The Mardu are centered in the present. The Jeskai look to the future. But both know when the time for talking is past.

Wind-Scarred Crag

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Island

Mountain

Plains

Mystic Sanctuary

({T}: Add {U}.)
This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Islands.
When this land enters untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Adaptive Automaton

As this creature enters, choose a creature type.
This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types.
Other creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.

Brimaz, King of Oreskos

Cat Soldier

Vigilance
Whenever Brimaz 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.

The Champion stood alone between the horde of the Returned and the shrine to Karametra, cutting down scores among hundreds. She would have been overcome if not for the aid of the temple guardians whom Karametra awakened.
—*The Theriad*

Bronze Sable

"It is hope, hooved and winged."
—Cymede, queen of Akros

Cavalry Pegasus

Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, each attacking Human gains flying until end of turn.

The foundries of Kaladesh run like clockwork under the supervision of their formidable overseers.

Chief of the Foundry

Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.

Clue

Daring Sleuth // Bearer of Overwhelming Truths

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"No matter the cost, I must discover the source of these strange happenings."

Daring Sleuth

When you sacrifice a Clue, transform this creature.

Bearer of Overwhelming Truths

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Spot one ember beast, attack.
Spot a second, best fall back.
—Dwarven saying

Ember Beast

This creature can't attack or block alone.

Knight

Gallant Cavalry

Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
When this creature enters, create a 2/2 white Knight creature token with vigilance.

Some display their trophies at the Hall of Mechanists. Others display their talent in the streets of Ghirapur.

Gearshift Ace

First strike
Whenever this creature crews a Vehicle, that Vehicle gains first strike until end of turn.

Hound of Griselbrand

Double strike
Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)

Skirmishers engaged raiders before they could reach the towns. Although these units typically suffered huge losses, they never lacked volunteers.

Icatian Skirmishers

First strike; banding (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are blocking or being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)
Whenever this creature attacks, all creatures banded with it gain first strike until end of turn.

The hound sniffed the air and let slip a low growl. General Takeno looked down at the faithful Isamaru and calmed him with a touch. "Alert the guard. The kami are coming."

Isamaru, Hound of Konda

Leonin Warleader

When one leonin hunts, many more are surely nearby.

Whenever this creature attacks, create two 1/1 white Cat creature tokens with lifelink that are tapped and attacking.

Linvala, Shield of Sea Gate

Flying
At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you have a full party, choose target nonland permanent an opponent controls. Until your next turn, it can't attack or block, and its activated abilities can't be activated.
Sacrifice Linvala: Choose hexproof or indestructible. Creatures you control gain that ability until end of turn.

"The spirits of the mythic ones ever circle their beloved keep, forbidding entry to all who come with the heavy tread of hate."

Magus of the Moat

For a moment they stood tall, all fear forgotten.

Make a Stand

Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain indestructible until end of turn. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)

Phyrexian Golem

Master Splicer

Phyrexian artificers remove the flesh they no longer need and use it to bring their unholy creations to a greater semblance of life.

When this creature enters, create a 3/3 colorless Phyrexian Golem artifact creature token.
Golems you control get +1/+1.

Mavren Fein, Dusk Apostle

Vampire

In the rapture of his Blood Fast, he destroyed the navigator's tools and steered the ship to shore by faith alone.

Whenever one or more nontoken Vampires you control attack, create a 1/1 white Vampire creature token with lifelink.

Most mirrors show your reflection. Others show your potential.

Mirage Mirror

{2}: This artifact becomes a copy of target artifact, creature, enchantment, or land until end of turn.

Mirrorwing Dragon

Flying
Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell that targets only this creature, that player copies that spell for each other creature they control that the spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those creatures.

There's no telling what an accomplished mage might collect.

Persuasion

Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters attached to that creature.)
You control enchanted creature.

Its hunger and ire are no less for being wrought of lies and mist.

Phantasmal Dragon

Flying
When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.

At his side, humble beasts become weapons more deadly than sharpened steel.

Ranger of Eos

When this creature enters, you may search your library for up to two creature cards with mana value 1 or less, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.

Ray of Command

Untap target creature an opponent controls and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn. When you lose control of the creature, tap it.

Sacred Cat

Lifelink
Embalm {W} ({W}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a white Zombie Cat with no mana cost. Embalm only as a sorcery.)

The song of the Worldsoul can take on life in the most unlikely places.

Sanctuary Raptor

Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, if you control three or more tokens, this creature gets +2/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn.

Shepherd of the Flock // Usher to Safety

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Shepherd of the Flock

Usher to Safety

Return target permanent you control to its owner's hand. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)

Slab Hammer

Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may return a land you control to its owner's hand. If you do, the creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Equip {2}

Thieves' Fortune

Prowl {U} (You may cast this for its prowl cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with a Rogue.)
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.

Vortex Elemental

{U}: Put this creature and each creature blocking or blocked by it on top of their owners' libraries, then those players shuffle.
{3}{U}{U}: Target creature blocks this creature this turn if able.

It's the favored mount of military commanders as well as anyone with a flair for the dramatic.

Vryn Wingmare

Flying
Noncreature spells cost {1} more to cast.

Her feathers cut the air, as sharp as they are silent.

Wing Shards

Target player sacrifices an attacking creature of their choice.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)

Saltfield nomads call a sudden storm a "whitemane."

Whitemane Lion

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

Although greatly prized among falconers, the zephyr falcon is capricious and not easily tamed.

Zephyr Falcon

Mardu lightning fences are the ingenious synthesis of blacksmith skill and stormsinger magic, protecting their dalkovans from even the most fearsome dragonstorms.

Sol Ring

Accurate information is a precious commodity in times of war.

Mirran Spy

Flying
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, you may untap target creature.

Suddenly he realized that everything was connected by invisible strings, strings that could be pulled—or cut.

Banishing Knack

Until end of turn, target creature gains "{T}: Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand."

When the ground is saturated with mana, even the lightest footstep can bring it to the surface.

Mana Echoes

Whenever a creature enters, you may add an amount of {C} equal to the number of creatures you control that share a creature type with it.

Prismite

"As I died, I rejoiced. I would see my family again. But then I woke up back on the battlefield. Back in Kamigawa. Back in hell."
—Kenzo the Hardhearted

Yomiji, Who Bars the Way

Whenever a legendary permanent other than Yomiji is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return that card to its owner's hand.

"Unskin these impure bodies, Great Yawgmoth, that the flesh may welcome your blessings."
—*Phyrexian Scriptures*

Phyrexian Altar

Sacrifice a creature: Add one mana of any color.

"Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once."
—William Shakespeare, *Julius Caesar*

Cowardice

Whenever a creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, return that creature to its owner's hand. (It won't be affected by the spell or ability.)

Myr Battlesphere

When this creature enters, create four 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature tokens.
Whenever this creature attacks, you may tap X untapped Myr you control. If you do, this creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn and deals X damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.

All the junk, refuse, and offal of the Krark Clan is diligently collected, melted down, and made into more junk, refuse, and offal.

Krark-Clan Ironworks

Genesis Chamber

"As the experimental population grows, so do the number of myr. It's a perfect equilibrium."
—Memnarch

Whenever a nontoken creature enters, if this artifact is untapped, that creature's controller creates a 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature token.

Traxos, Scourge of Kroog

Trample
Traxos enters tapped and doesn't untap during your untap step.
Whenever you cast a historic spell, untap Traxos. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

Brago, King Eternal

Flying
Whenever Brago deals combat damage to a player, exile any number of target nonland permanents you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control.

Lithoform Engine

{2}, {T}: Copy target activated or triggered ability you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.
{3}, {T}: Copy target instant or sorcery spell you control. You may choose new targets for the copy.
{4}, {T}: Copy target permanent spell you control. (The copy becomes a token.)

"Is the inevitable any less miraculous?"
—Veldka, wandering sage

Future Sight

Play with the top card of your library revealed.
You may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library.

Sometimes it's useful to take a break from existence.

Ghostly Flicker

Exile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control.

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.

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.

"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.

Mirri leapt quickly and silently. The guard died likewise.

Leap

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

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.

"While Loot's ability to predict Omenpaths is extraordinary, I'm more impressed by his unrelenting curiosity."
—Pia Nalaar

Riverpyre Verge

{T}: Add {R}.
{T}: Add {U}. Activate only if you control an Island or a Mountain.

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.

Might doesn't make right, but it does win the fight.

Unleash Fury

Double the power of target creature until end of turn.

As Narset struggled to meditate, tiny dragonlings spiraled around her, conjuring thoughts of ancient clans.

Whirlwind of Thought

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, draw a card.

Swiftfoot Boots

Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and {T} no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Jeskai Ascendancy

Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. Untap those creatures.
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card.

Those who know the alleys and sewers of the Erdwal can disappear like smoke.

Artful Dodge

Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Flashback {U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

"It's easy to anticipate Captain Storm's orders: take the more dangerous route."

Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Draw a card.

"You wanted a fight. Now you've got two."
—Chandra Nalaar

Full Throttle

After this main phase, there are two additional combat phases.
At the beginning of each combat this turn, untap all creatures that attacked this turn.

"Loot is free to go where he wants, so let's make sure the kid gets there in one piece."
—Chandra Nalaar

Sunbillow Verge

{T}: Add {W}.
{T}: Add {R}. Activate only if you control a Mountain or a Plains.

"One last push, and then my task is done."

Titan's Strength

Target creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)

Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest

Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may pay {R/W}{R/W}. If you do, target creature gains double strike until end of turn.

Jegantha, the Wellspring

Companion — No card in your starting deck has more than one of the same mana symbol in its mana cost. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for {3} as a sorcery.)
{T}: Add {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}. This mana can't be spent to pay generic mana costs.

Wayta, Trainer Prodigy

Haste
{2}{G}, {T}: Target creature you control fights another target creature. This ability costs {2} less to activate if it targets two creatures you control.
If a creature you control being dealt damage causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.

Stranded on New Capenna without a spark, he faced five families out for blood.

Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

Flying, trample
Whenever one or more opponents each lose exactly 1 life, put a +1/+1 counter on Ob Nixilis. Exile the top card of your library. Until your next end step, you may play that card.

Snail

Wick, the Whorled Mind

Whenever Wick or another Rat you control enters, create a 1/1 black Snail creature token if you don't control a Snail. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on a Snail you control.
{U}{B}{R}, Sacrifice a Snail: Wick deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to each opponent. Then draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power.

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