A Reckoning Approaches

When you set this scheme in motion, look at the top six cards of your library. You may put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

Because I Have Willed It

(An ongoing scheme remains face up until it's abandoned.)
Spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
At the beginning of your opponents' end step, if they cast four or more spells this turn, abandon this scheme.

Abilities that reduce the cost of a spell apply after abilities that raise them. For example, Borrowed Malevolence with both modes chosen costs {1}{B} to cast if this scheme is face up.

Effects that reduce the generic mana cost of a spell can’t reduce that spell’s colored mana requirements.

For this scheme’s second ability to trigger, the players on the opposing team must have cast four spells total among them.

If an instant or sorcery spell has {X} in its mana cost, choose the value for X first, then reduce the cost by {1}. For example, Volcanic Geyser with X chosen as 4 costs {3}{R}{R} to cast if this scheme is face up.

If an opponent cast a spell during the opposing team’s turn and then left the game, that spell counts when determining whether the last ability of this scheme triggers.

In a Supervillain Rumble game, the last ability of this scheme triggers at the beginning of each opponent’s end step if that player alone has cast four or more spells that turn.

The second ability only checks that four or more spells were cast. It doesn’t matter if those spells are countered or fail to resolve for other reasons.

Behold My Grandeur

When you set this scheme in motion, add {U}{B}{R} to your mana pool.
When you set this scheme in motion, if you control six or more lands, you may search your library for a card with converted mana cost 6 or greater, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.

The number of lands you control is checked as you set this scheme in motion and again as its second ability resolves. Once this scheme has been set in motion, you can’t play a land or use an effect to put one onto the battlefield before the second ability could trigger.

This scheme adds mana during your precombat main phase. If you don’t spend it before you move to your combat step, it will empty from your mana pool as your main phase ends.

This scheme’s first ability isn’t a mana ability. Opponents may respond to it before you have that mana.

When you set this scheme in motion, add {U}{B}{R}.
When you set this scheme in motion, if you control six or more lands, you may search your library for a card with mana value 6 or greater, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Bow to My Command

(An ongoing scheme remains face up until it's abandoned.)
As you set this scheme in motion, choose an opponent.
Creatures the chosen player controls can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.
At the beginning of your opponents' end step, they may tap any number of untapped creatures they control with total power 8 or greater. If they do, abandon this scheme.

If multiple abilities trigger at the beginning of your opponents’ end step, first their abilities are put onto the stack in any order, and then you put your abilities onto the stack in any order. Your abilities resolve before theirs do.

If the chosen player leaves the game, this scheme isn’t abandoned, but its middle ability won’t have any effect anymore. You won’t choose a new player.

In a Supervillain Rumble game, this scheme’s last ability triggers at the beginning of each opponent’s end step. Only that player may tap untapped creatures they control.

Once your opponents have chosen to tap creatures, you can’t take any action until they’re tapped and this scheme has been abandoned.

To pay the cost of this scheme’s second ability, your opponents collectively need to tap creatures with total power 8 or greater. Those creatures may be controlled by different teammates.

Your opponents may tap creatures that came under their control this turn to pay the cost of this scheme’s last ability.

Choose Your Demise

When you set this scheme in motion, look at the top four cards of your library and separate them into a face-down pile and a face-up pile. An opponent chooses one of those piles. Put the cards in that pile into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

The split doesn’t have to be even. The piles can be split with a single card in one pile and three cards in another. A pile can even have zero cards in it—in this case, an opponent chooses whether to put all the cards into your hand or into your library.

You choose one opponent to make the final choice of which pile is put into your hand, but all players may discuss and advise this choice.

You don’t have to reveal the cards in the face-down pile, no matter which zone they’re put into. Resist the urge to gloat at the heroes if their decision serves your master plan.

"Pain is a delusion of the weak. I'll demonstrate."

Delight in the Hunt

When you set this scheme in motion, create a 3/3 black Horror creature token and prevent all damage that would be dealt to creatures you control this turn.

This scheme’s effect prevents damage that would be dealt to any creature you control this turn, even those that come under your control later in the turn.

"Let me unburden you of these fatuous hopes."

Every Dream a Nightmare

When you set this scheme in motion, each opponent discards a card. You draw a card for each land card discarded this way.

In a Supervillain Rumble game, first the next player in turn order chooses a card in hand without revealing it, then each other opponent in turn order does the same. Then all the chosen cards are discarded simultaneously.

"My generosity blesses you all, even the undeserving."

For Each of You, a Gift

When you set this scheme in motion, for each opponent, create a 3/3 black Horror creature token that attacks that player each combat if able.

Each Horror token can attack only the player it was created for. It can’t attack a planeswalker that player controls.

If one of these creatures can’t attack its player during a given turn (perhaps because that player has left the game, or because a member of the opposing team has gained control of it), it may attack another player, attack a planeswalker an opponent controls, or not attack at all. If there’s a cost associated with having that creature attack its player, you aren’t forced to pay that cost, so it may attack another player, attack a planeswalker an opponent controls, or not attack at all.

If two or more effects require a creature to attack different players or planeswalkers, such as that of this scheme and that of Gideon Jura’s first ability, that creature’s controller chooses one to fulfill.

Know Evil

When you set this scheme in motion, until your next turn, up to one target opponent can't attack with creatures, up to one target opponent can't cast creature spells, and up to one target opponent can't cast noncreature spells. You can't target any player more than once.

If you don’t have three opponents left, you choose which effects won’t have a target. For example, if you have only one opponent left, you can choose no target for the first or second effect and just stop that player from casting noncreature spells.

If you leave a Supervillain Rumble game after setting this scheme in motion but before your next turn begins, its effects last until your next turn would have begun. They neither expire immediately nor last indefinitely.

The player who can’t cast noncreature spells can still play lands.

You can’t target the same player more than once with this scheme’s ability. This ability doesn’t affect choosing targets for spells and other abilities.

When you set this scheme in motion, until your next turn, up to one target opponent can't attack with creatures, up to one target opponent can't cast creature spells, and up to one target opponent can't cast noncreature spells. You can't choose any player as a target more than once.

"To think you've spent years honing your body only to die like this."

Make Yourself Useful

When you set this scheme in motion, destroy target creature an opponent controls. If a creature is destroyed this way, you gain life equal to its toughness.

If the target creature isn’t destroyed, most likely because it has indestructible, you won’t gain any life. The same is true if the target creature leaves the battlefield before this scheme’s triggered ability resolves.

My Forces Are Innumerable

(An ongoing scheme remains face up until it's abandoned.)
At the beginning of your end step, create a 3/3 black Horror creature token.
At the beginning of your opponents' end step, they may sacrifice two creatures. If they do, abandon this scheme.

In a Supervillain Rumble game, this scheme’s last ability triggers at the beginning of each opponent’s end step. Only that player may sacrifice creatures.

To pay the cost of this scheme’s second ability, your opponents need to sacrifice two creatures total. Those creatures may be controlled by different teammates.

"Groveling already? I'm just starting to enjoy myself."

My Laughter Echoes

(An ongoing scheme remains face up until it's abandoned.)
Whenever you set a non-ongoing scheme in motion, you may abandon this scheme. If you do, set that scheme in motion again.

You may resolve the new non-ongoing scheme’s triggered ability before you decide whether or not to set it in motion again.

"Your companions were lucky to have died first."

No One Will Hear Your Cries

When you set this scheme in motion, each opponent chooses a creature he or she controls, then sacrifices the rest.

All of the other creatures are sacrificed simultaneously after the opposing team chooses which creatures to keep.

If an opponent controls no creatures, that player isn’t affected by this scheme.

In a Supervillain Rumble game, first the next player in turn order chooses a creature, then each other opponent in turn order does the same. Then the other creatures are sacrificed simultaneously.

When you set this scheme in motion, each opponent chooses a creature they control, then sacrifices the rest.

Pay Tribute to Me

When you set this scheme in motion, each opponent sacrifices a creature. If you control six or more lands, each opponent sacrifices another creature.

If a creature has an ability that triggers when another creature dies, it will see other creatures sacrificed at the same time as it. If it’s sacrificed as one of the first creatures, it won’t see the creatures sacrificed the second time.

If a creature has an ability that triggers when it or another creature dies, that ability won’t resolve until after the scheme’s triggered ability has completely resolved.

In a Supervillain Rumble game, first the next player in turn order chooses a creature, then each other opponent in turn order does the same. Then the chosen creatures are sacrificed simultaneously. Then repeat this process if you control six or more lands.

The number of lands you control is checked as this scheme’s triggered ability resolves. You can’t play a land during your turn before it resolves.

The opposing team chooses one creature controlled by each player on that team to sacrifice, then the chosen creatures are sacrificed simultaneously. If you control six or more lands, repeat this process.

Power Without Equal

When you set this scheme in motion, draw three cards. You have no maximum hand size until your next turn. If you control six or more lands, you may cast up to three nonland cards from your hand without paying their mana costs.

If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t choose to cast it for any alternative costs, such as emerge costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Tormenting Voice, you must pay those to cast the card.

If you control six or more lands, you’ll draw three cards and get to cast three spells for free. No player may take any actions between the time you draw three cards and the time you finish casting free spells.

You must cast any of the three spells you wish to cast for free while this scheme’s ability is resolving. You’ll have to pay the mana cost of any spells cast later in the turn, even if you cast fewer than three as you resolved this ability. The spells will be added to the stack in the order that you cast them.

When you set this scheme in motion, draw three cards. You have no maximum hand size until your next turn. If you control six or more lands, you may cast up to three spells from your hand without paying their mana costs.

"Cry out for your comrades so that they may join you in misery."

The Mighty Will Fall

When you set this scheme in motion, choose an opponent with the highest life total among your opponents. That player loses 7 life.

There Is No Refuge

When you set this scheme in motion, it deals 3 damage to up to one target creature. Create a 3/3 black Horror creature token.

If you choose a target creature and it becomes an illegal target by the time this scheme’s triggered ability would resolve, the entire ability doesn’t resolve. You won’t create a Horror token.

The effects of this scheme’s triggered ability in multiples within the same turn are cumulative. It’s also cumulative with other effects that let you play additional lands, such as that of Explore.

This scheme’s effect allows you to play an additional land during your main phase. Doing so follows the normal timing rules for playing lands.

You can choose to target zero creatures. If you do, you’ll still create the Horror token.

"Little insects, I have created entire worlds and extinguished twice as many."

This World Belongs to Me

When you set this scheme in motion, draw two cards. You may play an additional land this turn.

What's Yours Is Now Mine

When you set this scheme in motion, gain control of target creature an opponent controls and untap it.

Auras and Equipment attached to that creature remain attached, but you don’t gain control of them.

This scheme doesn’t grant haste to the target creature. It won’t be able to attack during this turn unless it has haste or somehow gains haste.

You can target and gain control of an untapped creature this way.

You control that creature indefinitely. If the owner of the target creature leaves the game, that creature leaves the game as well.

"Don't fret, infants. It wouldn't have worked anyway."

When Will You Learn?

When you set this scheme in motion, each opponent exiles the top card of his or her library. You may cast any number of nonland cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.

If the owner of one of the exiled cards leaves the game, that card leaves the game as well.

You must cast any of the exiled cards you wish to cast for free while this scheme’s ability is resolving. You can’t wait until later in the turn. Any cards not cast this way remain exiled for the rest of the game. The spells will be added to the stack in the order that you cast them.

When you set this scheme in motion, each opponent exiles the top card of their library. You may cast any number of spells from among cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.

Card (20)	Type	Rarity	Cost	^{$1.00 (0.00)} Price
A Reckoning Approaches				$0.05 ^(0.00)
Because I Have Willed It				$0.05 ^(0.00)
Behold My Grandeur				$0.05 ^(0.00)
Bow to My Command				$0.05 ^(0.00)
Choose Your Demise				$0.05 ^(0.00)
Delight in the Hunt				$0.05 ^(0.00)
Every Dream a Nightmare				$0.05 ^(0.00)
For Each of You, a Gift				$0.05 ^(0.00)
Know Evil				$0.05 ^(0.00)
Make Yourself Useful				$0.05 ^(0.00)
My Forces Are Innumerable				$0.05 ^(0.00)
My Laughter Echoes				$0.05 ^(0.00)
No One Will Hear Your Cries				$0.05 ^(0.00)
Pay Tribute to Me				$0.05 ^(0.00)
Power Without Equal				$0.05 ^(0.00)
The Mighty Will Fall				$0.05 ^(0.00)
There Is No Refuge				$0.05 ^(0.00)
This World Belongs to Me				$0.05 ^(0.00)
What's Yours Is Now Mine				$0.05 ^(0.00)
When Will You Learn?				$0.05 ^(0.00)

Archenemy: Nicol Bolas Schemes