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 we read on this card

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 — 258 cards in Nyssa of Traken's colors 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. Rewrite History — When Nyssa of Traken becomes tapped, Rewrite History draws you 1 card
  4. Stinging Licid — When Nyssa of Traken becomes tapped, Stinging Licid deals 2 damage
  5. Icewrought Sentry — When Nyssa of Traken becomes tapped, Icewrought Sentry gets +2/+1
  6. Betrayal — When Nyssa of Traken becomes tapped, Betrayal draws you 1 card
  7. Temporal Distortion — When Nyssa of Traken becomes tapped, Temporal Distortion puts a counter on a permanent
  8. Cryoshatter — When Nyssa of Traken becomes tapped, Cryoshatter kills a creature

anything becomes tapped — 327 cards in Nyssa of Traken's colors 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

an artifact is sacrificed — 338 cards in Nyssa of Traken's colors can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

When an artifact is sacrificed thanks to Nyssa of Traken:

  1. Magnetic Snuffler — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Esoteric Duplicator — makes a token

an artifact in a graveyard — 353 cards in Nyssa of Traken's colors can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

Nyssa of Traken puts cards into the:

  1. Trading Post — graveyard that Trading Post can bring back
  2. Serpent of the Pass — graveyard, and Serpent of the Pass gets bigger
  3. Sudden Insight — graveyard, and Sudden Insight gets bigger
  4. Salvaging Station — graveyard that Salvaging Station can bring back
  5. Rootwater Diver — graveyard that Rootwater Diver can bring back
  6. Fallaji Archaeologist — graveyard that Fallaji Archaeologist can bring back
  7. Runaway Trash-Bot — graveyard, and Runaway Trash-Bot gets bigger
  8. Emry, Lurker of the Loch — graveyard that Emry, Lurker of the Loch can bring back
  9. Monastery Loremaster — graveyard that Monastery Loremaster can bring back
  10. Saprazzan Bailiff — graveyard that Saprazzan Bailiff can bring back

25 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 — 353 cards in Nyssa of Traken's colors can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

  1. Slagstone Refinery — When an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Nyssa of Traken, Slagstone Refinery makes a token

an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 357 cards in Nyssa of Traken's colors 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. Syr Ginger, the Meal Ender — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Summoning Station — untaps itself
  3. Tablet of Epityr — gains you 1 life
  4. Magnetic Mine — deals 2 damage
  5. Scrapheap — gains you 1 life

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

a card is drawn — 1,454 cards in Nyssa of Traken's colors 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. Aether Syphon — mills a card
  3. Diviner's Wand — gets +1/+1
  4. Ominous Seas — puts a foreshadow counter on itself
  5. Iron Man, Armored Avenger — puts a counter on a creature
  6. Psychosis Crawler — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  7. Lyla, Holographic Assistant — puts a counter on a creature
  8. Data, New Life — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  9. Chasm Skulker — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Nadir Kraken — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

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

a Human enters the battlefield — 634 cards in Nyssa of Traken's colors can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

  1. Captain of the Mists — When Nyssa of Traken enters, Captain of the Mists untaps itself

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 893 cards in Nyssa of Traken's colors can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

  1. Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho — When Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Nyssa of Traken, it exiles a creature

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

a card in a graveyard — 1,684 cards in Nyssa of Traken's colors can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

  1. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — Nyssa of Traken puts cards into the graveyard that Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy can bring back
  2. Transplant Theorist — Nyssa of Traken puts cards into the graveyard that Transplant Theorist can bring back
  3. Heart-Shaped Herb — Nyssa of Traken puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  4. Mindwhisker — Nyssa of Traken fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Mindwhisker needs
  5. Barkform Harvester — Nyssa of Traken puts cards into the graveyard that Barkform Harvester can bring back
  6. Cybernetic Specialist — Nyssa of Traken puts cards into the graveyard that Cybernetic Specialist can bring back
  7. Reito Sentinel — Nyssa of Traken puts cards into the graveyard that Reito Sentinel can bring back
  8. Most Decrepit Old Bird // Speak Secrets — Nyssa of Traken fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Most Decrepit Old Bird // Speak Secrets needs
  9. Leonardo da Vinci — Nyssa of Traken puts cards into the graveyard that Leonardo da Vinci can bring back
  10. Vantress Gargoyle — Nyssa of Traken fills a graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Vantress Gargoyle needs

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

anything goes to a graveyard — 1,684 cards in Nyssa of Traken's colors can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

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

  1. Quest for Ancient Secrets — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Energy Field — sacrifices itself

a creature attacks — 3,238 cards in Nyssa of Traken's colors can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

When Nyssa of Traken attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Kindred Discovery — draws you 1 card
  3. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  4. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls

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

anything attacks — 3,238 cards in Nyssa of Traken's colors can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

When Nyssa of Traken attacks:

  1. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Gossip's Talent — triggers

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

a creature blocks — 3,238 cards in Nyssa of Traken's colors can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

When Nyssa of Traken blocks:

  1. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature
  2. Dwindle — kills a creature

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

a creature enters the battlefield — 3,581 cards in Nyssa of Traken's colors can cause this (Nyssa of Traken is one).

  1. Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior — When Nyssa of Traken enters, Ray Fillet, Wave Warrior puts a counter on itself

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