Stronghold Spoiler (143 cards)
![]() | BullwhipBuy, 4, Uncommon Artifact 2, tap: Bullwhip deals 1 damage to target creature. That creature attacks this turn if able. “Pain is a crude way to enforce obedience, but it is cheap and plentiful.” —Volrath Illus. Brom |
![]() | Ensnaring BridgeBuy, 3, Rare Artifact Each creature with power greater than the number of cards in your hand cannot attack. “I expected a fight, but I didn't expect it from the building itself.” —Gerrard Illus. Pete Venters |
![]() | HeartstoneBuy, 3, Uncommon Artifact The cost of each creature ability requiring an activation cost is reduced by 1. This cannot reduce an ability's generic mana cost to less then 1. “Finding a true heartstone is even harder than finding a true heart.” —Hanna Illus. John Matson |
![]() | Horn of GreedBuy, 3, Rare Artifact Whenever any player plays a land, that player draws a card. “Rath grows, and I am nourished.” —Volrath Illus. Jeff Miracola |
![]() | Hornet CannonBuy, 4, Uncommon Artifact 3, tap: Put a Hornet token into play. Treat this token as a 1/1 artifact creature with flying that is unaffected by summoning sickness. At end of turn, destroy the token. Illus. Ron Spencer |
![]() | Jinxed RingBuy, 2, Rare Artifact Whenever any card is put into your graveyard from play, Jinxed Ring deals 1 damage to you. Sacrifice a creature: Target opponent gains control of Jinxed Ring permanently Illus. DiTerlizzi |
![]() | Mox DiamondBuy, 0, Rare Artifact When Mox Diamond comes into play, choose and discard a land card or sacrifice Mox Diamond. tap: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source. Illus. Dan Frazier |
![]() | PortcullisBuy, 4, Rare Artifact Whenever any creature comes into play, if there are two or more other creatures in play, set that creature aside. If Portcullis leaves play, put the creature into play under its owner's control. Illus. Kev Walker |
![]() | Shifting WallBuy, X, Uncommon Artifact Creature [0/0] Shifting Wall counts as a Wall. (Walls cannot attack.) Shifting Wall comes into play with X +1/+1 counters on it. “You'd almost think Volrath doesn't want me here.” —Gerrard Illus. Michael Sutfin |
![]() | Sword of the ChosenBuy, 2, Rare Legendary Artifact tap: Target legend gets +2/+2 until end of turn. One shard of Selenia yet remained. Illus. Adam Rex |
![]() | Volrath's LaboratoryBuy, 5, Rare Artifact When you play Volrath's Laboratory, choose a color and creature type. 5, tap: Put a token creature into play. Treat this token as a 2/2 creature of the chosen color and creature type. Illus. Brom |
![]() | Volrath's StrongholdBuy, Rare Legendary Land tap: Add one colorless mana to your mana pool. 1B, tap: Put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library. The seed of a world's evil. Illus. Kev Walker |
![]() | BandageBuy, W, Common Instant Prevent 1 damage to any creature or player. Draw a card. Takara shook with guilt. She knew the last image her father had seen was her sword flashing toward him. Illus. Rebecca Guay |
![]() | Calming LicidBuy, 2W, Uncommon Summon - Licid [2/2] W, tap: Calming Licid loses this ability and becomes a creature enchantment that reads “Enchanted creature cannot attack” instead of a creature. Move Calming Licid onto target creature. You may pay W to end this effect. Illus. D. Alexander Gregory |
![]() | Change of HeartBuy, W, Common Instant Buyback 3 (You may pay an additional 3 when you play this spell. If you do, put it into your hand instead of your graveyard as part of the spell's effect.) Target creature cannot attack this turn. Illus. Ron Spencer |
![]() | ContemplationBuy, 1WW, Uncommon Enchantment Whenever you successfully cast a spell, gain 1 life. “How fascinating it is to watch the machinations of one's own mind play themselves out.” —Volrath Illus. Brom |
![]() | ConvictionBuy, 1W, Common Enchant Creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+3. W: Return Conviction to owner's hand. It was not the minotaur's shoulders but his soul that bore the heaviest weight. Illus. Paolo Parente |
![]() | Hidden RetreatBuy, 2W, Rare Enchantment Choose a card in your hand and put it on top of your library: Prevent all damage from an instant or sorcery. (Treat further damage from that source normally.) After an hour in the hidey-hole, Squee seriously pondered the advantages of danger over boredom. Illus. Terese Nielsen |
![]() | Honor GuardBuy, W, Common Summon - Soldier [1/1] W: Honor Guard gets +0/+1 until end of turn. “It is not a choice I make, to have this guard. It is the choice of my people, and my duty to them.” —Oracle en- Vec Illus. Joel Biske |
![]() | Lancers en-KorBuy, 3WW, Uncommon Summon - Soldiers [3/3] Trample 0: Redirect 1 damage from Lancers en- Kor to a creature you control. Nearly all sets of Kor twins are trained as lancers. Illus. Pete Venters |
![]() | Nomads en-KorBuy, W, Common Summon - Soldiers [1/1] 0: Redirect 1 damage from Nomads en- Kor to a creature you control. The Kor forsake roots for the winding of the path; forsake voices for the silence of the mind; forsake all else for the poverty of isolation. Illus. Val Mayerik |
![]() | Pursuit of KnowledgeBuy, 3W, Rare Enchantment Skip drawing a card: Put a study counter on Pursuit of Knowledge. Remove three study counters from Pursuit of Knowledge, Sacrifice Pursuit of Knowledge: Draw seven cards. Illus. DiTerlizzi |
![]() | Rolling StonesBuy, 1W, Rare Enchantment Walls can attack as though they were not Walls. Walls collapse and kill people all the time. Some are just more aggressive about it. Illus. John Matson |
![]() | Sacred GroundBuy, 1W, Rare Enchantment Whenever an effect controlled by any opponent puts a land into your graveyard from play, put that land into play. “That which knows itself cannot be shaped to another's will.” —Oracle en- Vec Illus. Terese Nielsen |
![]() | Samite BlessingBuy, W, Common Enchant Creature Enchanted creature gains “tap: Prevent all damage to any creature from any one source.” (Treat further damage from that source normally.) Knit bone, darn flesh, Stitch skin, weave breath. —Samite healing ritual Illus. Rebecca Guay |
![]() | ScapegoatBuy, W, Uncommon Instant Sacrifice a creature: Return any number of target creatures you control to owner's hand. “Enjoy your deception, Vuel,” Gerrard said as Volrath's features melted from the dead shapeshifter. “I'll count this one as practice.” Illus. Daren Bader |
![]() | Shaman en-KorBuy, 1W, Rare Summon - Cleric [1/2] 0: Redirect 1 damage from Shaman en- Kor to a creature you control. 1W: Redirect to Shaman en- Kor all damage dealt to any one creature from any one source. Illus. Jeff Miracola |
![]() | Skyshroud FalconBuy, 1W, Common Summon - Bird [1/1] Flying Attacking does not cause Skyshroud Falcon to tap. The falcon slits the sky to let the light drip through. —Kor saying Illus. Mike Raabe |
![]() | SmiteBuy, W, Common Instant Destroy target blocked creature. “You've got your childhood wish at last. Now you get to die.” —Gerrard, to Volrath Illus. Daren Bader |
![]() | Soltari ChampionBuy, 2W, Rare Summon - Soldier [2/2] Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.) If Soltari Champion attacks, all other creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. Illus. Adam Rex |
![]() | Spirit en-KorBuy, 3W, Common Summon - Spirit [2/2] Flying 0: Redirect 1 damage from Spirit en- Kor to a creature you control. Death free throat from thirst, mouth from speech, feet from earth. —Kor requiem Illus. John Matson |
![]() | TemperBuy, X1W, Uncommon Instant Prevent up to X damage to target creature. For each 1 damage prevented in this way, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature. “I don't need a plan, just a goal. The rest will follow on its own.” —Gerrard Illus. Matthew D. Wilson |
![]() | Venerable MonkBuy, 2W, Common Summon - Cleric [2/2] When Venerable Monk comes into play, gain 2 life. Age wears the flesh but galvanizes the soul. Illus. Terese Nielsen |
![]() | Wall of EssenceBuy, 1W, Uncommon Summon - Wall [0/4] (Walls cannot attack.) For each 1 combat damage dealt to Wall of Essence, gain 1 life. The ceiling and the floor fell in love, but only the wall knew. —Dal saying Illus. Adam Rex |
![]() | Warrior AngelBuy, 4WW, Rare Summon - Angel [3/4] Flying For each 1 damage Warrior Angel deals, gain 1 life. She represents not hope, but hope's desperate fury. Illus. Brom |
![]() | Warrior en-KorBuy, WW, Uncommon Summon - Knight [2/2] 0: Redirect 1 damage from Warrior en- Kor to a creature you control. Only a matter as vital as destroying Volrath could bring together the reclusive Kor people. Illus. Stephen Daniele |
![]() | Youthful KnightBuy, 1W, Common Summon - Knight [2/1] First strike “Let no child be without a sword. We will all fight, for if we fail, we will certainly all die.” —Oracle en- Vec Illus. Rebecca Guay |
![]() | Cloud SpiritBuy, 2U, Common Summon - Spirit [3/1] Flying Cloud Spirit can block only creatures with flying. Clouds are the soil, dreams are the crop. —Kor saying Illus. Randy Gallegos |
![]() | ContemptBuy, 1U, Common Enchant Creature If enchanted creature attacks, return that creature and Contempt to owner's hand at end of combat. “Predictable little man. In all these years you taught me so much yet learned so little.” —Volrath, to Starke Illus. Val Mayerik |
![]() | Dream HallsBuy, 3UU, Rare Enchantment Instead of paying the casting cost for a spell of any color, its caster may choose and discard a card that shares at least one color with that spell. If the spell has X in its casting cost, X is 0. Within without. Illus. Matthew D. Wilson |
![]() | Dream ProwlerBuy, 2UU, Common Summon - Illusion [1/5] Dream Prowler is unblockable as long as no other creatures are attacking. “To think that some find sleep a restful state.” —Volrath Illus. Richard Kane Ferguson |
![]() | EvacuationBuy, 3UU, Rare Instant Return all creatures to owners' hands. The first step of every exodus is from the blood and the fire onto the trail. Illus. Rob Alexander |
![]() | Gliding LicidBuy, 2U, Uncommon Summon - Licid [2/2] U, tap: Gliding Licid loses this ability and becomes a creature enchantment that reads “Enchanted creature gains flying” instead of a creature. Move Gliding Licid onto target creature. You may pay U to end this effect. Illus. Heather Hudson |
![]() | Hammerhead SharkBuy, 1U, Common Summon - Fish [2/3] Hammerhead Shark cannot attack unless defending player controls any islands. Cross the eyes of a hammerhead and you'll dot its teeth. Illus. Stephen Daniele |
![]() | HesitationBuy, 1U, Uncommon Enchantment If any spell is played, counter that spell and sacrifice Hesitation. Gerrard hesitated, looking up at the enemy ship. The future hesitated with him, changed forever by the pause. Illus. Pete Venters |
![]() | Intruder AlarmBuy, 2U, Rare Enchantment Creatures do not untap during their controllers' untap phases. Whenever any creature comes into play, untap all creatures. Mirri was startled by Volrath's apparition—it had no scent. Illus. Donato Giancola |
![]() | LeapBuy, U, Common Instant Target creature gains flying until end of turn. Draw a card. Mirri leapt quickly and silently. The guard died likewise. Illus. Kev Walker |
![]() | Mana LeakBuy, 1U, Common Interrupt Counter target spell unless its caster pays an additional 3. “The fatal flaw in every plan is the assumption that you know more than your enemy.” —Volrath Illus. Christopher Rush |
![]() | Mask of the MimicBuy, U, Uncommon Instant Sacrifice a creature: Search your library for any copy of target creature card and put it into play. Shuffle your library afterwards. Illus. Heather Hudson |
![]() | Mind GamesBuy, U, Common Instant Buyback 2U (You may pay an additional 2U when you play this spell. If you do, put it into your hand instead of your graveyard as part of the spell's effect.) Tap target artifact, creature, or land. Illus. Andrew Robinson |
![]() | RansackBuy, 3U, Uncommon Sorcery Look at the top five cards of target player's library. Put any number of those cards on the bottom of that library in any order and the rest on top of the library in any order. Illus. Ron Spencer |
![]() | ReboundBuy, 1U, Uncommon Interrupt Target spell, which targets only a single player, targets another player of your choice instead. Insult, like an arrow, is beyond control once loosed. Illus. Doug Chaffee |
![]() | Reins of PowerBuy, 2UU, Rare Instant You and target opponent each untap and gain control of all creatures the other controls until end of turn. Those creatures are unaffected by summoning sickness this turn. Illus. Colin MacNeil |
![]() | SiftBuy, 3U, Common Sorcery Draw three cards, then choose and discard a card. “Twice I have let the Legacy slip away. Never again.” —Karn, silver golem Illus. Pete Venters |
![]() | Silver WyvernBuy, 3UU, Rare Summon - Drake [4/3] Flying U: Target spell or ability, which targets only Silver Wyvern, targets another creature of your choice instead. Play this ability as an interrupt. Illus. Colin MacNeil |
![]() | Spindrift DrakeBuy, U, Common Summon - Drake [2/1] Flying During your upkeep, pay U or sacrifice Spindrift Drake. Sea brine for blood, washing foam for laughter. Illus. Anthony S. Waters |
![]() | Thalakos DeceiverBuy, 3U, Rare Summon - Wizard [1/1] Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.) Sacrifice Thalakos Deceiver: Gain control of target creature permanently. Use this ability only if Thalakos Deceiver is attacking and unblocked. Illus. Andrew Robinson |
![]() | Tidal SurgeBuy, 1U, Common Sorcery Tap up to three target creatures without flying. “It is nature that gives us our boundaries and nature that enforces them.” —Eladamri, Lord of Leaves Illus. Doug Chaffee |
![]() | Tidal WarriorBuy, U, Common Summon - Merfolk [1/1] tap: Target land is an island until end of turn. The tide of battle favors those who can swim. Illus. Daren Bader |
![]() | Volrath's ShapeshifterBuy, 1UU, Rare Summon - Shapeshifter [0/1] As long as the top card of your graveyard is a creature card, Volrath's Shapeshifter is a copy of that card, except that Volrath's Shapeshifter retains its abilities. 2: Choose and discard a card. Illus. Ron Spencer |
![]() | Walking DreamBuy, 3U, Uncommon Summon - Illusion [3/3] Walking Dream is unblockable. Walking Dream does not untap during your untap phase if any opponent controls two or more creatures. Dreams, by definition, live shorter lives than those who dream them. Illus. Richard Kane Ferguson |
![]() | Wall of TearsBuy, 1U, Uncommon Summon - Wall [0/4] (Walls cannot attack.) If Wall of Tears blocks any creatures, return each of those creatures to owner's hand at end of combat. “Many have been lost to pity.” —Karn, silver golem Illus. Rebecca Guay |
![]() | Bottomless PitBuy, 1BB, Uncommon Enchantment During each player's upkeep, that player discards a card at random. “I'm sure it came with the place. I don't think you build one on purpose.” —Gerrard Illus. Kev Walker |
![]() | Brush with DeathBuy, 2B, Common Sorcery Buyback 2BB (You may pay an additional 2BB when you play this spell. If you do, put it into your hand instead of your graveyard as part of the spell's effect.) Target opponent loses 2 life. You gain 2 life. Illus. Stephen Daniele |
![]() | CannibalizeBuy, 1B, Common Sorcery Choose two target creatures controlled by any one player. Remove one of those creatures from the game and put two +1/+1 counters on the other. “Mine.” Illus. Robert Bliss |
![]() | Corrupting LicidBuy, 2B, Uncommon Summon - Licid [2/2] B, tap: Corrupting Licid loses this ability and becomes a creature enchantment that reads “Enchanted creature cannot be blocked except by artifact creatures and black creatures” instead of a creature. Move Corrupting Licid onto target creature. You may pay B to end this effect. Illus. Thomas M. Baxa |
![]() | Crovax the CursedBuy, 2BB, Rare Summon - Legend [0/0] Crovax the Cursed counts as a Vampire. Crovax comes into play with four +1/+1 counters on it. During your upkeep, sacrifice a creature and put a +1/+1 counter on Crovax, or remove a +1/+1 counter from Crovax. B: Crovax gains flying until end of turn. Illus. Pete Venters |
![]() | Dauthi TrapperBuy, 2B, Uncommon Summon - Minion [1/1] tap: Target creature gains shadow until end of turn. (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.) Merfolk tell their young of Dandân, humans of Rag Man. Dal tell tales of the Dauthi, and they are far worse. Illus. Thomas M. Baxa |
![]() | Death StrokeBuy, BB, Common Sorcery Destroy target tapped creature. For a sharp second, Selenia froze, and Crovax's blade found home. As the angel shattered like glass, Crovax felt his mind collapse—the curse had been fulfilled. Illus. Colin MacNeil |
![]() | Dungeon ShadeBuy, 3B, Common Summon - Spirit [1/1] Flying B: Dungeon Shade gets +1/+1 until end of turn. A sickness stirs in its eyes, a nightmare born in darkened wails. Illus. Jason Alexander Behnke |
![]() | Foul ImpBuy, BB, Common Summon - Imp [2/2] Flying When Foul Imp comes into play, lose 2 life. The imp, unaware of its own odor, paused to catch its breath . . . and promptly died. Illus. Jim Nelson |
![]() | Grave PactBuy, 1BBB, Rare Enchantment Whenever any creature you control is put into any graveyard, each other player sacrifices a creature. “The bonds of loyalty can tie one to the grave.” —Crovax Illus. Scott Kirschner |
![]() | Lab RatsBuy, B, Common Sorcery Buyback 4 (You may pay an additional 4 when you play this spell. If you do, put it into your hand instead of your graveyard as part of the spell's effect.) Put a Rat token into play. Treat this token as a 1/1 black creature. Illus. DiTerlizzi |
![]() | MegrimBuy, 2B, Uncommon Enchantment Whenever any opponent discards a card, Megrim deals 2 damage to him or her. “You can run from your pain,” explained Gerrard to Crovax, “but take it from experience: you will tire before it does.” Illus. Donato Giancola |
![]() | Mind PeelBuy, B, Uncommon Sorcery Buyback 2BB (You may pay an additional 2BB when you play this spell. If you do, put it into your hand instead of your graveyard as part of the spell's effect.) Target player chooses and discards a card. Illus. Adam Rex |
![]() | MindwarperBuy, 2BB, Rare Summon - Spirit [0/0] Mindwarper comes into play with three +1/+1 counters on it. 2B, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Mindwarper: Target player chooses and discards a card. Play this ability as a sorcery. Illus. Paolo Parente |
![]() | Morgue ThrullBuy, 2B, Common Summon - Thrull [2/2] Sacrifice Morgue Thrull: Put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard. It's so hard to find good help these days. Illus. Robert Bliss |
![]() | MortuaryBuy, 3B, Rare Enchantment Whenever any creature is put into your graveyard from play, put that creature on top of your library. “Think of them not as failures but as works in progress.” —Volrath Illus. Robert Bliss |
![]() | Rabid RatsBuy, 1B, Common Summon - Rats [1/1] tap: Target blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Every sentence in Volrath's prisons ends the same way. Illus. Matthew D. Wilson |
![]() | RevenantBuy, 4B, Rare Summon - Spirit [*/*] Flying Revenant has power and toughness each equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard. “Not again.” —Hans Illus. Terese Nielsen |
![]() | Serpent WarriorBuy, 2B, Common Summon - Soldier [3/3] When Serpent Warrior comes into play, lose 3 life. A hiss before dying. Illus. Ron Spencer |
![]() | Skeleton ScavengersBuy, 2B, Rare Summon - Skeleton [0/0] Skeleton Scavengers comes into play with one +1/+1 counter on it. Pay 1 for each +1/+1 counter on Skeleton Scavengers: Regenerate Skeleton Scavengers and put a +1/+1 counter on it. Illus. Brian Snoddy |
![]() | Stronghold AssassinBuy, 1BB, Rare Summon - Assassin [2/1] tap, Sacrifice a creature: Destroy target nonblack creature. The assassin see only throats and hears only heartbeats. Illus. Matthew D. Wilson |
![]() | Stronghold TaskmasterBuy, 2BB, Uncommon Summon - Minion [4/3] All other black creatures get -1/-1. “With the completion of each joyous task, we are closer to Yawgmoth's divine vision.” —Stronghold architect, journal Illus. Brom |
![]() | TormentBuy, 1B, Common Enchant Creature Enchanted creature gets -3/-0. “Volrath has killed me. All that remains of me is the scar!” —Tahngarth Illus. Paolo Parente |
![]() | Tortured ExistenceBuy, B, Common Enchantment B, Choose and discard a creature card: Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. “There are terrors lurking in the unseen corners of us all.” —Crovax Illus. Keith Parkinson |
![]() | Wall of SoulsBuy, 1B, Uncommon Summon - Wall [0/4] (Walls cannot attack.) Whenever Wall of Souls is dealt combat damage, it deals an equal amount of damage to target opponent. “It is the nature of evil to turn you against yourself.” —Starke Illus. John Matson |
![]() | AmokBuy, 1R, Rare Enchantment 1, Discard a card at random: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Corvax's rage was horrifying. Within moments only blood and shreds of flesh remained of the shapeshifter. Illus. Dermot Power |
![]() | Convulsing LicidBuy, 2R, Uncommon Summon - Licid [2/2] R, tap: Convulsing Licid loses this ability and becomes a creature enchantment that reads “Enchanted creature cannot block” instead of a creature. Move Convulsing Licid onto target creature. You may pay R to end this effect. Illus. Scott Kirschner |
![]() | Craven GiantBuy, 2R, Common Summon - Giant [4/1] Craven Giant cannot block. What is high as a mountain and low as a snake? —Dal riddle Illus. Brian Snoddy |
![]() | Duct CrawlerBuy, R, Common Summon - Insect [1/1] 1R: Target creature cannot block Duct Crawler this turn. “The mountain's ducts will be like organ pipes, amplifying the glorious roar of the dying.” —Stronghold architect, journal Illus. Stephen Daniele |
![]() | Fanning the FlamesBuy, XRR, Uncommon Sorcery Buyback 3 (You may pay an additional 3 when you play this spell. If you do, put it into your hand instead of your graveyard as part of the spell's effect.) Fanning the Flames deals X damage to target creature or player. Illus. Ron Spencer |
![]() | Flame WaveBuy, 3RRRR, Uncommon Sorcery Flame Wave deals 4 damage to target player and each creature he or she controls. “I hear the roaring of a wave whose waters are red and whose mists are black.” —Oracle en- Vec Illus. Donato Giancola |
![]() | FlingBuy, 1R, Common Instant Sacrifice a creature: Fling deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to target creature or player. It's raining rats and moggs. Illus. Paolo Parente |
![]() | Flowstone BladeBuy, R, Common Enchant Creature R: Enchanted creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn. “Remember the fable of the elf who came upon a cave of gold. In trying to free the largest piece, she was crushed by its weight.” —Karn, silver golem Illus. L. A. Williams |
![]() | Flowstone HellionBuy, 4R, Uncommon Summon - Beast [3/3] Flowstone Hellion is unaffected by summoning sickness. 0: Flowstone Hellion gets +1/-1 until end of turn. Volrath leaves no stone untrained. Illus. Daren Bader |
![]() | Flowstone MaulerBuy, 4RR, Rare Summon - Beast [4/5] Trample R: Flowstone Mauler gets +1/-1 until end of turn. Once these horrifying creatures were perfected, there was no need for armodons. Illus. Paolo Parente |
![]() | Flowstone ShamblerBuy, 2R, Common Summon - Beast [2/2] R: Flowstone Shambler gets +1/-1 until end of turn. Flowstone troops are notoriously difficult to keep in formation. Illus. Jim Nelson |
![]() | Furnace SpiritBuy, 2R, Common Summon - Spirit [1/1] Furnace Spirit is unaffected by summoning sickness. R: Furnace Spirit gets +1/+0 until end of turn. If it can survive the Furnace, you don't want it near you. Illus. Jeff Miracola |
![]() | Heat of BattleBuy, 1R, Uncommon Enchantment Whenever any creature blocks, Heat of Battle deals 1 damage to that creature's controller. “Takara, it's me!” shouted Starke. It was no use—she obeyed Volrath. Illus. Matthew D. Wilson |
![]() | Invasion PlansBuy, 2R, Rare Enchantment Each creature blocks whenever able. Attacking player chooses how each creature blocks. (All blocking assignments must still be legal.) Gerrard studied the globe as Mirri kept watch. Suddenly, his eyes widened. “This is Dominaria!” Illus. Pete Venters |
![]() | Mob JusticeBuy, 1R, Common Sorcery Mob Justice deals 1 damage to target player for each creature you control. A single stone can start an avalanche. Illus. Ron Spencer |
![]() | Mogg BombersBuy, 3R, Common Summon - Goblins [3/4] If any other creature comes into play, sacrifice Mogg Bombers and it deals 3 damage to target player. Behind every great mogg bomber is another mogg with a shovel and a basket. Illus. Dermot Power |
![]() | Mogg FlunkiesBuy, 1R, Common Summon - Goblins [3/3] Mogg Flunkies cannot attack or block during a turn in which no other creature you control attacks or blocks. They'll attack whatever's in front of them—as long as you tell them where that is. Illus. Brom |
![]() | Mogg InfestationBuy, 3RR, Rare Sorcery Destroy all creatures target player controls. For each creature put into any graveyard in this way, put two Goblin tokens into play under that player's control. Treat these tokens as 1/1 red creatures. Illus. Pete Venters |
![]() | Mogg ManiacBuy, 1R, Uncommon Summon - Goblin [1/1] Whenever Mogg Maniac is dealt damage, it deals an equal amount of damage to target opponent. Stand clear if he gets an itch. Illus. Brian Snoddy |
![]() | RuinationBuy, 3R, Rare Sorcery Destroy all nonbasic lands. “We have built a wall upon sand. The wall will vanish. The sand will remain.” —Oracle en- Vec Illus. Dermot Power |
![]() | Seething AngerBuy, R, Common Sorcery Buyback 3 (You may pay an additional 3 when you play this spell. If you do, put it into your hand instead of your graveyard as part of the spell's effect.) Target creature gets +3/+0 until end of turn. Illus. Val Mayerik |
![]() | Shard PhoenixBuy, 4R, Rare Summon - Phoenix [2/2] Flying RRR: Put Shard Phoenix into your hand. Use this ability only if Shard Phoenix is in your graveyard and only during your upkeep. Sacrifice Shard Phoenix: Shard Phoenix deals 2 damage to each creature without flying. Illus. Paolo Parente |
![]() | ShockBuy, R, Common Instant Shock deals 2 damage to target creature or player. Lightning tethers souls to the world. —Kor saying Illus. Randy Gallegos |
![]() | Spitting HydraBuy, 3RR, Rare Summon - Hydra [0/0] Spitting Hydra comes into play with four +1/+1 counters on it. 1R, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spitting Hydra: Spitting Hydra deals 1 damage to target creature. Illus. Daren Bader |
![]() | Wall of RazorsBuy, 1R, Uncommon Summon - Wall [4/1] (Walls cannot attack.) First strike “In this blessed structure let the very walls baptize themselves in the blood of intruders.” —Stronghold architect, journal Illus. Michael Sutfin |
![]() | AwakeningBuy, 2GG, Rare Enchantment At the beginning of each player's upkeep, untap all creatures and lands. “There are times when destiny calls forth a people and demands an action. Now is the time. We are the people. This is our action. Charge!” —Eladamri, Lord of Leaves Illus. Dan Frazier |
![]() | BurgeoningBuy, G, Rare Enchantment Whenever any opponent plays a land, you may choose a land card from your hand and put it into play. “The plants said, ‘We will fight the stone with root and stem and seed. We are patient. We will win.'” —Skyshroud myth of the forest Illus. Randy Gallegos |
![]() | CarnassidBuy, 4GG, Rare Summon - Beast [5/4] Trample 1G: Regenerate Carnassid. The hunter would never forget the time or place where he first met the carnassid, for they buried him there. Illus. Brom |
![]() | Constant MistsBuy, 1G, Uncommon Instant Buyback—Sacrifice a land (You may sacrifice a land in addition to any other costs when you play this spell. If you do, put Constant Mists into your hand instead of your graveyard as part of the spell's effect.) Creatures deal no combat damage this turn. Illus. Dermot Power |
![]() | Crossbow AmbushBuy, G, Common Instant All creatures you control can block creatures with flying until end of turn. There is no drake that flies faster than a crossbow bolt. —Vec saying Illus. Kev Walker |
![]() | Elven RiteBuy, 1G, Uncommon Sorcery Put two +1/+1 counters, distributed any way you choose, on any number of target creatures. As the bough stretches, so shall you grow. As the roots spread, so shall you thrive. Illus. Jeff Miracola |
![]() | Endangered ArmodonBuy, 2GG, Common Summon - Elephant [4/5] If you control any creature with toughness 2 or less, sacrifice Endangered Armodon. These are its last days. Its doom to be remembered only until the hunters hunger again. Illus. Kev Walker |
![]() | Hermit DruidBuy, 1G, Rare Summon - Druid [1/1] G, tap: Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a basic land card. Put that card into your hand and put all other revealed cards into your graveyard. Seeking the company of plants ensures that your wits will go to seed. Illus. Heather Hudson |
![]() | Lowland BasiliskBuy, 2G, Common Summon - Basilisk [1/3] Whenever Lowland Basilisk damages any creature, destroy that creature at end of combat. Unlike their cousins, Rathi basilisks turn their victims into puddles of flowstone. Illus. Randy Gallegos |
![]() | MulchBuy, 1G, Common Sorcery Reveal the top four cards of your library to all players. Put any of those cards that are lands into your hand and the rest into your graveyard. Hope is the one crop that can grow in any climate. Illus. Rebecca Guay |
![]() | OvergrowthBuy, 2G, Common Enchant Land Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, it produces an additional GG. Life needs no encouragement. Illus. Rob Alexander |
![]() | Primal RageBuy, 1G, Uncommon Enchantment All creatures you control gain trample. “Charge!” A great cry went out, and countless elves and Vec soldiers charged up the mountain. Their fury and passion hid the fact that they were horribly outnumbered. Illus. Brian Snoddy |
![]() | ProvokeBuy, 1G, Common Instant Untap target creature you do not control. That creature blocks this turn if able. Draw a card. Mirri did not have time to think, only to react. Illus. Terese Nielsen |
![]() | Skyshroud ArcherBuy, G, Common Summon - Elf [1/1] tap: Target creature with flying gets -1/-1 until end of turn. In Rath, arrows are guided not by virtue but by necessity. Illus. Jeff Miracola |
![]() | Skyshroud TroopersBuy, 3G, Common Summon - Elf [3/3] tap: Add G to your mana pool. Play this ability as a mana source. “We were not made for war. Like flowstone, Volrath shaped us to it.” —Eladamri, Lord of Leaves Illus. DiTerlizzi |
![]() | Spike BreederBuy, 3G, Rare Summon - Spike [0/0] Spike Breeder comes into play with three +1/+1 counters on it. 2, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Breeder: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. 2, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Breeder: Put a Spike token into play. Treat this token as a 1/1 green creature. Illus. Adam Rex |
![]() | Spike ColonyBuy, 4G, Common Summon - Spike [0/0] Spike Colony comes into play with four +1/+1 counters on it. 2, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Colony: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Illus. Douglas Shuler |
![]() | Spike FeederBuy, 1GG, Uncommon Summon - Spike [0/0] Spike Feeder comes into play with two +1/+1 counters on it. 2, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Feeder: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Feeder: Gain 2 life. Illus. Heather Hudson |
![]() | Spike SoldierBuy, 2GG, Uncommon Summon - Spike [0/0] Spike Soldier comes into play with three +1/+1 counters on it. 2, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Soldier: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Soldier: Spike Soldier gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Illus. Randy Elliott |
![]() | Spike WorkerBuy, 2G, Common Summon - Spike [0/0] Spike Worker comes into play with two +1/+1 counters on it. 2, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Spike Worker: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Illus. Daniel Gelon |
![]() | Spined WurmBuy, 4G, Common Summon - Wurm [5/4] “As it moved, the wurm's spines gathered up bits of flowstone, which took the shapes of dead villagers' heads. Each head spoke a single sound, but if taken together, they said, ‘Alas for the living.'” —Dal myth of the wurm Illus. Keith Parkinson |
![]() | Tempting LicidBuy, 2G, Uncommon Summon - Licid [2/2] G, tap: Tempting Licid loses ability and becomes a creature enchantment that reads “All creatures able to block enchanted creature do so” instead of a creature. Move Tempting Licid onto target creature. You may pay G to end this effect. Illus. Randy Gallegos |
![]() | Verdant TouchBuy, 1G, Rare Sorcery Buyback 3 (You may pay an additional 3 when you play this spell. If you do, put it into your hand instead of your graveyard as part of the spell's effect.) Target land becomes a 2/2 creature permanently. (This creature still counts as a land.) Illus. DiTerlizzi |
![]() | Volrath's GardensBuy, 1G, Rare Enchantment 2, Tap a creature you control: Gain 2 life. Play this ability as a sorcery. “Watch yourself,” warned Starke. “These plants aren't nice when they're hungry.” Illus. Rob Alexander |
![]() | Wall of BlossomsBuy, 1G, Uncommon Summon - Wall [0/4] (Walls cannot attack.) When Wall of Blossoms comes into play, draw a card. Each flower identical, every leaf and petal disturbingly exact. Illus. Heather Hudson |
![]() | Acidic SliverBuy, BR, Uncommon Summon - Sliver [2/2] Each Sliver gains “2, Sacrifice this creature: This creature deals 2 damage to target creature or player.” The first sliver burst against the cave wall, and others piled in behind to deepen the new tunnel. Illus. Jeff Miracola |
![]() | Crystalline SliverBuy, WU, Uncommon Summon - Sliver [2/2] Slivers cannot be the target of spells or abilities. Bred as living shields, these slivers have proven unruly—they know they cannot be caught. Illus. L. A. Williams |
![]() | Hibernation SliverBuy, UB, Uncommon Summon - Sliver [2/2] Each Sliver gains “Pay 2 life: Return this creature to owner's hand.” Mogglings have been known to play ball with hibernating slivers, completely unaware of their true nature. Illus. Scott Kirschner |
![]() | Sliver QueenBuy, WUBRG, Rare Summon - Legend [7/7] Sliver Queen counts as a Sliver. 2: Put a Sliver token into play. Treat this token as a 1/1 colorless creature. Her children are ever part of her. Illus. Ron Spencer |
![]() | Spined SliverBuy, RG, Uncommon Summon - Sliver [2/2] If any Sliver is blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each creature blocking it. “Slivers are evil and slivers are sly; And if you get eaten, then no one will cry.” —Mogg children's rhyme Illus. Ron Spencer |
![]() | Victual SliverBuy, GW, Uncommon Summon - Sliver [2/2] Each Sliver gains “2, Sacrifice this creature: Gain 4 life.” “We are kinfolk,” explained Karn to the sliver queen. “Just as you need your progeny to complete you, so do I need the pieces of the Legacy to make me whole.” Illus. Terese Nielsen |