61 – 80 of 223 cards where the text includes “enters the battlefield” and the text includes “counters” and the text includes “x”
Steel Exemplar {5}
Artifact Creature — Wizard
Trample
Steel Exemplar enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it unless two or more colors of mana were spent to cast it.
Reports differed on whether the figure was an automaton or a mage, mostly because few who saw it survived.
Illustrated by Kekai Kotaki
- 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
Truss, Chief Engineer {U}{B}
Legendary Creature — Vedalken Rogue Employee
Whenever Truss, Chief Engineer enters the battlefield or another creature dies, put a hack counter on Truss.
{2}, {T}, Remove X hack counters from Truss: Add or subtract X from a number or number word on target spell or permanent until end of turn. This effect can’t reduce a number below 1 or a number word below one.
Illustrated by Aaron J. Riley
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Not Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Not Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Not Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Not Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Hardy of Myra's Marvels {2}{G}{G}
Legendary Creature — Elf Performer
As Hardy of Myra’s Marvels enters the battlefield, choose a number.
Whenever you cast a spell with the chosen number of lines of flavor text, put that many +1/+1 counters on target creature.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
Illustrated by Gaboleps
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Not Legal
- Legacy
- Not Legal
- Brawl
- Not Legal
- Vintage
- Not Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Not Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Not Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Xenosquirrels {1}{B}
Creature — Alien Squirrel
Xenosquirrels enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.
After you roll a die, you may remove a +1/+1 counter from Xenosquirrels. If you do, increase or decrease the result by 1.
“Hey Glaxxar, did you remember to seal the vents on the seat belt control module?”
—Truss, chief engineer
Illustrated by April Prime
- 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
The First Tyrannic War {2}{G}{U}{R}
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. If its mana cost contains {X}, it enters the battlefield with a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the number of lands you control.
II, III — Double the number of each kind of counter on target creature you control.
Illustrated by Antonio José Manzanedo
- 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
Broodlord {X}{3}{G}
Creature — Tyranid
Ravenous (This creature enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.)
Brood Telepathy — When Broodlord enters the battlefield, distribute X +1/+1 counters among any number of other target creatures you control.
Illustrated by Mathias Kollros
- 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
The Swarmlord {3}{G}{U}{R}
Legendary Creature — Tyranid
Rapid Regeneration — The Swarmlord enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it for each time you’ve cast your commander from the command zone this game.
Xenos Cunning — Whenever a creature you control with a counter on it dies, draw a card.
Illustrated by Antonio José Manzanedo
- 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
Shivan Devastator {X}{R}
Creature — Dragon Hydra
Flying, haste
Shivan Devastator enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
There were many reasons why Shiv was not high on Sheoldred’s list of places to conquer: big, fiery reasons.
Illustrated by Brent Hollowell
- 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
Pixie Illusionist {U}
Creature — Faerie Wizard
Kicker {3}{G} (You may pay an additional {3}{G} as you cast this spell.)
Flying
If Pixie Illusionist was kicked, it enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.
{T}: Target land you control becomes the basic land type of your choice until end of turn.
Illustrated by Anastasia Ovchinnikova
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- 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
Ezuri, Claw of Progress {2}{G}{U}
Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Elf Warrior
Whenever a creature with power 2 or less enters the battlefield under your control, you get an experience counter.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put X +1/+1 counters on another target creature you control, where X is the number of experience counters you have.
Illustrated by James Ryman
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Experience Card, TCM2 #19 |
| Ezuri, Claw of Progress, 2X2 #494 |
Emiel the Blessed {2}{W}{W}
Legendary Creature — Unicorn
{3}: Exile another target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner’s control.
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay {G/W}. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on it. If it’s a Unicorn, put two +1/+1 counters on it instead. ({G/W} can be paid with either {G} or {W}.)
Illustrated by Antonio José Manzanedo
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
A-Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes {3}{R}{G}
Legendary Planeswalker — Minsc
When Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes enters the battlefield and at the beginning of your upkeep, if you don’t control a creature named Boo, create Boo, a legendary 1/1 red Hamster creature token with trample and haste.
+1: Put three +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature with trample or haste.
−2: Sacrifice a creature. When you do, Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes deals X damage to any target, where X is that creature’s power. If the sacrificed creature was a Hamster, draw X cards.
Illustrated by Andreas Zafiratos
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Not Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Not Legal
- Timeless
- Not Legal
- Commander
- Not Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Not Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Woe Strider {2}{B}
Creature — Horror
When Woe Strider enters the battlefield, create a 0/1 white Goat creature token.
Sacrifice another creature: Scry 1.
Escape—{3}{B}{B}, Exile four other cards from your graveyard. (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its escape cost.)
Woe Strider escapes with two +1/+1 counters on it.
Illustrated by John Thacker
- 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
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Woe Strider, CLB #774 |
| Goat Token, TCLB #1 |
Fraying Line {4}
Artifact
When Fraying Line enters the battlefield, put a rope counter on target creature you control.
At the beginning of each player’s upkeep, that player may pay {2}. If they do, they put a rope counter on a creature they control. Otherwise, exile Fraying Line and each creature without a rope counter on it, then remove all rope counters from all creatures.
Illustrated by Campbell White
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes {2}{R}{G}
Legendary Planeswalker — Minsc
When Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes enters the battlefield and at the beginning of your upkeep, you may create Boo, a legendary 1/1 red Hamster creature token with trample and haste.
+1: Put three +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature with trample or haste.
−2: Sacrifice a creature. When you do, Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes deals X damage to any target, where X is that creature’s power. If the sacrificed creature was a Hamster, draw X cards.
Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes can be your commander.
Illustrated by Andreas Zafiratos
- 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
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
|---|
| Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes, CLB #363 |
| Boo Token, TCLB #9 |
| A-Minsc & Boo, Timeless Heroes, HBG #A-243 |
Ambitious Dragonborn {3}{G}
Creature — Dragon Barbarian
Ambitious Dragonborn enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the greatest power among creatures you control and creature cards in your graveyard.
The raging green dragon left destruction—and at least one admirer—in its wake.
Illustrated by Gaboleps
- Standard
- Not Legal
- Alchemy
- Not Legal
- Pioneer
- Not Legal
- Explorer
- Not Legal
- Modern
- Not Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
- Legal
- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Noble Heritage {1}{W}
Legendary Enchantment — Background
Commander creatures you own have “When this creature enters the battlefield and at the beginning of your upkeep, each player may put two +1/+1 counters on a creature they control. For each opponent who does, you gain protection from that player until your next turn.” (You can’t be targeted, dealt damage, or enchanted by anything controlled by that player.)
Illustrated by Dallas Williams
- 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
Lagrella, the Magpie {G}{W}{U}
Legendary Creature — Human Soldier
When Lagrella, the Magpie enters the battlefield, exile any number of other target creatures controlled by different players until Lagrella leaves the battlefield. When an exiled card enters the battlefield under your control this way, put two +1/+1 counters on it.
Watermark: Brokers
Illustrated by Donato Giancola
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Not 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
Roalesk, Apex Hybrid {2}{G}{G}{U}
Legendary Creature — Human Mutant
Flying, trample
When Roalesk, Apex Hybrid enters the battlefield, put two +1/+1 counters on another target creature you control.
When Roalesk dies, proliferate, then proliferate again. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there. Then do it again.)
Illustrated by Svetlin Velinov
- 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
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal
Steelbane Hydra {X}{G}{G}
Creature — Turtle Hydra
Steelbane Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
{2}{G}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Steelbane Hydra: Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
Many an ancient treasure has been reduced to jagged caltrops by its snapping jaws.
Illustrated by Nicholas Gregory
- 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
- Not Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Legal