1 – 20 of 50 cards where the flavor text contains “mishra”
Academy Wall {2}{U}
Creature — Wall
Defender
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Once the Society of Mishra took control, the Tolarian Academy at Lat-Nam became a haven for dark research.
Illustrated by Adam Paquette
- 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
- Legal
Ankh of Mishra {2}
Artifact
Whenever a land enters the battlefield, Ankh of Mishra deals 2 damage to that land’s controller.
Tawnos finally cracked the puzzle: the strange structures did not house Mishra’s malevolent creations but were themselves among his creations.
Illustrated by Ian Miller
- 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
Artifact Blast {R}
Instant
Counter target artifact spell.
The first line of defense against Urza and Mishra, the Artifact Blast achieved widespread fame until an unlucky mage discovered it was useless on the devices the brothers had already created.
Illustrated by Mark Poole
- 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
Ashnod's Battle Gear {2}
Artifact
You may choose not to untap Ashnod’s Battle Gear during your untap step.
{2}, {T}: Target creature you control gets +2/-2 for as long as Ashnod’s Battle Gear remains tapped.
This horrid invention clearly illustrates why Mishra’s lieutenant was feared as much by her troops as by her foes.
Illustrated by Mark Poole
- 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
Ashnod's Intervention {B}
Instant
Until end of turn, target creature gets +2/+0 and gains “When this creature dies or is put into exile from the battlefield, return it to its owner’s hand.”
“Listen, Duck. Gix is everywhere, playing every side. Mishra won’t listen … but perhaps Urza will.”
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Illustrated by Miguel Mercado
- 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
Assembly-Worker {3}
Artifact Creature — Assembly-Worker
{T}: Target Assembly-Worker creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
With their factories long destroyed, some of Mishra’s creations still toil in remote areas, endlessly performing and reperforming their last orders.
Watermark: Set Symbol
Illustrated by Chippy
- 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
Battering Ram {2}
Artifact Creature — Construct
At the beginning of combat on your turn, Battering Ram gains banding until end of combat. (Any creatures with banding, and up to one without, can attack in a band. Bands are blocked as a group. If any creatures with banding you control are being blocked by a creature, you divide that creature’s combat damage, not its controller, among any of the creatures it’s blocking.)
Whenever Battering Ram becomes blocked by a Wall, destroy that Wall at end of combat.
By the time Mishra was defeated, no mage was foolish enough to rely heavily on walls.
Illustrated by Jeff A. Menges
- 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
Bitter Reunion {1}{R}
Enchantment
When Bitter Reunion enters the battlefield, you may discard a card. If you do, draw two cards.
{1}, Sacrifice Bitter Reunion: Creatures you control gain haste until end of turn.
The peace summit proved the grudge between Urza and Mishra could end only in blood.
Illustrated by Jake Murray
- 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
Blackblade Reforged {2}
Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each land you control.
Equip legendary creature {3}
Equip {7}
“Tempered in the blood of ten thousand sacrifices? Superstitious drivel.”
—Mishra, note to his researchers
Illustrated by Chris Rahn
- 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
Blitz Automaton {7}
Artifact Creature — Construct
Prototype {2}{R} — 3/2 (You may cast this spell with different mana cost, color, and size. It keeps its abilities and types.)
Haste
While Urza’s machines favored defense, Mishra built his to end the war quickly.
Illustrated by Simon Dominic
- 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
Conscripted Infantry {2}{R}
Creature — Human Soldier
When Conscripted Infantry dies, create a 1/1 colorless Soldier artifact creature token.
“Funny,” remarked Laga to his squad. “Mishra’s lackeys wear luxurious silks in their gilded palaces, while we toil in the trenches eating stale bread.”
Illustrated by Noah Thatcher
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
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- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
| Faces, Tokens, & Other Parts |
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| Soldier Token, TBRO #9 |
| Conscripted Infantry, BRO #129 |
| Prints | USD | EUR | TIX |
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| The Brothers' War | $0.01 | €0.04 | 0.03 |
Disfigure {B}
Instant
Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
With a snap of metal like a strike of lightning, the tide of war shifted in Mishra’s favor.
Illustrated by Svetlin Velinov
- 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
- Legal
Dragon Engine {3}
Artifact Creature — Construct
{2}: Dragon Engine gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Those who believed the city of Kroog would never fall to Mishra’s forces severely underestimated the might of his war machines.
Illustrated by Anson Maddocks
- 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
- Legal
Dreams of Steel and Oil {B}
Sorcery
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose an artifact or creature card from it, then choose an artifact or creature card from their graveyard. Exile the chosen cards.
Mishra’s nightmares of Phyrexia rang with screams of agony and groans of twisted metal. The sounds stayed with him long after he awoke.
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Illustrated by Jeremy Wilson
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
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- 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
Elvish Herder {G}
Creature — Elf
{G}: Target creature gains trample until end of turn.
Before Urza and Mishra came to Argoth, the herders prevented their creatures from stampeding. During the war, they encouraged it.
Illustrated by Tom Fleming
- 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
Epic Confrontation {1}{G}
Sorcery
Target creature you control gets +1/+2 until end of turn. It fights target creature you don’t control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
“You’ve let yourself grow old, and your light is dimming. Shall we talk one last time, or must I slay you now?”
—Mishra, to Urza
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Illustrated by Lucas Graciano
- 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
- Legal
Gaea's Gift {1}{G}
Instant
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains reach, trample, hexproof, and indestructible until end of turn. (It can’t be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control. Damage and effects that say “destroy” don’t destroy it.)
When it came to fighting an army of trees, even Mishra’s best generals were stumped.
Illustrated by Olivier Bernard
- Standard
- Legal
- Alchemy
- Legal
- Pioneer
- Legal
- Explorer
- Legal
- Modern
- Legal
- Historic
- Legal
- Legacy
- Legal
- Brawl
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- Vintage
- Legal
- Timeless
- Legal
- Commander
- Legal
- Pauper
- Legal
- Oathbreaker
- Legal
- Penny
- Not Legal
Go for the Throat {1}{B}
Instant
Destroy target nonartifact creature.
When Titania offered peace, Urza merely turned her down. Mishra made her people pay for the insult.
Illustrated by Kristina Carroll
- 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
Grapeshot Catapult {4}
Artifact Creature — Construct
{T}: Grapeshot Catapult deals 1 damage to target creature with flying.
For years scholars debated whether these were Urza’s or Mishra’s creations. Recent research suggests they were invented by the brothers’ original master, Tocasia, and that both used these devices.
Illustrated by Dan Frazier
- 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
- Legal
Gruesome Realization {1}{B}{B}
Sorcery
Choose one —
• You draw two cards and you lose 2 life.
• Creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn.
Mishra was gone—all that remained was a machine wearing his face.
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Illustrated by Julie Dillon
- 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