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Shards of Alara Spoiler 249/249

White (31) - Blue (31) - Black (30) - Red (30) - Green (30) - Multicolor (57) - Colorless (10) - Land (10) - Basic Land (20)


White (31/31)

Akrasan Squire

w
Creature - Human Soldier Common
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
#1/2491/1
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Angel's Herald

w
Creature - Human Cleric Uncommon
2{W}, {T}, Sacrifice a green creature, a white creature, and a blue creature: Search your library for a card named Empyrial Archangel and put it into play. Then shuffle your library.
#2/2491/1
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Angelic Benediction

3w
Enchantment Uncommon
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, you may tap target creature.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Angelsong

1w
Instant Common
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
Cycling 2
Clash of sword and cry of beast fall mute when angels sound the call to prayer.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Bant Battlemage

2w
Creature - Human Wizard Uncommon
{G}, {T}: Target creature gains trample until end of turn.
{U}, {T}: Target creature gains flying until end of turn.
2/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Battlegrace Angel

3ww
Creature - Angel Rare
Flying
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, it gains lifelink until end of turn.
Illus. Matt Stewart #6/2494/4
(Confirmation and Discussion)
(Source: WoTC Preview)

Cradle of Vitality

3w
Enchantment Rare
Whenever you gain life, you may pay 1{W}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature for each 1 life you gained.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Dispeller's Capsule

w
Artifact Common
2{W}, {T}, Sacrifice Dispeller's Capsule: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
#8/249
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Elspeth, Knight Errant

2ww
Planeswalker - Elspeth Mythic Rare
[+1]: Put a 1/1 white Soldier creature token into play.
[+1]: Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn.
[-8]: For the rest of the game, artifacts, creatures, enchantments, and lands you control are indestructible.
4
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Ethersworn Canonist

1w
Artifact Creature - Human Cleric Rare
Each player who has played a nonartifact spell this turn can't play additional nonartifact spells.
Illus. Izzy #10/2492/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)
(Source: WoTC Preview)

Excommunicate

2w
Sorcery Common
Put target creature on top of its owner's library.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Guardians of Akrasa

2w
Creature - Human Soldier Common
Defender
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
0/4

Gustrider Exuberant

2w
Creature - Human Wizard Common
Flying
Sacrifice Gustrider Exuberant: Creatures you control with power 5 or greater gain flying until end or turn.
1/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Invincible Hymn

6ww
Sorcery Rare
Count the number of cards in your library. Your life total becomes that number.
#14/249
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Knight of the Skyward Eye

1w
Creature - Human Knight Common
3{G}: Knight of the Skyward Eye gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Play this ability only once each turn.
2/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Knight of the White Orchid

ww
Creature - Human Knight Rare
First strike
When Knight of the White Orchid comes into play, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it into play, then shuffle your library.
Illus. Mark Zug #16/2492/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Knight-Captain of Eos

4w
Creature - Human Knight Rare
When Knight-Captain of Eos comes into play, put two 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens into play.
{W}, Sacrifice a Soldier: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
2/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Marble Chalice

2w
Artifact Common
{T}: You gain 1 life.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Metallurgeon

1w
Artifact Creature - Human Artificer Uncommon
{W}, {T}: Regenerate target artifact.
#19/2491/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Oblivion Ring

2w
Enchantment Common
Oblivion Ring
When Oblivion Ring comes into play, remove another target nonland permanent from the game.
When Oblivion Ring leaves play, return the removed card to play under its owner's control.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Ranger of Eos

3w
Creature - Human Soldier Rare
When Ranger of Eos comes into play, you may search your library for up to two creature cards with converted mana cost 1 or less, reveal them, and put them into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.
3/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Resounding Silence

3w
Instant Common
Remove target attacking creature from the game.
Cycling 5{G}{W}{U}
When you cycle Resounding Silence, remove up to two target attacking creatures from the game.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Rockcaster Platoon

5ww
Creature - Rhino Soldier Uncommon
4{G}: Rockcaster Platoon deals 2 damage to each creature with flying and each player.
5/7
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Sanctum Gargoyle

3w
Artifact Creature - Gargoyle Common
Flying
When Sanctum Gargoyle comes into play, return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
2/3
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Scourglass

3ww
Artifact Rare
{T}, Sacrifice Scourglass: Destroy all permanents except for artifacts and lands. Play this ability only during your upkeep.
#25/249
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Sighted-Caste Sorcerer

1w
Creature - Human Wizard Common
Exalted
{U}: Sighted-Caste Sorcerer gains shroud until end of turn.
1/1
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Sigiled Paladin

ww
Creature - Human Knight Uncommon
First strike
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Illus. Greg Staples #27/2492/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)
(Source: WoTC Preview)

Soul's Grace

1w
Instant Common
You gain life equal to target creature's power.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Sunseed Nurturer

2w
Creature - Human Druid Wizard Uncommon
At the end of your turn, if you control a creature with power 5 or greater, you may gain 2 life.
{T}: Add 1 to your mana pool.
1/1
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Welkin Guide

4w
Creature - Bird Cleric Common
Flying
When Welkin Guide comes into play, target creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn.
2/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Yoked Plowbeast

5ww
Creature - Beast Common
Cycling 2
5/5
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Blue (31/31)

Call to Heel

1u
Instant Common
Return target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller draws a card.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Cancel

1uu
Instant Common
Counter target spell.
(Confirmation and Discussion)
(Source: Orb)

Cathartic Adept

u
Creature - Human Wizard Common
{T}: Target player puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
1/1
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Cloudheath Drake

4u
Artifact Creature - Drake Common
Flying
1{W}: Cloudheath Drake gains vigilance until end of turn.
3/3

Coma Veil

4u
Enchantment - Aura Common
Enchant artifact or creature
Enchanted permanent doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Courier's Capsule

1u
Artifact Common
1{U}, {T}, Sacrifice Courier's Capsule: Draw two cards.
#37/249
(Confirmation and Discussion)
(Source: Mana Rouge)

Covenant of Minds

4u
Sorcery Rare
Reveal the top three cards of your library. Target opponent may choose to put those cards into your hand. If he or she doesn't, put those cards into your graveyard and draw five cards.
Illus. Dan Seagrave #38/249
(Confirmation and Discussion)
(Source: Cantrip)

Dawnray Archer

2u
Creature - Human Archer Uncommon
Exalted
{W}, {T}: Dawnray Archer deals 1 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
1/1
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Esper Battlemage

2u
Artifact Creature - Human Wizard Uncommon
{W}, {T}: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to you this turn.
{B}, {T}: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
2/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Etherium Astrolabe

2u
Artifact Uncommon
Flash
{B}, {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Draw a card.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Etherium Sculptor

1u
Artifact Creature - Vedalken Artificer Common
Artifact spells you play cost 1 less to play.
#42/2491/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Fatestitcher

3u
Creature - Zombie Wizard Uncommon
{T}: You may tap or untap another target permanent.
Unearth {U}
1/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Filigree Sages

3u
Artifact Creature - Vedalken Wizard Uncommon
2{U}: Untap target artifact.
2/3
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Gather Specimens

3uuu
Instant Rare
If a creature would come into play under an opponent's control this turn, it comes into play under your control instead.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Jhessian Lookout

1u
Creature - Human Scout Common
"I can see Russia from my house!"
2/1
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Kathari Screecher

2u
Creature - Bird Soldier Common
Flying
Unearth 2{U}
2/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Kederekt Leviathan

6uu
Creature - Levitathan Rare
When Kederekt Leviathan comes into play, return all other nonland permanents to their owners' hands.
Unearth 6{U}
#48/2495/5
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Master of Etherium

2u
Artifact Creature - Vedalken Wizard Rare
Master of Etherium's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts you control.
Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.
Illus. Matt Cavotta #49/249*/*
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Memory Erosion

1uu
Enchantment Rare
Whenever an opponent plays a spell, that player puts the top two cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Mindlock Orb

3u
Artifact Rare
Players can't search libraries.
Illus. rk post #51/249
(Confirmation and Discussion)
(Source: WoTC Preview)

Outrider of Jhess

3u
Creature - Human Knight Common
Exalted
2/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Protomatter Powder

2u
Artifact Uncommon
4{W}, {T}, Sacrifice Protomatter Powder: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to play.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Resounding Wave

2u
Instant Common
Return target permanent to its owner's hand.
Cycling 5{W}{U}{B}
When you cycle Resounding Wave, return up to two target permanents to their owners' hands.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Sharding Sphinx

4uu
Artifact Creature - Sphinx Rare
Flying
Whenever an artifact creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may put a 1/1 blue Thopter artifact creature token with flying into play.
4/4
(Confirmation and Discussion)
(Source: Game Japan)

Skill Borrower

2u
Artifact Creature - Human Wizard Rare
Play with the top card of your library revealed.
As long as the top card of your library is an artifact or creature card, Skill Borrower has all activated abilities of that card. (If any of the abilities use that card's name, use this creature's name instead.)
1/3
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Spell Snip

2u
Instant Common
Counter target spell unless its controller pays 1.
Cycling 2

Sphinx's Herald

u
Artifact Creature - Vedalken Wizard Uncommon
2{U}, {T}, Sacrifice a white creature, a blue creature, and a black creature: Search your library for a card named Sphinx Sovereign and put it into play. Then shuffle your library.
#58/2491/1
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Steelclad Serpent

5u
Artifact Creature - Serpent Common
Steelclad Serpent can't attack unless you control another artifact.
4/5
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Tezzeret the Seeker

3uu
Planeswalker - Tezzeret Mythic Rare
[+1]: Untap up to two target artifacts.
[-X]: Search your library for an artifact card with converted mana cost X or less and put it into play. Then shuffle your library.
[-5]: Artifacts you control become 5/5 artifact creatures until end of turn.
Illus. Anthony Francisco #60/2494
(Confirmation and Discussion)
(Source: Scrye)

Tortoise Formation

3u
Instant Common
Creatures you control gain shroud until end of turn.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Vectis Silencers

2u
Artifact Creature - Human Rogue Common
2{B}: Vectis Silencers gains deathtouch until end of turn.
1/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Black (30/30)

Ad Nauseam

3bb
Instant Rare
Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its converted mana cost. You may repeat this process any number of times.
#63/249
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Archdemon of Unx

5bb
Creature - Demon Rare
Flying, trample
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a non-Zombie creature, then put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token into play.
6/6
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Banewasp Affliction

1b
Enchantment - Aura Common
Enchant creature
When enchanted creature is put into a graveyard, that creature's controller loses life equal to its toughness.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Blister Beetle

1b
Creature - Insect Common
When Blister Beetle comes into play, target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
1/1
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Bone Splinters

b
Sorcery Common
As an aditional cost to play Bone Splinters, sacrifice a creature.
Destroy target creature.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Corpse Connoisseur

4b
Creature - Zombie Wizard Uncommon
When Corpse Connoisseur comes into play, you may search your library for a creature card and put that card into your graveyard. If you do, shuffle your library.
Unearth 3{B} (3{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to play. It gains haste. Remove it from the game at end of turn or if it would leave play. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
Illus. Mark Hyzer3/3
(Confirmation and Discussion)
(Source: Lotus Noir)

Cunning Lethemancer

2b
Creature - Human Wizard Rare
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player discards a card.
#69/2492/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Death Baron

1bb
Creature - Zombie Wizard Rare
Skeleton creatures you control and other Zombie creatures you control get +1/+1 and have deathtouch.
2/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Deathgreeter

b
Creature - Human Shaman Common
Whenever another creature is put into a graveyard from play, you may gain 1 life.
1/1
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Demon's Herald

b
Creature - Human Wizard Uncommon
2{B}, {T}, Sacrifice a blue creature, a black creature, and a red creature: Search your library for a card named Prince of Thralls and put it into play. Then shuffle your library.
1/1
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Dreg Reaver

4b
Creature - Zombie Beast Common
4/3
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Dregscape Zombie

1b
Creature - Zombie Common
Unearth {B}
2/1
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Executioner's Capsule

b
Artifact Common
1{B}, {T}, Sacrifice Executioner's Capsule: Destroy target nonblack creature.
Illus. Warren Mahy
(Confirmation and Discussion)
(Source: Cantrip)

Fleshbag Marauder

2b
Creature - Zombie Warrior Uncommon
When Fleshbag Marauder comes into play, each player sacrifices a creature.
3/1
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Glaze Fiend

1b
Artifact Creature - Illusion Common
Flying
Whenever another artifact comes into play under your control, Glaze Fiend gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
#77/2490/1
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Grixis Battlemage

2b
Creature - Human Wizard Uncommon
{U}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.
{R}, {T}: Target creature can't block this turn.
2/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Immortal Coil

2bb
Artifact Rare
{T}, Remove two cards in your graveyard from the game: Draw a card.
If damage would be dealt to you, prevent that damage. Remove a card in your graveyard from the game for each 1 damage prevented this way.
When there are no cards in your graveyard, you lose the game.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Infest

1bb
Sorcery Uncommon
All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.
(Confirmation and Discussion)
(Source: Orb)

Onyx Goblet

2b
Artifact Common
{T}: Target player loses 1 life.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Puppet Conjurer

1b
Artifact Creature - Human Wizard Uncommon
{U}, {T}: Put a 0/1 blue Homunculus artifact creature token into play.
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a Homunculus.
1/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Resounding Scream

2b
Sorcery Common
Target player discards a card at random.
Cycling 5{U}{B}{R}
When you cycle Resounding Scream, target player discards two cards at random.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Salvage Titan

4bb
Artifact Creature - Golem Rare
You may sacrifice three artifacts rather than pay Salvage Titan's mana cost.
Remove three artifact cards in your graveyard from the game: Return Salvage Titan from your graveyard to hand.
6/4
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Scavenger Drake

3b
Creature - Drake Uncommon
Flying
Whenever another creature is put into a graveyard from play, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Scavenger Drake.
1/1
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Shadowfeed

b
Instant Common
Remove target card in a graveyard from the game. You gain 3 life.
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Shore Snapper

2b
Creature - Beast Common
{U}: Shore Snapper gains islandwalk until end of turn.
2/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Skeletal Kathari

4b
Creature - Bird Skeleton Common
Flying
{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate Skeletal Kathari.
3/2
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Tar Fiend

5b
Creature - Elemental Rare
Devour 2
When Tar Fiend comes into play, target player discards a card for each creature it devoured.
4/4
(Confirmation and Discussion)

Undead Leotau

5b
Creature - Zombie Cat Common
{R}: Undead Leotau gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
Unearth 2{B}
3/4
(Confirmation and Discussion)