Beetleform Mage

Creature — Human Insect Wizard 2/2, 1UG (3)

{G}{U}: Beetleform Mage gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.

"When the Simic say to take command of your life, we don't mean just your career."
—Vorel of the Hull Clade

Illus. Marco Nelor

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 4/15/2013: If Beetleform Mage’s ability is activated by one player, then another player gains control of it during the same turn, the second player can’t activate its ability that turn.
• 4/15/2013: Activating Beetleform Mage’s ability after it’s been blocked by a creature without flying or reach won’t cause it to become unblocked.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Standard (Type 2)

Centaur Healer

Creature — Centaur Cleric 3/3, 1WG (3)

When Centaur Healer enters the battlefield, you gain 3 life.

Instructors at the Kasarna training grounds are capable healers in case their students fail to grasp the subtleties of combat.

Illus. Mark Zug

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Standard (Type 2)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Centaur Safeguard

Creature — Centaur Warrior 3/1, 2{G/W} (3)

({G/W} can be paid with either {G} or {W}.)

When Centaur Safeguard dies, you may gain 3 life.

Swift, strong, and selfless, the centaurs are the shields of the Conclave.

Illus. Glenn Fabry

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Deathcult Rogue

Creature — Human Rogue 2/2, 1{U/B}{U/B} (3)

Deathcult Rogue can't be blocked except by Rogues.

"The hussars can't catch him, and he evades our traps with ease. I fear he walks unseen even in the halls of New Prahv."
—Arrester Lavinia, Tenth Precinct

Illus. David Palumbo

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 1/24/2013: If a creature already assigned to block Deathcult Rogue stops being a Rogue, it will continue to block.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Standard (Type 2)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Drakewing Krasis

Creature — Lizard Drake 3/1, 1UG (3)

Flying, trample

Cautious not to repeat Vig's mistakes, the Simic fuse life essences using magic alone. Each result is called a krasis.

Illus. Johann Bodin

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Standard (Type 2)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Esper Sojourners

Artifact Creature — Vedalken Wizard 2/3, WUB (3)

When you cycle Esper Sojourners or it dies, you may tap or untap target permanent.

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

The wilder the frontier, the greater the need for a controlling hand.

Illus. John Avon

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/1/2008: Cycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with cycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.
• 5/1/2009: The triggered ability acts as a cycle-triggered ability or as a leaves-the-battlefield ability, as appropriate. The player who controls the triggered ability is the player who cycled the Sojourner, or the player who last controlled the Sojourner on the battlefield.
• 5/1/2009: If you cycle this card, the cycling ability goes on the stack, then the triggered ability goes on the stack on top of it. The triggered ability will resolve before you draw a card from the cycling ability.
• 5/1/2009: The cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. If the triggered ability is countered (with Stifle, for example, or if all its targets have become illegal), the cycling ability will still resolve and you'll draw a card.
• 5/1/2009: You can cycle this card even if there are no targets for the triggered ability. That's because the cycling ability itself has no targets.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Ethersworn Shieldmage

Artifact Creature — Vedalken Wizard 2/2, 1WU (3)

Flash

When Ethersworn Shieldmage enters the battlefield, prevent all damage that would be dealt to artifact creatures this turn.

Illus. Daarken

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 5/1/2009: When Ethersworn Shieldmage's triggered ability resolves, it doesn't lock in which permanents will be affected. For the rest of the turn, any time damage would be dealt to a permanent, check whether it's an artifact creature at that time. If it is, that damage is prevented.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Godtracker of Jund

Creature — Elf Shaman 2/2, 1RG (3)

Whenever a creature with power 5 or greater enters the battlefield under your control, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Godtracker of Jund.

"The behemoths are content to graze like cattle, while dragons rage and conquer. I know which example I'll follow."

Illus. Justin Sweet

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Gravelgill Duo

Creature — Merfolk Rogue Warrior 2/1, 2{U/B} (3)

Whenever you cast a blue spell, Gravelgill Duo gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Whenever you cast a black spell, Gravelgill Duo gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

Illus. Brandon Kitkouski

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Hobgoblin Dragoon

Creature — Goblin Knight 1/2, 2{R/W} (3)

Flying, first strike

The faeries snickered at first. A common hob in Oona's skies? But his lance ended their mockery, and now the sound of a cicada's wings brings a shudder to the faerie heart.

Illus. Matt Cavotta

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Jund Sojourners

Creature — Viashino Shaman 3/2, BRG (3)

When you cycle Jund Sojourners or it dies, you may have it deal 1 damage to target creature or player.

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

Illus. John Avon

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/1/2008: Cycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with cycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.
• 5/1/2009: The triggered ability acts as a cycle-triggered ability or as a leaves-the-battlefield ability, as appropriate. The player who controls the triggered ability is the player who cycled the Sojourner, or the player who last controlled the Sojourner on the battlefield.
• 5/1/2009: If you cycle this card, the cycling ability goes on the stack, then the triggered ability goes on the stack on top of it. The triggered ability will resolve before you draw a card from the cycling ability.
• 5/1/2009: The cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. If the triggered ability is countered (with Stifle, for example, or if all its targets have become illegal), the cycling ability will still resolve and you'll draw a card.
• 5/1/2009: You can cycle this card even if there are no targets for the triggered ability. That's because the cycling ability itself has no targets.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Kathari Bomber

Creature — Bird Shaman 2/2, 1BR (3)

Flying

When Kathari Bomber deals combat damage to a player, put two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens onto the battlefield and sacrifice Kathari Bomber.

Unearth {3}{B}{R} ({3}{B}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Illus. Carl Critchlow

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 5/1/2009: When the triggered ability resolves, you put two Goblin tokens onto the battlefield regardless of how much combat damage Kathari Bomber dealt to the player. You get the tokens even if you can't sacrifice Kathari Bomber (because it's no longer under your control).

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Kederekt Creeper

Creature — Horror 2/3, UBR (3)

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

Kederekt Creeper can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.

Bloated with venom, it crawls Grixis looking for victims to ooze onto.

Illus. Mark Hyzer

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Kingpin's Pet

Creature — Thrull 2/2, 1WB (3)

Flying

Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)

"Debt and death sound so similar, and thrulls are so hard of hearing. Mistakes are inevitable."
—Milana, Orzhov prelate

Illus. Mark Zug

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 4/15/2013: You may pay {W/B} a maximum of one time for each extort triggered ability. You decide whether to pay when the ability resolves.
• 4/15/2013: The amount of life you gain from extort is based on the total amount of life lost, not necessarily the number of opponents you have. For example, if your opponent's life total can't change (perhaps because that player controls Platinum Emperion), you won't gain any life.
• 4/15/2013: The extort ability doesn't target any player.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Standard (Type 2)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Lava Zombie

Creature — Zombie 4/3, 1BR (3)

When Lava Zombie enters the battlefield, return a black or red creature you control to its owner's hand.

{2}: Lava Zombie gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Illus. Tom Wänerstrand

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/4/2004: You choose the creature to return on resolution of the triggered ability. This is not targeted.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander

Minister of Impediments

Creature — Human Advisor 1/1, 2{W/U} (3)

({W/U} can be paid with either {W} or {U}.)

{T}: Tap target creature.

When it takes forever to learn all the rules, no time is left for breaking them.

Illus. Brian Hagan

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Mortus Strider

Creature — Skeleton 1/1, 1UB (3)

When Mortus Strider dies, return it to its owner's hand.

Dimir's best agents hide from death itself.

Illus. Tomasz Jedruszek

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 1/24/2013: Mortis Strider will return to its owner’s hand only if it is still in the graveyard when its ability resolves.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Standard (Type 2)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Nivix Cyclops

Creature — Cyclops 1/4, 1UR (3)

Defender

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Nivix Cyclops gets +3/+0 until end of turn and can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender.

Illus. Wayne Reynolds

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 4/15/2013: Nivix Cyclops still has defender after its triggered ability resolves, although it will be able to attack.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Standard (Type 2)

Noggle Bandit

Creature — Noggle Rogue 2/2, 1{U/R}{U/R} (3)

Noggle Bandit can't be blocked except by creatures with defender.

Noggles believe that they were the first race ever to walk Shadowmoor. They don't "steal." They just take back what's rightfully theirs.

Illus. Thomas Denmark

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern

Rakdos Ickspitter

Creature — Thrull 1/1, 1BR (3)

{T}: Rakdos Ickspitter deals 1 damage to target creature and that creature's controller loses 1 life.

"Our thrulls dissolve from the inside out in a matter of days. Shoddy work, but they're a scream while they last."
—Uzric, Rakdos guildmage

Illus. Christopher Rush

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)
• Legal in Commander
• Legal in Modern