcast (Commander 2019)
Raymond Swanland

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control six or more lands, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.

"This world will be ruled by its rightful sovereigns, not these hideous pretenders."

Haven of the Spirit Dragon (Commander 2017)
Raymond Swanland

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a Dragon creature spell. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Return target Dragon creature card or Ugin planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand.

Death Grasp (Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt)
Raymond Swanland

Death Grasp deals X damage to any target. You gain X life.

Plate mail, the skin of the chest, the rib cage, the heart—all useless against the mage who can reach directly for the soul.

Vampire Nocturnus (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Play with the top card of your library revealed. As long as the top card of your library is black, this creature and other Vampire creatures you control get +2/+1 and have flying.

"Your life will set with the sun."

Street Spasm (Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari)
Raymond Swanland

Street Spasm deals X damage to target creature without flying you don't control. Overload {X}{X}{R}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Vampiric Tutor (Commander Legends)
Raymond Swanland

Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.

Thermo-Alchemist (Innistrad: Double Feature)
Raymond Swanland

Defender {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, untap this creature.

"Madness can't touch a mind ignited by genius."

Vampiric Tutor (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.

True power is achieved through blood and sweat. But mostly blood.

Torment of Hailfire (Secret Lair Drop)
Raymond Swanland

Repeat the following process X times. Each opponent loses 3 life unless that player sacrifices a nonland permanent of their choice or discards a card.

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Bloodfire Expert (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Some efreet abandon their homes in the volcanic Fire Rim to embrace the Jeskai Way and discipline their innate flames.

Kuldotha Flamefiend (Double Masters)
Raymond Swanland

When this creature enters, you may sacrifice an artifact. If you do, this creature deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets.

Magma Phoenix (Magic 2010)
Raymond Swanland

Flying When this creature dies, it deals 3 damage to each creature and each player. {3}{R}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

World Shaper (Rivals of Ixalan Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever this creature attacks, you may mill three cards. When this creature dies, return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

"The Great River will not be tamed."

Arid Mesa (Modern Horizons 2 Promos)
Raymond Swanland

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Ugin, the Spirit Dragon (Core Set 2021 Promos)
Raymond Swanland

+2: Ugin deals 3 damage to any target. −X: Exile each permanent with mana value X or less that's one or more colors. −10: You gain 7 life, draw seven cards, then put up to seven permanent cards from your hand onto the battlefield.

Vengevine (Double Masters)
Raymond Swanland

Haste Whenever you cast a spell, if it's the second creature spell you cast this turn, you may return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Leave but a shred of root and it will return, bursting with vigor.

Slip Through Space (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Devoid (This card has no color.) Target creature can't be blocked this turn. Draw a card.

The Eldrazi twisted in a direction that had no name, and a frontal assault became a panicked rout.

Etali, Primal Storm (Foundations)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

He is the roaring hurricane, the earthquake's sundering fury, the embodiment of wild, untamable power.

Magma Phoenix (Magic 2011)
Raymond Swanland

Flying When this creature dies, it deals 3 damage to each creature and each player. {3}{R}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Bloodfire Expert (Foundations Jumpstart)
Raymond Swanland

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Some efreet abandon their homes in the volcanic Fire Rim to embrace the Jeskai Way and discipline their innate flames.

Rubblehulk (Gatecrash)
Raymond Swanland

Rubblehulk's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control. Bloodrush — {1}{R}{G}, Discard this card: Target attacking creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of lands you control.

Immersturm (Planechase Planes)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature enters, that creature's controller may have it deal damage equal to its power to any target of their choice. Whenever chaos ensues, exile target creature, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Staggershock (DCI Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Staggershock deals 2 damage to any target. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Mycoloth (Planechase Anthology)
Raymond Swanland

Devour 2 (As this creature enters, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. It enters with twice that many +1/+1 counters on it.) At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token for each +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Vapor Snag (Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas)
Raymond Swanland

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller loses 1 life.

"This creature is inadequate. Send it to the splicers for innovation." —Malcator, Executor of Synthesis

Canal Courier (Conspiracy: Take the Crown)
Raymond Swanland

When this creature enters, you become the monarch. Whenever this creature and another creature attack different players, this creature can't be blocked this combat.

The most effective roadways in Paliano aren't roads at all.

Belligerent Sliver (Magic 2015)
Raymond Swanland

Sliver creatures you control have menace. (They can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

"The slivers became adept at provoking a fear response in other species." —Hastric, Thunian scout

Etali, Primal Storm (Foundations)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

He is the roaring hurricane, the earthquake's sundering fury, the embodiment of wild, untamable power.

Etali, Primal Storm (Rivals of Ixalan Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

The storm rages and the earth breaks.

Etali, Primal Storm (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

The storm rages and the earth breaks.

Elvish Archdruid (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Other Elf creatures you control get +1/+1. {T}: Add {G} for each Elf you control.

"The elves tend the forest, and the forest sustains the elves. My role is to ensure that the cycle continues."

Niv-Mizzet Reborn (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Flying When Niv-Mizzet enters, reveal the top ten cards of your library. For each color pair, choose a card that's exactly those colors from among them. Put the chosen cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

World Shaper (Rivals of Ixalan)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever this creature attacks, you may mill three cards. When this creature dies, return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

"The Great River will not be tamed."

Soul of Shandalar (Magic 2015)
Raymond Swanland

First strike {3}{R}{R}: This creature deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker and 3 damage to up to one target creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls. {3}{R}{R}, Exile this card from your graveyard: It deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker and 3 damage to up to one target creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls.

Thermo-Alchemist (Starter Commander Decks)
Raymond Swanland

Defender {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, untap this creature.

"Madness can't touch a mind ignited by genius."

Etali, Primal Storm (Rivals of Ixalan)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

The storm rages and the earth breaks.

Niv-Mizzet Reborn (War of the Spark)
Raymond Swanland

Flying When Niv-Mizzet enters, reveal the top ten cards of your library. For each color pair, choose a card that's exactly those colors from among them. Put the chosen cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Wastes (Oath of the Gatewatch)
Raymond Swanland

{T}: Add {C}.

Mana Drain (Double Masters 2022)
Raymond Swanland

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value.

Enthusiasm is no match for preparation.

Martial Glory (Gatecrash)
Raymond Swanland

Target creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn. Target creature gets +0/+3 until end of turn.

"Yes, Boros tactics are unparalleled. But when your comrades are dying around you, inner strength must carry the day." —Gideon Jura, to Aurelia

Bituminous Blast (Forgotten Realms Commander)
Raymond Swanland

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.) Bituminous Blast deals 4 damage to target creature.

Flame Slash (Duel Decks: Sorin vs. Tibalt)
Raymond Swanland

Flame Slash deals 4 damage to target creature.

After millennia asleep, the Eldrazi had forgotten about Zendikar's fiery temper and dislike of strangers.

Gleam of Battle (Dragon's Maze)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Every soldier returns from battle changed: by hardship, by blood, by a glimpse of glory.

Wurmcoil Engine (Scars of Mirrodin)
Raymond Swanland

Deathtouch, lifelink When this creature dies, create a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with deathtouch and a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with lifelink.

Vampiric Tutor (Dominaria Remastered)
Raymond Swanland

Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.

True power is achieved through blood and sweat. But mostly blood.

Angrath, the Flame-Chained (Rivals of Ixalan)
Raymond Swanland

+1: Each opponent discards a card and loses 2 life. −3: Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap it. It gains haste until end of turn. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step if it has mana value 3 or less. −8: Each opponent loses life equal to the number of cards in their graveyard.

Trusty Machete (Zendikar)
Raymond Swanland

Equipped creature gets +2/+1. Equip {2}

"Until this expedition is done, that blade is your guardian, your liberator, and your best friend all rolled into one." —Yon Basrel, Oran-Rief survivalist

Fomori Nomad (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Flame Slash (Conspiracy: Take the Crown)
Raymond Swanland

Flame Slash deals 4 damage to target creature.

After millennia asleep, the Eldrazi had forgotten about Zendikar's fiery temper and dislike of strangers.

Outpace Oblivion (Aetherdrift)
Raymond Swanland

Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.) When this enchantment enters, it deals 5 damage to up to one target creature or planeswalker. {2}, Sacrifice this enchantment: It deals 2 damage to each player who doesn't have max speed.

Watery Grave (Gatecrash)
Raymond Swanland

({T}: Add {U} or {B}.) As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

"I fear that as we scurry after phantoms, the Dimir pull nine puppet strings." —Ral Zarek

Caustic Crawler (Worldwake)
Raymond Swanland

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may have target creature get -1/-1 until end of turn.

Novice explorers can mistake the acid-carved stone lairs for ancient ruins. They rarely survive to learn better.

Devastation Tide (Commander 2016)
Raymond Swanland

Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands. Miracle {1}{U} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)

It's hard to argue with a force made of divine will.

Devil's Play (Innistrad Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Devil's Play deals X damage to any target. Flashback {X}{R}{R}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

A devil's hands are never idle.

Wastes (Commander Masters)
Raymond Swanland

{T}: Add {C}.

Goblin Deathraiders (Shards of Alara)
Raymond Swanland

Trample

Every once in a while, when they aren't getting incinerated in lava, crushed under rock slides, or devoured by dragons, goblins experience moments of unmitigated glory in battle.

Wurmcoil Engine (Commander Anthology Volume II)
Raymond Swanland

Deathtouch, lifelink When this creature dies, create a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with deathtouch and a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with lifelink.

Mitotic Slime (Magic 2011)
Raymond Swanland

When this creature dies, create two 2/2 green Ooze creature tokens. They have "When this token dies, create two 1/1 green Ooze creature tokens."

Warstorm Surge (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Arid Mesa (Modern Horizons 2)
Raymond Swanland

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Domri, Anarch of Bolas (War of the Spark)
Raymond Swanland

Creatures you control get +1/+0. +1: Add {R} or {G}. Creature spells you cast this turn can't be countered. −2: Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control.

Temple of Deceit (Theros)
Raymond Swanland

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Warstorm Surge (Commander 2015)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Vapor Snag (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller loses 1 life.

"This creature is inadequate. Send it to the splicers for innovation." —Malcator, Executor of Synthesis

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary (Foundations)
Raymond Swanland

Flying You have no maximum hand size. Whenever a source you control deals noncombat damage to an opponent, you draw that many cards.

Those who interrupt the great scientist often find themselves testing the safety limits of his arcane inventions.

River's Rebuke (Game Night 2019)
Raymond Swanland

Return all nonland permanents target player controls to their owner's hand.

Carefully following the thaumatic compass Bolas had given her, Vraska blundered straight into the River Heralds' trap.

Etali, Primal Storm (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

The storm rages and the earth breaks.

Savageborn Hydra (Iconic Masters)
Raymond Swanland

Double strike This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. {1}{R/G}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only as a sorcery.

Fell the Mighty (March of the Machine Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Destroy all creatures with power greater than target creature's power.

"They had it coming." —Squire Imalia, savior of Thiswick

Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh (Double Masters 2022)
Raymond Swanland

+2: Target opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. Until end of turn, you may cast that card without paying its mana cost. +1: Each opponent exiles two cards from their hand. −4: Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to target opponent, creature an opponent controls, or planeswalker an opponent controls. −12: Exile each nonland permanent your opponents control.

Dragonmaster Outcast (Forgotten Realms Commander)
Raymond Swanland

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control six or more lands, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.

"This world will be ruled by its rightful sovereigns, not these hideous pretenders."

Velomachus Lorehold (Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Flying, vigilance, haste Whenever Velomachus Lorehold attacks, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value less than or equal to Velomachus Lorehold's power from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Fell the Mighty (Commander 2014)
Raymond Swanland

Destroy all creatures with power greater than target creature's power.

"They had it coming." —Squire Imalia, savior of Thiswick

Ghostly Flicker (Commander Masters)
Raymond Swanland

Exile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control.

Sometimes it's useful to take a break from existence.

Despise (Friday Night Magic 2012)
Raymond Swanland

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

"Truth is always a weapon in your enemies' hands." —Geth, Lord of the Vault

Faith's Reward (Magic 2013)
Raymond Swanland

Return to the battlefield all permanent cards in your graveyard that were put there from the battlefield this turn.

"I thought the wind was ushering me to my final destination, but it lifted me to my feet and I fought on." —Idrus, war priest of Thune

Warstorm Surge (Commander Anthology Volume II)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Obsidian Fireheart (Zendikar)
Raymond Swanland

{1}{R}{R}: Put a blaze counter on target land without a blaze counter on it. For as long as that land has a blaze counter on it, it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, this land deals 1 damage to you." (The land continues to burn after this creature has left the battlefield.)

Banefire (Core Set 2019)
Raymond Swanland

Banefire deals X damage to any target. If X is 5 or more, this spell can't be countered and the damage can't be prevented.

For Sarkhan Vol, the dragon is the purest expression of life's savage splendor.

Elf Druid (Commander Anthology Tokens)
Raymond Swanland

{T}: Add {G}.

Thermo-Alchemist (Jumpstart 2022)
Raymond Swanland

Defender {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, untap this creature.

"Madness can't touch a mind ignited by genius."

Thermo-Alchemist (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt)
Raymond Swanland

Defender {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, untap this creature.

"Madness can't touch a mind ignited by genius."

Mana Drain (Commander Legends)
Raymond Swanland

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value.

Warstorm Surge (Forgotten Realms Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Omenpath Journey (The Big Score)
Raymond Swanland

When this enchantment enters, search your library for up to five land cards that have different names, exile them, then shuffle. At the beginning of your end step, choose a card at random exiled with this enchantment and put it onto the battlefield tapped.

Street Spasm (Ravnica: Clue Edition)
Raymond Swanland

Street Spasm deals X damage to target creature without flying you don't control. Overload {X}{X}{R}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Joint Assault (Avacyn Restored)
Raymond Swanland

Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn. If it's paired with a creature, that creature also gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

"By my power, werewolves shall become the wolfir, our allies in combat against darkness." —Avacyn's Cursemute Decree

Warstorm Surge (Magic 2012)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Hour of Revelation (Hour of Devastation Promos)
Raymond Swanland

This spell costs {3} less to cast if there are ten or more nonland permanents on the battlefield. Destroy all nonland permanents.

In the first moments, the gate to the afterlife opened, and the people were prostrate in the light of the God-Pharaoh.

Wurmcoil Engine (Commander 2014)
Raymond Swanland

Deathtouch, lifelink When this creature dies, create a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with deathtouch and a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with lifelink.

Morph (Dragons of Tarkir Tokens)
Raymond Swanland

(You can cover a face-down creature with this reminder card. A card with morph can be turned face up any time for its morph cost.)

Ulvenwald Hydra (Jumpstart)
Raymond Swanland

Reach Ulvenwald Hydra's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control. When this creature enters, you may search your library for a land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Slip Through Space (Oath of the Gatewatch)
Raymond Swanland

Devoid (This card has no color.) Target creature can't be blocked this turn. Draw a card.

The Eldrazi twisted in a direction that had no name, and a frontal assault became a panicked rout.

Lightning Helix (Double Masters 2022)
Raymond Swanland

Lightning Helix deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.

"Rage is not the answer. Rage followed by fitting vengeance is the answer." —Ajani Goldmane

Quicksmith Rebel (Aether Revolt Promos)
Raymond Swanland

When this creature enters, target artifact you control gains "{T}: This artifact deals 2 damage to any target" for as long as you control this creature.

"Let's add just a bit more stopping power."

Goblin Razerunners (Neon Dynasty Commander)
Raymond Swanland

{1}{R}, Sacrifice a land: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. At the beginning of your end step, you may have this creature deal damage equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on it to target player or planeswalker.

Finding an unexplored world, they immediately set it on fire.

Zameck Guildmage (Gatecrash Promos)
Raymond Swanland

{G}{U}: This turn, each creature you control enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it. {G}{U}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from a creature you control: Draw a card.

Glorious End (Amonkhet Promos)
Raymond Swanland

End the turn. (Exile all spells and abilities from the stack, including this card. The player whose turn it is discards down to their maximum hand size. Damage wears off, and "this turn" and "until end of turn" effects end.) At the beginning of your next end step, you lose the game.

Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh (Hour of Devastation)
Raymond Swanland

+2: Target opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. Until end of turn, you may cast that card without paying its mana cost. +1: Each opponent exiles two cards from their hand. −4: Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to target opponent, creature an opponent controls, or planeswalker an opponent controls. −12: Exile each nonland permanent your opponents control.

Ugin, the Spirit Dragon (Core Set 2021 Promos)
Raymond Swanland

+2: Ugin deals 3 damage to any target. −X: Exile each permanent with mana value X or less that's one or more colors. −10: You gain 7 life, draw seven cards, then put up to seven permanent cards from your hand onto the battlefield.

Thousand Winds (Khans of Tarkir)
Raymond Swanland

Flying Morph {5}{U}{U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) When this creature is turned face up, return all other tapped creatures to their owners' hands.

Welding Sparks (Kaladesh)
Raymond Swanland

Welding Sparks deals X damage to target creature, where X is 3 plus the number of artifacts you control.

"The fires of invention burn in all of us. I fight for the freedom to unleash those flames." —Pia Nalaar

Rage Extractor (New Phyrexia)
Raymond Swanland

({R/P} can be paid with either {R} or 2 life.) Whenever you cast a spell with {H} in its mana cost, this artifact deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to any target.

New Phyrexia is an engine that both consumes and creates malice.

Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator (Wilds of Eldraine Promos)
Raymond Swanland

If you would pay life while your library has at least that many cards in it, exile that many cards from the top of your library instead. +1: Look at the top two cards of your library. Exile one of them and put the other into your hand. −2: Create two 1/1 black Nightmare creature tokens with "At the beginning of combat on your turn, if a card was put into exile this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this token." −7: Target player exiles the top X cards of their library, where X is the total mana value of cards you own in exile.

Deepfathom Skulker (Oath of the Gatewatch Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Devoid (This card has no color.) Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. {3}{C}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn. ({C} represents colorless mana.)

Kresh the Bloodbraided (New Capenna Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever another creature dies, you may put X +1/+1 counters on Kresh, where X is that creature's power.

Each of his twenty-two braids is bound with bone and leather from a foe.

Marrow Shards (New Phyrexia)
Raymond Swanland

({W/P} can be paid with either {W} or 2 life.) Marrow Shards deals 1 damage to each attacking creature.

"We are a single entity. Dissenters must be sutured into the Orthodoxy." —Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

Cut (Amonkhet Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Velomachus Lorehold (Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Flying, vigilance, haste Whenever Velomachus Lorehold attacks, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value less than or equal to Velomachus Lorehold's power from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Etali, Primal Storm (Commander 2021)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

The storm rages and the earth breaks.

Staggershock (Double Masters 2022)
Raymond Swanland

Staggershock deals 2 damage to any target. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Ashiok, Nightmare Muse (Theros Beyond Death Promos)
Raymond Swanland

+1: Create a 2/3 blue and black Nightmare creature token with "Whenever this token attacks or blocks, each opponent exiles the top two cards of their library." −3: Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand, then that player exiles a card from their hand. −7: You may cast up to three spells from among face-up cards your opponents own from exile without paying their mana costs.

Viashino Slaughtermaster (Modern Masters 2015)
Raymond Swanland

Double strike {B}{G}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.

"I'll fight two at once, and then lick their guts from my blades."

Temple of Deceit (Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander)
Raymond Swanland

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Necrogen Scudder (Magic 2015)
Raymond Swanland

Flying When this creature enters, you lose 3 life.

Contrary to popular belief, it's kept aloft by necrogen gas, not the screaming agony of a thousand murdered souls.

Dragon (Battle for Zendikar Tokens)
Raymond Swanland

Flying

Turri Island (Planechase Planes)
Raymond Swanland

Creature spells cost {2} less to cast. Whenever chaos ensues, reveal the top three cards of your library. Put all creature cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.

Morph (Khans of Tarkir Tokens)
Raymond Swanland

(You can cover a face-down creature with this reminder card. A card with morph can be turned face up any time for its morph cost.)

Ashiok, Nightmare Muse (Theros Beyond Death Promos)
Raymond Swanland

+1: Create a 2/3 blue and black Nightmare creature token with "Whenever this token attacks or blocks, each opponent exiles the top two cards of their library." −3: Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand, then that player exiles a card from their hand. −7: You may cast up to three spells from among face-up cards your opponents own from exile without paying their mana costs.

Thraximundar (Commander 2013)
Raymond Swanland

Haste Whenever Thraximundar attacks, defending player sacrifices a creature of their choice. Whenever a player sacrifices a creature, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Thraximundar.

His name means "he who paints the earth red."

Whisperwood Elemental (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
Raymond Swanland

At the beginning of your end step, manifest the top card of your library. (Put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Sacrifice this creature: Until end of turn, face-up nontoken creatures you control gain "When this creature dies, manifest the top card of your library."

Virulent Swipe (Rise of the Eldrazi)
Raymond Swanland

Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Nyxathid (Jumpstart)
Raymond Swanland

As this creature enters, choose an opponent. This creature gets -1/-1 for each card in the chosen player's hand.

Born of volcanic forces, it thrives on the absolute panic it inspires.

Geistblast (Shadows over Innistrad)
Raymond Swanland

Geistblast deals 2 damage to any target. {2}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Giant Scorpion (Zendikar)
Raymond Swanland

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Its sting hurts, but death is strangely painless.

River's Rebuke (New Capenna Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Return all nonland permanents target player controls to their owner's hand.

Carefully following the thaumatic compass Bolas had given her, Vraska blundered straight into the River Heralds' trap.

Mukotai Ambusher (Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty)
Raymond Swanland

Ninjutsu {1}{B} ({1}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Lifelink

The Mukotai Reckoners specialize in stealth and subterfuge.

Temur War Shaman (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
Raymond Swanland

When this creature enters, manifest the top card of your library. (Put that card onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Whenever a permanent you control is turned face up, if it's a creature, you may have it fight target creature you don't control.

Kaya, Geist Hunter (Innistrad: Crimson Vow)
Raymond Swanland

+1: Creatures you control gain deathtouch until end of turn. Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature token you control. −2: Until end of turn, if one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead. −6: Exile all cards from all graveyards, then create a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying for each card exiled this way.

Banefire (Core Set 2019 Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Banefire deals X damage to any target. If X is 5 or more, this spell can't be countered and the damage can't be prevented.

For Sarkhan Vol, the dragon is the purest expression of life's savage splendor.

River's Rebuke (Ixalan)
Raymond Swanland

Return all nonland permanents target player controls to their owner's hand.

Carefully following the thaumatic compass Bolas had given her, Vraska blundered straight into the River Heralds' trap.

Ruinous Minotaur (Zendikar)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, sacrifice a land.

Not every intelligent being is interested in treasure and lost knowledge . . . or even the basics of speech.

Wurmcoil Engine (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
Raymond Swanland

Deathtouch, lifelink When this creature dies, create a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with deathtouch and a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with lifelink.

Raised by Wolves (Born of the Gods)
Raymond Swanland

Enchant creature When this Aura enters, create two 2/2 green Wolf creature tokens. Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each Wolf you control.

Bloodbraid Elf (Double Masters 2022)
Raymond Swanland

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.)

Common Bond (Return to Ravnica)
Raymond Swanland

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Wolf riders hone their skills traversing the perilous rooftops, each dizzying step bringing elf and wolf closer together.

Etali, Primal Storm (Dominaria United Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

The storm rages and the earth breaks.

Trail of Mystery (Khans of Tarkir Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a face-down creature you control enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Whenever a permanent you control is turned face up, if it's a creature, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Ooze (Magic 2011 Tokens)
Raymond Swanland

Mycoloth (Shards of Alara)
Raymond Swanland

Devour 2 (As this creature enters, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. It enters with twice that many +1/+1 counters on it.) At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token for each +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Eidolon of Countless Battles (Born of the Gods)
Raymond Swanland

Bestow {2}{W}{W} (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.) This creature and enchanted creature each get +1/+1 for each creature you control and +1/+1 for each Aura you control.

Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God (Secret Lair Drop)
Raymond Swanland

Nicol Bolas has all loyalty abilities of all other planeswalkers on the battlefield. +1: You draw a card. Each opponent exiles a card from their hand or a permanent they control. −3: Destroy target creature or planeswalker. −8: Each opponent who doesn't control a legendary creature or planeswalker loses the game.

Thermo-Alchemist (Innistrad Remastered)
Raymond Swanland

Defender {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, untap this creature.

"Madness can't touch a mind ignited by genius."

Wolfir Silverheart (Avacyn Restored)
Raymond Swanland

Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.) As long as this creature is paired with another creature, each of those creatures gets +4/+4.

Ulvenwald Hydra (Shadows over Innistrad)
Raymond Swanland

Reach Ulvenwald Hydra's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control. When this creature enters, you may search your library for a land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Elvish Archdruid (Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors)
Raymond Swanland

Other Elf creatures you control get +1/+1. {T}: Add {G} for each Elf you control.

"The elves tend the forest, and the forest sustains the elves. My role is to ensure that the cycle continues."

Ob Nixilis Reignited Emblem (Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a player draws a card, you lose 2 life.

Staggershock (Rise of the Eldrazi)
Raymond Swanland

Staggershock deals 2 damage to any target. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Turri Island (Planechase Anthology Planes)
Raymond Swanland

Creature spells cost {2} less to cast. Whenever chaos ensues, reveal the top three cards of your library. Put all creature cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.

Throttle (Shadows over Innistrad)
Raymond Swanland

Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.

"Victim discovered at dawn with mouth agape and eyes bulging. No evidence of blood loss or dismemberment. Severe bruising around the neck." —Vallon, Thraben inspector

Heroes' Bane (Foundations)
Raymond Swanland

This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. {2}{G}{G}: Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is its power.

Travelers' tales claim that hydras bite off their own heads to make themselves deadlier.

Tanazir Quandrix (Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Flying, trample When Tanazir Quandrix enters, double the number of +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. Whenever Tanazir Quandrix attacks, you may have the base power and toughness of other creatures you control become equal to Tanazir Quandrix's power and toughness until end of turn.

Turri Island (March of the Machine Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Creature spells cost {2} less to cast. Whenever chaos ensues, reveal the top three cards of your library. Put all creature cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.

Wolfir Silverheart (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.) As long as this creature is paired with another creature, each of those creatures gets +4/+4.

Deeproot Champion (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

"No good will come from what you seek. Turn back now or suffer an ignoble death far from your home."

Temple of Deceit (Aetherdrift Commander)
Raymond Swanland

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.) {T}: Add {U} or {B}.

Wurmcoil Engine (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
Raymond Swanland

Deathtouch, lifelink When this creature dies, create a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with deathtouch and a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with lifelink.

Etali, Primal Storm (Bloomburrow Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

The storm rages and the earth breaks.

Bituminous Blast (Foundations Jumpstart)
Raymond Swanland

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.) Bituminous Blast deals 4 damage to target creature.

Shadrix Silverquill (Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Flying, double strike At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may choose two. Each mode must target a different player. • Target player creates a 2/1 white and black Inkling creature token with flying. • Target player draws a card and loses 1 life. • Target player puts a +1/+1 counter on each creature they control.

Blood Rites (Commander 2013)
Raymond Swanland

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

In war, the best leaders are open to all tactics.

Etali, Primal Storm (Time Spiral Remastered)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

The storm rages and the earth breaks.

Rescue from the Underworld (The List)
Raymond Swanland

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Choose target creature card in your graveyard. Return that card and the sacrificed card to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of your next upkeep. Exile Rescue from the Underworld.

Vampire Nocturnus (Magic 2013)
Raymond Swanland

Play with the top card of your library revealed. As long as the top card of your library is black, this creature and other Vampire creatures you control get +2/+1 and have flying.

"Your life will set with the sun."

Arid Mesa (Zendikar)
Raymond Swanland

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Fomori Nomad (Future Sight)
Raymond Swanland

Dragonmaster Outcast (Foundations)
Raymond Swanland

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control six or more lands, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.

"This world will be ruled by its rightful sovereigns, not these hideous pretenders."

Blood Rites (The List)
Raymond Swanland

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

In war, the best leaders are open to all tactics.

Kytheon's Tactics (Magic Origins)
Raymond Swanland

Creatures you control get +2/+1 until end of turn. Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, those creatures also gain vigilance until end of turn. (Attacking doesn't cause them to tap.)

"Seal the gate. This is our fight now."

Immersturm (Planechase Anthology Planes)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature enters, that creature's controller may have it deal damage equal to its power to any target of their choice. Whenever chaos ensues, exile target creature, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Thermo-Alchemist (Ultimate Masters)
Raymond Swanland

Defender {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, untap this creature.

"Madness can't touch a mind ignited by genius."

Nissa, Voice of Zendikar (Oath of the Gatewatch Promos)
Raymond Swanland

+1: Create a 0/1 green Plant creature token. −2: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. −7: You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is the number of lands you control.

Shriekgeist (Iconic Masters)
Raymond Swanland

Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player mills two cards.

Wounds of the flesh are easy to heal. Wounds of the mind may never be undone.

Heroes' Bane (The List)
Raymond Swanland

This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. {2}{G}{G}: Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is its power.

Travelers' tales claim that hydras bite off their own heads to make themselves deadlier.

Conduit of Storms (Eldritch Moon)
Raymond Swanland

Vampiric Tutor (Eternal Masters)
Raymond Swanland

Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.

True power is achieved through blood and sweat. But mostly blood.

Banefire (Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning)
Raymond Swanland

Banefire deals X damage to any target. If X is 5 or more, this spell can't be countered and the damage can't be prevented.

For Sarkhan Vol, the dragon is the purest expression of life's savage splendor.

Haven of the Spirit Dragon (Forgotten Realms Commander)
Raymond Swanland

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a Dragon creature spell. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Return target Dragon creature card or Ugin planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand.

Trail of Mystery (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a face-down creature you control enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Whenever a permanent you control is turned face up, if it's a creature, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Savageborn Hydra (RNA Guild Kit)
Raymond Swanland

Double strike This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. {1}{R/G}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only as a sorcery.

Dragonmaster Outcast (Starter Commander Decks)
Raymond Swanland

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control six or more lands, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.

"This world will be ruled by its rightful sovereigns, not these hideous pretenders."

World Shaper (Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever this creature attacks, you may mill three cards. When this creature dies, return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

"The Great River will not be tamed."

World Shaper (New Capenna Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever this creature attacks, you may mill three cards. When this creature dies, return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

"The Great River will not be tamed."

Divine Verdict (Theros)
Raymond Swanland

Destroy target attacking or blocking creature.

The last thing to go through the cyclops's mind was a twelve-ton block of marble.

Bituminous Blast (Modern Horizons 3 Commander)
Raymond Swanland

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.) Bituminous Blast deals 4 damage to target creature.

Burning Vengeance (Innistrad Remastered)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever you cast a spell from your graveyard, this enchantment deals 2 damage to any target.

Mist is the geists' sorrow. Wind is their pain. Fire is their vengeance.

Shielded Passage (Gatecrash)
Raymond Swanland

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.

Izzet delved into the depths of Ravnica's past, and Selesnya followed without fear.

Welding Sparks (Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors)
Raymond Swanland

Welding Sparks deals X damage to target creature, where X is 3 plus the number of artifacts you control.

"The fires of invention burn in all of us. I fight for the freedom to unleash those flames." —Pia Nalaar

Firespout (From the Vault: Annihilation)
Raymond Swanland

Firespout deals 3 damage to each creature without flying if {R} was spent to cast this spell and 3 damage to each creature with flying if {G} was spent to cast this spell. (Do both if {R}{G} was spent.)

World Shaper (Rivals of Ixalan Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever this creature attacks, you may mill three cards. When this creature dies, return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.

"The Great River will not be tamed."

Etali, Primal Storm (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

The storm rages and the earth breaks.

Thousand Winds (Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning)
Raymond Swanland

Flying Morph {5}{U}{U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) When this creature is turned face up, return all other tapped creatures to their owners' hands.

Thousand Winds (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Flying Morph {5}{U}{U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.) When this creature is turned face up, return all other tapped creatures to their owners' hands.

Oracle's Insight (Battlebond)
Raymond Swanland

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "{T}: Scry 1, then draw a card." (To scry 1, look at the top card of your library, then you may put that card on the bottom.)

Galazeth Prismari (Strixhaven: School of Mages)
Raymond Swanland

Flying When Galazeth Prismari enters, create a Treasure token. Artifacts you control have "{T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell."

Burning Vengeance (Commander 2019)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever you cast a spell from your graveyard, this enchantment deals 2 damage to any target.

Mist is the geists' sorrow. Wind is their pain. Fire is their vengeance.

Wurm (Scars of Mirrodin Tokens)
Raymond Swanland

Lifelink

Defend the Hearth (Theros)
Raymond Swanland

Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to players this turn.

The defenders said not a word. Their shields, spears, and stances were warning enough.

Ooze (Magic 2011 Tokens)
Raymond Swanland

When this creature dies, create two 1/1 green Ooze creature tokens.

Nissa, Voice of Zendikar (Oath of the Gatewatch Promos)
Raymond Swanland

+1: Create a 0/1 green Plant creature token. −2: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. −7: You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is the number of lands you control.

Pact of the Titan (Time Spiral Remastered)
Raymond Swanland

Create a 4/4 red Giant creature token. At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay {4}{R}. If you don't, you lose the game.

Born of fire, destined for battle.

Mycoloth (Planechase 2012)
Raymond Swanland

Devour 2 (As this creature enters, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. It enters with twice that many +1/+1 counters on it.) At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token for each +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Glare of Heresy (Theros)
Raymond Swanland

Exile target white permanent.

No foe is more hated than the former friend.

Velomachus Lorehold (Strixhaven: School of Mages)
Raymond Swanland

Flying, vigilance, haste Whenever Velomachus Lorehold attacks, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value less than or equal to Velomachus Lorehold's power from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Gnarlwood Dryad (Eldritch Moon)
Raymond Swanland

Deathtouch Delirium — This creature gets +2/+2 as long as there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard.

As Emrakul's influence radiated across Innistrad, evacuation from Kessig's remote villages became increasingly difficult.

Rhox Brute (Alara Reborn)
Raymond Swanland

"In this new world, I have seen the once-devout rhoxes take up arms with the savages of Jund. I would be offended, but I see the wisdom in their choice." —Gernan, Dawnray archer

Nyxathid (Conflux)
Raymond Swanland

As this creature enters, choose an opponent. This creature gets -1/-1 for each card in the chosen player's hand.

Born of volcanic forces, it thrives on the absolute panic it inspires.

Sagu Mauler (Commander 2019)
Raymond Swanland

Trample, hexproof Morph {3}{G}{U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

The Sagu Jungle's thick undergrowth conceals even the largest predators—if they wish to remain hidden.

Ruhan of the Fomori (Commander 2011 Oversized)
Raymond Swanland

At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose an opponent at random. Ruhan attacks that player this combat if able.

Unfettered by allegiance, driven by war.

Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God (War of the Spark Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Nicol Bolas has all loyalty abilities of all other planeswalkers on the battlefield. +1: You draw a card. Each opponent exiles a card from their hand or a permanent they control. −3: Destroy target creature or planeswalker. −8: Each opponent who doesn't control a legendary creature or planeswalker loses the game.

Roil Elemental (Zendikar)
Raymond Swanland

Flying Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may gain control of target creature for as long as you control this creature.

A vortex that devours everything—even the souls of the living.

Phalanx Leader (Theros Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Mycoloth (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Devour 2 (As this creature enters, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. It enters with twice that many +1/+1 counters on it.) At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token for each +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Tanazir Quandrix (Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Flying, trample When Tanazir Quandrix enters, double the number of +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. Whenever Tanazir Quandrix attacks, you may have the base power and toughness of other creatures you control become equal to Tanazir Quandrix's power and toughness until end of turn.

Lust for War (Rise of the Eldrazi)
Raymond Swanland

Enchant creature Whenever enchanted creature becomes tapped, this Aura deals 3 damage to that creature's controller. Enchanted creature attacks each combat if able.

Temur War Shaman (Fate Reforged Promos)
Raymond Swanland

When this creature enters, manifest the top card of your library. (Put that card onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Whenever a permanent you control is turned face up, if it's a creature, you may have it fight target creature you don't control.

Sweltering Suns (Amonkhet Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Sweltering Suns deals 3 damage to each creature. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

The Hekma may repel storms and monsters, but nothing holds back the heat of the suns.

Thermo-Alchemist (Jumpstart)
Raymond Swanland

Defender {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, untap this creature.

"Madness can't touch a mind ignited by genius."

Undercity Informer (Gatecrash)
Raymond Swanland

{1}, Sacrifice a creature: Target player reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a land card, then puts those cards into their graveyard.

"Scandal and slander are never welcome news. That's why I'm never the messenger."

Cabal Therapy (Eternal Masters)
Raymond Swanland

Choose a nonland card name. Target player reveals their hand and discards all cards with that name. Flashback—Sacrifice a creature. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Burning Vengeance (Innistrad)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever you cast a spell from your graveyard, this enchantment deals 2 damage to any target.

Mist is the geists' sorrow. Wind is their pain. Fire is their vengeance.

Whisperwood Elemental (Fate Reforged)
Raymond Swanland

At the beginning of your end step, manifest the top card of your library. (Put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Sacrifice this creature: Until end of turn, face-up nontoken creatures you control gain "When this creature dies, manifest the top card of your library."

Arid Mesa (Modern Horizons 2)
Raymond Swanland

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Goblin Razerunners (Duel Decks: Merfolk vs. Goblins)
Raymond Swanland

{1}{R}, Sacrifice a land: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. At the beginning of your end step, you may have this creature deal damage equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on it to target player or planeswalker.

Finding themselves in a new and unexplored world, they immediately set it on fire.

Wurm (Commander 2014 Tokens)
Raymond Swanland

Lifelink

Warstorm Surge (Commander 2019)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Predatory Advantage (Alara Reborn)
Raymond Swanland

At the beginning of each opponent's end step, if that player didn't cast a creature spell this turn, create a 2/2 green Lizard creature token.

Those who forget their past are doomed to be eaten by it.

Ghostly Flicker (Modern Masters 2017)
Raymond Swanland

Exile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control.

Sometimes it's useful to take a break from existence.

Dragon (Conspiracy: Take the Crown Tokens)
Raymond Swanland

Flying

Animate Library (The List (Unfinity Foil Edition))
Raymond Swanland

Enchant your library Enchanted library is an artifact creature on the battlefield with power and toughness each equal to the number of cards in it. It's still a library. If enchanted library would leave the battlefield, exile this Aura instead.

Sometimes the books hit back.

Nissa, Voice of Zendikar (Oath of the Gatewatch)
Raymond Swanland

+1: Create a 0/1 green Plant creature token. −2: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. −7: You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is the number of lands you control.

Glorious End (Amonkhet)
Raymond Swanland

End the turn. (Exile all spells and abilities from the stack, including this card. The player whose turn it is discards down to their maximum hand size. Damage wears off, and "this turn" and "until end of turn" effects end.) At the beginning of your next end step, you lose the game.

Dread Drone (Rise of the Eldrazi)
Raymond Swanland

When this creature enters, create two 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature tokens. They have "Sacrifice this token: Add {C}."

Each Eldrazi ancient spawned a lineage of horrors in unfathomable shapes.

Auger Spree (Modern Masters 2017)
Raymond Swanland

Target creature gets +4/-4 until end of turn.

"Finally, a weapon the Boros can't confiscate!" —Juri, proprietor of the Juri Revue

Ashiok, Nightmare Muse (Theros Beyond Death)
Raymond Swanland

+1: Create a 2/3 blue and black Nightmare creature token with "Whenever this token attacks or blocks, each opponent exiles the top two cards of their library." −3: Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand, then that player exiles a card from their hand. −7: You may cast up to three spells from among face-up cards your opponents own from exile without paying their mana costs.

Dread Drone (Commander Masters)
Raymond Swanland

When this creature enters, create two 0/1 colorless Eldrazi Spawn creature tokens. They have "Sacrifice this token: Add {C}."

Each Eldrazi ancient spawned a lineage of horrors in unfathomable shapes.

Welding Sparks (Jumpstart 2022)
Raymond Swanland

Welding Sparks deals X damage to target creature, where X is 3 plus the number of artifacts you control.

"The fires of invention burn in all of us. I fight for the freedom to unleash those flames." —Pia Nalaar

River's Rebuke (Ixalan Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Return all nonland permanents target player controls to their owner's hand.

Carefully following the thaumatic compass Bolas had given her, Vraska blundered straight into the River Heralds' trap.

Tectonic Edge (Zendikar Expeditions)
Raymond Swanland

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land. Activate only if an opponent controls four or more lands.

Cabal Therapy (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Choose a nonland card name. Target player reveals their hand and discards all cards with that name. Flashback—Sacrifice a creature. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Staggershock (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Staggershock deals 2 damage to any target. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Trap Essence (Khans of Tarkir)
Raymond Swanland

Counter target creature spell. Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature.

"Meat sustains the body. The spirit requires different sustenance." —Arel the Whisperer

Galazeth Prismari (Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Flying When Galazeth Prismari enters, create a Treasure token. Artifacts you control have "{T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell."

Rotted Hulk (Journey into Nyx)
Raymond Swanland

The hulk rose from the sea and loomed over the Champion. Pinned beneath the twisting, rotted planks of wood was the body of Kaliaros, the helmsman of her former crew, and beside him the captain, Photine. —*The Theriad*

Devastation Tide (Commander 2018)
Raymond Swanland

Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands. Miracle {1}{U} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)

It's hard to argue with a force made of divine will.

Ob Nixilis Reignited (Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis)
Raymond Swanland

+1: You draw a card and you lose 1 life. −3: Destroy target creature. −8: Target opponent gets an emblem with "Whenever a player draws a card, you lose 2 life."

Nicol Bolas, God-Pharaoh (Hour of Devastation Promos)
Raymond Swanland

+2: Target opponent exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. Until end of turn, you may cast that card without paying its mana cost. +1: Each opponent exiles two cards from their hand. −4: Nicol Bolas deals 7 damage to target opponent, creature an opponent controls, or planeswalker an opponent controls. −12: Exile each nonland permanent your opponents control.

Street Spasm (Return to Ravnica)
Raymond Swanland

Street Spasm deals X damage to target creature without flying you don't control. Overload {X}{X}{R}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Breakthrough (Double Masters 2022)
Raymond Swanland

Draw four cards, then choose X cards in your hand and discard the rest.

The ideas came flooding in so fast that they couldn't all be contained.

Bituminous Blast (Alara Reborn)
Raymond Swanland

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.) Bituminous Blast deals 4 damage to target creature.

Arid Mesa (Modern Masters 2017)
Raymond Swanland

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Mountain or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Glorious Anthem (Core Set 2021 Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Creatures you control get +1/+1.

The songs of angels are perceived not as words in the ears but as stirrings in the soul.

Devastation Tide (Avacyn Restored)
Raymond Swanland

Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands. Miracle {1}{U} (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)

It's hard to argue with a force made of divine will.

Whisperwood Elemental (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
Raymond Swanland

At the beginning of your end step, manifest the top card of your library. (Put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Sacrifice this creature: Until end of turn, face-up nontoken creatures you control gain "When this creature dies, manifest the top card of your library."

Into the Maw of Hell (Innistrad)
Raymond Swanland

Destroy target land. Into the Maw of Hell deals 13 damage to target creature.

Few entrances lead to where demons and devils lurk. Unfortunately, they occasionally open new ones.

Temur War Shaman (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
Raymond Swanland

When this creature enters, manifest the top card of your library. (Put that card onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.) Whenever a permanent you control is turned face up, if it's a creature, you may have it fight target creature you don't control.

Thermo-Alchemist (Eldritch Moon)
Raymond Swanland

Defender {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, untap this creature.

"Madness can't touch a mind ignited by genius."

Goblin Razerunners (Conflux)
Raymond Swanland

{1}{R}, Sacrifice a land: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. At the beginning of your end step, you may have this creature deal damage equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on it to target player or planeswalker.

Finding themselves in a new and unexplored world, they immediately set it on fire.

Mitotic Slime (Planechase Anthology)
Raymond Swanland

When this creature dies, create two 2/2 green Ooze creature tokens. They have "When this token dies, create two 1/1 green Ooze creature tokens."

Vampire Nocturnus (Magic 2010)
Raymond Swanland

Play with the top card of your library revealed. As long as the top card of your library is black, this creature and other Vampire creatures you control get +2/+1 and have flying.

"Your life will set with the sun."

Bloodfire Expert (Khans of Tarkir)
Raymond Swanland

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Some efreet abandon their homes in the volcanic Fire Rim to embrace the Jeskai Way and discipline their innate flames.

Vengevine (Rise of the Eldrazi)
Raymond Swanland

Haste Whenever you cast a spell, if it's the second creature spell you cast this turn, you may return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Leave but a shred of root and it will return, bursting with vigor.

Virulent Swipe (Iconic Masters)
Raymond Swanland

Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Breakthrough (Conspiracy)
Raymond Swanland

Draw four cards, then choose X cards in your hand and discard the rest.

The ideas came flooding in so fast that they couldn't all be contained.

Banefire (Core Set 2019 Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Banefire deals X damage to any target. If X is 5 or more, this spell can't be countered and the damage can't be prevented.

For Sarkhan Vol, the dragon is the purest expression of life's savage splendor.

Wurm (Commander Anthology Volume II Tokens)
Raymond Swanland

Lifelink

Mana Drain (Commander Legends)
Raymond Swanland

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add an amount of {C} equal to that spell's mana value.

Enthusiasm is no match for preparation.

Etali, Primal Storm (Rivals of Ixalan Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

The storm rages and the earth breaks.

Lightning Helix (Modern Masters)
Raymond Swanland

Lightning Helix deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.

"Rage is not the answer. Rage followed by fitting vengeance is the answer." —Ajani

Ugin, the Spirit Dragon (Core Set 2021)
Raymond Swanland

+2: Ugin deals 3 damage to any target. −X: Exile each permanent with mana value X or less that's one or more colors. −10: You gain 7 life, draw seven cards, then put up to seven permanent cards from your hand onto the battlefield.

Kuldotha Flamefiend (Mirrodin Besieged)
Raymond Swanland

When this creature enters, you may sacrifice an artifact. If you do, this creature deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of targets.

Scatter to the Winds (Battle for Zendikar Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Counter target spell. Awaken 3—{4}{U}{U} (If you cast this spell for {4}{U}{U}, also put three +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)

Rubblehulk (Commander 2016)
Raymond Swanland

Rubblehulk's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control. Bloodrush — {1}{R}{G}, Discard this card: Target attacking creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of lands you control.

Auger Spree (Double Masters 2022)
Raymond Swanland

Target creature gets +4/-4 until end of turn.

"Finally, a weapon the Boros can't confiscate!" —Juri, proprietor of the Juri Revue

Mitotic Slime (New Capenna Commander)
Raymond Swanland

When this creature dies, create two 2/2 green Ooze creature tokens. They have "When this token dies, create two 1/1 green Ooze creature tokens."

Warden of the Beyond (Magic 2015)
Raymond Swanland

Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.) This creature gets +2/+2 as long as an opponent owns a card in exile.

He draws strength from a vast source few mortals can fathom. Designed by Isaiah Cartwright

Dragonmaster Outcast (Phyrexia: All Will Be One Commander)
Raymond Swanland

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control six or more lands, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.

"This world will be ruled by its rightful sovereigns, not these hideous pretenders."

Uncanny Speed (Avacyn Restored)
Raymond Swanland

Target creature gets +3/+0 and gains haste until end of turn.

"To survive, we must embrace the savagery we knew in our race's infancy." —Edgar Markov

Demolish (Avacyn Restored)
Raymond Swanland

Destroy target artifact or land.

"To truly defeat a skaberen, you must destroy not the monster but the lab." —Rem Karolus, Blade of the Inquisitors

Ulvenwald Hydra (Shadows over Innistrad Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Reach Ulvenwald Hydra's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control. When this creature enters, you may search your library for a land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Fell the Mighty (Crimson Vow Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Destroy all creatures with power greater than target creature's power.

"They had it coming." —Squire Imalia, savior of Thiswick

Morgue Burst (Dragon's Maze)
Raymond Swanland

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Morgue Burst deals damage to any target equal to the power of the card returned this way.

"Let him in. He's on the list." —Olrich, Rakdos club owner

Bituminous Blast (The List)
Raymond Swanland

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.) Bituminous Blast deals 4 damage to target creature.

Staggershock (Iconic Masters)
Raymond Swanland

Staggershock deals 2 damage to any target. Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Stonehorn Chanter (Magic 2014)
Raymond Swanland

{5}{W}: This creature gains vigilance and lifelink until end of turn. (Attacking doesn't cause it to tap. Damage dealt by it also causes you to gain that much life.)

With the Stonehorn, piety and power are one.

Doom Blade (Duel Decks: Nissa vs. Ob Nixilis)
Raymond Swanland

Destroy target nonblack creature.

"One little word was all it took. The world shook as I said it. The doom of Zendikar was here at last." —Ob Nixilis

Ruhan of the Fomori (Commander 2011)
Raymond Swanland

At the beginning of combat on your turn, choose an opponent at random. Ruhan attacks that player this combat if able.

Unfettered by allegiance, driven by war.

Lightning Runner (Aether Revolt Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Double strike, haste Whenever this creature attacks, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters), then you may pay eight {E}. If you pay, untap all creatures you control, and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

"Catch me if you can."

Elvish Archdruid (Kaldheim Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Other Elf creatures you control get +1/+1. {T}: Add {G} for each Elf you control.

"The elves tend the forest, and the forest sustains the elves. My role is to ensure that the cycle continues."

Savageborn Hydra (Dragon's Maze)
Raymond Swanland

Double strike This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. {1}{R/G}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only as a sorcery.

Bituminous Blast (Planechase 2012)
Raymond Swanland

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.) Bituminous Blast deals 4 damage to target creature.

Vampiric Tutor (Commander Legends)
Raymond Swanland

Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.

True power is achieved through blood and sweat. But mostly blood.

Etali, Primal Storm (Jumpstart)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

The storm rages and the earth breaks.

Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God (War of the Spark)
Raymond Swanland

Nicol Bolas has all loyalty abilities of all other planeswalkers on the battlefield. +1: You draw a card. Each opponent exiles a card from their hand or a permanent they control. −3: Destroy target creature or planeswalker. −8: Each opponent who doesn't control a legendary creature or planeswalker loses the game.

Velomachus Lorehold (Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Flying, vigilance, haste Whenever Velomachus Lorehold attacks, look at the top seven cards of your library. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value less than or equal to Velomachus Lorehold's power from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Sweltering Suns (Starter Commander Decks)
Raymond Swanland

Sweltering Suns deals 3 damage to each creature. Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

The Hekma may repel storms and monsters, but nothing holds back the heat of the suns.

Wurmcoil Engine (Wizards Play Network 2021)
Raymond Swanland

Deathtouch, lifelink When this creature dies, create a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with deathtouch and a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Wurm artifact creature token with lifelink.

Dragonmaster Outcast (Battle for Zendikar)
Raymond Swanland

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control six or more lands, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.

"This world will be ruled by its rightful sovereigns, not these hideous pretenders."

River's Rebuke (Ixalan Promos)
Raymond Swanland

Return all nonland permanents target player controls to their owner's hand.

Carefully following the thaumatic compass Bolas had given her, Vraska blundered straight into the River Heralds' trap.

Hazoret's Favor (Amonkhet Promos)
Raymond Swanland

At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may have target creature you control get +2/+0 and gain haste until end of turn. If you do, sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.

Hazoret's gift is bestowed only once.

Nicol Bolas, Dragon-God (Ravnica Remastered)
Raymond Swanland

Nicol Bolas has all loyalty abilities of all other planeswalkers on the battlefield. +1: You draw a card. Each opponent exiles a card from their hand or a permanent they control. −3: Destroy target creature or planeswalker. −8: Each opponent who doesn't control a legendary creature or planeswalker loses the game.

Hour of Revelation (Hour of Devastation)
Raymond Swanland

This spell costs {3} less to cast if there are ten or more nonland permanents on the battlefield. Destroy all nonland permanents.

In the first moments, the gate to the afterlife opened, and the people were prostrate in the light of the God-Pharaoh.

Bloodbraid Elf (Eternal Masters)
Raymond Swanland

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.)

Etali, Primal Storm (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

The storm rages and the earth breaks.

Heroes' Bane (Journey into Nyx)
Raymond Swanland

This creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it. {2}{G}{G}: Put X +1/+1 counters on this creature, where X is its power.

Travelers' tales claim that hydras bite off their own heads to make themselves deadlier.

Trusty Machete (The List)
Raymond Swanland

Equipped creature gets +2/+1. Equip {2}

"Until this expedition is done, that blade is your guardian, your liberator, and your best friend all rolled into one." —Yon Basrel, Oran-Rief survivalist

Reprisal (Journey into Nyx)
Raymond Swanland

Destroy target creature with power 4 or greater. It can't be regenerated.

"A tiny flame is enough to dispel the night." —Elspeth

Welding Sparks (Commander Legends)
Raymond Swanland

Welding Sparks deals X damage to target creature, where X is 3 plus the number of artifacts you control.

"The fires of invention burn in all of us. I fight for the freedom to unleash those flames." —Pia Nalaar

Warstorm Surge (New Capenna Commander)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

"Listen to the roar! Feel the thunder! The Immersturm shouts its approval with every bolt of lightning!"

Kozilek's Sentinel (Battle for Zendikar)
Raymond Swanland

Devoid (This card has no color.) Whenever you cast a colorless spell, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

It moves through the tunnels as slowly and surely as the shifting stones.

Viashino Slaughtermaster (Conflux)
Raymond Swanland

Double strike {B}{G}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.

"I'll fight two at once, and then lick their guts from my blades."

Savageborn Hydra (Double Masters)
Raymond Swanland

Double strike This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. {1}{R/G}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Activate only as a sorcery.

Vapor Snag (Modern Masters 2015)
Raymond Swanland

Return target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller loses 1 life.

"This creature is inadequate. Send it to the splicers for innovation." —Malcator, Executor of Synthesis

Haven of the Spirit Dragon (Starter Commander Decks)
Raymond Swanland

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a Dragon creature spell. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Return target Dragon creature card or Ugin planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand.

Cut (Amonkhet)
Raymond Swanland

Obsidian Fireheart (Archenemy: Nicol Bolas)
Raymond Swanland

{1}{R}{R}: Put a blaze counter on target land without a blaze counter on it. For as long as that land has a blaze counter on it, it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, this land deals 1 damage to you." (The land continues to burn after this creature has left the battlefield.)

Wastes (Oath of the Gatewatch)
Raymond Swanland

{T}: Add {C}.

Harness the Storm (Shadows over Innistrad)
Raymond Swanland

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand, you may cast target card with the same name as that spell from your graveyard. (You still pay its costs.)

"There is no place like a rooftop laboratory in a lightning storm. It's where genius strikes." —Renna, Selhoff alchemist

Lightning Helix (Iconic Masters)
Raymond Swanland

Lightning Helix deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.

"Rage is not the answer. Rage followed by fitting vengeance is the answer." —Ajani Goldmane

Elf Druid (Commander 2014 Tokens)
Raymond Swanland

{T}: Add {G}.

Voltaic Brawler (Kaladesh)
Raymond Swanland

When this creature enters, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters). Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay {E}. If you do, it gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.

Ugin, the Spirit Dragon (Fate Reforged)
Raymond Swanland

+2: Ugin deals 3 damage to any target. −X: Exile each permanent with mana value X or less that's one or more colors. −10: You gain 7 life, draw seven cards, then put up to seven permanent cards from your hand onto the battlefield.

Rhox Brute (Battlebond)
Raymond Swanland

"In this new world, I have seen the once-devout rhoxes take up arms with the savages of Jund. I would be offended, but I see the wisdom in their choice." —Gernan, Dawnray archer

Glorious Anthem (Junior Super Series)
Raymond Swanland

Creatures you control get +1/+1.

The songs of angels are perceived not as words in the ears but as stirrings in the soul.

Wild Slash (Pioneer Challenger Decks 2021)
Raymond Swanland

Ferocious — If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, damage can't be prevented this turn. Wild Slash deals 2 damage to any target.

Never mistake deception for cleverness.