Beetleform Mage

Beetleform Mage (Dragon's Maze)
Marco Nelor

{G}{U}: This creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.

"When the Simic say to take command of your life, we don't mean just your career." —Vorel of the Hull Clade

Phytotitan (Magic 2015 Promos)
Marco Nelor

When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control at the beginning of their next upkeep.

Its root system spans the entire floor of the jungle, making eradication impossible.

Embodiment of Insight (Zendikar Rising Commander)
Marco Nelor

Vigilance Land creatures you control have vigilance. Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may have target land you control become a 3/3 Elemental creature with haste until end of turn. It's still a land.

Crosis's Charm (The List)
Marco Nelor

Choose one — • Return target permanent to its owner's hand. • Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. • Destroy target artifact.

A pretty bauble of persecution.

Swarm of Bloodflies (Jumpstart)
Marco Nelor

Flying This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

In the Gudul delta, bloodfly bites are indistinguishable from spear wounds.

Ooze (Return to Ravnica Tokens)
Marco Nelor

Phytotitan (Magic 2015)
Marco Nelor

When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control at the beginning of their next upkeep.

Its root system spans the entire floor of the jungle, making eradication impossible.

Duplicant (Commander 2018)
Marco Nelor

Imprint — When this creature enters, you may exile target nontoken creature. As long as a card exiled with this creature is a creature card, this creature has the power, toughness, and creature types of the last creature card exiled with it. It's still a Shapeshifter.

Duplicant (Eternal Masters)
Marco Nelor

Imprint — When this creature enters, you may exile target nontoken creature. As long as a card exiled with this creature is a creature card, this creature has the power, toughness, and creature types of the last creature card exiled with it. It's still a Shapeshifter.

Stormcaller of Keranos (Born of the Gods)
Marco Nelor

Haste {1}{U}: Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

A prayer answered by Keranos is clear for all to witness.

Thunderfoot Baloth (Commander 2014)
Marco Nelor

Trample Lieutenant — As long as you control your commander, this creature gets +2/+2 and other creatures you control get +2/+2 and have trample.

If you hear it, it's too late.

Ooze (Ultimate Masters Tokens)
Marco Nelor

Spiteful Motives (Shadows over Innistrad)
Marco Nelor

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +3/+0 and has first strike.

Having infiltrated the Lunarch Council, the Skirsdag await the perfect moment to strike.

Burst of Strength (Gatecrash)
Marco Nelor

Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature and untap it.

"Our fight is not about territory or revenge. It is about freedom, plain and simple." —Ruric Thar, Ghor-Clan chieftain

Thunderfoot Baloth (Commander 2016)
Marco Nelor

Trample Lieutenant — As long as you control your commander, this creature gets +2/+2 and other creatures you control get +2/+2 and have trample.

If you hear it, it's too late.

Iroas's Champion (The List)
Marco Nelor

Double strike (This creature deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)

Accustomed to battling before an audience in the arena, Iroas's champions know how to put on a good show.

Skinbrand Goblin (Double Masters)
Marco Nelor

Bloodrush — {R}, Discard this card: Target attacking creature gets +2/+1 until end of turn.

"These Gruul skin-runes—discern whether their patterns evoke streets, leylines, or both. You have four days." —Niv-Mizzet, to his assistant

Krasis Incubation (Dragon's Maze)
Marco Nelor

Enchant creature Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated. {1}{G}{U}, Return this Aura to its owner's hand: Put two +1/+1 counters on enchanted creature.

Embodiment of Insight (Oath of the Gatewatch)
Marco Nelor

Vigilance Land creatures you control have vigilance. Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may have target land you control become a 3/3 Elemental creature with haste until end of turn. It's still a land.

Soul Swallower (Shadows over Innistrad)
Marco Nelor

Trample Delirium — At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, put three +1/+1 counters on this creature.

Being engulfed is just the beginning of the nightmare.

Frilled Oculus (Gatecrash)
Marco Nelor

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

"Understand the Simic? That's about as easy as winning a staring contest with a homunculus." —Dars Gostok, Firefist captain

Void Stalker (Magic 2013)
Marco Nelor

{2}{U}, {T}: Put this creature and target creature on top of their owners' libraries, then those players shuffle their libraries.

Now you see it, now you're gone.

Swarm of Bloodflies (Battlebond)
Marco Nelor

Flying This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

In the Gudul delta, bloodfly bites are indistinguishable from spear wounds.

Dromar's Charm (Commander 2013)
Marco Nelor

Choose one — • You gain 5 life. • Counter target spell. • Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.

"Wisdom can be summed up in two rules: Control what you can. Eliminate what you cannot." —Dromar, the Banisher

Searing Light (Oath of the Gatewatch)
Marco Nelor

Destroy target attacking or blocking creature with power 2 or less.

"Light can lay bare our fears. It can also make them go away." —Nazra of the Stone Havens

Duplicant (Commander's Arsenal)
Marco Nelor

Imprint — When this creature enters, you may exile target nontoken creature. As long as a card exiled with this creature is a creature card, this creature has the power, toughness, and creature types of the last creature card exiled with it. It's still a Shapeshifter.

Thallid Germinator (Modern Masters)
Marco Nelor

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a spore counter on this creature. Remove three spore counters from this creature: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token. Sacrifice a Saproling: Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Slime Molding (Return to Ravnica)
Marco Nelor

Create an X/X green Ooze creature token.

"Give me enough refuse and mana and I will summon an ooze that can engulf all of Ravnica." —Cevraya, Golgari shaman

Slime Molding (Modern Masters 2017)
Marco Nelor

Create an X/X green Ooze creature token.

"Give me enough refuse and mana and I will summon an ooze that can engulf all of Ravnica." —Cevraya, Golgari shaman

Surge of Righteousness (Dragons of Tarkir)
Marco Nelor

Destroy target black or red creature that's attacking or blocking. You gain 2 life.

Though she stood alone, she struck with the force of an army.

For Each of You, a Gift (Archenemy: Nicol Bolas Schemes)
Marco Nelor

When you set this scheme in motion, for each opponent, create a 3/3 black Horror creature token that attacks that player each combat if able.

"My generosity blesses you all, even the undeserving."

Golgari Decoy (Return to Ravnica)
Marco Nelor

All creatures able to block this creature do so. Scavenge {3}{G}{G} ({3}{G}{G}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to this card's power on target creature. Scavenge only as a sorcery.)

Scaled Behemoth (Commander Legends)
Marco Nelor

Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Surviving an encounter with it is proof enough that an initiate is ready for the Trial of Strength.

Thunderfoot Baloth (Commander Anthology)
Marco Nelor

Trample Lieutenant — As long as you control your commander, this creature gets +2/+2 and other creatures you control get +2/+2 and have trample.

If you hear it, it's too late.

Iroas's Champion (Magic Origins)
Marco Nelor

Double strike (This creature deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)

Accustomed to battling before an audience in the arena, Iroas's champions know how to put on a good show.

Soul Swallower (Shadows over Innistrad Promos)
Marco Nelor

Trample Delirium — At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, put three +1/+1 counters on this creature.

Being engulfed is just the beginning of the nightmare.

Crosis's Charm (Commander 2017)
Marco Nelor

Choose one — • Return target permanent to its owner's hand. • Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. • Destroy target artifact.

A pretty bauble of persecution.

Elemental (Magic Origins Tokens)
Marco Nelor

Crosis's Charm (Commander 2013)
Marco Nelor

Choose one — • Return target permanent to its owner's hand. • Destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated. • Destroy target artifact.

A pretty bauble of persecution.

Press the Advantage (Archenemy: Nicol Bolas)
Marco Nelor

Up to two target creatures each get +2/+2 and gain trample until end of turn.

"Show your enemies as much mercy as they would show you." —Surrak, the Hunt Caller

Whip of Erebos (Fate Reforged Clash Pack)
Marco Nelor

Creatures you control have lifelink. {2}{B}{B}, {T}: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. If it would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else. Activate only as a sorcery.

Press the Advantage (Dragons of Tarkir)
Marco Nelor

Up to two target creatures each get +2/+2 and gain trample until end of turn.

"Show your enemies as much mercy as they would show you." —Surrak, the Hunt Caller

Traveler's Amulet (Hour of Devastation)
Marco Nelor

{1}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

"Why wander in search of a new home when the path is laid out before you?" —Pytamun, former Nef-crop initiate

Akroan Line Breaker (Journey into Nyx)
Marco Nelor

Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, this creature gets +2/+0 and gains intimidate until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)

The enemies' shields are the first to shatter, and their battle line is never far behind.

Skinbrand Goblin (Gatecrash)
Marco Nelor

Bloodrush — {R}, Discard this card: Target attacking creature gets +2/+1 until end of turn.

"These Gruul skin-runes—discern whether their patterns evoke streets, leylines, or both. You have four days." —Niv-Mizzet, to his assistant

Ooze (Modern Masters 2017 Tokens)
Marco Nelor

Comeuppance (Commander 2014)
Marco Nelor

Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you and planeswalkers you control this turn by sources you don't control. If damage from a creature source is prevented this way, Comeuppance deals that much damage to that creature. If damage from a noncreature source is prevented this way, Comeuppance deals that much damage to the source's controller.

Searing Light (The List)
Marco Nelor

Destroy target attacking or blocking creature with power 2 or less.

"Light can lay bare our fears. It can also make them go away." —Nazra of the Stone Havens

Swarm of Bloodflies (Khans of Tarkir)
Marco Nelor

Flying This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever another creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

In the Gudul delta, bloodfly bites are indistinguishable from spear wounds.

Tangle Wire (From the Vault: Twenty)
Marco Nelor

Fading 4 (This artifact enters with four fade counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.) At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player taps an untapped artifact, creature, or land they control for each fade counter on this artifact.

Beetleform Mage (Dragon's Maze)
Marco Nelor

{G}{U}: This creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.

"When the Simic say to take command of your life, we don't mean just your career." —Vorel of the Hull Clade

Scaled Behemoth (Amonkhet)
Marco Nelor

Hexproof (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Surviving an encounter with it is proof enough that an initiate is ready for the Trial of Strength.

Deep-Sea Terror (Magic Origins)
Marco Nelor

This creature can't attack unless there are seven or more cards in your graveyard.

After stripping the sunken ships, it rises to the surface for another helping.