Akroma, Angel of Fury

Legendary Creature — Angel 6/6, 5RRR (8)

Akroma, Angel of Fury can't be countered.

Flying, trample, protection from white and from blue

{R}: Akroma, Angel of Fury gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

Morph {3}{R}{R}{R} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Illus. Daren Bader

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 2/1/2007: If Akroma, Angel of Fury is cast face down, it can be countered.
• 2/1/2007: Akroma, Angel of Fury and Akroma, Angel of Wrath do not have the same name, so the legend rule does not apply.

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

Aphetto Alchemist

Creature — Human Wizard 1/2, 1U (2)

{T}: Untap target artifact or creature.

Morph {U} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

He brews trouble.

Illus. Ron Spears

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

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

Aquamorph Entity

Creature — Shapeshifter */*, 2UU (4)

As Aquamorph Entity enters the battlefield or is turned face up, it becomes your choice of 5/1 or 1/5.

Morph {2}{U} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Illus. Brian Despain

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 2/1/2007: The first ability is a replacement effect. The choice is made as Aquamorph Entity is turned face up (or enters the battlefield); it turns face up (or enters the battlefield) as a creature of that size. It doesn't become a 0/0 and then a creature of the chosen size.
• 2/1/2007: If a creature enters the battlefield as a copy of a face-up Aquamorph Entity, or a Vesuvan Shapeshifter turns face up as a copy of one, the controller of the creature entering the battlefield gets to make the choice.
• 2/1/2007: If a creature that's already on the battlefield becomes a copy of a face-up Aquamorph Entity, its power and toughness become the power and toughness that were chosen for the Entity.

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

Ascending Aven

Creature — Bird Soldier 3/2, 2UU (4)

Flying

Ascending Aven can block only creatures with flying.

Morph {2}{U} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Illus. Ron Spencer

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

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

Backslide

Instant, 1U (2)

Turn target creature with morph face down.

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

Some things are better left unknown.

Illus. Pete Venters

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.

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

Battering Craghorn

Creature — Goat Beast 3/1, 2RR (4)

First strike

Morph {1}{R}{R} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Their skeletons can be found all over Skirk Ridge, tangled in each other's horns.

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

Birchlore Rangers

Creature — Elf Druid 1/1, G (1)

Tap two untapped Elves you control: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

Morph {G} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Illus. Dany Orizio

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/4/2004: Since the ability does not have the {Tap} symbol, you can use the ability before this creature begins a turn under your control.
• 10/4/2004: It can tap itself but is not required to do so.

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

Blistering Firecat

Creature — Elemental Cat 7/1, 1RRR (4)

Trample, haste

At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Blistering Firecat.

Morph {R}{R} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Illus. Arnie Swekel

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

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

Bloodstoke Howler

Creature — Beast 3/4, 5R (6)

Morph {6}{R} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

When Bloodstoke Howler is turned face up, Beast creatures you control get +3/+0 until end of turn.

Illus. Christopher Moeller

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/4/2004: The trigger occurs when you use the Morph ability to turn the card face up, or when an effect turns it face up. It will not trigger on being revealed or on leaving the battlefield.

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

Branchsnap Lorian

Creature — Beast 4/1, 1GG (3)

Trample

Morph {G} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Lorians treat trees and prey the same way: by ripping them limb from limb.

Illus. Heather Hudson

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

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

Brine Elemental

Creature — Elemental 5/4, 4UU (6)

Morph {5}{U}{U} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

When Brine Elemental is turned face up, each opponent skips his or her next untap step.

Water calls to water, and the world is left exhausted and withered in its wake.

Illus. Stephen Tappin

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 9/25/2006: Skipping the "next" step is cumulative. If a player turns two Brine Elementals face up on the same turn, that player's opponents will each skip their next two untap steps.

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

Broodhatch Nantuko

Creature — Insect Druid 1/1, 1G (2)

Whenever Broodhatch Nantuko is dealt damage, you may put that many 1/1 green Insect creature tokens onto the battlefield.

Morph {2}{G} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Illus. Keith Garletts

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/4/2004: You can choose to put zero tokens or all the tokens onto the battlefield. You can't choose a number in between.

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

Charging Slateback

Creature — Beast 4/3, 4R (5)

Charging Slateback can't block.

Morph {4}{R} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

Goblins prize its hide for building rock sled runners.

Illus. Mark Tedin

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

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

Chromeshell Crab

Creature — Crab Beast 3/3, 4U (5)

Morph {4}{U} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

When Chromeshell Crab is turned face up, you may exchange control of target creature you control and target creature an opponent controls.

Illus. Ron Spencer

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/4/2004: You choose the two target creatures when you activate the ability. You do not have to choose Chromeshell Crab. You choose whether or not to do the exchange on resolution.
• 10/4/2004: The exchange fails if either target is not still on the battlefield at that time.
• 10/4/2004: The exchange fails if either you no longer control your creature or the other creature is now controlled by you.
• 10/4/2004: The creatures can't attack until you start a turn with them under your control. So you can't swap and then attack.
• 10/4/2004: The trigger occurs when you use the Morph ability to turn the card face up, or when an effect turns it face up. It will not trigger on being revealed or on leaving the battlefield.

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

Coral Trickster

Creature — Merfolk Rogue 2/1, 1U (2)

Morph {U} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

When Coral Trickster is turned face up, you may tap or untap target permanent.

They wait in darkened depths, laughing eagerly.

Illus. D. Alexander Gregory

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

Dermoplasm

Creature — Shapeshifter 1/1, 2U (3)

Flying

Morph {2}{U}{U} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

When Dermoplasm is turned face up, you may put a creature card with morph from your hand onto the battlefield face up. If you do, return Dermoplasm to its owner's hand.

Illus. John Avon

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/4/2004: The trigger occurs when you use the Morph ability to turn the card face up, or when an effect turns it face up. It will not trigger on being revealed or on leaving the battlefield.

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

Disruptive Pitmage

Creature — Human Wizard 1/1, 2U (3)

{T}: Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}.

Morph {U} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

"Show weakness to hide your strength."

Illus. Darrell Riche

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

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

Dwarven Blastminer

Creature — Dwarf 1/1, 1R (2)

{2}{R}, {T}: Destroy target nonbasic land.

Morph {R} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

"Life is too short for something like a hunk of rock to get in my way."

Illus. Gary Ruddell

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

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

Echo Tracer

Creature — Human Wizard 2/2, 2U (3)

Morph {2}{U} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

When Echo Tracer is turned face up, return target creature to its owner's hand.

Illus. Scott M. Fischer

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 10/4/2004: The trigger occurs when you use the Morph ability to turn the card face up, or when an effect turns it face up. It will not trigger on being revealed or on leaving the battlefield.

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

Fathom Seer

Creature — Illusion 1/3, 1U (2)

Morph—Return two Islands you control to their owner's hand. (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

When Fathom Seer is turned face up, draw two cards.

Illus. Ralph Horsley

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