Akros's greatest heroes are also its royalty.

Anax and Cymede

First strike, vigilance
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Anax and Cymede, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample until end of turn.

Heroic abilities will resolve before the spell that caused them to trigger.

Heroic abilities will trigger only once per spell, even if that spell targets the creature with the heroic ability multiple times.

Heroic abilities won't trigger when a copy of a spell is created on the stack or when a spell's targets are changed to include a creature with a heroic ability.

Only creatures you control when the heroic ability resolves will get the bonuses. Creatures that come under your control later in the turn will not.

The Dimir agents watched from the shadows. "Eight hours, and I've yet to see him blink," Nefara hissed. "I suggest we find another way in."

Armory Guard

Armory Guard has vigilance as long as you control a Gate.

Vigilance only matters when Armory Guard is being declared as an attacking creature. If Armory Guard is already attacking, losing control of your only Gate won’t cause Armory Guard to become tapped or to leave combat.

"In memories, we can find our deepest reserves of strength."

Auramancer

When Auramancer enters the battlefield, you may return target enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.

"Boom! Boom! Boots the size of oxcarts, then an axe like a falling sun. Elves scattered. Trees scattered. Even the hills ran for the hills!"
—*Clachan Tales*

Battle Mastery

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature has double strike. (It deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)

If a creature loses double strike after dealing combat damage in the first combat damage step, it won’t assign combat damage in the second one.

"Monsters dwell in every heart. We only think civilization tames them."
—Euphemia, Nexus watcher

Beast Within

Destroy target permanent. Its controller puts a 3/3 green Beast creature token onto the battlefield.

If the permanent is still a legal target but is not destroyed (perhaps because it regenerated or has indestructible), its controller still gets the Beast token.

If the target permanent is an illegal target by the time Beast Within tries to resolve, the spell won't resolve. No player creates a Beast token. If the target is legal but not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), its controller does create a Beast token.

Destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Beast creature token.

Blood Ogre

Bloodthirst 1 (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, this creature enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
First strike

Bloodthirst 1 (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, this creature enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.)
First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

"What cannot be destroyed will be bound."
—Oath of Avacyn

Bonds of Faith

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 as long as it's a Human. Otherwise, it can't attack or block.

Once the enchanted creature has been declared as an attacking or blocking creature, causing it to stop being a Human won’t remove it from combat. It will lose the +2/+2 bonus, however.

Enter with merciful hearts. Exit with battle cries.

Boros Guildgate

Boros Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.{T}: Add {R} or {W} to your mana pool.

The subtype Gate has no special rules significance, but other spells and abilities may refer to it.

Boros Guildgate enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {R} or {W}.

"It is hope, hooved and winged."
—Cymede, queen of Akros

Cavalry Pegasus

Flying
Whenever Cavalry Pegasus attacks, each attacking Human gains flying until end of turn.

Once the triggered ability resolves, the attacking Humans will continue to have flying even if Cavalry Pegasus leaves the battlefield.

The attacking Humans gain flying before blockers are declared.

"No doubt the arbiters would put you away, after all the documents are signed. But I will have justice now."
—Alovnek, Boros guildmage

Condemn

Put target attacking creature on the bottom of its owner's library. Its controller gains life equal to its toughness.

The affected creature's last known existence on the battlefield is checked to determine its toughness.

It speaks no commands but is always obeyed.

Conquering Manticore

Flying
When Conquering Manticore enters the battlefield, gain control of target creature an opponent controls until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste until end of turn.

You may target a creature that’s already untapped.

You retain control of the affected creature until end of turn, even if you lose control of Conquering Manticore before then.

Crater Hellion

Echo {4}{R}{R} (At the beginning of your upkeep, if this came under your control since the beginning of your last upkeep, sacrifice it unless you pay its echo cost.)
When Crater Hellion enters the battlefield, it deals 4 damage to each other creature.

The best way to calm a rampaging ceratok is to wait until it dies of natural causes.

Crowned Ceratok

Trample
Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has trample.

What self-indulgence tears down, discipline builds up again.

Daily Regimen

Enchant creature{1}{W}: Put a +1/+1 counter on enchanted creature.

The +1/+1 counters that are put on the enchanted creature are independent of Daily Regimen. If Daily Regimen leaves the battlefield or is moved to another creature, the counters will stay put.

Enchant creature
{1}{W}: Put a +1/+1 counter on enchanted creature.

She crushes darkness beneath her charger's hooves.

Dawnstrike Paladin

Vigilance
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)

Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)

Deadly Recluse

Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)

"Stoke a fire hot enough and you'll never run out of things to burn."
—Xenagos, the Reveler

Destructive Revelry

Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Destructive Revelry deals 2 damage to that permanent's controller.

You must target an artifact or enchantment to cast Destructive Revelry. If that artifact or enchantment is an illegal target when Destructive Revelry tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. No damage will be dealt. However, if Destructive Revelry resolves and the artifact or enchantment isn't destroyed (perhaps because it has indestructible), damage will be dealt.

"He bears the marks of ages upon his skin, memories of dreams long dead and best left buried."
—*The Seer's Parables*

Deus of Calamity

Trample
Whenever Deus of Calamity deals 6 or more damage to an opponent, destroy target land that player controls.

This ability triggers from any damage, not just combat damage, that Deus of Calamity deals to an opponent in increments of 6 or more.

This ability will trigger when Deus of Calamity deals 6 damage to an opponent at one time. It won’t keep track of the accumulated damage that it deals at different times.

A single drop turns skin to scale and fist to claw.

Dragon Blood

{3}, {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

His prowess gives the guildless hope that they can hold out against tyranny.

Fencing Ace

Double strike (This creature deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.)

Figure of Destiny

{GU}: Figure of Destiny becomes a 2/2 Kithkin Spirit.{GU}{GU}{GU}: If Figure of Destiny is a Spirit, it becomes a 4/4 Kithkin Spirit Warrior.{GU}{GU}{GU}{GU}{GU}{GU}: If Figure of Destiny is a Warrior, it becomes an 8/8 Kithkin Spirit Warrior Avatar with flying and first strike.

Figure of Destiny’s abilities overwrite its power, toughness, and creature types. Typically, those abilities are activated in the order they appear on the card. However, if Figure of Destiny is an 8/8 Kithkin Spirit Warrior Avatar with flying and first strike, and you activate its first ability, it will become a 2/2 Kithkin Spirit that still has flying and first strike.

Figure of Destiny’s second ability checks whether it’s a Spirit, and its third ability checks whether it’s a Warrior. It doesn’t matter how it became the appropriate creature type.

None of these abilities has a duration. If one of them resolves, it will remain in effect until the game ends, Figure of Destiny leaves the battlefield, or some subsequent effect changes its characteristics, whichever comes first.

You can activate Figure of Destiny’s second and third abilities regardless of what creature types it is. Each of those abilities checks Figure of Destiny’s creature types when that ability resolves. If Figure of Destiny isn’t the appropriate creature type at that time, the ability does nothing.

The effect from the ability overwrites other effects that set power and/or toughness if and only if those effects existed before the ability resolved. It will not overwrite effects that modify power or toughness (whether from a static ability, counters, or a resolved spell or ability), nor will it overwrite effects that set power and toughness which come into existence after the ability resolves. Effects that switch the creature’s power and toughness are always applied after any other power or toughness changing effects, including this one, regardless of the order in which they are created.

{R/W}: Figure of Destiny becomes a Kithkin Spirit with base power and toughness 2/2.
{R/W}{R/W}{R/W}: If Figure of Destiny is a Spirit, it becomes a Kithkin Spirit Warrior with base power and toughness 4/4.
{R/W}{R/W}{R/W}{R/W}{R/W}{R/W}: If Figure of Destiny is a Warrior, it becomes a Kithkin Spirit Warrior Avatar with base power and toughness 8/8, flying, and first strike.

Yavimaya lights the quickest path to battle.

Fires of Yavimaya

Creatures you control have haste.
Sacrifice Fires of Yavimaya: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Forest

Confront her, and feel the hooves of her steed. Ignore her, and feel the sting of her arrow.

Freewind Equenaut

Flying
As long as Freewind Equenaut is enchanted, it has "{T}: Freewind Equenaut deals 2 damage to target attacking or blocking creature."

The snap of sinew. The crunch of bone. A cry for mercy. These are the music of the Gruul.

Ghor-Clan Savage

Bloodthirst 3 (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, this creature enters the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it.)

Some of the eleven minotaur clans of Mirtiin are expert crafters and learned philosophers. Others just like to hit stuff.

Gorehorn Minotaurs

Bloodthirst 2 (If an opponent was dealt damage this turn, this creature enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.)

Griffin Guide

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying.
When enchanted creature dies, put a 2/2 white Griffin creature token with flying onto the battlefield.

If Griffin Guide and the enchanted creature go to the graveyard at the same time, Griffin Guide's last ability will trigger.

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has flying.
When enchanted creature dies, create a 2/2 white Griffin creature token with flying.

Entire platoons have mysteriously vanished from battle, leaving enemy weapons to slice through empty air.

Gustcloak Sentinel

Whenever Gustcloak Sentinel becomes blocked, you may untap it and remove it from combat.

In times when freedom seems lost, great souls arise to reclaim it.

Kamahl, Pit Fighter

Haste{T}: Kamahl, Pit Fighter deals 3 damage to target creature or player.

The Legend rule only applies to two legendary permanents with identical names. If the names are different, even if they depict the same character, the rule does not apply.

Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.)
{T}: Kamahl, Pit Fighter deals 3 damage to any target.

In a withered world, the scent of healthy prey is enough to drive a predator to frenzy.

Kavu Predator

Trample
Whenever an opponent gains life, put that many +1/+1 counters on Kavu Predator.

Each creature with lifelink dealing combat damage is a single life-gaining event. For example, if two creatures an opponent controls with lifelink deal combat damage at the same time, Kavu Predator's ability will trigger twice. However, if a single creature an opponent controls with lifelink deals combat damage to multiple creatures, players, and/or planeswalkers at the same time (perhaps because it has trample or was blocked by more than one creature), the ability will trigger only once.

If an opponent gains an amount of life "for each" of something (such as from Congregate), that life is gained as one event and Kavu Predator's ability triggers only once.

Kavu Predator's last ability triggers just once for each life-gaining event, whether it's 1 life from Kor Firewalker or 6 life from Renewed Faith.

Kazandu Refuge

Kazandu Refuge enters the battlefield tapped.
When Kazandu Refuge enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life.{T}: Add {R} or {G} to your mana pool.

Kazandu Refuge enters the battlefield tapped.
When Kazandu Refuge enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life.
{T}: Add {R} or {G}.

Krosan Tusker

Cycling {2}{G} ({2}{G}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle Krosan Tusker, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.

The cycling ability and the triggered ability are separate. If the triggered ability doesn't resolve (because, for example, it has been countered, or all of its targets have become illegal), the cycling ability will still resolve, and you'll draw a card.

When you cycle this card, first the cycling ability goes on the stack, then the triggered ability goes on the stack on top of it. The triggered ability will resolve before you draw a card from the cycling ability.

Cycling {2}{G} ({2}{G}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle Krosan Tusker, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle. (Do this before you draw.)

Llanowar Reborn

Llanowar Reborn enters the battlefield tapped.{T}: Add {G} to your mana pool.
Graft 1 (This land enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, you may move a +1/+1 counter from this land onto it.)

The +1/+1 counter won't affect Llanowar Reborn in any way unless another effect turns it into a creature.

Llanowar Reborn enters the battlefield tapped.
{T}: Add {G}.
Graft 1 (This land enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, you may move a +1/+1 counter from this land onto it.)

Magma Jet

Magma Jet deals 2 damage to target creature or player. Scry 2. (Look at the top two cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.)

Scry appears on some spells and abilities with one or more targets. If all of the spell or ability's targets are illegal when it tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't scry.

When you scry, you may put all the cards you look at back on top of your library, you may put all of those cards on the bottom of your library, or you may put some of those cards on top and the rest of them on the bottom.

You choose how to order cards returned to your library after scrying no matter where you put them.

You perform the actions stated on a card in sequence. For some spells and abilities, that means you'll scry last. For others, that means you'll scry and then perform other actions.

Magma Jet deals 2 damage to any target. Scry 2.

"I am the rock of the polis. Death only strengthens me."

Miraculous Recovery

Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Put a +1/+1 counter on it.

No player may take actions between the time the creature returns to the battlefield and the time you put a +1/+1 counter on it.

The creature returns to the battlefield without a +1/+1 counter on it. Any abilities that trigger when a creature enters the battlefield will trigger or not as appropriate before it receives the +1/+1 counter and resolve after it has received that counter.

"My faith is stronger than fang, claw, or mindless hunger."

Moment of Heroism

Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains lifelink until end of turn. (Damage dealt by the creature also causes its controller to gain that much life.)

Multiple instances of lifelink on the same creature are redundant.

Mountain

New Benalia

New Benalia enters the battlefield tapped.
When New Benalia enters the battlefield, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.){T}: Add {W} to your mana pool.

New Benalia enters the battlefield tapped.
When New Benalia enters the battlefield, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
{T}: Add {W}.

"A great siege is a banquet to him; a long and terrible battle, the most exquisite delicacy."
—*The Seer's Parables*

Nobilis of War

Flying
Attacking creatures you control get +2/+0.

This is a static ability. Attacking creatures you control will get +2/+0 from the moment they’re declared as attackers (or enter the battlefield attacking) until the moment the combat phase ends, they’re removed from combat, or Nobilis of War leaves the battlefield, whichever comes first.

"Wood is wasted in the dirt."
—Orcish proverb

Orcish Lumberjack

{T}, Sacrifice a Forest: Add three mana in any combination of {R} and/or {G} to your mana pool.

{T}, Sacrifice a Forest: Add three mana in any combination of {R} and/or {G}.

Ordeal of Purphoros

Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Then if it has three or more +1/+1 counters on it, sacrifice Ordeal of Purphoros.
When you sacrifice Ordeal of Purphoros, it deals 3 damage to target creature or player.

If you sacrifice the Ordeal in some other way, its last ability will trigger.

The +1/+1 counter is put on the creature before blockers are declared and before combat damage is dealt.

The check of whether the enchanted creature has three or more +1/+1 counters on it happens as part of the resolution of the attack triggered ability. If the third +1/+1 counter is put on the enchanted creature any other way, you won't sacrifice the Ordeal until the next time the creature attacks.

Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it. Then if it has three or more +1/+1 counters on it, sacrifice Ordeal of Purphoros.
When you sacrifice Ordeal of Purphoros, it deals 3 damage to any target.

"My course is before me. There is nothing behind me."

Pay No Heed

Prevent all damage a source of your choice would deal this turn.

If the chosen source is a permanent spell, damage dealt later in the turn by the permanent it becomes will also be prevented.

Pay No Heed doesn’t target anything. You can choose a source with hexproof, for example. You choose the damage source as Pay No Heed resolves.

Plains

Polukranos, World Eater

{X}{X}{G}: Monstrosity X. (If this creature isn't monstrous, put X +1/+1 counters on it and it becomes monstrous.)
When Polukranos, World Eater becomes monstrous, it deals X damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures your opponents control. Each of those creatures deals damage equal to its power to Polukranos.

An ability that triggers when a creature becomes monstrous won't trigger if that creature isn't on the battlefield when its monstrosity ability resolves.

As Polukranos's triggered ability resolves, Polukranos deals damage first, then the target creatures do. Although no creature will die until after the ability finishes resolving, the order could matter if Polukranos has wither or infect.

If some, but not all, of the ability's targets become illegal, you can't change the division of damage. Damage that would've been dealt to illegal targets simply isn't dealt.

Monstrous isn't an ability that a creature has. It's just something true about that creature. If the creature stops being a creature or loses its abilities, it will continue to be monstrous.

Once a creature becomes monstrous, it can't become monstrous again. If the creature is already monstrous when the monstrosity ability resolves, nothing happens.

The value of X in Polukranos's last ability is equal to the value chosen for X when its activated ability was activated.

You choose the division of damage as you put the ability on the stack, not as it resolves. Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage. In multiplayer games, you may choose creatures controlled by different opponents.

"You don't find many old werewolf hunters."
—Paulin, trapper of Somberwald

Prey Upon

Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)

If either target is an illegal target as Prey Upon resolves, no creature will deal or be dealt damage.

"Who'd want to ignite things one at a time?"
—Chandra Nalaar

Pyroclasm

Pyroclasm deals 2 damage to each creature.

Pyrokinesis

You may exile a red card from your hand rather than pay Pyrokinesis's mana cost.Pyrokinesis deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures.

Each target must be assigned at least 1 damage.

If another effect causes Pyrokinesis to cost more, you must pay that additional cost even if you pay its alternative cost.

You divide the damage as you cast Pyrokinesis, not as it resolves. If any of the targets become illegal, damage is dealt to the other targets as originally assigned. If all targets are illegal, Pyrokinesis doesn’t resolve.

You may exile a red card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Pyrokinesis deals 4 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures.

While the root remains, the tree yet lives.

Regrowth

Return target card from your graveyard to your hand.

Sometimes the greatest strength is the strength of conviction.

Righteousness

Target blocking creature gets +7/+7 until end of turn.

A “blocking creature” is one that has been declared as a blocker this combat, or one that was put onto the battlefield blocking this combat. Unless that creature leaves combat, it continues to be a blocking creature through the end of combat step, even if the creature or creatures it was blocking are no longer on the battlefield or have otherwise left combat.

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Armory Guard - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Auramancer - 2003	Creature	$0.02 ^(0.00)
Battle Mastery - 2003	Enchantment	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Beast Within - 2003	Instant	$0.75 ^(0.00)
Blood Ogre - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Bonds of Faith - 2003	Enchantment	$0.02 ^(0.00)
Boros Guildgate - 2003	Land	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Cavalry Pegasus - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Condemn - 2003	Instant	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Conquering Manticore - 2003	Creature	$0.08 ^(0.00)
Crater Hellion - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Crowned Ceratok - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Daily Regimen - 2003	Enchantment	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Dawnstrike Paladin - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Deadly Recluse - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Destructive Revelry - 2003	Instant	$0.02 ^(0.00)
Deus of Calamity - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Dragon Blood - 2003	Artifact	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Fencing Ace - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Figure of Destiny - 2003	Creature	$0.08 ^(0.00)
Fires of Yavimaya - 2003	Enchantment	$0.15 ^(0.00)
Forest - 2003	Land	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Forest - 2003	Land	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Forest - 2003	Land	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Forest - 2003	Land	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Freewind Equenaut - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Ghor-Clan Savage - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Gorehorn Minotaurs - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Griffin Guide - 2003	Enchantment	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Gustcloak Sentinel - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Kamahl, Pit Fighter - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Kavu Predator - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Kazandu Refuge - 2003	Land	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Krosan Tusker - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
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Magma Jet - 2003	Instant	$0.02 ^(0.00)
Miraculous Recovery - 2003	Instant	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Moment of Heroism - 2003	Instant	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Mountain - 2003	Land	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Mountain - 2003	Land	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Mountain - 2003	Land	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Mountain - 2003	Land	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Mountain - 2003	Land	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Mountain - 2003	Land	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Mountain - 2003	Land	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Mountain - 2003	Land	$0.00 ^(0.00)
New Benalia - 2003	Land	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Nobilis of War - 2003	Creature	$0.00 ^(0.00)
Orcish Lumberjack - 2003	Creature	$0.15 ^(0.00)

Duel Decks: Heroes vs. Monsters