Nissa of Shadowed Boughs

Nissa of Shadowed Boughs (Zendikar Rising Promos)
Yongjae Choi

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, put a loyalty counter on Nissa. +1: Untap target land you control. You may have it become a 3/3 Elemental creature with haste and menace until end of turn. It's still a land. −5: You may put a creature card with mana value less than or equal to the number of lands you control onto the battlefield from your hand or graveyard with two +1/+1 counters on it.

Nissa of Shadowed Boughs (Zendikar Rising)
Yongjae Choi

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, put a loyalty counter on Nissa. +1: Untap target land you control. You may have it become a 3/3 Elemental creature with haste and menace until end of turn. It's still a land. −5: You may put a creature card with mana value less than or equal to the number of lands you control onto the battlefield from your hand or graveyard with two +1/+1 counters on it.

Nissa of Shadowed Boughs (Zendikar Rising Promos)
Yongjae Choi

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, put a loyalty counter on Nissa. +1: Untap target land you control. You may have it become a 3/3 Elemental creature with haste and menace until end of turn. It's still a land. −5: You may put a creature card with mana value less than or equal to the number of lands you control onto the battlefield from your hand or graveyard with two +1/+1 counters on it.

Fencing Ace (Commander Legends)
David Rapoza

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

His prowess gives the guildless hope that they can hold out against tyranny.

Forbidden Alchemy (Modern Masters 2017)
David Rapoza

Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Flashback {6}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Dauntless Survivor (Zendikar Rising)
David Rapoza

When this creature enters, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

"I've got a little surprise for you, beasties! Come and get it!"

Green Sun's Zenith (Double Masters 2022)
David Rapoza

Search your library for a green creature card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Shuffle Green Sun's Zenith into its owner's library.

As the green sun crowned, Phyrexian prophecies glowed on the Tree of Tales.

Howlgeist (Avacyn Restored)
David Rapoza

Creatures with power less than this creature's power can't block it. Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Thraben Sentry (Innistrad)
David Rapoza

Lazav, Dimir Mastermind (Gatecrash)
David Rapoza

Hexproof Whenever a creature card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, you may have Lazav become a copy of that card, except its name is Lazav, Dimir Mastermind, it's legendary in addition to its other types, and it has hexproof and this ability.

Archfiend of Sorrows (The List)
David Rapoza

Flying When this creature enters, creatures your opponents control get -2/-2 until end of turn. Unearth {3}{B}{B} ({3}{B}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

The Howling Abomination (Secret Lair Drop)
David Rapoza

Haste The Howling Abomination has trample as long as you've cast three or more spells this turn. Whenever The Howling Abomination becomes the target of a spell, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn and deals 2 damage to each opponent.

Sigardian Savior (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos)
David Rapoza

Flying When this creature enters, if you cast it, return up to two target creature cards with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

"Begone, moon-cursed! These folk are no prey of yours."

Fallen Ferromancer (New Phyrexia)
David Rapoza

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.) {1}{R}, {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target.

Draugr Necromancer (Kaldheim Promos)
David Rapoza

If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, exile that card with an ice counter on it instead. You may cast spells from among cards in exile your opponents own with ice counters on them, and you may spend mana from snow sources as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells.

Ember Beast (Conspiracy: Take the Crown)
David Rapoza

This creature can't attack or block alone.

The only livestock that will survive for long in the Smelting District, ember beasts serve many functions—none of them willingly.

Omen Machine (New Phyrexia)
David Rapoza

Players can't draw cards. At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player exiles the top card of their library. If it's a land card, the player puts it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, the player casts it without paying its mana cost if able.

Kraul Warrior (Dragon's Maze)
David Rapoza

{5}{G}: This creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

The insectile kraul lurk in the tunnels below street level. Many are loyal to the Golgari Swarm, but others follow their own esoteric caste system.

Rites of Reaping (Return to Ravnica)
David Rapoza

Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Another target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.

Don't cross a Devkarin elf unless you long for an early grave.

Fencing Ace (Masters 25)
David Rapoza

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

His prowess gives the guildless hope that they can hold out against tyranny.

Razor Hippogriff (Commander 2013)
David Rapoza

Flying When this creature enters, return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand. You gain life equal to that card's mana value.

She incubates her eggs in gold and mana.

Sigardian Savior (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos)
David Rapoza

Flying When this creature enters, if you cast it, return up to two target creature cards with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

"Begone, moon-cursed! These folk are no prey of yours."

Village Survivors (Dark Ascension)
David Rapoza

Vigilance Fateful hour — As long as you have 5 or less life, other creatures you control have vigilance.

As their villages fell to werewolves, fleeing refugees discovered they too had remarkable survival instincts.

Magnetic Mine (Mirrodin Besieged)
David Rapoza

Whenever another artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, this artifact deals 2 damage to that artifact's controller.

Draugr Necromancer (Kaldheim)
David Rapoza

If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, exile that card with an ice counter on it instead. You may cast spells from among cards in exile your opponents own with ice counters on them, and you may spend mana from snow sources as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells.

Sigardian Savior (Innistrad: Double Feature)
David Rapoza

Flying When this creature enters, if you cast it, return up to two target creature cards with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

"Begone, moon-cursed! These folk are no prey of yours."

Fencing Ace (Archenemy: Nicol Bolas)
David Rapoza

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

His prowess gives the guildless hope that they can hold out against tyranny.

Go for the Throat (Double Masters 2022)
David Rapoza

Destroy target nonartifact creature.

Having flesh is increasingly a liability on Mirrodin.

Ajani Steadfast (Secret Lair Drop)
David Rapoza

+1: Until end of turn, up to one target creature gets +1/+1 and gains first strike, vigilance, and lifelink. −2: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control and a loyalty counter on each other planeswalker you control. −7: You get an emblem with "If a source would deal damage to you or a planeswalker you control, prevent all but 1 of that damage."

Dragonsguard Elite (Strixhaven: School of Mages)
David Rapoza

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. {4}{G}{G}: Double the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature.

Dross Ripper (Mirrodin Besieged)
David Rapoza

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

"Such a creation serves no purpose other than exterminating every one of us." —Sadra Alic, Neurok strategist

Howlgeist (Jumpstart 2022)
David Rapoza

Creatures with power less than this creature's power can't block it. Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Mycosynth Wellspring (Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors)
David Rapoza

When this artifact enters or is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

The oil created the mycosynth. The mycosynth created New Phyrexia.

Go for the Throat (The List)
David Rapoza

Destroy target nonartifact creature.

Having flesh is increasingly a liability on Mirrodin.

Dunland Crebain (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
David Rapoza

Flying When this creature enters, amass Orcs 2. (Put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Mycosynth Wellspring (New Phyrexia)
David Rapoza

When this artifact enters or is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

The oil created the mycosynth. The mycosynth created New Phyrexia.

Forbidden Alchemy (Double Masters 2022)
David Rapoza

Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Flashback {6}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Razor Hippogriff (Scars of Mirrodin)
David Rapoza

Flying When this creature enters, return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand. You gain life equal to that card's mana value.

She incubates her eggs in gold and mana.

Green Sun's Zenith (From the Vault: Twenty)
David Rapoza

Search your library for a green creature card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Shuffle Green Sun's Zenith into its owner's library.

As the green sun crowned, Phyrexian prophecies glowed on the Tree of Tales.

Cackling Counterpart (Innistrad Remastered)
David Rapoza

Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control. Flashback {5}{U}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Gideon, Champion of Justice (Commander 2021)
David Rapoza

+1: Put a loyalty counter on Gideon for each creature target opponent controls. 0: Until end of turn, Gideon becomes a Human Soldier creature with power and toughness each equal to the number of loyalty counters on him and gains indestructible. He's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn. −15: Exile all other permanents.

Mycosynth Wellspring (Commander 2021)
David Rapoza

When this artifact enters or is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

The oil created the mycosynth. The mycosynth created New Phyrexia.

Kruin Outlaw (Innistrad)
David Rapoza

Angelic Skirmisher (Gatecrash Promos)
David Rapoza

Flying At the beginning of each combat, choose first strike, vigilance, or lifelink. Creatures you control gain that ability until end of turn.

"A keen mind wields an army as a deft hand wields a sword."

Cackling Counterpart (Modern Masters 2017)
David Rapoza

Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control. Flashback {5}{U}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Thought Scour (Dark Ascension)
David Rapoza

Target player mills two cards. Draw a card.

"As you inject the *viscus vitae* into the brain stem, don't let the spastic moaning bother you. It will soon become music to your ears." —Stitcher Geralf

Séance (Dark Ascension)
David Rapoza

At the beginning of each upkeep, you may exile target creature card from your graveyard. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that card, except it's a Spirit in addition to its other types. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Forbidden Alchemy (Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed)
David Rapoza

Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Flashback {6}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Cackling Counterpart (Foundations Jumpstart)
David Rapoza

Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control. Flashback {5}{U}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Dragonsguard Elite (Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos)
David Rapoza

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. {4}{G}{G}: Double the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature.

"The Founder Dragons brought the Blood Age to an end. It is an honor to serve them."

Fencing Ace (Core Set 2020)
David Rapoza

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

"Go find yourself a couple of friends, and bring me a blindfold. Then we might have a fair fight."

Mycosynth Wellspring (The Brothers' War Commander)
David Rapoza

When this artifact enters or is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

The oil created the mycosynth. The mycosynth created New Phyrexia.

Cackling Counterpart (Innistrad Remastered)
David Rapoza

Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control. Flashback {5}{U}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Fencing Ace (Foundations Jumpstart)
David Rapoza

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

"Go find yourself a couple of friends, and bring me a blindfold. Then we might have a fair fight."

Go for the Throat (Midnight Hunt Commander)
David Rapoza

Destroy target nonartifact creature.

Having flesh is increasingly a liability on Mirrodin.

Fencing Ace (Commander Masters)
David Rapoza

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

"Go find yourself a couple of friends, and bring me a blindfold. Then we might have a fair fight."

Forbidden Alchemy (Ravnica: Clue Edition)
David Rapoza

Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Flashback {6}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Forbidden Alchemy (The List)
David Rapoza

Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Flashback {6}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Saruman of Many Colors (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
David Rapoza

Ward—Discard an enchantment, instant, or sorcery card. Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, each opponent mills two cards. When one or more cards are milled this way, exile target enchantment, instant, or sorcery card with equal or lesser mana value than that spell from an opponent's graveyard. Copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.

Fencing Ace (Return to Ravnica)
David Rapoza

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

His prowess gives the guildless hope that they can hold out against tyranny.

Cackling Counterpart (Innistrad)
David Rapoza

Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control. Flashback {5}{U}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Last March of the Ents (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
David Rapoza

This spell can't be countered. Draw cards equal to the greatest toughness among creatures you control, then put any number of creature cards from your hand onto the battlefield.

Thought Scour (The List)
David Rapoza

Target player mills two cards. Draw a card.

"As you inject the *viscus vitae* into the brain stem, don't let the spastic moaning bother you. It will soon become music to your ears." —Stitcher Geralf

Spirit (Strixhaven: School of Mages Tokens)
David Rapoza

Kraul Warrior (Jumpstart 2022)
David Rapoza

{5}{G}: This creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

The insectile kraul lurk in the tunnels below street level. Many are loyal to the Golgari Swarm, but others follow their own esoteric caste system.

Barrage Ogre (Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors)
David Rapoza

{T}, Sacrifice an artifact: This creature deals 2 damage to any target.

The elves had devised countless strategies to combat Memnarch's war machines, but they had no idea what to do when one was *thrown* at them.

Dokuchi Silencer (Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty)
David Rapoza

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.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may discard a creature card. When you do, destroy target creature or planeswalker that player controls.

Heavy Arbalest (The List)
David Rapoza

Equipped creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step. Equipped creature has "{T}: This creature deals 2 damage to any target." Equip {4}

Thoughtflare (Return to Ravnica)
David Rapoza

Draw four cards, then discard two cards.

"If this is thinking, I don't know what I was doing before."

Barrage Ogre (Jumpstart 2022)
David Rapoza

{T}, Sacrifice an artifact: This creature deals 2 damage to any target.

The elves had devised countless strategies to combat Memnarch's war machines, but they had no idea what to do when one was *thrown* at them.

Fencing Ace (Double Masters)
David Rapoza

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

His prowess gives the guildless hope that they can hold out against tyranny.

Archon of the Triumvirate (RNA Guild Kit)
David Rapoza

Flying Whenever this creature attacks, detain up to two target nonland permanents your opponents control. (Until your next turn, those permanents can't attack or block and their activated abilities can't be activated.)

Forbidden Alchemy (Ultimate Masters)
David Rapoza

Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Flashback {6}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Nasty End (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
David Rapoza

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Draw two cards. If the sacrificed creature was legendary, draw three cards instead.

Forbidden Alchemy (Innistrad)
David Rapoza

Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Flashback {6}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Mycosynth Wellspring (Commander 2016)
David Rapoza

When this artifact enters or is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

The oil created the mycosynth. The mycosynth created New Phyrexia.

Dream Devourer (Kaldheim)
David Rapoza

Each nonland card in your hand without foretell has foretell. Its foretell cost is equal to its mana cost reduced by {2}. (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile it from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.) Whenever you foretell a card, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Fencing Ace (Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters)
David Rapoza

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

His prowess gives the guildless hope that they can hold out against tyranny.

Sigardian Savior (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt)
David Rapoza

Flying When this creature enters, if you cast it, return up to two target creature cards with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

"Begone, moon-cursed! These folk are no prey of yours."

Cackling Counterpart (Commander 2014)
David Rapoza

Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control. Flashback {5}{U}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Draugr Necromancer (Kaldheim)
David Rapoza

If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, exile that card with an ice counter on it instead. You may cast spells from among cards in exile your opponents own with ice counters on them, and you may spend mana from snow sources as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells.

Mycosynth Wellspring (Commander 2014)
David Rapoza

When this artifact enters or is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

The oil created the mycosynth. The mycosynth created New Phyrexia.

Dragonsguard Elite (Strixhaven: School of Mages)
David Rapoza

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. {4}{G}{G}: Double the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature.

"The Founder Dragons brought the Blood Age to an end. It is an honor to serve them."

Holy Justiciar (Avacyn Restored)
David Rapoza

{2}{W}, {T}: Tap target creature. If that creature is a Zombie, exile it.

Her eyes see through the rotting flesh and glimpse a soul in agony, begging for the Blessed Sleep.

Green Sun's Zenith (Eternal Masters)
David Rapoza

Search your library for a green creature card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Shuffle Green Sun's Zenith into its owner's library.

As the green sun crowned, Phyrexian prophecies glowed on the Tree of Tales.

Green Sun's Zenith (Mirrodin Besieged)
David Rapoza

Search your library for a green creature card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Shuffle Green Sun's Zenith into its owner's library.

As the green sun crowned, Phyrexian prophecies glowed on the Tree of Tales.

Go for the Throat (Commander 2017)
David Rapoza

Destroy target nonartifact creature.

Having flesh is increasingly a liability on Mirrodin.

Lazav, Dimir Mastermind (GRN Guild Kit)
David Rapoza

Hexproof Whenever a creature card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, you may have Lazav become a copy of that card, except its name is Lazav, Dimir Mastermind, it's legendary in addition to its other types, and it has hexproof and this ability.

Forbidden Alchemy (Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander)
David Rapoza

Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Flashback {6}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Master's Call (Mirrodin Besieged)
David Rapoza

Create two 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature tokens.

The need to obey was inscribed on every plate in their bodies.

Dream Devourer (Kaldheim)
David Rapoza

Each nonland card in your hand without foretell has foretell. Its foretell cost is equal to its mana cost reduced by {2}. (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile it from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.) Whenever you foretell a card, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Kraul Warrior (The List)
David Rapoza

{5}{G}: This creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

The insectile kraul lurk in the tunnels below street level. Many are loyal to the Golgari Swarm, but others follow their own esoteric caste system.

Lazav, Dimir Mastermind (Zendikar Rising Commander)
David Rapoza

Hexproof Whenever a creature card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, you may have Lazav become a copy of that card, except its name is Lazav, Dimir Mastermind, it's legendary in addition to its other types, and it has hexproof and this ability.

Lightning Prowess (Avacyn Restored)
David Rapoza

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has haste and "{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target."

"Undead flesh is dry and papery. A single spark and 'poof.' No more ghoul."

Skinrender (Double Masters 2022)
David Rapoza

When this creature enters, put three -1/-1 counters on target creature.

"Your creations are effective, Sheoldred, but we must unite the flesh, not merely flay it." —Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

Forbidden Alchemy (Innistrad Remastered)
David Rapoza

Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Flashback {6}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Ogre Menial (New Phyrexia)
David Rapoza

Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.) {R}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Go for the Throat (Friday Night Magic 2011)
David Rapoza

Destroy target nonartifact creature.

Having flesh is increasingly a liability on Mirrodin.

Forbidden Alchemy (Innistrad Remastered)
David Rapoza

Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Flashback {6}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Pippin's Bravery (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
David Rapoza

You may sacrifice a Food. If you do, target creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn. Otherwise, that creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Fencing Ace (The List)
David Rapoza

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

His prowess gives the guildless hope that they can hold out against tyranny.

Zevlor, Elturel Exile (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
David Rapoza

Haste {2}, {T}: When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets only a single opponent or a single permanent an opponent controls this turn, for each other opponent, choose that player or a permanent they control, copy that spell, and the copy targets the chosen player or permanent.

Skinrender (Scars of Mirrodin)
David Rapoza

When this creature enters, put three -1/-1 counters on target creature.

"Your creations are effective, Sheoldred, but we must unite the flesh, not merely flay it." —Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

Thought Scour (Iconic Masters)
David Rapoza

Target player mills two cards. Draw a card.

"As you inject the *viscus vitae* into the brain stem, don't let the spastic moaning bother you. It will soon become music to your ears." —Stitcher Geralf

Foray of Orcs (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
David Rapoza

Amass Orcs 2. When you do, Foray of Orcs deals X damage to target creature an opponent controls, where X is the amassed Army's power. (To amass Orcs 2, put two +1/+1 counters on an Army you control. It's also an Orc. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Orc Army creature token first.)

Fangorn, Tree Shepherd (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
David Rapoza

Treefolk you control have vigilance. Whenever one or more Treefolk you control attack, add twice that much {G}. You don't lose unspent green mana as steps and phases end.

Mycosynth Wellspring (Commander Anthology Volume II)
David Rapoza

When this artifact enters or is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

The oil created the mycosynth. The mycosynth created New Phyrexia.

Stuffy Doll (Magic 2013)
David Rapoza

Indestructible As this creature enters, choose a player. Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to the chosen player. {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to itself.

Commander Liara Portyr (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
David Rapoza

Whenever you attack, spells you cast from exile this turn cost {X} less to cast, where X is the number of players being attacked. Exile the top X cards of your library. Until end of turn, you may cast spells from among those exiled cards.

"It's a ghoul-eat-you world out there. Follow my orders if you want to survive."

Thought Scour (Jumpstart)
David Rapoza

Target player mills two cards. Draw a card.

"As you inject the *viscus vitae* into the brain stem, don't let the spastic moaning bother you. It will soon become music to your ears." —Stitcher Geralf

Zevlor, Elturel Exile (Battle for Baldur's Gate Promos)
David Rapoza

Haste {2}, {T}: When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets only a single opponent or a single permanent an opponent controls this turn, for each other opponent, choose that player or a permanent they control, copy that spell, and the copy targets the chosen player or permanent.

Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients (Zendikar Rising)
David Rapoza

+1: Create a 1/1 white Kor Warrior creature token. You may attach an Equipment you control to it. −2: Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal a Warrior or Equipment card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. −3: Nahiri deals damage to target creature or planeswalker equal to twice the number of Equipment you control.

Go for the Throat (Mirrodin Besieged)
David Rapoza

Destroy target nonartifact creature.

Having flesh is increasingly a liability on Mirrodin.

Gideon, Champion of Justice (Gatecrash)
David Rapoza

+1: Put a loyalty counter on Gideon for each creature target opponent controls. 0: Until end of turn, Gideon becomes a Human Soldier creature with power and toughness each equal to the number of loyalty counters on him and gains indestructible. He's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn. −15: Exile all other permanents.

Sigardian Savior (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt)
David Rapoza

Flying When this creature enters, if you cast it, return up to two target creature cards with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Gideon, Champion of Justice (Jumpstart 2022)
David Rapoza

+1: Put a loyalty counter on Gideon for each creature target opponent controls. 0: Until end of turn, Gideon becomes a Human Soldier creature with power and toughness each equal to the number of loyalty counters on him and gains indestructible. He's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn. −15: Exile all other permanents.

Kraul Warrior (Battlebond)
David Rapoza

{5}{G}: This creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

The insectile kraul lurk in the tunnels below street level. Many are loyal to the Golgari Swarm, but others follow their own esoteric caste system.

Ember Beast (Battlebond)
David Rapoza

This creature can't attack or block alone.

The only livestock that will survive for long in the Smelting District, ember beasts serve many functions—none of them willingly.

Necrotic Fumes (Strixhaven: School of Mages)
David Rapoza

As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile a creature you control. Exile target creature or planeswalker.

When live specimens aren't readily available, Witherbloom mages make creative use of ragged spirits clinging to long-dead bodies.

Storm of Saruman (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
David Rapoza

Ward {3} Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, copy it, except the copy isn't legendary. You may choose new targets for the copy. (A copy of a permanent spell becomes a token.)

Ember Beast (Gatecrash)
David Rapoza

This creature can't attack or block alone.

The only livestock that will survive for long in the Smelting District, ember beasts serve many functions—none of them willingly.

Dragonsguard Elite (Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos)
David Rapoza

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. {4}{G}{G}: Double the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature.

"The Founder Dragons brought the Blood Age to an end. It is an honor to serve them."

Archon of the Triumvirate (Return to Ravnica)
David Rapoza

Flying Whenever this creature attacks, detain up to two target nonland permanents your opponents control. (Until your next turn, those permanents can't attack or block and their activated abilities can't be activated.)

Kraul Warrior (Ravnica: Clue Edition)
David Rapoza

{5}{G}: This creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

The insectile kraul lurk in the tunnels below street level. Many are loyal to the Golgari Swarm, but others follow their own esoteric caste system.

Dream Devourer (Kaldheim Promos)
David Rapoza

Each nonland card in your hand without foretell has foretell. Its foretell cost is equal to its mana cost reduced by {2}. (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile it from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.) Whenever you foretell a card, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Archfiend of Sorrows (Modern Horizons 2)
David Rapoza

Flying When this creature enters, creatures your opponents control get -2/-2 until end of turn. Unearth {3}{B}{B} ({3}{B}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Forbidden Alchemy (Forgotten Realms Commander)
David Rapoza

Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Flashback {6}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Thought Scour (Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska)
David Rapoza

Target player mills two cards. Draw a card.

"As you inject the *viscus vitae* into the brain stem, don't let the spastic moaning bother you. It will soon become music to your ears." —Stitcher Geralf

Kruin Outlaw (Innistrad Remastered)
David Rapoza

Heavy Arbalest (Masters 25)
David Rapoza

Equipped creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step. Equipped creature has "{T}: This creature deals 2 damage to any target." Equip {4}

Draugr Necromancer (Kaldheim Promos)
David Rapoza

If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, exile that card with an ice counter on it instead. You may cast spells from among cards in exile your opponents own with ice counters on them, and you may spend mana from snow sources as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells.

Angelic Skirmisher (Gatecrash)
David Rapoza

Flying At the beginning of each combat, choose first strike, vigilance, or lifelink. Creatures you control gain that ability until end of turn.

"A keen mind wields an army as a deft hand wields a sword."

Stuffy Doll (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
David Rapoza

Indestructible As this creature enters, choose a player. Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to the chosen player. {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to itself.

Dream Devourer (Kaldheim Promos)
David Rapoza

Each nonland card in your hand without foretell has foretell. Its foretell cost is equal to its mana cost reduced by {2}. (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile it from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.) Whenever you foretell a card, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Jace, Mirror Mage (Zendikar Rising)
David Rapoza

Kicker {2} When Jace enters, if Jace was kicked, create a token that's a copy of Jace, except it's not legendary and its starting loyalty is 1. +1: Scry 2. 0: Draw a card and reveal it. Remove a number of loyalty counters equal to that card's mana value from Jace.

Barrage Ogre (Scars of Mirrodin)
David Rapoza

{T}, Sacrifice an artifact: This creature deals 2 damage to any target.

The elves had devised countless strategies to combat Memnarch's war machines, but they had no idea what to do when one was *thrown* at them.

Primal Surge (Avacyn Restored)
David Rapoza

Exile the top card of your library. If it's a permanent card, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you do, repeat this process.

With Avacyn's return, the flow of life became a tidal wave.

Ogre Geargrabber (Scars of Mirrodin)
David Rapoza

Whenever this creature attacks, gain control of target Equipment an opponent controls until end of turn. Attach it to this creature. When you lose control of that Equipment, unattach it.

Long reach, short attention span.

Quickbeam, Upstart Ent (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
David Rapoza

Whenever Quickbeam or another Treefolk you control enters, up to two target creatures each get +2/+2 and gain trample until end of turn.

Heavy Arbalest (Scars of Mirrodin)
David Rapoza

Equipped creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step. Equipped creature has "{T}: This creature deals 2 damage to any target." Equip {4}

Séance (Modern Masters 2017)
David Rapoza

At the beginning of each upkeep, you may exile target creature card from your graveyard. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that card, except it's a Spirit in addition to its other types. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.