Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.)

If one or more tokens would be created under your control, twice that many of those tokens are created instead.

Agent's Toolkit enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter, a flying counter, a deathtouch counter, and a shield counter on it. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may move a counter from Agent's Toolkit onto that creature.

{2}, Sacrifice Agent's Toolkit: Draw a card.

When Amphin Mutineer enters the battlefield, exile up to one target non-Salamander creature. That creature's controller creates a 4/3 blue Salamander Warrior creature token.

Encore {4}{U}{U} ({4}{U}{U}, Exile this card from your graveyard: For each opponent, create a token copy that attacks that opponent this turn if able. They gain haste. Sacrifice them at the beginning of the next end step. Activate only as a sorcery.)

Flash

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each attacking creature.

Trample

When Ancient Stone Idol dies, create a 6/12 colorless Construct artifact creature token with trample.

Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)

Whenever equipped creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. If you have the city's blessing, put two +1/+1 counters on each creature you control instead.

Equip {3}

Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle enters the battlefield tapped with five slumber counters on it.

As long as Arixmethes has a slumber counter on it, it's a land. (It's not a creature.)

Whenever you cast a spell, you may remove a slumber counter from Arixmethes.

{T}: Add {G}{U}.

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a time counter on As Foretold.

Once each turn, you may pay {0} rather than pay the mana cost for a spell you cast with mana value X or less, where X is the number of time counters on As Foretold.

Astral Cornucopia enters the battlefield with X charge counters on it.

{T}: Choose a color. Add one mana of that color for each charge counter on Astral Cornucopia.

Destroy target nonland permanent. Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

Whenever a creature you control attacks, you may put a quest counter on Beastmaster Ascension.

As long as Beastmaster Ascension has seven or more quest counters on it, creatures you control get +5/+5.

Oozes you control get +1/+1.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control a commander, create a token that's a copy of Biowaste Blob.

Attacking Pests you control get +1/+0 and have menace.

Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."

Flying

Carnifex Demon enters the battlefield with two -1/-1 counters on it.

{B}, Remove a -1/-1 counter from Carnifex Demon: Put a -1/-1 counter on each other creature.

{T}: Choose any number of target creatures. Each of those creatures gains persist until end of turn. (When it 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.)

Creatures with power less than Champion of Lambholt's power can't block creatures you control.

Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on Champion of Lambholt.

{T}: Target player discards a card. Activate only during your turn.

Put a -1/-1 counter on Cinderhaze Wretch: Untap Cinderhaze Wretch.

For each creature target player controls, create a token that's a copy of that creature.

Surge {3}{U}{U} (You may cast this spell for its surge cost if you or a teammate has cast another spell this turn.)

Return all nonland permanents to their owners' hands. If this spell's surge cost was paid, create an 8/8 blue Octopus creature token.

Deathtouch

Skip your draw step.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have fewer than seven cards in hand, draw cards equal to the difference.

Dark Depths enters the battlefield with ten ice counters on it.

{3}: Remove an ice counter from Dark Depths.

When Dark Depths has no ice counters on it, sacrifice it. If you do, create Marit Lage, a legendary 20/20 black Avatar creature token with flying and indestructible.

Whenever a creature you control dies, put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the power of the creature that died.

Whenever an opponent casts a spell, counter that spell and put a depletion counter on Decree of Silence. If there are three or more depletion counters on Decree of Silence, sacrifice it.

Cycling {4}{U}{U} ({4}{U}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

When you cycle Decree of Silence, you may counter target spell.

For each of X target permanents, create X tokens that are copies of that permanent.

{T}: Add {C}.

{1}, {T}: Put a storage counter on Dreadship Reef.

{1}, Remove X storage counters from Dreadship Reef: Add X mana in any combination of {U} and/or {B}.

For each opponent, you create a token that's a copy of up to one target creature that player controls.

At the beginning of your upkeep, create a token that's a copy of another target nonland permanent you control.

Whenever a creature with power 2 or less enters the battlefield under your control, 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.

Whenever a player casts a spell, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Forgotten Ancient.

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may move any number of +1/+1 counters from Forgotten Ancient onto other creatures.

Enchant creature

{U}: Tap enchanted creature.

{U}: Untap enchanted creature.

Populate X times. (To populate, create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control. Do this X times.)

0: Create two 2/2 black and green Wolf creature tokens with "When this creature dies, put a loyalty counter on each Garruk you control."

-3: Destroy target creature. Draw a card.

-6: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +3/+3 and have trample."

Flying

{U}, Sacrifice Glen Elendra Archmage: Counter target noncreature spell.

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.)

At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may exile a creature card from your graveyard. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie. It gains haste until end of turn.

Defender

{2}: Golden Guardian fights another target creature you control. When Golden Guardian dies this turn, return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.

(Transforms from Golden Guardian.)

{T}: Add two mana of any one color.

{4}, {T}: Create a 4/4 colorless Golem artifact creature token.

{G/U}, Sacrifice Grazing Kelpie: Put target card from a graveyard on the bottom of its owner's library.

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.)

Trample

At the beginning of your end step, each player creates a 1/1 green Plant creature token.

Whenever a creature token dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Grismold, the Dreadsower.

Trample

When Gruff Triplets enters the battlefield, if it isn't a token, create two tokens that are copies of it.

When Gruff Triplets dies, put a number of +1/+1 counters equal to its power on each creature you control named Gruff Triplets.

Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

{T}: Add {G} for each +1/+1 counter on Gyre Sage.

Whenever Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons deals combat damage to a player, you may put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.

Whenever you put one or more -1/-1 counters on a creature, create a 1/1 green Snake creature token with deathtouch.

At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a token that's a copy of equipped creature, except the token isn't legendary. That token gains haste.

Equip {5}

Level up {1} ({1}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)

LEVEL 3-7

4/4

Protection from instants

LEVEL 8+

6/6

Protection from everything

{T}: Add {C}.

{1}, {T}, Sacrifice a creature: Put a soul counter on Hostile Hostel. Then if there are three or more soul counters on it, remove those counters, transform it, then untap it. Activate only as a sorcery.

Whenever Creeping Inn attacks, you may exile a creature card from your graveyard. If you do, each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the number of creature cards exiled with Creeping Inn.

{4}: Creeping Inn phases out.

{T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you created a token this turn.

{8}, {T}, Sacrifice Idol of Oblivion: Create a 10/10 colorless Eldrazi creature token.

{T}: Add {C}.

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

{2}{B}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice a Desert: Put two -1/-1 counters on target creature an opponent controls. Activate only as a sorcery.

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a harmony counter on Instrument of the Bards.

{3}{G}, {T}: Search your library for a creature card with mana value equal to the number of harmony counters on Instrument of the Bards, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If that card is legendary, create a Treasure token. Then shuffle.

Creatures don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, untap all creatures.

Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control, except the token has flying and it isn't legendary.

{B}{B}{B}, {T}: Destroy target creature. If that creature dies this way, create a black Vampire creature token. Its power is equal to that creature's power and its toughness is equal to that creature's toughness.

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)

I -- Create an 8/8 blue Kraken creature token with hexproof.

II -- Tap all nonland permanents target opponent controls. They don't untap during their controller's next untap step.

III -- Gain control of target permanent an opponent controls. Untap it.

{T}: Untap another target permanent.

+1: Untap up to one target creature and up to one target land.

-2: Reveal the top four cards of your library. You may put a creature card and/or a land card from among them into your hand. Put the rest into your graveyard.

-8: You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may have it fight target creature." Then create three 8/8 blue Octopus creature tokens.

Level up {U} ({U}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)

LEVEL 4-6

2/4

LEVEL 7+

3/5

At the beginning of each end step, if it's not your turn, take an extra turn after this one.

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.

{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.)

Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on Lonis, investigate that many times.

Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature you control.

Flash

When Lost in the Maze enters the battlefield, tap X target creatures. Put a stun counter on each of those creatures you don't control. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

Tapped creatures you control have hexproof.

{T}: Put a charge counter on Lux Cannon.

{T}, Remove three charge counters from Lux Cannon: Destroy target permanent.

{T}: Add {C}.

{1}, {T}: Put a storage counter on Mage-Ring Network.

{T}, Remove any number of storage counters from Mage-Ring Network: Add {C} for each storage counter removed this way.

Flash

Flying

Whenever Malcolm, Alluring Scoundrel deals combat damage to a player, put a chorus counter on it. Draw a card, then discard a card. If there are four or more chorus counters on Malcolm, you may cast the discarded card without paying its mana cost.

Menace

Creatures you control have wither. (They deal damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)

Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, if its toughness was less than 1, draw a card.

Each other creature you control enters the battlefield with a number of additional +1/+1 counters on it equal to Master Biomancer's power and as a Mutant in addition to its other types.

Commander creatures you own have "This creature enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it" and "Other creatures you control enter the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on them."

Whenever another creature you control dies, you get an experience counter.

At the beginning of your end step, choose target creature card in your graveyard. If that card's mana value is less than or equal to the number of experience counters you have, return it to the battlefield. Otherwise, put it into your hand.

Imprint -- Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you may exile that card. If you do, return each other card exiled with Mimic Vat to its owner's graveyard.

{3}, {T}: Create a token that's a copy of a card exiled with Mimic Vat. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

Whenever a nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay {2}. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it has haste and "At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this permanent."

{T}: Add {C}.

{T}: Put a charge counter on Mirrodin's Core.

{T}, Remove a charge counter from Mirrodin's Core: Add one mana of any color.

Whenever a creature you control dies, you gain 1 life and draw a card.

When Monstrosity of the Lake enters the battlefield, you may pay {5}. If you do, tap all creatures your opponents control, then put a stun counter on each of those creatures. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

Islandcycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Search your library for an Island card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

During each of your turns, you may play a land and cast a permanent spell of each permanent type from your graveyard. (If a card has multiple permanent types, choose one as you play it.)

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

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

Untap all green and/or blue creatures you control during each other player's untap step.

Devour 2 (As this enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature enters the battlefield with twice that many +1/+1 counters on it.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token for each +1/+1 counter on Mycoloth.

Wither (This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)

Whenever a creature an opponent controls with a -1/-1 counter on it dies, you may return that card to the battlefield under your control.

{T}: Add {C}.

{1}, {T}: Move a counter from target permanent you control onto another target permanent. Activate only as a sorcery.

Flying

Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, you may exile it. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that creature, except it's 1/1 and it's a Nightmare in addition to its other types.

Reach

Whenever Obelisk Spider deals combat damage to a creature, put a -1/-1 counter on that creature.

Whenever you put one or more -1/-1 counters on a creature, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Trample

Other creatures you control have trample.

When Old One Eye enters the battlefield, create a 5/5 green Tyranid creature token.

Fast Healing -- At the beginning of your precombat main phase, you may discard two cards. If you do, return Old One Eye from your graveyard to your hand.

Whenever you draw a card, put a foreshadow counter on Ominous Seas.

Remove eight foreshadow counters from Ominous Seas: Create an 8/8 blue Kraken creature token.

Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

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

Opulent Palace enters the battlefield tapped.

{T}: Add {B}, {G}, or {U}.

If one or more +1/+1 counters would be put on an artifact or creature you control, that many plus one +1/+1 counters are put on it instead.

{1}{G}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target artifact or creature you control. Activate only as a sorcery.

Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Paradox Zone enters the battlefield with a growth counter on it.

At the beginning of your end step, double the number of growth counters on Paradox Zone. Then create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of growth counters on Paradox Zone.

Enchant creature

{U}: Untap enchanted creature.

{U}: Enchanted creature gains flying until end of turn.

{U}: Enchanted creature gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

{1}: Enchanted creature gets +1/-1 or -1/+1 until end of turn.

Whenever another creature you control dies, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

When Priest of the Blood Rite enters the battlefield, create a 5/5 black Demon creature token with flying.

At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 2 life.

You may have Progenitor Mimic enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, if this creature isn't a token, create a token that's a copy of this creature."

At the beginning of your end step, you may sacrifice a non-Demon creature. If you do, populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

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Sacrifice a non-Demon creature. If you do, create a 4/3 white and black Vampire Demon creature token with flying.

Whenever you sacrifice another creature, exile it. If that creature was a token, put a +1/+1 counter on Prowling Geistcatcher.

When Prowling Geistcatcher leaves the battlefield, return each card exiled with it to the battlefield under your control.

When Reef Worm dies, create a 3/3 blue Fish creature token with "When this creature dies, create a 6/6 blue Whale creature token with 'When this creature dies, create a 9/9 blue Kraken creature token.'"

Wither (This deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters.)

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.)

{T}: Add one mana of any color.

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a night counter on Replicating Ring. Then if it has eight or more night counters on it, remove all of them and create eight colorless snow artifact tokens named Replicated Ring with "{T}: Add one mana of any color."

Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control. Then counter up to one target spell unless its controller pays mana equal to the greatest power among creatures you control.

Whenever you activate an ability, if it isn't a mana ability, you may pay {2}. If you do, copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.

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.

Whenever River Kelpie or another permanent enters the battlefield from a graveyard, draw a card.

Whenever a player casts a spell from a graveyard, draw a card.

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.)

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature has "{B}, {T}: Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature."

Creatures with flying can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.

At the beginning of your end step, create a 5/5 green Wurm creature token.

Whenever you sacrifice a black creature, you may pay 2 life. If you do, each other player sacrifices a creature.

Whenever you sacrifice a green creature, you may gain 2 life.

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)

I -- Gain control of up to one target artifact for as long as you control Scroll of Isildur. The Ring tempts you.

II -- Tap up to two target creatures. Put a stun counter on each of them.

III -- Draw a card for each tapped creature target opponent controls.

Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on Scurry Oak, you may create a 1/1 green Squirrel creature token.

For each token you control, create a token that's a copy of that permanent.

{2}{G}: Exile target creature card from a graveyard, then populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

Serrated Arrows enters the battlefield with three arrowhead counters on it.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are no arrowhead counters on Serrated Arrows, sacrifice it.

{T}, Remove an arrowhead counter from Serrated Arrows: Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.

{1}{G}{U}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.

Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on a creature you control, put that many growth counters on Simic Ascendancy.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if Simic Ascendancy has twenty or more growth counters on it, you win the game.

When you control no Islands, sacrifice Skeleton Ship.

{T}: Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.

Morbid -- {T}, Tap two untapped creatures you control: Create a 5/5 black Demon creature token with flying. Activate only if a creature died this turn.

You may have Spark Double enter the battlefield as a copy of a creature or planeswalker you control, except it enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it if it's a creature, it enters with an additional loyalty counter on it if it's a planeswalker, and it isn't legendary.

Whenever Spitting Dilophosaurus enters the battlefield or attacks, put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature.

Creatures your opponents control with -1/-1 counters on them can't block.

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.)

Return target creature to its owner's hand. You create a token that's a copy of that creature.

Equipped creature has "{2}, {T}: This creature deals 1 damage to any target" and "Whenever a creature dies, untap this creature."

Whenever a Shaman creature enters the battlefield, you may attach Thornbite Staff to it.

Equip {4}

You may activate abilities of creatures you control as though those creatures had haste.

{1}, {T}: Untap target creature.

When Timeless Witness enters the battlefield, return target card from your graveyard to your hand.

Eternalize {5}{G}{G} ({5}{G}{G}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie Human Shaman with no mana cost. Eternalize only as a sorcery.)

{3}, {T}: Put a charge counter on Titan Forge.

{T}, Remove three charge counters from Titan Forge: Create a 9/9 colorless Golem artifact creature token.

At the beginning of each end step, put a slime counter on each creature you don't control.

Creatures you don't control get -1/-1 for each slime counter on them.

Whenever a creature you don't control with a slime counter on it dies, create a 1/1 black Slug creature token.

{U}{B}, Sacrifice a Slug: Draw a card.

Evolve (Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if that creature has greater power or toughness than this creature, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Synapse Creature -- Other creatures you control have evolve.

You may activate abilities of creatures you control as though those creatures had haste.

+1: Untap up to one target creature.

-2: Mill three cards, then you may return a creature card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)

I -- Gain control of target non-Mutant creature for as long as you control Vault 87.

II -- Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It becomes a Mutant in addition to its other types.

III -- Draw cards equal to the greatest power among Mutants you control.

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has "At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token."

Vivid Creek enters the battlefield tapped with two charge counters on it.

{T}: Add {U}.

{T}, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Creek: Add one mana of any color.

Vivid Grove enters the battlefield tapped with two charge counters on it.

{T}: Add {G}.

{T}, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Grove: Add one mana of any color.

Vivid Marsh enters the battlefield tapped with two charge counters on it.

{T}: Add {B}.

{T}, Remove a charge counter from Vivid Marsh: Add one mana of any color.

At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature.

{1}: Until your next turn, Volrath, the Shapestealer becomes a copy of target creature with a counter on it, except it's 7/5 and it has this ability.

Trample, haste

If you would put one or more counters on a permanent or player, put twice that many of each of those kinds of counters on that permanent or player instead.

If an opponent would put one or more counters on a permanent or player, they put half that many of each of those kinds of counters on that permanent or player instead, rounded down.

Whenever one or more other creatures you control die, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. This ability triggers only once each turn.

+2: Create a 2/2 black Pirate creature token with menace.

-3: Destroy target artifact, creature, or enchantment. Create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

-10: Target player's life total becomes 1.

{T}, Remove a counter from another permanent you control: Populate. Activate only as a sorcery. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)

{T}, Sacrifice another creature: Proliferate. Activate only as a sorcery. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)

({T}: Add {B}, {G}, or {U}.)

Zagoth Triome enters the battlefield tapped.

Cycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)