Crooked Scales

Crooked Scales (The List)
Ron Spears

{4}, {T}: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, destroy target creature an opponent controls. If you lose the flip, destroy target creature you control unless you pay {3} and repeat this process.

Crooked Scales (Mercadian Masques)
Ron Spears

{4}, {T}: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, destroy target creature an opponent controls. If you lose the flip, destroy target creature you control unless you pay {3} and repeat this process.

Empty-Shrine Kannushi (Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Ron Spears

This creature has protection from the colors of permanents you control.

"Crease the folds, bend the paper, turn the spirits, shield the soul."

Tribal Unity (Onslaught)
Ron Spears

Creatures of the creature type of your choice get +X/+X until end of turn.

Kamahl left the violence of his former life behind him, but he still believes in the power of muscle.

Silverback Ape (Starter 1999)
Ron Spears

His true majesty is not in his silver, but in his size.

Flamekin Village (Commander 2014)
Ron Spears

As this land enters, you may reveal an Elemental card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}. {R}, {T}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.

Animal Magnetism (Onslaught)
Ron Spears

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent chooses a creature card from among them. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest into your graveyard.

Wrecking Ball (Modern Masters 2015)
Ron Spears

Destroy target creature or land.

Rakdos festivals almost leave enough rubble in their wake to hide the bodies.

Opportunity (Battle Royale Box Set)
Ron Spears

Target player draws four cards.

"He cocooned himself alone in his workshop for months. When he finally emerged, all broad grins and excited chatter, I knew he'd found his answer." —Barrin, master wizard

Phage the Untouchable (Legions)
Ron Spears

When Phage enters, if you didn't cast it from your hand, you lose the game. Whenever Phage deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature. It can't be regenerated. Whenever Phage deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game.

Arctic Merfolk (Planeshift)
Ron Spears

Kicker—Return a creature you control to its owner's hand. (You may return a creature you control to its owner's hand in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.) If this creature was kicked, it enters with a +1/+1 counter on it.

Haazda Shield Mate (Dissension)
Ron Spears

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay {W}{W}. {W}: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.

The Haazda shield is broad, protecting both the free and the guilded.

Unifying Theory (Odyssey)
Ron Spears

Whenever a player casts a spell, that player may pay {2}. If the player does, they draw a card.

Scribbles of a lunatic and formulas of a genius are often indistinguishable.

Chilling Apparition (Prophecy)
Ron Spears

{B}: Regenerate this creature. Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.

Mortal minds shrivel at its touch.

Syphon Soul (Conspiracy)
Ron Spears

Syphon Soul deals 2 damage to each other player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.

As Phage drank their energy, a vague memory of Jeska stirred. Then she lost herself again in the joy of her victims' suffering.

Thran Golem (The List)
Ron Spears

As long as this creature is enchanted, it gets +2/+2 and has flying, first strike, and trample.

The golems of the ancient Thran still draw power in ways that baffle the artificers of today.

Flash Foliage (Dissension)
Ron Spears

Cast this spell only during combat after blockers are declared. Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token that's blocking target creature attacking you. Draw a card.

"This undemanding vegetation takes root in a mote of dust but grows incredibly quickly." —Simic research notes

Astral Slide (World Championship Decks 2004)
Ron Spears

Whenever a player cycles a card, you may exile target creature. If you do, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

"The hum of the universe is never off-key." —Mystic elder

Hapless Researcher (Judgment)
Ron Spears

Sacrifice this creature: Draw a card, then discard a card.

Scholars possess such lofty knowledge that it shouldn't be surprising when they fall.

Astral Slide (Onslaught)
Ron Spears

Whenever a player cycles a card, you may exile target creature. If you do, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

"The hum of the universe is never off-key." —Mystic elder

Tallowisp (Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Ron Spears

Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, you may search your library for an Aura card with enchant creature, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Isolated on its little candlewick, the kami never heard of the crime that drove its comrades to war.

Dark Confidant (Judge Gift Cards 2011)
Ron Spears

At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value.

Greatness, at any cost.

Flamekin Village (The List)
Ron Spears

As this land enters, you may reveal an Elemental card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}. {R}, {T}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.

Blightspeaker (Time Spiral Remastered)
Ron Spears

{T}: Target player loses 1 life. {4}, {T}: Search your library for a Rebel permanent card with mana value 3 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

One croaked sermon spreads propaganda and plague.

Flare of Malice (Modern Horizons 3)
Ron Spears

You may sacrifice a nontoken black creature rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Each opponent sacrifices a creature or planeswalker with the greatest mana value among creatures and planeswalkers they control.

Wrecking Ball (Commander Anthology)
Ron Spears

Destroy target creature or land.

Rakdos festivals almost leave enough rubble in their wake to hide the bodies.

Phyrexian Altar (Invasion)
Ron Spears

Sacrifice a creature: Add one mana of any color.

"Your life was meaningless, but your death will glorify Yawgmoth." —Tsabo Tavoc

Revered Dead (Planar Chaos)
Ron Spears

{W}: Regenerate this creature.

"The mists coalesced into silent warriors. We charged them and broke through their lines, only to see them swirl and re-form behind us." —Golas Mahr, black knight

Rift Elemental (Modern Masters)
Ron Spears

{1}{R}, Remove a time counter from a permanent you control or suspended card you own: This creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

"It's difficult to heal a rift after it begins wandering about on its own." —Teferi

Rift Elemental (Future Sight)
Ron Spears

{1}{R}, Remove a time counter from a permanent you control or suspended card you own: This creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

"It's difficult to heal a rift after it begins wandering about on its own." —Teferi

Court Hussar (Masters 25)
Ron Spears

Vigilance When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library, then put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless {W} was spent to cast it.

Supreme Verdict (Double Masters 2022)
Ron Spears

This spell can't be countered. Destroy all creatures.

"I'll grant that the siege engines are gone, but do you think that might have been a bit of overkill?" —Sergeant Malsworth

Thran Golem (Planechase Anthology)
Ron Spears

As long as this creature is enchanted, it gets +2/+2 and has flying, first strike, and trample.

The golems of the ancient Thran still draw power in ways that baffle the artificers of today.

Reckless Abandon (Urza's Destiny)
Ron Spears

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Reckless Abandon deals 4 damage to any target.

The climax of a warlord's career is always death.

Thran Golem (Urza's Destiny)
Ron Spears

As long as this creature is enchanted, it gets +2/+2 and has flying, first strike, and trample.

Karn felt more secure about his value to Urza when he realized he didn't need regular trimming.

Overgrowth (Tenth Edition)
Ron Spears

Enchant land Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional {G}{G}.

Loyal Sentry (Starter 1999)
Ron Spears

When this creature blocks a creature, destroy that creature and this creature.

_____ (Unhinged)
Ron Spears

{1}: This card's name becomes the card name of your choice. Activate anywhere, anytime.

{1}: This card's flavor text becomes the flavor text of your choice. (This ability doesn't work because it's flavor text, not rules text (but neither does this reminder text, so you figure it out).)

Phage the Untouchable (Conspiracy)
Ron Spears

When Phage enters, if you didn't cast it from your hand, you lose the game. Whenever Phage deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature. It can't be regenerated. Whenever Phage deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game.

Eyeblight's Ending (Double Masters 2022)
Ron Spears

Destroy target non-Elf creature.

"Those without beauty are Lorwyn's greatest tumor. The winnowers have an unpleasant duty, but a necessary one." —Eidren, perfect of Lys Alana

Spirebluff Canal (Outlaws of Thunder Junction Promos)
Ron Spears

This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Ribbons of Night (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
Ron Spears

Ribbons of Night deals 4 damage to target creature and you gain 4 life. If {U} was spent to cast this spell, draw a card.

"My favorite meal is angel's flesh, slain in agony and iced with black vinegar." —Aszala of House Dimir

Boros Signet (Bloomburrow Commander)
Ron Spears

{1}, {T}: Add {R}{W}.

Carved high into stone, the signet requires all to look up at it—whether with fear or admiration.

Wrecking Ball (Dissension)
Ron Spears

Destroy target creature or land.

Rakdos festivals almost leave enough rubble in their wake to hide the bodies.

Divine Presence (Invasion)
Ron Spears

If a source would deal 4 or more damage to a permanent or player, that source deals 3 damage to that permanent or player instead.

"Serra's light isn't easily extinguished." —Reya Dawnbringer

Foresee (Magic 2011)
Ron Spears

Scry 4, then draw two cards.

Two eyes to see what could be, two eyes to see what will.

Brood Sliver (Secret Lair Drop)
Ron Spears

Whenever a Sliver deals combat damage to a player, its controller may create a 1/1 colorless Sliver creature token.

Within weeks, more slivers nested in Otaria than ever existed on Rath.

Utopia Sprawl (Forgotten Realms Commander)
Ron Spears

Enchant Forest As this Aura enters, choose a color. Whenever enchanted Forest is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional one mana of the chosen color.

Biorhythm (Onslaught)
Ron Spears

Each player's life total becomes the number of creatures they control.

"I have seen life's purpose, and now it is my own." —Kamahl, druid acolyte

Spectator Seating (Commander Masters)
Ron Spears

This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {R} or {W}.

"It's almost as exciting as watching a great battle from the Blood Age in person!" —Quintorius, Lorehold mage-student

Hypergenesis (Time Spiral)
Ron Spears

Suspend 3—{1}{G}{G} Starting with you, each player may put an artifact, creature, enchantment, or land card from their hand onto the battlefield. Repeat this process until no one puts a card onto the battlefield.

Thran Dynamo (From the Vault: Twenty)
Ron Spears

{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.

Urza's metathran children were conceived, birthed, and nurtured by an integrated system of machines.

Brothers Yamazaki (The List)
Ron Spears

Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) If there are exactly two permanents named Brothers Yamazaki on the battlefield, the "legend rule" doesn't apply to them. Each other creature named Brothers Yamazaki gets +2/+2 and has haste.

Swamp (Asia Pacific Land Program)
Ron Spears

({T}: Add {B}.)

Thran Golem (Planechase 2012)
Ron Spears

As long as this creature is enchanted, it gets +2/+2 and has flying, first strike, and trample.

The golems of the ancient Thran still draw power in ways that baffle the artificers of today.

Thran Dynamo (The List)
Ron Spears

{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.

Urza's metathran children were conceived, birthed, and nurtured by an integrated system of machines.

Rootwater Thief (Nemesis)
Ron Spears

{U}: This creature gains flying until end of turn. Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may pay {2}. If you do, search that player's library for a card and exile it, then the player shuffles.

Sliver Legion (Future Sight)
Ron Spears

All Sliver creatures get +1/+1 for each other Sliver on the battlefield.

Hidden within the clicking, chittering swarm is a unique mind, still young, but growing more aware as time passes.

Overwhelming Instinct (Onslaught)
Ron Spears

Whenever you attack with three or more creatures, draw a card.

The biggest difference between a victory and a massacre is which side you're on.

Scrounging Skyray (Aetherdrift)
Ron Spears

Flying Whenever you discard one or more cards, put that many +1/+1 counters on this creature. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

"Oi, you ain't gonna believe what these kelpheads just threw away!"

Shivan Wumpus (Planar Chaos)
Ron Spears

Trample When this creature enters, any player may sacrifice a land of their choice. If a player does, put this creature on top of its owner's library.

It's easier to move the village than to divert the wumpus.

Hold the Line (Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning)
Ron Spears

Blocking creatures get +7/+7 until end of turn.

"Forgive me, Master Kami, but in the interest of my people I must halt your advance."

Opportunity (Urza's Legacy)
Ron Spears

Target player draws four cards.

"He cocooned himself alone in his workshop for months. When he finally emerged, all broad grins and excited chatter, I knew he'd found his answer." —Barrin, master wizard

Blightspeaker (Planar Chaos)
Ron Spears

{T}: Target player loses 1 life. {4}, {T}: Search your library for a Rebel permanent card with mana value 3 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

One croaked sermon spreads propaganda and plague.

Ladies' Knight (Unhinged)
Ron Spears

Flying Spells cast by players wearing at least one item of women's clothing cost {1} less to cast. (You can define women's clothing as you see fit. Be reasonable.)

"I said 'Put him in a *core set*, not a corset!'" —Richard Garfield, Ph.D.

Exotic Orchard (Bloomburrow Commander)
Ron Spears

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

"When you can't find your way home, find home where you can." —Rho, veteran hero

Eyeblight's Ending (Duels of the Planeswalkers)
Ron Spears

Destroy target non-Elf creature.

"Those without beauty are Lorwyn's greatest tumor. The winnowers have an unpleasant duty, but a necessary one." —Eidren, perfect of Lys Alana

Brood Sliver (Premium Deck Series: Slivers)
Ron Spears

Whenever a Sliver deals combat damage to a player, its controller may create a 1/1 colorless Sliver creature token.

Within weeks, more slivers nested in Otaria than ever existed on Rath.

Quirion Explorer (Commander 2016)
Ron Spears

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Fight with a friend at your back, steel in your hands, and magic in your veins. —Quirion creed

Crazed Firecat (Torment)
Ron Spears

When this creature enters, flip a coin until you lose a flip. Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature for each flip you won.

"The longer it's caged, the madder it gets." —Firecat handler

Proud Pack-Rhino (Modern Horizons 3)
Ron Spears

When this creature enters, choose one — • Put a shield counter on target permanent. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.) • Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Primal Prayers (Modern Horizons 3)
Ron Spears

When this enchantment enters, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters). You may cast creature spells with mana value 3 or less by paying {E} rather than paying their mana costs. If you cast a spell this way, you may cast it as though it had flash.

Overgrowth (Jumpstart 2022)
Ron Spears

Enchant land Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional {G}{G}.

"Let the forest spread! From salt, stone, and fen, let the new trees rise." —Molimo, maro-sorcerer

Dreamtide Whale (Modern Horizons 3)
Ron Spears

Vanishing 2 (This creature enters with two time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter from it. When the last is removed, sacrifice it.) Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Goblin King (Seventh Edition)
Ron Spears

Other Goblins get +1/+1 and have mountainwalk.

To be king, Numsgil did in Blog, who did in Unkful, who did in Viddle, who did in Loll, who did in Alrok. . . .

Thran Dynamo (Bloomburrow Commander)
Ron Spears

{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.

Urza's metathran children were conceived, birthed, and nurtured by an integrated system of machines.

Brood Sliver (Legions)
Ron Spears

Whenever a Sliver deals combat damage to a player, its controller may create a 1/1 colorless Sliver creature token.

Within weeks, more slivers nested in Otaria than ever existed on Rath.

Ribbons of Night (Ravnica: Clue Edition)
Ron Spears

Ribbons of Night deals 4 damage to target creature and you gain 4 life. If {U} was spent to cast this spell, draw a card.

"My favorite meal is angel's flesh, slain in agony and iced with black vinegar." —Aszala of House Dimir

Addle (Invasion)
Ron Spears

Choose a color. Target player reveals their hand and you choose a card of that color from it. That player discards that card.

"I'll wring out your tiny mind like a sponge." —Urborg witch

Gauntlet of Power (Dominaria Remastered)
Ron Spears

As this artifact enters, choose a color. Creatures of the chosen color get +1/+1. Whenever a basic land is tapped for mana of the chosen color, its controller adds an additional one mana of that color.

Hold the Line (Champions of Kamigawa)
Ron Spears

Blocking creatures get +7/+7 until end of turn.

"Forgive me, Master Kami, but in the interest of my people I must halt your advance."

Veiled Sentry (Urza's Saga)
Ron Spears

When an opponent casts a spell, if this permanent is an enchantment, it becomes an Illusion creature with power and toughness each equal to that spell's mana value.

Atogatog (Odyssey)
Ron Spears

Sacrifice an Atog creature: Atogatog gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the sacrificed creature's power.

It relishes old-fashioned family meals.

Master of the Veil (Legions)
Ron Spears

Morph {2}{U} (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, you may turn target creature with a morph ability face down.

Bridgeworks Battle (Modern Horizons 3)
Ron Spears

Astral Slide (Friday Night Magic 2006)
Ron Spears

Whenever a player cycles a card, you may exile target creature. If you do, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

"The hum of the universe is never off-key." —Mystic elder

Brothers Yamazaki (Champions of Kamigawa)
Ron Spears

Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) If there are exactly two permanents named Brothers Yamazaki on the battlefield, the "legend rule" doesn't apply to them. Each other creature named Brothers Yamazaki gets +2/+2 and has haste.

Lurking Informant (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
Ron Spears

({U/B} can be paid with either {U} or {B}.) {2}, {T}: Look at the top card of target player's library. You may put that card into that player's graveyard.

In the undercity, forgetfulness is often encouraged at the point of a blade.

Syphon Soul (Onslaught)
Ron Spears

Syphon Soul deals 2 damage to each other player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.

As Phage drank their energy, a vague memory of Jeska stirred. Then she lost herself again in the joy of her victims' suffering.

Thran Dynamo (Commander 2014)
Ron Spears

{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.

Urza's metathran children were conceived, birthed, and nurtured by an integrated system of machines.

Silverback Ape (Eighth Edition)
Ron Spears

It does not wear a crown or sit on a throne of gold, but those who have witnessed its power hail it nonetheless.

Heidar, Rimewind Master (Coldsnap)
Ron Spears

{2}, {T}: Return target permanent to its owner's hand. Activate only if you control four or more snow permanents.

"The umber stain of the Thaw will be bleached away. Once again the world will be sharp, white, perfect!"

Flamekin Village (The List)
Ron Spears

As this land enters, you may reveal an Elemental card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}. {R}, {T}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.

Rift Elemental (Time Spiral Remastered)
Ron Spears

{1}{R}, Remove a time counter from a permanent you control or suspended card you own: This creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn.

"It's difficult to heal a rift after it begins wandering about on its own." —Teferi

Spy Network (Onslaught)
Ron Spears

Look at target player's hand, the top card of that player's library, and any face-down creatures they control. Look at the top four cards of your library, then put them back in any order.

Akroma, Angel of Wrath (Legions)
Ron Spears

Flying, first strike, vigilance, trample, haste, protection from black and from red

"No rest. No mercy. No matter what."

Naturalize (Onslaught)
Ron Spears

Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

"From here, let the world be reborn."

Engineered Explosives (Fifth Dawn)
Ron Spears

Sunburst (This enters with a charge counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.) {2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact.

Disruption Aura (Fifth Dawn)
Ron Spears

Enchant artifact Enchanted artifact has "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this artifact unless you pay its mana cost."

Vedalken weapons sold to outsiders are as dependable as the vedalken themselves.

Thran Dynamo (Commander 2019)
Ron Spears

{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.

Urza's metathran children were conceived, birthed, and nurtured by an integrated system of machines.

Erase (Urza's Legacy)
Ron Spears

Exile target enchantment.

Perception is more pleasing than truth.

Reckless Abandon (The List)
Ron Spears

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Reckless Abandon deals 4 damage to any target.

The climax of a warlord's career is always death.

Pull from Eternity (Time Spiral)
Ron Spears

Put target face-up exiled card into its owner's graveyard.

It is best to conquer dragons before they hatch. —Femeref adage

Eyeblight's Ending (Salvat 2011)
Ron Spears

Destroy target non-Elf creature.

Dreamtide Whale (Modern Horizons 3)
Ron Spears

Vanishing 2 (This creature enters with two time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter from it. When the last is removed, sacrifice it.) Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Opportunity (The List)
Ron Spears

Target player draws four cards.

"He cocooned himself alone in his workshop for months. When he finally emerged, all broad grins and excited chatter, I knew he'd found his answer." —Barrin, master wizard

Ribbons of Night (GRN Guild Kit)
Ron Spears

Ribbons of Night deals 4 damage to target creature and you gain 4 life. If {U} was spent to cast this spell, draw a card.

"My favorite meal is angel's flesh, slain in agony and iced with black vinegar." —Aszala of House Dimir

Spurnmage Advocate (Commander 2011)
Ron Spears

{T}: Return two target cards from an opponent's graveyard to their hand. Destroy target attacking creature.

"Our unity humbles our foes."

Inner-Flame Acolyte (Duel Decks Anthology: Jace vs. Chandra)
Ron Spears

When this creature enters, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn. Evoke {R} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

Delay (Future Sight)
Ron Spears

Counter target spell. If the spell is countered this way, exile it with three time counters on it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of its owner's upkeep, they remove a time counter. When the last is removed, they may play it without paying its mana cost. If it's a creature, it has haste.)

Goblin King (Eighth Edition)
Ron Spears

Other Goblins get +1/+1 and have mountainwalk.

To be king, Numsgil did in Blog, who did in Unkful, who did in Viddle, who did in Loll, who did in Alrok. . . .

Court Hussar (RNA Guild Kit)
Ron Spears

Vigilance When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library, then put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless {W} was spent to cast it.

Empty-Shrine Kannushi (The List)
Ron Spears

This creature has protection from the colors of permanents you control.

"Crease the folds, bend the paper, turn the spirits, shield the soul."

Elvish Soultiller (Legions)
Ron Spears

When this creature dies, choose a creature type. Shuffle all creature cards of that type from your graveyard into your library.

Mutated elves wondered if this was their final form, or if it was just another step.

Engineered Explosives (Mystery Booster 2)
Ron Spears

Sunburst (This enters with a charge counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.) {2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact.

Pooling Venom (Future Sight)
Ron Spears

Enchant land Whenever enchanted land becomes tapped, its controller loses 2 life. {3}{B}: Destroy enchanted land.

The land can only hold so much poison before it begins to bite back.

Flickerform (Commander 2013)
Ron Spears

Enchant creature {2}{W}{W}: Exile enchanted creature and all Auras attached to it. At the beginning of the next end step, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If you do, return the other cards exiled this way to the battlefield under their owners' control attached to that creature.

Selesnya Sanctuary (Double Masters 2022)
Ron Spears

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {G}{W}.

Overwhelming Instinct (Starter Commander Decks)
Ron Spears

Whenever you attack with three or more creatures, draw a card.

The biggest difference between a victory and a massacre is which side you're on.

Beast of Burden (Urza's Legacy Promos)
Ron Spears

Beast of Burden's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures on the battlefield.

"If it is meant to be nothing but a machine," Karn finally asked Jhoira, "why did Urza build it to be like me?"

Court Hussar (The List)
Ron Spears

Vigilance When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library, then put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless {W} was spent to cast it.

Dryad Sophisticate (Guildpact)
Ron Spears

Nonbasic landwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a nonbasic land.)

From Tin Street to the Outcast Mansions, she walks unbidden and unbound, her graceful silence never shaken by the riot of city life around her.

Goblin King (Tenth Edition)
Ron Spears

Other Goblins get +1/+1 and have mountainwalk.

To be king, Numsgil did in Blog, who did in Unkful, who did in Viddle, who did in Loll, who did in Alrok. . . .

Crooked Scales (The List)
Ron Spears

{4}, {T}: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, destroy target creature an opponent controls. If you lose the flip, destroy target creature you control unless you pay {3} and repeat this process.

Guardian of the Forgotten (Modern Horizons 3)
Ron Spears

Vigilance Whenever a modified creature you control dies, manifest the top card of your library. (Equipment, Auras you control, and counters are modifications. To manifest a card, put the top card of your library onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)

Dark Confidant (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
Ron Spears

At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value.

Greatness, at any cost.

Mystical Teachings (The List)
Ron Spears

Search your library for an instant card or a card with flash, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Flashback {5}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Condescend (World Championship Decks 2004)
Ron Spears

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Dreamtide Whale (Modern Horizons 3 Promos)
Ron Spears

Vanishing 2 (This creature enters with two time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter from it. When the last is removed, sacrifice it.) Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Wrecking Ball (Commander 2011)
Ron Spears

Destroy target creature or land.

Rakdos festivals almost leave enough rubble in their wake to hide the bodies.

Mystic Remora (Dominaria Remastered)
Ron Spears

Cumulative upkeep {1} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, you may draw a card unless that player pays {4}.

Addle (World Championship Decks 2001)
Ron Spears

Choose a color. Target player reveals their hand and you choose a card of that color from it. That player discards that card.

"I'll wring out your tiny mind like a sponge." —Urborg witch

Utopia Sprawl (Ravnica Remastered)
Ron Spears

Enchant Forest As this Aura enters, choose a color. Whenever enchanted Forest is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional one mana of the chosen color.

Plains (Asia Pacific Land Program)
Ron Spears

({T}: Add {W}.)

Condescend (Duel Decks Anthology: Jace vs. Chandra)
Ron Spears

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Animal Magnetism (Commander Masters)
Ron Spears

Reveal the top five cards of your library. An opponent chooses a creature card from among them. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest into your graveyard.

Cleansing Meditation (Torment)
Ron Spears

Destroy all enchantments. Threshold — If seven or more cards are in your graveyard, instead destroy all enchantments, then return all cards in your graveyard destroyed this way to the battlefield.

Flamekin Village (Commander Anthology Volume II)
Ron Spears

As this land enters, you may reveal an Elemental card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}. {R}, {T}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.

Stampede Driver (Masters 25)
Ron Spears

{1}{G}, {T}, Discard a card: Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample until end of turn.

"The thunder of hooves is music to my ears."

Thran Golem (Ninth Edition)
Ron Spears

As long as this creature is enchanted, it gets +2/+2 and has flying, first strike, and trample.

As a beaver's teeth grow unchecked without regular use, so does the golem's armor grow without regular battles.

Goblin Soldier (Magic Player Rewards 2001)
Ron Spears

They rarely question their orders. Of course, they rarely understand them.

Crooked Scales (Mercadian Masques)
Ron Spears

{4}, {T}: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, destroy target creature an opponent controls. If you lose the flip, destroy target creature you control unless you pay {3} and repeat this process.

Dream Chisel (Onslaught)
Ron Spears

Face-down creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Itself a product of Ixidor's tortured psyche, the chisel brings his darkest dreams to life.

Thran Dynamo (Archenemy)
Ron Spears

{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.

Urza's metathran children were conceived, birthed, and nurtured by an integrated system of machines.

Undergrowth Stadium (Commander Masters)
Ron Spears

This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {B} or {G}.

"Witherbloom always has the home-field advantage." —Dina, Witherbloom mage-student

Swamp (Asia Pacific Land Program)
Ron Spears

({T}: Add {B}.)

Thran Dynamo (World Championship Decks 1999)
Ron Spears

{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.

Urza's metathran children were conceived, birthed, and nurtured by an integrated system of machines.

Thran Dynamo (World Championship Decks 2000)
Ron Spears

{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.

Urza's metathran children were conceived, birthed, and nurtured by an integrated system of machines.

Krosan Cloudscraper (Legions)
Ron Spears

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay {G}{G}. Morph {7}{G}{G} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Beast of Burden (Urza's Legacy Promos)
Ron Spears

Beast of Burden's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures on the battlefield.

"If it is meant to be nothing but a machine," Karn finally asked Jhoira, "why did Urza build it to be like me?"

Akroma, Angel of Wrath (Time Spiral Timeshifted)
Ron Spears

Flying, first strike, vigilance, trample, haste, protection from black and from red

"No rest. No mercy. No matter what."

Island (Lorwyn)
Ron Spears

({T}: Add {U}.)

Eyeblight's Ending (The List)
Ron Spears

Destroy target non-Elf creature.

"Those without beauty are Lorwyn's greatest tumor. The winnowers have an unpleasant duty, but a necessary one." —Eidren, perfect of Lys Alana

Aura Thief (Urza's Destiny)
Ron Spears

Flying When this creature dies, you gain control of all enchantments. (You don't get to move Auras.)

Illusion steals reality from the unwise.

Entomb (Judge Gift Cards 2011)
Ron Spears

Search your library for a card, put that card into your graveyard, then shuffle.

A grave is the safest place to store ill-gotten treasures.

Balthor the Stout (Torment)
Ron Spears

Other Barbarian creatures get +1/+1. {R}: Another target Barbarian creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

"I like to think of him as concentrated barbarian." —Kamahl, pit fighter

Thran Dynamo (Urza's Destiny)
Ron Spears

{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.

Urza's metathran children were conceived, birthed, and nurtured by an integrated system of machines.

Phage the Untouchable (Tenth Edition)
Ron Spears

When Phage enters, if you didn't cast it from your hand, you lose the game. Whenever Phage deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature. It can't be regenerated. Whenever Phage deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game.

Eyeblight's Ending (Eternal Masters)
Ron Spears

Destroy target non-Elf creature.

"Those without beauty are Lorwyn's greatest tumor. The winnowers have an unpleasant duty, but a necessary one." —Eidren, perfect of Lys Alana

Thran Dynamo (The Brothers' War Commander)
Ron Spears

{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.

Urza's metathran children were conceived, birthed, and nurtured by an integrated system of machines.

Ohran Frostfang (Commander Masters)
Ron Spears

Attacking creatures you control have deathtouch. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

"Nonsense! Everyone knows that snakes are sluggish and docile when cold!" —Bodrick the Overconfident, last words

Aegis of Honor (Odyssey)
Ron Spears

{1}: The next time an instant or sorcery spell would deal damage to you this turn, that spell deals that damage to its controller instead.

Wrecking Ball (RNA Guild Kit)
Ron Spears

Destroy target creature or land.

Rakdos festivals almost leave enough rubble in their wake to hide the bodies.

Brothers Yamazaki (Champions of Kamigawa)
Ron Spears

Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) If there are exactly two permanents named Brothers Yamazaki on the battlefield, the "legend rule" doesn't apply to them. Each other creature named Brothers Yamazaki gets +2/+2 and has haste.

Goblin King (Ninth Edition)
Ron Spears

Other Goblins get +1/+1 and have mountainwalk.

To be king, Numsgil did in Blog, who did in Unkful, who did in Viddle, who did in Loll, who did in Alrok. . . .

Entomb (Odyssey)
Ron Spears

Search your library for a card, put that card into your graveyard, then shuffle.

A grave is the safest place to store ill-gotten treasures.

Barbarian Lunatic (Odyssey)
Ron Spears

{2}{R}, Sacrifice this creature: It deals 2 damage to target creature.

"I once saw a single barbarian charge a band of twenty nomads. I've seen some crazy ones, too." —Nomad sentry

Entomb (Premium Deck Series: Graveborn)
Ron Spears

Search your library for a card, put that card into your graveyard, then shuffle.

A grave is the safest place to store ill-gotten treasures.

Flickerform (Commander Anthology)
Ron Spears

Enchant creature {2}{W}{W}: Exile enchanted creature and all Auras attached to it. At the beginning of the next end step, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If you do, return the other cards exiled this way to the battlefield under their owners' control attached to that creature.

Phyrexian Etchings (Coldsnap)
Ron Spears

Cumulative upkeep {B} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) At the beginning of your end step, draw a card for each age counter on this enchantment. When this enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you lose 2 life for each age counter on it.

Thran Golem (Magic 2012)
Ron Spears

As long as this creature is enchanted, it gets +2/+2 and has flying, first strike, and trample.

The golems of the ancient Thran still draw power in ways that baffle the artificers of today.

Thran Dynamo (Commander Masters)
Ron Spears

{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.

Urza's metathran children were conceived, birthed, and nurtured by an integrated system of machines.

Thran Dynamo (Iconic Masters)
Ron Spears

{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.

Urza's metathran children were conceived, birthed, and nurtured by an integrated system of machines.

Condescend (Fifth Dawn)
Ron Spears

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Sideswipe (Champions of Kamigawa)
Ron Spears

You may change any targets of target Arcane spell.

Hisoka's wizards struggled for years to master the art of redirection that came so naturally to the shamans of Ganzan Pass.

Pull from Eternity (The List)
Ron Spears

Put target face-up exiled card into its owner's graveyard.

It is best to conquer dragons before they hatch. —Femeref adage

Aphetto Alchemist (Onslaught)
Ron Spears

{T}: Untap target artifact or creature. Morph {U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

He brews trouble.

Goblin King (Ninth Edition)
Ron Spears

Other Goblins get +1/+1 and have mountainwalk.

To be king, Numsgil did in Blog, who did in Unkful, who did in Viddle, who did in Loll, who did in Alrok. . . .

Spurnmage Advocate (Judgment)
Ron Spears

{T}: Return two target cards from an opponent's graveyard to their hand. Destroy target attacking creature.

"Our unity humbles our foes."

Foresee (Time Spiral Remastered)
Ron Spears

Scry 4, then draw two cards.

Wind time's watch, and watch time unwind.

Cut the Tethers (Champions of Kamigawa)
Ron Spears

For each Spirit, return it to its owner's hand unless that player pays {3}.

"You cannot bar the path of gods. You can only divert their journey for a while." —Sensei Hisoka

Stonebrow, Krosan Hero (Time Spiral)
Ron Spears

Trample Whenever a creature you control with trample attacks, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Moments after a fickle rift dropped Stonebrow in the waste of his beloved Krosa, he took up his axe in rage-blind vengeance.

Rimewind Taskmage (Coldsnap)
Ron Spears

{1}, {T}: You may tap or untap target permanent. Activate only if you control four or more snow permanents.

"Find solace in the sun? Burning, blinding, laying secrets bare? No, solace is found under the blanket of cold."

Eyeblight's Ending (Lorwyn)
Ron Spears

Destroy target non-Elf creature.

"Those without beauty are Lorwyn's greatest tumor. The winnowers have an unpleasant duty, but a necessary one." —Eidren, perfect of Lys Alana

Utopia Sprawl (Wilds of Eldraine Commander)
Ron Spears

Enchant Forest As this Aura enters, choose a color. Whenever enchanted Forest is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional one mana of the chosen color.

Frightshroud Courier (Onslaught)
Ron Spears

You may choose not to untap this creature during your untap step. {2}{B}, {T}: Target Zombie creature gets +2/+2 and has fear for as long as this creature remains tapped. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

Verdant Field (Prophecy)
Ron Spears

Enchant land Enchanted land has "{T}: Target creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn."

Jolrael tends the land so that the land will tend the beasts.

Condescend (World Championship Decks 2004)
Ron Spears

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Reckless Abandon (Duel Decks: Speed vs. Cunning)
Ron Spears

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Reckless Abandon deals 4 damage to any target.

The climax of a warlord's career is always death.

Inner-Flame Acolyte (Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra)
Ron Spears

When this creature enters, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn. Evoke {R} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

Assassin's Trophy (Double Masters 2022)
Ron Spears

Destroy target permanent an opponent controls. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

A power vacuum for the Azorius. A keepsake for Vraska.

Throne of Bone (Seventh Edition)
Ron Spears

Whenever a player casts a black spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, you gain 1 life.

Tainted by a thousand fears.

Aura Thief (The List)
Ron Spears

Flying When this creature dies, you gain control of all enchantments. (You don't get to move Auras.)

Illusion steals reality from the unwise.

Mystical Teachings (Foundations)
Ron Spears

Search your library for an instant card or a card with flash, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Flashback {5}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Court Hussar (Dissension)
Ron Spears

Vigilance When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library, then put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless {W} was spent to cast it.

Phyrexian Etchings (The List)
Ron Spears

Cumulative upkeep {B} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) At the beginning of your end step, draw a card for each age counter on this enchantment. When this enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you lose 2 life for each age counter on it.

Utopia Sprawl (Masters 25)
Ron Spears

Enchant Forest As this Aura enters, choose a color. Whenever enchanted Forest is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional one mana of the chosen color.

Windborn Muse (Dominaria Remastered)
Ron Spears

Flying Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

A single glimpse was enough to compel Captain Velkarne to lay down his sword and take up the poet's quill.

Entomb (World Championship Decks 2003)
Ron Spears

Search your library for a card, put that card into your graveyard, then shuffle.

A grave is the safest place to store ill-gotten treasures.

Path to Exile (Commander Masters)
Ron Spears

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Attacking a kami is considered bad luck, so seasoned mages have developed techniques to usher them back to the spirit realm without violence.

Utopia Sprawl (Ravnica Remastered)
Ron Spears

Enchant Forest As this Aura enters, choose a color. Whenever enchanted Forest is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional one mana of the chosen color.

Stampede Driver (Nemesis)
Ron Spears

{1}{G}, {T}, Discard a card: Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample until end of turn.

"The thunder of hooves is music to my ears."

Frenetic Ogre (Odyssey)
Ron Spears

{R}, Discard a card at random: This creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn.

The best thing about ogres is that they never try to sneak up on you.

Court Hussar (Commander 2011)
Ron Spears

Vigilance When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library, then put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless {W} was spent to cast it.

Spirebluff Canal (Outlaws of Thunder Junction)
Ron Spears

This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Mystical Teachings (Time Spiral Remastered)
Ron Spears

Search your library for an instant card or a card with flash, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Flashback {5}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Lightning Surge (Judgment)
Ron Spears

Lightning Surge deals 4 damage to any target. Threshold — If seven or more cards are in your graveyard, instead Lightning Surge deals 6 damage to that permanent or player and the damage can't be prevented. Flashback {5}{R}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Feral Animist (Guildpact)
Ron Spears

{3}: This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is its power.

He chanted over a pot of boiling blood and honey. His brain buzzed like a nest of hornets, and his muscles rippled with the might of the bear.

Utopia Sprawl (Dissension)
Ron Spears

Enchant Forest As this Aura enters, choose a color. Whenever enchanted Forest is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional one mana of the chosen color.

Extraplanar Lens (Commander Masters)
Ron Spears

Imprint — When this artifact enters, you may exile target land you control. Whenever a land with the same name as the exiled card is tapped for mana, its controller adds one mana of any type that land produced.

Oviya, Automech Artisan (Aetherdrift)
Ron Spears

Each creature that's attacking one of your opponents has trample. {G}, {T}: You may put a creature or Vehicle card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you put an artifact onto the battlefield this way, put two +1/+1 counters on it.

Utopia Sprawl (The List)
Ron Spears

Enchant Forest As this Aura enters, choose a color. Whenever enchanted Forest is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional one mana of the chosen color.

Delay (The List)
Ron Spears

Counter target spell. If the spell is countered this way, exile it with three time counters on it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend. (At the beginning of its owner's upkeep, they remove a time counter. When the last is removed, they may play it without paying its mana cost. If it's a creature, it has haste.)

Beast of Burden (Urza's Legacy)
Ron Spears

Beast of Burden's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures on the battlefield.

"If it is meant to be nothing but a machine," Karn finally asked Jhoira, "why did Urza build it to be like me?"

Kodama of the South Tree (Champions of Kamigawa)
Ron Spears

Whenever you cast a Spirit or Arcane spell, each other creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.

"The monks of the South Tree had always reveled beneath their kodama's friendly gaze. During the Kami War, this gaze became fierce and full of hate." —"Poem of the Five Trees"

Sapphire Medallion (Modern Horizons 3)
Ron Spears

Blue spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Condescend (Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra)
Ron Spears

Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Tribal Unity (Planechase)
Ron Spears

Creatures of the creature type of your choice get +X/+X until end of turn.

Kamahl left the violence of his former life behind him, but he still believes in the power of muscle.

Hypergenesis (Time Spiral Remastered)
Ron Spears

Suspend 3—{1}{G}{G} Starting with you, each player may put an artifact, creature, enchantment, or land card from their hand onto the battlefield. Repeat this process until no one puts a card onto the battlefield.

Soratami Mirror-Mage (Champions of Kamigawa)
Ron Spears

Flying {3}, Return three lands you control to their owner's hand: Return target creature to its owner's hand.

"The clouds obey my whims, and you'll obey theirs."

Flickerform (Ravnica: City of Guilds)
Ron Spears

Enchant creature {2}{W}{W}: Exile enchanted creature and all Auras attached to it. At the beginning of the next end step, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control. If you do, return the other cards exiled this way to the battlefield under their owners' control attached to that creature.

Swamp (Lorwyn)
Ron Spears

({T}: Add {B}.)

Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni (Betrayers of Kamigawa Promos)
Ron Spears

Ninjutsu {3}{B}{B} ({3}{B}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.) Whenever Ink-Eyes deals combat damage to a player, you may put target creature card from that player's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. {1}{B}: Regenerate Ink-Eyes.

Brood Sliver (Commander Masters)
Ron Spears

Whenever a Sliver deals combat damage to a player, its controller may create a 1/1 colorless Sliver creature token.

Within weeks, more slivers nested in Otaria than ever existed on Rath.

Terashi's Verdict (Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Ron Spears

Destroy target attacking creature with power 3 or less.

It was as though the sky opened its eyes and found what it saw displeasing.

Foresee (Future Sight)
Ron Spears

Scry 4, then draw two cards.

Wind time's watch, and watch time unwind.

Sliver Legion (Time Spiral Remastered)
Ron Spears

All Sliver creatures get +1/+1 for each other Sliver on the battlefield.

Hidden within the clicking, chittering swarm is a unique mind, still young, but growing more aware as time passes.

Dancing Scimitar (Ninth Edition)
Ron Spears

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)

A blade that has never known sheath, a hilt that has never known hand.

Biorhythm (Ninth Edition)
Ron Spears

Each player's life total becomes the number of creatures they control.

"I have seen life's purpose, and now it is my own." —Kamahl, druid acolyte

Psychic Spear (Betrayers of Kamigawa)
Ron Spears

Target player reveals their hand. You choose a Spirit or Arcane card from it. That player discards that card.

"The wizards of Takenuma Swamp faced the horrors of humanity every day. It's no wonder they fared so well against the kami." —*Observations of the Kami War*

Mountain (Secret Lair Drop)
Ron Spears

({T}: Add {R}.)

9. One day, the day will find its furthest limit, the place beyond which no days are imagined: a place long sealed away, lost within the endless mountain range. One day, the night will find this place, and breach it.

Syphon Soul (Planechase)
Ron Spears

Syphon Soul deals 2 damage to each other player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.

As Phage drank their energy, a vague memory of Jeska stirred. Then she lost herself again in the joy of her victims' suffering.

Deepwood Drummer (Mercadian Masques)
Ron Spears

{G}, {T}, Discard a card: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

His drums echo Deepwood's heartbeat.

Eyes of the Watcher (Fifth Dawn)
Ron Spears

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom and the rest on top in any order.)

Spirebluff Canal (Outlaws of Thunder Junction Promos)
Ron Spears

This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands. {T}: Add {U} or {R}.

Mystical Teachings (Modern Masters 2017)
Ron Spears

Search your library for an instant card or a card with flash, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Flashback {5}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Quirion Explorer (Planeshift)
Ron Spears

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Fight with a friend at your back, steel in your hands, and magic in your veins. —Quirion creed

Krosan Cloudscraper (Time Spiral Timeshifted)
Ron Spears

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay {G}{G}. Morph {7}{G}{G} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Boros Signet (Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander)
Ron Spears

{1}, {T}: Add {R}{W}.

Carved high into stone, the signet requires all to look up at it—whether with fear or admiration.

Inner-Flame Acolyte (Lorwyn)
Ron Spears

When this creature enters, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn. Evoke {R} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

Aphetto Alchemist (The List)
Ron Spears

{T}: Untap target artifact or creature. Morph {U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

He brews trouble.

Mystical Teachings (Time Spiral)
Ron Spears

Search your library for an instant card or a card with flash, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Flashback {5}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Trade Secrets (Commander 2011)
Ron Spears

Target opponent draws two cards, then you draw up to four cards. That opponent may repeat this process as many times as they choose.

Trade Secrets (Onslaught)
Ron Spears

Target opponent draws two cards, then you draw up to four cards. That opponent may repeat this process as many times as they choose.

Krosan Cloudscraper (Murders at Karlov Manor Commander)
Ron Spears

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay {G}{G}. Morph {7}{G}{G} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Withstand (Guildpact)
Ron Spears

Prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn. Draw a card.

"Defense is as much a part of war as offense, the shield as important a tool as the sword." —Alovnek, Boros guildmage

Erase (World Championship Decks 2000)
Ron Spears

Exile target enchantment.

Perception is more pleasing than truth.

Krosan Archer (Odyssey)
Ron Spears

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.) {G}, Discard a card: This creature gets +0/+2 until end of turn.

Generous Gift (Commander Masters)
Ron Spears

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

"Served cold? Nonsense! The best way to serve revenge is with an elephant of nervous disposition! Everyone knows that." —Avenir the Petty

Overgrowth (Commander 2018)
Ron Spears

Enchant land Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional {G}{G}.

"Let the forest spread! From salt, stone, and fen, let the new trees rise." —Molimo, maro-sorcerer

Blightspeaker (Modern Masters)
Ron Spears

{T}: Target player loses 1 life. {4}, {T}: Search your library for a Rebel permanent card with mana value 3 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

One croaked sermon spreads propaganda and plague.