Research Thief

Flash
Flying
Whenever an artifact creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Cliffhaven Kitesail

When Cliffhaven Kitesail enters, attach it to target creature you control.
Equipped creature has flying.
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Whispersilk Cloak

Equipped creature can't be blocked and has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip {2}

Trailblazer's Boots

Equipped creature has nonbasic landwalk. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a nonbasic land.)
Equip {2}

Forensic Gadgeteer

Whenever you cast an artifact spell, investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")
Activated abilities of artifacts you control cost {1} less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.

Sai, Master Thopterist

Whenever you cast an artifact spell, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
{1}{U}, Sacrifice two artifacts: Draw a card.

Lightning Greaves

Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip {0}

Rapid Hybridization

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. That creature's controller creates a 3/3 green Frog Lizard creature token.

Ominous Seas

Whenever you draw a card, put a foreshadow counter on Ominous Seas.
Remove eight foreshadow counters from Ominous Seas: Create an 8/8 blue Kraken creature token.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Hall of the Bandit Lord

Hall of the Bandit Lord enters tapped.
{T}, Pay 3 life: Add {C}. If that mana is spent on a creature spell, it gains haste.

Ancient Tomb

{T}: Add {C}{C}. Ancient Tomb deals 2 damage to you.

Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size.
{T}: Add {C}.

Phyrexian Soulgorger

Cumulative upkeep—Sacrifice a creature. (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.)

Mordenkainen's Polymorph

Until end of turn, target creature becomes a Dragon with base power and toughness 4/4 and gains flying. (It loses all other creature types.)

Behind the Mask

As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may collect evidence 6. (Exile cards with total mana value 6 or greater from your graveyard.)
Until end of turn, target artifact or creature becomes an artifact creature with base power and toughness 4/3. If evidence was collected, it has base power and toughness 1/1 until end of turn instead.

Relic's Roar

Until end of turn, target artifact or creature becomes a Dinosaur artifact creature with base power and toughness 4/3 in addition to its other types.

Cryptothrall

Protector — Other artifact creatures you control have hexproof.

Pongify

Destroy target creature. It can't be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.

Surge Engine

Defender
{U}: Surge Engine loses defender and gains "This creature can't be blocked."
{2}{U}: Surge Engine becomes blue and has base power and toughness 5/4. Activate only if Surge Engine doesn't have defender.
{4}{U}{U}: Draw three cards. Activate only if Surge Engine is blue and only once.

The Reality Chip

You may look at the top card of your library any time.
As long as The Reality Chip is attached to a creature, you may play lands and cast spells from the top of your library.
Reconfigure {2}{U} ({2}{U}: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)

Zhalfirin Shapecraft

Target creature has base power and toughness 4/3 until end of turn.
Draw a card.

Trinket Mage

When Trinket Mage enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 1 or less, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Wings of Velis Vel

Changeling (This card is every creature type.)
Until end of turn, target creature has base power and toughness 4/4, gains all creature types, and gains flying.

Triskaidekaphile

You have no maximum hand size.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have exactly thirteen cards in your hand, you win the game.
{3}{U}: Draw a card.

The Mycosynth Gardens

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}, {T}: Add one mana of any color.
{X}, {T}: The Mycosynth Gardens becomes a copy of target nontoken artifact you control with mana value X.

Reshape

As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact.
Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Tezzeret the Seeker

+1: Untap up to two target artifacts.
−X: Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
−5: Artifacts you control become artifact creatures with base power and toughness 5/5 until end of turn.

Treasure Vault

{T}: Add {C}.
{X}{X}, {T}, Sacrifice Treasure Vault: Create X Treasure tokens.

Mox Amber

{T}: Add one mana of any color among legendary creatures and planeswalkers you control.

Startling Development

Until end of turn, target creature becomes a blue Serpent with base power and toughness 4/4.
Cycling {1} ({1}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Serpentine Ambush

Until end of turn, target creature becomes a blue Serpent with base power and toughness 5/5.

Nerd Rage

Enchant creature
When Nerd Rage enters, draw two cards.
Enchanted creature has "You have no maximum hand size" and "Whenever this creature attacks, if you have ten or more cards in hand, it gets +10/+10 until end of turn."

Lodestone Bauble

{1}, {T}, Sacrifice Lodestone Bauble: Put up to four target basic land cards from a player's graveyard on top of their library in any order. That player draws a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Shield Sphere

Defender
Whenever Shield Sphere blocks, put a -0/-1 counter on it.

Memnite

Ornithopter

Curie, Emergent Intelligence

Whenever Curie, Emergent Intelligence deals combat damage to a player, draw cards equal to its base power.
{1}{U}, Exile another nontoken artifact creature you control: Curie becomes a copy of the exiled creature, except it has "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw cards equal to its base power."

Master of Etherium

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.

Etherium Sculptor

Artifact spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.

Psychosis Crawler

Psychosis Crawler's power and toughness are each equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Whenever you draw a card, each opponent loses 1 life.

Traxos, Scourge of Kroog

Trample
Traxos, Scourge of Kroog enters tapped and doesn't untap during your untap step.
Whenever you cast a historic spell, untap Traxos. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

Phyrexian Metamorph

({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.)
You may have Phyrexian Metamorph enter as a copy of any artifact or creature on the battlefield, except it's an artifact in addition to its other types.

Everflowing Chalice

Multikicker {2} (You may pay an additional {2} any number of times as you cast this spell.)
Everflowing Chalice enters with a charge counter on it for each time it was kicked.
{T}: Add {C} for each charge counter on Everflowing Chalice.

Mox Diamond

If Mox Diamond would enter, you may discard a land card instead. If you do, put Mox Diamond onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard.
{T}: Add one mana of any color.

Paradise Mantle

Equipped creature has "{T}: Add one mana of any color."
Equip {1}

Back to Basics

Nonbasic lands don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.

Kite Shield

Equipped creature gets +0/+3.
Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Mishra's Bauble

{T}, Sacrifice Mishra's Bauble: Look at the top card of target player's library. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Spellbook

Phyrexian Walker

Tormod's Crypt

{T}, Sacrifice Tormod's Crypt: Exile target player's graveyard.

Urza's Bauble

{T}, Sacrifice Urza's Bauble: Look at a card at random in target player's hand. You draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Welding Jar

Sacrifice Welding Jar: Regenerate target artifact.

Zuran Orb

Chrome Mox

Imprint — When Chrome Mox enters, you may exile a nonartifact, nonland card from your hand.
{T}: Add one mana of any of the exiled card's colors.

Tooth of Chiss-Goria

Flash
Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)
{T}: Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Thought Monitor

Affinity for artifacts (This spell costs {1} less to cast for each artifact you control.)
Flying
When Thought Monitor enters, draw two cards.

Whir of Invention

Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)
Search your library for an artifact card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Synth Infiltrator

Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)
You may have Synth Infiltrator enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's a Synth artifact creature in addition to its other types.

Kappa Cannoneer

Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)
Ward {4}
Whenever Kappa Cannoneer or another artifact you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on Kappa Cannoneer and it can't be blocked this turn.

Jeweled Lotus

{T}, Sacrifice Jeweled Lotus: Add three mana of any one color. Spend this mana only to cast your commander.

Jeweled Amulet

{1}, {T}: Put a charge counter on Jeweled Amulet. Note the type of mana spent to pay this activation cost. Activate only if there are no charge counters on Jeweled Amulet.
{T}, Remove a charge counter from Jeweled Amulet: Add one mana of Jeweled Amulet's last noted type.

Spidersilk Net

Equipped creature gets +0/+2 and has reach. (It can block creatures with flying.)
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Manakin

Vedalken Archmage

Whenever you cast an artifact spell, draw a card.

Metalworker

{T}: Reveal any number of artifact cards in your hand. Add {C}{C} for each card revealed this way.

Buried Ruin

{T}: Add {C}.
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice Buried Ruin: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

Seat of the Synod

Darksteel Citadel

Soaring Seacliff

Soaring Seacliff enters tapped.
When Soaring Seacliff enters, target creature gains flying until end of turn.
{T}: Add {U}.

Island

Glaring Spotlight

Creatures your opponents control with hexproof can be the targets of spells and abilities you control as though they didn't have hexproof.
{3}, Sacrifice Glaring Spotlight: Creatures you control gain hexproof until end of turn and can't be blocked this turn.

Fellwar Stone

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Water Wings

Until end of turn, target creature you control has base power and toughness 4/4 and gains flying and hexproof. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

Urza's Saga

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Urza's Saga gains "{T}: Add {C}."
II — Urza's Saga gains "{2}, {T}: Create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with 'This creature gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.'"
III — Search your library for an artifact card with mana cost {0} or {1}, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Lotus Petal

{T}, Sacrifice Lotus Petal: Add one mana of any color.

Academy Ruins

{T}: Add {C}.
{1}{U}, {T}: Put target artifact card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Tezzeret, Betrayer of Flesh

The first activated ability of an artifact you activate each turn costs {2} less to activate.
+1: Draw two cards. Then discard two cards unless you discard an artifact card.
−2: Target artifact becomes an artifact creature. If it isn't a Vehicle, it has base power and toughness 4/4.
−6: You get an emblem with "Whenever an artifact you control becomes tapped, draw a card."

The Antiquities War

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I, II — Look at the top five cards of your library. You may reveal an artifact card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
III — Artifacts you control become artifact creatures with base power and toughness 5/5 until end of turn.

Oaken Siren

Flying, vigilance
{T}: Add {U}. Spend this mana only to cast an artifact spell or activate an ability of an artifact source.

Renowned Weaponsmith

{T}: Add {C}{C}. Spend this mana only to cast artifact spells or activate abilities of artifacts.
{U}, {T}: Search your library for a card named Heart-Piercer Bow or Vial of Dragonfire, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Trespassing Souleater

{U/P}: Trespassing Souleater can't be blocked this turn. ({U/P} can be paid with either {U} or 2 life.)

Jhoira's Familiar

Flying
Historic spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)

Chief Engineer

Artifact spells you cast have convoke. (Your creatures can help cast those spells. Each creature you tap while casting an artifact spell pays for {1} or one mana of that creature's color.)

Fabricate

Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Treasure Mage

When Treasure Mage enters, you may search your library for an artifact card with mana value 6 or greater, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Scrapyard Recombiner

Modular 2 (This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
{T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Search your library for a Construct card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Mystic Forge

You may look at the top card of your library any time.
You may cast artifact spells and colorless spells from the top of your library.
{T}, Pay 1 life: Exile the top card of your library.

Accorder's Shield

Equipped creature gets +0/+3 and has vigilance. (Attacking doesn't cause it to tap.)
Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Bone Saw

Equipped creature gets +1/+0.
Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Cathar's Shield

Equipped creature gets +0/+3 and has vigilance.
Equip {3} ({3}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Prowler's Helm

Equipped creature can't be blocked except by Walls.
Equip {2}

Cyberdrive Awakener

Flying
Other artifact creatures you control have flying.
When Cyberdrive Awakener enters, until end of turn, each noncreature artifact you control becomes an artifact creature with base power and toughness 4/4.

K-9, Mark I

Negative — As long as K-9, Mark I is untapped, other legendary creatures you control have ward {1}.
Affirmative — {1}{U}, {T}: Target legendary creature can't be blocked this turn.
Doctor's companion (You can have two commanders if the other is the Doctor.)

Nick Valentine, Private Eye

Nick Valentine, Private Eye can't be blocked except by artifact creatures.
Whenever Nick Valentine or another artifact creature you control dies, you may investigate. (To investigate, create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.")

Winged Boots

Equipped creature has flying and ward {4}. (Whenever equipped creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {4}.)
Equip {1}

Silver Shroud Costume

Flash
When Silver Shroud Costume enters, attach it to target creature you control. That creature gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equipped creature can't be blocked.
Equip {3}

Key to the City

{T}, Discard a card: Up to one target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Whenever Key to the City becomes untapped, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card.

Phyrexian Dreadnought

Trample
When Phyrexian Dreadnought enters, sacrifice it unless you sacrifice any number of creatures with total power 12 or greater.

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