msem-instigator

Foretell {X}{U} (During your turn, you may pay {2} and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.)
Gain control of target creature with power 2 or less. If this spell was foretold, gain control of target creature with power X or less instead.

Counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays {1}. If there are four or more counters among creatures you control, counter that spell instead.

First strike (This creature deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

Starting with the next opponent in turn order, each player sacrifices a permanent. Repeat this process until the total mana value of all permanents sacrificed this way is 13 or greater, or until thirteen or more permanents have been sacrificed this way, or until there are no nonland permanents on the battlefield, whichever happens first. Exile Utter Pandemonium.

Exile all lands. For each land card exiled this way, Uttermost Obliteration deals 1 damage to that land's controller.

Deception {1}{B} ({1}{B}, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Unblocked attacking creatures you control get +1/+0.

Whenever V-4 Fixit or another artifact you control enters, target creature you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn.

({T}: Add {B} or {R}.)
As Vacated Bar enters, you may pay {1}. If you don't, Vacated Bar enters tapped.

Melee (Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each opponent you attacked this combat.)
When Vaeldan's Liberator dies, you may exile it. If you do, return a permanent card with mana value less than or equal to Vaeldan's Liberator's power from your graveyard to your hand.

Other legendary creatures you control get +1/+1.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may search your library for a legendary card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. If you do, you skip your draw step this turn and shuffle.

As Vaertris' Master Plan enters, exile the top five cards of any player's library.
You may play cards exiled with Vaertris' Master Plan.
When there are no cards exiled with Vaertris' Master Plan, return it to its owner's hand.

[+1]: Until end of turn, whenever target creature deals combat damage to a player, that player mills two cards.
[–1]: Tap target creature. It can't become untapped for as long as you control Vaertris, Mindmelder.
[–6]: You get an emblem with “Whenever you draw a card, target player mills three cards” and “{2}{U}: Draw a card.”

When Vagabond of the Dunes enters, each opponent discards a card.
Whenever an opponent discards a card, put a +1/+1 counter on Vagabond of the Dunes.
Surpass {5}{B} ({5}{B}: Transform this creature. This costs {1} less to activate for each counter
on it. Activate only as a sorcery.)

When Vagabones enters, look at the top two cards of your library. Put any number of them into your graveyard and the rest on top of your library in any order.

Flying
Ward—Pay 3 life.
Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, Valakut Hellkite deals 3 damage to any target.

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.