Eager Cadet
"Training? Seeing my crops burnt to cinders was all the 'training' I needed."
Vengeance
Destroy target tapped creature.
Bitter as wormwood, sweet as mulled wine.
Coral Eel
Some fishers like to eat eels, and some eels like to eat fishers.
Giant Octopus
"Before my eyes was a horrible monster, worthy to figure in the legends of the marvellous. . . . Its eight arms, or rather feet, fixed to its head . . . were twice as long as its body, and were twisted like the furies' hair."
—Jules Verne, *Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea*, trans. Lewis
Index
Look at the top five cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
"Let's see . . . Mercadia, mercenary, merfolk . . . you know, I really need a better filing system."
Vizzerdrix
A bored wizard once created a vizzerdrix out of a bunny and a piranha. He never made *that* mistake again.
Goblin Raider
Goblin Raider can't block.
He's smart for a goblin. He can do two things: hit *and* run.
Enormous Baloth
Its diet consists of fruits, plants, small woodland animals, large woodland animals, woodlands, fruit groves, fruit farmers, and small cities.
Spined Wurm
"I wouldn't stand in front of that wurm, son. 'Course, I wouldn't stand behind it neither. In fact, standing anywhere near that wurm's not much of a plan. Running, now *that's* a plan!"
—Wandering mage
Angel of Mercy
Flying
When Angel of Mercy enters the battlefield, you gain 3 life.
Angel of Mercy
Flying
When Angel of Mercy enters the battlefield, you gain 3 life.
Angelic Blessing
Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Only the warrior who can admit mortal weakness will be bolstered by immortal strength.
Angelic Blessing
Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Only the warrior who can admit mortal weakness will be bolstered by immortal strength.
Aven Cloudchaser
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
When Aven Cloudchaser enters the battlefield, destroy target enchantment.
Aven Cloudchaser
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
When Aven Cloudchaser enters the battlefield, destroy target enchantment.
Aven Flock
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
{W}: Aven Flock gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
Just as each added feather steadies the wing, so does the flock grow stronger with each new member.
Aven Flock
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
{W}: Aven Flock gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
Just as each added feather steadies the wing, so does the flock grow stronger with each new member.
Ballista Squad
{X}{W}, {T}: Ballista Squad deals X damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
The perfect antidote for a tightly packed formation.
Ballista Squad
{X}{W}, {T}: Ballista Squad deals X damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
The perfect antidote for a tightly packed formation.
Blessed Orator
Other creatures you control get +0/+1.
"He spoke with the tongue of Angels; we fought with the strength of lions."
—Handel, infantry soldier
Blessed Orator
Other creatures you control get +0/+1.
"He spoke with the tongue of Angels; we fought with the strength of lions."
—Handel, infantry soldier
Blinding Angel
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Whenever Blinding Angel deals combat damage to a player, that player skips their next combat phase.
"Their eyes will shrivel and blacken before faith's true light."
Blinding Angel
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Whenever Blinding Angel deals combat damage to a player, that player skips their next combat phase.
"Their eyes will shrivel and blacken before faith's true light."
Blinking Spirit
{0}: Return Blinking Spirit to its owner's hand.
"Don't look at it! Maybe it'll go away!"
—Ib Halfheart, goblin tactician
Blinking Spirit
{0}: Return Blinking Spirit to its owner's hand.
"Don't look at it! Maybe it'll go away!"
—Ib Halfheart, goblin tactician
Chastise
Destroy target attacking creature. You gain life equal to its power.
"Why do we pray to the Ancestor? Because She listens."
—Mystic elder
Chastise
Destroy target attacking creature. You gain life equal to its power.
"Why do we pray to the Ancestor? Because She listens."
—Mystic elder
Circle of Protection: Black
{1}: The next time a black source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Circle of Protection: Black
{1}: The next time a black source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Circle of Protection: Red
{1}: The next time a red source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Circle of Protection: Red
{1}: The next time a red source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
Crossbow Infantry
{T}: Crossbow Infantry deals 1 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
"He can split a marshfly in two from halfway across the range."
—Onean sergeant
Crossbow Infantry
{T}: Crossbow Infantry deals 1 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
"He can split a marshfly in two from halfway across the range."
—Onean sergeant
Demystify
Destroy target enchantment.
Demystify
Destroy target enchantment.
Foot Soldiers
Infantry deployment is the art of putting your troops in the wrong place at the right time.
Foot Soldiers
Infantry deployment is the art of putting your troops in the wrong place at the right time.
Gift of Estates
If an opponent controls more lands than you, search your library for up to three Plains cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Gift of Estates
If an opponent controls more lands than you, search your library for up to three Plains cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
Glorious Anthem
Creatures you control get +1/+1.
Each victory adds a new verse.
Glorious Anthem
Creatures you control get +1/+1.
Each victory adds a new verse.
Glory Seeker
The turning of the tide always begins with one soldier's decision to head back into the fray.
Glory Seeker
The turning of the tide always begins with one soldier's decision to head back into the fray.
Holy Day
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
"The day of Spirits; my soul's calm retreat / Which none disturb!"
—Henry Vaughan, "The Night"
Holy Day
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
"The day of Spirits; my soul's calm retreat / Which none disturb!"
—Henry Vaughan, "The Night"
Holy Strength
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+2.
Such power protects the body with the strength of the soul.
Holy Strength
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+2.
Such power protects the body with the strength of the soul.
Honor Guard
{W}: Honor Guard gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
The strength of one. The courage of ten.
