msem-instigator

Renown 1 (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
Whenever a creature you control becomes renowned, create a 1/1 red Soldier creature token with haste.

Flash
Deathtouch

Cadence (Whenever you cast a spell, if its mana value is greater than this creature's power, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.)

Rhapsody {4}{R}{W} (Pay {4}{R}{W} to cast this as a 4/4, or as a sorcery to make it become a 4/4.)
Lifelink, haste

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Menagerie — When Uplifting Companion enters, if there are five or more creature types among creatures you control, up to two target creatures you control gain flying until end of turn.

Constructs you control have haste.
When Urak, Voice of the Horde or another Construct you control enters, creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
Respawn (When this creature dies, if it attacked this turn, return it to its owner's hand.)

{4}{B}{B}: Return Urchin Defector from your graveyard to the battlefield transformed.

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Deception {1}{B} ({1}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Unblocked attacking creatures you control get +1/+0.

As long as an opponent has one or fewer cards in hand, Valdez gets +2/+0 and has menace.

First mate—There are four or fewer different mana costs among nonland cards in your starting deck. (If this card outside the game is your chosen first mate, you may swap it with a card in your opening hand.)
First strike
Each spell your opponents cast that would cost less than three mana to cast costs {1} more to cast.

Persist (When this creature dies, if it had no -1/-1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a -1/-1 counter on it.)

Advance {4}{B}{B} (Cast this for {4}{B}{B} to advance it as it enters. {4}{B}{B}: Advance this as a sorcery.)
Flying
Whenever Valinov Siphoner advances, target player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Flying
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)

Whenever Vanguard of the Barricade attacks, tap up to one target creature defending player controls and untap up to one other target creature you control.

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Vaporkin can block only creatures with flying.

Flying, haste
{R}: Varagan Wyrmling gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate this ability only up to three times each turn.

Whenever one or more creatures attack you or a planeswalker you control, reveal the top card of your library, then put a -1/-1 counter on each attacking creature with the same mana value as the revealed card.

Hexproof
As long as an opponent controls a permanent you own, Vault Sentinel gets +4/+4.

Flash
Embellish {5}{U} (If you cast this spell for {5}{U}, create a 1/1 blue Thopter artifact creature token with flying when it enters.)
Whenever Vectis Entrancer or another artifact you control enters, tap target creature an opponent controls. It loses all abilities until end of turn.

When Vedalken Machinist enters, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you control three or more artifacts, draw a card.

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard.
When Vedalken Reshaper enters, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

When Vedalken Wingcrafter enters, create a 1/1 colorless Thopter artifact creature token with flying.

Haste
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
If a player casting a noncreature spell would cause an ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.

{B}: Veilborn Hunter gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Sacrifice another creature: Veilborn Hunter gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it.