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Act of Authority
Act of Authority 1WhiteWhite (3)
Enchantment

When Act of Authority enters, you may exile target artifact or enchantment.

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may exile target artifact or enchantment. If you do, its controller gains control of Act of Authority.

Commander 2013 Edition (Rare)
Akroan Horse
Akroan Horse 4 (4)
Artifact Creature — Horse (0/4)

Defender

When Akroan Horse enters, an opponent gains control of it.

At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent creates a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

Commander 2016 (Rare)
Other Versions
Theros (Rare)
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos
Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos 3Red (4)
Legendary Creature — Human Berserker (4/4)

Trample

Alexios, Deimos of Kosmos 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.

Assassin's Creed (Uncommon)
Archangel Avacyn
Archangel Avacyn 3WhiteWhite (5)
Legendary Creature — Angel (4/4)

Flash

Flying, vigilance

When Archangel Avacyn enters, creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.

When a non-Angel creature you control dies, transform Archangel Avacyn at the beginning of the next upkeep.

Shadows Over Innistrad Remastered (Mythic Rare)
Other Versions
Shadows over Innistrad (Mythic Rare)
From the Vault: Transform (Mythic Rare)
Assault Suit
Assault Suit 4 (4)
Artifact — Equipment

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

Commander Masters (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Commander 2014 (Uncommon)
Commander 2016 (Uncommon)
Commander Anthology (Uncommon)
Warhammer 40,000 Commander (Uncommon)
Avarice Amulet
Avarice Amulet 4 (4)
Artifact — Equipment

Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and has vigilance and "At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card."

Whenever equipped creature dies, target opponent gains control of Avarice Amulet.

Equip 2 (2: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Magic 2015 Core Set (Rare)
Balduvian Shaman
Balduvian Shaman Blue (1)
Creature — Human Cleric Shaman (1/1)

Tap: Change the text of target white enchantment you control that doesn't have cumulative upkeep by replacing all instances of one color word with another. (For example, you may change "black creatures can't attack" to "blue creatures can't attack.") That enchantment gains "Cumulative upkeep 1." (At the beginning of its controller's upkeep, that player puts an age counter on it, then sacrifices it unless they pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)

Ice Age (Common)
Beledros Witherbloom
Beledros Witherbloom 5BlackGreen (7)
Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon (4/4)

Flying

At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 black and green Pest creature token with "When this creature dies, you gain 1 life."

Pay 10 life: Untap all lands you control. Activate only once each turn.

Bloomburrow Commander (Mythic Rare)
Other Versions
Strixhaven: School of Mages (Mythic Rare)
Bringer of the Red Dawn
Bringer of the Red Dawn 7RedRed (9)
Creature — Bringer (5/5)

You may pay WhiteBlueBlackRedGreen rather than pay this spell's mana cost.

Trample

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may untap target creature and gain control of it until end of turn. That creature gains haste until end of turn.

Fifth Dawn (Rare)
Center Soul
Center Soul 1White (2)
Instant

Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Dragons of Tarkir (Common)
Chaos Lord
Chaos Lord 4RedRedRed (7)
Creature — Human (7/7)

First strike

At the beginning of your upkeep, target opponent gains control of Chaos Lord if the number of permanents is even.

Chaos Lord can attack as though it had haste unless it entered this turn.

Ice Age (Rare)
Chevill, Bane of Monsters
Chevill, Bane of Monsters BlackGreen (2)
Legendary Creature — Human Rogue (1/3)

Deathtouch

At the beginning of your upkeep, if your opponents control no permanents with bounty counters on them, put a bounty counter on target creature or planeswalker an opponent controls.

Whenever a permanent an opponent controls with a bounty counter on it dies, you gain 3 life and draw a card.

Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths (Mythic Rare)
Cocoon
Cocoon Green (1)
Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature you control

When Cocoon enters, tap enchanted creature and put three pupa counters on Cocoon.

Enchanted creature doesn't untap during your untap step if Cocoon has a pupa counter on it.

At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a pupa counter from Cocoon. If you can't, sacrifice it, put a +1/+1 counter on enchanted creature, and that creature gains flying.

Chronicles (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Legends (Uncommon)
Collapsing Borders
Collapsing Borders 3Red (4)
Enchantment

Domain — At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player gains 1 life for each basic land type among lands they control. Then Collapsing Borders deals 3 damage to that player.

Invasion (Rare)
Concerted Effort
Concerted Effort 2WhiteWhite (4)
Enchantment

At the beginning of each upkeep, creatures you control gain flying until end of turn if a creature you control has flying. The same is true for fear, first strike, double strike, landwalk, protection, trample, and vigilance.

Ravnica: City of Guilds (Rare)
Cosima, God of the Voyage
Cosima, God of the Voyage 2Blue (3)
Legendary Creature — God (2/4)

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may exile Cosima. If you do, it gains "Whenever a land you control enters, if Cosima is exiled, you may put a voyage counter on it. If you don't, return Cosima to the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it and draw X cards, where X is the number of voyage counters on it."

Kaldheim (Rare)
Custody Battle
Custody Battle 1Red (2)
Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature has "At the beginning of your upkeep, target opponent gains control of this creature unless you sacrifice a land."

Onslaught (Uncommon)
Dance of the Dead
Dance of the Dead 1Black (2)
Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature card in a graveyard

When Dance of the Dead enters, if it's on the battlefield, it loses "enchant creature card in a graveyard" and gains "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Dance of the Dead." Put enchanted creature card onto the battlefield tapped under your control and attach Dance of the Dead to it. When Dance of the Dead leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it.

Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.

At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, that player may pay 1Black. If the player does, untap that creature.

Masters Edition II (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Ice Age (Uncommon)
Dega Sanctuary
Dega Sanctuary 2White (3)
Enchantment

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control a black or red permanent, you gain 2 life. If you control a black permanent and a red permanent, you gain 4 life instead.

Apocalypse (Uncommon)
Discerning Financier
Discerning Financier 2White (3)
Creature — Human Noble (2/3)

At the beginning of your upkeep, if an opponent controls more lands than you, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "Tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")

2White: Choose another player. That player gains control of target Treasure you control. You draw a card.

Wilds of Eldraine (Uncommon)
Divine Congregation
Divine Congregation 3White (4)
Sorcery

You gain 2 life for each creature target player controls.

Suspend 5—1White (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay 1White and exile it with five 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.)

Time Spiral (Common)
Dominus of Fealty
Dominus of Fealty Blue or RedBlue or RedBlue or RedBlue or RedBlue or Red (5)
Creature — Spirit Avatar (4/4)

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may gain control of target permanent until end of turn. If you do, untap it and it gains haste until end of turn.

Magic: The Gathering-Commander (Rare)
Other Versions
Eventide (Rare)
Dreadhorde Invasion
Dreadhorde Invasion 1Black (2)
Enchantment

At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life and amass Zombies 1. (Put a +1/+1 counter on an Army you control. It's also a Zombie. If you don't control an Army, create a 0/0 black Zombie Army creature token first.)

Whenever a Zombie token you control with power 6 or greater attacks, it gains lifelink until end of turn.

Commander Masters (Rare)
Other Versions
War of the Spark (Rare)
Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Commander (Rare)
Dreams of the Dead
Dreams of the Dead 3Blue (4)
Enchantment

1Blue: Return target white or black creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. That creature gains "Cumulative upkeep 2." If the creature would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else. (At the beginning of its controller's upkeep, that player puts an age counter on it, then sacrifices it unless they pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)

Masters Edition II (Rare)
Other Versions
Ice Age (Uncommon)
Emberwilde Djinn
Emberwilde Djinn 2RedRed (4)
Creature — Djinn (5/4)

Flying

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may pay RedRed or 2 life. If the player does, they gain control of Emberwilde Djinn.

Mirage (Rare)
Emerge Unscathed
Emerge Unscathed White (1)
Instant

Target creature you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.

Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

Iconic Masters (Common)
Other Versions
Rise of the Eldrazi (Uncommon)
Erhnam Djinn
Erhnam Djinn 3Green (4)
Creature — Djinn (4/5)

At the beginning of your upkeep, target non-Wall creature an opponent controls gains forestwalk until your next upkeep. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Forest.)

Mystery Booster 2: Convention Edition (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Arabian Nights (Rare)
Judgment (Rare)
Chronicles (Uncommon)
Beatdown Box Set (Uncommon)
Vintage Masters (Uncommon)
Formation
Formation 1White (2)
Instant

Target creature gains banding until end of turn. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding a player controls are blocking or being blocked by a creature, that player divides that creature's combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it's being blocked by or is blocking.)

Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

Ice Age (Rare)
Forsaken Wastes
Forsaken Wastes 2Black (3)
World Enchantment

Players can't gain life.

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player loses 1 life.

Whenever Forsaken Wastes becomes the target of a spell, that spell's controller loses 5 life.

Mirage (Rare)
Foundry Beetle
Foundry Beetle 1Red (2)
Artifact Creature — — Equipment Insect (2/2)

First strike

Equipped creature has first strike.

At the beginning of your upkeep, a random artifact card in your hand perpetually gains "This spell costs 1 less to cast."

Reconfigure Red (Red: Attach to target creature you control; or unattach from a creature. Reconfigure only as a sorcery. While attached, this isn't a creature.)

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Alchemy (Rare)
Frenzied Fugue
Frenzied Fugue 3Red (4)
Enchantment — Aura

Enchant permanent

When Frenzied Fugue enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, gain control of enchanted permanent until end of turn. Untap that permanent. It gains haste until end of turn.

Commander 2016 (Uncommon)
Ghazbán Ogre
Ghazbán Ogre Green (1)
Creature — Ogre (2/2)

At the beginning of your upkeep, if a player has more life than each other player, the player with the most life gains control of Ghazbán Ogre.

Masters Edition (Common)
Other Versions
Fifth Edition (Common)
Arabian Nights (Common)
Chronicles (Common)
Giant Slug
Giant Slug 1Black (2)
Creature — Slug (1/1)

5: At the beginning of your next upkeep, choose a basic land type. Giant Slug gains landwalk of the chosen type until the end of that turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a land of that type.)

Chronicles (Common)
Other Versions
Legends (Common)
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector 2BlackBlack (4)
Legendary Creature — Human Wizard (4/4)

If a creature an opponent controls would die, exile it instead.

At the beginning of your upkeep, put all creature cards exiled with Gisa, Glorious Resurrector onto the battlefield under your control. They gain decayed. (A creature with decayed can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt (Rare)
Govern the Guildless
Govern the Guildless 5Blue (6)
Sorcery

Gain control of target monocolored creature.

Forecast — 1Blue, Reveal Govern the Guildless from your hand: Target creature becomes the color or colors of your choice until end of turn. (Activate only during your upkeep and only once each turn.)

Dissension (Rare)
Grell Philosopher
Grell Philosopher 2Blue (3)
Creature — Horror Wizard (1/4)

Aberrant Tinkering — When Grell Philosopher enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, each Horror you control gains all activated abilities of target artifact an opponent controls until end of turn. You may spend blue mana as though it were mana of any color to activate those abilities.

Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (Rare)
Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After 2White (3)
Enchantment

When Happily Ever After enters, each player gains 5 life and draws a card.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are five colors among permanents you control, there are six or more card types among permanents you control and/or cards in your graveyard, and your life total is greater than or equal to your starting life total, you win the game.

Throne of Eldraine (Rare)
Hellkite Tyrant
Hellkite Tyrant 4RedRed (6)
Creature — Dragon (6/5)

Flying, trample

Whenever Hellkite Tyrant deals combat damage to a player, gain control of all artifacts that player controls.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control twenty or more artifacts, you win the game.

Ravnica Remastered (Rare)
Other Versions
Gatecrash (Mythic Rare)
Commander 2016 (Mythic Rare)
Commander 2021 (Mythic Rare)
Herald of Leshrac
Herald of Leshrac 6Black (7)
Creature — Avatar (2/4)

Flying

Cumulative upkeep—Gain control of a land you don't control. (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.)

Herald of Leshrac gets +1/+1 for each land you control but don't own.

When Herald of Leshrac leaves the battlefield, each player gains control of each land they own that you control.

Coldsnap (Rare)
Honden of Cleansing Fire
Honden of Cleansing Fire 3White (4)
Legendary Enchantment — Shrine

At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 2 life for each Shrine you control.

Historic Anthology 3 (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Champions of Kamigawa (Uncommon)
Eternal Masters (Uncommon)
Illusionary Presence
Illusionary Presence 1BlueBlue (3)
Creature — Illusion (2/2)

Cumulative upkeep Blue (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.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, choose a land type. Illusionary Presence gains landwalk of the chosen type until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a land of that type.)

Ice Age (Rare)
Infernal Denizen
Infernal Denizen 7Black (8)
Creature — Demon (5/7)

At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice two Swamps. If you can't, tap Infernal Denizen, and an opponent may gain control of a creature you control of their choice for as long as Infernal Denizen remains on the battlefield.

Tap: Gain control of target creature for as long as Infernal Denizen remains on the battlefield.

Ice Age (Rare)
Inventors' Fair
Inventors' Fair (0)
Legendary Land

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control three or more artifacts, you gain 1 life.

Tap: Add Colorless.

4, Tap, Sacrifice Inventors' Fair: Search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.

Kaladesh Remastered (Rare)
Other Versions
Kaladesh (Rare)
Jinxed Choker
Jinxed Choker 3 (3)
Artifact

At the beginning of your end step, target opponent gains control of Jinxed Choker and puts a charge counter on it.

At the beginning of your upkeep, Jinxed Choker deals damage to you equal to the number of charge counters on it.

3: Put a charge counter on Jinxed Choker or remove one from it.

Mirrodin (Rare)
Jinxed Idol
Jinxed Idol 2 (2)
Artifact

At the beginning of your upkeep, Jinxed Idol deals 2 damage to you.

Sacrifice a creature: Target opponent gains control of Jinxed Idol.

Tempest Remastered (Rare)
Other Versions
Tempest (Rare)
Magic 2011 (Rare)
Karona, False God
Karona, False God 1WhiteBlueBlackRedGreen (6)
Legendary Creature — Avatar (5/5)

Haste

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player untaps Karona, False God and gains control of it.

Whenever Karona attacks, creatures of the creature type of your choice get +3/+3 until end of turn.

Scourge (Rare)
Katsumasa, the Animator
Katsumasa, the Animator 2BlueBlue (4)
Legendary Creature — Moonfolk Artificer (3/3)

Flying

2Blue: Until end of turn, target noncreature artifact you control becomes an artifact creature and gains flying. If it's not a Vehicle, it has base power and toughness 1/1 until end of turn.

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to three target noncreature artifacts.

Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Commander (Rare)
Kaya, Ghost Assassin
Kaya, Ghost Assassin 2WhiteBlack (4)
Legendary Planeswalker — Kaya (5)

0: Exile Kaya, Ghost Assassin or up to one target creature. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of your next upkeep. You lose 2 life.

−1: Each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

−2: Each opponent discards a card and you draw a card.

Secret Lair Drop (Mythic Rare)
Other Versions
Conspiracy: Take the Crown (Mythic Rare)
Kaya, Ghost Haunter (playtest)
Kaya, Ghost Haunter (playtest) 2WhiteBlack (4)
Legendary Planeswalker — — Kaya

0: Exile CARDNAME haunting target creature for as long as that creature remains on the battlefield.

−1: You get an emblem with, "At the beginning of your upkeep, this emblem deals 3 damage to the owner of target haunted creature."

−2: You get an emblem with, "At the beginning of your upkeep, gain control of target haunted creature for as long as it remains haunted."

Mystery Booster (Common)
Kros, Defense Contractor
Kros, Defense Contractor 1GreenWhiteBlue (4)
Legendary Creature — Cat Advisor (2/4)

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a shield counter on target creature an opponent controls.

Whenever you put one or more counters on a creature you don't control, tap that creature and goad it. It gains trample until your next turn. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)

Streets of New Capenna Commander (Mythic Rare)
Legacy's Allure
Legacy's Allure BlueBlue (2)
Enchantment

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a treasure counter on Legacy's Allure.

Sacrifice Legacy's Allure: Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of treasure counters on Legacy's Allure. <I>(This effect lasts indefinitely.)</I>

Tempest Remastered (Rare)
Other Versions
Tempest (Uncommon)
Loxodon Peacekeeper
Loxodon Peacekeeper 1White (2)
Creature — Elephant Soldier (4/4)

At the beginning of your upkeep, the player with the lowest life total gains control of Loxodon Peacekeeper. If two or more players are tied for lowest life total, you choose one of them, and that player gains control of Loxodon Peacekeeper.

Mirrodin (Rare)
Lukka, Wayward Bonder
Lukka, Wayward Bonder 4RedRed (6)
Legendary Planeswalker — Lukka (5)

+1: You may discard a card. If you do, draw a card. If a creature card was discarded this way, draw two cards instead.

−2: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of your next upkeep.

−7: You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature you control enters, it deals damage equal to its power to any target."

Strixhaven: School of Mages (Mythic Rare)
Mayael's Aria
Mayael's Aria RedGreenWhite (3)
Enchantment

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control if you control a creature with power 5 or greater. Then you gain 10 life if you control a creature with power 10 or greater. Then you win the game if you control a creature with power 20 or greater.

Double Masters 2022 (Rare)
Other Versions
Alara Reborn (Rare)
Noble Heritage
Noble Heritage 1White (2)
Legendary Enchantment — Background

Commander creatures you own have "When this creature enters and at the beginning of your upkeep, each player may put two +1/+1 counters on a creature they control. For each opponent who does, you gain protection from that player until your next turn." (You can't be targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything controlled by that player.)

Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (Rare)
Obzedat, Ghost Council
Obzedat, Ghost Council 1WhiteWhiteBlackBlack (5)
Legendary Creature — Spirit Advisor (5/5)

When Obzedat, Ghost Council enters, target opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

At the beginning of your end step, you may exile Obzedat. If you do, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of your next upkeep. It gains haste.

Modern Masters 2017 Edition (Rare)
Other Versions
Gatecrash (Mythic Rare)
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch
Ojer Pakpatiq, Deepest Epoch 2BlueBlue (4)
Legendary Creature — God (4/3)

Flying

Whenever you cast an instant spell from your hand, it gains rebound. (Exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast it from exile without paying its mana cost.)

When Ojer Pakpatiq dies, return it to the battlefield tapped and transformed under its owner's control with three time counters on it.

The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (Mythic Rare)
Quakebringer
Quakebringer 3RedRed (5)
Creature — Giant Berserker (5/4)

Your opponents can't gain life.

At the beginning of your upkeep, Quakebringer deals 2 damage to each opponent. This ability triggers only if Quakebringer is on the battlefield or if Quakebringer is in your graveyard and you control a Giant.

Foretell 2RedRed

Kaldheim (Mythic Rare)
Radiant's Dragoons
Radiant's Dragoons 3White (4)
Creature — Human Soldier (2/5)

Echo 3White (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)

When Radiant's Dragoons enters, you gain 5 life.

Urza's Legacy (Uncommon)
Ring of Evos Isle
Ring of Evos Isle 2 (2)
Artifact — Equipment

2: Equipped creature gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on equipped creature if it's blue.

Equip 1 (1: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)

Magic 2013 (Uncommon)
Risky Move
Risky Move 3RedRedRed (6)
Enchantment

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player gains control of Risky Move.

When you gain control of Risky Move from another player, choose a creature you control and an opponent. Flip a coin. If you lose the flip, that opponent gains control of that creature.

Onslaught (Rare)
Rogue Skycaptain
Rogue Skycaptain 2Red (3)
Creature — Human Rogue Mercenary (3/4)

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a wage counter on Rogue Skycaptain. You may pay 2 for each wage counter on it. If you don't, remove all wage counters from Rogue Skycaptain and an opponent gains control of it.

Masters Edition II (Rare)
Other Versions
Alliances (Rare)
Rohgahh of Kher Keep
Rohgahh of Kher Keep 2BlackBlackRedRed (6)
Legendary Creature — Kobold (5/5)

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay RedRedRed. If you don't, tap Rohgahh of Kher Keep and all creatures named Kobolds of Kher Keep, then an opponent gains control of them.

Creatures you control named Kobolds of Kher Keep get +2/+2.

Masters Edition III (Rare)
Other Versions
Legends (Rare)
Sapphire Charm
Sapphire Charm Blue (1)
Instant

Choose one —

• Target player draws a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.

• Target creature gains flying until end of turn.

• Target creature an opponent controls phases out. (While it's phased out, it's treated as though it doesn't exist. It phases in before its controller untaps during their next untap step.)

Mirage (Common)
Sewer Plague
Sewer Plague 2Black (3)
Instant

Target creature an opponent controls perpetually gets -2/-2 and gains "At the beginning of each upkeep, this creature perpetually gets -1/-1."

Alchemy Horizons: Baldur's Gate (Common)
Sheltered Valley
Sheltered Valley (0)
Land

If Sheltered Valley would enter, instead sacrifice each other permanent named Sheltered Valley you control, then put Sheltered Valley onto the battlefield.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control three or fewer lands, you gain 1 life.

Tap: Add Colorless.

Alliances (Rare)
Side Quest
Side Quest White (1)
Sorcery

Target player in an Un-game you can see from your seat gains control of target creature you control until your next turn. At the beginning of your next upkeep, put two +1/+1 counters on that creature. (A creature is on the battlefield of only the game its controller is playing.)

Unstable (Uncommon)
Sleeper Agent
Sleeper Agent Black (1)
Creature — Phyrexian Minion (3/3)

When Sleeper Agent enters, target opponent gains control of it.

At the beginning of your upkeep, Sleeper Agent deals 2 damage to you.

Tenth Edition (Rare)
Other Versions
Urza's Saga (Rare)
Slicer, Hired Muscle
Slicer, Hired Muscle 4Red (5)
Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot (3/4)

More Than Meets the Eye 2Red (You may cast this card converted for 2Red.)

Double strike, haste

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, you may have that player gain control of Slicer until end of turn. If you do, untap Slicer, goad it, and it can't be sacrificed this turn. If you don't, convert it.

The Brothers' War Transformers Cards (Mythic Rare)
Sokenzan Renegade
Sokenzan Renegade 2Red (3)
Creature — Ogre Samurai Mercenary (3/3)

Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, if a player has more cards in hand than each other player, the player who has the most cards in hand gains control of Sokenzan Renegade.

Saviors of Kamigawa (Uncommon)
Sorin, Solemn Visitor
Sorin, Solemn Visitor 2WhiteBlack (4)
Legendary Planeswalker — Sorin (4)

+1: Until your next turn, creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain lifelink.

−2: Create a 2/2 black Vampire creature token with flying.

−6: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, that player sacrifices a creature of their choice."

Khans of Tarkir (Mythic Rare)
Spiritual Sanctuary
Spiritual Sanctuary 2WhiteWhite (4)
Enchantment

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, if that player controls a Plains, they gain 1 life.

Legends (Rare)
Taigam, Ojutai Master
Taigam, Ojutai Master 2WhiteBlue (4)
Legendary Creature — Human Monk (3/4)

Instant, sorcery, and Dragon spells you control can't be countered.

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell from your hand, if Taigam, Ojutai Master attacked this turn, that spell gains rebound. (Exile the spell as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast that card from exile without paying its mana cost.)

March of the Machine Multiverse Legends (Rare)
Other Versions
Commander 2017 (Rare)
Takklemaggot
Takklemaggot 2BlackBlack (4)
Enchantment — Aura

Enchant creature

At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted creature's controller, put a -0/-1 counter on that creature.

When enchanted creature dies, that creature's controller chooses a creature that Takklemaggot could enchant. If the player does, return Takklemaggot to the battlefield under your control attached to that creature. If they don't, return Takklemaggot to the battlefield under your control as a non-Aura enchantment. It loses "enchant creature" and gains "At the beginning of that player's upkeep, Takklemaggot deals 1 damage to that player."

Masters Edition III (Uncommon)
Other Versions
Legends (Uncommon)
Chronicles (Uncommon)
The Archimandrite
The Archimandrite 2BlueRedWhite (5)
Legendary Creature — Human Advisor (0/5)

At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4.

Whenever you gain life, each Advisor, Artificer, and Monk you control gains vigilance and gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained.

Tap three untapped Advisors, Artificers, and/or Monks you control: Draw a card.

The Brothers' War Commander (Rare)
Thieving Amalgam
Thieving Amalgam 5BlackBlack (7)
Creature — Ape Snake (6/7)

At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, you manifest the top card of that player's library. (Put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 creature. Turn it face up any time for its mana cost if it's a creature card.)

Whenever a creature you control but don't own dies, its owner loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (Rare)
Other Versions
Commander 2019 (Rare)
Thoughtbound Primoc
Thoughtbound Primoc 2Red (3)
Creature — Bird Beast (2/3)

Flying

At the beginning of your upkeep, if a player controls more Wizards than each other player, the player who controls the most Wizards gains control of Thoughtbound Primoc.

Onslaught (Uncommon)
Titania, Voice of Gaea
Titania, Voice of Gaea 1GreenGreen (3)
Legendary Creature — Elemental (3/4)

Reach

Whenever one or more land cards are put into your graveyard from anywhere, you gain 2 life.

At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are four or more land cards in your graveyard and you both own and control Titania, Voice of Gaea and a land named Argoth, Sanctum of Nature, exile them, then meld them into Titania, Gaea Incarnate.

The Brothers' War (Mythic Rare)
Town-Razer Tyrant
Town-Razer Tyrant 2RedRed (4)
Creature — — Dragon (4/4)

Flying

When Town-Razer Tyrant enters the battlefield, target land you don't control loses all abilities except mana abilities and gains "At the beginning of your upkeep, this permanent deals 2 damage to you unless you sacrifice it."

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Alchemy (Rare)
Traumatic Prank
Traumatic Prank 2Red (3)
Sorcery

Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It perpetually gains haste, "This creature can't block," and "At the beginning of your upkeep, this creature deals 1 damage to you."

Streets of New Capenna Alchemy (Uncommon)
Twilight Prophet
Twilight Prophet 2BlackBlack (4)
Creature — Vampire Cleric (2/4)

Flying

Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have the city's blessing, reveal the top card of your library and put it into your hand. Each opponent loses X life and you gain X life, where X is that card's mana value.

Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (Mythic Rare)
Other Versions
Rivals of Ixalan (Mythic Rare)
Commander Masters (Mythic Rare)
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander (Mythic Rare)
Waterspout Weavers
Waterspout Weavers 3BlueBlue (5)
Creature — Merfolk Wizard (3/3)

Kinship — At the beginning of your upkeep, you may look at the top card of your library. If it shares a creature type with Waterspout Weavers, you may reveal it. If you do, each creature you control gains flying until end of turn.

Morningtide (Uncommon)
Wellspring
Wellspring 1GreenWhite (3)
Enchantment — Aura

Enchant land

When Wellspring enters, gain control of enchanted land until end of turn.

At the beginning of your upkeep, untap enchanted land. You gain control of that land until end of turn.

Mirage (Rare)
Wild Dogs
Wild Dogs Green (1)
Creature — Dog (2/1)

At the beginning of your upkeep, if a player has more life than each other player, the player with the most life gains control of Wild Dogs.

Cycling 2 (2, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Dominaria Remastered (Common)
Other Versions
Urza's Saga (Common)
Wild Mammoth
Wild Mammoth 2Green (3)
Creature — Elephant (3/4)

At the beginning of your upkeep, if a player controls more creatures than each other player, the player who controls the most creatures gains control of Wild Mammoth.

Nemesis (Uncommon)
Witch Hunt
Witch Hunt 4Red (5)
Enchantment

Players can't gain life.

At the beginning of your upkeep, Witch Hunt deals 4 damage to you.

At the beginning of your end step, target opponent chosen at random gains control of Witch Hunt.

Commander 2013 Edition (Rare)
Wolverine Riders
Wolverine Riders 4GreenGreen (6)
Creature — Elf Warrior (4/4)

At the beginning of each upkeep, create a 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature token.

Whenever another Elf you control enters, you gain life equal to its toughness.

Jumpstart 2022 (Rare)
Other Versions
Kaldheim Commander (Rare)
Zealots en-Dal
Zealots en-Dal 3White (4)
Creature — Human Soldier (2/4)

At the beginning of your upkeep, if all nonland permanents you control are white, you gain 1 life.

Exodus (Uncommon)
Zedruu the Greathearted
Zedruu the Greathearted 1BlueRedWhite (4)
Legendary Creature — Minotaur Monk (2/4)

At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life and draw X cards, where X is the number of permanents you own that your opponents control.

BlueRedWhite: Target opponent gains control of target permanent you control.

Commander Legends (Mythic Rare)
Other Versions
Magic: The Gathering-Commander (Mythic Rare)
Commander 2016 (Mythic Rare)
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