TSP (Time Spiral)

Jargon

“Sliverized” — to “Sliverize” a creature, keep its mana cost and its power/toughness, replace its subtype(s) with Sliver, and replace its text from ABILITY to All Slivers have "ABILITY".

“Modernized” — to “modernize” a card, its templating may be cleaned up, deprecated keywords are replaced (e.g. Islandwalk becoming Flying), obsolete mechanics are replaced too (e.g. Color Hosing becoming Ability Hosing, like Blue Hate becoming Instant Hate or Flying Hate); e.g. Ante and Graveyard Order Matters become removed).

Mechanics

Morph in TSP

TODO

Madness in TSP

TODO

Suspend in TSP

TODO

Echo in TSP

TODO

Cards

Magus Of The Disk

Magus Of The Disk

~ enters the battlefield tapped. {1}, {T}: Destroy all artifacts, creatures, and enchantments.

a Magus for (the artifact) Nevinyrral's Disk. {2}{W}{W} shares the same c.m.c. as {4}.

in the artwork, the Magus is holding the eponymous disk.

References: Nevinyrral's Disk.

Magus of the Jar

{T}, Sacrifice ~: Each player exiles all cards from their hand face down and draws seven cards. At the beginning of the next end step, each player discards their hand and returns to their hand each card they exiled this way.

a Magus of (the artifact) Memory Jar. {3}{U}{U} shares the same c.m.c. as {5}.

in the artwork, the Magus is holding the eponymous jar (which looks like the original artwork, but instead of being shattered, it’s glowing).

References: Memory Jar.

Magus of the Mirror

{T}, Sacrifice ~: Exchange life totals with target opponent. Activate this ability only during your upkeep.

a Magus of (the artifact) Mirror Universe. {4}{B}{B} shares the same c.m.c. as {6}.

in the artwork, the Magus is holding the eponymous mirror (with shares the same weird black bubbles as the original artwork).

References: Mirror Universe

Magus of the Scroll

{3}, {T}: Choose a card name, then reveal a card at random from your hand. If that card has the chosen name, ~ deals 2 damage to any target.

a Magus of (the artifact) Cursed Scroll. {R} shares the same c.m.c. as {1}.

References: Cursed Scroll

Magus of the Candelabra

{X}, {T}: Untap X target lands.

a Magus of (the artifact) Candelabra of Tawnos. {G} shares the same c.m.c. as {1}.

in the artwork, the Magus is holding the eponymous candelabra (with its six candles in their distinctive pattern, like the original artwork).

References: Candelabra of Tawnos

Vesuvan Shapeshifter

Vesuvan Doppelganger:

You may have Vesuvan Doppelganger enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it doesn’t copy that creature’s color and it has “At the beginning of your upkeep, you may have this creature become a copy of target creature, except it doesn’t copy that creature’s color and it has this ability.”

References: Vesuvan Doppelganger.

Liege Of The Pit

References: Lord Of The Pit.

Fortune Thief

Damage that would reduce your life total to less than 1 reduces it to 1 instead.

Fortune Thief is Ali from Cairo with Morph.

this Damage Reduction ability synergizes with Morph (and with Instants, as in Angel's Grace) because: it surprise an opponent whose committed resources (e.g. mana, cards like burn spells, attacking creatures) to finishing you.

References: Ali from Cairo.

Thelonite Hermit

Thelonite Hermit is a Deranged Hermit with:

Morph, like Echo, is an extra cost (you pay both the casting cost and the echo cost, as you pay both {3} and the morph cost).

Saprolings is a tribe in TSP (unlike Squirrels in UL).

References: Deranged Hermit.

Angel's Grace

the artwork of Angel's Grace references the artwork of Worship: they share the same figure in the same position (a woman wearing an armored dress with her arms outstretched).

References: Worship.

Trickbind

References: Bind.

Sudden Spoiling

Sudden Spoiling {1}{B}{B} Split second Until end of turn, creatures target player controls lose all abilities and have base power and toughness 0/2.

Sorceress Queen {1}{B}{B} {T}: Target creature other than Sorceress Queen has base power and toughness 0/2 until end of turn.

References: Sorceress Queen.

Word Of Seizing

a Split-Second Threaten.

Word Of Seizing is (similar to) a color-shifted Ray of Command.

References: Ray of Command.

Stonewood Invocation

Split second gets +5/+5 u.e.o.t. gains Shroud u.e.o.t.

References: Stonewood Invoker.

Amrou Scout

Amrou Scout Creature - Kithkin Rebel Scout {4}, {T}: Search your library for a Rebel permanent card with converted mana cost 3 or less and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library. 2/1

Amrou Scout is a 2/1 while Ramosian Lieutenant was a 1/2. As @killgoldfish says in their Time Spiral Block Review (http://blog.killgold.fish/2014/10/kill-reviews-time-spiral.html):

The first card by collector’s number is Amrou Scout. A 2/1 creature is generally considered a bit better than 1/2, but more importantly, it’s a more aggressive set of stats. It gives you a meaningful choice of whether you’d like to get in there for two damage, or have it stay back and tutor; attacking for one is much less impressive. Additionally, a 1/2 could plausibly stay back on defense against some crappy 1/1 creature to neutralize it, then still activate at end of turn. A 2/1 is going to lead to more interactive gameplay than a 1/2, because of the turns of attacking it encourages. How does it relate to the rest of the block? The three-mana slot for rebels gives the tribe a lot of options. In the set itself, there are multiple two-power three-mana white rebels to tutor for that are useful in different ways. Then, as with many tutors, its ability changes as more cards are added to the pool: Planar Chaos gives this lowly 2/1 the ability to gain life with a temporary flier, hose a black deck, and even branch into black to destroy a big creature. Then in Future Sight, it can even get a bona fide removal spell. Just as Magic changes with the passing of time, the same common on Time Spiral evolves with the block. But there’s even more buried in the card. Why is it a kithkin, of all things? Of course, it’s a reference to an old, obscure card, Amrou Kithkin. Why that? It could be anything. But if the card could be anything, from a flavor standpoint, why not give it that bit of added depth by calling back to Legends? It makes perfect sense that, in a set about Magic’s past, an obscure race would turn into the rebels. Oh… and multiple kithkin in the set, including this one, are illustrated by Quinton Hoover, the original illustrator of that card.

Amrou Kithkin Creature - Kithkin Amrou Kithkin can’t be blocked by creatures with power 3 or greater.

Quinton Hoover illustrated both Amrou Scout and Amrou Kithkin.

References: Ramosian Lieutenant, Amrou Kithkin.

Ancestral Vision

ø Sorcery Ancestral Vision is blue. Suspend 4 — {U} Target player draws three cards.

References: Ancestral Recall.

Assassinate

Royal Assassin {1}{B}{B} Assassin {T}: Destroy target tapped creature.

References: Royal Assassin.

Aetherflame Wall

Wall of Fire Defender (This creature can’t attack.) {R}: ~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

References: Wall of Fire.

Basal Sliver

All Slivers have “Sacrifice this permanent: Add {B}{B}.”

References: Basal Thrull.

Ancient Grudge

Ancient Grudge and Ray of Revelation are both 2 c.m.c. Instants with (off-color) green flashback costs. this shows how Green shares Enchantment Removal with White, and Green shares Artifact Removal with Red.

References: Ray of Revelation.

Ashcoat Bear

References: Grizzly Bears.

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Brine Elemental

When Brine Elemental is turned face up, each opponent skips their next untap step.

skips their next untap step is similar to exerting all their lands, creatures, artifacts.

Call to the Netherworld

{B} Sorcery Return target black creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Madness {0}

note the conditional target black creature card text, versus a (hypothetical) unconditional target creature card. because the madness cost has no black mana, “gating” the effect with a color-restriction preserves the Color Pie. otherwise, for example, Mono-Red would get a Creature Regrowth effect (via one of Red’s many Discard Outlets).

Barbed Shocker

Trample, haste Whenever Barbed Shocker deals damage to a player, that player discards all the cards in their hand, then draws that many cards. 2/2

the opponent discards all the cards in their hand, then draws that many cards text (i love it).

Fervid shamans willingly submit to shockers in hopes of glimpsing the fortunes of the future.

the flavor text bends the 4th Wall with “some players don’t block it”.

Aspect Of Mongoose

an Aura that grants Shroud; Shroud is ability that’s associated with mongeese.

References: Blurred Mongoose.

Castle Raptors

Castle Untapped creatures you control get +0/+2.

References: Castle.

Cavalry Master

Other creatures you control with flanking have flanking. (Each instance of flanking triggers separately.)

note the Each instance of <ABILITY> triggers separately reminder-text. this educates the player that the flanking ability “stacks”.

Careful Consideration

Instant Target player draws four cards, then discards three cards. If you cast this spell during your main phase, instead that player draws four cards, then discards two cards.

the If you cast this spell during your main phase, instead ... text became “ability-worded” in Addendum.

Related: Might of Old Krosa.

Celestial Crusader

Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.) Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can’t cast spells or activate abilities that aren’t mana abilities.) Other white creatures get +1/+1.

a Lord with Flash is (also) an Anthem.

Cyclopean Giant

When Cyclopean Giant dies, target land becomes a Swamp. Exile Cyclopean Giant.

References: Cyclopean Mummy, TODO.

Durkwood Tracker

If Durkwood Tracker is on the battlefield, it deals damage equal to its power to target attacking creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to Durkwood Tracker.

Tracker:

Tracker deals damage equal to its power to target creature. That creature deals damage equal to its power to Tracker.

References: Tracker.

Children Of Korlis

Sacrifice ~: You gain life equal to the life you’ve lost this turn. (Damage causes loss of life.)

“un-losing” life is a unique effect.

References: Martyrs of Korlis.

Dark Withering

has casting cost {B} and madness cost.

Bogardan Rager

Flash When Bogardan Rager enters the battlefield, target creature gets +4/+0 until end of turn.

a Creature with Flash and an ETB Trigger is both an ambushing blocker and a Combat Trick (in any Step of either Combat Phase).

Related: Crookclaw Transmuter.

Fungus Sliver

All Sliver creatures have “Whenever this creature is dealt damage, put a +1/+1 counter on it.” (The damage is dealt before the counter is put on.)

References: Fungusaur.

Chronosavant

{1}{W}: Return Chronosavant from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. You skip your next turn.

References: Necrosavant.

Crookclaw Transmuter

Flash When Crookclaw Transmuter enters the battlefield, switch target creature’s power and toughness until end of turn. 3/1

a Creature with Flash and an ETB Trigger is both an ambushing blocker and a Combat Trick (in any Step of either Combat Phase).

Related: Bogardan Rager.

Deathspore Thallid

{1}{B} Fungus At the beginning of your upkeep, put a spore counter on Deathspore Thallid. Remove three spore counters from Deathspore Thallid: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token. Sacrifice a Saproling: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.

this color-shifts Deathspore Thallid from Green (introduced a decade earlier in Fallen Empires (FEM)) to Black; which makes sense since Black ubiquitously sacrifices creatures.

Deathspore Thallid is the first black Thallid. When Dominaria reprinted Thallids, it agreed with Time Spiral: it printed three black Thallids; two only sacrificed creatures (i.e. they didn’t create them).

Bonesplitter Sliver

All Sliver creatures get +2/+0.

References: Bonesplitter.

Gemhide Sliver

All Slivers have " {T}: Add one mana of any color."

Slivers are a five-color tribe; thus, Mana Fixing is important for the Sliver tribe, and Gemhide Sliver turns every Sliver into a Rainbow Mana Dork.

Cloudchaser Kestrel

References: Cloudchaser Eagle.

Demonic Collusion

References: Demonic Tutor

Coal Stoker

References: Coal Golem

Glass Asp

Whenever Glass Asp deals combat damage to a player, that player loses 2 life at the beginning of their next draw step unless they pay {2} before that step.

it’s a worse 4/1.

D'Avenant Healer

D'Avenant Healer:

D’Avenant Healer {1}{W}{W} - 1/2 - Human Cleric Archer {T}: D’Avenant Healer deals 1 damage to target attacking or blocking creature. {T}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.

D'Avenant Healer unions D'Avenant Archer and Samite Healer: their activated abilities, creature types, and names.

References: D'Avenant Archer, Samite Healer.

Draining Whelk

Draining Whelk references Mana Drain:

Dead Return

Dead Return’s Flavor Text:

Those who forget the horrors of the past are doomed to re-meet them.

is a statement (perhaps) about learning from previous sets design mistakes.

Conflagrate

{X}{X}{R} Sorcery Conflagrate deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of targets. Flashback - {R}{R}, Discard X cards. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

i love that the costs, {X}{X} and Discard X cards, are both steep costs.

Drudge Reavers

References: Drudges Skeltons.

Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder

Whenever you cast a creature spell, create X 1/1 black Thrull creature tokens, where X is that spell’s converted mana cost. When you control seven or more Thrulls, sacrifice Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder.

(love it.)

Firemaw Kavu

{5}{R} Kavu Echo {5}{R} When Firemaw Kavu enters the battlefield, it deals 2 damage to target creature. When Firemaw Kavu leaves the battlefield, it deals 4 damage to target creature.

has (at least) three modes:

Herd Gnarr

Herd Gnarr Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, Herd Gnarr gets +2/+2 until end of turn. 2/2

References {Bog,Glade} Gnarr.

Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, ... has (implicit) synergy with Flash creatures;

Flickering Spirit

flickers itself:

Creature - Spirit {3}{W}: Exile Flickering Spirit, then return it to the battlefield under its owner’s control.

References: Flickering, Blinking Spirit.

Hypergenesis

in the Uncastable Suspendable Cycle.

References: Eureka.

Evil Eye Of Urborg

Creature - Eye Non-Eye creatures you control can’t attack. Whenever Evil Eye of Urborg becomes blocked by a creature, destroy that creature.

replaces the can't be blocked except by walls evasion with “destroy blockers” pseudo-evasion. switches the p/t (high power synergizes with strong evasion).

References: Evil Eye of Orms-by-Gore.

Faceless Devourer

it’s a Faceless Butcher that banishes Shadow creatures only.

References: Faceless Butcher.

Flowstone Channeler

Creature - Human Spellshaper {1}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Target creature gets +1/-1 and gains haste until end of turn.

Flowstone Channeler is a Spellshaper that “casts” Flowstone Strike.

Krosan Grip

Krosan Grip is a Split second Disenchant.

Split second synergizes with Removal (especially Instant Removal): they can’t counter it, they can’t activate the artifact in response, the cast do something completely different that benefits from the enchantment, etc.

Evangelize

{4}{W} Sorcery Buyback {2}{W}{W} Gain control of target creature of an opponent’s choice they control.

the final Buyback is expensive (9 c.m.c.). but the card has self-synergy, which makes it interesting Buyback card.

Preacher:

You may choose not to untap Preacher during your untap step. {T}: For as long as Preacher remains tapped, gain control of target creature of an opponent’s choice they control.

References: Preacher.

Fathom Seer

Morph-Return two Islands you control to their owner’s hand. When Fathom Seer is turned face up, draw two cards.

References: Gush.

Fallen Ideal

Enchanted creature has flying and “Sacrifice a creature: This creature gets +2/+1 until end of turn.” When Fallen Ideal is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return Fallen Ideal to its owner’s hand.

Fallen Angel:

Flying Sacrifice a creature: Fallen Angel gets +2/+1 until end of turn.

Monk Idealist.

When Monk Idealist enters the battlefield, return target enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.

References: Fallen Angel, Monk Idealist.

Mawcor

Flying {T}: Mawcor deals 1 damage to any target.

References: Fledgling Mawcor.

Feebleness

Flash Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets -2/-1.

Feebleness references Enfeeblement:

Enchanted creature gets -2/-2.

Ghitu Firebreathing

Flash Enchant creature {T}: Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

References: Ghitu Fire, Firebreathing.

Foriysian Interceptors

Flash Defender Foriysian Interceptor can block an additional creature each combat.

Flash synergizes with “can block two creatures”: when racing, it may “two-for-one” two attackers.

References: Foriysian Brigade.

Goblin Skycutter

Sacrifice Goblin Skycutter: It deals 2 damage to target creature with flying. That creature loses flying until end of turn.

(love it.)

Goblin Skycutter kills small flyers and “pins” larger flyers.

Haunting Hymn

References: Hymn To Tourach.

Ixidron

As Ixidron enters the battlefield, turn all other nontoken creatures face down. (They’re 2/2 creatures.) Ixidron’s power and toughness are each equal to the number of face-down creatures on the battlefield. /

References: Ixidor, Reality Sculptor.

Mwonvuli Acid-Moss

{2}{G}{G} Sorcery Destroy target land. Search your library for a Forest card and put that card onto the battlefield tapped. Then shuffle your library.

a “land-advantage” of 2: you ramp and they de-ramp (also, you can fix your mana, with dual-land forests, in parallel as you “de-fix” their mana, by targeting a singularly-colored land).

Gaze of Justice

{W}.Sorcery As an additional cost to cast this spell, tap three untapped white creatures you control. Exile target creature. Flashback {5}{W}

Hand of Justice:

Hand of Justice {5}{W} {T}, Tap three untapped white creatures you control: Destroy target creature.

References: Hand of Justice.

Looter il-Kor

{1}{U} Creature - Kor Rogue Shadow (This creature can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.) Whenever Looter il-Kor deals damage to an opponent, draw a card, then discard a card. 1/1

Lim-Dûl the Necromancer

Whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, you may pay {1}{B}. If you do, return that card to the battlefield under your control. If it’s a creature, it’s a Zombie in addition to its other creature types. {1}{B}: Regenerate target Zombie.

Lim-Dûl the Necromancer steals opponents’ creatures when they die.

Greater Gargadon

Suspend 10 - {R} Sacrifice an artifact, creature, or land: Remove a time counter from Greater Gargadon. Activate this ability only if Greater Gargadon is suspended.

References: Lesser Gargadon.

Nantuko Shaman

{2}{G} Creature When Nantuko Shaman enters the battlefield, if you control no tapped lands, draw a card. Suspend 1- {2}{G}{G}

Griffin Guide

Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying. When enchanted creature dies, create a 2/2 white Griffin creature token with flying.

Flavor: the enchanted creature rides a griffin; when the enchanted creature dies, the griffin survives; i.e. this card is a “griffin mount”.

Griffin Guide is similar to Bestow (e.g. Nimbus Naiad, which also becomes a Wind Drake when the creature dies).

Related: Nimbus Naiad.

Moonlace

(hate it)

References: Thoughtlace.

Living End

Each player exiles all creature cards from their graveyard, then sacrifices all creatures they control, then puts all cards they exiled this way onto the battlefield.

References: Living Death.

Pendelhaven Elder

{T}: Each 1/1 creature you control gets +1/+2 until end of turn.

References: Pendelhaven.

Gustcloak Cavalier

{3}{W}{W} - Human Knight Flanking Whenever Gustcloak Cavalier attacks, you may tap target creature. Whenever Gustcloak Cavalier becomes blocked, you may untap Gustcloak Cavalier and remove it from combat.

{2}{W}{W} - Human Knight Whenever Alaborn Cavalier attacks, you may tap target creature.

merges the Gustcloak * cards with Alaborn Cavalier: unions their abilities; and their names.

References: Gustcloak, Alaborn Cavalier.

Mystical Teachings

{3}{U} Instant Search your library for an instant card or a card with flash, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library. Flashback {5}{B}

Mystical Teachings is a Card-Advantage Tutor: If you “Teachings for Teachings”, you can get a four-for-one.

Mystical Teachings has an Off-Color Flashback-Cost: Blue gets conditional tutors (conditioned on tutoring for Spells); Black gets unconditional tutors (including tutoring for Spells).

References: Mystical Tutor.

Mana Skimmer

Flying Whenever Mana Skimmer deals damage to a player, tap target land that player controls. That land doesn’t untap during its controller’s next untap step.

the artwork of Mana Skimmer features the leech from the (original) artwork of Mana Leech (a gross purple spiky thing).

References: Mana Leech.

Penumbra Spider

Reach When Penumbra Spider dies, create a 2/4 black Spider creature token with reach. 2/4

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Icatian Crier

Create four 1/1 white Citizen creature tokens.

References: Icatian Town.

Ophidian Eye

Ophidian Eye {2}{U} Flash Whenever enchanted creature deals damage to an opponent, you may draw a card.

Flash synergizes with deals damage to an opponent triggers.

References: Ophidian.

Phantom Wurm

2/0 - Wurm Spirit Phantom Wurm enters the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it. If damage would be dealt to Phantom Wurm, prevent that damage. Remove a +1/+1 counter from Phantom Wurm.

Continues the Phantom mechanic from Judgment (as present on the Phantom * cards).

References: Phantom Tiger.

Ivory Giant

Suspend 5 - {W} When Ivory Giant enters the battlefield, tap all nonwhite creatures.

synergizes with chameleon effects, like (the on-color) Cloudchaser Kestrel.

supports the White Weenie Archetype.

Primal Forcemage

Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, that creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.

Synergies:

Flash and Suspend are both strong themes in TSP.

References: Tribal Forcemage.

Mindstab

Target player discards three cards.

References: Mindstab Thrull.

Jedit's Dragoons

Radiant's Dragoons

Psionic Sliver

Psionic Sliver is a “Sliverized” Psionic Entity:

{4}{U} 2/2 {T}: Psionic Entity deals 2 damage to any target and 3 damage to itself.

which itself references(?) Psionic Blast.

References: Psionic Entity.

Nether Traitor

{B}{B} Spirit 1/1 Haste Shadow Whenever another creature is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay {B}. If you do, return Nether Traitor from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Nether Traitor “modernizes” Nether Shadow by removing its Graveyard Order Matters clause:

{B}{B} Spirit 1/1 Haste Shadow At the beginning of your upkeep, if Nether Shadow is in your graveyard with three or more creature cards above it, you may put Nether Shadow onto the battlefield.

References: Nether Shadow.

Jaya Ballard, Task Mage

Jaya Ballard, Task Mage Legendary Creature - Human Spellshaper {R}, {T}, Discard a card: Destroy target blue permanent. {1}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Jaya Ballard, Task Mage deals 3 damage to any target. A creature dealt damage this way can’t be regenerated this turn. {5}{R}{R}, {T}, Discard a card: Jaya Ballard deals 6 damage to each creature and each player.

Jaya Ballard is a Spellshaper for:

the Flavor Text of (the original, IA, printings of) Incinerate and Pyroblast quote her, as does the Flavor Text of (the 5E printing of) Inferno.

References: Pyroblast, Incinerate, Inferno.

Knight of the Holy Nimbus

Clergy of the Holy Nimbus:

If Clergy of the Holy Nimbus would be destroyed, regenerate it. {1}: Clergy of the Holy Nimbus can’t be regenerated this turn. Only any opponent may activate this ability.

References: Clergy of the Holy Nimbus.

Riftwing Cloudskate

Cloudskate {1}{U} Creature - Illusion Flying Fading 3 (This creature enters the battlefield with three fade counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. If you can’t, sacrifice it.) 2/2

Riftwing Cloudskate has Suspend 3 while Cloudskate has Fading 3; Riftwing Cloudskate’s Suspend Cost is Cloudskate’s Casting Cost. Interestingly, Fading (whose cousin, Vanishing, was introduced in PLC) and Suspend parallel each other; Suspend 3 means “pay less to get it three turns later” while Fading 3 means “pay less to get it for only three turns”.

References: Cloudskate.

Nightshade Assassin

Nightshade Assassin First strike When Nightshade Assassin enters the battlefield, you may reveal X black cards in your hand. If you do, target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. Madness {1}{B}

the reveal X black cards in your hand... target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. cost and effect (both) come from Nightshade Seer:

{2}{B}, {T}: Reveal any number of black cards in your hand. Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards revealed this way.

References: Nightshade Seer.

Mangara of Corondor

{T}: Exile Mangara of Corondor and target permanent.

Synergies:

Phthisis

Destroy target creature. Its controller loses life equal to its power plus its toughness.

Phthisis introduced the equal to its power plus its toughness text (later reprinted in Predator's Rapport).

Lightning Axe

{R} Instant As an additional cost to cast this spell, discard a card or pay {5}. Lightning Axe deals 5 damage to target creature.

References: Lava Axe (?).

Scryb Ranger

Flash Flying, protection from blue Return a Forest you control to its owner’s hand: Untap target creature. Activate this ability only once each turn.

References: Scryb Sprites, Quirion Ranger.

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Pit Keeper

When Pit Keeper enters the battlefield, if you have four or more creature cards in your graveyard, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.

Keldon Halberdier

Costs {4}{R}, and suspends for Suspend 4 - {R}. Thus, Suspend X is implied to be worth {X} (X colorless mana).

Search for Tomorrow

{2}{G} Sorcery Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library. Suspend 2 - {G}

Either play it on turn 3 for 3, or (if you’re lucky and it’s in your opening hand) suspend it on turn 1 for 1 and cast it on turn 3.

Corpulent Corpse

Costs {5}{B} and suspends for Suspend 5 - {B}. Thus, Suspend X is implied to be worth {X} (X colorless mana).

Opal Guardian

When an opponent casts a creature spell, if Opal Guardian is an enchantment, Opal Guardian becomes a 3/4 Gargoyle creature with flying and protection from red.

references the Opal cards (animating enchantments, which animate on a trigger of an opponent’s actions).

References: Opal Titan, Opal Gargoyle.

Plague Sliver

All Slivers have “At the beginning of your upkeep, this permanent deals 1 damage to you.”

a “Slivered” Junan Jinm.

a Sliver-Hoser: it’s a Sliver that grants a drawback to opponents’ Sliver; it’s the first Sliver with drawback (c.f. Dormant Sliver, printed later).

References: Junan Jinm.

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Premature Burial

{1}{B} Sorcery Destroy target nonblack creature that entered the battlefield since your last turn ended.

Premature Burial is like a black Essence Scatter.

Orcish Cannonade

~ deals 2 damage to any target and 3 damage to you.

References: Orcish Artillery.

Pentarch Paladin

As Pentarch Paladin enters the battlefield, choose a color. {W}{W}, {T}: Destroy target permanent of the chosen color.

References: Northern Paladin.

Snapback

You may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell’s mana cost. Return target creature to its owner’s hand.

Snap:

Return target creature to its owner’s hand. Untap up to two lands.

References: Snap.

Psychotic Episode

Target player reveals their hand and the top card of their library. You choose a card revealed this way. That player puts the chosen card on the bottom of their library.

a Coercion Effect that “expands” the range from “just their hand” to “their hand plus their topdeck”.

Spell Burst

{X}{U} Instant Buyback {3} Counter target spell with converted mana cost X.

Spell Burst is a strictly-better Spell Blast.

References: Spell Blast.

Sangrophage

Sangrophage is a bigger Carnophage: it costs 1 more and it’s +1/+1 larger; the text is the same.

References: Carnophage.

Plunder

References: Pillage.

Sporesower Thallid

At the beginning of your upkeep, put a spore counter on each Fungus you control.

a Thallid Lord.

Spiketail Drakeling

Spiketail Drakeling is between Spiketail Hatchling and Spiketail Drake.

References: Spiketail Hatchling.

Pull From Eternity

Put target face-up exiled card into its owner’s graveyard.

Effects:

Sprite Noble

Sprite Noble is a color-shifted Faerie Noble.

References: Faerie Noble.

Rift Bolt

Rift Bolt “suspends as” Lightning Bolt.

References: Lightning Bolt.

Pulmonic Sliver

All Slivers have “If this permanent would be put into a graveyard, you may put it on top of its owner’s library instead.”

Pulmonic Sliver is a “slivered” Avenging Angel.

References: Avenging Angel.

Skulking Knight

When ~ becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.

References: Skulking Ghost.

Sedge Sliver

Sedge Sliver is a “slivered” Sedge Troll.

References: Sedge Troll.

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References: ``.

Teferi, Mage Of Zhalfir

Flash Creature cards you own that aren’t on the battlefield have flash. Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery.

the Each opponent can cast spells only any time they could cast a sorcery. line:

Smallpox

References: Pox.

Restore Balance

References: Balance.

Strangling Soot

{2}{B} Instant Destroy target creature with toughness 3 or less. Flashback {5}{R}

Destroy target creature with toughness 3 or less.: Black has Unconditional Removal; Red has Damage Effects, which are similar to (and generally, more general than) “destroying low-toughness creatures”.

Sudden Shock

Sudden Shock is a Split second Shock.

References: Shock.

Temporal Eddy

Put target creature or land on top of its owner’s library.

Interestingly, Put target creature on top of its owner's library. has been white, and Put target land on top of its owner's library. has been green.

Thelon Of Havenwood

Each Fungus creature gets +1/+1 for each spore counter on it.

upgrades spore counters into +1/+1 counters.

Serra Avenger

You can’t cast this spell during your first, second, or third turns of the game.

the You can't cast this spell during your ... turns of the game. line is unique. it plays with the value of time in MTG, like Suspend does.

Serra Avenger is “worth” 4 c.m.c., costs 2 c.m.c., but can’t be cast until Turn 4.

Think Twice

{1}{U} Instant Draw a card. Flashback {2}{U}

the value of Flashback is (approximately) one card; on Think Twice, Flashback is (literally) Draw a card.

Sudden Death

Sudden Death is Split second Creature Removal.

a Sudden * name implies the Split second text.

Thrill Of The Hunt

Green and White both have gets +1/+2.

Tendrils of Corruption

References: Corrupt.

Thick-Skinned Goblin

You may pay {0} rather than pay the echo cost for permanents you control.

Thick-Skinned Goblin is an Echo Lord.

Tromp the Domains

had Domain.

Spirit Loop

References: Spirit Link.

Truth Or Tale

References: Fact Or Fiction.

Traitor's Clutch

casting cost is {4}{B}, flashback cost is {1}{B}; {3} is the largest discount.

Two-Headed Sliver

the Menace ability is associated with the Two-Headed * name.

References: Two-Headed Dragon.

Unyaro Bees

(don’t like it.) Unyaro Bees could have been in Planar Chaos, but shouldn’t have been in Time Spiral.

Mono-Green, but: has a Blue ability, Flying; and a Red ability, deals 2 damage to any target.

References: Killer Bees, Unyaro Bee Sting.

Trespasser il-Vec

Discard a card: Trespasser il-Vec gains shadow until end of turn. (It can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)

Tivadar of Thorn

Protection from red When Tivadar of Thorn enters the battlefield, destroy target Goblin.

afaik, Tivadar is a racist who commits genocide against Goblins.

destroy target Goblin explicitly hoses Goblins; Protection from red implicitly hoses Goblins, since (most) Goblins are red.

References: Tivadar's Crusade.

Voidmage Husher

Flash When Voidmage Husher enters the battlefield, counter target activated ability. Whenever you cast a spell, you may return Voidmage Husher to its owner’s hand.

References: Voidmage Prodigy

Urborg Syphon-Mage

Syphon Soul deals 2 damage to each other player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt this way.

References: Syphon Soul.

Wormwood Dryad

References: Wormwood Treefolk.

Walk The Aeons

the artwork references the (original) artwork of Time Walk (i.e. muscled-skeletons).

References: Time Walk.

Vampiric Sliver

the Vampire Ability is:

Whenever a creature dealt damage by Sengir Vampire this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Sengir Vampire.

References: Sengir Vampire.

Wurmcalling

a Buyback {X}-Spell.

for {3}{G}{G} (i.e. casting cost of {1}{G} for X=1, buyback cost of {2}{G} ), you create a 1/1 and you “draw” a card (i e. you Buyback Wurmcalling).

Wipe Away

Wipe Away is a Split second Boomerang.

Viscid Lemures

the Flavor Text alludes to the misunderstanding between the artist of Hyalopterous Lemure and the art director.

References: Hyalopterous Lemure.

Wheel Of Fate

References: Wheel Of Fortune.

Yavimaya Dryad

Forestwalk When ~ enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a Forest card and put it onto the battlefield tapped under target player’s control. If you do, shuffle your library.

Yavimaya Dryad is modal, either: