Scour the Desert

Scour the Desert (Modern Horizons 2)
Tyler Walpole

Exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create X 1/1 white Bird creature tokens with flying, where X is the exiled card's toughness.

Even in the most barren wastelands, every death feeds more life.

Eccentric Farmer (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt)
Tyler Walpole

When this creature enters, mill three cards, then you may return a land card from your graveyard to your hand. (To mill three cards, put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.)

"Careful now. Don't want to get the seeds stuck to your feelers like last time."

Laelia, the Blade Reforged (Modern Horizons 3)
Tyler Walpole

Haste Whenever Laelia attacks, exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. Whenever one or more cards are put into exile from your library and/or your graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on Laelia.

Abrade (Foundations)
Tyler Walpole

Choose one — • Abrade deals 3 damage to target creature. • Destroy target artifact.

Selis entered the storm brimming with confidence. Her courage crumbled almost as fast as her shield.

Lazav, Wearer of Faces (Murders at Karlov Manor)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever Lazav attacks, exile target card from a graveyard, then investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, you may have Lazav become a copy of a creature card exiled with it until end of turn.

Eccentric Farmer (Innistrad Remastered)
Tyler Walpole

When this creature enters, mill three cards, then you may return a land card from your graveyard to your hand. (To mill three cards, put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.)

"Careful now. Don't want to get the seeds stuck to your feelers like last time."

Morbid Opportunist (Innistrad: Midnight Hunt)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever one or more other creatures die, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

On Innistrad, one person's windfall usually starts with another person lying face down in the mud.

Primal Vigor (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

If one or more tokens would be created, twice that many of those tokens are created instead. If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on a creature, twice that many +1/+1 counters are put on that creature instead.

Eladamri, Korvecdal (Modern Horizons 3)
Tyler Walpole

You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast creature spells from the top of your library. {G}, {T}, Tap two untapped creatures you control: Reveal a card from your hand or the top card of your library. If you reveal a creature card this way, put it onto the battlefield. Activate only during your turn.

Embiggen (Unfinity)
Tyler Walpole

Until end of turn, target non-Brushwagg creature gets +1/+1 for each supertype, card type, and subtype it has.

"Flea circus? No, flee circus!"

The Eleventh Doctor (Doctor Who)
Tyler Walpole

I. AM. TALKING! — Whenever The Eleventh Doctor deals combat damage to a player, you may exile a card from your hand with a number of time counters on it equal to its mana value. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. {2}: Target creature with power 3 or less can't be blocked this turn.

Bond of Flourishing (Foundations Jumpstart)
Tyler Walpole

Look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal a permanent card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. You gain 3 life.

"We agree that life should flourish. We disagree on the optimal number of limbs."

Embiggen (Unfinity)
Tyler Walpole

Until end of turn, target non-Brushwagg creature gets +1/+1 for each supertype, card type, and subtype it has.

"Flea circus? No, flee circus!"

Wilderness Reclamation (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
Tyler Walpole

At the beginning of your end step, untap all lands you control.

"Walls crack. Buildings fall. Always the wilds return." —Domri Rade

Rampaging Monument (Guilds of Ravnica)
Tyler Walpole

Trample This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever you cast a multicolored spell, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

"Be advised: suspect is nine stories tall, marble hair, answers to Saint Gusztav."

Goblin Girder Gang (Unfinity)
Tyler Walpole

Reach Whenever you roll a die, if the result isn't stored on this creature, you may store that result on it. When you do, this creature deals 1 damage to any target without a hat. This creature gets +1/+0 for each result stored on it.

Scour the Desert (Modern Horizons 2)
Tyler Walpole

Exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create X 1/1 white Bird creature tokens with flying, where X is the exiled card's toughness.

Even in the most barren wastelands, every death feeds more life.

Careful Study (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

Draw two cards, then discard two cards.

"So, as nearly as I can tell, when Slimer touched the machine, his ectoplasm shorted out a circuit, fused it, and our minds were exchanged." —Dr. Egon Spengler

Wojek Bodyguard (Ravnica Remastered)
Tyler Walpole

Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.) This creature can't attack or block alone.

"By all means, take another step toward the captain."

Don't Try This at Home (Unfinity)
Tyler Walpole

If a hot source you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals that much damage plus 1 instead. (Something is hot if it has hot things in its art, like fire or explosions.) {1}{R}, Sacrifice this enchantment: It deals damage equal to twice the number of hot cards in your graveyard to target creature or planeswalker.

Jetpack Janitor (Unfinity)
Tyler Walpole

Alpha strike (This creature has first strike as long as it's blocking or being blocked by a creature that comes after it alphabetically.)

"'Carol, blast those aliens.' 'Carol, transport these concessions.' No one cares that today is my birthday."

Bag Check (Unfinity)
Tyler Walpole

Counter target spell, then ask a person outside the game if that spell looks dangerous to them. If they say yes, draw a card, then discard a card.

"As long as there's no outside food, you're good to go."

Lava Dart (Modern Horizons)
Tyler Walpole

Lava Dart deals 1 damage to any target. Flashback—Sacrifice a Mountain. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

"Small outbursts are healthy." —Koth of the Hammer

Rankle's Prank (Wilds of Eldraine Promos)
Tyler Walpole

Choose one or more — • Each player discards two cards. • Each player loses 4 life. • Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.

The louder they scream, the harder he laughs.

Burglar Rat (Ravnica Remastered)
Tyler Walpole

When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card.

"Even rats hoard their treasures. Are your precious things so different?" —Izoni

Sonic Assault (Guilds of Ravnica)
Tyler Walpole

Tap target creature. Sonic Assault deals 2 damage to that creature's controller. Jump-start (You may cast this card from your graveyard by discarding a card in addition to paying its other costs. Then exile this card.)

He heard stars and saw thunder.

Morbid Opportunist (Foundations Jumpstart)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever one or more other creatures die, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

On Innistrad, one person's windfall usually starts with another person lying face down in the mud.

Imskir Iron-Eater (Modern Horizons 3)
Tyler Walpole

Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.) When Imskir enters, you draw X cards and you lose X life, where X is half the number of artifacts you control, rounded down. {3}{R}, Sacrifice an artifact: Imskir deals damage equal to the sacrificed artifact's mana value to any target.

Commander's Sphere (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

"The fate of one is shared by all."

Unbreakable Formation (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn. Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, put a +1/+1 counter on each of those creatures and they gain vigilance until end of turn.

Persuasive Interrogators (Murders at Karlov Manor)
Tyler Walpole

When this creature enters, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.") Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, target opponent gets two poison counters. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)

Glory Bearers (Jumpstart 2022)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever another creature you control attacks, it gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

"We are bearers of the ancient light, keepers of sun-crowned Heliod's blessings. Fight, and the light will protect you!"

Unlicensed Hearse (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

{T}: Exile up to two target cards from a single graveyard. Unlicensed Hearse's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards exiled with it. Crew 2

"No eating in the car!" —Winston Zeddemore

Eladamri's Call (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

Search your library for a creature card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

"Don't cross the streams!"

Lovestruck Beast (Throne of Eldraine)
Tyler Walpole

His mind chose solitude, but his heart disagreed.

Tattered Ratter (Wilds of Eldraine)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever a Rat you control becomes blocked, it gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

"What's that, Snappers? Yes, you're right! It *was* very rude of the innkeeper to throw us out!"

Morbid Opportunist (Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever one or more other creatures die, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

On Innistrad, one person's windfall usually starts with another person lying face down in the mud.

Morbid Opportunist (Bloomburrow Commander)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever one or more other creatures die, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

On Innistrad, one person's windfall usually starts with another person lying face down in the mud.

Undercover Operative (Streets of New Capenna)
Tyler Walpole

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it enters with a shield counter on it if you control that creature. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)

Goblin Girder Gang (Unfinity)
Tyler Walpole

Reach Whenever you roll a die, if the result isn't stored on this creature, you may store that result on it. When you do, this creature deals 1 damage to any target without a hat. This creature gets +1/+0 for each result stored on it.

Hakbal of the Surging Soul (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander)
Tyler Walpole

At the beginning of combat on your turn, each Merfolk creature you control explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on the exploring creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.) Whenever Hakbal attacks, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you don't, draw a card.

Herigast, Erupting Nullkite (Modern Horizons 3)
Tyler Walpole

Emerge {6}{R}{R} (You may cast this spell by sacrificing a creature and paying the emerge cost reduced by that creature's mana value.) When you cast this spell, you may exile your hand. If you do, draw three cards. Flying Each creature spell you cast has emerge. The emerge cost is equal to its mana cost.

Morbid Opportunist (Innistrad Remastered)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever one or more other creatures die, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

On Innistrad, one person's windfall usually starts with another person lying face down in the mud.

Break Ties (Modern Horizons 2)
Tyler Walpole

Choose one — • Destroy target artifact. • Destroy target enchantment. • Exile target card from a graveyard. Reinforce 1—{W} ({W}, Discard this card: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.)

Food (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.

Inevitable Betrayal (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

Suspend 3—{1}{U}{U} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, pay {1}{U}{U} and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.) Search target opponent's library for a creature card and put that card onto the battlefield under your control. Then that player shuffles.

Astroquarium (Unfinity)
Tyler Walpole

When this artifact enters, you may put an art sticker on it. {1}, {T}: Until end of turn, target creature becomes a blue Shark with base power and toughness 4/4. If the cracks in this artifact's art are completely covered, that creature becomes a blue Octopus with base power and toughness 8/8 instead. Activate only as a sorcery.

Blood Aspirant (Jumpstart 2022)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever you sacrifice a permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. {1}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature or enchantment: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature can't block this turn.

It's a small step from revel to bloodbath.

Ethereal Armor (Duskmourn: House of Horror)
Tyler Walpole

Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each enchantment you control and has first strike.

Clad in the light of conviction and hope, Linette strode forth to face Duskmourn's terrors without fear.

Wojek Bodyguard (Guilds of Ravnica)
Tyler Walpole

Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.) This creature can't attack or block alone.

"By all means, take another step toward the captain."

Bond of Flourishing (War of the Spark)
Tyler Walpole

Look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal a permanent card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. You gain 3 life.

"We agree that life should flourish. We disagree on the optimal number of limbs."

Witch Enchanter (Modern Horizons 3)
Tyler Walpole

Cast Down (Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate)
Tyler Walpole

Destroy target nonlegendary creature.

"We simply cannot tolerate a petty thief among the servants. I'm afraid I'll have to let you go." —Rog, steward of House Rillyn

Kylox, Visionary Inventor (Murders at Karlov Manor)
Tyler Walpole

Menace, ward {2}, haste Whenever Kylox attacks, sacrifice any number of other creatures, then exile the top X cards of your library, where X is their total power. You may cast any number of instant and/or sorcery spells from among the exiled cards without paying their mana costs.

Impact Tremors (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever a creature you control enters, this enchantment deals 1 damage to each opponent.

"The only chance we have of getting out of this world is if we take care of Venger once and for all!"

Don't Try This at Home (Unfinity)
Tyler Walpole

If a hot source you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals that much damage plus 1 instead. (Something is hot if it has hot things in its art, like fire or explosions.) {1}{R}, Sacrifice this enchantment: It deals damage equal to twice the number of hot cards in your graveyard to target creature or planeswalker.

Mystic Repeal (Theros Beyond Death)
Tyler Walpole

Put target enchantment on the bottom of its owner's library.

"No power is too great to be undone." —Karametra, god of harvests

Eccentric Farmer (Innistrad: Double Feature)
Tyler Walpole

When this creature enters, mill three cards, then you may return a land card from your graveyard to your hand. (To mill three cards, put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.)

"Careful now. Don't want to get the seeds stuck to your feelers like last time."

The Ur-Dragon (Commander Masters)
Tyler Walpole

Eminence — As long as The Ur-Dragon is in the command zone or on the battlefield, other Dragon spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Flying Whenever one or more Dragons you control attack, draw that many cards, then you may put a permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.

The Eleventh Doctor (Doctor Who)
Tyler Walpole

I. AM. TALKING! — Whenever The Eleventh Doctor deals combat damage to a player, you may exile a card from your hand with a number of time counters on it equal to its mana value. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. {2}: Target creature with power 3 or less can't be blocked this turn.

The Eleventh Doctor (Doctor Who)
Tyler Walpole

I. AM. TALKING! — Whenever The Eleventh Doctor deals combat damage to a player, you may exile a card from your hand with a number of time counters on it equal to its mana value. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. {2}: Target creature with power 3 or less can't be blocked this turn.

Daze (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

You may return an Island you control to its owner's hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.

Whir of Invention (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.) Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

"Magic hat, I'm gonna be frank. What we need now is a twenty-ton tank!"

Undercity's Embrace (The List)
Tyler Walpole

Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, you gain 4 life.

The undercity is always hungry.

Littjara Kinseekers (Kaldheim)
Tyler Walpole

Changeling (This card is every creature type.) When this creature enters, if you control three or more creatures that share a creature type, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then scry 1.

Like calls to like, and none are forgotten.

Sakashima's Protege (Commander Legends)
Tyler Walpole

Flash Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.) You may have this creature enter as a copy of any permanent that entered this turn.

Hate Mirage (Starter Commander Decks)
Tyler Walpole

Choose up to two target creatures you don't control. For each of those creatures, create a token that's a copy of that creature. Those tokens gain haste. Exile them at the beginning of the next end step.

A trick of the light, though momentary, can still be deadly.

Trove Tracker (Commander Legends)
Tyler Walpole

When this creature dies, draw a card. Encore {5}{U}{U} ({5}{U}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)

The best treasures are the least shared.

Wilderness Reclamation (Ravnica Allegiance)
Tyler Walpole

At the beginning of your end step, untap all lands you control.

"Walls crack. Buildings fall. Always the wilds return." —Domri Rade

Undercover Operative (Streets of New Capenna Promos)
Tyler Walpole

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it enters with a shield counter on it if you control that creature. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)

Undercover Operative (Streets of New Capenna Promos)
Tyler Walpole

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it enters with a shield counter on it if you control that creature. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)

Undercity's Embrace (Ravnica Allegiance)
Tyler Walpole

Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, you gain 4 life.

The undercity is always hungry.

Hero's Downfall (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

"This is the end... for all of you!"

Overgrown Zealot (Duskmourn: House of Horror)
Tyler Walpole

{T}: Add one mana of any color. {T}: Add two mana of any one color. Spend this mana only to turn permanents face up.

Even as the roots twisted painfully into his flesh, he sang out in joy, for he could feel himself becoming one with the woods.

Wispdrinker Vampire (Murders at Karlov Manor)
Tyler Walpole

Flying Whenever another creature you control with power 2 or less enters, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. {5}{W}{B}: Creatures you control with power 2 or less gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.

Sakashima's Protege (Commander Legends)
Tyler Walpole

Flash Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.) You may have this creature enter as a copy of any permanent that entered this turn.

Archive Dragon (Wilds of Eldraine)
Tyler Walpole

Flying Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.) When this creature enters, scry 2.

"Fascinating. It says here that dragons cannot read."

Morbid Opportunist (Innistrad Remastered)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever one or more other creatures die, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

On Innistrad, one person's windfall usually starts with another person lying face down in the mud.

Morbid Opportunist (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever one or more other creatures die, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

On Innistrad, one person's windfall usually starts with another person lying face down in the mud.

Wojek Bodyguard (The List)
Tyler Walpole

Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.) This creature can't attack or block alone.

"By all means, take another step toward the captain."

Vodalian Arcanist (Dominaria)
Tyler Walpole

{T}: Add {C}. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell.

The Vodalian Empire tends to be insular. The scholarly Volshe caste are the exception, using education as an antidote to xenophobia.

Counterspell (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

Counter target spell.

Counterspell (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

Counter target spell.

Wilderness Reclamation (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
Tyler Walpole

At the beginning of your end step, untap all lands you control.

"Walls crack. Buildings fall. Always the wilds return." —Domri Rade

Morbid Opportunist (Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever one or more other creatures die, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

On Innistrad, one person's windfall usually starts with another person lying face down in the mud.

Rakdos Firewheeler (Ravnica Allegiance Promos)
Tyler Walpole

When this creature enters, it deals 2 damage to target opponent and 2 damage to up to one target creature or planeswalker.

Rankle's Prank (Wilds of Eldraine)
Tyler Walpole

Choose one or more — • Each player discards two cards. • Each player loses 4 life. • Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.

Soul-Guide Lantern (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

When this artifact enters, exile target card from a graveyard. {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Exile each opponent's graveyard. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.

When the light is green, the trap is clean.

Wojek Bodyguard (Ravnica: Clue Edition)
Tyler Walpole

Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.) This creature can't attack or block alone.

"By all means, take another step toward the captain."

Glory Bearers (Theros Beyond Death)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever another creature you control attacks, it gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

"We are bearers of the ancient light, keepers of sun-crowned Heliod's blessings. Fight, and the light will protect you!"

Jetpack Janitor (Unfinity)
Tyler Walpole

Alpha strike (This creature has first strike as long as it's blocking or being blocked by a creature that comes after it alphabetically.)

"'Carol, blast those aliens.' 'Carol, transport these concessions.' No one cares that today is my birthday."

Crash Through (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

Creatures you control gain trample until end of turn. (Each of those creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Draw a card.

"Uni! Uni! I knew you'd come back!" —Bobby

Sorcerous Spyglass (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan)
Tyler Walpole

As this artifact enters, look at an opponent's hand, then choose any card name. Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated unless they're mana abilities.

Unlucky Witness (Streets of New Capenna)
Tyler Walpole

When this creature dies, exile the top two cards of your library. Until your next end step, you may play one of those cards.

The guard took a midnight shift to earn a promotion. Unfortunately, so did the assassin.

Wilderness Reclamation (Ravnica Remastered)
Tyler Walpole

At the beginning of your end step, untap all lands you control.

"Walls crack. Buildings fall. Always the wilds return." —Domri Rade

Force of Despair (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

If it's not your turn, you may exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Destroy all creatures that entered this turn.

Undercity's Embrace (Ravnica Remastered)
Tyler Walpole

Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice. If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, you gain 4 life.

The undercity is always hungry.

Glory Bearers (Foundations Jumpstart)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever another creature you control attacks, it gets +0/+1 until end of turn.

"We are bearers of the ancient light, keepers of sun-crowned Heliod's blessings. Fight, and the light will protect you!"

Night's Whisper (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

You draw two cards and you lose 2 life.

The Ur-Dragon (Commander Masters)
Tyler Walpole

Eminence — As long as The Ur-Dragon is in the command zone or on the battlefield, other Dragon spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. Flying Whenever one or more Dragons you control attack, draw that many cards, then you may put a permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Undercover Operative (Streets of New Capenna)
Tyler Walpole

You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it enters with a shield counter on it if you control that creature. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)

Talrand, Sky Summoner (Commander Masters)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, create a 2/2 blue Drake creature token with flying.

"I am the bridge between sea and sky. Wind and waves alike rise at my whim."

Blood Aspirant (Commander Masters)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever you sacrifice a permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. {1}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature or enchantment: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature can't block this turn.

It's a small step from revel to bloodbath.

Underworld Rage-Hound (Theros Beyond Death)
Tyler Walpole

This creature attacks each combat if able. Escape—{3}{R}, Exile three other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.) This creature escapes with a +1/+1 counter on it.

Morbid Opportunist (Innistrad: Double Feature)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever one or more other creatures die, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

On Innistrad, one person's windfall usually starts with another person lying face down in the mud.

Magmatic Hellkite (Tarkir: Dragonstorm)
Tyler Walpole

Flying When this creature enters, destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. Its controller searches their library for a basic land card, puts it onto the battlefield tapped with a stun counter on it, then shuffles. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

Burglar Rat (Jumpstart)
Tyler Walpole

When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card.

"Even rats hoard their treasures. Are your precious things so different?" —Izoni

Wilderness Reclamation (Commander 2020)
Tyler Walpole

At the beginning of your end step, untap all lands you control.

"Walls crack. Buildings fall. Always the wilds return." —Domri Rade

Resurrected Cultist (Duskmourn: House of Horror)
Tyler Walpole

Delirium — {2}{B}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. Activate only if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard and only as a sorcery. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)

K-9, Mark I (Doctor Who)
Tyler Walpole

Negative — As long as K-9 is untapped, other legendary creatures you control have ward {1}. Affirmative — {1}{U}, {T}: Target legendary creature can't be blocked this turn. Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)

Hakbal of the Surging Soul (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander)
Tyler Walpole

At the beginning of combat on your turn, each Merfolk creature you control explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on the exploring creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.) Whenever Hakbal attacks, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you don't, draw a card.

Astroquarium (Unfinity)
Tyler Walpole

When this artifact enters, you may put an art sticker on it. {1}, {T}: Until end of turn, target creature becomes a blue Shark with base power and toughness 4/4. If the cracks in this artifact's art are completely covered, that creature becomes a blue Octopus with base power and toughness 8/8 instead. Activate only as a sorcery.

Rankle's Prank (Wilds of Eldraine Promos)
Tyler Walpole

Choose one or more — • Each player discards two cards. • Each player loses 4 life. • Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.

The louder they scream, the harder he laughs.

Emberwilde Captain (Commander Legends)
Tyler Walpole

When this creature enters, you become the monarch. Whenever an opponent attacks you while you're the monarch, this creature deals damage to that player equal to the number of cards in their hand.

"You are bold, challenger, but flammable."

Littjara Kinseekers (Jumpstart 2022)
Tyler Walpole

Changeling (This card is every creature type.) When this creature enters, if you control three or more creatures that share a creature type, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then scry 1.

Rankle's Prank (Wilds of Eldraine)
Tyler Walpole

Choose one or more — • Each player discards two cards. • Each player loses 4 life. • Each player sacrifices two creatures of their choice.

The louder they scream, the harder he laughs.

Living End (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

Suspend 3—{2}{B}{B} Each player exiles all creature cards from their graveyard, then sacrifices all creatures they control, then puts all cards they exiled this way onto the battlefield.

"I've only heard it once before, but that sounds like a containment unit exploding." -Dr. Raymond Stantz

Boros Charm (Secret Lair Drop)
Tyler Walpole

Choose one — • Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker. • Permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn. • Target creature gains double strike until end of turn.

Burglar Rat (Jumpstart 2022)
Tyler Walpole

When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card.

"Even rats hoard their treasures. Are your precious things so different?" —Izoni

K-9, Mark I (Doctor Who)
Tyler Walpole

Negative — As long as K-9 is untapped, other legendary creatures you control have ward {1}. Affirmative — {1}{U}, {T}: Target legendary creature can't be blocked this turn. Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)

Vodalian Arcanist (Core Set 2021)
Tyler Walpole

{T}: Add {C}. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell.

The Vodalian Empire tends to be insular. The scholarly Volshe caste are the exception, using education as an antidote to xenophobia.

Burglar Rat (Guilds of Ravnica)
Tyler Walpole

When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card.

"Even rats hoard their treasures. Are your precious things so different?" —Izoni

Burglar Rat (Foundations)
Tyler Walpole

When this creature enters, each opponent discards a card.

"Even rats hoard their treasures. Are your precious things so different?" —Izoni

Grenzo, Havoc Raiser (Commander Masters)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, choose one — • Goad target creature that player controls. • Exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.

Blood Aspirant (Theros Beyond Death)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever you sacrifice a permanent, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. {1}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature or enchantment: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature can't block this turn.

It's a small step from revel to bloodbath.

Suspicious Bookcase (Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander)
Tyler Walpole

Defender {3}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Survivors hungry for knowledge sometimes find, to their surprise, that knowledge is hungry for survivors.

Knight (Dominaria Tokens)
Tyler Walpole

Vigilance

Bag Check (Unfinity)
Tyler Walpole

Counter target spell, then ask a person outside the game if that spell looks dangerous to them. If they say yes, draw a card, then discard a card.

"As long as there's no outside food, you're good to go."

Eccentric Farmer (Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander)
Tyler Walpole

When this creature enters, mill three cards, then you may return a land card from your graveyard to your hand. (To mill three cards, put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.)

"Careful now. Don't want to get the seeds stuck to your feelers like last time."

Morbid Opportunist (The List)
Tyler Walpole

Whenever one or more other creatures die, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.

On Innistrad, one person's windfall usually starts with another person lying face down in the mud.

Emberwilde Captain (Commander Legends)
Tyler Walpole

When this creature enters, you become the monarch. Whenever an opponent attacks you while you're the monarch, this creature deals damage to that player equal to the number of cards in their hand.