Nissa of Shadowed Boughs

Nissa of Shadowed Boughs

Legendary Planeswalker — Nissa

Mana cost: {2}{B}{G}

How we read this card

Whenever a land you control enters, put a loyalty counter on Nissa.

triggered — puts counters on it

Untap target land you control. You may have it become a 3/3 Elemental creature with haste and menace until end of turn. It's still a land.

activated +1 — untaps a permanent

activated +1 — turns something into a creature

You may put a creature card with mana value less than or equal to the number of lands you control onto the battlefield from your hand or graveyard with two +1/+1 counters on it.

activated −5 —

activated −5 — brings a card back

activated −5 — puts 2 counters on it

Causes: put a counter on anything, untap a land, put a creature onto the battlefield, a creature leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a land enters the battlefield, a creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

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

  1. Way of the Deathbringer — Way of the Deathbringer gives Nissa of Shadowed Boughs an extra ability
  2. Way of the Wildspeaker — Way of the Wildspeaker gives Nissa of Shadowed Boughs an extra ability

310 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 (Nissa of Shadowed Boughs is one).

When Nissa of Shadowed Boughs is cast:

  1. Jaya's Phoenix — returns itself from the graveyard
  2. Interplanar Beacon — gains you 1 life
  3. Defiler of Vigor — puts a counter on a creature
  4. Defiler of Flesh — gives +1/+1
  5. Primeval Bounty — puts 3 counters on a creature
  6. Tetsuko Umezawa, Pursuer — gets +1/+1
  7. Thor, God of Thunder — deals that spell's mana value damage
  8. Krile Baldesion — brings a card back
  9. Summon: Good King Mog XII — makes a token
  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 (Nissa of Shadowed Boughs is one).

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

a creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Nissa of Shadowed Boughs is one).

When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  5. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  6. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  7. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  8. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  9. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Erebos's Titan — triggers

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

put a land onto the battlefield — 1,560 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Fecund Greenshell — When a land enters thanks to Fecund Greenshell, Nissa of Shadowed Boughs puts counters on a permanent
  2. Summon: Fenrir — When a land enters thanks to Summon: Fenrir, Nissa of Shadowed Boughs puts counters on a permanent
  3. Silverback Elder — When a land enters thanks to Silverback Elder, Nissa of Shadowed Boughs puts counters on a permanent
  4. The Earth King — When a land enters thanks to The Earth King, Nissa of Shadowed Boughs puts counters on a permanent
  5. Staff of Titania — When a Forest or Dryad enters thanks to Staff of Titania, Nissa of Shadowed Boughs puts counters on a permanent
  6. Contaminant Grafter — When a land enters thanks to Contaminant Grafter, Nissa of Shadowed Boughs puts counters on a permanent
  7. Kodama of the West Tree — When a land enters thanks to Kodama of the West Tree, Nissa of Shadowed Boughs puts counters on a permanent
  8. Ordeal of Nylea — When a land enters thanks to Ordeal of Nylea, Nissa of Shadowed Boughs puts counters on a permanent
  9. Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus — When a land enters thanks to Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus, Nissa of Shadowed Boughs puts counters on a permanent
  10. Sword of the Animist — When a land enters thanks to Sword of the Animist, Nissa of Shadowed Boughs puts counters on a permanent

1,550 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Nissa of Shadowed Boughs is one).

When a creature leaves a graveyard thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

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

put a creature into a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this.

  1. Shriveling Rot — Shriveling Rot puts cards into the graveyard that Nissa of Shadowed Boughs can bring back
  2. Spreading Plague — Spreading Plague puts cards into the graveyard that Nissa of Shadowed Boughs can bring back
  3. Death Pits of Rath — Death Pits of Rath puts cards into the graveyard that Nissa of Shadowed Boughs can bring back
  4. Possessed Centaur — Possessed Centaur puts cards into the graveyard that Nissa of Shadowed Boughs can bring back
  5. Death Rattle — Death Rattle puts cards into the graveyard that Nissa of Shadowed Boughs can bring back
  6. Murderous Cut — Murderous Cut puts cards into the graveyard that Nissa of Shadowed Boughs can bring back
  7. Toxic Stench — Toxic Stench puts cards into the graveyard that Nissa of Shadowed Boughs can bring back
  8. Doomwake Giant — Doomwake Giant puts cards into the graveyard that Nissa of Shadowed Boughs can bring back
  9. Mephitic Ooze — Mephitic Ooze puts cards into the graveyard that Nissa of Shadowed Boughs can bring back
  10. Terisiare's Devastation — Terisiare's Devastation puts cards into the graveyard that Nissa of Shadowed Boughs can bring back

2,759 other cards cause it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Nissa of Shadowed Boughs is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When a permanent gets a counter thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs, All Will Be One deals that much damage
  2. Lonis, Genetics Expert — When Lonis, Genetics Expert gets a counter thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs, it triggers

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

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this (Nissa of Shadowed Boughs is one).

When a creature enters thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs:

  1. Riku of Two Reflections — makes a token
  2. Samwise Gamgee — makes a token
  3. Dual Nature — makes a token
  4. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — grants haste
  5. Preston, the Vanisher — makes a token
  6. Faerie Artisans — makes a token
  7. Angelic Sell-Sword — makes a token
  8. Arni, Humble Scribe — untaps itself
  9. Lonis, Cryptozoologist — triggers
  10. Radiant Solar — triggers

23 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 (Nissa of Shadowed Boughs is one).

  1. Master of Winds — When Master of Winds enters thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs, it draws you 2 cards
  2. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When a creature enters thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs, Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains you 1 life
  3. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When a creature enters thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple gains you 1 life
  4. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When a creature enters thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life
  5. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When a creature enters thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim gains you 1 life
  6. Glaring Fleshraker — When a creature enters thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs, Glaring Fleshraker deals 1 damage
  7. Blasting Station — When a creature enters thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs, Blasting Station untaps itself
  8. Mogg Bombers — When a creature enters thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs, Mogg Bombers sacrifices itself
  9. Flame-Kin War Scout — When a creature enters thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs, Flame-Kin War Scout sacrifices itself
  10. Monkey Cage — When a creature enters thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs, Monkey Cage sacrifices itself

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

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Nissa of Shadowed Boughs is one).

  1. Caradora, Heart of Alacria — When Caradora, Heart of Alacria enters thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs, it searches a library
  2. Sokka, Bold Boomeranger — When Sokka, Bold Boomeranger enters thanks to Nissa of Shadowed Boughs, it draws and discards
  3. Nature's Wrath — When Nissa of Shadowed Boughs enters, Nature's Wrath makes a player sacrifice a Swamp or permanent

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