Nylea's Emissary

Enchantment Creature — Cat

Bestow 5{G} (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached to a creature.)

Trample

Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has trample.

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
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (10)

GenericAperson on Eutropia's Enchantments

3 years ago

Added Sage of Hours to the deck. Finally acquiring this card enables a game winning combo and it's the necessary piece as it enable to extra turns and prevent interaction with Simic Ascendancy to hopefully allow me to win the game. Decided to take Nylea's Emissary out of the deck as while it's nice to have Trample on Eutropia, Thassa's Emissary does a similar job and is far better for it by turning Eutropia into a card drawing engine. Therefore, cutting Nylea for the Sage makes sense.

Rhadamanthus on How do enchantment creatures work?

4 years ago

It's just an aura, not a separate creature.

When you cast a spell with bestow using the bestow cost (example: Nylea's Emissary), it's an aura spell that will enter the battlefield enchanting the creature you chose to target. It isn't a creature and just gives its bonus to the creature it's enchanting.

A special rule for bestow is that if the aura becomes unattached from the creature it's enchanting (usually because that creature left the battlefield for some reason) then the aura will turn back into a creature and stay on the battlefield.

Spirits on WonderCats

6 years ago

Really loving this deck JAPuckett85, still working on mine lol, Arahbo, Xenagos... for Cats.

Some stuff to think about, I've found Ancient Den + Tree of Tales has allowed me to equip 1-turn earlier three times now (in all the games i've played), doesn't sound fantastic, but it's pretty good. Have to balance that against things like Sunpetal Grove and Fortified Village, but in my build usually have no mana sourcing issues.

I notice you settled on 37 lands, you definitely have more utility (like Maze of Ith and Strip Mine and Thawing Glaciers) where they are removal not lands, I settled on 35 lands, but don't have any non-mana utility lands either, so wer're about the same.

Wooded Foothills and Flooded Strand are some relatively (there still lands!) inexpensive fetch lands, they could replace some of the ETB Tapped lands you run. Also, I find the fetches de-saturate the lands, so drawing later in the game, you draw less lands due to hypergeometric probability, which often slow you down in late game, but still mana fix earlier on. Ash Barrens does this too. You might find too, with fewer ETB tapped, you go 0.5 - 1 turn faster.

I would have to agree with Hybrow about Sword of Vengeance, but also agree with you about Chariot of Victory. Here's what my initial thought was, for that Vigilance and +2 power, are you REALLY searching/fetching it? Like really really? If I need haste, I'm pulling Swiftfoot Boots because it comes with Hexproof, if I need Trample i'd probably rather pull a Loxodon Warhammer gives me +1 more power, I understand it doesn't give the first strike which provides sustainability, but it creates more sustainability in multi-player with the lifelink. Cats don't really block because they don't have the Eminence? If you have a big cat with lots of equipment it's cool, but are your winning because you have a big swinging cat (possibly with lifelink) or are you winning because you are defending with likely a ground walking cat that also likely already has double strike? Double strike > First strike. I dunno, it's a good equipment, for the cost give me lifelink, or infect Grafted Exoskeleton. I bet if you evaluate, with all the other awesome equipment in this deck, it's very very low on the pecking order for tutoring.

I'm trying out Nissa, Vastwood Seer  ^Flip over Cultivate right now, trying to figure out if the 1 less land, is worth the potential for drawing an extra card each turn once flipped, or the potential for blocked damage (but what is a ground walking 2/2 really blocking of significance).

I have a Sterling Grove in my box at home, I need it in to fetch Sylvan Library right? That's what you do with it 95% of the time?

Eladamri's Call only costs you mana and gives you more consistency on pulling/playing the same creature each game. Because it's hand, doesn't cost you a card.

Path to Exile is awesome removal, can also be used as a mana ramp / fetch, you'd actually be suprised how many times I do it.

Saffi Eriksdotter (good recursion/protection on his own, without anything else), add a Sun Titan and they can protect each other. Throw in a Greater Good which is also good draw on it's own with eminence, and you can basically have a huge hand, tutor the cards you need for the win, etc. Makes a really nice interaction, and protection. All 3 cards aren't dead draws on their own either. Just a thought. I know he's not a cat. Also works with Fiend Hunter (kind of) but doesn't give that 6 card draw from the Sun Titan like Saffi Eriksdotter does so I don't like it.

I hadn't thought about Nylea's Emissary either, adding him to my maybeboard too, have to think about him first lol. His bestow is just so expensive, only challenge to overcome. CMC 4 for a 3/3 trample isn't THAT far off the mark though, and late game he can bestow +3/+3 and trample, and then turn into a 3/3 trample afterwards. I'm just not sure.

Lost Leonin + Ajani, Caller of the Pride has been all-star for me. I know it's the same as Duelist's Heritage but he's also a planeswalker which I like. I run both though.

I took Sensei's Divining Top out, what!!!, I have it in every commander deck, BUT I ALWAYS tutor Sylvan Library and feels like duplication of work with both out. That derpy dreidel though, have you had similar experiences where it just wan't effective or a dead draw later in the game?

Anyways really awesome, always looking and stealing your ideas!

JAPuckett85 on WonderCats

6 years ago

Hybrow I put in Prowler's Helm & cut Whispersilk Cloak for the same reason I cut Lightning Greaves: because of the shroud. Makes it too difficult to equip with other equipment & renders Eminence useless. I cut Sword of Feast and Famine & Sword of Light and Shadow for the same reason (protection from white/green). Thanks for the suggestions though! I have thought about Nacatl War-Pride before, but he just seems too costly mana-wise.. of he was 3G, instead of 3GGG, then I would play him, but I cut all the really high CMC cats & it plays better with the lower curve; the only creatures I kept over 6-CMC are Felidar Sovereign, Nazahn, Revered Bladesmith, Raksha Golden Cub, and Sun Titan. Qasali Ambusher just doesn't have enough of an impact to make a slot in EDH- I'd rather pay some mana for some good keywords or abilities. I hadn't considered Nylea's Emissary or Chariot of Victory before.. I think Nylea's Emissary is ALMOST worth it if I consider it a 6/6 Trampler for 3G (because the Eminence), but the fact that it gets taken out by enchantment-hate means everyone probably has an answer for it when it becomes their problem. Prowler's Helm is still my favorite way to get damage through, but I also have Rancor, Rogue's Passage, Sword of Fire and Ice, Sword of Vengeance, and Ahrabo's 2nd ability. Chariot of Victory might be better the Sword of Vengeance in some decks because of the Equip1, but I have at least 4 ways to cheat on equip costs (Stonehewer Giant, Sigarda's Aid, Hammer of Nazahn, Puresteel Paladin, etc), and things to tutor for those ways, so I think I'll stick with the additional +2/0 and vigilance. Thanks for the feedback, though!

Hybrow on WonderCats

6 years ago

I have cat tribal as well. Super fun and fast its one of my favorite decks right now. Thundercats Ho! - Arahbo EDH . I would recommend a few cards to add:

Nacatl War-Pride - works great, can only be blocked by one creature, and will wipe out any token deck.

Nylea's Emissary - the trample is great, its a bit pricey mana wise, but i find that the hardest thing is getting through that one pumped up creature.

Qasali Ambusher - is a free cat for the most part.. dont have to block with him when you flash him in, but get him for free then attack with him next turn.

Whispersilk Cloak - super cheap way to get your biggest bad guy through for a hit.

Chariot of Victory - again the trample is great. The first strike and haste are bonuses too. Make sure that that big guy is going to live

Hope these help... if you only take one if these suggestions, i would take a close look at the War Pride. Its a beast in a cat deck

patv4343 on

7 years ago

Cards I am thinking about adding:
Ajani, Caller of the Pride
Ajani, Mentor of Heroes
Ajani Unyielding
Ajani, Valiant Protector
Nahiri, the Lithomancer
Ajani Goldmane
Ajani Steadfast
Oath of Ajani
Cathars' Crusade
Regal Caracal
Nacatl War-Pride
Adorned Pouncer
Felidar Sovereign
Fertile Ground
Initiate's Companion
Pride Sovereign
Prowling Serpopard
Steelshaper's Gift
Stoneforge Mystic
Stonehewer Giant
Boundless Realms
Chameleon Colossus
Beastmaster Ascension
Waiting in the Weeds
Secure the Wastes
Sigarda's Aid
Stoneforge Masterwork
Masterwork of Ingenuity
Green Sun's Zenith
Open the Armory
Eladamri's Call
Enlightened Tutor
Sylvan Library
Aura Shards
Exploration
Ajani's Chosen
Enlightened Ascetic
Hunting Cheetah
Leonin Abunas
Leonin Den-Guard
Nylea's Emissary
Qasali Slingers
Riparian Tiger
Scrounging Bandar
Skyhunter Cub
Sunspear Shikari

Let me know what you think??
I am going for a lot of creatures and equipping creatures to make them huge!!
Still need to look into more artifacts, enchantment, sorcery, and instant cards to put in.
Also need help with lands!!!

Making-a-new-account-Hopefully-I-can-get-my-old-Username on

7 years ago

Whilst it's not a very good card, it certainly is a lion: Guardian Lions. Also, Jamuraan Lion could actually offer some tactical advantage. An early beater could be Jungle Lion. Marisi's Twinclaws looks good and oacks some power. If your opponent doesn't play blue Mtenda Lion pscks a punch (sidenote: quite a few cheap green critters that psck a pinch for a small drawback. I'm seeing potential for a green deck that plays as a red deck). Nylea's Emissary is rediculously majestic. Pride of Lions has lion in the name, and the possibility of being a game-ender. Spirit of the Hearth might be manaheavy, but damn!

That's it for creatures from me. I'll get back to you on noncreatures

Pascal11 on Xenagos ascension V 2.2 EDH

7 years ago

Major update.I recently decided to take this deck to the next level and try it out in a competitive enviroment so i had to make drastic changes to it.

Out : Weatherseed Totem , Fires of Yavimaya , Paragon of Eternal Wilds , Ogre Battledriver , Surrak, the Hunt Caller , Anger , Fated Conflagration , Nylea's Emissary , Overrun , Caller of the Claw , Brooding Saurian , Flametongue Kavu , Where Ancients Tread , Opal Palace , Centaur Garden , Fertile Thicket , 3 x Mountain

In

Sol Ring , Aggravated Assault , Dragonlord Atarka , Eternal Witness , Temple of the False God , Rogue's Passage , Wooded Foothills , Temple of Abandon , Sakura-Tribe Elder , Yavimaya Dryad , Song of the Dryads , Terra Stomper , Green Sun's Zenith , Scavenging Ooze , World Breaker , Atarka, World Render , Price of Glory , 2 x Wastes

I hope it works as planned :)