When defeat is near and guidance is scarce, all eyes look in one direction.

Command Tower

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

Enter and indulge your darkest fantasies, for you may never pass this way again.

Rakdos Guildgate

Rakdos Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {B} or {R}.

The continent of Guul Draz is a geothermal swampland reeking of heat and decay.

Smoldering Marsh

({T}: Add {B} or {R}.)
Smoldering Marsh enters the battlefield tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

"I'm not cruel, but I have no patience for your mistakes."
—Tyrux, expedition warrior

Akoum Warrior

"Rock. Lava. Gravity. They're not cruel, but they're not forgiving either."
—Tyrux, expedition warrior

Akoum Teeth

Akoum Teeth enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.

Akoum Warrior // Akoum Teeth

Keldon Megaliths

Keldon Megaliths enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.
Hellbent — {1}{R}, {T}: Keldon Megaliths deals 1 damage to any target. Activate only if you have no cards in hand.

Even miles away, if you put your ear to the sewer vents, you can hear the screams and the tempestuous laughter.

Rix Maadi, Dungeon Palace

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}{B}{R}, {T}: Each player discards a card. Activate only as a sorcery.

Mountain

Swamp

Restless Vents

Restless Vents enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {B} or {R}.
{1}{B}{R}: Until end of turn, Restless Vents becomes a 2/3 black and red Insect creature with menace. It's still a land.
Whenever Restless Vents attacks, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.

"When gods become apathetic, the people will worship anyone who answers their pleas."
—Kiora

Temple of the False God

{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only if you control five or more lands.

Mortuary Mire

Mortuary Mire enters the battlefield tapped.
When Mortuary Mire enters the battlefield, you may put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library.
{T}: Add {B}.

Spinerock Knoll

Hideaway 4 (When this land enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Spinerock Knoll enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.
{R}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if an opponent was dealt 7 or more damage this turn.

Rumors quickly spread among thieves about a labyrinth without walls and a prize beyond all measures of worth.

Rogue's Passage

{T}: Add {C}.
{4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Without Embereth's courage, the realm would falter and fall.

Castle Embereth

Castle Embereth enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Mountain.
{T}: Add {R}.
{1}{R}{R}, {T}: Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

Foreboding Ruins

As Foreboding Ruins enters the battlefield, you may reveal a Swamp or Mountain card from your hand. If you don't, Foreboding Ruins enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Rakdos Carnarium

Rakdos Carnarium enters the battlefield tapped.
When Rakdos Carnarium enters the battlefield, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {B}{R}.

Temple of Malice

Temple of Malice enters the battlefield tapped.
When Temple of Malice enters the battlefield, scry 1.
{T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Tainted Peak

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {B} or {R}. Activate only if you control a Swamp.

Path of Ancestry

Path of Ancestry enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Myriad Landscape

Myriad Landscape enters the battlefield 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.

Gnolls make offerings to sinister forces in the shadow-drenched chasms.

Shadowblood Ridge

Having learned of New Capenna's Halo supply, Elesh Norn dispatched Atraxa herself to bring the world to heel.

Bloodfell Caves

Bloodfell Caves enters the battlefield tapped.
When Bloodfell Caves enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {B} or {R}.

"The wilds are unpredictable. Rivers change course, trees shuffle and bend, rocks split and scurry. But mark my words, traveler—the main thing that'll change out there is *you*."
—Sturwynn, Boundary Lands ranger

Evolving Wilds

{T}, Sacrifice Evolving Wilds: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

"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.

"Tense day of travel. Couldn't shake the feeling those peaks were about to topple."
—Pioneer journal of Big Ralph

Jagged Barrens

Jagged Barrens enters the battlefield tapped.
When Jagged Barrens enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to target opponent.
{T}: Add {B} or {R}.

There are still a few places where the natural dangers outweigh even those posed by Phyrexian sleeper agents.

Geothermal Bog

({T}: Add {B} or {R}.)
Geothermal Bog enters the battlefield tapped.

Take two steps north into the unsettled future, south into the unquiet past, east into the present day, or west into the great unknown.

Terramorphic Expanse

{T}, Sacrifice Terramorphic Expanse: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Blood Cultist

{T}: Blood Cultist deals 1 damage to target creature.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Blood Cultist this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Blood Cultist.

Fists of the Demigod

Enchant creature
As long as enchanted creature is black, it gets +1/+1 and has wither. (It deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)
As long as enchanted creature is red, it gets +1/+1 and has first strike.

"Start knockin' heads, boys, and don't stop 'til the ragamuffyn sings!"

Kindle the Carnage

Discard a card at random. If you do, Kindle the Carnage deals damage equal to that card's mana value to each creature. You may repeat this process any number of times.

Devil-blades and dripping blood make music Rakdos never tires of hearing.

Rakdos Cackler

Unleash (You may have this creature enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Ever wonder why you never see an old Rakdos cultist?

Rakdos Firewheeler

When Rakdos Firewheeler enters the battlefield, it deals 2 damage to target opponent and 2 damage to up to one target creature or planeswalker.

Rakdos Ringleader

First strike
Whenever Rakdos Ringleader deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card at random.
{B}: Regenerate Rakdos Ringleader.

"If there were such a thing as a soul, I think it would be behind the gallbladder but above the kidneys."

Rakdos Shred-Freak

Spawn of Mayhem

Spectacle {1}{B}{B} (You may cast this spell for its spectacle cost rather than its mana cost if an opponent lost life this turn.)
Flying, trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, Spawn of Mayhem deals 1 damage to each player. Then if you have 10 or less life, put a +1/+1 counter on Spawn of Mayhem.

His memories remained in the Underworld, but his cruelty crossed the Rivers with him.

Tymaret, the Murder King

{1}{R}, Sacrifice another creature: Tymaret, the Murder King deals 2 damage to target player or planeswalker.
{1}{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Return Tymaret from your graveyard to your hand.

Laughter and conversation trailed off as the revelers gathered around Zegana's body. Three things quickly became clear: it was a murder, the killer was likely among them, and Teysa's party was definitely over.

Murder

Like his mother before him, Darigaaz gave his life defending Dominaria from the tyranny of self-styled "gods."

Terminate

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

While the smell of burning flesh is common in Grixis, the odor of smoldering brain matter is a rare treat.

Blightning

Blightning deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. That player or that planeswalker's controller discards two cards.

It's not just the wind. It's not all in your head. And it's *definitely* something to worry about.

Bump in the Night

Target opponent loses 3 life.
Flashback {5}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Devil's Play

Devil's Play deals X damage to any target.
Flashback {X}{R}{R}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

"Give of yourself, for compleation awaits the cleansed."
—Nokar, priest of Sheoldred

Duress

Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. That player discards that card.

Bred for battle in the Grand Coliseum, these wurms annihilated whole ecosystems when released into the wild.

Reckless Wurm

Trample
Madness {2}{R} (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

Rakdos Charm

Choose one —
• Exile target player's graveyard.
• Destroy target artifact.
• Each creature deals 1 damage to its controller.

Goblin

Dragon Fodder

Atarka goblins meet their demise as readily as their Temur counterparts did, but usually under big, winged shadows.

Create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.

Mizzium Mortars

Mizzium Mortars deals 4 damage to target creature you don't control.
Overload {3}{R}{R}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Claim

Return target creature card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Fame

Aftermath (Cast this spell only from your graveyard. Then exile it.)
Target creature gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn.

Claim // Fame

They are the first to greet dissenters on their journey into exile.

Bone Picker

This spell costs {3} less to cast if a creature died this turn.
Flying, deathtouch

"Death is no excuse for disobedience."
—Liliana Vess

Rise from the Grave

Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. That creature is a black Zombie in addition to its other colors and types.

Garna, the Bloodflame

Flash
When Garna, the Bloodflame enters the battlefield, return to your hand all creature cards in your graveyard that were put there from anywhere this turn.
Other creatures you control have haste.

Each cut stains his blade with fresh blood that he samples to increase his strength.

Malakir Cullblade

Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Malakir Cullblade.

Shadow Alley Denizen

Whenever another black creature enters the battlefield under your control, target creature gains intimidate until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)

"Even rats hoard their treasures. Are your precious things so different?"
—Izoni

Burglar Rat

When Burglar Rat enters the battlefield, each opponent discards a card.

No guilds—that is her rule. The House vampires unnerve her. The Combine would dissect her, the Legion burn her, the Conclave "cure" her. The shadows are all the family she needs.

Child of Night

"Let him be an example to others who would default on their debts to us."
—"The Cozen," Orzhov assassin

Ultimate Price

Within each empty skull, it seeks ways to preserve its own failing undeath.

Augur of Skulls

{1}{B}: Regenerate Augur of Skulls.
Sacrifice Augur of Skulls: Target player discards two cards. Activate only during your upkeep.

Ravenous Demon // Archdemon of Greed

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Ravenous Demon

Sacrifice a Human: Transform Ravenous Demon. Activate only as a sorcery.

Archdemon of Greed

Flying, trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a Human. If you can't, tap Archdemon of Greed and it deals 9 damage to you.

Scourge of the Throne

Flying
Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Whenever Scourge of the Throne attacks for the first time each turn, if it's attacking the player with the most life or tied for most life, untap all attacking creatures. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

The dead know lessons the living haven't learned.

Read the Bones

Scry 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life.

"We spend our entire existence pursuing the joy of our first night's feast."
—Anje Falkenrath

Neonate's Rush

This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control a Vampire.
Neonate's Rush deals 1 damage to target creature and 1 damage to its controller. Draw a card.

It shambled from the cloud of ash and bone dust, undeterred by its own extinction.

Necromantic Selection

Destroy all creatures, then return a creature card put into a graveyard this way to the battlefield under your control. It's a black Zombie in addition to its other colors and types. Exile Necromantic Selection.

"Grand city? No. This is nothing but another squalid cage."

Angrath's Rampage

Choose one —
• Target player sacrifices an artifact.
• Target player sacrifices a creature.
• Target player sacrifices a planeswalker.

Nothing remains of his foes but the gripping story of their downfall.

Elite Headhunter

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
{B/R}{B/R}{B/R}, Sacrifice another creature or an artifact: Elite Headhunter deals 2 damage to target creature or planeswalker.

Demon

Priest of the Blood Rite

Some will sacrifice everything for but a taste of power.

When Priest of the Blood Rite enters the battlefield, create a 5/5 black Demon creature token with flying.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 2 life.

Sin Prodder

Menace
At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library. Any opponent may have you put that card into your graveyard. If a player does, Sin Prodder deals damage to that player equal to that card's mana value. Otherwise, put that card into your hand.

Bituminous Blast

Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Bituminous Blast deals 4 damage to target creature.

Angrath, Minotaur Pirate

Angrath's Fury

Destroy target creature. Angrath's Fury deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. You may search your library and/or graveyard for a card named Angrath, Minotaur Pirate, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.

"I welcome the use of even the foulest magic if it will rid us of the monstrosities that plague our world."
—Munda, ambush leader

Grasp of Darkness

Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.

Like a carpet unrolling for their god, the scarabs poured out from the necropolis.

Torment of Scarabs

Enchant player
At the beginning of enchanted player's upkeep, that player loses 3 life unless they sacrifice a nonland permanent or discard a card.

Dreadhorde Butcher

Haste
Whenever Dreadhorde Butcher deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker, put a +1/+1 counter on Dreadhorde Butcher.
When Dreadhorde Butcher dies, it deals damage equal to its power to any target.

At the end of the show, she stands alone on a stage brilliant with blood.

Judith, the Scourge Diva

Other creatures you control get +1/+0.
Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, Judith, the Scourge Diva deals 1 damage to any target.

Liliana's Reaver

Zombie

Deathtouch
Whenever Liliana's Reaver deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card and you create a tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

"Straight from the blood-drenched imagination of our illustrious parun!"
—Nyoser, Gore-House ringleader

Spawn of Rix Maadi

"The finest minions know what I need without me ever saying a thing."
—Liliana Vess

Liliana's Specter

Flying
When Liliana's Specter enters the battlefield, each opponent discards a card.

Many an inventor has collapsed under the pressure to create a flawless design.

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