Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

Legendary Land

{T}: Add {C}.

{2}, {T}: Choose a colour. Add an amount of mana of that colour equal to your devotion to that colour. (Your devotion to a colour is the number of mana symbols of that colour in the mana costs of permanents you control.)

Combos

• Argothian Elder + Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx + Wirewood Lodge

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
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Historic Brawl	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Modern Beyond Horizons	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

indieinside on NevisCF's Mono-Green Mana Ramp

1 day ago

I’m not going to go too crazy, because I don’t know what the budget is. But, Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth would allow you to open up to having quite a few more utility lands.

Other Cool Lands:

Strip Mine

Maze of Ith

Rogue's Passage

Deserted Temple – this would let you be able to double either Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx or Gaea's CradleGC

Doombeard1984 on Mean Golgari elves machine

2 days ago

Thanks for the upvote Lucky_Dutch

I think to be honest, if I had a Gaea's CradleGC I would probably sell it too hahaha. There are a lot of other lands that can give you same effect but at a minimal hoop to jump through. You already have Growing Rites of Itlimoc  ^Flip, and Three Tree City which all really help. If you want more then could include:

• Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx or;
• Evendo, Waking Haven - Not tried this one yet as the "comes into play tapped" stings a little, but Elves should be fine with this.
• Susur Secundi, Void Altar - I am contemplating this for myself as a card draw mechanic. Because a lot of your Elves going to get big, sacrificing a token and drawing 5-10 cards seems real good. Should also mean "stationing" the land should be fine.

I use both the Tyvars, as one is an "ability haste" static effect with untap ability and recursion from graveyard. OG Tyvar also turns all your Elves in {B} mana dorks, and also gives you an untap effect. Mayes your Priest of Titania, Elvish Archdruid et all, all that more mana efficient. Like to just roll the dice on a big old Genesis Wave and see where we end up lol.

I am also a big fan of Nullmage Shepherd as will give you some repeatable Artifact/Enchantment removal. You should have a wide enough board to make this work.

Have fun, and will swing back and see how this evolves :)

indieinside on Red Dragon

3 days ago

I think that your secondary Commander “Background” would best be Dragon Cultist. As for the rest of the deck, it really comes down to your budget to be honest. EDH comes down to synergy. GambleGC is a great card, but most people are too weak to consider it.

Strong Cards:

Blood Moon

Faithless Looting

Deflecting SwatGC

Lightning Bolt

Soul's Fire

Chaos Warp

Lands:

Rogue's Passage

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

Flamekin Village

Dragons:

Wrathful Red Dragon

Dragon Tempest

Caldera Pyremaw

Planeswalkers:

Koth, Fire of Resistance – first ability

Sarkhan, Dragonsoul – final ability

When I am goofing off with a build, I use a website called EDHREC. Here is the LINK to the site already set with suggestions using Livaan, Cultist of Tiamat and Dragon Cultist as your dual Commanders. The key to Commander is being able to have a balance of mana ramp and removal mixed in.

Also, a lot of EDH is big on comboing out to win the game instantly. Here is a EDHREC LINK to combos that would synergize well in Red for your suggested Commanders.

Balaam__ on MONO WHITE ENCHANTMENTS

2 weeks ago

@biggruff25 I love cards like Endless Horizons that do things different than the usual way they’re done, but one copy isn’t enough. Besides the fact it’s a Turn 4 play at the earliest, the odds of having your single copy in hand when ready are practically null. That’s really a card you’d want to run a full fat stack of 4x, alongside tutors like Enlightened TutorGC (not Modern legal) or Sterling Grove (not mono {W}). That’s a very specific shell that doesn’t really fit what you’ve got here.

Cards like Pearl-Ear, Imperial Advisor are another potential solution, but they can only help so much. They’ll only ever reduce costs by generic mana, never by color (and you’re only running 2 copies which isn’t enough).

There’s only one viable answer to the problem and it’s more lands. Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx is something to consider as well; any enchantments with {W} pips in their costs that you do play will help tremendously, and it’s on theme.

indieinside on Mean Golgari elves machine

3 weeks ago

What are your thoughts on Elvish Piper? That is a super good elf in my opinion. Here are a few lands I suggest... I could suggest a lot, but I don't know your budget. Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth, Yavimaya Hollow, Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx.

The deck looks fun. Thoughts?

koth_of_the_bummer on Akroma, Angel of 21

2 months ago

Thanks for the suggestions SufferFromEDHD!

I'm mono red player at heart, though I played lots for deck variety over the years. Red Akroma is truly a bomb once she goes off. Now regarding with your suggestions:

GambleGC - I'm actually considering this, but I only have one copy and its on my Jund Coram Deck.

Lotus Field / Lotus Vale - yup seriously considering it as a replacement for Gilded Lotus.

Arena of Glory - I'll probably get this over Flamekin Village

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx / Nyx Lotus - probably no since as you have said, I don't have many permanents with {R} in the deck.

SufferFromEDHD on Akroma, Angel of 21

3 months ago

{5}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R}{R} = gg

I have been staring at this in my collection for years and have never thought of color shifted Akroma as the voltron bomb she rightfully is. This is A+ jank!

GambleGC always useful

Lotus Field/Lotus Vale "free" Gilded Lotus

Arena of Glory and/or Flamekin Village possibly maybe

Nyx Lotus and/or Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx I'm not sure you are running enough permanents but the fire breathing synergy seems too good to pass up

SufferFromEDHD on Archelos, Landfall / Emergent Ultimatum

3 months ago

I too enjoy OG land tech. You have Yavimaya and Urborg for that though along with Dryad of the Ilysian Grove.

Glacierwood Siege an additional "Worlds" effect

Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx > Bloom Tender

If you go the Nykthos route Minamo, School at Water's Edge plus the easy Archelos activation.

I see Green Sun's Zenith and a juicy Vorinclex target. Would Dryad Arbor + Natural OrderGC be useful here?

In my land based strategies I always try to squeeze in Unwind + Rewind for the value.

P.S. Squandered Resources is the greatest card in the entire card pool. Always enjoy seeing it in a deck.