msem-instigator

Valdez's Strike Leader can't be blocked if you have more cards in hand than defending player.

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

When Vale Ruins enters, you gain 1 life.
{T}, Sacrifice Vale Ruins: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

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.

Advance {6}{W}{W} (Cast this for {6}{W}{W} to advance it as it enters. {6}{W}{W}: Advance this as a sorcery.)
Flying, vigilance, lifelink
Whenever Valera, Constructed Angel advances, destroy all nonartifact creatures.

Whenever you cast a spell that targets, put a loyalty counter on Valeri Kripac and create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
[+1]: Add {R}. If you spend this mana on a spell that targets, that spell can't be countered.
[–2]: Exile target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard. You may play it until the end of your next turn. If you do, exile that spell instead of putting it anywhere else.

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.)

Vigilance
Engage (This creature must be blocked each combat if able.)
Other Soldiers you control get +1/+1 and have first strike.

Valeron Vanguard can't be blocked by 1/1 creatures.

[+1]: Reveal the top card of your library. If it doesn't have the same name as a card in your graveyard or a permanent you control, put it into your hand. Otherwise, put it into your graveyard.
[–2]: Return target card from your graveyard to your hand.
[–8]: Return all other cards from your graveyard to your hand. Until end of turn, spells you cast cost {5} less to cast.

If one or more counters would be put on a creature you control, that many plus one of each of those kinds of counters are put on that creature instead.

Flying
When Valiant Instructor enters, you return up to one target enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.

Whenever Valinov Collector or another artifact you control enters, Valinov Collector deals 2 damage to each opponent and you gain 2 life.

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.

Advance {3}{R}{W}{B} (Cast this for {3}{R}{W}{B} to advance it as it enters. {3}{R}{W}{B}: Advance this as a sorcery.)
Whenever Valinov Vandal advances, target opponent sacrifices a permanent. Put a +1/+1 counter on Valinov Vandal.

Valley Falls enters tapped unless you control two or more white and/or blue permanents.
{T}: Add {W} or {U}.

When Valley's Majesty enters, draw a card, then choose a card name.
Nonbasic lands you control with the chosen name have “{T}: Add two mana of any one color.”

Enchant creature
When Valorous Ideal enters, target creature can't block this turn.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+0 and attacks each combat if able.
When Valorous Ideal is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return Valorous Ideal to its owner's hand.

Trample
Whenever this creature enters or transforms into Valseid, Leyran Brute, it deals 2 damage to any target that isn't a blocking creature and you gain 2 life.
{3}{R}{G}: Transform Valseid, Leyran Brute. Activate only if it's attacking.

Trample
Whenever this creature transforms into Valseid, Leyran Ravager or you cast a Wolf or Werewolf spell, Valseid, Leyran Ravager deals 2 damage to any target that isn't a blocking creature and you gain 2 life.
At the beginning of your end step, if Valseid didn't attack this turn, transform it.

Motivate 1 (When this creature enters, you may motivate target creature with less power than this by putting a +1/+1 counter on it.)
{2}{W}{W}: Exile Valtrian Cavalier, then return it to the battlefield under your control.

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.)

Vampire Partaker can't block.
Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on Vampire Partaker. You gain 1 life. Activate only as a sorcery.

Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters attached to that creature.)
Enchanted creature gets +2/+1.
Sacrifice a creature: Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Enchant creature you control
Vanishing 3 (This permanent enters with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter from it. When the last is removed, sacrifice it.)
Enchanted creature gets +3/+3.
When Vampiric Appetite leaves the battlefield, sacrifice enchanted creature.