1 – 20 of 35 cards where the flavor text contains “expression” and the flavor text contains “meaning”
Almighty Brushwagg {G}
Creature — Brushwagg
Trample
{3}{G}: Almighty Brushwagg gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
Laughed at the brushwagg
—Hunters’ expression meaning “died unexpectedly”
Illustrated by Dmitry Burmak
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Argothian Elder {3}{G}
Creature — Elf Druid
{T}: Untap two target lands.
Sharpen your ears
—Elvish expression meaning “grow wiser”
Illustrated by DiTerlizzi
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Axgard Cavalry {1}{R}
Creature — Dwarf Berserker
{T}: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.
Riding the goat
—Dwarven expression meaning
“a foolhardy act of bravery”
Illustrated by Evyn Fong
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Binding Agony {1}{B}
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature is dealt damage, Binding Agony deals that much damage to that creature’s controller.
A crash of rhinos in my head
—Femeref expression meaning “a severe head pain”
Illustrated by Robert Bliss
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Blossoming Bogbeast {4}{G}
Creature — Beast
Whenever Blossoming Bogbeast attacks, you gain 2 life. Then creatures you control gain trample and get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
As subtle as a bogbeast
—Witherbloom expression meaning
“crude and clumsy”
Illustrated by Aaron Miller
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Bond Beetle {G}
Creature — Insect
When Bond Beetle enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
A beetle on your shoulder
—Elvish expression meaning “a blessing of luck”
Illustrated by John Avon
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Bumper Cars
Artifact — Attraction
Visit — Target creature must be blocked this turn if able.
“Pulled a Captain Nebula”
—Crew expression meaning “an out-of-control car has caused great damage to the surrounding area”
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Illustrated by Gabor Szikszai
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Coercion {2}{B}
Sorcery
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card.
A rhino’s bargain
—Femeref expression meaning “a situation with no choices”
Illustrated by DiTerlizzi
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Crafty Pathmage {2}{U}
Creature — Human Wizard
{T}: Target creature with power 2 or less can’t be blocked this turn.
Follow the pathmage
—Otarian expression meaning “escape quickly”
Illustrated by Wayne England
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Dead Drop {9}{B}
Sorcery
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for {1}.)
Target player sacrifices two creatures.
Got a diving lesson
—Sultai expression meaning “was fed to the crocodiles”
Watermark: Sultai
Illustrated by Greg Staples
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Diving Griffin {1}{W}{W}
Creature — Griffin
Flying, vigilance
To outrace the griffin
—Kipamu expression meaning “to do the impossible”
Illustrated by John Howe
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Empty the Warrens {3}{R}
Sorcery
Create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn.)
Kicking the warren
—Argivian expression meaning “causing trouble”
Illustrated by Johan Grenier
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Banned
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Empty the Warrens, DMR #318 |
| Goblin Token, TDMR #7 |
Eyes of the Wisent {1}{G}
Tribal Enchantment — Elemental
Whenever an opponent casts a blue spell during your turn, you may create a 4/4 green Elemental creature token.
Calm as a wisent’s watch
—Elvish expression meaning “safe”
Illustrated by Aleksi Briclot
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Fallow Wurm {2}{G}
Creature — Wurm
When Fallow Wurm enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you discard a land card.
The wurm’s wake
—Elvish expression meaning “ruined crops”
Illustrated by Stephen L. Walsh
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Fencer Clique {2}{U}{U}
Creature — Faerie Soldier
Flying
{U}: Put Fencer Clique on top of its owner’s library.
You may as well try to swat a faerie
—Flamekin expression meaning “that’s impossible”
Illustrated by William O'Connor
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Food Coma {3}{W}
Enchantment
When Food Coma enters the battlefield, exile target creature an opponent controls until Food Coma leaves the battlefield. Create a Food token. (It’s an artifact with “{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.”)
“Busy as a bumblesheep”
—Faerie expression meaning “asleep”
Illustrated by Iris Compiet
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Food Token, TWOE #13 |
| Food Coma, WOE #308 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilds of Eldraine | $0.12 | €0.15 | 0.03 |
Giant Spider {3}{G}
Creature — Spider
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Watching the spider’s web
—Llanowar expression meaning “focusing on the wrong thing”
Illustrated by Randy Gallegos
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Glacial Wall {2}{U}
Creature — Wall
Defender (This creature can’t attack.)
Like arguing with ice
—Vodalian expression meaning “wasting your time”
Illustrated by Heather Hudson
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Gruul Nodorog {4}{G}{G}
Creature — Beast
{R}: Gruul Nodorog gains menace until end of turn. (It can’t be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
Petting the nodorog
—Gruul expression meaning “making a really big mistake”
Watermark: Gruul
Illustrated by Pete Venters
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Guardian Kirin {3}{W}
Creature — Kirin
Flying
Whenever another creature you control dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Guardian Kirin.
Followed the kirin
—Ojutai expression meaning
“died a hero’s death”
Illustrated by Anastasia Ovchinnikova
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal