When you control no Islands, sacrifice Seasinger. You may choose not to untap Seasinger during your untap step. {T}: Gain control of target creature whose controller controls an Island for as long as you control Seasinger and Seasinger remains tapped.
{U}{U}: For each attacking creature without flying, its controller may pay {1}. If that player doesn't, creatures you control blocking that creature gain first strike until end of turn.
{U}{U}: For each attacking creature without flying, its controller may pay {1}. If that player doesn't, creatures you control blocking that creature gain first strike until end of turn.
{U}{U}: For each attacking creature without flying, its controller may pay {1}. If that player doesn't, creatures you control blocking that creature gain first strike until end of turn.
Cast this spell only if no permanents named Tidal Influence are on the battlefield. Tidal Influence enters the battlefield with a tide counter on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, put a tide counter on Tidal Influence. As long as there is exactly one tide counter on Tidal Influence, all blue creatures get -2/-0. As long as there are exactly three tide counters on Tidal Influence, all blue creatures get +2/+0. Whenever there are four or more tide counters on Tidal Influence, remove all tide counters from it.
First strike Vodalian Knights can't attack unless defending player controls an Island. When you control no Islands, sacrifice Vodalian Knights. {U}: Vodalian Knights gains flying until end of turn.
Fear the Knight leaping from the water into the air, weapon ready.
"Vodalian Soldiers had some unique advantages. Often they would ride into battle on war machines rumored to have come from the far northern oceans." —Sarpadian Empires, vol. V
"You think you know everything there is to know about battle? You know Orc droppings! Underwater combat is three dimensional. Those thrice-damned Vodalians don't attack in ranks; they attack in schools." —Ivra Jursdotter
"Stalwart Soldiers, you stand against the Homarids for Vodalia and for honor. Your homeland cries out for protection, and the moment has come. Now let your valor shine, and sound the cry to battle. Victory to Vodalia!" —Marshall Volnikov
"The cooling climate introduced a new threat to Vodalia: the Homarids. Once a minor nuisance, they thrived in the changing environment. Their ceaseless attacks strained Vodalia's defenses to their limit, eventually overwhelming the empire." —Sarpadian Empires, vol. V
Defender Tap an untapped Merfolk you control: Vodalian War Machine can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender. Tap an untapped Merfolk you control: Vodalian War Machine gets +2/+1 until end of turn. When Vodalian War Machine dies, destroy all Merfolk tapped this turn to pay for its abilities.
{T}, Sacrifice Armor Thrull: Put a +1/+2 counter on target creature.
"They gave their lives to strengthen the Order's armies, until they declined this honor in favor of joining the Thrull Rebellion." —Jherana Rure, Counter-Insurgency Commander
{T}, Sacrifice Armor Thrull: Put a +1/+2 counter on target creature.
"Except for a bare spot at the base of their skulls, Armor Thrulls bear interlocking plates and spikes with the strength of steel. Their design is almost artistic." —Endrek Sahr, "Thrulls"
{T}, Sacrifice Armor Thrull: Put a +1/+2 counter on target creature.
Occasionally, an ally balked at wearing a dead Thrull as armor. The priests' whips, however, were usually enough to encourage a more practical outlook.
Initially bred for sacrifice, the Thrulls eventually turned on their masters, the Order of the Ebon Hand, with gruesome results. —Sarpadian Empires, vol. II
"To create the first Thrulls, I only introduced alchemic elements into the Order's necromancy; Tourach's principles remained unchanged." —Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
"Above all, a well crafted Thrull should be hideous—blasted of countenance and twisted of limb—to inspire fear and revulsion." —Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Breeding Pit unless you pay {B}{B}. At the beginning of your end step, create a 0/1 black Thrull creature token.
The Thrulls bred at a terrifying pace. In the end, they overwhelmed the Order of the Ebon Hand.