"There is much to learn here, but few can endure the ringing of the spires."
—Nulakam the Archivist

City of Brass

Whenever City of Brass becomes tapped, it deals 1 damage to you.
{T}: Add one mana of any color.

"It was a strange morning. When we awoke, we found our trees transformed. We didn't know whether to water them or polish them."
—Pulan, Bant orchardist

Exotic Orchard

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

There is beauty in the uncertainty of potential.

Prismatic Vista

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice Prismatic Vista: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Hall of Heliod's Generosity

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}{W}, {T}: Put target enchantment card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Emeria, the Sky Ruin

Emeria, the Sky Ruin enters tapped.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control seven or more Plains, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
{T}: Add {W}.

Myriad Landscape

Myriad Landscape enters tapped.
{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Myriad Landscape: Search your library for up to two basic land cards that share a land type, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Once guarded by the Knights of the Reliquary, the tower stands now protected only by its own remoteness, its dusty treasures open to plunder by anyone.

Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size.
{T}: Add {C}.

Ghost Quarter

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

Buried Ruin

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Buried Ruin: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

"Let your heels point you home."
—Ancient blessing

Homeward Path

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Each player gains control of all creatures they own.

The Planar Bridge opened over the Chamber of the Guildpact, reducing the symbol of Ravnica's endurance to rubble.

Emergence Zone

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice Emergence Zone: You may cast spells this turn as though they had flash.

Eye of Ugin

Colorless Eldrazi spells you cast cost {2} less to cast.
{7}, {T}: Search your library for a colorless creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Mistveil Plains

({T}: Add {W}.)
Mistveil Plains enters tapped.
{W}, {T}: Put target card from your graveyard on the bottom of your library. Activate only if you control two or more white permanents.

Plains

Wastes

"After years of study, I've learned an important lesson: the relics we watch may be watching us back."
—Anowon, the Ruin Sage

Amulet of Vigor

Whenever a permanent you control enters tapped, untap it.

"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

Sometimes safety is a place. Sometimes it's a person. Sometimes it's a tangible reminder that even in darkness, hope persists.

Arcane Signet

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

Sevinne's Reclamation

Return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, you may copy this spell and may choose a new target for the copy.
Flashback {4}{W} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Sun Titan

Vigilance
Whenever Sun Titan enters or attacks, you may return target permanent card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Karmic Guide

Flying, protection from black
Echo {3}{W}{W} (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 Karmic Guide enters, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Reveillark

Flying
When Reveillark leaves the battlefield, return up to two target creature cards with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Evoke {5}{W} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

Saltfield nomads call a sudden storm a "whitemane."

Whitemane Lion

Flash
When Whitemane Lion enters, return a creature you control to its owner's hand.

Restoration Angel

Flash
Flying
When Restoration Angel enters, you may exile target non-Angel creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control.

Flickerwisp

Flying
When Flickerwisp enters, exile another target permanent. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

"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.

It did not escape the ambassador's notice that the sound of war drums could also marshal the city to attention.

Stonehorn Dignitary

When Stonehorn Dignitary enters, target opponent skips their next combat phase.

There may exist powers even greater than Phyrexia.

Sunblast Angel

Flying
When Sunblast Angel enters, destroy all tapped creatures.

Admonition Angel

Flying
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you may exile target nonland permanent other than Admonition Angel.
When Admonition Angel leaves the battlefield, return all cards exiled with it to the battlefield under their owners' control.

Luminate Primordial

Vigilance
When Luminate Primordial enters, for each opponent, exile up to one target creature that player controls and that player gains life equal to its power.

A golden helix streaked skyward from the Helvault. A thunderous explosion shattered the silver monolith and Avacyn emerged, free from her prison at last.

Avacyn, Angel of Hope

Flying, vigilance, indestructible
Other permanents you control have indestructible.

The barrier between existence and oblivion is thinner than you know.

Eerie Interlude

Exile any number of target creatures you control. Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

"I watched its blade swing through me, but I was hollow, empty. I saw its face contort in rage but could not hear it snarl."
—Klattic, Boros legionnaire

Ghostway

Exile each creature you control. Return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

"Even storm clouds bow to worship Avacyn."
—Elder Rimheit

Cloudshift

Exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control.

Journey to Nowhere

When Journey to Nowhere enters, exile target creature.
When Journey to Nowhere leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Oblivion Ring

When Oblivion Ring enters, exile another target nonland permanent.
When Oblivion Ring leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

"If you cannot find light in the darkness, create it."
—Aural, high cleric

Banishing Light

When Banishing Light enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Banishing Light leaves the battlefield.

Few escape the Underworld. Fewer still escape fate.

Grasp of Fate

When Grasp of Fate enters, for each opponent, exile up to one target nonland permanent that player controls until Grasp of Fate leaves the battlefield. (Those permanents return under their owners' control.)

Parallax Wave

Fading 5 (This enchantment enters with five fade counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.)
Remove a fade counter from Parallax Wave: Exile target creature.
When Parallax Wave leaves the battlefield, each player returns to the battlefield all cards they own exiled with Parallax Wave.

Oblivion Stone

{4}, {T}: Put a fate counter on target permanent.
{5}, {T}, Sacrifice Oblivion Stone: Destroy each nonland permanent without a fate counter on it, then remove all fate counters from all permanents.

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.

Teferi's Protection

Until your next turn, your life total can't change and you gain protection from everything. All permanents you control phase out. (While they're phased out, they're treated as though they don't exist. They phase in before you untap during your untap step.)
Exile Teferi's Protection.

Elephant

Generous Gift

The best presents are impossible to regift.

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

Disenchant

Aura of Silence

Artifact and enchantment spells your opponents cast cost {2} more to cast.
Sacrifice Aura of Silence: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Smothering Tithe

Treasure

"I await your donation."
—Dasha, Orzhov priest

Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay {2}. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Citizens are free to do as they wish, within the confines of the Consulate's laws.

Authority of the Consuls

Creatures your opponents control enter tapped.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls enters, you gain 1 life.

"By the time your knees have worn through your robe, you may have begun to learn your place."

Blind Obedience

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Artifacts and creatures your opponents control enter tapped.

Though the spirits' bodies were ethereal, Agnur soon learned that their blades were quite solid—and razor-sharp.

Ghostly Prison

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

The Rakdos believe that all are eager to join their revels, even when told otherwise.

Sphere of Safety

Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {X} for each of those creatures, where X is the number of enchantments you control.

"Make people wait for what they want, and you have power over them. This is as true for merchants and militia as it is for cooks and couples."
—Gwendlyn Di Corci

Kismet

Artifacts, creatures, and lands your opponents control enter tapped.

Glowrider

Noncreature spells cost {1} more to cast.

"Thraben belongs to the living. I will not rest until it is cleansed."

Thalia, Guardian of Thraben

First strike
Noncreature spells cost {1} more to cast.

"Salvation will not be granted by the Lunarch Council. It must be earned—at the edge of a sword, if necessary."

Thalia, Heretic Cathar

First strike
Creatures and nonbasic lands your opponents control enter tapped.

"The walls of Argive were built by a peaceful dynastic union that has guarded us against war for fifteen centuries. The lesson is clear."

Baird, Steward of Argive

Vigilance
Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {1} for each of those creatures.

"Our people are torn by infighting. Until the two sides reconcile, our laws can carry no meaning."

Leonin Arbiter

Players can't search libraries. Any player may pay {2} for that player to ignore this effect until end of turn.

Those who seek to disturb the harmony of life will see their instruments taken from them.

Linvala, Keeper of Silence

Flying
Activated abilities of creatures your opponents control can't be activated.

"Your superstitions and mumblings are useless chaff before my righteousness."

Grand Abolisher

During your turn, your opponents can't cast spells or activate abilities of artifacts, creatures, or enchantments.

It is the soul of a philosopher who died of starvation contemplating the universe.

Eidolon of Rhetoric

Each player can't cast more than one spell each turn.

Students at the Dekatia Academy learn that being sent to study with her is a lesson in itself.

Spirit of the Labyrinth

Each player can't draw more than one card each turn.

"Let's begin this conversation again, and this time you will only listen."

Hushbringer

Flying, lifelink
Creatures entering or dying don't cause abilities to trigger.

"Phyrexia is certainly dangerous, but I have to admire some of its innovations."
—Tezzeret

Torpor Orb

Creatures entering don't cause abilities to trigger.

"They have forsaken their vows. The edict of the Circle demands their voices be silenced."
—Syr Tasdale, knight of Ardenvale

Deafening Silence

Each player can't cast more than one noncreature spell each turn.

Held in the lion's eye
—Zhalfirin saying meaning "caught in the moment of crisis"

Lion's Eye Diamond

Discard your hand, Sacrifice Lion's Eye Diamond: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.

"Hard to imagine," mused Hanna, stroking the petal, "such a lovely flower inspiring such greed."

Lotus Petal

{T}, Sacrifice Lotus Petal: Add one mana of any color.

Chrome Mox

Imprint — When Chrome Mox enters, you may exile a nonartifact, nonland card from your hand.
{T}: Add one mana of any of the exiled card's colors.

Mox Diamond

If Mox Diamond would enter, you may discard a land card instead. If you do, put Mox Diamond onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard.
{T}: Add one mana of any color.

Grim Monolith

Grim Monolith doesn't untap during your untap step.
{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.
{4}: Untap Grim Monolith.

Basalt Monolith

Basalt Monolith doesn't untap during your untap step.
{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.
{3}: Untap Basalt Monolith.

Mana Vault

Mana Vault doesn't untap during your untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay {4}. If you do, untap Mana Vault.
At the beginning of your draw step, if Mana Vault is tapped, it deals 1 damage to you.
{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.

Enlightenment is not gained by striking the bell or hearing its toll. It's found in the silence that follows.

Temple Bell

Most clocks measure time, but a few measure everything.

Clock of Omens

Tap two untapped artifacts you control: Untap target artifact.

Fiend Hunter

When Fiend Hunter enters, you may exile another target creature.
When Fiend Hunter leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

"If you work at sawing up carcasses, you notice how the joints fit, how the nerves are arrayed, and how the skin peels back."
—Ashnod, to Tawnos

Ashnod's Altar

Leonin Relic-Warder

When Leonin Relic-Warder enters, you may exile target artifact or enchantment.
When Leonin Relic-Warder leaves the battlefield, return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Mycosynth Lattice

All permanents are artifacts in addition to their other types.
All cards that aren't on the battlefield, spells, and permanents are colorless.
Players may spend mana as though it were mana of any color.

The relic's purpose? Its design? Whatever the intent, it is now a mere curiosity that breaks up the horizon.

Stony Silence

Activated abilities of artifacts can't be activated.

Gandalf the White

Flash
You may cast legendary spells and artifact spells as though they had flash.
If a legendary permanent or an artifact entering or leaving the battlefield causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.

Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury

Elf Druid

+2: Create a 1/1 green Elf Druid creature token with "{T}: Add {G}."
−2: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
−6: Draw a card for each green creature you control.
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury can be your commander.

"It's not over yet... this isn't the end!"

Cloud, Planet's Champion

During your turn, as long as Cloud is equipped, it has double strike and indestructible. (This creature deals both first-strike and regular combat damage. Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this creature.)
Equip abilities you activate that target Cloud cost {2} less to activate.

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