167 Card Expansion Set
Release Date: Feb 03rd 1997
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Vision Charm

Vision Charm
Vision Charm
Instant

Choose one —

• Target player mills four cards.

• Choose a land type and a basic land type. Each land of the first chosen type becomes the second chosen type until end of turn.

• Target artifact phases out. (While it's phased out, it's treated as though it doesn't exist. It phases in before its controller untaps during their next untap step.)

Waterspout Djinn

Waterspout Djinn
Waterspout Djinn
Creature — Djinn

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Waterspout Djinn unless you return an untapped Island you control to its owner's hand.

"Fly us higher, out of its storm."

—Sisay, Captain of the *Weatherlight*

4/4

Aku Djinn

Aku Djinn
Aku Djinn
Creature — Djinn

Trample

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature each opponent controls.

"Your arrogance amazes me, Kaervek. Did you not know the price you would pay?"

—Mangara

5/6

Blanket of Night

Blanket of Night
Blanket of Night
Enchantment

Each land is a Swamp in addition to its other land types.

"Kaervek imprisoned Mangara out of jealousy, but he taints Jamuraa simply out of spite."

—Asmira, Holy Avenger

Brood of Cockroaches

Brood of Cockroaches
Brood of Cockroaches
Creature — Insect

When Brood of Cockroaches is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, at the beginning of the next end step, you lose 1 life and return Brood of Cockroaches to your hand.

"It's like waking on a bed of a thousand olives during an earthquake of subtle force."

—Afari, *Tales*

1/1

Coercion

Coercion
Coercion
Sorcery

Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card.

A rhino's bargain

—Femeref expression meaning "a situation with no choices"

Crypt Rats

Crypt Rats
Crypt Rats
Creature — Rat

{X}: Crypt Rats deals X damage to each creature and each player. Spend only black mana on X.

"Once I dreamt of death, but now it dreams of me / And only rats and rotting flesh can hear my silent plea."

—Mundungu chant

1/1

Dark Privilege

Dark Privilege
Dark Privilege
Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets +1/+1.

Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate enchanted creature.

"As you breathe your last, understand why I accept such forbidden gifts."

—Purraj of Urborg

Death Watch

Death Watch
Death Watch
Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature

When enchanted creature dies, its controller loses life equal to its power and you gain life equal to its toughness.

"Watch death wait / Wait, death, watch / Steal breath swiftly / but steal life slowly."

—Suq'Ata dirge

Desolation

Desolation
Desolation
Enchantment

At the beginning of each end step, each player who tapped a land for mana this turn sacrifices a land. Desolation deals 2 damage to each player who sacrificed a Plains this way.

"Kill a creature, destroy the present. Kill the land, destroy the future."

—Kaervek

Fallen Askari

Fallen Askari
Fallen Askari
Creature — Human Knight

Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)

Fallen Askari can't block.

In troubled times, there are few greater sorrows than a wayward savior.

2/2

Forbidden Ritual

Forbidden Ritual
Forbidden Ritual
Sorcery

Sacrifice a nontoken permanent. If you do, target opponent loses 2 life unless that player sacrifices a permanent or discards a card. You may repeat this process any number of times.

Funeral Charm

Funeral Charm
Funeral Charm
Instant

Choose one —

• Target player discards a card.

• Target creature gets +2/-1 until end of turn.

• Target creature gains swampwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)

Infernal Harvest

Infernal Harvest
Infernal Harvest
Sorcery

As an additional cost to cast this spell, return X Swamps you control to their owner's hand.

Infernal Harvest deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures.

"I offered you eternal life; I just didn't say *where*."

—Shauku, Endbringer

Kaervek's Spite

Kaervek's Spite
Kaervek's Spite
Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice all permanents you control and discard your hand.

Target player loses 5 life.

"The end justifies the means. What do I care if I rule over the dead rather than over the living? The dead ask fewer questions."

—Kaervek

Necromancy

Necromancy
Necromancy
Enchantment

You may cast Necromancy as though it had flash. If you cast it any time a sorcery couldn't have been cast, the controller of the permanent it becomes sacrifices it at the beginning of the next cleanup step.

When Necromancy enters the battlefield, if it's on the battlefield, it becomes an Aura with "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Necromancy." Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control and attach Necromancy to it. When Necromancy leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it.

Necrosavant

Necrosavant
Necrosavant
Creature — Zombie Giant

{3}{B}{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Return Necrosavant from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only during your upkeep.

"Ah, I remember my first death."

—Zarkuu, necrosavant

5/5

Nekrataal

Nekrataal
Nekrataal
Creature — Human Assassin

First strike

When Nekrataal enters the battlefield, destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. That creature can't be regenerated.

"I have seen the horrors Kaervek has freed. My betrayal is certain—but of Kaervek or of Jamuraa, I cannot say."

—Jolrael

2/1

Pillar Tombs of Aku

Pillar Tombs of Aku
Pillar Tombs of Aku
World Enchantment

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may sacrifice a creature. If that player doesn't, they lose 5 life and you sacrifice Pillar Tombs of Aku.

"Aku, City of Hidden Graves / Aku, City of Lost Kings / Aku, welcome me."

—Pillar tomb inscription

Python

Python
Python
Creature — Snake

"How can you claim the gods are merciless when they robbed the snake of its limbs to give the other creatures a sporting chance?"

—Hakim, Loreweaver

3/2

Suq'Ata Assassin

Suq'Ata Assassin
Suq'Ata Assassin
Creature — Human Assassin

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

Whenever Suq'Ata Assassin attacks and isn't blocked, defending player gets a poison counter. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)

1/1

Tar Pit Warrior

Tar Pit Warrior
Tar Pit Warrior
Creature — Cyclops Warrior

When Tar Pit Warrior becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.

"The cyclops shrugged off savage blows, but casual insults made him weep."

—Azeworai, "The Cyclops who Couldn't"

3/4

Urborg Mindsucker

Urborg Mindsucker
Urborg Mindsucker
Creature — Horror

{B}, Sacrifice Urborg Mindsucker: Target opponent discards a card at random. Activate only as a sorcery.

"My pet will pick the ripe fruit from your tortured brain as if it were hanging from a vine."

—Kaervek

2/2

Vampiric Tutor

Vampiric Tutor
Vampiric Tutor
Instant

Search your library for a card, then shuffle and put that card on top. You lose 2 life.

"I write upon clean white parchment with a sharp quill and the blood of my students, divining their secrets."

—Shauku, Endbringer

Vampirism

Vampirism
Vampirism
Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature

When Vampirism enters the battlefield, draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each other creature you control.

Other creatures you control get -1/-1.

Wake of Vultures

Wake of Vultures
Wake of Vultures
Creature — Bird

Flying

{1}{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate Wake of Vultures.

"So the vulture said to the griffin, 'You gonna eat that?'"

—Azeworai, "The Ugly Bird"

3/1

Wicked Reward

Wicked Reward
Wicked Reward
Instant

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.

Target creature gets +4/+2 until end of turn.

"The blood on my hands is merely proof of my ambition."

—Kaervek

Bogardan Phoenix

Bogardan Phoenix
Bogardan Phoenix
Creature — Phoenix

Flying

When Bogardan Phoenix dies, exile it if it had a death counter on it. Otherwise, return it to the battlefield under your control and put a death counter on it.

3/3

Dwarven Vigilantes

Dwarven Vigilantes
Dwarven Vigilantes
Creature — Dwarf

Whenever Dwarven Vigilantes attacks and isn't blocked, you may have it deal damage equal to its power to target creature. If you do, Dwarven Vigilantes assigns no combat damage this turn.

Some dwarves can only be pushed so far.

2/2

Elkin Lair

Elkin Lair
Elkin Lair
World Enchantment

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player exiles a card at random from their hand. The player may play that card this turn. At the beginning of the next end step, if the player hasn't played the card, they put it into their graveyard.

Fireblast

Fireblast
Fireblast
Instant

You may sacrifice two Mountains rather than pay this spell's mana cost.

Fireblast deals 4 damage to any target.

Embermages aren't well known for their diplomatic skills.

Goblin Recruiter

Goblin Recruiter
Goblin Recruiter
Creature — Goblin

When Goblin Recruiter enters the battlefield, search your library for any number of Goblin cards, reveal them, then shuffle and put those cards on top in any order.

"Next!"

1/1

Goblin Swine-Rider

Goblin Swine-Rider
Goblin Swine-Rider
Creature — Goblin

Whenever Goblin Swine-Rider becomes blocked, it deals 2 damage to each attacking creature and each blocking creature.

"May you get the mount you deserve."

—Suq'Ata curse

1/1

Hearth Charm

Hearth Charm
Hearth Charm
Instant

Choose one —

• Destroy target artifact creature.

• Attacking creatures get +1/+0 until end of turn.

• Target creature with power 2 or less can't be blocked this turn.

Heat Wave

Heat Wave
Heat Wave
Enchantment

Cumulative upkeep {R} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)

Blue creatures can't block creatures you control.

Nonblue creatures can't block creatures you control unless their controller pays 1 life for each blocking creature they control.

Hulking Cyclops

Hulking Cyclops
Hulking Cyclops
Creature — Cyclops

Hulking Cyclops can't block.

"Some say a great cyclops turns the world in its hands, looking down upon it with its one bright eye."

—Afari, *Tales*

5/5

Keeper of Kookus

Keeper of Kookus
Keeper of Kookus
Creature — Goblin

{R}: Keeper of Kookus gains protection from red until end of turn.

Wanted: Thick-skinned goblin for guarding mean ol' Kookus. Must like fires. Must heal quickly.

1/1

Kookus

Kookus
Kookus
Creature — Djinn

Trample

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you don't control a creature named Keeper of Kookus, Kookus deals 3 damage to you and attacks this turn if able.

{R}: Kookus gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

3/5

Lightning Cloud

Lightning Cloud
Lightning Cloud
Enchantment

Whenever a player casts a red spell, you may pay {R}. If you do, Lightning Cloud deals 1 damage to any target.

The mightiest clouds sit upon spires of fire.

—Femeref adage

Mob Mentality

Mob Mentality
Mob Mentality
Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature has trample.

Whenever all non-Wall creatures you control attack, enchanted creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of attacking creatures.

"Why is loud stupidity so infectious?"

—Rana, Suq'Ata market fool

Ogre Enforcer

Ogre Enforcer
Ogre Enforcer
Creature — Ogre

Ogre Enforcer can't be destroyed by lethal damage unless lethal damage dealt by a single source is marked on it.

"Ate up all of his siblings in the first week. A good beginning for one destined to command."

—Suka, ogre matron

4/4

Raging Gorilla

Raging Gorilla
Raging Gorilla
Creature — Ape

Whenever Raging Gorilla blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/-2 until end of turn.

"Every temper tantrum makes another angry gorilla."

—Femeref children's myth

2/3

Relentless Assault

Relentless Assault
Relentless Assault
Sorcery

Untap all creatures that attacked this turn. After this main phase, there is an additional combat phase followed by an additional main phase.

"Flog and Squee / Up the tree / See the army / Flee, flee, flee."

—Goblin nursery rhyme/war cry

Rock Slide

Rock Slide
Rock Slide
Instant

Rock Slide deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target attacking or blocking creatures without flying.

"Good ol' rock. Nothing beats rock."

—Rhirhok, goblin archer

Solfatara

Solfatara
Solfatara
Instant

Target player can't play lands this turn.

Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

"A burst of hot air tossed the moon into the air, and the moon liked it up there so much it never needed the ground again."

—Azeworai, "Glitter Moon"

Song of Blood

Song of Blood
Song of Blood
Sorcery

Mill four cards. Whenever a creature attacks this turn, it gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each creature card put into your graveyard this way.

Purraj sang slaughter and danced death.

Spitting Drake

Spitting Drake
Spitting Drake
Creature — Drake

Flying

{R}: Spitting Drake gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.

It prefers its meals cooked.

2/2

Suq'Ata Lancer

Suq'Ata Lancer
Suq'Ata Lancer
Creature — Human Knight

Haste

Flanking (Whenever a creature without flanking blocks this creature, the blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.)

"Never stop 'til you see your lance come out the other side."

—Telim'Tor

2/2
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