Captain's Maneuver

Captain's Maneuver (Apocalypse)
Ben Thompson

The next X damage that would be dealt to target creature, planeswalker, or player this turn is dealt to another target creature, planeswalker, or player instead.

Sisay discovered that the mirrored hull of the *Weatherlight* could be used as a defensive weapon.

Captain's Maneuver (Planechase)
Ben Thompson

The next X damage that would be dealt to target creature, planeswalker, or player this turn is dealt to another target creature, planeswalker, or player instead.

Sisay discovered that the mirrored hull of the *Weatherlight* could be used as a defensive weapon.

Slay (World Championship Decks 2002)
Ben Thompson

Destroy target green creature. It can't be regenerated. Draw a card.

The elves had the edge in guile, skill, and valor. But in the end, only sheer numbers mattered.

Kashi-Tribe Elite (Saviors of Kamigawa)
Ben Thompson

Legendary Snakes you control have shroud. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.) Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a creature, tap that creature and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Slay (Eighth Edition)
Ben Thompson

Destroy target green creature. It can't be regenerated. Draw a card.

The elves had the edge in guile, skill, and valor. But in the end, only sheer numbers mattered.

Llanowar Dead (Apocalypse)
Ben Thompson

{T}: Add {B}.

Just as leaves fall from the branches of a living tree, so too do the dead leave the elfhame.

Masako the Humorless (Champions of Kamigawa)
Ben Thompson

Flash Tapped creatures you control can block as though they were untapped.

Konda's servants dared not neglect their duties for a moment under Masako's icy gaze, knowing that what she saw, Lord Konda would hear.

Long-Term Plans (The List)
Ben Thompson

Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card third from the top.

"Wait, it'll come to me in a minute."

Serum Visions (Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander)
Ben Thompson

Draw a card. Scry 2.

Staff of Domination (The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts)
Ben Thompson

{1}: Untap this artifact. {2}, {T}: You gain 1 life. {3}, {T}: Untap target creature. {4}, {T}: Tap target creature. {5}, {T}: Draw a card.

Staff of Domination (Fifth Dawn)
Ben Thompson

{1}: Untap this artifact. {2}, {T}: You gain 1 life. {3}, {T}: Untap target creature. {4}, {T}: Tap target creature. {5}, {T}: Draw a card.

Wax (Invasion)
Ben Thompson

Master Decoy (Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning)
Ben Thompson

{W}, {T}: Tap target creature.

A skilled decoy can throw your enemies off your trail. A master decoy can survive to do it again.

March of the Machines (Mirrodin)
Ben Thompson

Each noncreature artifact is an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value. (Equipment that's a creature can't equip a creature.)

Flowstone Crusher (Nemesis)
Ben Thompson

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

"Someone must have done something very bad to make a rock that angry." —Rebel scout

Captain's Maneuver (Apocalypse)
Ben Thompson

The next X damage that would be dealt to target creature, planeswalker, or player this turn is dealt to another target creature, planeswalker, or player instead.

Sisay discovered that the mirrored hull of the *Weatherlight* could be used as a defensive weapon.

Dust Bowl (World Championship Decks 2000)
Ben Thompson

{T}: Add {C}. {3}, {T}, Sacrifice a land: Destroy target nonbasic land.

Hankyu (Champions of Kamigawa)
Ben Thompson

Equipped creature has "{T}: Put an aim counter on Hankyu" and "{T}, Remove all aim counters from Hankyu: This creature deals damage to any target equal to the number of aim counters removed this way." Equip {4} ({4}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Tember City (Planechase Anthology Planes)
Ben Thompson

Whenever a player taps a land for mana, Tember City deals 1 damage to that player. Whenever chaos ensues, each other player sacrifices a nonland permanent of their choice.

Orcish Oriflamme (The List)
Ben Thompson

Attacking creatures you control get +1/+0.

The orcs' banner sends a clear message: "Stand against us and meet the same fate as the goblins."

Plagiarize (Torment)
Ben Thompson

Until end of turn, if target player would draw a card, instead that player skips that draw and you draw a card.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

Plains (European Land Program)
Ben Thompson

({T}: Add {W}.)

Defy Gravity (Judgment)
Ben Thompson

Target creature gains flying until end of turn. Flashback {U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Magical or not, it's still a cloud.

Infest (Onslaught)
Ben Thompson

All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.

"It is from Phage that this evil springs, and to her it shall return." —Akroma, angelic avenger

Edgewalker (The List)
Ben Thompson

Cleric spells you cast cost {W}{B} less to cast. This effect reduces only the amount of colored mana you pay. (For example, if you cast a Cleric spell with mana cost {1}{W}, it costs {1} to cast.)

Tember City (DCI Promos)
Ben Thompson

Whenever a player taps a land for mana, Tember City deals 1 damage to that player. Whenever chaos ensues, each other player sacrifices a nonland permanent of their choice.

Elvish Eulogist (Duel Decks Anthology: Elves vs. Goblins)
Ben Thompson

Sacrifice this creature: You gain 1 life for each Elf card in your graveyard.

"No matter how adept our artistic skill, our effigies can never hope to capture the vibrant beauty of a living elf. Perhaps that is truly why we mourn."

Jade Idol (Champions of Kamigawa)
Ben Thompson

Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, this artifact becomes a 4/4 Spirit artifact creature until end of turn.

Before the Kami War, the shishi were symbolic guardians, protecting the shrines where they stood. But after the kami turned on the material world, shishi began pouncing from their perches to attack would-be supplicants.

Whipgrass Entangler (Legions)
Ben Thompson

{1}{W}: Until end of turn, target creature gains "This creature can't attack or block unless its controller pays {1} for each Cleric on the battlefield."

"Now that I have your attention, perhaps I can tell you of the Order."

Stone Rain (Mercadian Masques)
Ben Thompson

Destroy target land.

The return of Ramos was foretold by devastating natural disasters and unnatural storms.

Assault (Invasion)
Ben Thompson

Edgewalker (Scourge)
Ben Thompson

Cleric spells you cast cost {W}{B} less to cast. This effect reduces only the amount of colored mana you pay. (For example, if you cast a Cleric spell with mana cost {1}{W}, it costs {1} to cast.)

Early Frost (Fifth Dawn)
Ben Thompson

Tap up to three target lands.

Under its mists, the earth sleeps.

Surestrike Trident (Darksteel)
Ben Thompson

Equipped creature has first strike and "{T}, Unattach Surestrike Trident: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target player or planeswalker." Equip {4} ({4}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This card enters unattached and stays on the battlefield if the creature leaves.)

Master Decoy (Ninth Edition)
Ben Thompson

{W}, {T}: Tap target creature.

A skilled decoy can throw your enemies off your trail. A master decoy can survive to do it again.

Thirst for Knowledge (Mirrodin)
Ben Thompson

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.

Lymph, the fluid essence of blinkmoths, is prized by wizards for the rush of intellect it provides.

Starlit Sanctum (Onslaught)
Ben Thompson

{T}: Add {C}. {W}, {T}, Sacrifice a Cleric creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness. {B}, {T}, Sacrifice a Cleric creature: Target player loses life equal to the sacrificed creature's power.

Thirst for Knowledge (World Championship Decks 2004)
Ben Thompson

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.

Lymph, the fluid essence of blinkmoths, is prized by wizards for the rush of intellect it provides.

Swelter (Judgment)
Ben Thompson

Swelter deals 2 damage to each of two target creatures.

No circle has a beginning, but many have foreseeable ends.

Tattoo Ward (Odyssey)
Ben Thompson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has protection from enchantments. This effect doesn't remove this Aura. Sacrifice this Aura: Destroy target enchantment.

Flowstone Crusher (Ninth Edition)
Ben Thompson

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

"What's better than smashing things with a rock? A rock that gets up and smashes things for you." —Toggo, goblin weaponsmith

Chainer's Edict (Friday Night Magic 2006)
Ben Thompson

Target player sacrifices a creature of their choice. Flashback {5}{B}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

The pits have their own form of mercy.

Wax (World Championship Decks 2002)
Ben Thompson

Assault (Dominaria Remastered)
Ben Thompson

Bottle Gnomes (The List)
Ben Thompson

Sacrifice this creature: You gain 3 life.

Reinforcements . . . or refreshments?

Slay (Ninth Edition)
Ben Thompson

Destroy target green creature. It can't be regenerated. Draw a card.

The elves had the edge in guile, skill, and valor. But in the end, only sheer numbers mattered.

Patriarch's Bidding (World Championship Decks 2003)
Ben Thompson

Each player chooses a creature type. Each player returns all creature cards of a type chosen this way from their graveyard to the battlefield.

"Family plots are so convenient." —Cabal Patriarch

Island (European Land Program)
Ben Thompson

({T}: Add {U}.)

Latulla's Orders (Prophecy)
Ben Thompson

Flash Enchant creature Whenever enchanted creature deals combat damage to defending player, you may destroy target artifact that player controls.

Chainer's Edict (World Championship Decks 2002)
Ben Thompson

Target player sacrifices a creature of their choice. Flashback {5}{B}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

The pits have their own form of mercy.

Bottle Gnomes (Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra)
Ben Thompson

Sacrifice this creature: You gain 3 life.

Reinforcements . . . or refreshments?

Thirst for Knowledge (Planechase)
Ben Thompson

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.

Lymph, the fluid essence of blinkmoths, is prized by wizards for the rush of intellect it provides.

March of the Machines (Tenth Edition)
Ben Thompson

Each noncreature artifact is an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value. (Equipment that's a creature can't equip a creature.)

Parallel Thoughts (Scourge)
Ben Thompson

When this enchantment enters, search your library for seven cards, exile them in a face-down pile, and shuffle that pile. Then shuffle your library. If you would draw a card, you may instead put the top card of the pile you exiled into your hand.

Wax (Archenemy)
Ben Thompson

Volcanic Hammer (Ninth Edition)
Ben Thompson

Volcanic Hammer deals 3 damage to any target.

Fire finds its form in the heat of the forge.

Long-Term Plans (Scourge)
Ben Thompson

Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card third from the top.

"Wait, it'll come to me in a minute."

Bottle Gnomes (Commander Anthology Volume II)
Ben Thompson

Sacrifice this creature: You gain 3 life.

Reinforcements . . . or refreshments?

Sinstriker's Will (Guildpact)
Ben Thompson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature has "{T}: This creature deals damage equal to its power to target attacking or blocking creature."

"Steel rusts. Arrows break. But righteousness is always strong, always sharp."

Patriarch's Bidding (Onslaught)
Ben Thompson

Each player chooses a creature type. Each player returns all creature cards of a type chosen this way from their graveyard to the battlefield.

"Family plots are so convenient." —Cabal Patriarch

Staff of Domination (Commander Legends)
Ben Thompson

{1}: Untap this artifact. {2}, {T}: You gain 1 life. {3}, {T}: Untap target creature. {4}, {T}: Tap target creature. {5}, {T}: Draw a card.

Island (Odyssey)
Ben Thompson

({T}: Add {U}.)

Serum Visions (Fifth Dawn)
Ben Thompson

Draw a card. Scry 2.

Master Decoy (Ninth Edition)
Ben Thompson

{W}, {T}: Tap target creature.

A skilled decoy can throw your enemies off your trail. A master decoy can survive to do it again.

Bottle Gnomes (Duel Decks Anthology: Jace vs. Chandra)
Ben Thompson

Sacrifice this creature: You gain 3 life.

Reinforcements . . . or refreshments?

Hallowed Healer (Odyssey)
Ben Thompson

{T}: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn. Threshold — {T}: Prevent the next 4 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn. Activate only if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.

Bottle Gnomes (Mirrodin)
Ben Thompson

Sacrifice this creature: You gain 3 life.

Reinforcements . . . or refreshments?

Serum Visions (World Championship Decks 2004)
Ben Thompson

Draw a card. Scry 2.

Dust Bowl (Mercadian Masques)
Ben Thompson

{T}: Add {C}. {3}, {T}, Sacrifice a land: Destroy target nonbasic land.

Shining Shoal (Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Ben Thompson

You may exile a white card with mana value X from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. The next X damage that a source of your choice would deal to you and/or creatures you control this turn is dealt to any target instead.

Serum Visions (World Championship Decks 2004)
Ben Thompson

Draw a card. Scry 2.

Orcish Oriflamme (Seventh Edition)
Ben Thompson

Attacking creatures you control get +1/+0.

Avarice Totem (Fifth Dawn)
Ben Thompson

{5}: Exchange control of this artifact and target nonland permanent.

Souls and steel, the essence of Mirrodin. Memnarch lacks one but has an abundance of the other.

Island (European Land Program)
Ben Thompson

({T}: Add {U}.)

Chainer's Edict (Torment)
Ben Thompson

Target player sacrifices a creature of their choice. Flashback {5}{B}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

The pits have their own form of mercy.

Flash of Insight (Judgment)
Ben Thompson

Look at the top X cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. Flashback—{1}{U}, Exile X blue cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost, then exile it. You can't exile Flash of Insight to pay for its own flashback cost.)

Silent-Chant Zubera (Champions of Kamigawa)
Ben Thompson

When this creature dies, you gain 2 life for each Zubera that died this turn.

When the Honden of Cleansing Fire was abandoned, its attendants swarmed Kamigawa to erode mortal will.

Goblin Digging Team (Seventh Edition)
Ben Thompson

{T}, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target Wall.

"Dig. Dig. Dig. Dig. Dig. Dig. Die!" —Goblin chant

Overabundance (Invasion)
Ben Thompson

Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana of any type that land produced, and this enchantment deals 1 damage to the player.

Serum Visions (Arena League 2004)
Ben Thompson

Draw a card. Scry 2.

Thirst for Knowledge (Double Masters)
Ben Thompson

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.

Lymph, the fluid essence of blinkmoths, is prized by wizards for the rush of intellect it provides.

Elvish Eulogist (Duel Decks: Elves vs. Goblins)
Ben Thompson

Sacrifice this creature: You gain 1 life for each Elf card in your graveyard.

"No matter how adept our artistic skill, our effigies can never hope to capture the vibrant beauty of a living elf. Perhaps that is truly why we mourn."

Patriarch's Bidding (World Championship Decks 2003)
Ben Thompson

Each player chooses a creature type. Each player returns all creature cards of a type chosen this way from their graveyard to the battlefield.

"Family plots are so convenient." —Cabal Patriarch

Elvish Eulogist (Duels of the Planeswalkers)
Ben Thompson

Sacrifice this creature: You gain 1 life for each Elf card in your graveyard.

"No matter how adept our artistic skill, our effigies can never hope to capture the vibrant beauty of a living elf. Perhaps that is truly why we mourn."

Samite Sanctuary (Prophecy)
Ben Thompson

{2}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn. Any player may activate this ability.

Our war is against suffering, not against those who cause it. —Samite creed

Staff of Domination (The List)
Ben Thompson

{1}: Untap this artifact. {2}, {T}: You gain 1 life. {3}, {T}: Untap target creature. {4}, {T}: Tap target creature. {5}, {T}: Draw a card.

Hissing Miasma (Guildpact)
Ben Thompson

Whenever a creature attacks you, its controller loses 1 life.

All that remains when the fog finishes are neat piles of polished bones, like acid-etched glass. Orzhov servants collect them to make altar chimes.

Elvish Eulogist (Lorwyn)
Ben Thompson

Sacrifice this creature: You gain 1 life for each Elf card in your graveyard.

"No matter how adept our artistic skill, our effigies can never hope to capture the vibrant beauty of a living elf. Perhaps that is truly why we mourn."

Bottle Gnomes (Ninth Edition)
Ben Thompson

Sacrifice this creature: You gain 3 life.

Reinforcements . . . or refreshments?

Flame Rift (Nemesis)
Ben Thompson

Flame Rift deals 4 damage to each player.

Crovax hungered for power, and the stronghold devoured the sky.

Serum Visions (Conspiracy: Take the Crown)
Ben Thompson

Draw a card. Scry 2.

Daru Mender (Legions)
Ben Thompson

Morph {W} (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, regenerate target creature.

Chromescale Drake (Darksteel)
Ben Thompson

Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.) Flying When this creature enters, reveal the top three cards of your library. Put all artifact cards revealed this way into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.

Pollen Remedy (Planeshift)
Ben Thompson

Kicker—Sacrifice a land. (You may sacrifice a land in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.) Prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt this turn to any number of targets, divided as you choose. If this spell was kicked, prevent the next 6 damage this way instead.

Cabal Shrine (Odyssey)
Ben Thompson

Whenever a player casts a spell, that player discards X cards, where X is the number of cards in all graveyards with the same name as that spell.

Blood Celebrant (Legions)
Ben Thompson

{B}, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color.

"Their blood is the nectar that nourishes the Cabal." —Phage the Untouchable

Bottle Gnomes (Commander 2014)
Ben Thompson

Sacrifice this creature: You gain 3 life.

Reinforcements . . . or refreshments?

Slay (Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition)
Ben Thompson

Destroy target green creature. It can't be regenerated. Draw a card.

The elves had the edge in guile, skill, and valor. But in the end, only sheer numbers mattered.

Dega Sanctuary (Apocalypse)
Ben Thompson

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control a black or red permanent, you gain 2 life. If you control a black permanent and a red permanent, you gain 4 life instead.

Defy Gravity (Ultimate Masters)
Ben Thompson

Target creature gains flying until end of turn. Flashback {U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

On every plane in the Multiverse, there is magic, and someone is using it to fly.

Farsight Mask (Planechase 2012)
Ben Thompson

Whenever a source an opponent controls deals damage to you, if this artifact is untapped, you may draw a card.

It turns the adversity of the moment into the knowledge of a lifetime.

Captain's Maneuver (Planechase)
Ben Thompson

The next X damage that would be dealt to target creature, planeswalker, or player this turn is dealt to another target creature, planeswalker, or player instead.

Sisay discovered that the mirrored hull of the *Weatherlight* could be used as a defensive weapon.

Touch and Go (Unhinged)
Ben Thompson

Destroy target land. Gotcha — If an opponent touches their face, you may say "Gotcha!" When you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Judge's ruling: The interior of the face still counts as the face, so a nose-pick is legitimate grounds for saying "Gotcha"

Thirst for Knowledge (World Championship Decks 2004)
Ben Thompson

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.

Lymph, the fluid essence of blinkmoths, is prized by wizards for the rush of intellect it provides.

Staff of Domination (Commander Legends)
Ben Thompson

{1}: Untap this artifact. {2}, {T}: You gain 1 life. {3}, {T}: Untap target creature. {4}, {T}: Tap target creature. {5}, {T}: Draw a card.

Mistbind Clique (Lorwyn)
Ben Thompson

Flash Flying Champion a Faerie (When this enters, sacrifice it unless you exile another Faerie you control. When this leaves the battlefield, that card returns to the battlefield.) When a Faerie is championed with this creature, tap all lands target player controls.

Wax (Dominaria Remastered)
Ben Thompson

Island (World Championship Decks 2002)
Ben Thompson

({T}: Add {U}.)

Razorfoot Griffin (Eighth Edition)
Ben Thompson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Volcanic Hammer (Eighth Edition)
Ben Thompson

Volcanic Hammer deals 3 damage to any target.

Fire finds its form in the heat of the forge.

Goblin Digging Team (Seventh Edition)
Ben Thompson

{T}, Sacrifice this creature: Destroy target Wall.

"Dig. Dig. Dig. Dig. Dig. Dig. Die!" —Goblin chant

Swelter (The List)
Ben Thompson

Swelter deals 2 damage to each of two target creatures.

No circle has a beginning, but many have foreseeable ends.

Volcanic Hammer (The List)
Ben Thompson

Volcanic Hammer deals 3 damage to any target.

Fire finds its form in the heat of the forge.

Mistform Sliver (Legions)
Ben Thompson

All Slivers have "{1}: This permanent becomes the creature type of your choice in addition to its other types until end of turn."

Taking the form of a junior researcher, the first sliver slipped out of Riptide.

Island (World Championship Decks 2002)
Ben Thompson

({T}: Add {U}.)

Razorfoot Griffin (Magic 2010)
Ben Thompson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Like a meteor, it strikes from above without warning. Unlike a meteor, it then carries you off and eats you.

Chainer's Edict (World Championship Decks 2003)
Ben Thompson

Target player sacrifices a creature of their choice. Flashback {5}{B}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

The pits have their own form of mercy.

Island (World Championship Decks 2002)
Ben Thompson

({T}: Add {U}.)

Akuta, Born of Ash (Saviors of Kamigawa)
Ben Thompson

Haste At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have more cards in hand than each opponent, you may sacrifice a Swamp. If you do, return Akuta from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Razorfoot Griffin (Magic 2015)
Ben Thompson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Like a meteor, it strikes from above without warning. Unlike a meteor, it then carries you off and eats you.

Bottle Gnomes (Tenth Edition)
Ben Thompson

Sacrifice this creature: You gain 3 life.

Reinforcements . . . or refreshments?

Assault (Time Spiral Timeshifted)
Ben Thompson

Flash of Insight (The List)
Ben Thompson

Look at the top X cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. Flashback—{1}{U}, Exile X blue cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost, then exile it. You can't exile Flash of Insight to pay for its own flashback cost.)

March of the Machines (Archenemy)
Ben Thompson

Each noncreature artifact is an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value. (Equipment that's a creature can't equip a creature.)

Farsight Mask (Planechase Anthology)
Ben Thompson

Whenever a source an opponent controls deals damage to you, if this artifact is untapped, you may draw a card.

It turns the adversity of the moment into the knowledge of a lifetime.

Mindstorm Crown (Mirrodin)
Ben Thompson

At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card if you had no cards in hand at the beginning of this turn. If you had a card in hand, this artifact deals 1 damage to you.

Starlit Sanctum (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Ben Thompson

{T}: Add {C}. {W}, {T}, Sacrifice a Cleric creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness. {B}, {T}, Sacrifice a Cleric creature: Target player loses life equal to the sacrificed creature's power.

Volcanic Hammer (Seventh Edition)
Ben Thompson

Volcanic Hammer deals 3 damage to any target.

Fire finds its form in the heat of the forge.

Assault (Planechase)
Ben Thompson

Lost in Thought (Judgment)
Ben Thompson

Enchant creature Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated. Its controller may exile three cards from their graveyard for that player to ignore this effect until end of turn.

Orcish Oriflamme (Eternal Masters)
Ben Thompson

Attacking creatures you control get +1/+0.

The orcs' banner sends a clear message: "Stand against us and meet the same fate as the goblins."

Farsight Mask (Mirrodin)
Ben Thompson

Whenever a source an opponent controls deals damage to you, if this artifact is untapped, you may draw a card.

It turns the adversity of the moment into the knowledge of a lifetime.

Chainer's Edict (The List)
Ben Thompson

Target player sacrifices a creature of their choice. Flashback {5}{B}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

The pits have their own form of mercy.

Halberdier (Odyssey)
Ben Thompson

First strike

His reputation precedes him—and so does his weapon.

Noxious Vapors (Planeshift)
Ben Thompson

Each player reveals their hand, chooses one card of each color from it, then discards all other nonland cards.

Urborg would just as soon steal your memories as your life.

Slay (Planeshift)
Ben Thompson

Destroy target green creature. It can't be regenerated. Draw a card.

The elves had the edge in guile, skill, and valor. But in the end, only sheer numbers mattered.

Master Decoy (Eighth Edition)
Ben Thompson

{W}, {T}: Tap target creature.

A skilled decoy can throw your enemies off your trail. A master decoy can survive to do it again.

Hired Giant (Mercadian Masques)
Ben Thompson

When this creature enters, each other player may search their library for a land card and put that card onto the battlefield. Then each player who searched their library this way shuffles.

Myr Adapter (Mirrodin)
Ben Thompson

This creature gets +1/+1 for each Equipment attached to it.

"The simplest way to plan ahead is merely to be ready for everything." —Pontifex, elder researcher

Plains (Invasion)
Ben Thompson

({T}: Add {W}.)

Patron of the Kitsune (Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Ben Thompson

Fox offering (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant by sacrificing a Fox and paying the difference in mana costs between this and the sacrificed Fox. Mana cost includes color.) Whenever a creature attacks, you may gain 1 life.

March of the Machines (The List)
Ben Thompson

Each noncreature artifact is an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value. (Equipment that's a creature can't equip a creature.)

Razorfoot Griffin (Invasion)
Ben Thompson

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

"Do griffins fight to defend their homes or purely for sport?" —Sisay