{T}: Add {C}{C}. Ancient Tomb deals 2 damage to you.

Exile target nonland permanent. You lose 3 life.

Haste

Whenever Ankle Shanker attacks, creatures you control gain first strike and deathtouch until end of turn.

If an effect would create one or more tokens under your control, it creates twice that many of those tokens instead.

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

Flying

As long as Archangel of Tithes is untapped, creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {1} for each of those creatures.

As long as Archangel of Tithes is attacking, creatures can't block unless their controller pays {1} for each of those creatures.

Creatures you control have first strike.

Creatures your opponents control lose first strike and can't have or gain first strike.

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a muster counter on Assemble the Legion. Then create a 1/1 red and white Soldier creature token with haste for each muster counter on Assemble the Legion.

Artifact and enchantment spells your opponents cast cost {2} more to cast.

Sacrifice Aura of Silence: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

If there are ten or more creature cards total in all graveyards, this spell costs {6} less to cast.

Fear (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

{T}: Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

Flash

Flying

If an opponent would search a library, that player searches the top four cards of that library instead.

Vigilance

Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {1} for each of those creatures.

While voting, you may vote an additional time. (The votes can be for different choices or for the same choice.)

Commander creatures you control get +2/+2 and have indestructible.

{T}: Add {C}.

{T}: Add {R} or {W}. Battlefield Forge deals 1 damage to you.

Destroy target artifact, creature, or planeswalker.

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield.

Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.

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.)

Artifacts and creatures your opponents control enter the battlefield tapped.

Whenever Blood Artist or another creature dies, target player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

({T}: Add {B} or {R}.)

As Blood Crypt enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters the battlefield tapped.

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice Bloodstained Mire: Search your library for a Swamp or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Bojuka Bog enters the battlefield tapped.

When Bojuka Bog enters the battlefield, exile target player's graveyard.

{T}: Add {B}.

Choose one --

• Boros Charm deals 4 damage to target player or planeswalker.

• Permanents you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

• Target creature gains double strike until end of turn.

Boros Garrison enters the battlefield tapped.

When Boros Garrison enters the battlefield, return a land you control to its owner's hand.

{T}: Add {R}{W}.

{1}, {T}: Add {R}{W}.

While voting, you get an additional vote. (The votes can be for different choices or for the same choice.)

Whenever a creature you control attacks, defending player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

{3}{R/W}{R/W}: Creatures your opponents control block this turn if able, and you choose how those creatures block.

Council's dilemma -- Starting with you, each player votes for death or taxes. Each opponent sacrifices a creature for each death vote and discards a card for each taxes vote.

Captive Audience enters the battlefield under the control of an opponent of your choice.

At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one that hasn't been chosen --

• Your life total becomes 4.

• Discard your hand.

• Each opponent creates five 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens.

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.

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

{T}: Add {C}.

{T}: Add {W} or {B}. Caves of Koilos deals 1 damage to you.

Whenever City of Brass becomes tapped, it deals 1 damage to you.

{T}: Add one mana of any color.

Choose one --

• Destroy all creatures.

• Destroy all artifacts and enchantments.

Clifftop Retreat enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Mountain or a Plains.

{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

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

Put target attacking creature on the bottom of its owner's library. Its controller gains life equal to its toughness.

Will of the council -- When Council Guardian enters the battlefield, starting with you, each player votes for blue, black, red, or green. Council Guardian gains protection from each color with the most votes or tied for most votes.

Will of the council -- Starting with you, each player votes for a nonland permanent you don't control. Exile each permanent with the most votes or tied for most votes.

Crackling Doom deals 2 damage to each opponent. Each opponent sacrifices a creature with the greatest power among creatures that player controls.

No more than two creatures can attack you each combat.

When Crown-Hunter Hireling enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.

Crown-Hunter Hireling can't attack unless defending player is the monarch.

Whenever Cruel Celebrant or another creature or planeswalker you control dies, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Choose one or both --

• Exile target artifact.

• Exile target enchantment.

Enchant player

Whenever enchanted player is attacked, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. Each opponent attacking that player does the same.

Enchant player

Whenever enchanted player is attacked, create a Gold token. Each opponent attacking that player does the same. (A Gold token is an artifact with "Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

When Custodi Lich enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.

Whenever you become the monarch, target player sacrifices a creature.

Flying

Will of the council -- When Custodi Squire enters the battlefield, starting with you, each player votes for an artifact, creature, or enchantment card in your graveyard. Return each card with the most votes or tied for most votes to your hand.

Whenever you're dealt damage, you may create that many 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.

{4}{B}{B}: Exile target creature and put a +1/+1 counter on Dark Impostor.

Dark Impostor has all activated abilities of all creature cards exiled with it.

Destroy all creatures.

Each player can't cast more than one noncreature spell each turn.

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

The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. If damage is prevented this way, Deflecting Palm deals that much damage to that source's controller.

Exile target permanent with mana value 4 or greater.

When Dockside Extortionist enters the battlefield, create X Treasure tokens, where X is the number of artifacts and enchantments your opponents control. (Treasure tokens are artifacts with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Dragonskull Summit enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Swamp or a Mountain.

{T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

Vigilance

Other creatures you control get +2/+2.

Creatures your opponents control get -2/-2.

+1: Create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

+1: Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn.

-8: You get an emblem with "Artifacts, creatures, enchantments, and lands you control have indestructible."

+1: Create three 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens.

-3: Destroy all creatures with power 4 or greater.

-7: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +2/+2 and have flying."

Creatures you control get +1/+1.

Creatures your opponents control get -1/-1.

{2}{W}{B}: Exile target card from an opponent's graveyard. If it was a creature card, you create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Draw two cards, then discard two cards.

Flashback {2}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

{T}: Add {C}.

{W/B}, {T}: Add {W}{W}, {W}{B}, or {B}{B}.

Create X 2/2 white Soldier creature tokens with vigilance. If X is 10 or more, also create X 4/4 white Angel creature tokens with flying and vigilance.

Flash

When Frilled Mystic enters the battlefield, you may counter target spell.

Creature spells can't be countered.

At the beginning of your end step, if you're the monarch, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

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

{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.

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Flying, first strike

If a source would deal damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, that source deals double that damage to that player or permanent instead.

If a source would deal damage to you or a permanent you control, prevent half that damage, rounded up.

First strike

At the beginning of each opponent's end step, that player creates a 1/1 red Goblin creature token with "Creatures you control attack each combat if able."

({T}: Add {W} or {B}.)

As Godless Shrine enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters the battlefield tapped.

During your turn, your opponents can't cast spells or activate abilities of artifacts, creatures, or enchantments.

{T}: Add {C}.

{B/R}, {T}: Add {B}{B}, {B}{R}, or {R}{R}.

Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, choose one --

• Goad target creature that player controls.

• Exile the top card of that player's library. Until end of turn, you may cast that card and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast that spell.

Whenever players finish voting, each opponent who voted for a choice you didn't vote for loses 2 life.

{T}: Add {C}.

{1}{W}, {T}: Put target enchantment card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Whenever Hanweir Garrison attacks, create two 1/1 red Human creature tokens that are tapped and attacking.

(Melds with Hanweir Battlements.)

Whenever an opponent activates an ability of an artifact, creature, or land on the battlefield, if it isn't a mana ability, Harsh Mentor deals 2 damage to that player.

Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

{T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature for each Elf you control.

Other Elves you control get +1/+1.

{G}, {T}: Create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token.

Isolated Chapel enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Plains or a Swamp.

{T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, that player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Choose two --

• Each opponent sacrifices a creature.

• Exile all opponents' graveyards.

• Create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.

• You gain 4 life.

Entwine {3} (Choose all if you pay the entwine cost.)

Destroy all creatures. You gain life equal to the number of creatures you controlled that were destroyed this way.

0: Exile Kaya, Ghost Assassin or up to one target creature. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of your next upkeep. You lose 2 life.

-1: Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

-2: Each opponent discards a card and you draw a card.

Whenever a creature an opponent controls attacks, if you're the defending player, create a 3/3 red Ogre creature token unless that creature's controller pays {3}.

When Knights of the Black Rose enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.

Whenever an opponent becomes the monarch, if you were the monarch as the turn began, that player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for up to three basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.

Council's dilemma -- When Lieutenants of the Guard enters the battlefield, starting with you, each player votes for strength or numbers. Put a +1/+1 counter on Lieutenants of the Guard for each strength vote and create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token for each numbers vote.

Whenever a creature you control dies, draw a card.

+1: Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

-4: Each player sacrifices two creatures.

-9: Each opponent chooses a permanent they control of each permanent type and sacrifices the rest.

Flying

Activated abilities of creatures your opponents control can't be activated.

Luxury Suite enters the battlefield tapped unless you have two or more opponents.

{T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Flying

Will of the council -- When Magister of Worth enters the battlefield, starting with you, each player votes for grace or condemnation. If grace gets more votes, each player returns each creature card from their graveyard to the battlefield. If condemnation gets more votes or the vote is tied, destroy all creatures other than Magister of Worth.

When Marchesa's Decree enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.

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

Whenever a nontoken creature you control attacks, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token that's tapped and attacking.

Sacrifice Mardu Ascendancy: Creatures you control get +0/+3 until end of turn.

{T}: Add {R}, {W}, or {B}.

{R}{W}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice Mardu Banner: Draw a card.

Create X 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens. If X is 5 or more, destroy all other creatures.

First strike, deathtouch

Master of Cruelties can only attack alone.

Whenever Master of Cruelties attacks a player and isn't blocked, that player's life total becomes 1. Master of Cruelties assigns no combat damage this combat.

{T}: Untap target attacking creature. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by that creature this turn.

Whenever another creature with power 2 or less enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay {1}. If you do, draw a card.

Choose one --

• Exile all artifacts.

• Exile all creatures.

• Exile all enchantments.

• Exile all planeswalkers.

Whenever a source an opponent controls deals damage to you, that player sacrifices a permanent.

{T}: Add {C}.

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

({T}: Add {W}.)

Mistveil Plains enters the battlefield tapped.

{W}, {T}: Put target card from your graveyard on the bottom of your library. Activate only if you control two or more white permanents.

Indestructible

As long as your devotion to black and red is less than seven, Mogis isn't a creature.

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, Mogis deals 2 damage to that player unless they sacrifice a creature.

{T}: Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

Lifelink

When Murderous Rider dies, put it on the bottom of its owner's library.

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Destroy target creature or planeswalker. You lose 2 life. (Then exile this card. You may cast the creature later from exile.)

+2: You may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.

-2: Exile target enchantment, tapped artifact, or tapped creature.

-8: Search your library for an artifact or creature card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. It gains haste. Return it to your hand at the beginning of the next end step.

Nomad Outpost enters the battlefield tapped.

{T}: Add {R}, {W}, or {B}.

At the beginning of each combat, creatures you control gain first strike until end of turn if a creature you control has first strike. The same is true for flying, deathtouch, double strike, haste, hexproof, indestructible, lifelink, menace, reach, skulk, trample, and vigilance.

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Whenever Odric, Master Tactician and at least three other creatures attack, you choose which creatures block this combat and how those creatures block.

At the beginning of each upkeep, if you control no Snakes, create a 1/1 black Snake creature token with deathtouch.

At the beginning of your upkeep, each player may put two +1/+1 counters on a creature they control. If a player does, creatures that player controls can't attack you or planeswalkers you control until your next turn.

Orzhov Basilica enters the battlefield tapped.

When Orzhov Basilica enters the battlefield, return a land you control to its owner's hand.

{T}: Add {W}{B}.

{1}, {T}: Add {W}{B}.

At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one at random. Create a red and white creature token with those characteristics.

• 3/1 Human Warrior with trample and haste.

• 2/1 Human Cleric with lifelink and haste.

• 1/2 Human Rogue with haste and "When this creature enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to any target."

When Palace Jailer enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.

When Palace Jailer enters the battlefield, exile target creature an opponent controls until an opponent becomes the monarch.

Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.

When Protector of the Crown enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.

All damage that would be dealt to you is dealt to Protector of the Crown instead.

Choose one --

• Counter target spell if it's blue.

• Destroy target permanent if it's blue.

Deathtouch, haste

When Queen Marchesa enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent is the monarch, create a 1/1 black Assassin creature token with deathtouch and haste.

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}.

{1}, {T}: Add {B}{R}.

Choose one --

• Counter target blue spell.

• Destroy target blue permanent.

{T}: Add one mana of any type that a land you control could produce.

You have no maximum hand size.

{T}: Add {C}.

Exile target artifact or enchantment. If you cast this spell during your main phase, you may exile up to one other target artifact or enchantment.

Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

{T}: Add {C}.

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

{T}: Destroy target tapped creature.

{T}: Add {C}.

{R/W}, {T}: Add {R}{R}, {R}{W}, or {W}{W}.

({T}: Add {R} or {W}.)

As Sacred Foundry enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters the battlefield tapped.

{T}: Add {C}.

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

Flash

When Selfless Squire enters the battlefield, prevent all damage that would be dealt to you this turn.

Whenever damage that would be dealt to you is prevented, put that many +1/+1 counters on Selfless Squire.

Exile all attacking creatures target player controls. That player may search their library for that many basic land cards, put those cards onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

{T}: Add {R}.

{R}, {T}: Target legendary creature gains first strike until end of turn.

{T}, Pay 1 life: Add {W} or {B}.

{1}, {T}, Sacrifice Silent Clearing: Draw a card.

Equipped creature gets +1/-1.

Whenever equipped creature dies, draw two cards.

Equip {1}

Flying

When Skyline Despot enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you're the monarch, create a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying.

Whenever an opponent draws a card, that player may pay {2}. If the player doesn't, you create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

{T}: Add {C}{C}.

When Solemn Simulacrum enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

When Solemn Simulacrum dies, you may draw a card.

+1: Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. Each opponent loses life equal to its mana value.

-X: Sorin, Grim Nemesis deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker and you gain X life.

-9: Create a number of 1/1 black Vampire Knight creature tokens with lifelink equal to the highest life total among all players.

+1: Create a 1/1 black Vampire creature token with lifelink.

-2: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +1/+0."

-6: Destroy up to three target creatures and/or other planeswalkers. Return each card put into a graveyard this way to the battlefield under your control.

Creatures can't attack you or planeswalkers you control unless their controller pays {X} for each of those creatures, where X is the number of enchantments you control.

At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of each opponent's library. Until end of turn, you may cast spells from among those exiled cards, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells.

{T}: Add {C}.

{T}: Add {B} or {R}. Sulfurous Springs deals 1 damage to you.

Vigilance

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

{T}, Pay 1 life: Add {R} or {W}.

{1}, {T}, Sacrifice Sunbaked Canyon: Draw a card.

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

{T}: Add {C}.

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

Temple of Silence enters the battlefield tapped.

When Temple of Silence enters the battlefield, scry 1.

{T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Temple of Triumph enters the battlefield tapped.

When Temple of Triumph enters the battlefield, scry 1.

{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated.

If a creature dying causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.

Creature tokens you control have vigilance and lifelink.

Vigilance, protection from creatures

Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, destroy that creature. Create a 1/1 white and black Spirit creature token with flying.

First strike

Creatures and nonbasic lands your opponents control enter the battlefield tapped.

At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library.

During your turn, if an opponent lost life this turn, you may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled with Theater of Horrors.

{3}{R}: Theater of Horrors deals 1 damage to target opponent or planeswalker.

Deathtouch

When Thorn of the Black Rose enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.

You have no maximum hand size.

{T}: Add {C}.

At the beginning of your end step, if you're the monarch, put a +1/+1 counter on Throne Warden.

{T}: Add {C}.

{4}, {T}, Sacrifice Throne of the High City: You become the monarch.

Repeat the following process X times. Each opponent loses 3 life unless that player sacrifices a nonland permanent or discards a card.

Exile target nonland permanent.

Destroy target artifact you don't control.

Overload {4}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Whenever Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor deals combat damage to a player, that player creates that many 1/1 red Survivor creature tokens.

Survivors your opponents control can't block, and they can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.

When Varchild leaves the battlefield, gain control of all Survivors.

{T}: Add {C}.

{2}{W}{B}, {T}: Creatures you control gain deathtouch and lifelink until end of turn.

Whenever an opponent taps a land for mana, tap all lands that player controls.

If a creature an opponent controls attacks, all creatures that opponent controls attack if able.

{T}: Add {C}.

{T}, Sacrifice Wasteland: Destroy target nonbasic land.

{T}: Add {C}.

{5}, {T}, Pay 1 life: Create a 1/1 white and black Human Cleric creature token.

{5}, {T}, Sacrifice five creatures: Transform Westvale Abbey, then untap it.

Flying, lifelink, indestructible, haste

Flying

Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays {2} for each creature they control that's attacking you.

Exile target creature you don't control. For each creature exiled this way, its controller searches their library for a basic land card. Those players put those cards onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Overload {4}{W}{W} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change its text by replacing all instances of "target" with "each.")

Destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated.

Xantcha, Sleeper Agent enters the battlefield under the control of an opponent of your choice.

Xantcha attacks each combat if able and can't attack its owner or planeswalkers its owner controls.

{3}: Xantcha's controller loses 2 life and you draw a card. Any player may activate this ability.