Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients

Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients

Legendary Planeswalker — Nahiri

Mana cost: {2}{R}{W}

How we read this card

Create a 1/1 white Kor Warrior creature token. You may attach an Equipment you control to it.

activated +1 — makes a token

activated +1 —

Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal a Warrior or Equipment card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

activated −2 — searches a library

Nahiri deals damage to target creature or planeswalker equal to twice the number of Equipment you control.

activated −3 — deals damage

Causes: create a Kor creature token, create a Warrior creature token, put a Kor creature token onto the battlefield, put a Warrior creature token onto the battlefield, an Equipment becomes attached, a creature deals noncombat damage, a planeswalker deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: an Equipment you control.

Works well with

a planeswalker it grants abilities to — 312 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Way of the Healer — Way of the Healer gives Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients an extra ability
  2. Way of the Pyromancer — Way of the Pyromancer gives Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients an extra ability
  3. Way of the Warlord — Way of the Warlord gives Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients an extra ability
  4. Deification — Deification gives Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients hexproof

308 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker is cast — 361 cards in the game can cause this (Nahiri is one).

When Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients is cast:

  1. Invasion of Regatha // Disciples of the Inferno — gets +1/+1
  2. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  3. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
  4. Defiler of Faith — makes a token
  5. Defiler of Instinct — deals 1 damage
  6. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  7. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  8. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  9. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  10. Blood Funnel — sacrifices a creature

239 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a planeswalker enters the battlefield — 366 cards in the game can cause this (Nahiri is one).

  1. Liliana the Repentant — When a Kor or Warrior enters thanks to Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients, Liliana the Repentant mills a card
  2. Liliana the Faultless — When a Kor or Warrior enters thanks to Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients, Liliana the Faultless gains you 1 life
  3. Builder's Talent — When Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients enters, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  4. Brainstealer Dragon — When a Kor or Warrior enters thanks to Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  5. Cloudstone Curio — When a Kor or Warrior enters thanks to Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients, Cloudstone Curio triggers

a Warrior creature enters the battlefield — 1,401 cards in the game can cause this (Nahiri is one).

  1. Obsidian Battle-Axe — When a Warrior enters thanks to Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients, Obsidian Battle-Axe triggers

a Warrior enters the battlefield — 1,403 cards in the game can cause this (Nahiri is one).

When a Warrior enters thanks to Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients:

  1. Mardu Woe-Reaper — hits a graveyard
  2. Thrasher Brute — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  3. Decorated Champion — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

provide a creature to sacrifice — 2,720 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Industrial Advancement — Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients makes fodder for Industrial Advancement
  2. Divergent Transformations — Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients makes fodder for Divergent Transformations
  3. Transmogrify — Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients makes fodder for Transmogrify

2,717 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature token enters the battlefield — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Nahiri is one).

When a Kor or Warrior enters thanks to Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients:

  1. Securitron Squadron — puts a counter on a permanent
  2. Anointer Priest — gains you 1 life
  3. Nesting Dovehawk — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

a creature token is created — 2,799 cards in the game can cause this (Nahiri is one).

  1. Staff of the Storyteller — When Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients makes a Kor or Warrior token, Staff of the Storyteller puts a story counter on itself

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything deals noncombat damage — 3,068 cards in the game can cause this (Nahiri is one).

When Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Visionary — draws you that many cards
  4. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  5. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  6. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  7. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  8. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  9. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

37 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token enters the battlefield — 3,710 cards in the game can cause this (Nahiri is one).

When a Kor or Warrior enters thanks to Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients:

  1. Baron Bertram Graywater — makes a token
  2. Marneus Calgar — draws you 1 card
  3. Belladonna Took — gains you 1 life
  4. Kambal, Profiteering Mayor — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  5. Lucy MacLean, Positively Armed — makes a token
  6. Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards — draws you 1 card
  7. Cloakwood Swarmkeeper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  8. Woodland Champion — puts that many +1/+1 counters on itself
  9. Leonardo, the Balance — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Spiritcall Enthusiast // Scrollboost — becomes prepared

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a token is created — 3,711 cards in the game can cause this (Nahiri is one).

When Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients makes a Kor or Warrior token:

  1. Akim, the Soaring Wind — makes a token
  2. Idol of Oblivion — draws you 1 card
  3. Rosie Cotton of South Lane — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Mirkwood Bats — makes each opponent lose 1 life

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is dealt damage — 18,923 cards in the game can cause this (Nahiri is one).

When a creature is dealt damage thanks to Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients:

  1. Soul Link — gains you that much life
  2. Shriveling Rot — kills it
  3. Cryoshatter — kills a creature
  4. Hot Soup — kills a creature
  5. Cracked Skull — kills a creature
  6. Sporogenic Infection — kills a creature
  7. Frozen Solid — kills a creature
  8. Mortal Wound — kills a creature
  9. Mire Blight — kills it
  10. Death Pits of Rath — kills it

17 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Nahiri is one).

When a Kor or Warrior enters thanks to Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients:

  1. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — gains you 1 life
  2. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — gains you 1 life
  3. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — gains you 1 life
  4. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — gains you 1 life

335 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.