Urza's Saga
Endoskeleton {2}
Artifact
You may choose not to untap this artifact during your untap step.
{2}, {T}: Target creature gets +0/+3 for as long as this artifact remains tapped.
{2}, {T}: Target creature gets +0/+3 for as long as this artifact remains tapped.
Fluctuator {2}
Artifact
Cycling abilities you activate cost {2} less to activate.
Fiko summoned only atogs for three straight sessions. The tutor couldn't decide whether to punish his failure or praise his consistency.
Grafted Skullcap {4}
Artifact
At the beginning of your draw step, draw an additional card.
At the beginning of your end step, discard your hand.
At the beginning of your end step, discard your hand.
"Let go your mind. Mine is fitter."
—Gix, Yawgmoth praetor
—Gix, Yawgmoth praetor
Hopping Automaton {3}
Artifact Creature - Construct
{0}: This creature gets -1/-1 and gains flying until end of turn.
Designed to carry equipment across rivers, the hopping automaton was soon pressed into service in the infantry.
2/2
Karn, Silver Golem {5}
Legendary Artifact Creature - Golem
Whenever Karn blocks or becomes blocked, it gets -4/+4 until end of turn.
{1}: Target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value until end of turn.
{1}: Target noncreature artifact becomes an artifact creature with power and toughness each equal to its mana value until end of turn.
4/4
Lifeline {5}
Artifact
Whenever a creature dies, if another creature is on the battlefield, return the first card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Lotus Blossom {2}
Artifact
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a petal counter on this artifact.
{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of petal counters on this artifact.
{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of petal counters on this artifact.
Metrognome {4}
Artifact
When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, create four 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature tokens.
{4}, {T}: Create a 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature token.
{4}, {T}: Create a 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature token.
Mishra's Helix {5}
Artifact
{X}, {T}: Tap X target lands.
The helix was the finest example of Mishra's campaign strategy: if he couldn't have Argoth, no one could.
Mobile Fort {4}
Artifact Creature - Wall
Defender
{3}: This creature gets +3/-1 until end of turn and can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender. Activate only once each turn.
{3}: This creature gets +3/-1 until end of turn and can attack this turn as though it didn't have defender. Activate only once each turn.
0/6
Noetic Scales {4}
Artifact
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, return to its owner's hand each creature that player controls with power greater than the number of cards in their hand.
Phyrexian Colossus {7}
Artifact Creature - Phyrexian Golem
This creature doesn't untap during your untap step.
Pay 8 life: Untap this creature.
This creature can't be blocked except by three or more creatures.
Pay 8 life: Untap this creature.
This creature can't be blocked except by three or more creatures.
8/8
Phyrexian Processor {4}
Artifact
As this artifact enters, pay any amount of life.
{4}, {T}: Create an X/X black Phyrexian Minion creature token, where X is the life paid as this artifact entered.
{4}, {T}: Create an X/X black Phyrexian Minion creature token, where X is the life paid as this artifact entered.
Pit Trap {2}
Artifact
{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy target attacking creature without flying. It can't be regenerated.
Yotian soldiers were designed to fight, not watch their feet.
Purging Scythe {5}
Artifact
At the beginning of your upkeep, this artifact deals 2 damage to the creature with the least toughness. If two or more creatures are tied for least toughness, you choose one of them.
Smokestack {4}
Artifact
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a soot counter on this artifact.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a permanent of their choice for each soot counter on this artifact.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a permanent of their choice for each soot counter on this artifact.
Temporal Aperture {2}
Artifact
{5}, {T}: Shuffle your library, then reveal the top card. Until end of turn, for as long as that card remains on top of your library, play with the top card of your library revealed and you may play that card without paying its mana cost.
Thran Turbine {1}
Artifact
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may add {C}{C}. You can't spend this mana to cast spells.
When Urza asked the viashino what it did, they answered: "It hums."
Umbilicus {4}
Artifact
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may pay 2 life. If they don't, they return a permanent they control to its owner's hand.
It was the explorers' only tether to reality.
Urza's Armor {6}
Artifact
If a source would deal damage to you, prevent 1 of that damage.
"Tawnos's blueprints were critical to the creation of my armor. As he once sealed himself in steel, I sealed myself in a walking crypt."
—Urza
—Urza
Voltaic Key {1}
Artifact
{1}, {T}: Untap target artifact.
The key did not work on a single lock, yet it opened many doors.
Wall of Junk {2}
Artifact Creature - Wall
Defender
When this creature blocks, return it to its owner's hand at end of combat.
When this creature blocks, return it to its owner's hand at end of combat.
Urza saw the wall and realized that even if he tore every Phyrexian to pieces, they would still resist him.
0/7
Whetstone {3}
Artifact
{3}: Each player mills two cards.
To hone swords and dull minds.
—Whetstone inscription
—Whetstone inscription
Wirecat {4}
Artifact Creature - Cat
This creature can't attack or block if an enchantment is on the battlefield.
Its purr is the sound of iron filings sliding down satin.
4/3
