msem-instigator

All creatures get -X/-X until end of turn. X can't be 0.
Whenever a creature dies this turn, create a colorless artifact token named Lotus Petal with “{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.”

Whenever a creature you control dies, you may pay {W}. If you do, you get a glory counter. (You lose glory counters before life. A player with ten or more glory counters wins the game.)
{2}{W}, {T}: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate this ability only if you are glorious.

Flying
Whenever you cast a spell from exile, each opponent loses 2 life.

Flying, protection from Dragons

Winnow (Damage dealt to this creature also causes you to lose that much life.)
Whenever Vicious Slasher attacks, target creature gains winnow until end of turn.

As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may pay {1}{R}.
Put a double strike counter on target creature you control.
If this spell's additional cost was paid, untap each creature you control that attacked this turn instead. After this main phase, there is an additional combat phase followed by an additional main phase.

Choose one —
• Destroy target artifact or enchantment with mana value 3 or less.
• You gain 3 life. Draw a card.

Flying, haste
Whenever Vidal's Conjurant attacks, reveal the top six cards of your library. You may put an enchantment card with mana value 3 or less from among them onto the battlefield. If you do, sacrifice that enchantment at the beginning of the next end step. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

Haste
When Vidal enters the battlefield, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal an enchantment card with mana value 3 or less. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. Sacrifice that enchantment at the beginning of the next end step.

[+1]: Each player discards a card or sacrifices a creature.
[–3]: Vikalden deals X damage to any target and you gain X life, where X is the number of Swamps you control.
[–5]: You get an emblem with “{B}, Pay 2 life: Draw a card.”

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, each opponent loses 1 life.
I, II — Create a 1/1 black Actor creature token with lifelink.
III — Each opponent loses life equal to the number of tokens you control. You gain life equal to the life lost this way.

Whenever one or more creatures die for the first time each turn, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Whenever you cast a black noncreature spell, Villainy deals 2 damage to any target and you gain 2 life.

All creatures get -3/-3 until end of turn.

Destroy target creature or planeswalker. Each player loses life equal to that permanent's mana value.

Menace
Whenever a player gains life, that player sacrifices a permanent.

Flying
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained 4 or more life this turn, create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying.

Target player draws X cards and loses X life.

Archive 13 (As this enters the battlefield, shuffle the top thirteen cards of your main library into a new face up library. Sacrifice this after the archived library is empty.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose half your life, rounded up, and you draw half of the cards from the archived library, rounded up.

You may cast up to two target instant and/or sorcery cards from your graveyard this turn. If a spell cast this way would be put into your graveyard, exile it instead.

Whenever you attack, create a white Equipment artifact token with “Equipped creature gets +1/+1” and equip {1}. Attach it to an attacking creature you control.
At the beginning of your end step, untap each embattled creature you control. (A creature is embattled if it has a counter on it or has a permanent you control attached to it.)

Destroy target nonland permanent. You may return a card that shares a card type with that permanent from your graveyard to your hand.

When Vitality Maestro enters the battlefield, you gain 5 life.
Recite {G}{W} (You may cast this creature from your graveyard for its recite cost. If you do, exile it when it enters the battlefield or if it would leave the battlefield.)

Eureka! (At the beginning of each end step, you get a research counter if you cast a spell this turn. Then if you have eight or more research counters, remove them and create a Masterpiece token of your choice.)
Equipped creature gets +3/+2.
Equip {R}

Eureka! (At the beginning of each end step, you get a research counter if you cast a spell this turn. Then if you have eight or more research counters, remove them and create a Masterpiece token of your choice.)
Whenever an artifact enters the battlefield under your control, up to two target creatures get +1/+0 and haste until end of turn.

Whenever a nontoken permanent you control leaves the battlefield, create a token that's a copy of it. Exile the token at the beginning of the next end step.