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Nikya of the Old Ways Budget
Deck Size: 100
Commander / EDH
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Est deck cost: $172.58
Salt sum: 37.3
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Commander

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Nikya of the Old Ways

You can't cast noncreature spells. Whenever you tap a land for mana, add one mana of any type that land produced.

Creature
Nikya of the Old Ways (rna) 193

Commander

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Finisher

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End-Raze Forerunners

Vigilance, trample, haste When End-Raze Forerunners enters, other creatures you control get +2/+2 and gain vigilance and trample until end of turn.

Creature
End-Raze Forerunners (blc) 214
Hellkite Charger

Flying, haste Whenever Hellkite Charger attacks, you may pay {5}{R}{R}. If you do, untap all attacking creatures and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Creature
Hellkite Charger (mm2) 118
Hydra Omnivore

Whenever Hydra Omnivore deals combat damage to an opponent, it deals that much damage to each other opponent.

Creature
Hydra Omnivore (dsc) 185
Primal Surge

Exile the top card of your library. If it's a permanent card, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you do, repeat this process.

Sorcery
Primal Surge (avr) 189
Scourge of the Throne

Flying Dethrone (Whenever this creature attacks the player with the most life or tied for most life, put a +1/+1 counter on it.) Whenever Scourge of the Throne attacks for the first time each turn, if it's attacking the player with the most life or tied for most life, untap all attacking creatures. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.

Creature
Scourge of the Throne (mkc) 160

Finisher

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Ramp

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Arbor Elf

{T}: Untap target Forest.

Creature
Arbor Elf (a25) 160
Arcane Signet

{T}: Add one mana of any color in your commander's color identity.

Artifact
Arcane Signet (blc) 127
Beanstalk Giant

Creature
Beanstalk Giant // Fertile Footsteps (eld) 149
Birds of Paradise

Flying {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Creature
Birds of Paradise (rvr) 344
Boreal Druid

{T}: Add {C}.

Creature
Boreal Druid (csp) 105
Elvish Mystic

{T}: Add {G}.

Creature
Elvish Mystic (m15) 173
Farhaven Elf

When Farhaven Elf enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Farhaven Elf (cmr) 225
Fyndhorn Elves

{T}: Add {G}.

Creature
Fyndhorn Elves (cmr) 228
Goblin Anarchomancer

Each spell you cast that's red or green costs {1} less to cast.

Creature
Goblin Anarchomancer (mh2) 421
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma

Creature spells you cast with power 4 or greater cost {2} less to cast. Whenever Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma attacks, each creature you control with power 4 or greater gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.

Creature
Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma (blc) 222
Heritage Druid

Tap three untapped Elves you control: Add {G}{G}{G}.

Creature
Heritage Druid (ema) 171
Ilharg, the Raze-Boar

Trample Whenever Ilharg, the Raze-Boar attacks, you may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. Return that creature to your hand at the beginning of the next end step. When Ilharg, the Raze-Boar dies or is put into exile from the battlefield, you may put it into its owner's library third from the top.

Creature
Ilharg, the Raze-Boar (rvr) 334
Jaspera Sentinel

Reach {T}, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color.

Creature
Jaspera Sentinel (khm) 178
Kona, Rescue Beastie

Survival — At the beginning of your second main phase, if Kona, Rescue Beastie is tapped, you may put a permanent card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Creature
Kona, Rescue Beastie (dsk) 187
Llanowar Elves

{T}: Add {G}.

Creature
Llanowar Elves (fdn) 227
Quicksilver Amulet

{4}, {T}: You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.

Artifact
Quicksilver Amulet (brr) 108
Sakura-Tribe Elder

Sacrifice Sakura-Tribe Elder: Search your library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Sakura-Tribe Elder (blc) 236
Savage Ventmaw

Flying Whenever this creature attacks, add {R}{R}{R}{G}{G}{G}. Until end of turn, you don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.

Creature
Savage Ventmaw (fdn) 665
Somberwald Sage

{T}: Add three mana of any one color. Spend this mana only to cast creature spells.

Creature
Somberwald Sage (inr) 215
Springbloom Druid

When this creature enters, you may sacrifice a land. If you do, search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

Creature
Springbloom Druid (fdn) 646
Topiary Stomper

Vigilance (Attacking doesn't cause this creature to tap.) When Topiary Stomper enters, search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Topiary Stomper can't attack or block unless you control seven or more lands.

Creature
Topiary Stomper (lcc) 261
Wood Elves

When Wood Elves enters, search your library for a Forest card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Wood Elves (ltc) 263

Ramp

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Anthem

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Cactusfolk Sureshot

Reach Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.) At the beginning of combat on your turn, other creatures you control with power 4 or greater gain trample and haste until end of turn.

Creature
Cactusfolk Sureshot (otj) 199
Enduring Courage

Whenever another creature you control enters, it gets +2/+0 and gains haste until end of turn. When Enduring Courage dies, if it was a creature, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. It's an enchantment. (It's not a creature.)

Creature Enchantment
Enduring Courage (pdsk) 133p

Anthem

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Land

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Cinder Glade

({T}: Add {R} or {G}.) Cinder Glade enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.

Land
Cinder Glade (blc) 299
Cragcrown Pathway

Land
Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway (znr) 287Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway (znr) 287
Exotic Orchard

{T}: Add one mana of any color that a land an opponent controls could produce.

Land
Exotic Orchard (mkc) 260
Forest

({T}: Add {G}.)

Land
Forest (fdn) 281
Game Trail

As Game Trail enters, you may reveal a Mountain or Forest card from your hand. If you don't, Game Trail enters tapped. {T}: Add {R} or {G}.

Land
Game Trail (lcc) 334
Gruul Turf

Gruul Turf enters tapped. When Gruul Turf enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. {T}: Add {R}{G}.

Land
Gruul Turf (blc) 310
Mosswort Bridge

Hideaway 4 (When this land enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.) Mosswort Bridge enters tapped. {T}: Add {G}. {G}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if creatures you control have total power 10 or greater.

Land
Mosswort Bridge (blc) 317
Mountain

({T}: Add {R}.)

Land
Mountain (otj) 283
Spinerock Knoll

Hideaway 4 (When this land enters, look at the top four cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order.) Spinerock Knoll enters tapped. {T}: Add {R}. {R}, {T}: You may play the exiled card without paying its mana cost if an opponent was dealt 7 or more damage this turn.

Land
Spinerock Knoll (dsc) 300
Temple of the False God

{T}: Add {C}{C}. Activate only if you control five or more lands.

Land
Temple of the False God (lcc) 359

Land

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Recursion

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Artisan of Kozilek

When you cast this spell, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Annihilator 2 (Whenever this creature attacks, defending player sacrifices two permanents of their choice.)

Creature
Artisan of Kozilek (arc) 123
Eternal Witness

When Eternal Witness enters, you may return target card from your graveyard to your hand.

Creature
Eternal Witness (plst) UMA-163

Recursion

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Creature

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Ashroot Animist

Trample When this creature attacks, another target creature you control gains trample and gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is this creature's power.

Creature
Ashroot Animist (fdn) 117
Loot, Exuberant Explorer

You may play an additional land on each of your turns. {4}{G}{G}, {T}: Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card with mana value less than or equal to the number of lands you control from among them and put it onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.

Creature
Loot, Exuberant Explorer (fdn) 106

Creature

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Landfall

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Moraug, Fury of Akoum

Each creature you control gets +1/+0 for each time it has attacked this turn. Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, if it's your main phase, there's an additional combat phase after this phase. At the beginning of that combat, untap all creatures you control.

Creature
Moraug, Fury of Akoum (znr) 300

Landfall

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Removal

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Acidic Slime

Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.) When Acidic Slime enters, destroy target artifact, enchantment, or land.

Creature
Acidic Slime (m13) 159
Gruul Ragebeast

Whenever Gruul Ragebeast or another creature you control enters, that creature fights target creature an opponent controls.

Creature
Gruul Ragebeast (gtc) 170
Kogla and Yidaro

When Kogla and Yidaro enters, choose one — • It gains trample and haste until end of turn. • It fights target creature you don't control. {2}{R}{G}, Discard Kogla and Yidaro: Destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment. Shuffle Kogla and Yidaro into your library from your graveyard, then draw a card.

Creature
Kogla and Yidaro (mom) 244
Reclamation Sage

When this creature enters, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment.

Creature
Reclamation Sage (cmr) 248
Terastodon

When Terastodon enters, you may destroy up to three target noncreature permanents. For each permanent put into a graveyard this way, its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.

Creature
Terastodon (m3c) 249

Removal

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Draw

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Apex Devastator

Cascade, cascade, cascade, cascade (When you cast this spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order. Multiple instances of cascade each trigger separately.)

Creature
Apex Devastator (cmr) 217
Augur of Autumn

You may look at the top card of your library any time. You may play lands from the top of your library. Coven — As long as you control three or more creatures with different powers, you may cast creature spells from the top of your library.

Creature
Augur of Autumn (plst) MID-168
Doors of Durin

Whenever you attack, scry 2, then you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, put it onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. Until your next turn, it gains trample if you control a Dwarf and hexproof if you control an Elf.

Artifact
Doors of Durin (ltr) 199
Etali, Primal Conqueror

Creature
Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness (mom) 298Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness (mom) 298
Etali, Primal Storm

Whenever Etali attacks, exile the top card of each player's library, then you may cast any number of spells from among those cards without paying their mana costs.

Creature
Etali, Primal Storm (blc) 196
Evercoat Ursine

Trample Hideaway 3, hideaway 3 (When this creature enters, look at the top three cards of your library, exile one face down, then put the rest on the bottom in a random order. Then do it again.) Whenever Evercoat Ursine deals combat damage to a player, if there are cards exiled with it, you may play one of them without paying its mana cost.

Creature
Evercoat Ursine (blc) 30
Garruk's Packleader

Whenever another creature you control with power 3 or greater enters, you may draw a card.

Creature
Garruk's Packleader (blc) 218
Garruk's Uprising

When this enchantment enters, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card. Creatures you control have trample. (Each of those creatures can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.) Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater enters, draw a card.

Enchantment
Garruk's Uprising (blc) 219
Genesis Hydra

When you cast this spell, reveal the top X cards of your library. You may put a nonland permanent card with mana value X or less from among them onto the battlefield. Then shuffle the rest into your library. Genesis Hydra enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.

Creature
Genesis Hydra (m15) 176
Rishkar's Expertise

Draw cards equal to the greatest power among creatures you control. You may cast a spell with mana value 5 or less from your hand without paying its mana cost.

Sorcery
Rishkar's Expertise (lcc) 254
Runic Armasaur

Whenever an opponent activates an ability of a creature or land that isn't a mana ability, you may draw a card.

Creature
Runic Armasaur (lcc) 256

Draw

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Protection

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Archetype of Endurance

Creatures you control have hexproof. Creatures your opponents control lose hexproof and can't have or gain hexproof.

Creature Enchantment
Archetype of Endurance (bng) 116
Dawnglade Regent

When Dawnglade Regent enters, you become the monarch. As long as you're the monarch, permanents you control have hexproof.

Creature
Dawnglade Regent (cmr) 222
Giant Ankheg

Trample Ward {2} (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays {2}.) Other creatures you control have trample and ward {2}.

Creature
Giant Ankheg (clb) 233
Nullstone Gargoyle

Flying Whenever the first noncreature spell of a turn is cast, counter that spell.

Creature Artifact
Nullstone Gargoyle (rav) 266

Protection

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Stax

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Ruric Thar, the Unbowed

Vigilance, reach Ruric Thar, the Unbowed attacks each combat if able. Whenever a player casts a noncreature spell, Ruric Thar deals 6 damage to that player.

Creature
Ruric Thar, the Unbowed (dgm) 99

Stax

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Evasion

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Archetype of Aggression

Creatures you control have trample. Creatures your opponents control lose trample and can't have or gain trample.

Creature Enchantment
Archetype of Aggression (bng) 88
Ghalta, Primal Hunger

This spell costs {X} less to cast, where X is the total power of creatures you control. Trample (This creature can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker it's attacking.)

Creature
Ghalta, Primal Hunger (j25) 77

Evasion

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Pump

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Thunderfoot Baloth

Trample Lieutenant — As long as you control your commander, Thunderfoot Baloth gets +2/+2 and other creatures you control get +2/+2 and have trample.

Creature
Thunderfoot Baloth (dsc) 201
Ulvenwald Oddity

Creature
Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth (vow) 225Ulvenwald Oddity // Ulvenwald Behemoth (vow) 225
Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus

Reach At the beginning of each combat, double the power and toughness of each creature you control until end of turn. {G/P}{G/P}, Sacrifice two other creatures: Put an indestructible counter on Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus. ({G/P} can be paid with either {G} or 2 life.)

Creature
Zopandrel, Hunger Dominus (one) 195

Pump

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Tutor

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Fierce Empath

When this creature enters, you may search your library for a creature card with mana value 6 or greater, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.

Creature
Fierce Empath (fdn) 636
Gamble

Search your library for a card, put that card into your hand, discard a card at random, then shuffle.

Sorcery
Gamble (dmr) 433
Woodland Bellower

When Woodland Bellower enters, you may search your library for a nonlegendary green creature card with mana value 3 or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Creature
Woodland Bellower (ori) 207

Tutor

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