Explorer Anthology 1

Explorer Anthology 1 contains 20 cards.
Is it an online only set.
Released: 2022-07-28
Base set size: 20 cards.
Favored Hoplite

Favored Hoplite {W}

Creature - Human Soldier
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Favored Hoplite, put a +1/+1 counter on Favored Hoplite and prevent all damage that would be dealt to it this turn.
1/2
Rally the Ancestors

Rally the Ancestors {X}{W}{W}

Instant
Return each creature card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Exile those creatures at the beginning of your next upkeep. Exile Rally the Ancestors.
"The family is a tree, and in times of need, every branch can be a weapon."
—Daghatar the Adamant
Ensoul Artifact

Ensoul Artifact {1}{U}

Enchantment - Aura
Enchant artifact
Enchanted artifact is a creature with base power and toughness 5/5 in addition to its other types.
Too often, some self-described genius comes up with a "labor-saving device" that ends up creating far more work.
Mausoleum Wanderer

Mausoleum Wanderer {U}

Creature - Spirit
Flying
Whenever another Spirit enters the battlefield under your control, Mausoleum Wanderer gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Sacrifice Mausoleum Wanderer: Counter target instant or sorcery spell unless its controller pays {X}, where X is Mausoleum Wanderer's power.
1/1
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet

Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet {2}{B}{B}

Legendary Creature - Vampire Warrior
Lifelink
If a nontoken creature an opponent controls would die, instead exile that card and create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
{2}{B}, Sacrifice another Vampire or Zombie: Put two +1/+1 counters on Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet.
3/4
Shadowborn Apostle

Shadowborn Apostle {B}

Creature - Human Cleric
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.
1/1
Tainted Remedy

Tainted Remedy {2}{B}

Enchantment
If an opponent would gain life, that player loses that much life instead.
Alesha, Who Smiles at Death

Alesha, Who Smiles at Death {2}{R}

Legendary Creature - Human Warrior
First strike
Whenever Alesha, Who Smiles at Death attacks, you may pay {W/B}{W/B}. If you do, return target creature card with power 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking.
"Greet death with sword in hand."
3/2
Searing Blood

Searing Blood {R}{R}

Instant
Searing Blood deals 2 damage to target creature. When that creature dies this turn, Searing Blood deals 3 damage to the creature's controller.
Purphoros's blessing: sometimes a boon, sometimes a bane. Always ablaze.
Temur Battle Rage

Temur Battle Rage {1}{R}

Instant
Target creature gains double strike until end of turn.
Ferocious — That creature also gains trample until end of turn if you control a creature with power 4 or greater.
Titan's Strength

Titan's Strength {R}

Instant
Target creature gets +3/+1 until end of turn. Scry 1.
Back to Nature

Back to Nature {1}{G}

Instant
Destroy all enchantments.
Elvish Mystic

Elvish Mystic {G}

Creature - Elf Druid
{T}: Add {G}.
"Life grows everywhere. My kin merely find those places where it grows strongest."
—Nissa Revane
1/1
Tireless Tracker

Tireless Tracker {2}{G}

Creature - Human Scout
Landfall — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, investigate.
Whenever you sacrifice a Clue, put a +1/+1 counter on Tireless Tracker.
3/2
Battlewise Hoplite

Battlewise Hoplite {W}{U}

Creature - Human Soldier
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Battlewise Hoplite, put a +1/+1 counter on Battlewise Hoplite, then scry 1.
2/2
Siege Rhino

Siege Rhino {1}{W}{B}{G}

Creature - Rhino
Trample
When Siege Rhino enters the battlefield, each opponent loses 3 life and you gain 3 life.
The mere approach of an Abzan war beast is enough to send enemies fleeing in panic.
4/5
Slaughter Games

Slaughter Games {2}{B}{R}

Sorcery
This spell can't be countered.
Choose a nonland card name. Search target opponent's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with that name and exile them. Then that player shuffles.
Supreme Verdict

Supreme Verdict {1}{W}{W}{U}

Sorcery
This spell can't be countered.
Destroy all creatures.
Hangarback Walker

Hangarback Walker {X}{X}

Artifact Creature - Construct
Hangarback Walker enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When Hangarback Walker dies, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying for each +1/+1 counter on Hangarback Walker.
{1}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on Hangarback Walker.
0/0
Darksteel Citadel

Darksteel Citadel

Artifact Land
Indestructible
{T}: Add {C}.
Structures built from darksteel yield to neither assault nor age.