msem-instigator

Hollowghast, the Iron Phantom enters with three +1/+1 counters on it.
If damage would be dealt to Hollowghast, prevent that damage. Remove a +1/+1 counter from Hollowghast.

(Transcend as a sorcery to gain that type and a +1/+1 counter.)
{T}, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color.
{G}: Demigod — Whenever you cast a creature spell this turn, draw a card.
{4}{G}{G}: God — Creatures you control get +3/+3 and gain trample until end of turn.

First mate—Your starting deck contains only cards with mana value 0, 1, or 3. (If this card outside the game is your chosen first mate, you may swap it with a card in your opening hand.)
Menace
Once each turn, when one or more sources you control deal damage, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Hugo.

Menace
Whenever Hui Zhou, the Dark Visage perseveres, you may destroy another target legendary creature. (A creature perseveres when it survives damage.)

You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever a player casts a spell, put a +1/+1 counter on Humar.
At the beginning of your upkeep, target player draws cards equal to Humar's power.

[+1]: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to up to one other target permanent until your next turn.
[–2]: Target creature gets +3/+3 until your next turn.
[–3]: Untap all nonland permanents you control.

Creatures you control have “{T}: Add {C} or one mana of any of this creature's colors.”
Attain {5}{G} ({5}{G}: Transform this. Spend at least three colors of mana to activate this, and only as a sorcery.)

[+1]: Create a token that's a copy of another target permanent. Exile that token at the beginning of your next upkeep.
[–3]: If it's not an extra turn, you take an extra turn after this one, then skip your next turn that's not an extra turn.
[–6]: Until end of turn, planeswalkers become copies of I, Queen of Eons, except they aren't legendary. Destroy all nonland, non-I permanents.

Trample
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, you may return it to the battlefield. It becomes an Aura enchantment with enchant creature you control and “Enchanted creature gets +X/+X, where X is this Aura's mana value.”

{T}, Sacrifice Ilhus, Knight of Zarad: Destroy all creatures.

Flying, hexproof, haste
Blue permanents you control have hexproof.
Whenever you activate an ability of a red permanent, you may copy that ability. If you do, choose new targets for the copy.

Flying, trample, haste
Whenever you activate an ability of a nonland permanent, you may have Ilieth, Transcendent deals 2 damage to target creature.
{2}{R}: Creatures you control get +2/+0 until end of turn.

Vigilance
When Illari, Martyrized Tyrant enters, tap all other nonbasic permanents.
Players can't untap more than one nonbasic permanent during each of their untap steps.
When Illari dies, untap all permanents you control and you gain 5 life.

Whenever Imako, Ninefingers becomes tapped, exile the top three cards of target opponent's library face down.
You may look at cards exiled with Imako.
Sacrifice Imako: Turn all cards exiled with it face up. Exile all cards with those names from your opponent's graveyards.

Whenever Imisti, Elven Insurgent attacks, mill two cards. When you do, you may return target land card from your graveyard to your hand.
{X}{B}{G}: If Imisti has no +1/+1 counters on it, put X +1/+1 counters on Imisti. Activate only as a sorcery.

Flying
When Imperator Namuzzar enters, search your library for an artifact or enchantment card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Civilized — Lammasu you control get +2/+2 and have hexproof as long as you control an artifact, a creature, and an enchantment.

First strike, vigilance
Partner with Commander Hyctaleon (When this creature enters, target player may put Commander Hyctaleon into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may search your library for a Soldier card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Hexproof
Whenever another creature you control becomes the target of a spell an opponent controls, you may submerge that creature. (To submerge a card, exile it, then put it on the battlefield face down under its owner's control as a 2/2 creature.)
{1}{U}{U}: Turn target face-down creature you control face up.

Golden age (If you cast an instant or sorcery spell, activated a nonmana ability, and attacked this turn, enter a renaissance for this game.)
[+1]: Scry 1. If you're in a renaissance, draw a card.
[–2]: Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand if its mana value is 3 or less or if you're in a renaissance.
[–6]: Create two 8/8 blue Kraken creature tokens. If you're in a renaissance, take an extra turn after this one.

[+1]: Look at the top two cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the other into your graveyard.
[–2]: Return target card from your graveyard to the battlefield face down.
[–6]: Turn any number of face-up nonland permanents of your choice face down.

Whenever Inishtu, Desert Healer enters or attacks, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card into your graveyard.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if seven or more cards are in your graveyard, you may transform Inishtu.

{T}: Add {U} or {R}. Spend this mana only to cast an instant, sorcery, or Wizard spell.
Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, untap Innova.

{T}, Sacrifice a land: Destroy target land.

Inquirer, Roaming Rover attacks each combat if able.
Whenever Inquirer deals damage to an opponent, draw a card.

[+1]: Each opponent puts a -1/-1 counter on a creature they control.
[–1]: Exile target card in a graveyard. You gain life equal to its mana value.
[–6]: Choose a number. You draw that many cards and you lose that much life.