Darkblast

Instant, B (1)

Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

Dredge 3 (If you would draw a card, instead you may put exactly three cards from the top of your library into your graveyard. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, draw a card.)

Illus. Randy Gallegos

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 6/7/2013: Dredge lets you replace any card draw, not just the one during your draw step.
• 6/7/2013: Once you decide to replace a draw using a card's dredge ability, that card can't be removed from your graveyard "in response." (Replacement effects don't use the stack.)
• 6/7/2013: You can't use dredge unless you're going to draw a card and the card with dredge is already in your graveyard.

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

Golgari Brownscale

Creature — Lizard 2/3, 1GG (3)

When Golgari Brownscale is put into your hand from your graveyard, you gain 2 life.

Dredge 2 (If you would draw a card, instead you may put exactly two cards from the top of your library into your graveyard. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, draw a card.)

Illus. Carl Critchlow

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/1/2005: The first ability triggers when Golgari Brownscale returns to your hand from your graveyard for any reason, not just when you use its dredge ability.
• 6/7/2013: Dredge lets you replace any card draw, not just the one during your draw step.
• 6/7/2013: Once you decide to replace a draw using a card's dredge ability, that card can't be removed from your graveyard "in response." (Replacement effects don't use the stack.)
• 6/7/2013: You can't use dredge unless you're going to draw a card and the card with dredge is already in your graveyard.

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

Golgari Grave-Troll

Creature — Skeleton Troll 0/0, 4G (5)

Golgari Grave-Troll enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each creature card in your graveyard.

{1}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Golgari Grave-Troll: Regenerate Golgari Grave-Troll.

Dredge 6 (If you would draw a card, instead you may put exactly six cards from the top of your library into your graveyard. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, draw a card.)

Illus. Greg Hildebrandt

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/1/2005: If an effect puts Golgari Grave-Troll onto the battlefield from your graveyard, Golgari Grave-Troll counts itself as one of the cards in your graveyard and gets a counter accordingly.
• 6/7/2013: Dredge lets you replace any card draw, not just the one during your draw step.
• 6/7/2013: Once you decide to replace a draw using a card's dredge ability, that card can't be removed from your graveyard "in response." (Replacement effects don't use the stack.)
• 6/7/2013: You can't use dredge unless you're going to draw a card and the card with dredge is already in your graveyard.

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

Golgari Thug

Creature — Human Warrior 1/1, 1B (2)

When Golgari Thug dies, put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library.

Dredge 4 (If you would draw a card, instead you may put exactly four cards from the top of your library into your graveyard. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, draw a card.)

Illus. Kev Walker

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 6/7/2013: Dredge lets you replace any card draw, not just the one during your draw step.
• 6/7/2013: Once you decide to replace a draw using a card's dredge ability, that card can't be removed from your graveyard "in response." (Replacement effects don't use the stack.)
• 6/7/2013: You can't use dredge unless you're going to draw a card and the card with dredge is already in your graveyard.

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

Grave-Shell Scarab

Creature — Insect 4/4, 2BGG (5)

{1}, Sacrifice Grave-Shell Scarab: Draw a card.

Dredge 1 (If you would draw a card, instead you may put exactly one card from the top of your library into your graveyard. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, draw a card.)

Illus. Pete Venters

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/1/2005: You may sacrifice Grave-Shell Scarab to pay for its first ability, then replace that draw using the Scarab's dredge ability. The result is that the top card of your library is put into your graveyard and Grave-Shell Scarab returns to your hand (after a brief trip to the graveyard).

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

Greater Mossdog

Creature — Plant Hound 3/3, 3G (4)

Dredge 3 (If you would draw a card, instead you may put exactly three cards from the top of your library into your graveyard. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, draw a card.)

Man's best fungus.

Illus. Chippy

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 6/7/2013: Dredge lets you replace any card draw, not just the one during your draw step.
• 6/7/2013: Once you decide to replace a draw using a card's dredge ability, that card can't be removed from your graveyard "in response." (Replacement effects don't use the stack.)
• 6/7/2013: You can't use dredge unless you're going to draw a card and the card with dredge is already in your graveyard.

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

Life from the Loam

Sorcery, 1G (2)

Return up to three target land cards from your graveyard to your hand.

Dredge 3 (If you would draw a card, instead you may put exactly three cards from the top of your library into your graveyard. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, draw a card.)

Illus. Terese Nielsen

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 6/7/2013: Dredge lets you replace any card draw, not just the one during your draw step.
• 6/7/2013: Once you decide to replace a draw using a card's dredge ability, that card can't be removed from your graveyard "in response." (Replacement effects don't use the stack.)
• 6/7/2013: You can't use dredge unless you're going to draw a card and the card with dredge is already in your graveyard.

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

Moldervine Cloak

Enchantment — Aura, 2G (3)

Enchant creature

Enchanted creature gets +3/+3.

Dredge 2 (If you would draw a card, instead you may put exactly two cards from the top of your library into your graveyard. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, draw a card.)

Illus. Wayne England

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 6/7/2013: Dredge lets you replace any card draw, not just the one during your draw step.
• 6/7/2013: Once you decide to replace a draw using a card's dredge ability, that card can't be removed from your graveyard "in response." (Replacement effects don't use the stack.)
• 6/7/2013: You can't use dredge unless you're going to draw a card and the card with dredge is already in your graveyard.

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

Necroplasm

Creature — Ooze 1/1, 1BB (3)

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on Necroplasm.

At the beginning of your end step, destroy each creature with converted mana cost equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on Necroplasm.

Dredge 2 (If you would draw a card, instead you may put exactly two cards from the top of your library into your graveyard. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, draw a card.)

Illus. rk post

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 6/7/2013: Dredge lets you replace any card draw, not just the one during your draw step.
• 6/7/2013: Once you decide to replace a draw using a card's dredge ability, that card can't be removed from your graveyard "in response." (Replacement effects don't use the stack.)
• 6/7/2013: You can't use dredge unless you're going to draw a card and the card with dredge is already in your graveyard.

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

Nightmare Void

Sorcery, 3B (4)

Target player reveals his or her hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card.

Dredge 2 (If you would draw a card, instead you may put exactly two cards from the top of your library into your graveyard. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, draw a card.)

Illus. Chippy

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 6/7/2013: Dredge lets you replace any card draw, not just the one during your draw step.
• 6/7/2013: Once you decide to replace a draw using a card's dredge ability, that card can't be removed from your graveyard "in response." (Replacement effects don't use the stack.)
• 6/7/2013: You can't use dredge unless you're going to draw a card and the card with dredge is already in your graveyard.

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

Shambling Shell

Creature — Plant Zombie 3/1, 1BG (3)

Sacrifice Shambling Shell: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

Dredge 3 (If you would draw a card, instead you may put exactly three cards from the top of your library into your graveyard. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, draw a card.)

Illus. Joel Thomas

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

Stinkweed Imp

Creature — Imp 1/2, 2B (3)

Flying

Whenever Stinkweed Imp deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature.

Dredge 5 (If you would draw a card, instead you may put exactly five cards from the top of your library into your graveyard. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand. Otherwise, draw a card.)

Illus. Edward P. Beard, Jr.

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 6/7/2013: Dredge lets you replace any card draw, not just the one during your draw step.
• 6/7/2013: Once you decide to replace a draw using a card's dredge ability, that card can't be removed from your graveyard "in response." (Replacement effects don't use the stack.)
• 6/7/2013: You can't use dredge unless you're going to draw a card and the card with dredge is already in your graveyard.
• 6/7/2013: Notably, Stinkweed Imp's ability isn't deathtouch. It's a triggered ability that triggers only on combat damage.

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