Nyssa of Traken

Nyssa of Traken

Legendary Creature — Human Scientist

Mana cost: {3}{U}

How we read this card

You have no maximum hand size.
Whenever Nyssa of Traken attacks, sacrifice any number of artifacts.

triggered —

When you sacrifice one or more artifacts this way, tap up to that many target creatures and draw that many cards.

triggered —

triggered — draws you that many cards

Doctor's companion

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice an artifact, an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, tap a creature, draw a card.

Cares about: an artifact to sacrifice.

Works well with

a creature becomes tapped — 565 cards in the game can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

  1. Chrome Companion — When Chrome Companion becomes tapped thanks to Nyssa of Traken, it gains you 1 life
  2. Unctus, Grand Metatect — When Nyssa of Traken becomes tapped, Unctus, Grand Metatect draws you 1 card
  3. Sharae of Numbing Depths — When Nyssa of Traken becomes tapped, Sharae of Numbing Depths draws you 1 card
  4. Rewrite History — When Nyssa of Traken becomes tapped, Rewrite History draws you 1 card
  5. Stinging Licid — When Nyssa of Traken becomes tapped, Stinging Licid deals 2 damage
  6. Gideon's Avenger — When Nyssa of Traken becomes tapped, Gideon's Avenger puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Icewrought Sentry — When Nyssa of Traken becomes tapped, Icewrought Sentry gets +2/+1
  8. Cryoshatter — When Nyssa of Traken becomes tapped, Cryoshatter kills a creature
  9. Don't Move — When Nyssa of Traken becomes tapped, Don't Move kills a creature
  10. Hylda of the Icy Crown — When Nyssa of Traken becomes tapped, Hylda of the Icy Crown triggers

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

anything becomes tapped — 699 cards in the game can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

  1. Gran-Gran — When Gran-Gran becomes tapped thanks to Nyssa of Traken, it draws you 1 card

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is sacrificed — 761 cards in the game can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

  1. Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Nyssa of Traken, Megatron, Tyrant // Megatron, Destructive Force deals the sacrificed artifact's mana value damage
  2. Carrot Cake — When Carrot Cake is sacrificed thanks to Nyssa of Traken, it makes a token
  3. Heaped Harvest — When Heaped Harvest is sacrificed thanks to Nyssa of Traken, it searches a library
  4. Moonstone Eulogist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Nyssa of Traken, Moonstone Eulogist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Magnetic Snuffler — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Nyssa of Traken, Magnetic Snuffler puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gleaming Geardrake — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Nyssa of Traken, Gleaming Geardrake puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  7. Esoteric Duplicator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Nyssa of Traken, Esoteric Duplicator makes a token
  8. Biotech Specialist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Nyssa of Traken, Biotech Specialist deals 2 damage
  9. Jaws, Relentless Predator — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Nyssa of Traken, Jaws, Relentless Predator deals 1 damage
  10. Crime Novelist — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Nyssa of Traken, Crime Novelist puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

an artifact in a graveyard — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

Nyssa of Traken puts cards into the:

  1. Loran, Disciple of History — graveyard that Loran, Disciple of History can bring back
  2. The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell — graveyard, and The Emperor of Palamecia // The Lord Master of Hell gets bigger
  3. Builder's Talent — graveyard that Builder's Talent can bring back
  4. Trading Post — graveyard that Trading Post can bring back
  5. Tasigur, the Golden Fang — graveyard that Tasigur, the Golden Fang can bring back
  6. Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  7. Emeria Shepherd — graveyard that Emeria Shepherd can bring back
  8. Goblin Engineer — graveyard that Goblin Engineer can bring back
  9. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — graveyard that Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer can bring back
  10. Scrap Welder — graveyard that Scrap Welder can bring back

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

a nontoken artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,226 cards in the game can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Nyssa of Traken:

  1. Pia's Revolution — deals 3 damage
  2. Farid, Enterprising Salvager — makes a token
  3. Psychomancer — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Sly Requisitioner — makes a token
  5. Slagstone Refinery — makes a token
  6. Ratchet, Field Medic // Ratchet, Rescue Racer — triggers

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact goes to a graveyard — 1,250 cards in the game can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

When an artifact hits the graveyard thanks to Nyssa of Traken:

  1. Ultron the Annihilator — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Ultron's Auxiliary — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 1,254 cards in the game can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Nyssa of Traken:

  1. Tezzeret's Touch — brings a card back
  2. Krenko, Baron of Tin Street — makes a token
  3. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Shard of the Void Dragon — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  5. Ich-Tekik, Salvage Splicer — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Gremlin Infestation — makes a token
  7. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  8. Marionette Master — makes each opponent lose life equal to this creature's power
  9. Fangren Marauder — gains you 5 life
  10. Disciple of the Vault — makes each opponent lose 1 life

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

an artifact leaves the battlefield — 1,680 cards in the game can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

  1. Sludge Strider — When an artifact leaves the battlefield thanks to Nyssa of Traken, Sludge Strider makes a player lose 1 life

anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Nyssa of Traken, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

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

a card is drawn — 3,815 cards in the game can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

When Nyssa of Traken makes a player draw a card:

  1. Toothy, Imaginary Friend — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Temmet, Naktamun's Will — gives +1/+1
  3. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — deals 1 damage
  4. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  5. The Locust God — makes a token
  6. Starving Revenant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1

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

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Nyssa of Traken attacks, Shaun, Father of Synths makes a token

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

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

  1. Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon — When Nyssa of Traken attacks, Invasion of New Capenna // Holy Frazzle-Cannon puts counters on a permanent

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