msem-instigator

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

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.

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.)

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

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

Search your library for up to three creature cards with mana value 2 or less, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
Inscribe {2}{W} ({2}{W}: Exile this card from your hand inscribed on a creature you control. Whenever that creature attacks, its controller may cast a copy of the inscribed card without paying its mana cost. Inscribe only as a sorcery.)

Choose one —
• Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn.
• Destroy target creature with toughness 4 or greater.

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.

As long as it's your turn, Vanguard of Glory has first strike.

Whenever Vanguard of the Barricade attacks, tap up to one target creature defending player controls and untap up to one other target creature you control.

{3}{W}: Exile Vanishing Memory and target creature an opponent controls.

Exile target nonland permanent. Return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of that player's next end step.

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.)
If this creature would die, you may instead put a card or token merged with it into its owner's graveyard. If you do, remove all damage marked on this creature.

As long as you control exactly one creature, no more than one creature can attack or block each combat.

Siphon (Each -1/-1 counter you put on your creatures up to their remaining toughness while casting this pays for {1}.)
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains indestructible until end of turn.

Lifelink
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to embattled creatures you control. (A creature is embattled if it has a counter on it or a permanent you control attached to it.)

Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, enchanted creature gains your choice of flying, vigilance, or lifelink until end of turn.

Flash
Spirited (When this creature enters, you may activate one of its activated abilities without paying its cost.)
{T}: Target creature gets +0/+4 until end of turn.

Adorned — At the beginning of your end step, if Venerated Knight is equipped and/or enchanted, put a +1/+1 counter on it.

Flying
Whenever Venerated Sanctity deals combat damage to a player, put a faith counter on it. Then you may pay {X}{W} and sacrifice Venerated Sanctity. When you do, exile target nonland permanent with mana value less than or equal to X plus the number of faith counters on Venerated Sanctity.

Opponents drawing a card during your turn causes one death knell of a permanent you control to trigger.
Death knell — Spells target opponent casts this turn cost {1} more to cast. (As a creature you control dies, trigger one death knell of that creature or another permanent you control.)

When Verdict of the Council enters, exile up to one target creature until Verdict of the Council leaves the battlefield.
White creatures you control get +1/+0.

Other Rebel creatures you control get +0/+1.
When Veteran Renegade enters, create a 1/1 white Rebel creature token.