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Nikya of the Old Ways
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Est deck cost: $574.07
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Commander

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Nikya of the Old Ways

You can't cast noncreature spells. Whenever you tap a land for mana, add one mana of any type that land produced.

Creature
Nikya of the Old Ways (rna) 193

Commander

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Mana Base

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Ancient Ziggurat

{T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell.

Land
Ancient Ziggurat (con) 141
Castle Garenbrig

This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest. {T}: Add {G}. {2}{G}{G}, {T}: Add six {G}. Spend this mana only to cast creature spells or activate abilities of creatures.

Land
Castle Garenbrig (plst) ELD-240
Cinder Glade

({T}: Add {R} or {G}.) This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Cinder Glade (moc) 395
Command Tower

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Land
Command Tower (c13) 281
Fire-Lit Thicket

{T}: Add {C}. {R/G}, {T}: Add {R}{R}, {R}{G}, or {G}{G}.

Land
Fire-Lit Thicket (shm) 271
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (cmd) 315
Gruul Turf

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{G}.

Land
Gruul Turf (cmd) 276
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (cmd) 313
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

{T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}: Choose a color. Add an amount of mana of that color equal to your devotion to that color. (Your devotion to a color is the number of mana symbols of that color in the mana costs of permanents you control.)

Land
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx (ths) 223
Reliquary Tower

You have no maximum hand size. {T}: Add {C}.

Land
Reliquary Tower (m13) 227
Rootbound Crag

This land enters tapped unless you control a Mountain or a Forest. {T}: Add {R} or {G}.

Land
Rootbound Crag (m13) 228
Spire Garden

This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents. {T}: Add {R} or {G}.

Land
Spire Garden (clb) 361
Stomping Ground

({T}: Add {R} or {G}.) As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.

Land
Stomping Ground (gtc) 247
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

Each land is a Forest in addition to its other land types.

Land
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth (mh2) 261

Mana Base

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Removal

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Bane of Progress

When this creature enters, destroy all artifacts and enchantments. Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature for each permanent destroyed this way.

Creature
Bane of Progress (c13) 137
Druid of Purification

When this creature enters, starting with you, each player may choose an artifact or enchantment you don't control. Destroy each permanent chosen this way.

Creature
Druid of Purification (afc) 39
Kogla, the Titan Ape

When Kogla enters, it fights up to one target creature you don't control. Whenever Kogla attacks, destroy target artifact or enchantment defending player controls. {1}{G}: Return target Human you control to its owner's hand. Kogla gains indestructible until end of turn.

Creature
Kogla, the Titan Ape (iko) 162
Silverback Elder

Whenever you cast a creature spell, choose one — • Destroy target artifact or enchantment. • Look at the top five cards of your library. You may put a land card from among them onto the battlefield tapped. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. • You gain 4 life.

Creature
Silverback Elder (dmu) 177
Steel Hellkite

Flying {2}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. {X}: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X whose controller was dealt combat damage by this creature this turn. Activate only once each turn.

Creature Artifact
Steel Hellkite (som) 205
Sunder Shaman

This creature can't be blocked by more than one creature. Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, destroy target artifact or enchantment that player controls.

Creature
Sunder Shaman (rna) 210
Terastodon

When this creature enters, you may destroy up to three target noncreature permanents. For each permanent put into a graveyard this way, its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

Creature
Terastodon (cns) 181

Removal

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Creature Mods

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Archetype of Aggression

Creatures you control have trample. Creatures your opponents control lose trample and can't have or gain trample.

Creature Enchantment
Archetype of Aggression (plst) BNG-88
Archetype of Endurance

Creatures you control have hexproof. Creatures your opponents control lose hexproof and can't have or gain hexproof.

Creature Enchantment
Archetype of Endurance (bng) 116
Craterhoof Behemoth

Haste When this creature enters, creatures you control gain trample and get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of creatures you control.

Creature
Craterhoof Behemoth (avr) 172
Forgotten Ancient

Whenever a player casts a spell, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. At the beginning of your upkeep, you may move any number of +1/+1 counters from this creature onto other creatures.

Creature
Forgotten Ancient (arc) 57
Saryth, the Viper's Fang

Other tapped creatures you control have deathtouch. Other untapped creatures you control have hexproof. {1}, {T}: Untap another target creature or land you control.

Creature
Saryth, the Viper's Fang (mid) 197
Xenagos, God of Revels

Indestructible As long as your devotion to red and green is less than seven, Xenagos isn't a creature. At the beginning of combat on your turn, another target creature you control gains haste and gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is that creature's power.

Creature Enchantment
Xenagos, God of Revels (bng) 156
Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus

Reach At the beginning of each combat, double the power and toughness of each creature you control until end of turn. {G/P}{G/P}, Sacrifice two other creatures: Put an indestructible counter on Zopandrel. ({G/P} can be paid with either {G} or 2 life.)

Creature
Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus (one) 195

Creature Mods

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Mana Mods

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Goblin Anarchomancer

Each spell you cast that's red or green costs {1} less to cast.

Creature
Goblin Anarchomancer (mh2) 200
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma

Creature spells you cast with power 4 or greater cost {2} less to cast. Whenever Goreclaw attacks, each creature you control with power 4 or greater gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.

Creature
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma (m19) 186
Nylea, Keen-Eyed

Indestructible As long as your devotion to green is less than five, Nylea isn't a creature. Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast. {2}{G}: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, put it into your hand. Otherwise, you may put it into your graveyard.

Creature Enchantment
Nylea, Keen-Eyed (thb) 185
Nyxbloom Ancient

Trample If you tap a permanent for mana, it produces three times as much of that mana instead.

Creature Enchantment
Nyxbloom Ancient (thb) 190
Regal Behemoth

Trample When this creature enters, you become the monarch. Whenever you tap a land for mana while you're the monarch, add an additional one mana of any color.

Creature
Regal Behemoth (lcc) 251
Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger

Trample Whenever you tap a land for mana, add one mana of any type that land produced. Whenever an opponent taps a land for mana, that land doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.

Creature
Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger (nph) 127

Mana Mods

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Top-Deck

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Augur of Autumn

You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may play lands from the top of your library. Coven — As long as you control three or more creatures with different powers, you may cast creature spells from the top of your library.

Creature
Augur of Autumn (mid) 168
Oracle of Mul Daya

You may play an additional land on each of your turns. Play with the top card of your library revealed. You may play lands from the top of your library.

Creature
Oracle of Mul Daya (zen) 172
Radha, Heart of Keld

During your turn, Radha has first strike. You may look at the top card of your library any time, and you may play lands from the top of your library. {4}{R}{G}: Radha gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of lands you control.

Creature
Radha, Heart of Keld (m21) 224
Vizier of the Menagerie

You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may cast creature spells from the top of your library. You can spend mana of any type to cast creature spells.

Creature
Vizier of the Menagerie (akh) 192

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Draw

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Beast Whisperer

Whenever you cast a creature spell, draw a card.

Creature
Beast Whisperer (khc) 54
Dragonborn Champion

Trample Whenever a source you control deals 5 or more damage to a player, draw a card.

Creature
Dragonborn Champion (afc) 45
Garruk's Packleader

Whenever another creature you control with power 3 or greater enters, you may draw a card.

Creature
Garruk's Packleader (m13) 175
Heartwood Storyteller

Whenever a player casts a noncreature spell, each of that player's opponents may draw a card.

Creature
Heartwood Storyteller (fut) 127
Ohran Frostfang

Attacking creatures you control have deathtouch. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Creature
Ohran Frostfang (cmm) 309
Primordial Sage

Whenever you cast a creature spell, you may draw a card.

Creature
Primordial Sage (rav) 177
Runic Armasaur

Whenever an opponent activates an ability of a creature or land that isn't a mana ability, you may draw a card.

Creature
Runic Armasaur (m19) 200
Soul of the Harvest

Trample Whenever another nontoken creature you control enters, you may draw a card.

Creature
Soul of the Harvest (avr) 195
Toski, Bearer of Secrets

This spell can't be countered. Indestructible Toski attacks each combat if able. Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.

Creature
Toski, Bearer of Secrets (khm) 197

Draw

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Miscellaneous

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Apex Devastator

Cascade, cascade, cascade, cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order. Multiple instances of cascade each trigger separately.)

Creature
Apex Devastator (cmr) 217
Bloodbraid Elf

Haste (This creature can attack and {T} as soon as it comes under your control.) Cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)

Creature
Bloodbraid Elf (pc2) 84
Copperhorn Scout

Whenever this creature attacks, untap each other creature you control.

Creature
Copperhorn Scout (cns) 160
Elvish Piper

{G}, {T}: You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Creature
Elvish Piper (m10) 177
Magus of the Candelabra

{X}, {T}: Untap X target lands.

Creature
Magus of the Candelabra (tsp) 203
Purphoros, God of the Forge

Indestructible As long as your devotion to red is less than five, Purphoros isn't a creature. Whenever another creature you control enters, Purphoros deals 2 damage to each opponent. {2}{R}: Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.

Creature Enchantment
Purphoros, God of the Forge (ths) 135

Miscellaneous

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Tutor

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Fauna Shaman

{G}, {T}, Discard a creature card: Search your library for a creature card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Fauna Shaman (m11) 172
Fierce Empath

When this creature enters, you may search your library for a creature card with mana value 6 or greater, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Fierce Empath (cmd) 155
Imperial Recruiter

When this creature enters, search your library for a creature card with power 2 or less, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Imperial Recruiter (j13) 3

Tutor

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Hatebears

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Collector Ouphe

Activated abilities of artifacts can't be activated.

Creature
Collector Ouphe (mh1) 158
Eidolon of the Great Revel

Whenever a player casts a spell with mana value 3 or less, this creature deals 2 damage to that player.

Creature Enchantment
Eidolon of the Great Revel (jou) 94
Magus of the Moon

Nonbasic lands are Mountains.

Creature
Magus of the Moon (fut) 101
Nullstone Gargoyle

Flying Whenever the first noncreature spell of a turn is cast, counter that spell.

Creature Artifact
Nullstone Gargoyle (rav) 266
Phyrexian Revoker

As this creature enters, choose a nonland card name. Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated.

Creature Artifact
Phyrexian Revoker (mbs) 122
Ruric Thar, the Unbowed

Vigilance, reach Ruric Thar attacks each combat if able. Whenever a player casts a noncreature spell, Ruric Thar deals 6 damage to that player.

Creature
Ruric Thar, the Unbowed (dgm) 99
Urabrask the Hidden

Creatures you control have haste. Creatures your opponents control enter tapped.

Creature
Urabrask the Hidden (nph) 98

Hatebears

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Ramp

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Burnished Hart

{3}, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature Artifact
Burnished Hart (ths) 213
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea

{T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast creature spells or activate abilities of creature sources. Whenever you cast a creature spell with power 5 or greater, put a +1/+1 counter on Gwenna and untap it.

Creature
Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea (bro) 185
Karametra's Acolyte

{T}: Add an amount of {G} equal to your devotion to green. (Each {G} in the mana costs of permanents you control counts toward your devotion to green.)

Creature
Karametra's Acolyte (ths) 160
Primeval Herald

Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Whenever this creature enters or attacks, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Primeval Herald (j22) 42
Realm Seekers

This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the total number of cards in all players' hands. {2}{G}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Search your library for a land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Realm Seekers (cns) 38
Sakura-Tribe Elder

Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Sakura-Tribe Elder (cns) 177
Sakura-Tribe Scout

{T}: You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Creature
Sakura-Tribe Scout (sok) 144
Shaman of Forgotten Ways

{T}: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast creature spells. Formidable — {9}{G}{G}, {T}: Each player's life total becomes the number of creatures they control. Activate only if creatures you control have total power 8 or greater.

Creature
Shaman of Forgotten Ways (dtk) 204
Somberwald Sage

{T}: Add three mana of any one color. Spend this mana only to cast creature spells.

Creature
Somberwald Sage (avr) 194
Ulvenwald Hydra

Reach Ulvenwald Hydra's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control. When this creature enters, you may search your library for a land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Ulvenwald Hydra (jmp) 439
Veteran Explorer

When this creature dies, each player may search their library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Veteran Explorer (cmd) 177
Wood Elves

When this creature enters, search your library for a Forest card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Wood Elves (dd1) 18

Ramp

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Utility Lands

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Bonders' Enclave

{T}: Add {C}. {3}, {T}: Draw a card. Activate only if you control a creature with power 4 or greater.

Land
Bonders' Enclave (j22) 811
Emergence Zone

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: You may cast spells this turn as though they had flash.

Land
Emergence Zone (war) 245
Kessig Wolf Run

{T}: Add {C}. {X}{R}{G}, {T}: Target creature gets +X/+0 and gains trample until end of turn.

Land
Kessig Wolf Run (isd) 243
Mosswort Bridge

Hideaway 4 (When this land enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.) This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}. {G}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if creatures you control have total power 10 or greater.

Land
Mosswort Bridge (c13) 307
Myriad Landscape

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {C}. {2}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for up to two basic land cards that share a land type, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Land
Myriad Landscape (moc) 416
Rogue's Passage

{T}: Add {C}. {4}, {T}: Target creature can't be blocked this turn.

Land
Rogue's Passage (rtr) 245
Skarrg, the Rage Pits

{T}: Add {C}. {R}{G}, {T}: Target creature gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.

Land
Skarrg, the Rage Pits (gpt) 163
Spinerock Knoll

Hideaway 4 (When this land enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.) This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}. {R}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if an opponent was dealt 7 or more damage this turn.

Land
Spinerock Knoll (lrw) 274

Utility Lands

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Sideboard

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Fanatic of Rhonas

{T}: Add {G}. Ferocious — {T}: Add {G}{G}{G}{G}. Activate only if you control a creature with power 4 or greater. Eternalize {2}{G}{G} ({2}{G}{G}, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a 4/4 black Zombie Snake Druid with no mana cost. Eternalize only as a sorcery.)

Creature
Fanatic of Rhonas (mh3) 152

Sideboard

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Maybeboard

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Balefire Dragon

Flying Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, it deals that much damage to each creature that player controls.

Creature
Balefire Dragon (cmm) 207
Bloodfire Colossus

{R}, Sacrifice this creature: It deals 6 damage to each creature and each player.

Creature
Bloodfire Colossus (ddi) 62
Dosan the Falling Leaf

Players can cast spells only during their own turns.

Creature
Dosan the Falling Leaf (chk) 205
Etali, Primal Conqueror

Creature
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness (mom) 137Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness (mom) 137
Lord of Shatterskull Pass

Level up {1}{R} ({1}{R}: Put a level counter on this. Level up only as a sorcery.) LEVEL 1-5 6/6 LEVEL 6+ 6/6 Whenever this creature attacks, it deals 6 damage to each creature defending player controls.

Creature
Lord of Shatterskull Pass (roe) 156
Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth

Creature
Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth // Temple of Cultivation (lci) 204Ojer Kaslem, Deepest Growth // Temple of Cultivation (lci) 204
Soulless Jailer

Permanent cards in graveyards can't enter the battlefield. Players can't cast noncreature spells from graveyards or exile.

Creature Artifact
Soulless Jailer (one) 241

Maybeboard

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Tokens & Extras

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Elephant

Creature Token
Elephant (tmm2) 9
The Monarch

At the beginning of your end step, draw a card. Whenever a creature deals combat damage to you, its controller becomes the monarch.

Card
The Monarch (tcn2) 1

Tokens & Extras

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Deck Info

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