"The humans are useful in their way, but they must be commanded as the builder commands the stone. Be soft with them, and they will become soft." —Radiant, archangel
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a verse counter on Serra's Hymn. Sacrifice Serra's Hymn: Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt this turn to any number of targets, divided as you choose, where X is the number of verse counters on Serra's Hymn.
Servant of the Scale enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. When Servant of the Scale dies, put X +1/+1 counters on target creature you control, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on Servant of the Scale.
Prevent the next 3 damage that would be dealt this turn to any number of targets, divided as you choose. If there are more people in the room of a different gender than you are as you cast this spell, prevent the next 6 damage this way instead.
A deck can have any number of cards named Shadowborn Apostle. {B}, Sacrifice six creatures named Shadowborn Apostle: Search your library for a Demon creature card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
When Shambling Ghast dies, choose one — • Brave the Stench — Target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn. • Search the Body — Create a Treasure token.
When Shambling Goblin dies, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
"The Kolaghan send them at us. We kill and raise them. They fight the next wave the Kolaghan send. It's a neat little cycle." —Asmala, Silumgar sorcerer