Rising Star
Creature — Human Cleric
Renown 2
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets Rising Star, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
As long as Rising Star has three or more +1/+1 counters and is renowned, it has flying and lifelink.
Some students attend Strixhaven only to try for Mage's Tower glory.
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House of the Rising Sun
Land
~ enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add .
, : Exile the top three cards of your library face-down, then reveal one of them at random. You may play the revealed card until the end of your next turn.
"The only things a gambler needs is a suitcase, Lord, and a trunk" - The Animals

House's Prerogative —
Sorcery (U)
Each player draws three cards, then discards two cards at random. If you spent to cast House's Prerogative, you look at those hands and choose the cards that are discarded instead.
"I'm sorry, friend," the kyren panjandrum said with a smile and a gesture. "Your coins were counterfeit and have been removed from the playing area. But by all means, continue your game."

Prerogative of the Crown
Instant
Cast this spell only if you're the monarch.
You gain control of target permanent or spell. You may choose new targets if it's a spell. That permanent or spell's controller becomes the monarch.
"You may approach."

Melt the Crown
Instant
Split Second
Destroy target artifact. If it was a Treasure, create a 1/1 red Dwarf creature token.
"It isn't about the gold or the gems; it's about a new beginning for our thaig!"

Facemelter

Sorcery
If you control a Bard, you may cast Facemelter as though it had flash.
Destroy target creature.

Facehugger
Enchantment Creature — Horror
Bestow
Whenever Facehugger blocks or becomes blocked by a creature, you may have Facehugger become an Aura and attach it to that creature.
, Sacrifice Facehugger: At the beginning of enchanted creature's next end step, they sacrifice it. When they do, search your library for a Horror creature card with mana value equal to or less than enchanted creature's mana value, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
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Krosan Treehugger [mc]1GW[c]
Creature - Elf Druid
[mc]T[/mc]: Target Treefolk doesn't untap during its controller's untap step until ~ leaves the battlefield or becomes untapped.
: ~ gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. You may exert it.
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Metal Sound
Sorcery
Improvise
Target player discards two cards.
When startled, Skarmory rubs its feathers together to distract and terrify.

Metal Claw
Artifact - Equipment
Equipped creature gets First Strike and "whenever this creature deals combat damage to another creature, put a +1/+1 counter on it."
Equip
Scizor's pincers, which contain steel, can crush any hard object it gets a hold of into bits.

Clawfoot Tub —
Artifact (U)
You may skip your untap and/or draw steps. Whenever you do, you gain 3 life.
General Kudro awoke with a start. Did he call the captains to attention? He squished the suds beneath his toes and sighed, relaxing. It could wait until tomorrow.

Tub of Ice Cream -
Artifact - Food
, Sacrifice ~ : You gain 3 life.
Whenever you were dealt 3 or more damage from a source you do not control, you may sacrifice ~. If you do, you gain 3 life and it becomes day.
Sometimes, nothing speaks happiness more than a tub of your favorite dessert.

Apply Heat
Sorcery
~ deals 2 damage to any target. If any of this damage would be prevented, draw a card.

Heat Metal
Instant
Destroy target artifact. If that artifact is attached to a creature or planeswalker, that artifact deals 2 damage to each creature or planeswalker it's attached to.

Death Metal, Tidehollow Keeper
Legendary Artifact Creature - Skeleton Artificer
~ has "Protection from mana value X or less", where X is the number of counter on it.
Whenever you sacrifice another artifact, you may exile it. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
Whenever a creature you control other than ~ dies, you may put its counters on another target creature you control.
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(Crypt of the Necrodancer meets Esper?)

In Love With Death
Legendary Enchantment — Background
Commander creature spells you cast cost less to cast and cost "Sacrifice a creature" more to cast.
"This is my ode to you, Pale Lady." — Thanos, the Mad Titan

Phage, the Touch of Death

Legendary Creature -- Avatar Minion
6/6
Deathtouch, menace
Whenever Phage, the Touch of Death deals combat damage to a player, that player loses the game.
Whenever Phage attacks an opponent for the first time each turn, untap her. After this phase there is an additional combat phase. Only Phage can attack during that phase and she must attack that opponent if able.

Phage Enters the Arena
Enchantment — Saga
I - Return target creature card from a graveyard to the battlefield under your control. Put a deathtouch counter on that creature.
II - Until end of turn, creatures with deathtouch you control gain "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to an opponent, they discard a card."
III - Until end of turn, target creature with deathtouch gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to an opponent, they lose the game."