Island

Plains

Tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.

Ponder

Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order. You may shuffle.
Draw a card.

Preordain

Scry 2, then draw a card. (To 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.)

The mizzium-sphere array drove her mind deep into the thought field, where only the rarest motes of genius may be plucked.

Brainstorm

Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

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.

The divine light of the Palatinate could be so cold. As she laid down her sword, she felt the sun's warmth in a different way.

Swords to Plowshares

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

Counterspell

Arcane Denial

Counter target spell. Its controller may draw up to two cards at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Mystic Confluence

Choose three. You may choose the same mode more than once.
• Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.
• Return target creature to its owner's hand.
• Draw a card.

Mulldrifter

Flying
When this creature enters, draw two cards.
Evoke {2}{U} (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters.)

Sun Titan

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

Reveillark

Flying
When this creature 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.)

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 this creature enters, return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

All the aether charts in the world can't compete with the trained eye of a talented scout.

Cloudblazer

Flying
When this creature enters, you gain 2 life and draw two cards.

Sea Gate Oracle

When this creature enters, look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other on the bottom of your library.

"Words of power never disappear. They sleep, awaiting those with the will to rouse them."

Archaeomancer

When this creature enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

Restoration Angel

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

Deputy of Detention

When this creature enters, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls and all other nonland permanents that player controls with the same name as that permanent until this creature leaves the battlefield.

Trinket Mage

When this creature enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 1 or less, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Reflector Mage

When this creature enters, return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand. That creature's owner can't cast spells with the same name as that creature until your next turn.

His marvels of artifice pale in comparison to the developing machinery of his mind.

Venser, Shaper Savant

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When Venser enters, return target spell or permanent to its owner's hand.

Faerie Artisans

Copy

Flying
Whenever a nontoken creature an opponent controls enters, create a token that's a copy of that creature except it's an artifact in addition to its other types. Then exile all other tokens created with this creature.

"Do as I think, not as I do."
—Jace Beleren

Control Magic

Enchant creature
You control enchanted creature.

Detention Sphere

When this enchantment enters, you may exile target nonland permanent not named Detention Sphere and all other permanents with the same name as that permanent.
When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, return the exiled cards to the battlefield under their owner's control.

Oblivion Ring

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

Few escape the Underworld. Fewer still escape fate.

Grasp of Fate

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

Rite of Replication

Kicker {5} (You may pay an additional {5} as you cast this spell.)
Create a token that's a copy of target creature. If this spell was kicked, create five of those tokens instead.

Saheeli's Artistry

"From the first touch, I know exactly what the metal wants to be."

Choose one or both —
• Create a token that's a copy of target artifact.
• Create a token that's a copy of target creature, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types.

Stolen Identity

Create a token that's a copy of target artifact or creature.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)

Supreme Will

Choose one —
• Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.
• Look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Tune the Narrative

Energy Reserve

"The kami whisper of other worlds, brimming with stories untold. It would take a lifetime to learn them. A lifetime well spent."

Draw a card. You get {E}{E} (two energy counters).

HELIOS One

The plant is still capable of activating the devastating ARCHIMEDES satellite weapon.

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}: You get {E} (an energy counter).
{3}, {T}, Pay X {E}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonland permanent with mana value X. Activate only as a sorcery.

It took the banning of temporal manipulation at Tolaria West to teach its students the value of time.

Frantic Search

Draw two cards, then discard two cards. Untap up to three lands.

Aetherling

{U}: Exile this creature. Return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
{U}: This creature can't be blocked this turn.
{1}: This creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
{1}: This creature gets -1/+1 until end of turn.

Fabrication Module

Whenever you get one or more {E} (energy counters), put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
{4}, {T}: You get {E}.

Aethersquall Ancient

Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, you get {E}{E}{E} (three energy counters).
Pay eight {E}: Return all other creatures to their owners' hands. Activate only as a sorcery.

He has journeyed where none have been before. Now he returns to ensure that none follow.

Arcanis the Omnipotent

{T}: Draw three cards.
{2}{U}{U}: Return Arcanis to its owner's hand.

Aetherworks Marvel

Whenever a permanent you control is put into a graveyard, you get {E} (an energy counter).
{T}, Pay six {E}: Look at the top six cards of your library. You may cast a spell from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

In the final days before the disaster, all the crabs on Tolaria migrated from inlets, streams, and ponds back to the sea. No one took note.

Horseshoe Crab

Brotherhood Scribe

Metalcraft — {T}: You get {E} (an energy counter). Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.
Whenever you get one or more {E} during your turn, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.

Minister of Inquiries

When this creature enters, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
{T}, Pay {E}: Target player mills three cards.

After years of fabricating visions for naive customers of the Obscura, Stafano was flummoxed by the nightmarish scenes that played out unbidden in his mind's eye.

Omen Hawker

{T}: Add {C}{U}. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.

Automated Assembly Line

Robot

"You needn't be afraid of me. It's my securitrons that are going to kill you."
—Mr. House

Whenever one or more artifact creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, you get {E} (an energy counter).
Pay {E}{E}{E}: Create a tapped 3/3 colorless Robot artifact creature token.

Within each rimekin rages an ongoing struggle for self-discovery and purpose.

Thirst for Identity

Draw three cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard a creature card.

Decoction Module

Whenever a creature you control enters, you get {E} (an energy counter).
{4}, {T}: Return target creature you control to its owner's hand.

Glen Elendra Guardian

Flash
Flying
This creature enters with a -1/-1 counter on it.
{1}{U}, Remove a counter from this creature: Counter target noncreature spell. Its controller draws a card.

Aethergeode Miner

Gremlins in the wild feed on nodules of pure aether, which are also prized by miners.

Whenever this creature attacks, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
Pay {E}{E}: Exile this creature, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Roil Cartographer

"The world shifts constantly, but that doesn't mean it can't be mapped. Our maps must shift as well."

Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, you get {E} (an energy counter).
{T}, Pay six {E}: Draw three cards.

Elephant

Generous Gift

The best presents are impossible to regift.

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

Arcade Gannon

{T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. Put a quest counter on Arcade Gannon.
For Auld Lang Syne — Once during each of your turns, you may cast an artifact or Human spell from your graveyard with mana value less than or equal to the number of quest counters on Arcade Gannon.

Thriving Turtle

Aether shapes everything on Kaladesh, from the sky to the sea.

When this creature enters, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay {E}{E}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Dynavolt Tower

"I like that Tezzeret. He has vision the other judges don't. He sees the potential in what we're making here."
—Faiz, inventor

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
{T}, Pay {E}{E}{E}{E}{E}: This artifact deals 3 damage to any target.

Rapid Hybridization

Frog Lizard

"From the day we are born, we do our best to survive. We fight. We run. We fear. But we cannot protect ourselves from change."
—Ark, lizardfolk blacksmith

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller creates a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token.

Pongify

Some spellcrafting mistakes go on to become spells of their own.

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.

The undead may outlast the living, but those who have never lived outlast them both.

Voltaic Construct

Multiform Wonder

When this creature enters, you get {E}{E}{E} (three energy counters).
Pay {E}: This creature gains your choice of flying, vigilance, or lifelink until end of turn.
Pay {E}: This creature gets +2/-2 or -2/+2 until end of turn.

Thopter Spy Network

Thopter

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control an artifact, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
Whenever one or more artifact creatures you control deal combat damage to a player, draw a card.

The maze-like design embodies the core of Azorius law—strict structure designed to test wills and stall change.

Azorius Signet

Ghostly Pilferer

Whenever this creature becomes untapped, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card.
Whenever an opponent casts a spell from anywhere other than their hand, draw a card.
Discard a card: This creature can't be blocked this turn.

Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh Emblem

Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh

The first activated ability of an artifact you activate each turn costs {2} less to activate.
+1: Draw two cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.
−2: Target artifact becomes an artifact creature. If it isn't a Vehicle, it has base power and toughness 4/4.
−6: You get an emblem with "Whenever an artifact you control becomes tapped, draw a card."

Human

Stroke of Midnight

The assembled partygoers fell silent and stared. As the helmet came to a clattering stop, the only sound was Ash's distant footsteps.

Destroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a 1/1 white Human creature token.

Robobrain War Mind

Robobrain War Mind's power is equal to the number of cards in your hand.
When this creature enters, you get an amount of {E} (energy counters) equal to the number of artifact creatures you control.
Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay {E}{E}{E}. If you do, draw a card.

Deadlock Trap

This artifact enters tapped.
When this artifact enters, you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
{T}, Pay {E}: Tap target creature or planeswalker. Its activated abilities can't be activated this turn.

When it finishes the harvest, you'll have nowhere to hide.

Farmstead Gleaner

This creature doesn't untap during your untap step.
{2}, {Q}: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. ({Q} is the untap symbol.)

Bespoke Battlewagon

{T}: You get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
{T}, Pay {E}{E}: Tap target creature.
{T}, Pay {E}{E}{E}: Draw a card.
Pay {E}{E}{E}{E}: This Vehicle becomes an artifact creature until end of turn.
Crew 4

Rex, Cyber-Hound

Whenever Rex deals combat damage to a player, they mill two cards and you get {E}{E} (two energy counters).
Pay {E}{E}: Choose target creature card in a graveyard. Exile it with a brain counter on it. Activate only as a sorcery.
Rex has all activated abilities of all cards in exile with brain counters on them.

Niv-Mizzet, Supreme

Flying, hexproof from monocolored
Each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard that's exactly two colors has jump-start. (You may cast that card from your graveyard by discarding a card in addition to paying its other costs. Then exile it.)

Ulalek, Fused Atrocity

Devoid (This card has no color.)
Whenever you cast an Eldrazi spell, you may pay {C}{C}. If you do, copy all spells you control, then copy all other activated and triggered abilities you control. You may choose new targets for the copies. (Mana abilities can't be copied.)

Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

First strike
Whenever Alesha attacks, you may pay {W/B}{W/B}. If you do, return target creature card with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking.

Edgar Markov

Vampire

Eminence — Whenever you cast another Vampire spell, if Edgar is in the command zone or on the battlefield, create a 1/1 black Vampire creature token.
First strike, haste
Whenever Edgar attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on each Vampire you control.

Experience

Ezuri, Claw of Progress

Whenever a creature you control with power 2 or less enters, you get an experience counter.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put X +1/+1 counters on another target creature you control, where X is the number of experience counters you have.

Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds

"The Conclave was soft. The Clans were trapped beasts. Here in this untamed wilderness, nature can truly roam free."

Haste
Nontoken creatures you control have "{T}: Create a token that's a copy of target token you control that entered this turn."

Start Your Engines! // Max Speed

Mendicant Core, Guidelight

Mendicant Core's power is equal to the number of artifacts you control.
Start your engines! (If you have no speed, it starts at 1. It increases once on each of your turns when an opponent loses life. Max speed is 4.)
Max speed — Whenever you cast an artifact spell, you may pay {1}. If you do, copy it. (The copy becomes a token.)

Lord Windgrace

Cat Warrior

+2: Discard a card, then draw a card. If a land card is discarded this way, draw an additional card.
−3: Return up to two target land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield.
−11: Destroy up to six target nonland permanents, then create six 2/2 green Cat Warrior creature tokens with forestwalk.
Lord Windgrace can be your commander.

Tergrid, God of Fright

Menace
Whenever an opponent sacrifices a nontoken permanent or discards a permanent card, you may put that card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

When Tergrid was a child, her shadow tried to kill her. Only her lantern keeps it at bay.

Tergrid's Lantern

{T}: Target player loses 3 life unless they sacrifice a nonland permanent of their choice or discard a card.
{3}{B}: Untap Tergrid's Lantern.

Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern

"Look what we fought for. Look what we built together."

Kynaios and Tiro of Meletis

At the beginning of your end step, draw a card. Each player may put a land card from their hand onto the battlefield, then each opponent who didn't draws a card.

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