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Vampire

Legion's Landing // Adanto, the First Fort

"I claim this land in the name of the queen."
—Adrian Adanto of Lujio

Legion's Landing

When Legion's Landing enters, create a 1/1 white Vampire creature token with lifelink.
When you attack with three or more creatures, transform Legion's Landing.

Adanto, the First Fort

(Transforms from Legion's Landing.)
{T}: Add {W}.
{2}{W}, {T}: Create a 1/1 white Vampire creature token with lifelink.

Boros Garrison

Boros Garrison enters tapped.
When Boros Garrison enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {R}{W}.

The sunlight falls pristine on the temple at Epityr, softened by the remembered shadows of angelic saviors' wings.

Clifftop Retreat

Clifftop Retreat enters tapped unless you control a Mountain or a Plains.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Sacred Foundry

({T}: Add {R} or {W}.)
As Sacred Foundry enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

"It's me and Gribble's special fort. None of the bad things can get us in there."
—Toby

Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

"As Terisiare's mines ran dry, scrap metal became increasingly plentiful."
—*The Antiquities War*

Battlefield Forge

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}. Battlefield Forge deals 1 damage to you.

Temple of Triumph

Temple of Triumph enters tapped.
When Temple of Triumph enters, scry 1.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Plains

Mountain

"Fair fight? How could it be a fair fight? We're Akroans. They're not."

Akroan Hoplite

Whenever Akroan Hoplite attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of attacking creatures you control.

"Go find yourself a couple of friends, and bring me a blindfold. Then we might have a fair fight."

Fencing Ace

Truefire Captain

Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)
Whenever Truefire Captain is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to target player.

"Fear holds no place in faith's battle plan."

Odric, Master Tactician

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Whenever Odric, Master Tactician and at least three other creatures attack, you choose which creatures block this combat and how those creatures block.

Sunforger

Equipped creature gets +4/+0.
{R}{W}, Unattach Sunforger: Search your library for a red or white instant card with mana value 4 or less and cast that card without paying its mana cost. Then shuffle.
Equip {3}

Preeminent Captain

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
Whenever Preeminent Captain attacks, you may put a Soldier creature card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking.

Boros Charm

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

Tajic, Legion's Edge

Haste
Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)
Prevent all noncombat damage that would be dealt to other creatures you control.
{R}{W}: Tajic, Legion's Edge gains first strike until end of turn.

Elspeth, Knight-Errant Emblem

Elspeth, Knight-Errant

Soldier

+1: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
+1: Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn.
−8: You get an emblem with "Artifacts, creatures, enchantments, and lands you control have indestructible."

"In these halls there is no pass or fail. Your true test comes with the first full moon."

Mentor of the Meek

Whenever another creature you control with power 2 or less enters, you may pay {1}. If you do, draw a card.

"Imagine a thunderstorm that's also a tactical genius. That's him."
—Dars Gostok, Firefist captain

Boros Reckoner

Whenever Boros Reckoner is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to any target.
{R/W}: Boros Reckoner gains first strike until end of turn.

Brimaz, King of Oreskos

Cat Soldier

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

Where Razia was aloof and untouchable, Aurelia is on the frontlines, calling for war.

Aurelia, the Warleader

Flying, vigilance, haste
Whenever Aurelia, the Warleader attacks for the first time each turn, untap all creatures you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Iroas, God of Victory

Indestructible
As long as your devotion to red and white is less than seven, Iroas isn't a creature.
Creatures you control have menace.
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to attacking creatures you control.

"We pray to Avacyn on high.
On snow-white wings fearless you fly.
Keep safe our souls. Keep safe our lives.
May angels watch us from the skies."
—Children's prayer

Always Watching

Nontoken creatures you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance.

Knight Ally

Gideon, Ally of Zendikar

Gideon, Ally of Zendikar Emblem

+1: Until end of turn, Gideon, Ally of Zendikar becomes a 5/5 Human Soldier Ally creature with indestructible that's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn.
0: Create a 2/2 white Knight Ally creature token.
−4: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +1/+1."

A swiftblade is an artist, each fiery trail of their blades a fleeting masterpiece traced on the air.

Swiftblade Vindicator

Assemble the Legion

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a muster counter on Assemble the Legion. Then create a 1/1 red and white Soldier creature token with haste for each muster counter on Assemble the Legion.

Captain Angrath cares less about treasure than mayhem. If he can't leave Ixalan, he'll burn the plane down.

Angrath's Marauders

If a source you control would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals double that damage to that permanent or player instead.

Basri Ket

Basri Ket Emblem

+1: Put a +1/+1 counter on up to one target creature. It gains indestructible until end of turn.
−2: Whenever one or more nontoken creatures attack this turn, create that many 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens that are tapped and attacking.
−6: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token, then put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control."

Embercleave

Flash
This spell costs {1} less to cast for each attacking creature you control.
When Embercleave enters, attach it to target creature you control.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has double strike and trample.
Equip {3}

Land Tax

At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for up to three basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.

"I'm not saying I'm sure it's a trap. I'm just saying it wasn't there yesterday and I'm pretty sure I heard it whisper my name. If you're so curious, you touch it."
—Angus, survivor scout

Sol Ring

"Have you ever held a Boros signet? There's a weight to it that belies its size—a weight of strength and of pride."
—Agrus Kos

Boros Signet

Legion's Initiative

Red creatures you control get +1/+0.
White creatures you control get +0/+1.
{R}{W}, Exile Legion's Initiative: Exile all creatures you control. At the beginning of the next combat, return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control and those creatures gain haste until end of turn.

Those who most feel guilt don't need to, while those who most need to feel guilt never do.
—Order proverb

Guilty Conscience

Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature deals damage, Guilty Conscience deals that much damage to that creature.

Indestructibility

Enchant permanent
Enchanted permanent has indestructible. (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy that permanent. A creature with indestructible can't be destroyed by damage.)

She doesn't escort the dead to the afterlife, but instead raises them to fight and die again.

Adarkar Valkyrie

Flying, vigilance
{T}: When target creature other than Adarkar Valkyrie dies this turn, return that card to the battlefield under your control.

With one motion, a pest is removed and a scourge inflicted.

Goblin Bombardment

Sacrifice a creature: Goblin Bombardment deals 1 damage to any target.

Copy

Delina, Wild Mage

Whenever Delina, Wild Mage attacks, choose target creature you control, then roll a d20.
1—14 | Create a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of that creature, except it's not legendary and it has "At end of combat, exile this creature."
15—20 | Create one of those tokens. You may roll again.

Kediss loves molten metal, searing flames, and head scratches.

Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar

Whenever a commander you control deals combat damage to an opponent, it deals that much damage to each other opponent.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Volcano Hellion

Volcano Hellion has echo {X}, where X is your life total. (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
When Volcano Hellion enters, it deals an amount of damage of your choice to you and target creature. The damage can't be prevented.

"It is *not* sad," Radiant chided the lesser angel. "It is right. Every society must have its outcasts."

Pariah

Enchant creature
All damage that would be dealt to you is dealt to enchanted creature instead.

"Gods don't die. They merely slumber."
—Ayli, Kamsa cleric

Eldrazi Monument

Creatures you control get +1/+1 and have flying and indestructible.
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a creature. If you can't, sacrifice Eldrazi Monument.

"The spirit of Serra raised Brindri high and commanded her to keep the balance."
—*Song of All*, canto 524

On Serra's Wings

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature is legendary, gets +1/+1, and has flying, vigilance, and lifelink.

Splinter Twin

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "{T}: Create a token that's a copy of this creature, except it has haste. Exile that token at the beginning of the next end step."

Mirror Box

The "legend rule" doesn't apply to permanents you control.
Each legendary creature you control gets +1/+1.
Each nontoken creature you control gets +1/+1 for each other creature you control with the same name as that creature.

"Let the deception of the gods yield to the pure light of day."
—Brimaz, king of Oreskos

Daybreak Coronet

Enchant creature with another Aura attached to it
Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has first strike, vigilance, and lifelink. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

Surge to Victory

Exile target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard. Creatures you control get +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that card's mana value. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player this turn, copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.

Ephemerate

Exile target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Monastery Mentor

Monk

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, create a 1/1 white Monk creature token with prowess.

Hero of the Nyxborn

Human Soldier

When Hero of the Nyxborn enters, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.
Whenever you cast a spell that targets Hero of the Nyxborn, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

"Fire has always been my most faithful companion."
—Jared Carthalion

Fists of Flame

Draw a card. Until end of turn, target creature gains trample and gets +1/+0 for each card you've drawn this turn.

His soldiers etch his words on the insides of their shields, their inspiration always in sight during battle.

Phalanx Leader

Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Phalanx Leader, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Honor the gods of Theros, and they will return the favor.

Gods Willing

Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. (It can't be blocked, targeted, dealt damage, enchanted, or equipped by anything of that color.)
Scry 1.

Treasure

Sticky Fingers

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has menace and "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token." (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures. The token is an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")
When enchanted creature dies, draw a card.

"A hedron holds magic for a thousand years—or less, if need be."

Zada, Hedron Grinder

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets only Zada, Hedron Grinder, copy that spell for each other creature you control that the spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those creatures.

"All my life I've fought these monsters. Today I finish that fight."
—Barrin

Crown of Flames

Enchant creature
{R}: Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
{R}: Return Crown of Flames to its owner's hand.

From the storm of hellfire, the angel emerged, smiling.

Shelter

Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Draw a card.

Enduring Innocence

Lifelink
Whenever one or more other creatures you control with power 2 or less enter, draw a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
When Enduring Innocence dies, if it was a creature, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. It's an enchantment. (It's not a creature.)

Feather, the Redeemed

Flying
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell that targets a creature you control, exile that card instead of putting it into your graveyard as it resolves. If you do, return it to your hand at the beginning of the next end step.

"The arc of my blade has carved a path of light for the peace that will follow."

Swords to Plowshares

Exile target creature. Its controller gains life equal to its power.

Launch the Fleet

Strive — This spell costs {1} more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Until end of turn, any number of target creatures each gain "Whenever this creature attacks, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token that's tapped and attacking."

Expedite

Target creature gains haste until end of turn.
Draw a card.

"Rage, my servants. Our ancient power is renewed in blood."
—Rakdos

Psychotic Fury

Target multicolored creature gains double strike until end of turn.
Draw a card.

Akroan Crusader

An Akroan soldier's worth is measured by the number of swords raised by his battle cry.

Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Akroan Crusader, create a 1/1 red Soldier creature token with haste.

Path to Exile

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

Overlord of the Mistmoors

Insect

Impending 4—{2}{W}{W} (If you cast this spell for its impending cost, it enters with four time counters and isn't a creature until the last is removed. At the beginning of your end step, remove a time counter from it.)
Whenever Overlord of the Mistmoors enters or attacks, create two 2/1 white Insect creature tokens with flying.

"My family was saved thanks to a single Boros soldier. It's why I joined the Legion. I will be the protector now."

Defiant Strike

Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Draw a card.

"It's a win-win arrangement. I just happen to win the most."
—Duke Thalamra Vanthampur

Cut a Deal

Each opponent draws a card, then you draw a card for each opponent who drew a card this way.

Akroma's Will

Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.
• Creatures you control gain flying, vigilance, and double strike until end of turn.
• Creatures you control gain lifelink, indestructible, and protection from each color until end of turn.

"It takes but one spark to ignite a parched forest. Our hearts, I fear, are too dry for this new visitor."
—Elek Longbeard

Emblem of the Warmind

Enchant creature you control
Creatures you control have haste.

Elephant

Generous Gift

The best presents are impossible to regift.

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

All who hear his inspiring words are filled with hope and pride.

Leonin Lightscribe

Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.

Rune of Sustenance

Enchant permanent
When Rune of Sustenance enters, draw a card.
As long as enchanted permanent is a creature, it has lifelink.
As long as enchanted permanent is an Equipment, it has "Equipped creature has lifelink."

Akros's greatest heroes are also its royalty.

Anax and Cymede

First strike, vigilance
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Anax and Cymede, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample until end of turn.

Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim

Deathtouch
Whenever another creature you control enters, you gain 1 life.
Whenever another creature you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life.

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