msem-instigator

Menace
Whenever you sacrifice an artifact or creature, Crain's Crew gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Whenever Crain's Crony enters or attacks, reveal the top card of your library and put it into your hand. You lose life equal to that card's mana value.
At the beginning of each end step, if you didn't lose life this turn, you lose the game.

Each player reveals their hand. Choose a creature card revealed this way. Its owner discards it.
{2}{B}{B}, Exile Cranial Violation and six other cards from your graveyard: Put target creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. Activate only as a sorcery.

Target player discards two cards.
Kindle 2—{1}{B}{B} ({1}{B}{B}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create two 1/1 colorless Elemental creature tokens. Kindle only as a sorcery.)

Distribute four -1/-1 counters among any number of target creatures.

When Crinster Blacksmith enters, nourish 2. (To nourish 2, either put two +1/+1 counters on this creature or create two 1/1 white Citizen creature tokens.)

Choose one or both—
• Target creature has base toughness 1 until end of turn.
• Remove all but one loyalty counter from target planeswalker.

Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature attacks, put a -1/-1 counter on it.

Trial 3 (As you cast this spell, an opponent of your choice may pay 3 life. If they don't, they fail the trial.)
Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn. If that creature's controller failed the trial, it gets -4/-4 until end of turn instead.

Enchant creature
You may cast this spell from your graveyard if it targets a legendary creature you control.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has deathtouch.

Target creature gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. Put a deathtouch counter on it.

When Crooked Merchant dies, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with “{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.”)

Equipped creature gets +X/+X, where X is the number of cards in your graveyard.
Sacrifice a creature other than equipped creature: Equipped creature gains lifelink and indestructible until end of turn.
Equip {3}

You may pay {B} and 4 life rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.

At the beginning of your upkeep, mill a card.
{B}, Sacrifice Cruel Consultation: Exile any number of cards from your graveyard. Create an X/X black Djinn Horror creature token, where X is the number of card types among cards exiled this way.

Target player sacrifices a creature unless they discard a creature card.
Agonize (You may cast this card from your graveyard by putting a -1/-1 counter on a creature you control in addition to paying its other costs. Then exile this card.)

Destroy target creature.
Create a Vial token. (It's an artifact with “{1}, Sacrifice this and another permanent: Draw a card. Activate only during your turn.”)

Primal {1}{B} (During your turn, you may cast this spell for {1}{B} instead of playing a land.)
Each opponent discards two cards.

Each opponent discards two cards. If you control a Knight or Soldier, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

{1}{B}, Discard Crusher Claw: Target creature gains winnow until end of turn. (Damage dealt to it also causes its controller to lose that much life.)

Enchant player
Whenever one or more creatures you control die, enchanted player loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Menace, haste, decayed (This can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)
At the beginning of combat on each of your turns, if you have three or more creature cards in your graveyard and haven't controlled a creature named Crypt Gnawer this turn, return Crypt Gnawer from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Search your library for a card, exile it face down, then shuffle. For as long as that card remains exiled, you may cast it. It costs {2} more to cast this way if you don't control a legendary creature as you cast that spell.

Distribute two -1/-1 counters among one or two target creatures.

Whenever Culling Claw attacks, target creature gains winnow until end of turn. (Damage dealt to it also causes its controller to lose that much life.)