61 – 80 of 116 cards where the text includes “target creature” and (the text includes “that creature's controller” or the text includes “its controller” or the text includes “target creature's controller”) and the cards don’t become permanents
Izzet Charm {U}{R}
Instant
Choose one —
• Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {2}.
• Izzet Charm deals 2 damage to target creature.
• Draw two cards, then discard two cards.
Watermark: Izzet
Illustrated by Zoltan Boros
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Kamahl's Sledge {5}{R}{R}
Sorcery
Kamahl’s Sledge deals 4 damage to target creature.
Threshold — If seven or more cards are in your graveyard, instead Kamahl’s Sledge deals 4 damage to that creature and 4 damage to that creature’s controller.
Illustrated by Don Hazeltine
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Lash Out {1}{R}
Instant
Lash Out deals 3 damage to target creature. Clash with an opponent. If you win, Lash Out deals 3 damage to that creature’s controller. (Each clashing player reveals the top card of their library, then puts that card on the top or bottom. A player wins if their card had a higher mana value.)
Illustrated by Scott Hampton
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Last Breath {1}{W}
Instant
Exile target creature with power 2 or less. Its controller gains 4 life.
He gasped in wonder even as his body crumbled away.
Illustrated by Christina Davis
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Launch Party {3}{B}
Instant
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Destroy target creature. Its controller loses 2 life.
Life’s too short to not do the things you love.
Illustrated by Lucas Graciano
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Lay Down Arms {W}
Sorcery
Exile target creature with mana value less than or equal to the number of Plains you control. Its controller gains 3 life.
She’ll swing a blade all her life, but never again for war.
Illustrated by Liiga Smilshkalne
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Liquid Fire {4}{R}{R}
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast this spell, choose a number between 0 and 5.
Liquid Fire deals X damage to target creature and 5 minus X damage to that creature’s controller, where X is the chosen number.
There’s no such thing as a little bit of lava.
Illustrated by Greg Staples
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Mage Hunters' Onslaught {2}{B}{B}
Sorcery
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.
Whenever a creature blocks this turn, its controller loses 1 life.
Extus stood before his alma mater for a moment, remembering first his studies, then his vengeance. At his command, the mage hunters unfolded.
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Illustrated by Lie Setiawan
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Mercy Killing {2}{G/W}
Instant
Target creature’s controller sacrifices it, then creates X 1/1 green and white Elf Warrior creature tokens, where X is that creature’s power.
“We will give you the peace you seek, though you may not yet know you seek it.”
Illustrated by Dave Kendall
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Mercy Killing, SHM #231 |
| Elf Warrior Token, TSHM #12 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadowmoor | $2.03 | €0.39 | 0.03 |
Mystic Confluence {3}{U}{U}
Instant
Choose three. You may choose the same mode more than once.
• Counter target spell unless its controller pays {3}.
• Return target creature to its owner’s hand.
• Draw a card.
Illustrated by Kieran Yanner
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Neonate's Rush {2}{R}
Instant
This spell costs {1} less to cast if you control a Vampire.
Neonate’s Rush deals 1 damage to target creature and 1 damage to its controller. Draw a card.
“We spend our entire existence pursuing the joy of our first night’s feast.”
—Anje Falkenrath
Illustrated by Justine Cruz
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Ojutai's Breath {2}{U}
Instant
Tap target creature. It doesn’t untap during its controller’s next untap step.
Rebound (If you cast this spell from your hand, exile it as it resolves. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may cast this card from exile without paying its mana cost.)
Illustrated by Kev Walker
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Oust {W}
Sorcery
Put target creature into its owner’s library second from the top. Its controller gains 3 life.
“‘Invincible’ is just a word.”
—Gideon Jura
Illustrated by Mike Bierek
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Path to Exile {W}
Instant
Exile target creature. Its controller may search their library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Illustrated by Todd Lockwood
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Phthisis {3}{B}{B}{B}{B}
Sorcery
Destroy target creature. Its controller loses life equal to its power plus its toughness.
Suspend 5—{1}{B} (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay {1}{B} and exile it with five time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Illustrated by Carl Critchlow
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Pigment Storm {3}{R}{R}
Sorcery
Pigment Storm deals 5 damage to target creature. Excess damage is dealt to that creature’s controller instead.
When art projects collapse, Prismari students revel in the beauty of destruction. Everyone else runs for cover.
Illustrated by Bayard Wu
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Pistus Strike {2}{G}
Instant
Destroy target creature with flying. Its controller gets a poison counter.
“Even a nuisance such as the pistus fly has a purpose in our new world.”
—Glissa
Watermark: Phyrexian
Illustrated by Jaime Jones
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Pistus Strike, MBS #86 |
| Poison Counter Card, TMBS #6 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirrodin Besieged | $0.10 | €0.15 | 0.03 |
Polymorph {3}{U}
Sorcery
Destroy target creature. It can’t be regenerated. Its controller reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a creature card. The player puts that card onto the battlefield, then shuffles all other cards revealed this way into their library.
Illustrated by Robert Bliss
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Pongify {U}
Instant
Destroy target creature. It can’t be regenerated. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Ape creature token.
Some spellcrafting mistakes go on to become spells of their own.
Illustrated by Heather Hudson
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Pongify, OTC #106 |
| Ape Token, TOTC #15 |
Press for Answers {1}{U}
Sorcery
Tap target creature. It doesn’t untap during its controller’s next untap step.
Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)
Illustrated by Steve Prescott
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Press for Answers, SOI #80 |
| Clue Token, TSOI #16 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jumpstart 2022 | $0.05 | €0.10 | |
| Shadows over Innistrad | $0.05 | €0.09 | 0.03 |
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