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Commander

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Ihsan's Shade
Protection from white
Legendary Creature - Knight Shade
Ihsan's Shade (hml) 53

Commander

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Counters

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Metallic Mimic
As this creature enters, choose a creature type.
This creature is the chosen type in addition to its other types.
Each other creature you control of the chosen type enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
Creature Artifact - Shapeshifter
Metallic Mimic (aer) 164

Counters

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Creature

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Chilling Shade
Flying
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn. (
can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)
Snow Creature - Shade
Chilling Shade (csp) 53
Crypt Ripper
Haste
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Shade
Crypt Ripper (zen) 85
Deepwood Legate
If an opponent controls a Forest and you control a Swamp, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Shade
Deepwood Legate (mmq) 132
Dread Shade
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Shade
Dread Shade (dom) 88
Drifting Shade
Flying
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Shade
Drifting Shade (m12) 96
Frozen Shade
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Shade
Frozen Shade (5ed) 163
Looming Shade
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Shade
Looming Shade (10e) 153
Nakaya Shade
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn unless any player pays
.
Creature - Shade
Nakaya Shade (pcy) 69
Nantuko Shade
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Shade Insect
Nantuko Shade (dmr) 306
Whispering Shade
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Shade
Whispering Shade (ody) 167

Creature

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Drain

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Gray Merchant of Asphodel
When this creature enters, each opponent loses X life, where X is your devotion to black. You gain life equal to the life lost this way. (Each
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Creature - Zombie
Gray Merchant of Asphodel (ths) 89

Drain

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Draw

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Dark Confidant
At the beginning of your upkeep, reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value.
Creature - Human Wizard
Dark Confidant (fin) 94
Disciple of Bolas
When this creature enters, sacrifice another creature. You gain X life and draw X cards, where X is that creature's power.
Creature - Human Wizard
Disciple of Bolas (2xm) 85
Dread Presence
Whenever a Swamp you control enters, choose one —
• You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
• This creature deals 2 damage to any target and you gain 2 life.
Creature - Nightmare
Dread Presence (m20) 96
Erebos, God of the Dead
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to black is less than five, Erebos isn't a creature. (Each
in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to black.)
Your opponents can't gain life.
, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.
Legendary Creature Enchantment - God
Erebos, God of the Dead (ths) 85
Liliana's Standard Bearer
Flash
When this creature enters, draw X cards, where X is the number of creatures that died under your control this turn.
Creature - Knight Zombie
Liliana's Standard Bearer (pm21) 110s
Night's Whisper
You draw two cards and lose 2 life.
Sorcery
Night's Whisper (ddm) 68
Phyrexian Arena
At the beginning of your upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Enchantment
Phyrexian Arena (9ed) 152
Sign in Blood
Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life.
Sorcery
Sign in Blood (c14) 161
Vanquisher's Banner
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.
Whenever you cast a creature spell of the chosen type, draw a card.
Artifact
Vanquisher's Banner (tsr) 402

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Enchantment

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Court of Ambition
When this enchantment enters, you become the monarch.
At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent loses 3 life unless they discard a card. If you're the monarch, instead each opponent loses 6 life unless they discard two cards.
Enchantment
Court of Ambition (cmr) 645
Shade's Form
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has "
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn."
When enchanted creature dies, return that card to the battlefield under your control.
Enchantment - Aura
Shade's Form (tor) 81

Enchantment

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Evasion

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Filth
Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
As long as this card is in your graveyard and you control a Swamp, creatures you control have swampwalk.
Creature - Incarnation
Filth (jud) 66
Key to the City
, Discard a card: Up to one target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Whenever this artifact becomes untapped, you may pay
. If you do, draw a card.
Artifact
Key to the City (brr) 90
Trailblazer's Boots
Equipped creature has nonbasic landwalk. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a nonbasic land.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Trailblazer's Boots (fic) 370

Evasion

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Land

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Bojuka Bog
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, exile target player's graveyard.
: Add
.
Land
Bojuka Bog (plst) WWK-132
Bonders' Enclave
: Add
.
,
: Draw a card. Activate only if you control a creature with power 4 or greater.
Land
Bonders' Enclave (eos) 4
Cabal Coffers
,
: Add
for each Swamp you control.
Land
Cabal Coffers (mh2) 301
Castle Locthwain
This land enters tapped unless you control a Swamp.
: Add
.
,
: Draw a card, then you lose life equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Land
Castle Locthwain (clb) 884
Fabled Passage
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Then if you control four or more lands, untap that land.
Land
Fabled Passage (blb) 367
Myriad Landscape
This land enters tapped.
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for up to two basic land cards that share a land type, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Land
Myriad Landscape (who) 290
Path of Ancestry
This land enters tapped.
: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity. When that mana is spent to cast a creature spell that shares a creature type with your commander, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom.)
Land
Path of Ancestry (brc) 192
Reliquary Tower
You have no maximum hand size.
: Add
.
Land
Reliquary Tower (brc) 196
Rogue's Passage
: Add
.
,
: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Land
Rogue's Passage (rtr) 245
Snow-Covered Swamp
(
: Add
.)
Basic Snow Land - Swamp
Snow-Covered Swamp (khm) 281
Terramorphic Expanse
, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Land
Terramorphic Expanse (tsr) 285
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
Each land is a Swamp in addition to its other land types.
Legendary Land
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth (tsr) 287

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Lifegain

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Essence Harvest
Target player loses X life and you gain X life, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control.
Sorcery
Essence Harvest (avr) 100

Lifegain

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Protection

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Dark Dabbling
Regenerate target creature. Draw a card. (The next time the creature would be destroyed this turn, instead tap it, remove it from combat, and heal all damage on it.)
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, also regenerate each other creature you control.
Instant
Dark Dabbling (ori) 89
Darkness
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.
Instant
Darkness (spg) 124
Not Dead After All
Until end of turn, target creature you control gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control, then create a Wicked Role token attached to it." (Enchanted creature gets +1/+1. When this token is put into a graveyard, each opponent loses 1 life.)
Instant
Not Dead After All (woe) 101
Rime Transfusion
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+1 and has "
: This creature can't be blocked this turn except by snow creatures." (
can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)
Snow Enchantment - Aura
Rime Transfusion (csp) 68
Rush of Vitality
Target creature gets +1/+0 and gains lifelink and indestructible until end of turn. (Damage dealt by that creature also causes its controller to gain that much life, and it can't be destroyed by damage or effects that say "destroy.")
Instant
Rush of Vitality (kld) 99
Swiftfoot Boots
Equipped creature has hexproof and haste. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. It can attack and
no matter when it came under your control.)
Equip
(
: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Swiftfoot Boots (c14) 275

Protection

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Pump

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Nightmare Lash
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each Swamp you control.
Equip—Pay 3 life. (Pay 3 life: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Artifact - Equipment
Nightmare Lash (mrd) 219
Strata Scythe
Imprint — When this Equipment enters, search your library for a land card, exile it, then shuffle.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each land on the battlefield with the same name as the exiled card.
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Strata Scythe (c14) 274

Pump

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Ramp

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Blood Pet
Sacrifice this creature: Add
.
Creature - Thrull
Blood Pet (plst) TMP-109
Bontu's Monument
Black creature spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Whenever you cast a creature spell, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Legendary Artifact
Bontu's Monument (akh) 225
Bubbling Muck
Until end of turn, whenever a player taps a Swamp for mana, that player adds an additional
.
Sorcery
Bubbling Muck (uds) 54
Crypt Ghast
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay
. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional
.
Creature - Spirit
Crypt Ghast (gtc) 61
Dark Ritual
Add
.
Instant
Dark Ritual (dkm) 4
Gauntlet of Power
As this artifact enters, choose a color.
Creatures of the chosen color get +1/+1.
Whenever a basic land is tapped for mana of the chosen color, its controller adds an additional one mana of that color.
Artifact
Gauntlet of Power (dmr) 223
Jet Medallion
Black spells you cast cost
less to cast.
Artifact
Jet Medallion (mh3) 292
Liliana's Shade
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a Swamp card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Shade
Liliana's Shade (m13) 98
Magus of the Coffers
,
: Add
for each Swamp you control.
Creature - Human Wizard
Magus of the Coffers (c14) 148
Nirkana Revenant
Whenever you tap a Swamp for mana, add an additional
.
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Vampire Shade
Nirkana Revenant (bbd) 150
Patchwork Banner
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1.
: Add one mana of any color.
Artifact
Patchwork Banner (blb) 247
Sol Ring
: Add
.
Artifact
Sol Ring (40k) 252
Solemn Simulacrum
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
When this creature dies, you may draw a card.
Creature Artifact - Golem
Solemn Simulacrum (mrd) 245
Sword of the Animist
Equipped creature gets +1/+1.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Equip
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Sword of the Animist (ori) 240

Ramp

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Recursion

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Chainer, Dementia Master
All Nightmares get +1/+1.
, Pay 3 life: Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. That creature is black and is a Nightmare in addition to its other creature types.
When Chainer leaves the battlefield, exile all Nightmares.
Legendary Creature - Human Minion
Chainer, Dementia Master (dmr) 424
Evernight Shade
: 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.)
Creature - Shade
Evernight Shade (c14) 144
Patriarch's Bidding
Each player chooses a creature type. Each player returns all creature cards of a type chosen this way from their graveyard to the battlefield.
Sorcery
Patriarch's Bidding (mh2) 275

Recursion

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Removal

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Boggart Trawler
When this creature enters, exile target player's graveyard.
Creature - Goblin
Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog (mh3) 243Boggart Trawler // Boggart Bog (mh3) 243
Defile
Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn for each Swamp you control.
Instant
Defile (40k) 199
Drown in Ichor
Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn. Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Sorcery
Drown in Ichor (one) 91
Feed the Swarm
Destroy target creature or enchantment an opponent controls. You lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.
Sorcery
Feed the Swarm (brc) 106
Fell the Profane
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.
Instant
Fell the Profane // Fell Mire (mh3) 244Fell the Profane // Fell Mire (mh3) 244
Mutilate
All creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn for each Swamp you control.
Sorcery
Mutilate (m13) 102
Nihil Spellbomb
, Sacrifice this artifact: Exile target player's graveyard.
When this artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay
. If you do, draw a card.
Artifact
Nihil Spellbomb (brc) 152
Slice from the Shadows
This spell can't be countered. (This includes by the ward ability.)
Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
Instant
Slice from the Shadows (mkm) 103
Toxic Deluge
As an additional cost to cast this spell, pay X life.
All creatures get -X/-X until end of turn.
Sorcery
Toxic Deluge (mh3) 277
Withering Torment
Destroy target creature or enchantment. You lose 2 life.
Instant
Withering Torment (dsk) 124

Removal

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Stax

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Misery's Shadow
If a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead.
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Creature - Shade
Misery's Shadow (bro) 330

Stax

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Sideboard

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Caged Sun
As this artifact enters, choose a color.
Creatures you control of the chosen color get +1/+1.
Whenever a land's ability causes you to add one or more mana of the chosen color, add an additional one mana of that color.
Artifact
Caged Sun (40k) 231
Coveted Jewel
When this artifact enters, draw three cards.
: Add three mana of any one color.
Whenever one or more creatures an opponent controls attack you and aren't blocked, that player draws three cards and gains control of this artifact. Untap it.
Artifact
Coveted Jewel (sld) 799
Crypt Rats
: This creature deals X damage to each creature and each player. Spend only black mana on X.
Creature - Rat
Crypt Rats (7ed) 125
Curtains' Call
Undaunted (This spell costs
less to cast for each opponent.)
Destroy two target creatures.
Instant
Curtains' Call (c16) 13
Dauthi Embrace
: Target creature gains shadow until end of turn. (It can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Enchantment
Dauthi Embrace (tmp) 120
Door of Destinies
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen type, put a charge counter on this artifact.
Creatures you control of the chosen type get +1/+1 for each charge counter on this artifact.
Artifact
Door of Destinies (m14) 208
Dry Spell
Dry Spell deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
Sorcery
Dry Spell (hml) 46b
Gateway Shade
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Tap an untapped Gate you control: This creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
Creature - Shade
Gateway Shade (gtc) 65
Gravelighter
Flying
When this creature enters, draw a card if a creature died this turn. Otherwise, each player sacrifices a creature of their choice.
Creature - Spirit
Gravelighter (neo) 98
Intimidation
Creatures you control have fear. (They can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
Enchantment
Intimidation (mmq) 142
Leaden Myr
: Add
.
Creature Artifact - Myr
Leaden Myr (som) 170
Lightning Greaves
Equipped creature has haste and shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Lightning Greaves (mrd) 199
Maestros Theater
When this land enters, sacrifice it. When you do, search your library for a basic Island, Swamp, or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle and you gain 1 life.
Land
Maestros Theater (snc) 251
Maximum Overdrive
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains deathtouch and indestructible until end of turn.
Instant
Maximum Overdrive (dft) 96
Mind Stone
: Add
.
,
, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Artifact
Mind Stone (40k) 245
Riveteers Overlook
When this land enters, sacrifice it. When you do, search your library for a basic Swamp, Mountain, or Forest card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle and you gain 1 life.
Land
Riveteers Overlook (snc) 255
Shade's Breath
Until end of turn, each creature you control becomes a black Shade and gains "
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn."
Instant
Shade's Breath (ons) 167
Whispersilk Cloak
Equipped creature can't be blocked and has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
Equip
Artifact - Equipment
Whispersilk Cloak (dst) 160

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