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Bottomless Pit

Enchantment, 1BB (3)
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player discards a card at random.1
"I'm sure it came with the place. I don't think you build one on purpose." -Gerrard
Illus. Kev Walker

Gatherer Card Rulings [Nov 2009]

  • 10/4/2004: The ability is controlled by the player who controls Bottomless Pit. This means that Bottomless Pit can trigger abilities which trigger off an opponent forcing you to discard.

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Stronghold (Uncommon)


Brush with Death

Sorcery, 2B (3)
Buyback {2}{B}{B} (You may pay an additional {2}{B}{B} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Target opponent loses 2 life. You gain 2 life.
1
Illus. Stephen Daniele


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Stronghold (Common)


Cannibalize

Sorcery, 1B (2)
Choose two target creatures controlled by the same player. Exile one of those creatures and put two +1/+1 counters on the other.1
"Mine."
Illus. Robert Bliss

Gatherer Card Rulings [Nov 2009]

  • 5/1/2008: You choose the two target creatures during announcement. You choose which gets the counters and which is to get exiled on resolution.

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Stronghold (Common)


Corrupting Licid

Creature - Licid 2/2, 2B (3)
{B}, {T}: Corrupting Licid loses this ability and becomes an Aura enchantment with enchant creature. Attach it to target creature. You may pay {B} to end this effect.
Enchanted creature has fear. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)
1
Illus. Thomas M. Baxa


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Stronghold (Uncommon)


Crovax the Cursed

Legendary Creature - Vampire 0/0, 2BB (4)
Crovax the Cursed enters the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may sacrifice a creature. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on Crovax. If you don't, remove a +1/+1 counter from Crovax.
{B}: Crovax gains flying until end of turn.
1
Illus. Pete Venters

Gatherer Card Rulings [Nov 2009]

  • 10/4/2004: Crovax can sacrifice itself to its upkeep triggered ability.
  • 10/4/2004: You can only sacrifice one creature to it each turn.
  • 10/4/2004: If you choose not to sacrifice a creature and he has no +1/+1 counters, then nothing bad happens. Note that some other effect must be keeping him alive if he has no counters.

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Stronghold (Rare)


Dauthi Trapper

Creature - Dauthi Minion 1/1, 2B (3)
{T}: Target creature gains shadow until end of turn. (It can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)1
Merfolk tell their young of Dandan, humans of Rag Man. Dal tell tales of the Dauthi, and they are far worse.
Illus. Thomas M. Baxa


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Stronghold (Uncommon)


Death Stroke

Sorcery, BB (2)
Destroy target tapped creature.
For a sharp second, Selenia froze, and Crovax's blade found home. As the angel shattered like glass, Crovax felt his mind collapse-the curse had been fulfilled.
Illus. Colin MacNeil


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (2/7) Beatdown (Special)
Stronghold (Common)


Dungeon Shade

Creature - Shade Spirit 1/1, 3B (4)
Flying
{B}: Dungeon Shade gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
1
A sickness stirs in its eyes, a nightmare born in darkened wails.
Illus. Jason Alexander Behnke


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Stronghold (Common)


Foul Imp

Creature - Imp 2/2, BB (2)
Flying
When Foul Imp enters the battlefield, you lose 2 life.
1
The imp, unaware of its own ordor, paused to catch its breath... and promptly died.
Illus. Jim Nelson

Gatherer Card Rulings [Nov 2009]

  • 10/4/2004: You can cast this if you have less than 2 life, since the life is lost as an effect and not a payment.

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended
Banned in Standard

Printings (4/22) Duel Decks: Divine vs. Demonic (Common)
Core Set - Ninth Edition (Common)
Seventh Edition (Uncommon)
Stronghold (Common)


Grave Pact

Enchantment, 1BBB (4)
Whenever a creature you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, each other player sacrifices a creature.1
"The bonds of loyalty can tie one to the grave." -Crovax
Illus. Scott Kirschner

Gatherer Card Rulings [Nov 2009]

  • 10/4/2004: Each other player sacrifices a creature for each creature you control that goes to a graveyard.

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended
Banned in Standard

Printings (4/30) Tenth Edition (Rare)
Core Set - Ninth Edition (Rare)
Core Set - Eighth Edition (Rare)
Stronghold (Rare)


Lab Rats

Sorcery, B (1)
Buyback {4} (You may pay an additional {4} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Put a 1/1 black Rat creature token onto the battlefield.
1
Illus. DiTerlizzi


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Stronghold (Common)


Megrim

Enchantment, 2B (3)
Whenever an opponent discards a card, Megrim deals 2 damage to that player.1
"You can run from your pain, " explained Gerrard to Crovax, "but take it from experience: you will tire before it does."
Illus. Donato Giancola


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended, Standard

Printings (6/45) Magic 2010 (Uncommon)
Tenth Edition (Uncommon)
Core Set - Ninth Edition (Uncommon)
Core Set - Eighth Edition (Uncommon)
Seventh Edition (Uncommon)
Stronghold (Uncommon)


Mind Peel

Sorcery, B (1)
Buyback {2}{B}{B} (You may pay an additional {2}{B}{B} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Target player discards a card.
1
Illus. Adam Rex


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Stronghold (Uncommon)


Mindwarper

Creature - Spirit 0/0, 2BB (4)
Mindwarper enters the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it.
{2}{B}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Mindwarper: Target player discards a card. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery.
1
Illus. Paolo Parente


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Stronghold (Rare)


Morgue Thrull

Creature - Thrull 2/2, 2B (3)
Sacrifice Morgue Thrull: Put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard.
It's so hard to find good help these days.
Illus. Robert Bliss


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Stronghold (Common)


Mortuary

Enchantment, 3B (4)
Whenever a creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, put that card on top of your library.1
"Think of them not as failures but as works in progress." -Volrath
Illus. Robert Bliss

Gatherer Card Rulings [Nov 2009]

  • 10/4/2004: This is not an optional ability.

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Stronghold (Rare)


Rabid Rats

Creature - Rat 1/1, 1B (2)
{T}: Target blocking creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.1
Every sentence in Volrath's prisons ends the same way.
Illus. Matthew Wilson


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Stronghold (Common)


Revenant

Creature - Spirit X/X, 4B (5)
Flying
Revenant's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creature cards in your graveyard.
1
"Not again." -Hans
Illus. Terese Nielsen


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (3/13) Seventh Edition (Rare)
Stronghold prerelease participation bonus (Special)
Stronghold (Rare)


Serpent Warrior

Creature - Snake Warrior 3/3, 2B (3)
When Serpent Warrior enters the battlefield, you lose 3 life.1
A hiss before dying.
Illus. Ron Spencer

Gatherer Card Rulings [Nov 2009]

  • 10/4/2004: You can cast this if you have less than 3 life, since the life is lost as an effect and not a payment.

Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy, Extended
Banned in Standard

Printings (6/32) Core Set - Ninth Edition (Common)
Core Set - Eighth Edition (Common)
Seventh Edition (Common)
Starter (Common)
Stronghold (Common)
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Skeleton Scavengers

Creature - Skeleton 0/0, 2B (3)
Skeleton Scavengers enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Pay {1} for each +1/+1 counter on Skeleton Scavengers: Regenerate Skeleton Scavengers. When it regenerates this way, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
1
Illus. Brian Snõddy


Format Legality Legal in Vintage, Legacy
Banned in Extended, Standard

Printings (1/6) Stronghold (Rare)


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