Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: Choose a color. Add an amount of mana of that color equal to your devotion to that color. (Your devotion to a color is the number of mana symbols of that color in the mana costs of permanents you control.)

Field of Ruin

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. Each player searches their library for a basic land card, puts it onto the battlefield, then shuffles.

Ghost Quarter

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}, Sacrifice this land: 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 this land: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

Myriad Landscape

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

Terrain Generator

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: You may put a basic land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.

"The land promises nothing and keeps its promise."
—Oracle *en*-Vec

Wasteland

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land.

Cathedral of War

This land enters tapped.
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
{T}: Add {C}.

Swamp

The seat of Belzenlok's power, the Stronghold serves as the gathering place for the Cabal as their dark influence spreads from Urborg.

Cabal Stronghold

{T}: Add {C}.
{3}, {T}: Add {B} for each basic Swamp you control.

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.

Barren Moor

This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {B}.
Cycling {B} ({B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Witch's Cottage

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

Takenuma, Abandoned Mire

{T}: Add {B}.
Channel — {3}{B}, Discard this card: Mill three cards, then return a creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to your hand. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each legendary creature you control.

Susur Secundi, Void Altar

This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {B}.
Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Planet. Station only as a sorcery.)
STATION 12+
{1}{B}, {T}, Pay 2 life, Sacrifice a creature: Draw cards equal to the sacrificed creature's power. Activate only as a sorcery.

Demolition Field

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land an opponent controls. That land's controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. You may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

No matter how deep Urza delved, he couldn't escape his regrets.

Urza's Cave

{T}: Add {C}.
{3}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Snow-Covered Swamp

Amid rumors of war, the third act of *The Absolution of the Guildpact* was quickly rewritten as a tragedy.

Thespian's Stage

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: This land becomes a copy of target land, except it has this ability.

When the last scrap of flesh is scoured away, the Curse of Wandering ends. Then the dead may sleep.

Scavenger Grounds

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice a Desert: Exile all graveyards.

Without Locthwain's persistence, the realm would stagnate and die.

Castle Locthwain

This land enters tapped unless you control a Swamp.
{T}: Add {B}.
{1}{B}{B}, {T}: Draw a card, then you lose life equal to the number of cards in your hand.

Bojuka Bog

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, exile target player's graveyard.
{T}: Add {B}.

"All peoples treasure a place where the weary traveler may drink in peace."
—Ajani Goldmane

Radiant Fountain

When this land enters, you gain 2 life.
{T}: Add {C}.

Miren, the Moaning Well

{T}: Add {C}.
{3}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness.

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}.

Deep within the Cabal's vault, the Mirari pulsed like a dead sun—and its darkness radiated across Otaria.

Cabal Coffers

{2}, {T}: Add {B} for each Swamp you control.

The Golgari maze-runner Varolz hungers to prove his fortitude in battle, and his trail of victims feeds other hungers.

Crypt Incursion

Exile all creature cards from target player's graveyard. You gain 3 life for each card exiled this way.

"On vile wings and bloody wind, the swarm will rise."
—Skyclave inscription

Feed the Swarm

Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.

Little agonies pave the way to greater power.

Sign in Blood

Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.

Captain Lewenheart uncovered evidence of a demon cult among the clergy. The Skirsdag never gave him a chance to prove his case.

Essence Harvest

Target player loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.

Clue

Zuko's Exile

As punishment for his disobedience, Zuko was banished and sent to capture the Avatar. Only then could he return home with his honor.

Exile target artifact, creature, or enchantment. Its controller creates a Clue token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Noxious Gearhulk

Menace
When this creature enters, you may destroy another target creature. If a creature is destroyed this way, you gain life equal to its toughness.

Erebos's Intervention

Choose one —
• Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You gain X life.
• Exile up to twice X target cards from graveyards.

"I didn't say I would help you find your way home. I said I would help you finish your adventure."

Exsanguinate

Each opponent loses X life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

Mechanical Glider

When this Equipment enters, attach it to target creature you control.
Equipped creature has flying. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Whip of Erebos

Creatures you control have lifelink.
{2}{B}{B}, {T}: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. If it would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else. Activate only as a sorcery.

"No worthwhile reward is easily gained."
—Nicol Bolas

Font of Agonies

Whenever you pay life, put that many blood counters on this enchantment.
{1}{B}, Remove four blood counters from this enchantment: Destroy target creature.

Crypt Ghast

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.)
Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional {B}.

While crossing the mire, Lort the Sneaky found the perfect shortcut to the end of his life.

Consuming Corruption

Consuming Corruption deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.

"If a vampire were feeding on you every night, wouldn't you have bite marks? Stop wasting my time."
—Donya, village healer

Creeping Bloodsucker

At the beginning of your upkeep, this creature deals 1 damage to each opponent. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.

City's Blessing

Twilight Prophet

Flying
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have the city's blessing, reveal the top card of your library and put it into your hand. Each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is that card's mana value.

Witch of the Moors

Deathtouch
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained life this turn, each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice and you return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

"Lord Bolas has shown me how each miserable little life holds untold resources."

Disciple of Bolas

When this creature enters, sacrifice another creature. You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is that creature's power.

"Even swamps need sustenance. We will give it to them, and in turn, they will sustain us."
—Ezrith, druid of the Dark Hours

Tendrils of Corruption

Tendrils of Corruption deals X damage to target creature and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.

People don't go fishing for cat-gators. Cat-gators go fishing for people.

Cat-Gator

Lifelink
When this creature enters, it deals damage equal to the number of Swamps you control to any target.

"Through the blood of the wicked, we shall be redeemed. Let us pray."

Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose

Whenever you gain life, target opponent loses that much life.
{3}{B}{B}: Creatures you control gain lifelink until end of turn.

Gray Merchant of Asphodel

When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)

It beckons silently, waiting in the darkness.

Dread Presence

Whenever a Swamp you control enters, choose one —
• You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
• This creature deals 2 damage to any target and you gain 2 life.

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.)

Midnight Snack

Food

Raid — At the beginning of your end step, if you attacked this turn, create a Food token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: You gain 3 life.")
{2}{B}, Sacrifice this enchantment: Target opponent loses X life, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.

It is the imposing heft of a ruler's scepter, the stench of death after a victory in battle, and the mournful wail of an enemy kneeling in supplication. It is power.

Jet Medallion

Black spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Profane Transfusion

Horror

"Those that fall short of perfection can still contribute to the Great Work."
—Keskit, the Flesh Sculptor

Two target players exchange life totals. You create an X/X colorless Horror artifact creature token, where X is the difference between those players' life totals.

A Planeswalker's chronicle spans worlds and civilizations, each page a lifetime.

Venser's Journal

You have no maximum hand size.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 1 life for each card in your hand.

The dead know lessons the living haven't learned.

Read the Bones

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

Mortarion, Daemon Primarch

Astartes Warrior

Flying
Primarch of the Death Guard — At the beginning of your end step, you may pay {X}. If you do, create X 2/2 black Astartes Warrior creature tokens with menace. X can't be greater than the amount of life you lost this turn.

Copy

Ardyn, the Usurper

Demons you control have menace, lifelink, and haste.
Starscourge — At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target creature card from a graveyard. If you exiled a card this way, create a token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 5/5 black Demon.

Ancient Craving

You draw three cards and you lose 3 life.

When Titania offered peace, Urza merely turned her down. Mishra made her people pay for the insult.

Go for the Throat

Gauntlet of Power

As this artifact enters, choose a color.
Creatures of the chosen color get +1/+1.
Whenever a basic land is tapped for mana of the chosen color, its controller adds an additional one mana of that color.

It wasn't long before the taverns of High and Dry were full of whispers about the new captain who could turn a person to stone with a glance.

Vraska's Contempt

Exile target creature or planeswalker. You gain 2 life.

Throne of Eldraine

As Throne of Eldraine enters, choose a color.
{T}: Add four mana of the chosen color. Spend this mana only to cast monocolored spells of that color.
{3}, {T}: Draw two cards. Spend only mana of the chosen color to activate this ability.

"Bodies are so much more cooperative with the soul out of the way."
—Liliana

Breathe Your Last

Destroy target creature or planeswalker. You gain 1 life for each of its colors.

"I've seen Ravnica's fate. Believe me, I'm doing you a favor."

Severed Strands

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness. Destroy target creature an opponent controls.

"The bones of allies grant wisdom. The bones of enemies grant strength. The bones of dragons grant life eternal."

Deathgreeter

Whenever another creature dies, you may gain 1 life.

Tymaret, Chosen from Death

Tymaret's toughness is equal to your devotion to black. (Each {B} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
{1}{B}: Exile up to two target cards from graveyards. You gain 1 life for each creature card exiled this way.

"There is nothing so invigorating and stubbornly belligerent as the pure energy of life."
—Valentin, Witherbloom dean

Essence Pulse

You gain 2 life. Each creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.

Decree of Pain

Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated. Draw a card for each creature destroyed this way.
Cycling {3}{B}{B} ({3}{B}{B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, all creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.

Treasure

Deadly Dispute

"That's a pretty ring! Trade you my knife for it."

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature.
Draw two cards and create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this token: Add one mana of any color.")

There is a fine line between predicting the future and causing it.

Diresight

Surveil 2, then draw two cards. You lose 2 life. (To surveil 2, look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.)

The Crimson Throne may be empty, but its coffers are full.

Blood Tithe

Each opponent loses 3 life. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

Ancient evils dwell within the burning chasm called the Ashmouth, ever ready to devour those foolish enough to travel alone.

Infernal Grasp

Destroy target creature. You lose 2 life.

"A demonic pact is all fun and games until the bill comes due."
—Liliana Vess

Blasphemous Edict

You may pay {B} rather than pay this spell's mana cost if there are thirteen or more creatures on the battlefield.
Each player sacrifices thirteen creatures of their choice.

Even a fragment of a powerstone contains within it not just energy, but space—vast dimensions trapped in fragile crystal.

Worn Powerstone

This artifact enters tapped.
{T}: Add {C}{C}.

"I use maps to find out where explorers have already been. Then I go the other way."
—Javad Nasrin, Ondu relic hunter

Expedition Map

{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for a land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

"Aza'gorod, the Nightbringer. The embodiment of death. A killer of stars and of worlds."
—Illuminor Szeras

Shard of the Nightbringer

Flying
Drain Life — When this creature enters, if you cast it, target opponent loses half their life, rounded up. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

Syr Tasdale declared that he never wanted to see the witch Ygretta again. Her familiars quickly granted his request.

Revenge of Ravens

Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, that creature's controller loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Drain Life

Spend only black mana on X.
Drain Life deals X damage to any target. You gain life equal to the damage dealt, but not more life than the player's life total before the damage was dealt, the planeswalker's loyalty before the damage was dealt, or the creature's toughness.

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