EXPLICIT RULES-TEXT ONTOLOGY

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XP, Empower, Flow, trash engines, combat roles, resource loops, and timing permissions are separated into enablers and payoffs. No opaque AI label is allowed to alter RDS without visible evidence.

MECHANIC / TRAIT

Empower enabler

49 canonical cards currently provide evidence for this trait.

SCORED CONNECTIONS

VEN-001/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Baccai SandspinnerC[Empower] [5]. This ability costs [3] less if you control 4 or fewer runes. (Pay the cost: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] I have [Deflect] and [Assault 2]. (Opponents must pay [A] to choose me with a spell or ability. +2 [S] while I'm an attacker.)Inspect card →
VEN-007/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Punching PoroA[Empower] — Discard 1 (Pay the cost: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] I have +1 [S].Inspect card →
VEN-014/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Shadow FiendB[Empower] [2][C] ([2][C]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] I have [Assault 3]. (+3 [S] while I'm an attacker.)Inspect card →
VEN-018/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Rage AmplifierF[Empower] [6][C] ([6][C]: Empower this. Use only if not Empowered.) Your units have +1 [S]. If I'm [Empowered], they have +2 [S] instead.Inspect card →
VEN-021/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Akali, Deadly WeaponSSS[Empower] [2][C] ([2][C]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) When I move, you may deal 1 to a unit at a battlefield I moved to or from. If I'm [Empowered], deal 2 instead. [Empowered][>] I have +1 [S].Inspect card →
VEN-028/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Mournful WitnessSWhen a combat that I was in ends, empower me. (I become Empowered if I'm not already.) [Empowered][>] I have +2 [S].Inspect card →
VEN-030/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Serene AsceticA[Empower] [3] ([3]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] I have [Deflect] and [Shield 3]. (Opponents must pay [A] to choose me with a spell or ability.+3 [S] while I'm a defender.)Inspect card →
VEN-032/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Frostcoat MotherB[Empower] [12]. This ability costs [1] less for each rune you control. (Pay the cost: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] I have +3 [S].Inspect card →
VEN-035/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026SanctionD[Reaction] (Play any time, even before spells and abilities resolve.) Choose one — - Empower a unit. Disempower it at end of turn. - Disempower a unit that's [Empowered]. Empower it at end of turn.Inspect card →
VEN-043/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Steel PawsSSS[Deflect] (Opponents must pay [A] to choose me with a spell or ability.) [Empower] [7] ([7]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] I have +7 [S].Inspect card →
VEN-045/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Helm of SuppressionF[Empower] [4][C] ([4][C]: Empower this. Use only if not Empowered.) Opponents' spells cost [1] more. If this is [Empowered], they cost [1][A] more instead.Inspect card →
VEN-046/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Nasus, AscendedD[Deflect 2] (Opponents must pay [A][A] to choose me with a spell or ability.) [Empower] [8] ([8]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] When I conquer, you score 1 point.Inspect card →
VEN-047/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Apprentice MageB[Empower] [2] ([2]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) When I become [Empowered], [Predict 2]. (Look at the top 2 cards of your Main Deck. Recycle any of them and put the rest back in any order.) [Empowered][>] I have +1 [S].Inspect card →
VEN-050/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Grumpy RockbearC[Empower] [12]. This ability costs [1] less for each rune you control. (Pay the cost: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] I have [Deflect] and [Shield 3]. (Opponents must pay [A] to choose me with a spell or ability.+3 [S] while I'm a defender.)Inspect card →
VEN-054/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Questionable TomeD[Empower] — [T] (Pay the cost: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) Disempower this, [1], [T]: Draw 1.Inspect card →
VEN-055/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Applied ResearchersB[Empower] [3] ([3]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] Your spells cost [1][A] less, to a minimum of [1].Inspect card →
VEN-057/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Covert InformantC[Empower] [3] ([3]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] When I move, draw 1.Inspect card →
VEN-062/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Hextech FormulaDThis enters exhausted. [T]: Empower another gear. (It becomes Empowered if it's not already.)Inspect card →
VEN-069/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Mel, Newly AwakenedCWhen you play me, draw 1. [Empower] [3] ([3]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] Your spells and abilities can't be countered. If a spell or ability you control would give -[S] to a unit it chooses, it gives an additional -1 [S].Inspect card →
VEN-070/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Brutal HunterS[Empower] [3] ([3]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] I have +2 [S] and [Ganking]. (I can move from battlefield to battlefield.)Inspect card →
VEN-074/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Legion MarauderA[Empower] — [1] or [C] (Pay either cost: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] I have +1 [S].Inspect card →
VEN-075/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Platewyrm EggDThis enters exhausted. [Empower] — [1], [T] (Pay the cost: Empower this. Use only if not Empowered.) [Reaction][>] [T]: [Add] [1]. If this is [Empowered], [Add] [2] instead.Inspect card →
VEN-077/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Tools of EmpireC[Empower] [2] ([2]: Empower this. Use only if not Empowered.) [T]: Give a unit +2 [S] this turn. If this is [Empowered], give that unit +4 [S] this turn instead.Inspect card →
VEN-078/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Baccai WitherclawSS[Empower] [1][A][A] ([1][A][A]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] I have +2 [S]. [Empowered][>][>>][Deathknell][>] Channel 2 runes exhausted. (When I die while Empowered, get the effect.)Inspect card →
VEN-079/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Dame the DespoilerC[Empower] [5][C] ([5][C]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] When I attack or defend, choose a unit here. Increase my Might to its Might this turn, then give me +1 [S] this turn.Inspect card →
VEN-082/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026ProfiteerAWhen you play me, you may disempower something you control to empower a legend, unit, or gear.Inspect card →
VEN-084/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Ambessa, The WolfS[Empower] [3][C] ([3][C]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] I have +3 [S] and can't be dealt damage unless I'm in combat.Inspect card →
VEN-086/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Gangplank, NavalSS[Empower] [C][C] ([C][C]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] If a spell or ability that chooses me would stun me, give me -[S], or return me to hand, give me +3 [S] instead.Inspect card →
VEN-087/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Hextech DiscD[Empower] — [T] (Pay the cost: Empower this. Use only if not Empowered.) Disempower this, [1], [T]: Play a 3 [S] Mech unit token to your base.Inspect card →
VEN-092/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Renekton, BruteB[1]: Give me +1 [S] this turn. When my Might becomes 10 or more, empower me. (I become Empowered if I'm not already.) [Empowered][>] I have [Deflect] and [Ganking]. (Opponents must pay [A] to choose me with a spell or ability. I can move from battlefield to battlefield.)Inspect card →
VEN-093/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Kinkou LifebladeA[Empower] [2] ([2]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] I have +1 [S] and [Ganking]. (I can move from battlefield to battlefield.)Inspect card →
VEN-099/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Tornado WarriorA[Hidden] (Hide now for [A] to react with later for [0].) When you play me from face down, you may empower something here. Disempower it at end of turn.Inspect card →
VEN-104/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Tail-Cloaked MatriarchS[Empower] [2][C] ([2][C]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) When I become [Empowered], you may choose a unit in your trash with Energy cost no more than [3] and Power cost no more than [A]. Play it to your base, ignoring its cost.Inspect card →
VEN-110/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Mel, Defiant SoulS[Empower] — Discard a spell (Pay the cost: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) When I become [Empowered], banish an enemy unit at a battlefield with 3 [S] or less.Inspect card →
VEN-114/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026KharoxD[Empower] [6][C][C] ([6][C][C]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) When I become [Empowered], choose an opponent. They [Burn 3]. Then you may do this: Choose a unit in their trash and play it, ignoring its cost. (To Burn 3, they put the top 3 cards of their Main Deck into their trash.)Inspect card →
VEN-122/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Solari SunhawkA[Empower] [2] ([2]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] I have +1 [S] and [Deflect 2]. (Opponents must pay [A][A] to choose me with a spell or ability.)Inspect card →
VEN-124/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Escaped GraybackS[Empower] — Kill a friendly unit (Pay the cost: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] I have +2 [S].Inspect card →
VEN-128/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Noxian EmissaryA[Empower] [1][C] ([1][C]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>][>>][Deathknell][>] Play two 1 [S] Recruit unit tokens to your base. (When I die while Empowered, get the effect.)Inspect card →
VEN-130/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Aurok GeneralB[Empower] [3][C] ([3][C]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] Your units that are [Empowered] have +2 [S] (including me).Inspect card →
VEN-133/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026GlowstoneC[Empower] [A][A] ([A][A]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) Disempower this, [T]: Choose a player. They gain control of this and recall it. (Send it to their base.) At the end of your turn, kill this and deal 5 to all units you control.Inspect card →
VEN-134/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Kayle, JustifiedSS[Empower] [3] ([3]: Empower me.) I can be [Empowered] up to three times. I have +2 [S] for each time I'm [Empowered]. While I'm [Empowered] three times, I have [Deflect 3] and [Ganking].Inspect card →
VEN-136/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Ambessa, Respected and FearedB[Empower] [1][C][C] ([1][C][C]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [Empowered][>] I have [Assault 2]. (+2 [S] while I'm an attacker.) [Empowered][>] When I attack, kill an enemy unit here with less Might than me.Inspect card →
VEN-139/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Rogue AssassinB[Empower] [3][A] ([3][A]: Empower this. Use only if not Empowered.) [Action][>] [T]: If it's your turn, move a friendly unit in a showdown to base and if I'm [Empowered], ready it.Inspect card →
VEN-143/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Master of ShadowsSWhen you banish a card you own, empower me. (I become Empowered if I'm not already.) [Action][>] Disempower me, [T]: Discard 1, then draw 1.Inspect card →
VEN-149/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Defender of TomorrowA[Empower] [2][A][A] ([2][A][A]: Empower me. Use only if not Empowered.) [1], [T]: Ready a gear. [Empowered][>] [1], [T]: Ready 2 gear.Inspect card →
VEN-151/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Soul's ReflectionAWhen you empower something else, empower me. (I become Empowered if I'm not already.) Disempower me, [T]: Give a unit at a battlefield -2 [S] this turn.Inspect card →
VEN-153/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Matriarch of WarAWhen you empower something else, empower me. (I become Empowered if I'm not already.) Disempower me, [A], [T]: Ready a unit.Inspect card →
VEN-155/166Preview · Constructed legal Jul 31, 2026Heart of the TempestSWhen you play a card from anywhere other than your hand, empower me. [Action][>] Disempower me, [T]: Give a unit [Assault 2] this turn. (+2 [S] while it's an attacker.)Inspect card →