Grimgrin, Corpse-Born

Grimgrin, Corpse-Born (Innistrad Remastered)
Chris Rallis

Grimgrin enters tapped and doesn't untap during your untap step. Sacrifice another creature: Untap Grimgrin and put a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever Grimgrin attacks, destroy target creature defending player controls, then put a +1/+1 counter on Grimgrin.

Grimgrin, Corpse-Born (Innistrad)
Peter Mohrbacher

Grimgrin enters tapped and doesn't untap during your untap step. Sacrifice another creature: Untap Grimgrin and put a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever Grimgrin attacks, destroy target creature defending player controls, then put a +1/+1 counter on Grimgrin.

Grimgrin, Corpse-Born (Multiverse Legends)
Cabrol

Grimgrin enters tapped and doesn't untap during your untap step. Sacrifice another creature: Untap Grimgrin and put a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever Grimgrin attacks, destroy target creature defending player controls, then put a +1/+1 counter on Grimgrin.

Grimgrin, Corpse-Born (Multiverse Legends)
Cabrol

Grimgrin enters tapped and doesn't untap during your untap step. Sacrifice another creature: Untap Grimgrin and put a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever Grimgrin attacks, destroy target creature defending player controls, then put a +1/+1 counter on Grimgrin.

Grimgrin, Corpse-Born (Multiverse Legends)
Cabrol

Grimgrin enters tapped and doesn't untap during your untap step. Sacrifice another creature: Untap Grimgrin and put a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever Grimgrin attacks, destroy target creature defending player controls, then put a +1/+1 counter on Grimgrin.

Erebos, God of the Dead (Theros)
Peter Mohrbacher

Indestructible As long as your devotion to black is less than five, Erebos isn't a creature. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.) Your opponents can't gain life. {1}{B}, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.

Dauntless Onslaught (Jumpstart)
Peter Mohrbacher

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

"The people of Akros must learn from our leonin adversaries. If we match their staunch ferocity with our superior faith, we cannot fail." —Cymede, queen of Akros

Midnight Recovery (Gatecrash)
Peter Mohrbacher

Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)

Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander 2011 Oversized)
Peter Mohrbacher

Protection from white and from black Whenever you cast a creature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Animar. Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each +1/+1 counter on Animar.

Pharika's Mender (Conspiracy: Take the Crown)
Peter Mohrbacher

When this creature enters, you may return target creature or enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.

"The direst venom becomes a panacea under Pharika's guidance. I bring it to the worthy, clinging at the edge of the abyss."

Sire of Insanity (Dragon's Maze)
Peter Mohrbacher

At the beginning of each end step, each player discards their hand.

Its victims become mindless lunatics. Conveniently, that's the first step in joining the Cult of Rakdos.

Animar, Soul of Elements (The List)
Peter Mohrbacher

Protection from white and from black Whenever you cast a creature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Animar. Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each +1/+1 counter on Animar.

Knight of Infamy (Magic 2013)
Peter Mohrbacher

Protection from white (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything white.) Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

"Your laws, like your bones, were made to be broken."

Ugin's Construct (Ugin's Fate)
Peter Mohrbacher

When this creature enters, sacrifice a permanent that's one or more colors.

While trapping the Eldrazi on Zendikar, Ugin learned little from Sorin, but he gleaned the rudiments of lithomancy from Nahiri.

Murmuring Phantasm (Jumpstart)
Peter Mohrbacher

Defender

"The most insidious thing in the world is nonsense that sounds just plausible enough to listen to." —Lazav

Pharika, God of Affliction (Journey into Nyx)
Peter Mohrbacher

Indestructible As long as your devotion to black and green is less than seven, Pharika isn't a creature. {B}{G}: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Its owner creates a 1/1 black and green Snake enchantment creature token with deathtouch.

Destructor Dragon (Fate Reforged)
Peter Mohrbacher

Flying When this creature dies, destroy target noncreature permanent.

After countless attacks on the Salt Road where it passes through the frozen tundra, the Abzan began to refer to the area as Atarka territory rather than Temur lands.

Hedonist's Trove (Dragons of Tarkir)
Peter Mohrbacher

When this enchantment enters, exile target opponent's graveyard. You may play lands from among cards exiled with this enchantment. You may cast spells from among cards exiled with this enchantment. You can't cast more than one spell this way each turn.

Nissa, Worldwaker (Magic 2015)
Peter Mohrbacher

+1: Target land you control becomes a 4/4 Elemental creature with trample. It's still a land. +1: Untap up to four target Forests. −7: Search your library for any number of basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Those lands become 4/4 Elemental creatures with trample. They're still lands.

Talent of the Telepath (Magic Origins Promos)
Peter Mohrbacher

Target opponent reveals the top seven cards of their library. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell from among them without paying its mana cost. Then that player puts the rest into their graveyard. Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, you may cast up to two instant and/or sorcery spells from among the revealed cards instead of one.

Erebos's Titan (Magic Origins)
Peter Mohrbacher

As long as your opponents control no creatures, this creature has indestructible. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy it.) Whenever a creature card leaves an opponent's graveyard, you may discard a card. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand.

Fated Return (Born of the Gods)
Peter Mohrbacher

Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. It gains indestructible. If it's your turn, scry 2.

Island (Magic 2012)
Peter Mohrbacher

({T}: Add {U}.)

Ghost Quarter (Commander 2015)
Peter Mohrbacher

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target land. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Deserted, but not uninhabited.

Pharika's Mender (Theros)
Peter Mohrbacher

When this creature enters, you may return target creature or enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.

"The direst venom becomes a panacea under Pharika's guidance. I bring it to the worthy, clinging at the edge of the abyss."

Vampire (Dark Ascension Tokens)
Peter Mohrbacher

Lifelink

Mardu Blazebringer (Khans of Tarkir)
Peter Mohrbacher

When this creature attacks or blocks, sacrifice it at end of combat.

"Make sure he's pointed in the right direction before you light him. And don't let the goblins anywhere near the torch." —Kerai Suddenblade, Mardu hordechief

Dauntless Onslaught (Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora)
Peter Mohrbacher

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

"The people of Akros must learn from our leonin adversaries. If we match their staunch ferocity with our superior faith, we cannot fail." —Cymede, queen of Akros

Necromaster Dragon (Dragons of Tarkir Promos)
Peter Mohrbacher

Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may pay {2}. If you do, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token and each opponent mills two cards.

Rakshasa Vizier (Khans of Tarkir Promos)
Peter Mohrbacher

Whenever one or more cards are put into exile from your graveyard, put that many +1/+1 counters on this creature.

Rakshasa offer deals that sound advantageous to those who forget who they are dealing with.

Ghost Quarter (The List)
Peter Mohrbacher

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target land. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Deserted, but not uninhabited.

Genesis Hydra (Magic 2015 Promos)
Peter Mohrbacher

When you cast this spell, reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then shuffle the rest into your library. This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.

Dauntless Onslaught (Theros)
Peter Mohrbacher

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

"The people of Akros must learn from our leonin adversaries. If we match their staunch ferocity with our superior faith, we cannot fail." —Cymede, queen of Akros

Genesis Hydra (Iconic Masters)
Peter Mohrbacher

When you cast this spell, reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then shuffle the rest into your library. This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.

Trestle Troll (Return to Ravnica)
Peter Mohrbacher

Defender Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) {1}{B}{G}: Regenerate this creature.

Unwelcome in Golgari colonies, he found his own dark place from which to represent the Swarm.

Chapel Geist (Innistrad)
Peter Mohrbacher

Flying

Death has bound it with chains of past regrets. Forever it searches for atonement, each kindness removing a single link.

Dreg Mangler (Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari)
Peter Mohrbacher

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

Eater of Hope (Commander Anthology)
Peter Mohrbacher

Flying {B}, Sacrifice another creature: Regenerate this creature. {2}{B}, Sacrifice two other creatures: Destroy target creature.

Gods can be appeased. Demons, however . . .

Eater of Hope (Born of the Gods)
Peter Mohrbacher

Flying {B}, Sacrifice another creature: Regenerate this creature. {2}{B}, Sacrifice two other creatures: Destroy target creature.

Gods can be appeased. Demons, however . . .

Gavony Township (Innistrad)
Peter Mohrbacher

{T}: Add {C}. {2}{G}{W}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

"The protective wards of the church have weakened, and no one can tell us why. It's time to look to our own defenses." —Gregel, militia leader

Talent of the Telepath (Magic Origins)
Peter Mohrbacher

Target opponent reveals the top seven cards of their library. You may cast an instant or sorcery spell from among them without paying its mana cost. Then that player puts the rest into their graveyard. Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, you may cast up to two instant and/or sorcery spells from among the revealed cards instead of one.

Ulamog's Despoiler (Battle for Zendikar)
Peter Mohrbacher

As this creature enters, you may put two cards your opponents own from exile into their owners' graveyards. If you do, this creature enters with four +1/+1 counters on it.

Ghost Quarter (Modern Event Deck 2014)
Peter Mohrbacher

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target land. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Deserted, but not uninhabited.

Ghost Quarter (Commander Anthology)
Peter Mohrbacher

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target land. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Deserted, but not uninhabited.

Mogis, God of Slaughter (Born of the Gods)
Peter Mohrbacher

Indestructible As long as your devotion to black and red is less than seven, Mogis isn't a creature. At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, Mogis deals 2 damage to that player unless they sacrifice a creature of their choice.

Reflecting Pool (Judge Gift Cards 2019)
Peter Mohrbacher

{T}: Add one mana of any type that a land you control could produce.

Does it reflect the future that once was or the past that can never be?

Ill-Tempered Cyclops (Conspiracy: Take the Crown)
Peter Mohrbacher

Trample {5}{R}: Monstrosity 3. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put three +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)

A cyclops has two moods: angry and asleep.

Bird (Theros Tokens)
Peter Mohrbacher

Flying

Knight of Glory (Magic 2013)
Peter Mohrbacher

Protection from black (This creature can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything black.) Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

"I will uphold the law, and no manner of foe will stop me."

Drogskol Captain (Dark Ascension)
Peter Mohrbacher

Flying Other Spirit creatures you control get +1/+1 and have hexproof. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Dead or alive, true leaders can inspire an entire army.

Ghost Quarter (Commander Anthology Volume II)
Peter Mohrbacher

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target land. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Deserted, but not uninhabited.

Chapel Geist (Duel Decks: Blessed vs. Cursed)
Peter Mohrbacher

Flying

Death has bound it with chains of past regrets. Forever it searches for atonement, each kindness removing a single link.

Ghost Quarter (Innistrad)
Peter Mohrbacher

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target land. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Deserted, but not uninhabited.

Ugin's Construct (Fate Reforged)
Peter Mohrbacher

When this creature enters, sacrifice a permanent that's one or more colors.

While trapping the Eldrazi on Zendikar, Ugin learned little from Sorin, but he gleaned the rudiments of lithomancy from Nahiri.

Wayfaring Temple (Commander 2019)
Peter Mohrbacher

Wayfaring Temple's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control. Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

Cloudfin Raptor (RNA Guild Kit)
Peter Mohrbacher

Flying Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Ghost Quarter (Commander 2014)
Peter Mohrbacher

{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target land. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Deserted, but not uninhabited.

Island (Magic 2013)
Peter Mohrbacher

({T}: Add {U}.)

Brimaz, King of Oreskos (The List)
Peter Mohrbacher

Vigilance Whenever Brimaz attacks, create a 1/1 white Cat Soldier creature token with vigilance that's attacking. Whenever Brimaz blocks a creature, create a 1/1 white Cat Soldier creature token with vigilance that's blocking that creature.

Rage Thrower (Innistrad)
Peter Mohrbacher

Whenever another creature dies, this creature deals 2 damage to target player or planeswalker.

"Some lament these haunted times, but I'm a geistflame-tank-half-full kind of person."

Murmuring Phantasm (Dragon's Maze)
Peter Mohrbacher

Defender

"The most insidious thing in the world is nonsense that sounds just plausible enough to listen to." —Lazav

Gavony Township (Commander 2020)
Peter Mohrbacher

{T}: Add {C}. {2}{G}{W}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

"The protective wards of the church have weakened, and no one can tell us why. It's time to look to our own defenses." —Gregel, militia leader

Hedonist's Trove (Commander 2019)
Peter Mohrbacher

When this enchantment enters, exile target opponent's graveyard. You may play lands from among cards exiled with this enchantment. You may cast spells from among cards exiled with this enchantment. You can't cast more than one spell this way each turn.

Grimgrin, Corpse-Born (Innistrad)
Peter Mohrbacher

Grimgrin enters tapped and doesn't untap during your untap step. Sacrifice another creature: Untap Grimgrin and put a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever Grimgrin attacks, destroy target creature defending player controls, then put a +1/+1 counter on Grimgrin.

Wayfaring Temple (The List)
Peter Mohrbacher

Wayfaring Temple's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control. Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

Ill-Tempered Cyclops (Theros)
Peter Mohrbacher

Trample {5}{R}: Monstrosity 3. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put three +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)

A cyclops has two moods: angry and asleep.

Genesis Hydra (Commander 2020)
Peter Mohrbacher

When you cast this spell, reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then shuffle the rest into your library. This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.

Frost Walker (Friday Night Magic 2015)
Peter Mohrbacher

When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.

"As the clans carved out their territories, we saw allies where the Mardu saw only obstacles." —Yasova Dragonclaw

Bloodgift Demon (Innistrad)
Peter Mohrbacher

Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, target player draws a card and loses 1 life.

He relishes the devotion of his Skirsdag puppets and their belief that it will earn them immortality.

Bloodgift Demon (Commander 2014)
Peter Mohrbacher

Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, target player draws a card and loses 1 life.

He relishes the devotion of his Skirsdag puppets and their belief that it will earn them immortality.

Scatter Arc (Gatecrash)
Peter Mohrbacher

Counter target noncreature spell. Draw a card.

"Should your chosen emissary be able to fluctuate triharmonic pentodes, however unlikely, I shall shunt excess negavolt radicals."

Island (Magic 2015)
Peter Mohrbacher

({T}: Add {U}.)

Swan Song (Commander 2016)
Peter Mohrbacher

Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.

"The most enlightened mages create beauty from violence." —Medomai the Ageless

Brimaz, King of Oreskos (Born of the Gods)
Peter Mohrbacher

Vigilance Whenever Brimaz attacks, create a 1/1 white Cat Soldier creature token with vigilance that's attacking. Whenever Brimaz blocks a creature, create a 1/1 white Cat Soldier creature token with vigilance that's blocking that creature.

Complete Disregard (Battle for Zendikar)
Peter Mohrbacher

Devoid (This card has no color.) Exile target creature with power 3 or less.

"We returned to the field and found poor Len, every detail of his final moment perfectly cast in that awful dust." —Javad Nasrin, outrider captain

Tibalt, the Fiend-Blooded (Avacyn Restored)
Peter Mohrbacher

+1: Draw a card, then discard a card at random. −4: Tibalt deals damage equal to the number of cards in target player's hand to that player. −6: Gain control of all creatures until end of turn. Untap them. They gain haste until end of turn.

Dauntless Onslaught (Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning)
Peter Mohrbacher

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

"The people of Akros must learn from our leonin adversaries. If we match their staunch ferocity with our superior faith, we cannot fail." —Cymede, queen of Akros

Wayfaring Temple (Modern Masters 2017)
Peter Mohrbacher

Wayfaring Temple's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control. Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

Drogskol Captain (The List)
Peter Mohrbacher

Flying Other Spirit creatures you control get +1/+1 and have hexproof. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Dead or alive, true leaders can inspire an entire army.

Ill-Tempered Cyclops (The List)
Peter Mohrbacher

Trample {5}{R}: Monstrosity 3. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put three +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)

A cyclops has two moods: angry and asleep.

Genesis Hydra (The List)
Peter Mohrbacher

When you cast this spell, reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then shuffle the rest into your library. This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.

Designed by George Fan

Eater of Hope (Commander 2015)
Peter Mohrbacher

Flying {B}, Sacrifice another creature: Regenerate this creature. {2}{B}, Sacrifice two other creatures: Destroy target creature.

Gods can be appeased. Demons, however . . .

Wayfaring Temple (Return to Ravnica)
Peter Mohrbacher

Wayfaring Temple's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures you control. Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

Animar, Soul of Elements (Masters 25)
Peter Mohrbacher

Protection from white and from black Whenever you cast a creature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Animar. Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each +1/+1 counter on Animar.

Killing Glare (Gatecrash)
Peter Mohrbacher

Destroy target creature with power X or less.

A casual glance into a dark corner may be your last.

Fated Return (Zendikar Rising Commander)
Peter Mohrbacher

Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. It gains indestructible. If it's your turn, scry 2.

Cloudfin Raptor (Gatecrash)
Peter Mohrbacher

Flying Evolve (Whenever a creature you control enters, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Animar, Soul of Elements (Commander 2011)
Peter Mohrbacher

Protection from white and from black Whenever you cast a creature spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Animar. Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast for each +1/+1 counter on Animar.

Destructor Dragon (The List)
Peter Mohrbacher

Flying When this creature dies, destroy target noncreature permanent.

After countless attacks on the Salt Road where it passes through the frozen tundra, the Abzan began to refer to the area as Atarka territory rather than Temur lands.

Dreg Mangler (Return to Ravnica)
Peter Mohrbacher

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

Blood Scrivener (Dragon's Maze)
Peter Mohrbacher

If you would draw a card while you have no cards in hand, instead you draw two cards and you lose 1 life.

Make sure you bleed the fine print.

Primeval Titan (Grand Prix Promos)
Peter Mohrbacher

Trample Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you may search your library for up to two land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

When nature calls, *run*.

Stymied Hopes (Theros)
Peter Mohrbacher

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

When a god's will is against you, the day never ends well.

Genesis Hydra (Magic 2015)
Peter Mohrbacher

When you cast this spell, reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then shuffle the rest into your library. This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.

Designed by George Fan

Island (Commander 2015)
Peter Mohrbacher

({T}: Add {U}.)

Zombie Apocalypse (Dark Ascension)
Peter Mohrbacher

Return all Zombie creature cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped, then destroy all Humans.

"There will come a day so dark you will pray for death. On that day your prayers will be answered." —Minaldra, the Vizag Atum

Swan Song (Theros)
Peter Mohrbacher

Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.

"The most enlightened mages create beauty from violence." —Medomai the Ageless

Last Thoughts (Gatecrash)
Peter Mohrbacher

Draw a card. Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)