msem-instigator

The next time target creature would be dealt damage this turn, prevent all but 1 of that damage. Whenever that creature perseveres this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on it. (A creature perseveres when it survives damage.)

Flying
When Ascended Explorer enters the battlefield, return target creature card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield.

Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. You gain 3 life.
Memento {4}{W}{W} (You may cast this from your graveyard for {4}{W}{W}. If you do, put it onto the battlefield transformed after it resolves. Exile it if it would leave the battlefield or not resolve.)

When Asham's Path enters the battlefield, you gain 8 life.
{1}{W}{W}: Transform Asham's Path. Activate only if your fealty to Plains is five or greater.

Indestructible
Asham, God of Morality's power is equal to your life total.
Creatures you don't control have base power 1.

Gestalt (When this or another creature enters under your control, you may merge it with the one in play, keeping counters and attachments. They become the permanent on top plus all abilities from under it.)
This creature can't be sacrificed.

Flying, vigilance
Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, create a 2/2 green Ox creature token.
{3}{W}, Tap three untapped Oxen you control: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.

Whenever a storied permanent enters the battlefield under your control, tap target creature an opponent controls. (Enchantments and legendary permanents are storied.)

Rhapsody {3}{W}{W} (Pay {3}{W}{W} to cast this as a 4/4, or as a sorcery to make it become a 4/4.)
Lifelink

Whenever Aspiring Hero attacks alone, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
When Aspiring Hero dies, each opponent gains life equal to its power.

Vanguard — Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

Target player sacrifices an attacking creature.
Bulwark — That player sacrifices two attacking creatures instead if you control a creature with toughness 4 or greater.

Exile target nonland permanent. For each of its colors, its controller creates a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token.

First strike
Chronicle (As this enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Stop after III.) [3/3]
[Lore I-II] Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two other target creatures you control.
[Lore III] Remove all lore counters from Astral Capricine. Create two 0/1 white Goat creature tokens.

Flying
When Atieh's Elite enters the battlefield, judge another target creature you control. (Honor it by putting a +1/+1 counter on it or condemn it by sacrificing it to draw a card.)
Whenever you honor a creature, until end of turn, that creature has base power and toughness 4/4, gains flying, and becomes an Angel in addition to its other types.

Choose one or both —
• Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to creatures this turn.
• Detain target creature. (Until your next turn, that creature can't attack or block and its activated abilities can't be activated.)

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)
When Attended Knight enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.

Enchant creature
As long as you control an untapped creature, enchanted creature can't attack or block.

{2}{W}: Audacious Knight gains first strike and vigilance until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike. Attacking does not cause it to tap.)

Enchant creature
When Aura of Leadership enters the battlefield, create four 1/1 white Human Soldier creature tokens.
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2.

When Auramancer enters the battlefield, you may return target enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.

Target player sacrifices an enchantment.
Spell mastery — If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, return up to one enchantment card from your graveyard to your hand.

Exile target tapped creature. Its controller gains 3 life.

Choose target creature or planeswalker. Its controller may exile it. If that player doesn't, they sacrifice all other creatures and planeswalkers they control.

Vigilance
Avatar of Utsenchep can block any number of creatures.
All creatures able to block Avatar of Utsenchep do so.