
Cruel Sadist | Creature | Human Assassin | {B}, {T}, Pay 1 life: Put a +1/+1 counter on Cruel Sadist.
{2}{B}, {T}, Remove X +1/+1 counters from Cruel Sadist: It deals X damage to target creature. | Min Yum

Shield of the Avatar | Artifact | Equipment | If a source would deal damage to equipped creature, prevent X of that damage, where X is the number of creatures you control.
Equip {2} ({2}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.) | Volkan Baǵa