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Nissa, Steward of Elements

{X}{G}{U}

Legendary Planeswalker — Nissa

M3CModern Horizons 3 Commander#270mythic
Ripple Foil
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Howard Lyon
Found in
Modern Horizons 3 Commander Deck Tricky Terrain Collectors Edition · Modern Horizons 3 Commander Deck Tricky Terrain
Printings6Combos2EDHREC rank#6,775
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
+2: Scry 2. 0: Look at the top card of your library. If it's a land card or a creature card with mana value less than or equal to the number of loyalty counters on Nissa, you may put that card onto the battlefield. −6: Untap up to two target lands you control. They become 5/5 Elemental creatures with flying and haste until end of turn. They're still lands.
Loyalty X
Plays as:
ScryX Spell
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Rulings

5 · latest Apr 18, 2017
  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    If Nissa leaves the battlefield while her second ability is on the stack, use her last known loyalty to determine whether you may put the top card of your library onto the battlefield. If Nissa left the battlefield because she took enough damage to reduce her loyalty to 0, then her last known loyalty is 0.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    If X is 0, Nissa enters the battlefield with no loyalty and is put into her owner's graveyard before you can activate her abilities.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    Nissa's last ability sets the base power and toughness of the lands to 5/5. Any +1/+1 or -1/-1 counters that were on those lands will apply to those values.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    Once Nissa's second ability begins to resolve, no player may take actions until it's done. Notably, players can't try to change Nissa's loyalty once you look at the card or choose to put it onto the battlefield.

  • WotCApr 18, 2017

    While resolving Nissa's second ability, if you can't or don't put the card onto the battlefield, it remains on top of your library.