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Sheoldred  The True Scriptures

Sheoldred // The True Scriptures

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga (4/5)

Menace
When Sheoldred enters, each opponent sacrifices a nontoken creature or planeswalker of their choice.
: Exile Sheoldred, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery and only if an opponent has eight or more cards in their graveyard.

The True Scriptures

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — For each opponent, destroy up to one target creature or planeswalker that player controls.
II — Each opponent discards three cards, then mills three cards.
III — Put all creature cards from all graveyards onto the battlefield under your control. Exile The True Scriptures, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).

9.6 /10
~$17
Urabrask  The Great Work

Urabrask // The Great Work

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga (4/4)

First strike
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, Urabrask deals 1 damage to target opponent. Add .
: Exile Urabrask, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery and only if you've cast three or more instant and/or sorcery spells this turn.

The Great Work

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — The Great Work deals 3 damage to target opponent and each creature they control.
II — Create three Treasure tokens.
III — Until end of turn, you may cast instant and sorcery spells from any graveyard. If a spell cast this way would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead. Exile The Great Work, then return it to the battlefield (front face up)

9.6 /10
~$14
Nicol Bolas the Ravager  Nicol Bolas the Arisen

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

Legendary Creature — Elder Dragon // Legendary Planeswalker (4/4)

Flying
When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager enters, each opponent discards a card.
: Exile Nicol Bolas, the Ravager, then return him to the battlefield transformed under his owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.

Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

+2: Draw two cards.
-3: Nicol Bolas, the Arisen deals 10 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
-4: Put target creature or planeswalker card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.
-12: Exile all but the bottom card of target player's library.

8.6 /10
~$15
Ojer Kaslem Deepest Growth  Temple of Cultivation

Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth // Temple of Cultivation

Legendary Creature — God // Land (6/5)

Trample
Whenever Ojer Kaslem deals combat damage to a player, reveal that many cards from the top of your library. You may put a creature card and/or a land card from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.
When Ojer Kaslem dies, return it to the battlefield tapped and transformed under its owner's control.

Temple of Cultivation

(Transforms from Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth.)
: Add .
, : Transform Temple of Cultivation. Activate only if you control ten or more permanents and only as a sorcery.

9.2 /10
$5.20
Vorinclex  The Grand Evolution

Vorinclex // The Grand Evolution

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga (6/6)

Trample, reach
When Vorinclex enters, search your library for up to two Forest cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
: Exile Vorinclex, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.

The Grand Evolution

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — Mill ten cards. Put up to two creature cards from among the milled cards onto the battlefield.
II — Distribute seven +1/+1 counters among any number of target creatures you control.
III — Until end of turn, creatures you control gain ": This creature fights target creature you don't control." Exile The Grand Evolution, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).

9.3 /10
$7.35
Elesh Norn  The Argent Etchings

Elesh Norn // The Argent Etchings

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga (3/5)

Vigilance
Whenever a source an opponent controls deals damage to you or a permanent you control, that source's controller loses 2 life unless they pay .
, Sacrifice three other creatures: Exile Elesh Norn, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery.

The Argent Etchings

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — Incubate 2 five times, then transform all Incubator tokens you control.
II — Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain double strike until end of turn.
III — Destroy all other permanents except for artifacts, lands, and Phyrexians. Exile The Argent Etchings, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).

9.1 /10
$5.81
Flamewar Brash Veteran  Flamewar Streetwise Operative

Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative

Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot // Legendary Artifact — (3/2)

More Than Meets the Eye (You may cast this card converted for .)
Sacrifice another artifact: Put a +1/+1 counter on Flamewar and convert it. Activate only as a sorcery.
, Discard your hand: Put all exiled cards you own with intel counters on them into your hand.

Flamewar, Streetwise Operative

Living metal (During your turn, this Vehicle is also a creature.)
Menace, deathtouch
Whenever Flamewar deals combat damage to a player, exile that many cards from the top of your library face down. Put an intel counter on each of them. Convert Flamewar.

6.4 /10
$0.39
JinGitaxias  The Great Synthesis

Jin-Gitaxias // The Great Synthesis

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor // Enchantment — Saga (5/5)

Ward
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell with mana value 3 or greater, draw a card.
: Exile Jin-Gitaxias, then return it to the battlefield transformed under its owner's control. Activate only as a sorcery and only if you have seven or more cards in hand.

The Great Synthesis

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I — Draw cards equal to the number of cards in your hand. You have no maximum hand size for as long as you control The Great Synthesis.
II — Return all non-Phyrexian creatures to their owners' hands.
III — You may cast any number of spells from your hand without paying their mana costs. Exile The Great Synthesis, then return it to the battlefield (front face up).

9.2 /10
$4.65
Rex CyberHound

Rex, Cyber-Hound

Legendary Artifact Creature — Robot Dog (2/2)

Whenever Rex, Cyber-Hound deals combat damage to a player, they mill two cards and you get (two energy counters).
Pay : Choose target creature card in a graveyard. Exile it with a brain counter on it. Activate only as a sorcery.
Rex has all activated abilities of all cards in exile with brain counters on them.

6.9 /10
$0.13
Etali Primal Conqueror  Etali Primal Sickness

Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness

Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur // Legendary Creature — (7/7)

Trample
When Etali, Primal Conqueror enters, each player exiles cards from the top of their library until they exile a nonland card. You may cast any number of spells from among the nonland cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.
: Transform Etali. Activate only as a sorcery.

Etali, Primal Sickness

Trample, indestructible
Whenever Etali, Primal Sickness deals combat damage to a player, they get that many poison counters. (A player with ten or more poison counters loses the game.)

9.8 /10
~$12
Stalking Yeti

Stalking Yeti

Snow Creature — Yeti (3/3)

When Stalking Yeti enters, if it's on the battlefield, it deals damage equal to its power to target creature an opponent controls and that creature deals damage equal to its power to Stalking Yeti.
: Return Stalking Yeti to its owner's hand. Activate only as a sorcery. ( can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)

1.2 /10
$0.15
Ayara Widow of the Realm  Ayara Furnace Queen

Ayara, Widow of the Realm // Ayara, Furnace Queen

Legendary Creature — Elf Noble // Legendary Creature — Phyre (3/3)

, Sacrifice another creature or artifact: Ayara, Widow of the Realm deals X damage to target opponent or battle and you gain X life, where X is the sacrificed permanent's mana value.
: Transform Ayara. Activate only as a sorcery. ( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

Ayara, Furnace Queen

At the beginning of combat on your turn, return up to one target artifact or creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.

8.2 /10
$0.21
Chthonian Nightmare

Chthonian Nightmare

Enchantment

When Chthonian Nightmare enters, you get (three energy counters).
Pay X , Sacrifice a creature, Return Chthonian Nightmare to its owner's hand: Return target creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.

8.7 /10
$4.33
Duchess Wayward Tavernkeep

Duchess, Wayward Tavernkeep

Legendary Creature — Human Citizen (4/3)

Hunters for Hire — Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put a quest counter on it.
, Remove a quest counter from a permanent you control: Create a Junk token. (It's an artifact with ", Sacrifice this artifact: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn. Activate only as a sorcery.")

5.1 /10
$0.15
He Who Hungers

He Who Hungers

Legendary Creature — Spirit (3/2)

Flying
, Sacrifice a Spirit: Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card. Activate only as a sorcery.
Soulshift 4 (When this creature dies, you may return target Spirit card with mana value 4 or less from your graveyard to your hand.)

5 /10
$0.48
Nezumi Freewheeler  Hideous Fleshwheeler

Nezumi Freewheeler // Hideous Fleshwheeler

Creature — Rat Samurai // Creature — Phyrexian Rat (3/3)

Menace
When Nezumi Freewheeler enters, each player mills three cards. (To mill three cards, a player puts the top three cards of their library into their graveyard.)
: Transform Nezumi Freewheeler. Activate only as a sorcery. ( can be paid with either or 2 life.)

Hideous Fleshwheeler

Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When this creature transforms into Hideous Fleshwheeler, put target permanent card with mana value 2 or less from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control.

3.8 /10
$0.06
Parallax Nexus

Parallax Nexus

Enchantment

Fading 5 (This enchantment enters with five fade counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a fade counter from it. If you can't, sacrifice it.)
Remove a fade counter from Parallax Nexus: Target opponent exiles a card from their hand. Activate only as a sorcery.
When Parallax Nexus leaves the battlefield, each player returns to their hand all cards they own exiled with Parallax Nexus.

1.6 /10
$0.40
Planeswalkers Mischief

Planeswalker's Mischief

Enchantment

: Target opponent reveals a card at random from their hand. If it's an instant or sorcery card, exile it. You may cast it without paying its mana cost for as long as it remains exiled. At the beginning of the next end step, if you haven't cast it, return it to its owner's hand. Activate only as a sorcery.

2.2 /10
$0.34

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