The following cards are a list of futureshifted cards in the set, identifiable by their different, "futureshifted" card layout. They are notable for introducing new keywords, having unusual abilities or type combinations, and/or for previewing blocks that will be released.
Cycles
- Grandeur cycle: Baru, Fist of Krosa, Korlash, Heir to Blackblade, Linessa, Zephyr Mage, Oriss, Samite Guardian, Tarox Bladewing
- Baru references Kamahl, Fist of Krosa.
- Korlash references Dakkon Blackblade.
- Linessa references Alexi, Zephyr Mage.
- Oriss references Orim, Samite Healer (her Grandeur ability is the same as found on a kicked Orim's Chant) and Cho-Manno, Revolutionary (the Fountain of Cho is visible in the art).
- Tarox references Rorix Bladewing.
- Textless vanilla cycle: Blade of the Sixth Pride, Blind Phantasm, Fomori Nomad, Mass of Ghouls, Nessian Courser
- Allied-color-lands cycle: Graven Cairns, Grove of the Burnwillows, Horizon Canopy, Nimbus Maze, River of Tears
- Sliver cycle: Frenzy Sliver, Homing Sliver, Lymph Sliver, Mesmeric Sliver, Virulent Sliver
- Non-creature with morph vertical cycle: Lumithread Field (enchantment), Whetwheel (artifact), Zoetic Cavern (land)
Preview cards
- Tenth Edition reprinted cards: Mass of Ghouls
- Lorwyn preview card: Goldmeadow Lookout (technically)
- Morningtide preview card: Boldwyr Intimidator
- Shadowmoor preview cards: Graven Cairns, Mistmeadow Skulk
- Eventide preview card: Phosphorescent Feast which would be a pre-Chroma card.
- Scars of Mirrodin preview card: Bloodshot Trainee
Possibles
- Possible future victorian/graveyard set preview cards: Bitter Ordeal, Death Rattle, Grinning Ignus, Patrician's Scorn, Grave Scrabbler, Street Wraith. Unattached to the Victorian theme are Tombstalker, Bridge from Below, Yixlid Jailer.
- Possible poison set preview cards: Snake Cult Initiation, Virulent Sliver.
- Possible artifact set preview cards: Steamflogger Boss
- Possible Muraganda set preview cards: Muraganda Petroglyphs, Imperiosaur
- Possible Scars of Mirrodin block preview cards: Darksteel Garrison, Sarkomite Myr
Previewed themes
- Esper (and possibly Scars of Mirrodin) - colored artifacts theme: Sarcomite Myr
- Alara block - Nacatl cat-people: Nacatl War-Pride
- Lorwyn block - Tribal cardtype: Bound in Silence, Jace Beleren artwork: Blind Phantasm
- Rise of the Eldrazi - Colorless nonartifact spells: Ghostfire
Previewed locations
Mix-and-Match cards
A loose array of cards, each with two keyword mechanics which beneficially work together.
- Bogardan Lancer (Bloodthirst and Flanking, one making the own creature stronger and the other to make opposing creatures weaker)
- Cutthroat il-Dal (Hellbent and Shadow)
- Gathan Raiders (Hellbent and Morph - Discard a card to reach Hellbent)
- Gibbering Descent (Hellbent and Madness to play the card when discarding it to reach Hellbent)
- Haze of Rage (Storm and Buyback to up the Storm counter by replaying the card)
- Ichor Slick (Cycling and Madness to play the card while cycling)
- Kavu Primarch (Kicker and Convoke to pay the kicker cost)
- Marshaling Cry (Cycling and Flashback to play the card after having it cycled)
- Molten Disaster (Kicker and Split second when kicked)
- Mystic Speculation (Scry and Buyback to scry repeatedly)
- Ravaging Riftwurm (Kicker to add counters and Vanishing)
- Spirit en-Dal (Shadow and Forecast to give Shadow to other creatures)
- Sprout Swarm (Buyback and Convoke to pay the Buyback cost with)
- Thornweald Archer (Deathtouch and Reach to hit Flying creatures with Deathtouch)
Others
- Cards that introduce new keywords but are otherwise usual: Arcanum Wings, Darksteel Garrison, Fleshwrither, Logic Knot, Quagnoth, Snake Cult Initiation, Spin into Myth, Vedalken Æthermage
- Enchantments that tap: Flowstone Embrace, Second Wind, Witch's Mist
- Normal abilities with unusual costs: Deepcavern Imp, Edge of Autumn, Shah of Naar Isle, Skizzik Surger, Whip-Spine Drake, Street Wraith
- Aven Mindcensor - Affects opponent's ability to search their library for cards.
- Bloodshot Trainee - Has an ability dependent on its own power being above a certain number.
- Bonded Fetch - Defender with haste.
- Bound in Silence - First Tribal type card.
- Bridge from Below - An enchantment that only has abilities while in the graveyard.
- Centaur Omenreader - Reduces creature spell costs, as long as it is tapped. It has the Snow type.
- Daybreak Coronet - Introduces lifelink, Enchant creature with another aura attached to it
- Dryad Arbor - Land creature (see Manland).
- Emblem of the Warmind - An aura that affects all creatures you control.
- Ghostfire - A colorless sorcery that nevertheless costs colored mana to play. It's flavour text mentions Ugin, the Spirit Dragon, who is later revealed to be one of the planeswalkers that imprisoned the Eldrazi on Zendikar.
- Henchfiend of Ukor - Return of the hybrid mana symbol, and the introduction of off-color echo costs.
- Imperiosaur - 'Muraganda' plane native, card dependent on basic lands.
- Imperial Mask - Enchantment that copies itself to each teammate you have.
- Lucent Liminid - Enchantment creature, which has no enchantment-specific abilities.
- Muraganda Petroglyphs - 'Muraganda' plane native, card that supports vanilla creatures.
- Nacatl War-Pride - Creature that replicates itself depending on how many defenders there are.
- Narcomoeba - Pseudo-madness ability that allows it to be put into play when sent from the library to the graveyard.
- Nix - A cheap but rather niche counterspell against spells that were played for no mana.
- Phosphorescent Feast - Card that gets more powerful when there are more green mana symbols in your hand's cards, an ability that became Eventide's chroma.
- Ramosian Revivalist - A Rebel puller that uses the graveyard instead of the library.
- Sarcomite Myr - An artifact that costs colored mana to play (see colored artifacts).
- Seht's Tiger - Flash creature that gives you protection from the color of your choice the turn it comes into play.
- Shapeshifter's Marrow - A more sedate card in the tradition of Yet Another Æther Vortex.
- Spellweaver Volute - Enchants an instant card in the graveyard.
- Spellwild Ouphe - A card that reduces the cost of spells that target it.
- Sporoloth Ancient - Creature that can only put spore counters on itself, but oddly gives a spore counter removing ability to every creature. (this ability does however costs 1 less spore counter to activate then other fungus abilities)
- Steamflogger Boss - Only card to have rules text that had no effect when it was created. "Contraption" is known to be a type of Artifact, but the term "assemble" has no meaning in Magic rules. It also states Rigger as a creature type, but the only creature with this type so far is Steamflogger Boss itself. This card has been reported to be a joke or red herring at the time of creation, but that may change in the future.
- Storm Entity - Creature with the storm-like ability to gain +1/+1 for each spell previously played on this turn.
- Tarmogoyf - Introduces the Planeswalker card type.
- Thunderblade Charge - Sorcery that can flashback itself indefinitely whenever you deal combat damage.
- Yixlid Jailer - Cards in the graveyard lose all abilities.