Bitter Downfall

Bitter Downfall (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

This spell costs {3} less to cast if it targets a creature that was dealt damage this turn. Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life.

"I tried to take the Ring from Frodo. I am sorry. I have paid." —Boromir

Bitter Downfall (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

如果此咒语以本回合中受过伤害的生物为目标，则它减少{3}来施放。 消灭目标生物。其操控者失去2点生命。

「我刚才试图从弗罗多手里抢过魔戒。非常抱歉。我已经付出了代价。」 ～波洛米尔

Waterlogged Grove (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

{T}, Pay 1 life: Add {G} or {U}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Draw a card.

"Beware the Sphere. Beware Skagra. Beware Shada." —Professor Chronotis

Crypt Feaster (Foundations)
John Di Giovanni

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.) Threshold — Whenever this creature attacks, if there are seven or more cards in your graveyard, this creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
John Di Giovanni

Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.) At the beginning of your end step, each opponent dealt combat damage this game by a creature named Gollum, Obsessed Stalker loses life equal to the amount of life you gained this turn.

He hated the Ring and loved it, as he hated and loved himself.

Sunrise Cavalier (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt)
John Di Giovanni

Trample, haste If it's neither day nor night, it becomes day as this creature enters. Whenever day becomes night or night becomes day, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

"Like us, the morning fights for survival."

Fiery Inscription (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

When this enchantment enters, the Ring tempts you. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this enchantment deals 2 damage to each opponent.

Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.

Lake Silencio (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

Still Point in Time — All spells have split second. (As long as a spell with split second is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.) Whenever chaos ensues, Lake Silencio deals 6 damage to target creature an opponent controls. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.

Mirkwood Trapper (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
John Di Giovanni

Whenever a player attacks you, target attacking creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn. Whenever a player attacks, if they aren't attacking you, that player chooses an attacking creature. It gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Under the boughs of Mirkwood, there was deadly strife of Elves and evil beings.

River Song (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

Meet in Reverse — You draw cards from the bottom of your library rather than the top. Spoilers — Whenever an opponent scries, surveils, or searches their library, put a +1/+1 counter on River Song. Then River Song deals damage to that player equal to its power.

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
John Di Giovanni

Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.) At the beginning of your end step, each opponent dealt combat damage this game by a creature named Gollum, Obsessed Stalker loses life equal to the amount of life you gained this turn.

He hated the Ring and loved it, as he hated and loved himself.

Wilfred Mott (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

Look to the Stars — At the beginning of your upkeep, put a time counter on Wilfred Mott. Then look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of time counters on Wilfred Mott. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value 3 or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Galadhrim Ambush (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
John Di Giovanni

Create X 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature tokens, where X is the number of attacking creatures. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by non-Elf creatures.

"None of the Orcs will ever return out of Lórien." —Haldir

Wilfred Mott (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

Look to the Stars — At the beginning of your upkeep, put a time counter on Wilfred Mott. Then look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of time counters on Wilfred Mott. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value 3 or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
John Di Giovanni

Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.) At the beginning of your end step, each opponent dealt combat damage this game by a creature named Gollum, Obsessed Stalker loses life equal to the amount of life you gained this turn.

He hated the Ring and loved it, as he hated and loved himself.

Talisman of Unity (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {W}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

"How does the celery help?" asked Peri. "If the gas is present, the celery turns purple," replied the Doctor.

Evolving Adaptive (Phyrexia: All Will Be One)
John Di Giovanni

This creature enters with an oil counter on it. This creature gets +1/+1 for each oil counter on it. Whenever another creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put an oil counter on this creature.

Isildur's Fateful Strike (Tales of Middle-earth Promos)
John Di Giovanni

(You may cast a legendary instant only if you control a legendary creature or planeswalker.) Destroy target creature. If its controller has more than four cards in hand, they exile cards from their hand equal to the difference.

Isildur cut the Ring from Sauron's hand with the hilt-shard of his father's sword, and Sauron himself was overthrown.

Gallifrey Falls (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

Gallifrey Falls (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

Bitter Downfall (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

This spell costs {3} less to cast if it targets a creature that was dealt damage this turn. Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life.

"I tried to take the Ring from Frodo. I am sorry. I have paid." —Boromir

Sphinx's Revelation (The Brothers' War Commander)
John Di Giovanni

You gain X life and draw X cards.

"Our secrets lie in the desert beyond the Hekma. But finding them will not be your challenge; living with the knowledge will be." —Samut, to Basri

Isildur's Fateful Strike (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

(You may cast a legendary instant only if you control a legendary creature or planeswalker.) Destroy target creature. If its controller has more than four cards in hand, they exile cards from their hand equal to the difference.

Isildur cut the Ring from Sauron's hand with the hilt-shard of his father's sword, and Sauron himself was overthrown.

Mind Twist (Mystery Booster 2)
John Di Giovanni

Target player discards X cards at random.

Relentless Rohirrim (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

Cuando el Rohirrim implacable entre al campo de batalla, el Anillo te tienta.

"¡Los orcos se hallan en el Abismo! ¡Helm! ¡Helm! ¡Adelante, helmingas!". —Gamelin el Viejo

Oliphaunt (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

Travolgere Ogniqualvolta l'Olifante attacca, un'altra creatura bersaglio che controlli prende +2/+0 e ha travolgere fino alla fine del turno. Ciclomontagna {1} ({1}, Scarta questa carta: Passa in rassegna il tuo grimorio per una carta Montagna, rivelala e aggiungila alla tua mano, poi rimescola.)

Wilfred Mott (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

Look to the Stars — At the beginning of your upkeep, put a time counter on Wilfred Mott. Then look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of time counters on Wilfred Mott. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value 3 or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Mirkwood Trapper (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
John Di Giovanni

Whenever a player attacks you, target attacking creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn. Whenever a player attacks, if they aren't attacking you, that player chooses an attacking creature. It gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Under the boughs of Mirkwood, there was deadly strife of Elves and evil beings.

Wilfred Mott (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

Look to the Stars — At the beginning of your upkeep, put a time counter on Wilfred Mott. Then look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of time counters on Wilfred Mott. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value 3 or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Isildur's Fateful Strike (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

(You may cast a legendary instant only if you control a legendary creature or planeswalker.) Destroy target creature. If its controller has more than four cards in hand, they exile cards from their hand equal to the difference.

Isildur cut the Ring from Sauron's hand with the hilt-shard of his father's sword, and Sauron himself was overthrown.

The Doctor's Childhood Barn (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

Creatures enter tapped. Whenever chaos ensues, for each opponent, choose up to one target nonland permanent that opponent controls. Untap those permanents. They phase out. They can't phase in for as long as The Doctor's Childhood Barn remains face up. When a player planeswalks, those permanents phase in.

Weigh Down (Kaldheim)
John Di Giovanni

As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile a creature card from your graveyard. Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.

The draugr often drown intruders. Years later, their corpses rise from the depths to join the ranks of the Dread Marn.

Relentless Rohirrim (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

When this creature enters, the Ring tempts you.

"The Orcs are in the Deep! Helm! Helm! Forth Helmingas!" —Gamling the Old

Greenhouse (Duskmourn: House of Horror)
John Di Giovanni

Waterlogged Grove (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

{T}, Pay 1 life: Add {G} or {U}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Draw a card.

"Beware the Sphere. Beware Skagra. Beware Shada." —Professor Chronotis

Isildur's Fateful Strike (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

(You may cast a legendary instant only if you control a legendary creature or planeswalker.) Destroy target creature. If its controller has more than four cards in hand, they exile cards from their hand equal to the difference.

Isildur cut the Ring from Sauron's hand with the hilt-shard of his father's sword, and Sauron himself was overthrown.

River Song (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

Meet in Reverse — You draw cards from the bottom of your library rather than the top. Spoilers — Whenever an opponent scries, surveils, or searches their library, put a +1/+1 counter on River Song. Then River Song deals damage to that player equal to its power.

Gimli's Fury (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

Target creature gets +3/+2 until end of turn. If it's legendary, it also gains trample until end of turn.

"Two!" said Gimli, patting his axe.

River Song (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

Meet in Reverse — You draw cards from the bottom of your library rather than the top. Spoilers — Whenever an opponent scries, surveils, or searches their library, put a +1/+1 counter on River Song. Then River Song deals damage to that player equal to its power.

Carnivorous Canopy (Phyrexia: All Will Be One)
John Di Giovanni

Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or creature with flying. If that permanent's mana value was 3 or less, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

River Song (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

Meet in Reverse — You draw cards from the bottom of your library rather than the top. Spoilers — Whenever an opponent scries, surveils, or searches their library, put a +1/+1 counter on River Song. Then River Song deals damage to that player equal to its power.

Oliphaunt (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

Trample Whenever this creature attacks, another target creature you control gets +2/+0 and gains trample until end of turn. Mountaincycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Mountain card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Bitter Downfall (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

如果此咒语以本回合中受过伤害的生物为目标，则它减少{3}来施放。 消灭目标生物。其操控者失去2点生命。

「我刚才试图从弗罗多手里抢过魔戒。非常抱歉。我已经付出了代价。」 ～波洛米尔

Éomer of the Riddermark (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

Haste Whenever Éomer attacks, if you control a creature with the greatest power among creatures on the battlefield, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.

But northward the white crest of Éomer led the great front of the Rohirrim which he had again gathered and marshaled.

Isildur's Fateful Strike (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

(You may cast a legendary instant only if you control a legendary creature or planeswalker.) Destroy target creature. If its controller has more than four cards in hand, they exile cards from their hand equal to the difference.

Isildur cut the Ring from Sauron's hand with the hilt-shard of his father's sword, and Sauron himself was overthrown.

Waterlogged Grove (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

{T}, Pay 1 life: Add {G} or {U}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Draw a card.

"Beware the Sphere. Beware Skagra. Beware Shada." —Professor Chronotis

Éomer of the Riddermark (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

Haste Whenever Éomer attacks, if you control a creature with the greatest power among creatures on the battlefield, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.

But northward the white crest of Éomer led the great front of the Rohirrim which he had again gathered and marshaled.

Sunrise Cavalier (Innistrad: Double Feature)
John Di Giovanni

Trample, haste If it's neither day nor night, it becomes day as this creature enters. Whenever day becomes night or night becomes day, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

"Like us, the morning fights for survival."

Galadhrim Ambush (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
John Di Giovanni

Create X 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature tokens, where X is the number of attacking creatures. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by non-Elf creatures.

"None of the Orcs will ever return out of Lórien." —Haldir

Waterlogged Grove (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

{T}, Pay 1 life: Add {G} or {U}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Draw a card.

"Beware the Sphere. Beware Skagra. Beware Shada." —Professor Chronotis

Relentless Rohirrim (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

When this creature enters, the Ring tempts you.

"The Orcs are in the Deep! Helm! Helm! Forth Helmingas!" —Gamling the Old

Galadhrim Ambush (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
John Di Giovanni

Create X 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature tokens, where X is the number of attacking creatures. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by non-Elf creatures.

"None of the Orcs will ever return out of Lórien." —Haldir

Oliphaunt (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

Trample Whenever this creature attacks, another target creature you control gets +2/+0 and gains trample until end of turn. Mountaincycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Mountain card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Gimli's Fury (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

Target creature gets +3/+2 until end of turn. If it's legendary, it also gains trample until end of turn.

"Two!" said Gimli, patting his axe.

Talisman of Unity (Doctor Who)
John Di Giovanni

{T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add {G} or {W}. This artifact deals 1 damage to you.

"How does the celery help?" asked Peri. "If the gas is present, the celery turns purple," replied the Doctor.

Mirkwood Trapper (Tales of Middle-earth Commander)
John Di Giovanni

Whenever a player attacks you, target attacking creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn. Whenever a player attacks, if they aren't attacking you, that player chooses an attacking creature. It gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

Under the boughs of Mirkwood, there was deadly strife of Elves and evil beings.

Fiery Inscription (The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth)
John Di Giovanni

When this enchantment enters, the Ring tempts you. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, this enchantment deals 2 damage to each opponent.

Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul.