msem-instigator

Flying
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.)
When Bitter Corvus enters, you may reveal the top X cards of your library, where X is Bitter Corvus' power. You may put up to one card revealed this way into your hand. You lose life equal to its mana value. Put the rest into your graveyard.

At the beginning of combat on your turn, target embattled creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains vigilance and indestructible until end of turn. (A creature is embattled if it has a counter on it or has a permanent you control attached to it.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, mill a card.
Whenever a creature card is put into your graveyard from anywhere, if that card has flying, you may put a flying counter on Berylscale Alaj. Repeat this process for first strike, double strike, deathtouch, hexproof, lifelink, menace, reach, trample, and vigilance.

When Paul, Rock Bottom dies, you may discard a card. If you do, return this card from your graveyard to your hand at the beginning of the next end step.
[+1]: Draw a card, then discard a card.
[0]: Until end of turn, Paul becomes a 2/2 Construct creature with prowess. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to them this turn.
[–3]: Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.

Flying
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, you may exchange control of it and target creature. Then the spell's controller may choose new targets for it.

Whenever a player casts a creature spell, they sacrifice a creature.
Revive—{3}{B}{G}, Sacrifice a creature. ({3}{B}{G}, Sacrifice a creature, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it except it has no mana cost. Revive only as a sorcery.)

Slipsand Oasis enters tapped unless you played it from exile.
{T}: Add {W} or {B}.

Enchant creature
When Kalku Initiation enters, you lose 3 life and discard a card.
Enchanted creature gets +3/+2, has ward {2}, and has “Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, draw two cards.”

When Crackling Palm Ascetic enters, target creature gains double strike until end of turn.

Reveal the top card of your library. You may put a land card revealed this way or a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.

{16}, {T}: Time Cube gains “At the beginning of your end step, if it's not an extra turn, take three extra turns after this one” and loses this ability.

This spell costs {2} less to cast for each creature that died this turn.
Flying, trample

When Umbersteed dies, target creature an opponent controls gets -4/-4 until end of turn.
Foreshadow {5}{B}{B} (You may cast this spell for its foreshadow cost. If you do, also trigger its “dies” abilities when it enters.)

Reveal the bottom two cards of your library. You may put one of those cards into your hand. If you do, target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is that card's mana value.

First strike
Disgraced 1 (This enters with a -1/-1 counter. Whenever it deals combat damage to a player, remove all -1/-1 counters from it.)

Source Decay deals 2 damage to each opponent. Create two 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature tokens.
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may pay {2}{B}{R} and sacrifice it. If you do, return Source Decay from your graveyard to your hand.

Gruff Clutch enters with six +1/+1 counters on it.
{R}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Gruff Clutch: It deals 1 damage to any target.

{T}: Add {C}.
{4}{U}, {T}: Draw a card.
At the beginning of your end step, if you have eight or more cards in your hand, you may pay {5}{U}{U} and exile this land. When you do, take an extra turn after this one.

Towering Boughs enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R} or {G}.
{3}{R}{G}: Until end of turn, Towering Boughs becomes a 6/6 red and green Treefolk creature with with trample and “Whenever this creature attacks or blocks, torment yourself.” It's still a land. (To torment yourself, lose 3 life unless you discard a card or sacrifice a nonland permanent.)

Converge — Let It Burn enters with a charge counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.
{1}{R}, Remove a charge counter from Let It Burn: It deals 3 damage to any target.
When there are no charge counters on Let It Burn, return it to its owner's hand.

As Scion of Silence enters, choose a nonland card name.
Other permanents with the chosen name lose all abilities.

{T}, Pay 1 life: Add {G} or {W}.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice Overgrown Refuge: Investigate. (Create a colorless Clue artifact token with “{2}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”)

When Mindbreak Artisan enters, you may search your library for an artifact card, reveal it, shuffle, then put that card on top.
Other artifacts you control have “You may choose not to untap this artifact during your untap step” and “{3}{U}{U}, {T}: Gain control of target creature for as long as you control this artifact and it remains tapped.”

When Guardian of the Wurm enters, create a 6/6 green Wurm creature token with trample.