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Flash
When this creature enters, you may return target instant or sorcery card in a graveyard or nonland permanent to its owner's hand.
Whenever this creature attacks, you may cast a spell from your hand with mana value less than this creature's power without paying its mana cost.

When this creature enters, return a creature you control to its owner's hand.
{2}{U}: This creature gets +2/-2 until end of turn.

Counter target spell if it has mana value 2 or less or if this spell was foretold.
Foretell {1}{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.)

Draw a card. If this spell was foretold, instead surveil 2, then draw two cards.
Foretell {2}{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.)

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

Flying
Belmord can't block.
{1}{B}: Create a 1/1 black Bat creature token with flying and “This creature can't block.” Activate only if a player gained or lost life this turn and only once each turn.

Siphon (Each -1/-1 counter you put on your creatures up to their remaining toughness while casting this pays for {1}.)
Destroy target creature or planeswalker.

This spell costs {1} less to cast for each card in your graveyard.
Arise {9}{B}. This ability costs {1} less to activate for each other card in your graveyard. ({9}{B}, Exile this from your graveyard as a sorcery: Create a black token copy of it that's also a Zombie and can't block.)

When this creature enters, put two -1/-1 counters on a creature you control.
{B}: Target creature with a counter on it gains deathtouch until end of turn.

Deathtouch
When this creature enters, if you cast it, target creature card in your graveyard gains arise until end of turn. Its arise cost is equal to its mana cost. (Exile that card from your graveyard and pay its arise cost as a sorcery: Create a black token copy of it that's also a Zombie and can't block.)

Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Then if you control a creature with toughness 4 or greater, create a 1/1 black Bat creature token with flying and “This creature can't block.”

Whenever this creature attacks, if you gained or lost life this turn, it gains flying until end of turn.
When this creature dies, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.

When The Dreadmoon Ascendancy enters, you may put two -1/-1 counters on target creature.
Whenever you put one or more counters on one or more other permanents, you may put a bale counter on The Dreadmoon Ascendancy.
{B}, Pay 1 life, Remove a bale counter from The Dreadmoon Ascendancy: Draw a card.

When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a creature. If you do, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Arise {2}{B} ({2}{B}, Exile this from your graveyard as a sorcery: Create a black token copy of it that's also a Zombie and can't block.)

Lifelink
{1}{W}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Target Knight or Soldier seeks secrets. (Give it that Oath Aura. Fulfill it by attacking with it and two or more other creatures to draw a card.)

Whenever you put one or more -1/-1 counters on one or more creatures, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.

Search your library for a card and reveal it. If it has mana value X or less and this spell was foretold, you may play it without paying its mana cost. Otherwise, put it into your hand. Then shuffle.
Foretell {X}{B}{B} (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.)

Target player draws two cards and loses 2 life. Up to one target creature seeks valor. (Give it that Oath Aura. Fulfill it by it dealing combat damage to a player to create a 2/1 white Soldier token.)

When this creature enters, it seeks secrets or valor. (Give it that Oath Aura. Fulfill secrets by attacking with it and two or more other creatures to draw a card. Fulfill valor by dealing combat damage to a player to create a 2/1 white Soldier token.)
Arise {3}{B}{B} ({3}{B}{B}, Exile this from your graveyard as a sorcery: Create a black token copy of it that's also a Zombie and can't block.)

Siphon (Each -1/-1 counter you put on your creatures up to their remaining toughness while casting this pays for {1}.)
Choose up to X, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast this spell —
• Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn.
• Surveil 2.
• Create a 1/1 black Bat creature token with flying and “This creature can't block.”

Whenever another Knight or Soldier you control enters, target player loses 1 life.

Whenever this creature enters or attacks, each player discards a card. If one or more land cards were discarded this way, this creature gains deathtouch until end of turn.
At the beginning of each opponent's end step, if that player didn't cast a spell this turn, that player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.

Menace
At the beginning of your end step, if you gained or lost life this turn, put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature.

Exile up to one target creature or planeswalker with mana value 3 or less. Then if this spell was foretold, target opponent chooses a creature or planeswalker they control. You gain control of that permanent.
Foretell {3}{U}{U}{B} (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.)

Until end of turn, target creature gets +3/+0 and gains “When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control.”
Foretell {B} (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.)