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1. Akrasan Squire

Creature — Human Soldier 1/1	W (1)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Note - Also see Exalted, Rule 502.83.

2. Angel's Herald

Creature — Human Cleric 1/1	W (1)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{2}{W}, {T}, Sacrifice a green creature, a white creature, and a blue creature: Search your library for a card named Empyrial Archangel and put it into play. Then shuffle your library.

You must sacrifice three separate creatures to play the ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You can sacrifice this card as part of the cost of playing the ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You are not required to find the Archangel even if you have it in your library. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]
Note - Also see Empyrial Archangel.

3. Angelic Benediction

Enchantment	3W (4)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, you may tap target creature.

Note - Also see Exalted, Rule 502.83.

4. Angelsong

Instant	1W (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

5. Bant Battlemage

Creature — Human Wizard 2/2	2W (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{G}, {T}: Target creature gains trample until end of turn. {U}, {T}: Target creature gains flying until end of turn.

Note - Also see Trample, Rule 502.9.

6. Battlegrace Angel

Creature — Angel 4/4	3WW (5)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Flying Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, it gains lifelink until end of turn.

Note - Also see Exalted, Rule 502.83.
Note - Also see Lifelink, Rule 502.68.

7. Cradle of Vitality

Enchantment	3W (4)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Whenever you gain life, you may pay {1}{W}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature for each 1 life you gained.

You choose a target when the triggered ability is put on the stack. You choose whether or not to pay during resolution. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Triggers once on each life gaining event, regardless of how much life is gained in that event. So if you gain 3 life in one event, you pay once to get three +1/+1 counters. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

8. Dispeller's Capsule

Artifact	W (1)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{2}{W}, {T}, Sacrifice Dispeller's Capsule: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

9. Elspeth, Knight-Errant

Planeswalker — Elspeth 4/	2WW (4)	Shards of Alara (Mythic rare)
+1: Put a 1/1 white Soldier creature token into play. +1: Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains flying until end of turn. -8: For the rest of the game, artifacts, creatures, enchantments, and lands you control are indestructible.

Only one ability of each planeswalker may be played one time during each of your turns. See Rule 212.9f. [D'Angelo 2007/10/09]
Once the third ability resolves, it stays in effect until the end of the game, even if this card leaves play. It does not lock in which permanents are affected. It's a continuous ability that will apply to new permanents that enter play later. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
The indestructibility is not an ability of the permanents and cannot be removed as such. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Indestructible, Rule G9.10.
Note - Also see Planeswalkers, Rule 212.9.
Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

10. Ethersworn Canonist

Artifact Creature — Human Cleric 2/2	1W (2)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Each player who has played a nonartifact spell this turn can't play additional nonartifact spells.

A spell is "played" when it is put on the stack, so even if the spell is countered, it still counts as "played". [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
This card does look back in time, and counts spells played even before it enters play. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Any non-artifact spells on the stack when this enters play resolve normally. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

11. Excommunicate

Sorcery	2W (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Put target creature on top of its owner's library.

12. Guardians of Akrasa

Creature — Human Soldier 0/4	2W (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Defender Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Note - Also see Defender, Rule 502.41.
Note - Also see Exalted, Rule 502.83.

13. Gustrider Exuberant

Creature — Human Wizard 1/2	2W (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Flying Sacrifice Gustrider Exuberant: Creatures you control with power 5 or greater gain flying until end of turn.

The power of the creature is only checked one time during resolution. After that they have flying (or don't) until end turn regardless of power. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

14. Invincible Hymn

Sorcery	6WW (8)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Count the number of cards in your library. Your life total becomes that number.

The number of cards in your library is checked just once when this resolves. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
As per Rule 215.5, setting your life total is really a gain or loss of life and will be affected by and trigger abilities that look for such. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
In a Two-Headed Giant multiplayer game, this card will affect your share of your team's total. To figure this, your share is 1/2 of the current total (for example, 4 is half of 8). Then apply this effect (for example going to 20 means adding 16). Then add your opponent's 1/2 of the original total (20 plus 4 is 24). [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

15. Knight of the Skyward Eye

Creature — Human Knight 2/2	1W (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{3}{G}: Knight of the Skyward Eye gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Play this ability only once each turn.

16. Knight of the White Orchid

Creature — Human Knight 2/2	WW (2)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
First strike When Knight of the White Orchid comes into play, if an opponent controls more lands than you, you may search your library for a Plains card, put it into play, then shuffle your library.

The ability will check if an opponent controls more lands both when it triggers and when it resolves. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You are not required to find a land when searching even if you have one in your library. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]
Note - Also see First Strike, Rule 502.2.

17. Knight-Captain of Eos

Creature — Human Knight 2/2	4W (5)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
When Knight-Captain of Eos comes into play, put two 1/1 white Soldier creature tokens into play. {W}, Sacrifice a Soldier: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn.

You can sacrifice any creature of type Soldier to the second ability. It is not limited just to the tokens it creates. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

18. Marble Chalice

Artifact	2W (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{T}: You gain 1 life.

19. Metallurgeon

Artifact Creature — Human Artificer 1/2	1W (2)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{W}, {T}: Regenerate target artifact.

Note - Also see Regenerate, Rule G18.7.

20. Oblivion Ring

Enchantment	2W (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
When Oblivion Ring comes into play, remove another target nonland permanent from the game. When Oblivion Ring leaves play, return the removed card to play under its owner's control.

If this card leaves play before the first ability resolves, the second ability won't do anything, then the first ability will remove the target from the game, and leave it removed from the game. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If the removed card is an Aura, the card's owner choose what it will enchant when it comes back to play. If there is nothing legal for it to enchant, it remains removed from the game. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If there are no nonland permanents in play other than an Obvlivion Ring, and a second one enters play, then a third one enters play, this will cause an infinite loop that ends in a draw. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

21. Ranger of Eos

Creature — Human Soldier 3/2	3W (4)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
When Ranger of Eos comes into play, you may search your library for up to two creature cards with converted mana cost 1 or less, reveal them, and put them into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.

You may find zero, 1 or 2 matching creatures as you choose. You decide while searching, not before. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule G3.30.

22. Resounding Silence

Instant	3W (4)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Remove target attacking creature from the game. Cycling {5}{G}{W}{U} ({5}{G}{W}{U}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle Resounding Silence, remove up to two target attacking creatures from the game.

When you cycle, you can choose zero, one or two target creatures. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
The "when you cycle" trigger is a separate ability from the Cycling and goes on the stack on top of it, so it will resolve first. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

23. Rockcaster Platoon

Creature — Rhino Soldier 5/7	5WW (7)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{4}{G}: Rockcaster Platoon deals 2 damage to each creature with flying and each player.

24. Sanctum Gargoyle

Artifact Creature — Gargoyle 2/3	3W (4)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Flying When Sanctum Gargoyle comes into play, you may return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.

25. Scourglass

Artifact	3WW (5)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
{T}, Sacrifice Scourglass: Destroy all permanents except for artifacts and lands. Play this ability only during your upkeep.

If a permanent has more than one type and any of those types is Land or Artifact, it won't be destroyed by this ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

26. Sighted-Caste Sorcerer

Creature — Human Wizard 1/1	1W (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) {U}: Sighted-Caste Sorcerer gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Note - Also see Exalted, Rule 502.83.
Note - Also see Shroud, Rule 502.36.

27. Sigiled Paladin

Creature — Human Knight 2/2	WW (2)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
First strike Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Note - Also see Exalted, Rule 502.83.
Note - Also see First Strike, Rule 502.2.

28. Soul's Grace

Instant	1W (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
You gain life equal to target creature's power.

29. Sunseed Nurturer

Creature — Human Druid Wizard 1/1	2W (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
At the end of your turn, if you control a creature with power 5 or greater, you may gain 2 life. {T}: Add {1} to your mana pool.

It triggers only if you control a creature of power 5 or greater at end of turn, then checks again when the ability is about to resolve. It will do nothing if you don't. Remember that power modifying effects that last until "end of turn" are still in effect. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
This ability will trigger only once per turn no matter how many power 5 creatures you control. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

30. Welkin Guide

Creature — Bird Cleric 2/2	4W (5)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Flying When Welkin Guide comes into play, target creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn.

31. Yoked Plowbeast

Creature — Beast 5/5	5WW (7)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

32. Call to Heel

Instant	1U (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Return target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller draws a card.

If the target is not legal on resolution, this spell is countered and no card is drawn. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

33. Cancel

Instant	1UU (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Counter target spell.

34. Cathartic Adept

Creature — Human Wizard 1/1	U (1)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{T}: Target player puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard.

35. Cloudheath Drake

Artifact Creature — Drake 3/3	4U (5)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Flying {1}{W}: Cloudheath Drake gains vigilance until end of turn.

Note - Also see Vigilance, Rule 502.14.

36. Coma Veil

Enchantment — Aura	4U (5)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Enchant artifact or creature Enchanted permanent doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.

It can be played on either a tapped or untapped permanent. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.

37. Courier's Capsule

Artifact	1U (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{1}{U}, {T}, Sacrifice Courier's Capsule: Draw two cards.

38. Covenant of Minds

Sorcery	4U (5)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Reveal the top three cards of your library. Target opponent may choose to put those cards into your hand. If he or she doesn't, put those cards into your graveyard and draw five cards.

The opponent has two optons: Let you have the three revealed cards, or let you have five unknown cards. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
The revealed cards go to your hand directly and are not "drawn". The second option results in five draws. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

39. Dawnray Archer

Creature — Human Archer 1/1	2U (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) {W}, {T}: Dawnray Archer deals 1 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.

Note - Also see Exalted, Rule 502.83.

40. Esper Battlemage

Artifact Creature — Human Wizard 2/2	2U (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{W}, {T}: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to you this turn. {B}, {T}: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

41. Etherium Astrolabe

Artifact	2U (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Flash {B}, {T}, Sacrifice an artifact: Draw a card.

Note - Also see Flash, Rule 502.57.

42. Etherium Sculptor

Artifact Creature — Vedalken Artificer 1/2	1U (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Artifact spells you play cost {1} less to play.

This reduces the amount of mana you have to pay. It does not actually alter the mana cost or converted mana cost of the spell. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
This will not reduce any colored mana cost to play spells. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

43. Fatestitcher

Creature — Zombie Wizard 1/2	3U (4)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{T}: You may tap or untap another target permanent. Unearth {U} ({U}: Return this card from your graveyard to play. It gains haste. Remove it from the game at end of turn or if it would leave play. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Note - Also see Unearth, Rule 502.84.

44. Filigree Sages

Artifact Creature — Vedalken Wizard 2/3	3U (4)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{2}{U}: Untap target artifact.

45. Gather Specimens

Instant	3UUU (6)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
If a creature would come into play under an opponent's control this turn, it comes into play under your control instead.

This can be played in response to an opponent playing a Creature spell. Since this spell will resolve first, you will gain control of the creature when it enters play. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]
This affects both token and non-token creatures. It affects creatures that come into play by any means. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If there are choices made or actions taken by the creature's controller as the creature comes into play (such as the Devour ability choosing and sacrificing), you get to make those choices and take those actions. Choices made prior to it coming into play are made normally. Look for the text "as ~this~ comes into play" for things that will act differently. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23] Some cards that are specifically affected include: Voice of All (you choose the color), Clone (you choose what it copies). [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
It only applies to creatures that come into play while this card is in play. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If there is more than one Gather Specimens in play by different players that can be applied at the same time, the controller of the spell or ability that is putting the creature into play decides which order to apply the Gather Specimens effects in. Each one gets only one chance to apply, so the last one applied "wins". In two player games, only one Gather Specimens normally can be applied at any given time so there really isn't a choice in those cases. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

46. Jhessian Lookout

Creature — Human Scout 2/1

1U (2)

Shards of Alara (Common)

47. Kathari Screecher

Creature — Bird Soldier 2/2	2U (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Flying Unearth {2}{U} ({2}{U}: Return this card from your graveyard to play. It gains haste. Remove it from the game at end of turn or if it would leave play. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Note - Also see Unearth, Rule 502.84.

48. Kederekt Leviathan

Creature — Leviathan 5/5	6UU (8)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
When Kederekt Leviathan comes into play, return all other nonland permanents to their owners' hands. Unearth {6}{U} ({6}{U}: Return this card from your graveyard to play. It gains haste. Remove it from the game at end of turn or if it would leave play. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Note - Also see Unearth, Rule 502.84.

49. Master of Etherium

Artifact Creature — Vedalken Wizard X/X	2U (3)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Master of Etherium's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifacts you control. Other artifact creatures you control get +1/+1.

Note - Also see '*' power/toughness, Rule 208.2.

50. Memory Erosion

Enchantment	1UU (3)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Whenever an opponent plays a spell, that player puts the top two cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.

51. Mindlock Orb

Artifact	3U (4)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Players can't search libraries.

Only effects using the word "search" fail to work. "Reveal" and other means to look at the library work normally. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

52. Outrider of Jhess

Creature — Human Knight 2/2	3U (4)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Note - Also see Exalted, Rule 502.83.

53. Protomatter Powder

Artifact	2U (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{4}{W}, {T}, Sacrifice Protomatter Powder: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to play.

Because targets are chosen before paying costs, you can't choose this card as the target of its own ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

54. Resounding Wave

Instant	2U (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Return target permanent to its owner's hand. Cycling {5}{W}{U}{B} ({5}{W}{U}{B}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle Resounding Wave, return two target permanents to their owners' hands.

When you cycle, you must target two permanents if there are legal targets. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If there are not two targetable permanents in play, then the cycle ability not act on just one target. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]
The "when you cycle" trigger is a separate ability from the Cycling and goes on the stack on top of it, so it will resolve first. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

55. Sharding Sphinx

Artifact Creature — Sphinx 4/4	4UU (6)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Flying Whenever an artifact creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may put a 1/1 blue Thopter artifact creature token with flying into play.

You get one token creature for each artifact creature you control that deals combat damage to a player. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

56. Skill Borrower

Artifact Creature — Human Wizard 1/3	2U (3)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Play with the top card of your library revealed. As long as the top card of your library is an artifact or creature card, Skill Borrower has all activated abilities of that card. (If any of the abilities use that card's name, use this creature's name instead.)

If the top card of your library changes while playing or after playing an ability Skill Borrower gained from the previous top card, the ability will still resolve as normal, even though Skill Borrower no longer has that ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
This card may gain activated abilities it can't use. For example, Cycling is activated, but can only be played while that card is in your hand. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

57. Spell Snip

Instant	2U (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {1}. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

58. Sphinx's Herald

Artifact Creature — Vedalken Wizard 1/1	U (1)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{2}{U}, {T}, Sacrifice a white creature, a blue creature, and a black creature: Search your library for a card named Sphinx Sovereign and put it into play. Then shuffle your library.

You must sacrifice three separate creatures to play the ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You can sacrifice this card as part of the cost of playing the ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You are not required to find a Sphinx Sovereign when searching even if you have one in your library. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]
Note - Also see Sphinx Sovereign.

59. Steelclad Serpent

Artifact Creature — Serpent 4/5	5U (6)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Steelclad Serpent can't attack unless you control another artifact.

60. Tezzeret the Seeker

Planeswalker — Tezzeret 4/	3UU (5)	Shards of Alara (Mythic rare)
+1: Untap up to two target artifacts. -X: Search your library for an artifact card with converted mana cost X or less and put it into play. Then shuffle your library. -5: Artifacts you control become 5/5 artifact creatures until end of turn.

The first ability can target zero, one, or two artifacts. Even with zero targets, you can add a loyalty counter. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
The second ability has you choose the value of X when playing the ability. X cannot be larger than the number of loyalty counters on this card. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You are not required to find an artifact when searching even if you have one in your library. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]
The third ability causes your artifacts to become creatures in addition to their other types. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
With the third ability, your artifact creatures have their power/toughness set to 5/5. See Rule 418.5 for details. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Only one ability of each planeswalker may be played one time during each of your turns. See Rule 212.9f. [D'Angelo 2007/10/09]
Note - Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule G3.30.
Note - Also see Planeswalkers, Rule 212.9.

61. Tortoise Formation

Instant	3U (4)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Creatures you control gain shroud until end of turn. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities.)

Note - Also see Shroud, Rule 502.36.

62. Vectis Silencers

Artifact Creature — Human Rogue 1/2	2U (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{2}{B}: Vectis Silencers gains deathtouch until end of turn. (Whenever it deals damage to a creature, destroy that creature.)

You can use the ability to give this card Deathtouch more than once, in which case, each Deathtouch triggers separately. Normally this won't matter because the first instance will kill the creature, but if that creature regenerates, the second Deathtouch will try to kill it again, so it can be useful. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Deathtouch, Rule 502.63.

63. Ad Nauseam

Instant	3BB (5)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Reveal the top card of your library and put that card into your hand. You lose life equal to its converted mana cost. You may repeat this process any number of times.

You decide whether or not to repeat after revealing the card and losing the life. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You can continue to use the ability even after your life total reaches zero or less. Once you stop, you'll lose the game as a state-based effect before you can take any actions. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule G3.30.

64. Archdemon of Unx

Creature — Demon 6/6	5BB (7)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Flying, trample At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a non-Zombie creature, then put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token into play.

If you have no other non-zombies when the ability resolves, you must sacrifice this creature to itself. You may sacrifice it to itself even if you have other non-zombies. You still get a Zombie token when you sacrifice this card to itself. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If you somehow have no non-zombies when the ability resolves, then you sacrifice nothing but still get the Zombie token. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.
Note - Also see Trample, Rule 502.9.

65. Banewasp Affliction

Enchantment — Aura	1B (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Enchant creature When enchanted creature is put into a graveyard, that creature's controller loses life equal to its toughness.

Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.

66. Blister Beetle

Creature — Insect 1/1	1B (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
When Blister Beetle comes into play, target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

It can target itself, and in fact has to if there are no other legal target creatures. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

67. Bone Splinters

Sorcery	B (1)	Shards of Alara (Common)
As an additional cost to play Bone Splinters, sacrifice a creature. Destroy target creature.

You can choose to target a creature, then sacrifice that creature as part of the cost. If you do this, the spell will be countered on resolution because its target will be illegal. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

68. Corpse Connoisseur

Creature — Zombie Wizard 3/3	4B (5)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
When Corpse Connoisseur comes into play, you may search your library for a creature card and put that card into your graveyard. If you do, shuffle your library. Unearth {3}{B} ({3}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to play. It gains haste. Remove it from the game at end of turn or if it would leave play. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

You are not required to find a creature card when searching even if you have one in your library. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]
Note - Also see Unearth, Rule 502.84.

69. Cunning Lethemancer

Creature — Human Wizard 2/2	2B (3)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player discards a card.

70. Death Baron

Creature — Zombie Wizard 2/2	1BB (3)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Skeleton creatures you control and other Zombie creatures you control get +1/+1 and have deathtouch.

A creature that is both a Skeleton and Zombie gets the bonus only once. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Deathtouch, Rule 502.63.

71. Deathgreeter

Creature — Human Shaman 1/1	B (1)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Whenever another creature is put into a graveyard from play, you may gain 1 life.

Does not trigger on itself going to the graveyard. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]

72. Demon's Herald

Creature — Human Wizard 1/1	B (1)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{2}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice a blue creature, a black creature, and a red creature: Search your library for a card named Prince of Thralls and put it into play. Then shuffle your library.

You must sacrifice three separate creatures to play the ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You can sacrifice this card as part of the cost of playing the ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You are not required to find a Prince of Thralls when searching even if you have one in your library. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]
Note - Also see Prince of Thralls.

73. Dreg Reaver

Creature — Zombie Beast 4/3

4B (5)

Shards of Alara (Common)

74. Dregscape Zombie

Creature — Zombie 2/1	1B (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Unearth {B} ({B}: Return this card from your graveyard to play. It gains haste. Remove it from the game at end of turn or if it would leave play. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Note - Also see Unearth, Rule 502.84.

75. Executioner's Capsule

Artifact	B (1)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{1}{B}, {T}, Sacrifice Executioner's Capsule: Destroy target nonblack creature.

76. Fleshbag Marauder

Creature — Zombie Warrior 3/1	2B (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
When Fleshbag Marauder comes into play, each player sacrifices a creature.

It can be sacrificed to itself. In fact, you'll have to if you control no other creatures. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

77. Glaze Fiend

Artifact Creature — Illusion 0/1	1B (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Flying Whenever another artifact comes into play under your control, Glaze Fiend gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

78. Grixis Battlemage

Creature — Human Wizard 2/2	2B (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{U}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card. {R}, {T}: Target creature can't block this turn.

79. Immortal Coil

Artifact	2BB (4)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
{T}, Remove two cards in your graveyard from the game: Draw a card. If damage would be dealt to you, prevent that damage. Remove a card in your graveyard from the game for each 1 damage prevented this way. When there are no cards in your graveyard, you lose the game.

The first ability removes the two cards in your graveyard as a cost. You cannot play the ability unless you have two cards to remove. Since this is a cost, it cannot be responded to. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
The second ability works even if you have no cards in your graveyard, or otherwise have less than the number it tries to remove. It still prevents the damage. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
The third ability checks if your graveyard is empty only when it triggers. Getting a card into the graveyard before it resolves won't prevent you from losing. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If the third ability is countered and your graveyard is not empty, then you won't lose. If your graveyard is still empty, it'll trigger again. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
It is possible to get an infinite loop if something prevents you from losing the game while your graveyard is empty. For example, Platinum Angel with this card and an empty graveyard results in an involuntary infinite loop that ends the game in a tie unless someone can break the loop. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If you control both this card and a Planeswalker and you would take damage, you choose whether to apply the second ability of this card or the Planeswalker ability for the opponent to choose to redirect the damage first. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

80. Infest

Sorcery	1BB (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.

Affects all creatures in play when it resolves, but not ones that enter play later in the turn. [D'Angelo 2007/03/03] See Rule 418.3b.

81. Onyx Goblet

Artifact	2B (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{T}: Target player loses 1 life.

82. Puppet Conjurer

Artifact Creature — Human Wizard 1/2	1B (2)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{U}, {T}: Put a 0/1 blue Homunculus artifact creature token into play. At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a Homunculus.

If you have no Homunculus, the second ability does nothing. There is no penalty for not sacrificing. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

83. Resounding Scream

Sorcery	2B (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Target player discards a card at random. Cycling {5}{U}{B}{R} ({5}{U}{B}{R}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle Resounding Scream, target player discards two cards at random.

When you cycle, you must target a player if possible. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
The "when you cycle" trigger is a separate ability from the Cycling and goes on the stack on top of it, so it will resolve first. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

84. Salvage Titan

Artifact Creature — Golem 6/4	4BB (6)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
You may sacrifice three artifacts rather than pay Salvage Titan's mana cost. Remove three artifact cards in your graveyard from the game: Return Salvage Titan from your graveyard to your hand.

Playing this card using the alternate cost does not change when it is legal to play this card. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
The second ability can only be played while this card is in your graveyard. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
With the second ability, if this card is not still in the graveyard when the ability resolves, it will not return to your hand. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]
You can remove this card from the game as one of the three removed artifacts for the second ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

85. Scavenger Drake

Creature — Drake 1/1	3B (4)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Flying Whenever another creature is put into a graveyard from play, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Scavenger Drake.

86. Shadowfeed

Instant	B (1)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Remove target card in a graveyard from the game. You gain 3 life.

If the targeted card is not still in the graveyard when this resolves, this spell is countered. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

87. Shore Snapper

Creature — Beast 2/2	2B (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{U}: Shore Snapper gains islandwalk until end of turn.

88. Skeletal Kathari

Creature — Bird Skeleton 3/2	4B (5)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Flying {B}, Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate Skeletal Kathari.

Note - Also see Regenerate, Rule G18.7.

89. Tar Fiend

Creature — Elemental 4/4	5B (6)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Devour 2 (As this comes into play, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature comes into play with twice that many +1/+1 counters on it.) When Tar Fiend comes into play, target player discards a card for each creature it devoured.

Note - Also see Devour, Rule 502.82.

90. Undead Leotau

Creature — Zombie Cat 3/4	5B (6)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{R}: Undead Leotau gets +1/-1 until end of turn. Unearth {2}{B} ({2}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to play. It gains haste. Remove it from the game at end of turn or if it would leave play. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Note - Also see Unearth, Rule 502.84.

91. Vein Drinker

Creature — Vampire 4/4	4BB (6)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Flying {R}, {T}: Vein Drinker deals damage equal to its power to target creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to Vein Drinker. Whenever a creature dealt damage by Vein Drinker this turn is put into a graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on Vein Drinker.

If the targeted creature for the first ability is no longer a legal target on resolution, the ability is countered. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If this card is not in play when the first ability resolves, but the target is still legal, the ability will deal damage to that creature based on the power of Vein Drinker at the time it left play. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If this card goes to the graveyard at the same time as a creature it damaged, the third ability will trigger but won't do anything when it resolves since this card won't be in play to add a counter to it. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
The two actions of the first ability are done in order. First it damages the other creature, then that creature damages this one. If this card gains Wither, the damage it deals can end up reducing how much damage the other creature can deal back. [D'Angelo 2008/12/20]

92. Viscera Dragger

Creature — Zombie Ogre Warrior 3/3	3B (4)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) Unearth {1}{B} ({1}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to play. It gains haste. Remove it from the game at end of turn or if it would leave play. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.
Note - Also see Unearth, Rule 502.84.

93. Bloodpyre Elemental

Creature — Elemental 4/1	4R (5)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Sacrifice Bloodpyre Elemental: Bloodpyre Elemental deals 4 damage to target creature. Play this ability only any time you could play a sorcery.

If you play this card during your turn, you receive priority after it comes into play, and you can play the sacrifice ability before anyone has a chance to remove it from play. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

94. Bloodthorn Taunter

Creature — Human Scout 1/1	1R (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Haste {T}: Target creature with power 5 or greater gains haste until end of turn.

It will check the target creature's power both when the ability is played and when it resolves. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.

95. Caldera Hellion

Creature — Hellion 3/3	3RR (5)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Devour 1 (As this comes into play, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature comes into play with that many +1/+1 counters on it.) When Caldera Hellion comes into play, it deals 3 damage to each creature.

It will deal the 3 damage to itself as well as the other creatures when it comes into play. This will be lethal damage if it hasn't Devoured any creatures and its toughness hasn't been increased by other means. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Devour, Rule 502.82.

96. Crucible of Fire

Enchantment	3R (4)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Dragon creatures you control get +3/+3.

97. Dragon Fodder

Sorcery	1R (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Put two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens into play.

Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

98. Dragon's Herald

Creature — Goblin Shaman 1/1	R (1)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{2}{R}, {T}, Sacrifice a black creature, a red creature, and a green creature: Search your library for a card named Hellkite Overlord and put it into play. Then shuffle your library.

You must sacrifice three separate creatures to play the ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You can sacrifice this card as part of the cost of playing the ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You are not required to find a Hellkite Overlord when searching even if you have one in your library. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]
Note - Also see Hellkite Overlord.

99. Exuberant Firestoker

Creature — Human Druid Shaman 1/1	2R (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
At the end of your turn, if you control a creature with power 5 or greater, you may have Exuberant Firestoker deal 2 damage to target player. {T}: Add {1} to your mana pool.

It triggers only if you control a creature of power 5 or greater at end of turn, then checks again when the ability is about to resolve. It will do nothing if you don't. Remember that power modifying effects that last until "end of turn" are still in effect. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
This ability will trigger only once per turn no matter how many power 5 creatures you control. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

100. Flameblast Dragon

Creature — Dragon 5/5	4RR (6)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Flying Whenever Flameblast Dragon attacks, you may pay {X}{R}. If you do, Flameblast Dragon deals X damage to target creature or player.

You choose the target when the triggered ability is put on the stack. You choose whether or not to pay and the value of X during resolution. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.

101. Goblin Assault

Enchantment	2R (3)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a 1/1 red Goblin creature token with haste into play. Goblin creatures attack each turn if able.

The second ability applies to all Goblins controlled by all players. It does not just apply to the tokens from the first ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.
Note - Also see Must Attack or Block, Rule 500.
Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

102. Goblin Mountaineer

Creature — Goblin Scout 1/1	R (1)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Mountainwalk

All tournament formats banned this card until 2005/08/20, because it only appeared in Portal and Starter.
Note - Also see Landwalk, Rule 502.6.
Note - This card was of creature type "Goblin" and not "Goblin Scout" until Ninth Edition and Oracle 2005/08/01.

103. Hell's Thunder

Creature — Elemental 4/4	1RR (3)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Flying, haste At end of turn, sacrifice Hell's Thunder. Unearth {4}{R} ({4}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to play. It gains haste. Remove it from the game at end of turn or if it would leave play. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.
Note - Also see Unearth, Rule 502.84.

104. Hissing Iguanar

Creature — Lizard 3/1	2R (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Whenever another creature is put into a graveyard from play, you may have Hissing Iguanar deal 1 damage to target player.

105. Incurable Ogre

Creature — Ogre Mutant 5/1

3R (4)

Shards of Alara (Common)

106. Jund Battlemage

Creature — Human Shaman 2/2	2R (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{B}, {T}: Target player loses 1 life. {G}, {T}: Put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token into play.

Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

107. Lightning Talons

Enchantment — Aura	2R (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +3/+0 and has first strike.

Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.
Note - Also see First Strike, Rule 502.2.

108. Magma Spray

Instant	R (1)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Magma Spray deals 2 damage to target creature. If that creature would be put into a graveyard this turn, remove it from the game instead.

The second sentence applies to the creature even if the damage is prevented or redirected. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

109. Predator Dragon

Creature — Dragon 4/4	3RRR (6)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Flying, haste Devour 2 (As this comes into play, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature comes into play with twice that many +1/+1 counters on it.)

Note - Also see Devour, Rule 502.82.
Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.

110. Resounding Thunder

Instant	2R (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Resounding Thunder deals 3 damage to target creature or player. Cycling {5}{B}{R}{G} ({5}{B}{R}{G}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle Resounding Thunder, it deals 6 damage to target creature or player.

When you cycle, you must target a creature or player if there is a legal target. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
The "when you cycle" trigger is a separate ability from the Cycling and goes on the stack on top of it, so it will resolve first. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

111. Ridge Rannet

Creature — Beast 6/4	5RR (7)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

112. Rockslide Elemental

Creature — Elemental 1/1	2R (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
First strike Whenever another creature is put into a graveyard from play, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Rockslide Elemental.

Note - Also see First Strike, Rule 502.2.

113. Scourge Devil

Creature — Devil 3/3	4R (5)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
When Scourge Devil comes into play, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn. Unearth {2}{R} ({2}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to play. It gains haste. Remove it from the game at end of turn or if it would leave play. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Note - Also see Unearth, Rule 502.84.

114. Skeletonize

Instant	4R (5)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Skeletonize deals 3 damage to target creature. When a creature dealt damage this way is put into a graveyard this turn, put a 1/1 black Skeleton creature token into play with "{B}: Regenerate this creature."

Note - Also see Regenerate, Rule G18.7.
Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

115. Soul's Fire

Instant	2R (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Target creature you control in play deals damage equal to its power to target creature or player.

If either target is no longer legal when this resolves, it does nothing. If both targets are illegal, it is countered. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

116. Thorn-Thrash Viashino

Creature — Viashino Warrior 2/2	3R (4)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Devour 2 (As this comes into play, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature comes into play with twice that many +1/+1 counters on it.) {G}: Thorn-Thrash Viashino gains trample until end of turn.

Note - Also see Devour, Rule 502.82.
Note - Also see Trample, Rule 502.9.

117. Thunder-Thrash Elder

Creature — Viashino Warrior 1/1	2R (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Devour 3 (As this comes into play, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature comes into play with three times that many +1/+1 counters on it.)

Note - Also see Devour, Rule 502.82.

118. Viashino Skeleton

Creature — Viashino Skeleton 2/1	3R (4)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{1}{B}, Discard a card: Regenerate Viashino Skeleton.

Note - Also see Regenerate, Rule G18.7.

119. Vicious Shadows

Enchantment	6R (7)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Whenever a creature is put into a graveyard from play, you may have Vicious Shadows deal damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.

The targeted player doesn't have to be the same as the player that controlled the creature. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

120. Vithian Stinger

Creature — Human Shaman 0/1	2R (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{T}: Vithian Stinger deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Unearth {1}{R} ({1}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to play. It gains haste. Remove it from the game at end of turn or if it would leave play. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Note - Also see Unearth, Rule 502.84.

121. Volcanic Submersion

Sorcery	4R (5)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Destroy target artifact or land. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

122. Where Ancients Tread

Enchantment	4R (5)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Whenever a creature with power 5 or greater comes into play under your control, you may have Where Ancients Tread deal 5 damage to target creature or player.

123. Algae Gharial

Creature — Crocodile 1/1	3G (4)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Shroud Whenever another creature is put into a graveyard from play, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Algae Gharial.

Note - Also see Shroud, Rule 502.36.

124. Behemoth's Herald

Creature — Elf Shaman 1/1	G (1)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{2}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice a red creature, a green creature, and a white creature: Search your library for a card named Godsire and put it into play. Then shuffle your library.

You must sacrifice three separate creatures to play the ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You can sacrifice this card as part of the cost of playing the ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You are not required to find Godsire even if you have one in your library. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]
Note - Also see Godsire.

125. Cavern Thoctar

Creature — Beast 5/5	5G (6)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{1}{R}: Cavern Thoctar gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

126. Court Archers

Creature — Human Archer 1/3	2G (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Reach (This can block creatures with flying.) Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Note - Also see Exalted, Rule 502.83.
Note - Also see Reach, Rule 502.70.

127. Cylian Elf

Creature — Elf Scout 2/2

1G (2)

Shards of Alara (Common)

128. Druid of the Anima

Creature — Elf Druid 1/1	1G (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{T}: Add {R}, {G}, or {W} to your mana pool.

129. Drumhunter

Creature — Human Druid Warrior 2/2	3G (4)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
At the end of your turn, if you control a creature with power 5 or greater, you may draw a card. {T}: Add {1} to your mana pool.

It triggers only if you control a creature of power 5 or greater at end of turn, then checks again when the ability is about to resolve. It will do nothing if you don't. Remember that power modifying effects that last until "end of turn" are still in effect. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
This ability will trigger only once per turn no matter how many power 5 creatures you control. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

130. Elvish Visionary

Creature — Elf Shaman 1/1	1G (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
When Elvish Visionary comes into play, draw a card.

131. Feral Hydra

Creature — Hydra Beast 0/0	XG (1)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Feral Hydra comes into play with X +1/+1 counters on it. {3}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Feral Hydra. Any player may play this ability.

Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.

132. Gift of the Gargantuan

Sorcery	2G (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card and/or a land card from among them and put the revealed cards into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

133. Godtoucher

Creature — Elf Cleric 2/2	3G (4)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{1}{W}, {T}: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to target creature with power 5 or greater this turn.

It will check the target creature's power both when the ability is played and when it resolves. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

134. Jungle Weaver

Creature — Spider 5/6	5GG (7)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Reach (This can block creatures with flying.) Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.
Note - Also see Reach, Rule 502.70.

135. Keeper of Progenitus

Creature — Elf Druid 1/3	3G (4)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Whenever a player taps a Mountain, Forest, or Plains for mana, that player adds one mana to his or her mana pool of any type that land produced.

136. Lush Growth

Enchantment — Aura	G (1)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Enchant land Enchanted land is a Mountain, Forest, and Plains.

The enchanted land has the mana abilities of all three basic land types. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Replaces all previous land subtypes with the three listed. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Does not change the name of the land or any supertypes (such as Legendary or Basic). [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Since the land has the mana abilities of all three basic land types, you can play any one of the three abilities to get any one of the three colors. [D'Angelo 2009/03/20]
Note - Also see Aura, Rule G1.30.

137. Mighty Emergence

Enchantment	2G (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Whenever a creature with power 5 or greater comes into play under your control, you may put two +1/+1 counters on it.

138. Manaplasm

Creature — Ooze 1/1	2G (3)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Whenever you play a spell, Manaplasm gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is that spell's converted mana cost.

Note - Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule G3.30.

139. Mosstodon

Creature — Plant Elephant 5/3	4G (5)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{1}: Target creature with power 5 or greater gains trample until end of turn.

It will check the target creature's power both when the ability is played and when it resolves. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Trample, Rule 502.9.

140. Mycoloth

Creature — Fungus 4/4	3GG (5)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Devour 2 (As this comes into play, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature comes into play with twice that many +1/+1 counters on it.) At the beginning of your upkeep, put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token into play for each +1/+1 counter on Mycoloth.

The ability counts all +1/+1 counters on this card, regardless of how they got there. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Devour, Rule 502.82.
Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

141. Naturalize

Instant	1G (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Destroy target artifact or enchantment.

142. Naya Battlemage

Creature — Human Shaman 2/2	2G (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{R}, {T}: Target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn. {W}, {T}: Tap target creature.

143. Ooze Garden

Enchantment	1G (2)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
{1}{G}, Sacrifice a non-Ooze creature: Put an X/X green Ooze creature token into play, where X is the sacrificed creature's power. Play this ability only any time you could play a sorcery.

Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

144. Resounding Roar

Instant	1G (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Target creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. Cycling {5}{R}{G}{W} ({5}{R}{G}{W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.) When you cycle Resounding Roar, target creature gets +6/+6 until end of turn.

When you cycle, you must target a creature if there is a legal target. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
The "when you cycle" trigger is a separate ability from the Cycling and goes on the stack on top of it, so it will resolve first. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Cycling, Rule 502.18.

145. Rhox Charger

Creature — Rhino Soldier 3/3	3G (4)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Trample Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Note - Also see Exalted, Rule 502.83.
Note - Also see Trample, Rule 502.9.

146. Sacellum Godspeaker

Creature — Elf Druid 2/2	2G (3)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
{T}: Reveal any number of creature cards with power 5 or greater from your hand. Add {G} to your mana pool for each card revealed this way.

The ability is a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to any in way. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You can play the ability even if you have no creature cards with power 5 (or even with no cards at all in hand). When resolving the ability, if you show no appropriate cards, you get no mana. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

147. Savage Hunger

Enchantment — Aura	2G (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 and has trample. Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

148. Skullmulcher

Creature — Elemental 3/3	4G (5)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Devour 1 (As this comes into play, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature comes into play with that many +1/+1 counters on it.) When Skullmulcher comes into play, draw a card for each creature it devoured.

Note - Also see Devour, Rule 502.82.

149. Soul's Might

Sorcery	4G (5)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature, where X is that creature's power.

150. Spearbreaker Behemoth

Creature — Beast 5/5	5GG (7)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Spearbreaker Behemoth is indestructible. {1}: Target creature with power 5 or greater is indestructible this turn.

It will check the target creature's power both when the ability is played and when it resolves. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Indestructible, Rule G9.10.

151. Topan Ascetic

Creature — Human Monk 2/2	2G (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Tap an untapped creature you control: Topan Ascetic gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Since there is no tap symbol in the cost, the ability can be played even if you have not controlled this creature since the start of your most recent turn. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

152. Wild Nacatl

Creature — Cat Warrior 1/1	G (1)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Wild Nacatl gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Mountain. Wild Nacatl gets +1/+1 as long as you control a Plains.

The ability looks for lands with subtype Mountain and Plains. It's okay if both subtypes are on a single land, such as Plateau. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

153. Agony Warp

Instant	UB (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Target creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn. Target creature gets -0/-3 until end of turn.

You choose two target creatures. The same creature may be chosen twice. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

154. Ajani Vengeant

Planeswalker — Ajani 3/	2RW (4)	Shards of Alara (Mythic rare)
+1: Target permanent doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. -2: Ajani Vengeant deals 3 damage to target creature or player and you gain 3 life. -7: Destroy all lands target player controls.

You can target a tapped permanent with the first ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Only one ability of each planeswalker may be played one time during each of your turns. See Rule 212.9f. [D'Angelo 2007/10/09]
As per Rule 212.9c, if two Planeswalkers are in play with the same type, both of them are put into the graveyard. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note that Ajani Goldmane and this card have the same type. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Ajani Goldmane.
Note - Also see Planeswalkers, Rule 212.9.

155. Bant Charm

Instant	GWU (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Choose one — Destroy target artifact; or put target creature on the bottom of its owner's library; or counter target instant spell.

When playing this spell, first choose the mode. Then treat the card as if its text only had the text from the chosen mode. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Modal Spells and Abilities, Rule G13.13.

156. Blightning

Sorcery	1BR (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Blightning deals 3 damage to target player. That player discards two cards.

157. Blood Cultist

Creature — Human Wizard 1/1	1BR (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{T}: Blood Cultist deals 1 damage to target creature. Whenever a creature dealt damage by Blood Cultist this turn is put into a graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on Blood Cultist.

158. Branching Bolt

Instant	1RG (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Choose one or both — Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature with flying; and/or Branching Bolt deals 3 damage to target creature without flying.

When playing this spell, first choose the mode. Then treat the card as if its text only had the text from the chosen mode. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You can't choose a mode unless there's a legal target for that mode. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Modal Spells and Abilities, Rule G13.13.

159. Brilliant Ultimatum

Sorcery	WWUUUBB (7)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Remove the top five cards of your library from the game. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. You may play any number of cards from one of those piles without paying their mana costs.

The cards are removed face up. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
One of the piles may have zero cards in it if the opponent chooses. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You play the cards during the middle of the resolution of this card. Any timing restrictions (such as creature or sorcery) are ignored. Any other play restrictions (such as "play only during combat" or only playing one land per turn and only on your turn) still apply. Lands are put into play. Spells are put onto the stack. When this is done resolving. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Any unplayed cards stay removed from the game. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
When you play a card without paying mana costs, you can't use alternate costs. You can pay additional costs, such as Kicker. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

160. Broodmate Dragon

Creature — Dragon 4/4	3BRG (6)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Flying When Broodmate Dragon comes into play, put a 4/4 red Dragon creature token with flying into play.

Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

161. Bull Cerodon

Creature — Beast 5/5	4RW (6)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Vigilance, haste

Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.
Note - Also see Vigilance, Rule 502.14.

162. Carrion Thrash

Creature — Viashino Warrior 4/4	2BRG (5)	Shards of Alara (Common)
When Carrion Thrash is put into a graveyard from play, you may pay {2}. If you do, return another target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

You choose the target when the triggered ability goes on the stack. You choose whether or not to pay {2} during resolution. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

163. Clarion Ultimatum

Sorcery	GGWWWUU (7)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Choose five permanents you control. For each of those permanents, you may search your library for a card with the same name as that permanent. Put those cards into play tapped, then shuffle your library.

This spell is not targeted. You choose the five permanents during resolution. If you have less than five, choose all of the ones you can. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If you target two cards of the same name (e.g. Plains), then you can search for two more cards with those names. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
There is just one search performed for the up to 5 cards. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You are not required to find a card when searching even if you have one in your library. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]
A permanent with no name (such as a face down card) won't let you search for anything. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
All the cards come into play simultaneously. If you search for an Aura, it must be attached to something that was already in play, and not something coming into play at the same time. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If your search finds a card that isn't a permanent, then that card remains in the library. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

164. Cruel Ultimatum

Sorcery	UUBBBRR (7)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Target opponent sacrifices a creature, discards three cards, then loses 5 life. You return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand, draw three cards, then gain 5 life.

All actions are performed sequentially in the order listed on the card. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You choose the creature card during resolution. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You can play this if you have no creature cards in your graveyard. If you have no creature cards in your graveyard on resolution, then ignore than part and continue with the rest of the effect. [D'Angelo 2009/02/07]
State based effects are not checked until resolution is complete. So it is possible for both players to lose during the resolution. For example if the opponent ends up at zero or less life and for you to draw while your library is empty. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

165. Deft Duelist

Creature — Human Rogue 2/1	WU (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
First strike Shroud (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities.)

Note - Also see First Strike, Rule 502.2.
Note - Also see Shroud, Rule 502.36.

166. Empyrial Archangel

Creature — Angel 5/8	4GWWU (8)	Shards of Alara (Mythic rare)
Flying, shroud All damage that would be dealt to you is dealt to Empyrial Archangel instead.

If you control this card and a Planeswalker at the time you would take damage, there will be two replacement effects--this card and the Planeswalker. You decide the order. If you have this one apply first, the damage is redirected to this card. If you apply the Planeswalker first, the opponent decides whether to redirect the damage to the Planeswalker or not. If they redirect it, the Planeswalker loses loyalty counters. If they don't, then this card's effect will kick in and redirect the damage here. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Shroud, Rule 502.36.

167. Esper Charm

Instant	WUB (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Choose one — Destroy target enchantment; or draw two cards; or target player discards two cards.

When playing this spell, first choose the mode. Then treat the card as if its text only had the text from the chosen mode. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Modal Spells and Abilities, Rule G13.13.

168. Fire-Field Ogre

Creature — Ogre Mutant 4/2	1UBR (4)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
First strike Unearth {U}{B}{R} ({U}{B}{R}: Return this card from your graveyard to play. It gains haste. Remove it from the game at end of turn or if it would leave play. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Note - Also see First Strike, Rule 502.2.
Note - Also see Unearth, Rule 502.84.

169. Goblin Deathraiders

Creature — Goblin Warrior 3/1	BR (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Trample

Note - Also see Trample, Rule 502.9.

170. Godsire

Creature — Beast 8/8	4RGGW (8)	Shards of Alara (Mythic rare)
Vigilance {T}: Put an 8/8 Beast creature token into play that's red, green, and white.

Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.
Note - Also see Vigilance, Rule 502.14.

171. Grixis Charm

Instant	UBR (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Choose one — Return target permanent to its owner's hand; or target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn; or creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn.

172. Hellkite Overlord

Creature — Dragon 8/8	4BRRG (8)	Shards of Alara (Mythic rare)
Flying, trample, haste {R}: Hellkite Overlord gets +1/+0 until end of turn. {B}{G}: Regenerate Hellkite Overlord.

173. Hindering Light

Instant	WU (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Counter target spell that targets you or a permanent you control. Draw a card.

It can target a spell with multiple targets as long as one of the targets is you or a permanent you control. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

174. Jhessian Infiltrator

Creature — Human Rogue 2/2	GU (2)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Jhessian Infiltrator is unblockable.

175. Jund Charm

Instant	BRG (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Choose one — Remove target player's graveyard from the game; or Jund Charm deals 2 damage to each creature; or put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.

When playing this spell, first choose the mode. Then treat the card as if its text only had the text from the chosen mode. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Modal Spells and Abilities, Rule G13.13.

176. Kederekt Creeper

Creature — Horror 2/3	UBR (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Deathtouch (Whenever this creature deals damage to a creature, destroy that creature.) Kederekt Creeper can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.

Note - Also see Deathtouch, Rule 502.63.

177. Kiss of the Amesha

Sorcery	4WU (6)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Target player gains 7 life and draws two cards.

178. Kresh the Bloodbraided

Legendary Creature — Human Warrior 3/3	2BRG (5)	Shards of Alara (Mythic rare)
Whenever another creature is put into a graveyard from play, you may put X +1/+1 counters on Kresh the Bloodbraided, where X is that creature's power.

Use the creature's power at the time just before it left play. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Legendary, Rule G12.9.

179. Mayael the Anima

Legendary Creature — Elf Shaman 2/3	RGW (3)	Shards of Alara (Mythic rare)
{3}{R}{G}{W}, {T}: Look at the top five cards of your library. You may put a creature card with power 5 or greater from among them into play. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Note - Also see Legendary, Rule G12.9.

180. Naya Charm

Instant	RGW (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Choose one — Naya Charm deals 3 damage to target creature; or return target card in a graveyard to its owner's hand; or tap all creatures target player controls.

When playing this spell, first choose the mode. Then treat the card as if its text only had the text from the chosen mode. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Modal Spells and Abilities, Rule G13.13.

181. Necrogenesis

Enchantment	BG (2)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{2}: Remove target creature card in a graveyard from the game. Put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token into play.

If the targeted card is not on the graveyard when the ability resolves, the ability will be countered and you don't get the token creature. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

182. Prince of Thralls

Creature — Demon 7/7	4UBBR (8)	Shards of Alara (Mythic rare)
Whenever a permanent an opponent controls is put into a graveyard, put that card into play under your control unless that opponent pays 3 life.

If the opponent chooses not to pay 3 life, you must put the card into play under your control, even if you don't want to. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If the permanent is not still in the graveyard when the ability resolves, nothing will be returned. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

183. Punish Ignorance

Instant	WUUB (4)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Counter target spell. Its controller loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.

If this spell targets a spells that can't be countered, it will fail to counter the spell, but it will still do the rest of the effect. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2009/09/23]

184. Qasali Ambusher

Creature — Cat Warrior 2/3	1GW (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Reach If a creature is attacking you and you control a Forest and a Plains, you may play Qasali Ambusher without paying its mana cost and as though it had flash.

You can play this card using the Flash-like ability any time a creature is attacking you. If you do this during the Declare Attackers step, then you can use this creature when you declare blockers. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If a player is attacking a Planeswalker you control, it does not count as attacking you. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
The ability looks for lands with subtype Forest and Plains. It's okay if both subtypes are on a single land, such as Savannah. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Flash, Rule 502.57.
Note - Also see Reach, Rule 502.70.

185. Rafiq of the Many

Legendary Creature — Human Knight 3/3	1GWU (4)	Shards of Alara (Mythic rare)
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.) Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, it gains double strike until end of turn.

Note - Also see Double Strike, Rule 502.28.
Note - Also see Exalted, Rule 502.83.
Note - Also see Legendary, Rule G12.9.

186. Rakeclaw Gargantuan

Creature — Beast 5/3	2RGW (5)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{1}: Target creature with power 5 or greater gains first strike until end of turn.

It will check the target creature's power both when the ability is played and when it resolves. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see First Strike, Rule 502.2.

187. Realm Razer

Creature — Beast 4/2	3RGW (6)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
When Realm Razer comes into play, remove all lands from the game. When Realm Razer leaves play, return the removed cards to play tapped under their owners' control.

If this card leaves play before the first ability resolves, the second ability will do nothing, then the first ability will remove all the lands from the game, and they will stay removed and not return. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

188. Rhox War Monk

Creature — Rhino Monk 3/4	GWU (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Lifelink

Note - Also see Lifelink, Rule 502.68.

189. Rip-Clan Crasher

Creature — Human Warrior 2/2	RG (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Haste

Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.

190. Sangrite Surge

Sorcery	4RG (6)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Target creature gets +3/+3 and gains double strike until end of turn.

Note - Also see Double Strike, Rule 502.28.

191. Sarkhan Vol

Planeswalker — Sarkhan 4/	2RG (4)	Shards of Alara (Mythic rare)
+1: Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain haste until end of turn. -2: Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn. -6: Put five 4/4 red Dragon creature tokens with flying into play.

Only one ability of each planeswalker may be played one time during each of your turns. See Rule 212.9f. [D'Angelo 2007/10/09]
You can play the first ability even if you control no creatures. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You can target a creature you control with the second ability. It won't change controllers, but it will untap (if not already untapped) and gain haste until end of turn. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.
Note - Also see Planeswalkers, Rule 212.9.
Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

192. Sedraxis Specter

Creature — Specter 3/2	UBR (3)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Flying Whenever Sedraxis Specter deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card. Unearth {1}{B} ({1}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to play. It gains haste. Remove it from the game at end of turn or if it would leave play. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Note - Also see Unearth, Rule 502.84.

193. Sedris, the Traitor King

Legendary Creature — Zombie Warrior 5/5	3UBR (6)	Shards of Alara (Mythic rare)
Each creature card in your graveyard has unearth {2}{B}. ({2}{B}: Return the card to play. The creature gains haste. Remove it from the game at end of turn or if it would leave play. Unearth only as a sorcery.)

Note - Also see Legendary, Rule G12.9.
Note - Also see Unearth, Rule 502.84.

194. Sharuum the Hegemon

Legendary Artifact Creature — Sphinx 5/5	3WUB (6)	Shards of Alara (Mythic rare)
Flying When Sharuum the Hegemon comes into play, you may return target artifact card from your graveyard to play.

Note - Also see Legendary, Rule G12.9.

195. Sigil Blessing

Instant	GW (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Until end of turn, target creature you control gets +3/+3 and other creatures you control get +1/+1.

196. Sphinx Sovereign

Artifact Creature — Sphinx 6/6	4WUUB (8)	Shards of Alara (Mythic rare)
Flying At the end of your turn, you gain 3 life if Sphinx Sovereign is untapped. Otherwise, each opponent loses 3 life.

It checks the tap status of this card when the ability resolves. If this card somehow isn't in play, use the last known information before it left play. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

197. Sprouting Thrinax

Creature — Lizard 3/3	BRG (3)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
When Sprouting Thrinax is put into a graveyard from play, put three 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens into play.

Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

198. Steward of Valeron

Creature — Human Druid Knight 2/2	GW (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Vigilance {T}: Add {G} to your mana pool.

Note - Also see Vigilance, Rule 502.14.

199. Stoic Angel

Creature — Angel 3/4	1GWU (4)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Flying, vigilance Players can't untap more than one creature during their untap steps.

If there is more than one Stoic Angel in play, the extra abilities have no additional effect. Players only untap one creature each untap. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Vigilance, Rule 502.14.

200. Swerve

Instant	UR (2)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Change the target of target spell with a single target.

You choose the new target during resolution of this spell. If there are no legal targets at that time, you can't change the target. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
This card targets the spell being changed. It does not directly affect the original target or the new target. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You cannot change a spell on the stack to target itself. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If a spell targets multiple things, you can't target it with Swerve, even if all but one target has become illegal, or if the same thing is targeted multiple times. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

201. Thoughtcutter Agent

Artifact Creature — Human Rogue 1/1	UB (2)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
{U}{B}, {T}: Target player loses 1 life and reveals his or her hand.

202. Tidehollow Sculler

Artifact Creature — Zombie 2/2	WB (2)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
When Tidehollow Sculler comes into play, target opponent reveals his or her hand and you choose a nonland card from it. Remove that card from the game. When Tidehollow Sculler leaves play, return the removed card to its owner's hand.

If this leaves play before its first ability resolves, the second ability will do nothing, then the first ability will remove the card from the game, where it will remain removed. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

203. Tidehollow Strix

Artifact Creature — Bird 2/1	UB (2)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Flying Deathtouch (Whenever this creature deals damage to a creature, destroy that creature.)

Note - Also see Deathtouch, Rule 502.63.

204. Titanic Ultimatum

Sorcery	RRGGGWW (7)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Until end of turn, creatures you control get +5/+5 and gain first strike, lifelink, and trample.

The set of creatures affected is determined when this resolves. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Multiple instances of First Strike and Trample are redundant, but if a creature ends up with two copies of Lifelink, each of them will trigger separately when it deals damage. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see First Strike, Rule 502.2.
Note - Also see Lifelink, Rule 502.68.
Note - Also see Trample, Rule 502.9.

205. Tower Gargoyle

Artifact Creature — Gargoyle 4/4	1WUB (4)	Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Flying

206. Violent Ultimatum

Sorcery	BBRRRGG (7)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Destroy three target permanents.

You have to target three different permanents. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If one or two of the targets are illegal on resolution, it will still affect the remaining legal targets. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

207. Waveskimmer Aven

Creature — Bird Soldier 2/4	2GWU (5)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Flying Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

Note - Also see Exalted, Rule 502.83.

208. Windwright Mage

Artifact Creature — Human Wizard 2/2	WUB (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
Lifelink (Whenever this creature deals damage, you gain that much life.) Windwright Mage has flying as long as an artifact card is in your graveyard.

Note - Also see Lifelink, Rule 502.68.

209. Woolly Thoctar

Creature — Beast 5/4

RGW (3)

Shards of Alara (Uncommon)

210. Lich's Mirror

Artifact	5 (5)	Shards of Alara (Mythic rare)
If you would lose the game, instead shuffle your hand, your graveyard, and all permanents you own into your library, then draw seven cards and your life total becomes 20.

This does not stop a player from winning due to an effect that says they win. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
This does not stop you from conceding the game. If you concede, you lose. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If you can't lose the game (for example, if you control Platinum Angel) then this card won't do anything. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Permanents you own are shuffled in even if you don't control them. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Tokens you own (which means you controlled the spell or ability that created them) are also shuffled in, which means they cease to exist. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Does not affect any spells on the stack, cards that have been removed from the game, or permanents you control but don't own. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Although it looks like a game restart, it isn't. For example, you don't get to use the mulligan rule on your new hand. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
As per Rule 215.5, the setting of your life total to 20 counts as gaining or losing the apporpriate amount of life. Abilities that trigger on and effects that alter such gains and losses are applied normally. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Any "leaves play" triggers will go on the stack after this finishes resolving. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If you control, but don't own, this card when it takes effect, then it will remain in play. If you own it, it will be shuffled into your library. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
It is possible to immediately lose again after this finishes resolving, for example if you have 10 poison counters. If you control, but don't own, this card when this happens, it may create an infinite loop that will end in a draw. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If all players would lose simultaneouly, but one player has this card, that player will have the loss replaced and will thereby be the winner. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If during a check for state-based effects, you'd lose the game at the same time a creature you own would be put into the graveyard, the game will try to send the creature to two place--the graveyard or to be shuffled into your library without going to the graveyard. Since these contradict, you choose which happens. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
If during a check for state-based effects, you'd lose the game for more than one reason, a single Lich's Mirror will replace all of them. You do what the Mirror says only once. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
In a Two-Headed Giant multiplayer game, if your team would lose the game and you control this card, your team won't lose. Instead you do what the Lich's Mirror says and your teammate won't do anything. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
In a Two-Headed Giant multiplayer game, this card will affect your share of your team's total. To figure this, your share is 1/2 of the current total (for example, 4 is half of 8). Then apply this effect (for example going to 20 means adding 16). Then add your opponent's 1/2 of the original total (20 plus 4 is 24). [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

211. Minion Reflector

Artifact	5 (5)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Whenever a nontoken creature comes into play under your control, you may pay {2}. If you do, put a token into play that's a copy of that creature. That token has haste and "At end of turn, sacrifice this permanent."

If the creature that came into play is no longer in play when this ability resolves, use the last known information about that creature before it left play. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Copying Objects, Rule 503.
Note - Also see Haste, Rule 502.5.
Note - Also see Token Creatures, Rule 216.

212. Obelisk of Bant

Artifact	3 (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{T}: Add {G}, {W}, or {U} to your mana pool.

213. Obelisk of Esper

Artifact	3 (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B} to your mana pool.

214. Obelisk of Grixis

Artifact	3 (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{T}: Add {U}, {B}, or {R} to your mana pool.

215. Obelisk of Jund

Artifact	3 (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{T}: Add {B}, {R}, or {G} to your mana pool.

216. Obelisk of Naya

Artifact	3 (3)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{T}: Add {R}, {G}, or {W} to your mana pool.

217. Quietus Spike

Artifact — Equipment	3 (3)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Equipped creature has deathtouch. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half his or her life, rounded up. Equip {3}

The amount of life loss is calculated and applied when the ability resolves. This will be after combat damage is done resolving. If there is more than one of these cards in play, they will resolve one at a time, each one calculation the life lost based on the life total at the time that one resolves. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
In a Two-Headed Giant multiplayer game, this card will affect your share of your team's total. To figure this, your share is 1/2 of the current total (for example, 4 is half of 8). Then apply this effect (for example going from 4 to 2). Then add your opponent's 1/2 of the original total (2 plus 4 is 6). [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Deathtouch, Rule 502.63.
Note - Also see Equip, Rule 502.33.
Note - Also see Equipment, Rule G5.15.

218. Relic of Progenitus

Artifact	1 (1)	Shards of Alara (Common)
{T}: Target player removes a card in his or her graveyard from the game. {1}, Remove Relic of Progenitus from the game: Remove all graveyards from the game. Draw a card.

The targeted player chooses which card gets removed by the first ability. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
The text "remove all graveyards from the game" means to remove all cards in all graveyards from the game. Players still have graveyard zones, but they are empty after this. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
You can play the second ability even if no player has any cards in their graveyard. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]

219. Sigil of Distinction

Artifact — Equipment	X (0)	Shards of Alara (Rare)
Sigil of Distinction comes into play with X charge counters on it. Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each charge counter on Sigil of Distinction. Equip—Remove a charge counter from Sigil of Distinction.

The Equip ability can only be played if it has a charge counter on it. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
When the Equip ability is played, the charge counter is removed as a cost. This means that if it is on a creature already, that creature loses the +1/+1 bonus immediately, but this card won't move until the ability resolves. [Shards of Alara FAQ 2008/09/23]
Note - Also see Equip, Rule 502.33.
Note - Also see Equipment, Rule G5.15.
Note - Also see X Costs, Rule G24.1.

220. Arcane Sanctum

Land		Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Arcane Sanctum comes into play tapped. {T}: Add {W}, {U}, or {B} to your mana pool.

221. Bant Panorama

Land		Shards of Alara (Common)
{T}: Add {1} to your mana pool. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice Bant Panorama: Search your library for a basic Forest, Plains, or Island card and put it into play tapped. Then shuffle your library.

You are not required to find a land even if you have one in your library. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]

222. Crumbling Necropolis

Land		Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Crumbling Necropolis comes into play tapped. {T}: Add {U}, {B}, or {R} to your mana pool.

223. Esper Panorama

Land		Shards of Alara (Common)
{T}: Add {1} to your mana pool. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice Esper Panorama: Search your library for a basic Plains, Island, or Swamp card and put it into play tapped. Then shuffle your library.

You are not required to find a land when searching even if you have one in your library. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]

224. Grixis Panorama

Land		Shards of Alara (Common)
{T}: Add {1} to your mana pool. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice Grixis Panorama: Search your library for a basic Island, Swamp, or Mountain card and put it into play tapped. Then shuffle your library.

You are not required to find a land when searching even if you have one in your library. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]

225. Jund Panorama

Land		Shards of Alara (Common)
{T}: Add {1} to your mana pool. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice Jund Panorama: Search your library for a basic Swamp, Mountain, or Forest card and put it into play tapped. Then shuffle your library.

You are not required to find a land when searching even if you have one in your library. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]

226. Jungle Shrine

Land		Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Jungle Shrine comes into play tapped. {T}: Add {R}, {G}, or {W} to your mana pool.

227. Naya Panorama

Land		Shards of Alara (Common)
{T}: Add {1} to your mana pool. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice Naya Panorama: Search your library for a basic Mountain, Forest, or Plains card and put it into play tapped. Then shuffle your library.

You are not required to find a land when searching even if you have one in your library. See Rule G19.4. [D'Angelo 2008/10/12]

228. Savage Lands

Land		Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Savage Lands comes into play tapped. {T}: Add {B}, {R}, or {G} to your mana pool.

229. Seaside Citadel

Land		Shards of Alara (Uncommon)
Seaside Citadel comes into play tapped. {T}: Add {G}, {W}, or {U} to your mana pool.

230. Plains

Basic Land — Plains		Shards of Alara (Land)
[W]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

231. Plains

Basic Land — Plains		Shards of Alara (Land)
[W]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

232. Plains

Basic Land — Plains		Shards of Alara (Land)
[W]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

233. Plains

Basic Land — Plains		Shards of Alara (Land)
[W]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

234. Island

Basic Land — Island		Shards of Alara (Land)
[U]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

235. Island

Basic Land — Island		Shards of Alara (Land)
[U]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

236. Island

Basic Land — Island		Shards of Alara (Land)
[U]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

237. Island

Basic Land — Island		Shards of Alara (Land)
[U]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

238. Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp		Shards of Alara (Land)
[B]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

239. Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp		Shards of Alara (Land)
[B]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

240. Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp		Shards of Alara (Land)
[B]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

241. Swamp

Basic Land — Swamp		Shards of Alara (Land)
[B]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

242. Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain		Shards of Alara (Land)
[R]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

243. Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain		Shards of Alara (Land)
[R]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

244. Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain		Shards of Alara (Land)
[R]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

245. Mountain

Basic Land — Mountain		Shards of Alara (Land)
[R]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

246. Forest

Basic Land — Forest		Shards of Alara (Land)
[G]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

247. Forest

Basic Land — Forest		Shards of Alara (Land)
[G]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

248. Forest

Basic Land — Forest		Shards of Alara (Land)
[G]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]

249. Forest

Basic Land — Forest		Shards of Alara (Land)
[G]

Any land of this type is considered to have the above text, even if the text does not appear on the card. [CompRules 1999/04/23]