Vault 21: House Gambit

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Discard a card, then draw a card.
III — Reveal up to five nonland cards from your hand. For each of those cards that has the same mana value as another card revealed this way, create a Treasure token.

Agitator Ant

At the beginning of your end step, each player may put two +1/+1 counters on a creature they control. Goad each creature that had counters put on it this way. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)

The Infamous Cruelclaw

Menace
Whenever The Infamous Cruelclaw deals combat damage to a player, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card. You may cast that card by discarding a card rather than paying its mana cost.

Vow of Torment

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2, has menace, and can't attack you or planeswalkers you control. (It can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

Diamond City

This land enters with a shield counter on it. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Move a shield counter from this land onto target creature. Activate only if two or more creatures entered the battlefield under your control this turn.

Crown of Gondor

Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each creature you control.
When a legendary creature you control enters, if there is no monarch, you become the monarch.
Equip {4}. This ability costs {3} less to activate if you're the monarch.

Tempt with Vengeance

Tempting offer — Create X 1/1 red Elemental creature tokens with haste. Each opponent may create X 1/1 red Elemental creature tokens with haste. For each opponent who does, create X 1/1 red Elemental creature tokens with haste.

Temple Bell

Stormfist Crusader

Menace
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player draws a card and loses 1 life.

Mana Flare

Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana of any type that land produced.

Tempt with Mayhem

Tempting offer — Choose target instant or sorcery spell. Each opponent may copy that spell and may choose new targets for the copy they control. You copy that spell once plus an additional time for each opponent who copied the spell this way. You may choose new targets for the copies you control.

Tainted Peak

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

Frenzied Gorespawn

When this creature enters, for each opponent, goad target creature that player controls. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Whenever one or more creatures attack one of your opponents, those creatures gain menace until end of turn.

Rakdos Carnarium

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
{T}: Add {B}{R}.

Xantcha, Sleeper Agent

Xantcha enters 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.

Seizan, Perverter of Truth

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player loses 2 life and draws two cards.

Vandalblast

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.")

Geier Reach Sanitarium

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}: Each player draws a card, then discards a card.

Ghoulish Impetus

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1, has deathtouch, and is goaded.
When enchanted creature dies, return this card to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step.

Court of Locthwain

When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch.
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of target opponent's library. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled, and mana of any type can be spent to cast it. If you're the monarch, until end of turn, you may cast a spell from among cards exiled with this enchantment without paying its mana cost.

Bojuka Bog

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, exile target player's graveyard.
{T}: Add {B}.

Life of the Party

First strike, trample, haste
Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control.
When this creature enters, if it's not a token, each opponent creates a token that's a copy of it. The tokens are goaded for the rest of the game. (They attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)

Deadpool, Trading Card

As Deadpool enters, you may exchange his text box and another creature's.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 3 life.
{3}, Sacrifice this creature: Each other player draws a card.

Haunted Ridge

This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
{T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Gonti, Night Minister

Whenever a player casts a spell they don't own, that player creates a Treasure token.
Whenever a creature deals combat damage to one of your opponents, its controller looks at the top card of that opponent's library and exiles it face down. They may play that card for as long as it remains exiled. Mana of any type can be spent to cast a spell this way.

Sulfurous Springs

{T}: Add {C}.
{T}: Add {B} or {R}. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Pyxis of Pandemonium

{T}: Each player exiles the top card of their library face down.
{7}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Each player turns face up all cards they own exiled with this artifact, then puts all permanent cards among them onto the battlefield.

Mountain

Lavabrink Floodgates

{T}: Add {R}{R}.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may put a doom counter on this artifact or remove a doom counter from it. Then if it has three or more doom counters on it, sacrifice this artifact. When you do, it deals 6 damage to each creature.

Khârn the Betrayer

Berzerker — Khârn the Betrayer attacks or blocks each combat if able.
Sigil of Corruption — When you lose control of Khârn the Betrayer, draw two cards.
The Betrayer — If damage would be dealt to Khârn the Betrayer, prevent that damage and an opponent of your choice gains control of it.

Incarnation Technique

Demonstrate (When you cast this spell, you may copy it. If you do, choose an opponent to also copy it.)
Mill five cards, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Mana-Charged Dragon

Flying, trample
Join forces — Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, each player starting with you may pay any amount of mana. This creature gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the total amount of mana paid this way.

Volcanic Fissure

As this land enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.

Sundering Eruption

Destroy target land. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Creatures without flying can't block this turn.

Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure

Tempt with Immortality

Tempting offer — Return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Each opponent may return a creature card from their graveyard to the battlefield. For each opponent who does, return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Chaos Warp

The owner of target permanent shuffles it into their library, then reveals the top card of their library. If it's a permanent card, they put it onto the battlefield.

Karazikar, the Eye Tyrant

Whenever you attack a player, tap target creature that player controls and goad it. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Whenever an opponent attacks another one of your opponents, you and the attacking player each draw a card and lose 1 life.

Sadistic Shell Game

Starting with the next opponent in turn order, each player chooses a creature you don't control. Destroy the chosen creatures.

Varchild, Betrayer of Kjeldor

Whenever Varchild 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.

Zenith Chronicler

Whenever a player casts their first multicolored spell each turn, each other player draws a card.

Emberwilde Captain

When this creature enters, you become the monarch.
Whenever an opponent attacks you while you're the monarch, this creature deals damage to that player equal to the number of cards in their hand.

Descent into Avernus

At the beginning of your upkeep, put two descent counters on this enchantment. Then each player creates X Treasure tokens and this enchantment deals X damage to each player, where X is the number of descent counters on this enchantment.

Eager Construct

When this creature enters, each player may scry 1. (To scry 1, look at the top card of your library, then you may put that card on the bottom.)

Court of Embereth

When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch.
At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 3/1 red Knight creature token. Then if you're the monarch, this enchantment deals X damage to each opponent, where X is the number of creatures you control.

Dragonskull Summit

This land enters tapped unless you control a Swamp or a Mountain.
{T}: Add {B} or {R}.

Stuffy Doll

Indestructible
As this creature enters, choose a player.
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to the chosen player.
{T}: This creature deals 1 damage to itself.

Creative Technique

Demonstrate (When you cast this spell, you may copy it. If you do, choose an opponent to also copy it.)
Shuffle your library, then reveal cards from the top of it until you reveal a nonland card. Exile that card and put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. You may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost.

Spectacular Showdown

Put a double strike counter on target creature, then goad each creature that had a double strike counter put on it this way. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)
Overload {4}{R}{R}{R} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

Humble Defector

{T}: Draw two cards. Target opponent gains control of this creature. Activate only during your turn.

Spiteful Visions

At the beginning of each player's draw step, that player draws an additional card.
Whenever a player draws a card, this enchantment deals 1 damage to that player.

Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos

Trample
Alexios attacks each combat if able, can't be sacrificed, and can't attack its owner.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player gains control of Alexios, untaps it, and puts a +1/+1 counter on it. It gains haste until end of turn.

Transforming Flourish

Demonstrate (When you cast this spell, you may copy it. If you do, choose an opponent to also copy it. Players may choose new targets for their copies.)
Destroy target artifact or creature you don't control. If that permanent is destroyed this way, its controller exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card, then they may cast that card without paying its mana cost.

Ash Barrens

{T}: Add {C}.
Basic landcycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

Scavenger Grounds

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

Barbed Servitor

Indestructible
When this creature enters, suspect it. (It has menace and can't block.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, target opponent loses that much life.

Exhume

Each player puts a creature card from their graveyard onto the battlefield.

Vow of Malice

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2, has intimidate, and can't attack you or planeswalkers you control. (A creature with intimidate can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)

Howling Mine

At the beginning of each player's draw step, if this artifact is untapped, that player draws an additional card.

Wishclaw Talisman

This artifact enters with three wish counters on it.
{1}, {T}, Remove a wish counter from this artifact: Search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle. An opponent gains control of this artifact. Activate only during your turn.

Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor

Whenever a creature deals combat damage to one of your opponents, its controller may pay 1 life. If they do, they draw a card.
{4}{B}{B}{B}, Discard X cards: Exile the top X cards of target opponent's library. You may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.

Mana Clash

You and target opponent each flip a coin. Mana Clash deals 1 damage to each player whose coin comes up tails. Repeat this process until both players' coins come up heads on the same flip.

Vial Smasher the Fierce

Whenever you cast your first spell each turn, choose an opponent at random. Vial Smasher deals damage equal to that spell's mana value to that player or a planeswalker that player controls.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

Tempting Contract

At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent may create a Treasure token. For each opponent who does, you create a Treasure token.

Brash Taunter

Indestructible
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, it deals that much damage to target opponent.
{2}{R}, {T}: This creature fights another target creature.

Scheming Symmetry

Choose two target players. Each of them searches their library for a card, then shuffles and puts that card on top.

Helm of Awakening

Vow of Lightning

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2, has first strike, and can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.

Disrupt Decorum

Goad all creatures you don't control. (Until your next turn, those creatures attack each combat if able and attack a player other than you if able.)

Rite of the Raging Storm

Creatures named Lightning Rager can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player creates a 5/1 red Elemental creature token named Lightning Rager. It has trample, haste, and "At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this token."

Shared Trauma

Join forces — Starting with you, each player may pay any amount of mana. Each player mills X cards, where X is the total amount of mana paid this way.

Ghirapur Orrery

Each player may play an additional land on each of their turns.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, if that player has no cards in hand, that player draws three cards.

Mob Verdict

Secret council — Each player secretly votes for another player, then those votes are revealed. For each vote an opponent received, Mob Verdict deals 2 damage to that player and each creature that player controls. For each vote you received, draw a card.

Blasphemous Act

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature on the battlefield.
Blasphemous Act deals 13 damage to each creature.

Swamp

Smoldering Marsh

({T}: Add {B} or {R}.)
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Assault Suit

Equipped creature gets +2/+2, has haste, can't attack you or planeswalkers you control, and can't be sacrificed.
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, you may have that player gain control of equipped creature until end of turn. If you do, untap it.
Equip {3}

Incriminating Impetus

Enchant creature
When this Aura enters, suspect enchanted creature. (It has menace and can't block.)
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and is goaded. (It attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)