As an additional cost to cast this spell, tap an untapped artifact you control or pay .

Counter target spell.

: Counter target spell unless its controller pays .

Counter target spell. Scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)

This spell can't be countered.

Counter target noncreature spell.

Flash

Flying

When Draining Whelk enters the battlefield, counter target spell. Put X +1/+1 counters on Draining Whelk, where X is that spell's mana value.

Counter target spell. Its controller draws a card.

Draw a card.

Level up (: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.)

LEVEL 2-3

2/4

, : Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

LEVEL 4+

2/5

, : Copy target instant or sorcery spell twice. You may choose new targets for the copies.

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)

I — Exile target permanent an opponent controls with mana value 3 or greater.

II — Noncreature spells your opponents cast cost more to cast until your next turn.

III — Return target creature or planeswalker card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a +1/+1 counter or a loyalty counter on it.

Counter target sorcery spell.

Counter target multicolored spell.

X can't be 0.

Target spell's controller exiles it with X delay counters on it.

At the beginning of each of that player's upkeeps, if that card is exiled, remove a delay counter from it. If the card has no delay counters on it, the player puts it onto the stack as a copy of the original spell.

Counter target spell if it was kicked.

Counter target creature spell.

Counter target creature spell.

Draw a card.

Double strike

Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Fabled Hero, put a +1/+1 counter on Fabled Hero.

Counter target spell. Draw a card, then discard a card.

Counter target creature spell.

Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Favored Hoplite, put a +1/+1 counter on Favored Hoplite and prevent all damage that would be dealt to it this turn.

If you control a commander, you may cast this spell without paying its mana cost.

Counter target noncreature spell.

Counter target instant spell.

: Choose target spell or ability that targets a permanent you control. Then ask a person outside the game if the story of what will happen makes sense. If they say no, sacrifice Flavor Judge and counter that spell or ability.

Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays .

Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)

Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, its controller may put a creature card from their hand onto the battlefield.

If it's not your turn, you may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.

Counter target noncreature spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.

Counter target spell unless its controller pays .

Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)

Counter target spell.

Counter target nonblue spell.

Battalion — Whenever Frontline Medic and at least two other creatures attack, creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

Sacrifice Frontline Medic: Counter target spell with in its mana cost unless its controller pays .

Ward (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays .)

When Frostfist Strider enters the battlefield, tap target creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)

I — Create a Cursed Role token attached to up to one target creature. (If you control another Role on it, put that one into the graveyard. Enchanted creature is 1/1.)

II — Scry 2.

III — When you next cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value 3 or less this turn, copy that spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Whenever you cast a spell with mana value 5 or greater, tap target creature an opponent controls and put a stun counter on it.

This spell costs less to cast if you control a Spirit. It also costs less to cast if you control an enchantment.

Counter target spell unless its controller pays .

Flying

, Sacrifice Glen Elendra Archmage: 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.)

Flying

Whenever Glyph Keeper becomes the target of a spell or ability for the first time each turn, counter that spell or ability.

Embalm (, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a white Zombie Sphinx with no mana cost. Embalm only as a sorcery.)

Whenever Grimoire Thief becomes tapped, exile the top three cards of target opponent's library face down.

You may look at cards exiled with Grimoire Thief.

, Sacrifice Grimoire Thief: Turn all cards exiled with Grimoire Thief face up. Counter all spells with those names.

Counter target spell unless its controller exiles all cards from their graveyard.

Draw a card.

Partner with Pako, Arcane Retriever (When this creature enters the battlefield, target player may put Pako into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)

You may play lands and cast noncreature spells from among cards you exiled that have fetch counters on them, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells.

Aura spells you cast cost less to cast.

Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Hero of Iroas, put a +1/+1 counter on Hero of Iroas.

Counter target spell that targets you or a permanent you control.

Draw a card.

, Discard a card: Counter target spell if it has the same mana value as the discarded card.

Counter target creature spell. You create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

Flash

This spell can't be countered.

Whenever you cast a spell, choose up to one —

• Return target spell you don't control to its owner's hand.

• Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand.

Choose one —

• Counter target spell if it's red.

• Destroy target permanent if it's red.

Flying

, Sacrifice Hydromorph Gull: Counter target spell that targets a creature you control.

Bargain (You may sacrifice an artifact, enchantment, or token as you cast this spell.)

This spell costs less to cast if it's bargained.

Counter target spell.

Counter target artifact or enchantment spell. Its controller gains life equal to its mana value.

Ward (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays .)

At the beginning of your end step, if you have the initiative, draw a card. Draw another card if you've completed a dungeon.

Choose a Background (You can have a Background as a second commander.)

Choose one —

• Counter target spell.

• You may choose new targets for target spell.

• Copy target instant or sorcery spell. You may choose new targets for the copy.

Counter target sorcery spell.

Delirium — If there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, search the graveyard, hand, and library of that spell's controller for any number of cards with the same name as that spell, exile those cards, then that player shuffles.

Cast this spell only after combat.

Gain control of target nonartifact, nonblack creature that attacked you this turn and put a -1/-0 counter on it.