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Azor's Gateway // Sanctum of the Sun

Azor's Gateway

{1}, {T}: Draw a card, then exile a card from your hand. If cards with five or more different mana values are exiled with Azor's Gateway, you gain 5 life, untap Azor's Gateway, and transform it.

As soon as Jace laid eyes on the great sphinx's chamber, the shards of memory began sliding into place.

Sanctum of the Sun

(Transforms from Azor's Gateway.)
{T}: Add X mana of any one color, where X is your life total.

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.

Sejiri Steppe

Sejiri Steppe enters the battlefield tapped.
When Sejiri Steppe enters the battlefield, target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
{T}: Add {W}.

Windbrisk Heights

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.)
Windbrisk Heights enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.
{W}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if you attacked with three or more creatures this turn.

Plains

It is everywhere and nowhere, a place unbound by logic, just beyond the real.

Faceless Haven

{T}: Add {C}.
{S}{S}{S}: Faceless Haven becomes a 4/3 creature with vigilance and all creature types until end of turn. It's still a land. ({S} can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)

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.

"Where are falling feathers deadlier than falling rock?"
—*The One Thousand Questions*

Griffin Canyon

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Untap target Griffin. If it's a creature, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

"When a limb is gangrenous, you cut it off. This is no different."
—Greenweaver Mina

Blighted Steppe

{T}: Add {C}.
{3}{W}, {T}, Sacrifice Blighted Steppe: You gain 2 life for each creature you control.

Hidden Courtyard

Hidden Courtyard enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.
{4}{W}, {T}, Sacrifice Hidden Courtyard: Discover 4. Activate only as a sorcery. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 4 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)

Human

Castle Ardenvale

Without Ardenvale's loyalty, the realm would greedily devour itself.

Castle Ardenvale enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Plains.
{T}: Add {W}.
{2}{W}{W}, {T}: Create a 1/1 white Human creature token.

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.

A figure is moved on a map, and the tide of war changes.

War Room

{T}: Add {C}.
{3}, {T}, Pay life equal to the number of colors in your commanders' color identity: Draw a card.

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.

Demolition Field

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Demolition Field: 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.

Dust-spiked winds eroded the stones, but the ground where they had stood still holds power.

Flagstones of Trokair

{T}: Add {W}.
When Flagstones of Trokair is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

In Elesh Norn's domain, the gospel of unity is the highest law.

The Fair Basilica

The Fair Basilica enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.
{1}{W}, {T}, Sacrifice The Fair Basilica: Draw a card.

Idyllic Grange

({T}: Add {W}.)
Idyllic Grange enters the battlefield tapped unless you control three or more other Plains.
When Idyllic Grange enters the battlefield untapped, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

"I would see the White Tree in flower again in the courts of the kings, and Minas Tirith in peace."
—Faramir

Minas Tirith

Minas Tirith enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a legendary creature.
{T}: Add {W}.
{1}{W}, {T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you attacked with two or more creatures this turn.

Desert of the True

Desert of the True enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.
Cycling {1}{W} ({1}{W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

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.

"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.

Arch of Orazca

City's Blessing

Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
{T}: Add {C}.
{5}, {T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you have the city's blessing.

Secluded Steppe

Secluded Steppe enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.
Cycling {W} ({W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Drifting Meadow

Drifting Meadow enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Karoo

Karoo enters the battlefield tapped.
When Karoo enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Plains you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {C}{W}.

Adaptive Automaton

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

Until Emeria is freed, he raises his sword in her name.

Archon of Redemption

Flying
Whenever Archon of Redemption or another creature with flying enters the battlefield under your control, you may gain life equal to that creature's power.

Some angels protect the meek and innocent. Others seek out and smite evil wherever it lurks.

Baneslayer Angel

Flying, first strike, lifelink, protection from Demons and from Dragons

Bird

Emeria Angel

When the earth shudders, the sky overflows.

Flying
Landfall — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you may create a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying.

Keeper of the Accord

Soldier

At the beginning of each opponent's end step, if that player controls more creatures than you, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
At the beginning of each opponent's end step, if that player controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a basic Plains card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Kirtar's Wrath

Spirit

Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.
Threshold — If seven or more cards are in your graveyard, instead destroy all creatures, then create two 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying. Creatures destroyed this way can't be regenerated.

"Such a lord as this—all virtues' height—
Had never been, nor ever was again."

Kongming, "Sleeping Dragon"

Lyra Dawnbringer

Flying, first strike, lifelink
Other Angels you control get +1/+1 and have lifelink.

Some sky steeds break from the thundering herd to ride free on the open winds.

Mistral Charger

Noble Templar

Vigilance
Plainscycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Plains card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Sephara, Sky's Blade

You may pay {W} and tap four untapped creatures you control with flying rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Flying, lifelink
Other creatures you control with flying have indestructible. (Damage and effects that say "destroy" don't destroy them.)

She watches over the city just as Serra watches over all.

Serra's Guardian

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
Other creatures you control have vigilance.

From the storm of hellfire, the angel emerged, smiling.

Shelter

Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Draw a card.

"Their spirits walk the winds and fill my soul."

Soulcatcher

Flying
Whenever a creature with flying dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Soulcatcher.

"Soraya speaks with the hunters of the air, as do all of her family line."
—Autumn Willow

Soraya the Falconer

Bird creatures get +1/+1.
{1}{W}: Target Bird creature gains banding until end of turn. (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 a player controls are blocking or being blocked by a creature, that player divides that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Soulcatchers' Aerie

Whenever a Bird is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, put a feather counter on Soulcatchers' Aerie.
Bird creatures get +1/+1 for each feather counter on Soulcatchers' Aerie.

Squadron Hawk

Flying
When Squadron Hawk enters the battlefield, you may search your library for up to three cards named Squadron Hawk, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.

Stalwart Valkyrie

You may pay {1}{W} and exile a creature card from your graveyard rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Flying

"Let the points of our lances lead the way."

Thalia's Lancers

First strike
When Thalia's Lancers enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a legendary card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Twilight Shepherd

Flying, vigilance
When Twilight Shepherd enters the battlefield, return to your hand all cards in your graveyard that were put there from the battlefield this turn.
Persist (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.)

Human Soldier

Valiant Rescuer

The floating city of Skysail has two rules: don't leave your crewmates behind, and don't mess with the guardrails.

Whenever you cycle another card for the first time each turn, create a 1/1 white Human Soldier creature token.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

It awakened to gloom-fouled skies and responded with a righteous rage that shook the heavens.

Windbrisk Raptor

Flying
Attacking creatures you control have lifelink.

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

Wing Shards

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

Wingmate Roc

Flying
Raid — When Wingmate Roc enters the battlefield, if you attacked this turn, create a 3/4 white Bird creature token with flying.
Whenever Wingmate Roc attacks, you gain 1 life for each attacking creature.

Caged Sun

As Caged Sun enters the battlefield, choose a color.
Creatures you control of the chosen color get +1/+1.
Whenever a land's ability causes you to add one or more mana of the chosen color, add one additional mana of that color.

Throne of Empires

Scepter of Empires

Crown of Empires

"With this crown, assert your authority."
—Crown inscription

{3}, {T}: Tap target creature. Gain control of that creature instead if you control artifacts named Scepter of Empires and Throne of Empires.

Magic, unlike physics, has no unbreakable laws.

Empowered Autogenerator

Empowered Autogenerator enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Put a charge counter on Empowered Autogenerator. Add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of charge counters on Empowered Autogenerator.

Grimoire of the Dead

{1}, {T}, Discard a card: Put a study counter on Grimoire of the Dead.
{T}, Remove three study counters from Grimoire of the Dead and sacrifice it: Put all creature cards from all graveyards onto the battlefield under your control. They're black Zombies in addition to their other colors and types.

Herald's Horn

As Herald's Horn enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.
Creature spells you cast of the chosen type cost {1} less to cast.
At the beginning of your upkeep, look at the top card of your library. If it's a creature card of the chosen type, you may reveal it and put it into your hand.

Heirloom Blade

Equipped creature gets +3/+1.
Whenever equipped creature dies, you may reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card that shares a creature type with it. Put that card into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Equip {1}

Heraldic Banner

As Heraldic Banner enters the battlefield, choose a color.
Creatures you control of the chosen color get +1/+0.
{T}: Add one mana of the chosen color.

Icon of Ancestry

As Icon of Ancestry enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.
{3}, {T}: Look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card of the chosen type from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

After lightning struck the cliffs, the ore became iron, the iron became steel, and the steel became greaves. The lightning never left.

Lightning Greaves

Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip {0}

"What is mana but possibility, an idea not yet given form?"
—Jhoira, master artificer

Mind Stone

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice Mind Stone: Draw a card.

Copy

Skyclave Relic

Skyclaves held the key to reshaping the world.

Kicker {3}
Indestructible
When Skyclave Relic enters the battlefield, if it was kicked, create two tapped tokens that are copies of Skyclave Relic.
{T}: Add one mana of any color.

Lost to time is the artificer's art of trapping light from a distant star in a ring of purest gold.

Sol Ring

"The music is in the drum. I simply coax it out to be heard."

Springleaf Drum

{T}, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color.

"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.

Dominaria's most extravagant crypt nevertheless holds an empty grave.

Tormod's Crypt

{T}, Sacrifice Tormod's Crypt: Exile target player's graveyard.

Unbreakable Formation

Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
Addendum — If you cast this spell during your main phase, put a +1/+1 counter on each of those creatures and they gain vigilance until end of turn.

Vanquisher's Banner

As Vanquisher's Banner enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.
Whenever you cast a creature spell of the chosen type, draw a card.

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

Worn Powerstone

Worn Powerstone enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {C}{C}.

"The merchant asked for riches no one had ever dreamed of. The djinn, smiling, granted his wish."
—Afari, *Tales*

Diamond Lion

{T}, Discard your hand, Sacrifice Diamond Lion: Add three mana of any one color. Activate only as an instant.

Enduring Renewal

Play with your hand revealed.
If you would draw a card, reveal the top card of your library instead. If it's a creature card, put it into your graveyard. Otherwise, draw a card.
Whenever a creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, return it to your hand.

Elephant

Generous Gift

The best presents are impossible to regift.

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

The new model has improved aerodynamics but introduced a few glitches in the targeting system.

Bladegriff Prototype

Flying
Whenever Bladegriff Prototype deals combat damage to a player, destroy target nonland permanent of that player's choice that one of your opponents controls.

Griffin flocks still patrol the skies above the Zhalfirin void, as though they are waiting for their old home to reappear.

Griffin Protector

Flying
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, Griffin Protector gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

"Unlike Zhalfir, the griffin needs no council to keep harmony among its parts."
—Asmira, Holy Avenger

Mtenda Griffin

Flying
{W}, {T}: Return Mtenda Griffin to its owner's hand and return target Griffin card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate only during your upkeep.

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