Vintage Masters
Volrath's Shapeshifter {1}{U}{U}
Creature - Phyrexian Shapeshifter
As long as the top card of your graveyard is a creature card, Volrath's Shapeshifter has the full text of that card and has the text "{2}: Discard a card."
{2}: Discard a card.
{2}: Discard a card.
0/1
Waterfront Bouncer {1}{U}
Creature - Merfolk Spellshaper
{U}, {T}, Discard a card: Return target creature to its owner's hand.
Closing time comes earlier to some than to others.
1/1
Addle {1}{B}
Sorcery
Choose a color. Target player reveals their hand and you choose a card of that color from it. That player discards that card.
"I'll wring out your tiny mind like a sponge."
—Urborg witch
—Urborg witch
Animate Dead {1}{B}
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature card in a graveyard
When Animate Dead enters the battlefield, if it's on the battlefield, it loses "enchant creature card in a graveyard" and gains "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Animate Dead." Return enchanted creature card to the battlefield under your control and attach Animate Dead to it. When Animate Dead leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it.
Enchanted creature gets -1/-0.
When Animate Dead enters the battlefield, if it's on the battlefield, it loses "enchant creature card in a graveyard" and gains "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Animate Dead." Return enchanted creature card to the battlefield under your control and attach Animate Dead to it. When Animate Dead leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it.
Enchanted creature gets -1/-0.
Baleful Force {5}{B}{B}{B}
Creature - Elemental
At the beginning of each upkeep, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
"As with any malevolent being, the trick is knowing how long you can afford to keep it in your service."
—Liliana Vess
—Liliana Vess
7/7
Cabal Ritual {1}{B}
Instant
Add {B}{B}{B}.
Threshold — Add {B}{B}{B}{B}{B} instead if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.
Threshold — Add {B}{B}{B}{B}{B} instead if seven or more cards are in your graveyard.
"Each syllable chills your veins. Each word rattles your mind."
—Cabal Patriarch
—Cabal Patriarch
Carnophage {B}
Creature - Zombie
At the beginning of your upkeep, tap Carnophage unless you pay 1 life.
Eating is all it knows.
2/2
Choking Sands {1}{B}{B}
Sorcery
Destroy target non-Swamp land. If that land was nonbasic, Choking Sands deals 2 damage to the land's controller.
"The people wiped the sand from their eyes and cursed—and left the barren land to the hyenas and vipers."
—Afari, Tales
—Afari, Tales
Crovax the Cursed {2}{B}{B}
Legendary Creature - Vampire Noble
Crovax the Cursed enters the battlefield with four +1/+1 counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may sacrifice a creature. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on Crovax. If you don't, remove a +1/+1 counter from Crovax.
{B}: Crovax gains flying until end of turn.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may sacrifice a creature. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on Crovax. If you don't, remove a +1/+1 counter from Crovax.
{B}: Crovax gains flying until end of turn.
0/0
Dark Hatchling {4}{B}{B}
Creature - Horror
Flying
When Dark Hatchling enters the battlefield, destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
When Dark Hatchling enters the battlefield, destroy target nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
3/3
Dark Ritual {B}
Instant
Add {B}{B}{B}.
"Leshrac, my liege, grant me the power I am due."
—Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer
—Lim-Dûl, the Necromancer
Dauthi Mercenary {2}{B}
Creature - Dauthi Knight Mercenary
Shadow
{1}{B}: Dauthi Mercenary gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
{1}{B}: Dauthi Mercenary gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
"The Dauthi believe they dignify murder by paying for it."
—Lyna, Soltari emissary
—Lyna, Soltari emissary
2/1
Death's-Head Buzzard {1}{B}{B}
Creature - Bird
Flying
When Death's-Head Buzzard dies, all creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn.
When Death's-Head Buzzard dies, all creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn.
Infested with vermin, ever hungering, dropping from night's sky.
2/1
Demonic Tutor {1}{B}
Sorcery
Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, then shuffle.
Related card:
Key to the Archive
Drakestown Forgotten {4}{B}
Creature - Zombie
Drakestown Forgotten enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of creature cards in all graveyards.
{2}{B}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Drakestown Forgotten: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
{2}{B}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Drakestown Forgotten: Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
0/0
Expunge {2}{B}
Instant
Destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
Cycling {2}
Cycling {2}
Fallen Askari {1}{B}
Creature - Human Knight
Flanking
Fallen Askari can't block.
Fallen Askari can't block.
In troubled times, there are few greater sorrows than a wayward savior.
2/2
Famine {3}{B}{B}
Sorcery
Famine deals 3 damage to each creature and each player.
"Better to starve to death than be bored to death."
—Liliana Vess
—Liliana Vess
Fledgling Djinn {1}{B}
Creature - Djinn
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, Fledgling Djinn deals 1 damage to you.
At the beginning of your upkeep, Fledgling Djinn deals 1 damage to you.
"The young can be quite dangerous. Trust me, I should know."
—Ertai, wizard adept
—Ertai, wizard adept
2/2
Hymn to Tourach {B}{B}
Sorcery
Target player discards two cards at random.
The priests plead for your anguish and pray for your despair.
Ichorid {3}{B}
Creature - Horror
Haste
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Ichorid.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Ichorid is in your graveyard, you may exile a black creature card other than Ichorid from your graveyard. If you do, return Ichorid to the battlefield.
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Ichorid.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Ichorid is in your graveyard, you may exile a black creature card other than Ichorid from your graveyard. If you do, return Ichorid to the battlefield.
3/1
Kezzerdrix {2}{B}{B}
Creature - Rabbit Beast
First strike
At the beginning of your upkeep, if your opponents control no creatures, Kezzerdrix deals 4 damage to you.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if your opponents control no creatures, Kezzerdrix deals 4 damage to you.
4/4
Laquatus's Champion {4}{B}{B}
Creature - Nightmare Horror
When Laquatus's Champion enters the battlefield, target player loses 6 life.
When Laquatus's Champion leaves the battlefield, that player gains 6 life.
{B}: Regenerate Laquatus's Champion.
When Laquatus's Champion leaves the battlefield, that player gains 6 life.
{B}: Regenerate Laquatus's Champion.
Chainer's dark gift to a darker soul.
6/3