Nykthos Paragon

Enchantment Creature — Human Soldier

Whenever you gain life, you may put that many +1/+1 counters on each creature you control. Do this only once each turn.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Freeform	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (38)

Optimator on Sun Crowned With Sun Spear

2 months ago

Your list seems pretty good already.

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The shortcut to making a deck more competitive is adding tutors and fast mana. Enlightened TutorGC can help find ballista, etc.

Added card-draw is also a shortcut to making a deck more competitive. You probably have enough small creatures to make cards like Tocasia's Welcome and Welcoming Vampire good engines. Trouble in Pairs is pretty busted too. Easy-mode when that's out. Even Secret Rendezvous and Joined Researchers can be good if you think your cards are better and/or you're sprinting toward a combo. More draw can smooth out everything; draw into removal and lands and combo pieces and bombs. White has lots of options, especially with lifegain triggers. Even stuff like Palantir of Orthanc is good in mono-white.

Three wraths is a solid amount, and the amount I usually aim for, but adding a few more can make a deck feel more competitive. FarewellGC is always good to draw out some groans from the table.

It would change the feel of the deck a lot, but stax pieces would make the deck more competitive too--especially with more wraths.

With an aggro plan, creature removal is always good--even single-target. A way to make the deck more competitive would be more enchantment and artifact removal. Paraselene and the like can completely nuke an opponent or two while you sandbag your good stuff. Generous Gift can hit problem lands, and Stroke of Midnight is versatile too. Loran of the Third Path does double duty and can eventually benefit from Archangel of Thune and similar effects. Witch Enchanter  ^Flip is a no-brainer.

If you like the aggro route, Nykthos Paragon can buff your whole board a lot. It's slow and fair, but the power is there. Depends on the table and how you want the deck to feel.

Cleric Class also combos with ballista and triskelion, but with a cheap indestructible commander it's probably not necessary.

Approach of the Second Sun is always good in lifegain decks.

pkbabyboi on Bre'silian Skies [Primer]

7 months ago

I feel like Nykthos Paragon would be a good budget replacement for Archangel of Thune since you have taken out Paragon. Otherwise awesome primer and explanations.

KBK7101 on Thought I Was Dead? [Primer]

1 year ago

Yeah, I'm leaning more towards Elenda because, while I have a lifegain/angels deck (Serra the Benevolent), I love the idea of a hybrid lifegain/voltron/aggro deck. Buff Elenda, gain massive life in a turn and then synergize with cards like Nykthos Paragon. Further bolster your life total with stuff like Celestial Mantle and Beacon of Immortality before Aetherflux Reservoir finishes whoever is left.

But with my wedding coming up, and me moving in with my fiance around that time if not sooner... will it get built? Who knows! lol

Last_Laugh on Alela's Artifacts Makes Tokens Do Stuff

2 years ago

Nice to see another Alela list and good job keeping your avg mana cost low. I have some suggestions for you and I'll try to break it down by category and keep things budget friendly. If you're picking up what I'm putting down and need help with suggested cuts, just holler.

CARD DRAW:

Breena, the Demagogue is amazing here. It incentivizes opponents to attack one another for card draw while your creatures get the +1+1 counters and you get the draw/counters twice for attacking the 2 opponents with higher life.

Starscream, Power Hungry  ^Flip brings the Monarch mechanic into the game which will draw you an extra card at your end step but you'll also smack an opponent for 2 for every card you draw while you're the Monarch.

Plumb the Forbidden in response to a boardwipe ensures you have a grip full of cards to redeploy. Instant speed and pseudo dodging counterspells makes this card.

Reconnaissance Mission/Bident of Thassa/The Indomitable/Coastal Piracy - I personally run 3 of these effects... they will draw you a ton of cards.

CREATURE BUFFS:

Skyhunter Strike Force will buff all your attackers +3+3 just for attacking all 3 opponents. Bonus points for not needing to attack itself.

Nykthos Paragon because your commander is an evasive lifelinker and this guy is an enchantment. The low bar here is you hit for 2 with Alela and everyone gets 2x +1+1 counters, then 4 the next turn, then 8, and that's assuming Alela only had 2 power to start.

Felidar Retreat is another go-wide counters effect that works wonders here.

MISC.:

Fanatical Devotion let's you sac tokens to save your actual creatures.

Feel free to check out my list for ideas. Upvotes on any of my decks are appreciated. Alela's Aerodynamics: A Crash Course

sanddeviljack on Anikthea

2 years ago

Out: Boon of the Spirit Realm, Crescendo of War, Endless Ranks of the Dead, Ghostblade Eidolon, Legion Loyalty, Nykthos Paragon, Sandwurm Convergence Unnatural Growth, Vitu-Ghazi Guildmage

In: Selesnya Eulogist, Spirited Companion, Elvish Archivist, Seal of Cleansing, Grisly Salvage, Kruphix's Insight, Ajani's Welcome, Peace of Mind, Seal from Existence, Makeshift Binding, Prayer of Binding, Vessel of Nascency

Last_Laugh on

2 years ago

You seem to be at 99 cards. Nykthos Paragon isn't a flyer but he is an enchantment that triggers Alela and Alela conveniently has lifelink built in. Even at her base 2 power (which with Voltron shenanigans won't be the case usually) it's 2x +1+1 counters on everyone, then 4 the next turn, then 8. This thing snowballs out of control fast.

Last_Laugh on Similar cards to Sigil of …

2 years ago

Scapegoat will get the job done. Bonus points for refilling your hand if a boardwipe you can't otherwise avoid happens.

Together Forever is an excellent option if you have a counter theme (Felidar Retreat, Anduril, Narsil Reforged, Archangel of Thune, Cathars' Crusade, Nykthos Paragon, Luminous Broodmoth, etc.)

Last_Laugh on Faeries wears boots and you gotta believe me

2 years ago

Court of Vantress deserves a spot. Copying something like Cathar's Crusade gets nuts and the monarchy is pretty easy to hold here so they're usually permanent token copies.

Zur the Enchanter has a massive toolbox of cards to look up here.

Fanatical Devotion let's you sac tokens to save actual creatures.

Vault of the Archangel is expensive to activate but you don't always need to. Just the unspoken threat of a potential activation effects combat in your favor and when you do activate it, it gains massive amounts of life. Hold up the mana into combat, be prepared to use it if needed, and if not play stuff on your post combat main phase.

Last, but definitely not least is Nykthos Paragon. It's an enchantment so it triggers Alela and Alela conveniently has lifelink built in. The low bar here is Alela at only 2 power puts 2x +1+1 counters on everyone, then 4 the next turn, then 8. It snowballs fast and turns even your 1/1's into game ending threats in no time.