Hex Parasite

{X}{B/P}: Remove up to X counters from target permanent. For each counter removed this way, this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. ({B/P} can be paid with either {B} or 2 life.)

Lesser Masticore

As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card.
{4}: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature.
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.)

Persistent Constrictor

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, they lose 1 life and you put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature they control.
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.)

Hundred-Battle Veteran

As long as there are three or more different kinds of counters among creatures you control, this creature gets +2/+4.
You may cast this card from your graveyard. If you do, it enters with a finality counter on it. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)

Summon: Primal Odin

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Gungnir — Destroy target creature an opponent controls.
II — Zantetsuken — This creature gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game."
III — Hall of Sorrow — Draw two cards. Each player loses 2 life.

Geralf's Mindcrusher

When this creature enters, target player mills five cards.
Undying (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.)

Antler Skulkin

{2}: Target white creature 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.)

Summon: Esper Maduin

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a permanent card, put it into your hand.
II — Add {G}{G}.
III — Other creatures you control get +2/+2 and gain trample until end of turn.

Esper Origins

Surveil 2. You gain 2 life. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, exile it, then put it onto the battlefield transformed under its owner's control with a finality counter on it. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)
Flashback {3}{G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Esper Origins // Summon: Esper Maduin

Summon: Fenrir

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Crescent Fang — Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
II — Heavenward Howl — When you next cast a creature spell this turn, that creature enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
III — Ecliptic Growl — Draw a card if you control the creature with the greatest power or tied for the greatest power.

Lingering Tormentor

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

Persist

Return target nonlegendary creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.

Balustrade Wurm

This spell can't be countered.
Trample, haste
Delirium — {2}{G}{G}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. Activate only if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard and only as a sorcery.

Summon: Bahamut

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)
I, II — Destroy up to one target nonland permanent.
III — Draw two cards.
IV — Mega Flare — This creature deals damage equal to the total mana value of other permanents you control to each opponent.
Flying

Shiva, Warden of Ice

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I, II — Mesmerize — Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
III — Cold Snap — Tap all lands your opponents control. Exile Shiva, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).

Jill, Shiva's Dominant

When Jill enters, return up to one other target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
{3}{U}{U}, {T}: Exile Jill, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.

Jill, Shiva's Dominant // Shiva, Warden of Ice

Summon: Leviathan

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Return each creature that isn't a Kraken, Leviathan, Merfolk, Octopus, or Serpent to its owner's hand.
II, III — Until end of turn, whenever a Kraken, Leviathan, Merfolk, Octopus, or Serpent attacks, draw a card.
Ward {2}

Summon: Anima

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)
I, II, III — Pain — You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
IV — Oblivion — Each opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice and loses 3 life.
Menace

Summon: Valefor

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)
I — Sonic Wings — Each opponent chooses a creature with the greatest mana value among creatures they control. Return those creatures to their owners' hands.
II, III, IV — Tap up to one target creature and put a stun counter on it.
Flying

Musician

Cumulative upkeep {1} (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.)
{T}: Put a music counter on target creature. If it doesn't have "At the beginning of your upkeep, destroy this creature unless you pay {1} for each music counter on it," it gains that ability.

Devoted Druid

{T}: Add {G}.
Put a -1/-1 counter on this creature: Untap this creature.

Dark Depths

Dark Depths enters 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.

Glissa Sunslayer

First strike, deathtouch
Whenever Glissa Sunslayer deals combat damage to a player, choose one —
• You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
• Destroy target enchantment.
• Remove up to three counters from target permanent.

Summon: Titan

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Mill five cards.
II — Return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
III — Until end of turn, another target creature you control gains trample and gets +X/+X, where X is the number of lands you control.
Reach, trample

Scavenger's Talent

(Gain the next level as a sorcery to add its ability.)
Whenever one or more creatures you control die, create a Food token. This ability triggers only once each turn.
{1}{B}: Level 2
Whenever you sacrifice a permanent, target player mills two cards.
{2}{B}: Level 3
At the beginning of your end step, you may sacrifice three other nonland permanents. If you do, return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it.

Strangleroot Geist

Haste
Undying (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.)

Braska's Final Aeon

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Jecht Beam — Each opponent discards a card and you draw a card.
III — Ultimate Jecht Shot — Each opponent sacrifices two creatures of their choice.
Menace

Jecht, Reluctant Guardian

Menace
Whenever Jecht deals combat damage to a player, you may exile it, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control.

Jecht, Reluctant Guardian // Braska's Final Aeon

Rattleblaze Scarecrow

This creature has persist as long as you control a black creature. (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.)
This creature has haste as long as you control a red creature.

Summon: Magus Sisters

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II, III — Choose one at random —
• Combine Powers! — Put three +1/+1 counters on target creature.
• Defense! — Put a shield counter on target creature. You gain 3 life.
• Fight! — This creature fights up to one target creature an opponent controls.
Haste

Endling

{B}: This creature gains menace until end of turn.
{B}: This creature gains deathtouch until end of turn.
{B}: This creature gains undying until end of turn. (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.)
{1}: This creature gets +1/-1 or -1/+1 until end of turn.

Winter, Cynical Opportunist

Deathtouch
Whenever Winter attacks, mill three cards.
Delirium — At the beginning of your end step, you may exile any number of cards from your graveyard with four or more card types among them. If you do, put a permanent card from among them onto the battlefield with a finality counter on it.

Sightless Ghoul

This creature can't block.
Undying (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.)

Chisei, Heart of Oceans

Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Chisei unless you remove a counter from a permanent you control.

Butcher Ghoul

Undying (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.)

Osteomancer Adept

Deathtouch
{T}: Until end of turn, you may cast creature spells from your graveyard by foraging in addition to paying their other costs. If you cast a spell this way, that creature enters with a finality counter on it. (To forage, exile three cards from your graveyard or sacrifice a Food. If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)

Soulcoil Viper

{B}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. Activate only as a sorcery. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)

Summon: Shiva

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Heavenly Strike — Tap target creature an opponent controls. Put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
III — Diamond Dust — Draw a card for each tapped creature your opponents control.

Putrid Goblin

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.)

Young Wolf

Survivor of the Unseen

Cumulative upkeep {2} (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.)
{T}: Draw two cards, then put a card from your hand on top of your library.

Aether Snap

Remove all counters from all permanents and exile all tokens.

Thrull Parasite

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
{T}, Pay 2 life: Remove a counter from target nonland permanent.

The Tomb of Aclazotz

(Transforms from Tarrian's Journal.)
{T}: Add {B}.
{T}: You may cast a creature spell from your graveyard this turn. If you do, it enters with a finality counter on it and is a Vampire in addition to its other types. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)

Tarrian's Journal

{T}, Sacrifice another artifact or creature: Draw a card. Activate only as a sorcery.
{2}, {T}, Discard your hand: Transform Tarrian's Journal.

Tarrian's Journal // The Tomb of Aclazotz

Charnel Serenade

Surveil 3, then return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. Exile Charnel Serenade with three time counters on it.
Suspend 3—{2}{B} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {2}{B} and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)

Patriar's Seal

{T}: Add one mana of any color.
{1}, {T}: Untap target legendary creature you control.

Geralf's Messenger

This creature enters tapped.
When this creature enters, target opponent loses 2 life.
Undying (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.)

Wingrattle Scarecrow

This creature has flying as long as you control a blue creature.
This creature has persist as long as you control a black creature. (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.)

Persistent Petitioners

{1}, {T}: Target player mills a card. (They put the top card of their library into their graveyard.)
Tap four untapped Advisors you control: Target player mills twelve cards.
A deck can have any number of cards named Persistent Petitioners.

Vampire Hexmage

First strike
Sacrifice this creature: Remove all counters from target permanent.

Meathook Massacre II

When Meathook Massacre II enters, each player sacrifices X creatures of their choice.
Whenever a creature you control dies, you may pay 3 life. If you do, return that card under your control with a finality counter on it.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, they may pay 3 life. If they don't, return that card under your control with a finality counter on it.

Hexavus

Flying
This creature enters with six +1/+1 counters on it.
{1}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Put a flying counter on another target creature.
{1}, Remove a counter from another creature you control: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

Power Conduit

{T}, Remove a counter from a permanent you control: Choose one —
• Put a charge counter on target artifact.
• Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Relentless X-ATM092

This creature can't be blocked except by three or more creatures.
{8}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped with a finality counter on it. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)

Aerie Ouphes

Sacrifice this creature: It deals damage equal to its power to target creature with flying.
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.)

Uchbenbak, the Great Mistake

Vigilance, menace
Descend 8 — {4}{U}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. Activate only if there are eight or more permanent cards in your graveyard and only as a sorcery. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)

Dusk Legion Sergeant

Menace
{1}{B}, Sacrifice this creature: Each nontoken Vampire creature you control 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.)

Emperor of Bones

At the beginning of combat on your turn, exile up to one target card from a graveyard.
{1}{B}: Adapt 2.
Whenever one or more +1/+1 counters are put on this creature, put a creature card exiled with this creature onto the battlefield under your control with a finality counter on it. It gains haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.

Glen Elendra Archmage

Flying
{U}, Sacrifice this creature: 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.)

Resurrected Cultist

Delirium — {2}{B}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. Activate only if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard and only as a sorcery. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)

Evernight Shade

{B}: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Undying (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.)

Nesting Grounds

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

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
Whenever a Human deals damage to you, destroy it.
Other non-Human creatures you control get +1/+1 and have undying. (When a creature with undying 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.)

Vorapede

Vigilance, trample
Undying (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.)

Summon: Fat Chocobo

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)
I — Wark — Create a 2/2 green Bird creature token with "Whenever a land you control enters, this token gets +1/+0 until end of turn."
II, III, IV — Kerplunk — Creatures you control gain trample until end of turn.

Eye of Doom

When this artifact enters, each player chooses a nonland permanent and puts a doom counter on it.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy each permanent with a doom counter on it.

Queen's Bay Paladin

Whenever this creature enters or attacks, return up to one target Vampire card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. You lose life equal to its mana value. (If a creature with a finality counter on it would die, exile it instead.)

Woodfall Primus

Trample
When this creature enters, destroy target noncreature permanent.
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.)

Arixmethes, Slumbering Isle

Arixmethes enters 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}.

Undying Evil

Target creature gains undying 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.)

River Kelpie

Whenever this creature or another permanent enters 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.)

Puppeteer Clique

Flying
When this creature enters, put target creature card from an opponent's graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. It gains haste. At the beginning of your next end step, exile it.
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.)

Bloodletter Quill

{2}, {T}, Put a blood counter on this artifact: Draw a card, then you lose 1 life for each blood counter on this artifact.
{U}{B}: Remove a blood counter from this artifact.

Xavier Sal, Infested Captain

{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.)

Mirko, Obsessive Theorist

Flying, vigilance
Whenever you surveil, put a +1/+1 counter on Mirko.
At the beginning of your end step, you may return target creature card with power less than Mirko's from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter on it. (If it would die, exile it instead.)

Ferropede

This creature can't be blocked.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may remove a counter from target permanent.