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Neva, Stalked by Nightmares

WOE · uncommon · Released 2023-09-08

Power

brawl
trap→fringeNiche payoff-6/19
commander
trap→fringeNiche payoff-6/19

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell). The score (-8 to 19) is a rank signal derived from tier + kind + atoms; browse by it on the cards page.

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

under

below rate

incremental

minor value alone

build around

needs a shell

scales

scales up

rigid

one mode

narrow

situational

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
enchantment-mattersaura-voltronvoltronsacrificearistocrats
negative:

No active conflicts.

Roles

recursion-permanentcounter-producerscrymidrange-threat

Risks

requires-enchantment-densityslow-setuppip-heavy

Mechanics

—

Typal

synergy:

—

anti:

—

Structural

triggered-ability

Rationale

Neva is a 4cmc 2/2 with menace that recurs a creature or enchantment from the graveyard on ETB, then grows and scrys whenever an enchantment dies under your control. She requires a dedicated enchantment shell to pay off — the ETB is solid recursion value but the ongoing trigger demands enchantments cycling through the graveyard, making her a build-around in Orzhov enchantment-matters, aura-voltron (auras cycling off creatures), or sacrifice/aristocrats lists that weaponize enchantment deaths. The 2/2 body is undersized for 4 mana and menace alone won't carry her.

Learnings (3)

  • Neva's recursion trigger returns creatures OR enchantments, making her a flexible graveyard value piece in Orzhov enchantment-matters even before her scaling trigger comes online.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • The death trigger fires on any enchantment you control dying — including auras that fall off when a creature dies, which lets aura-voltron decks chain value without needing a dedicated sacrifice outlet.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • In a Brawl/Commander context, Neva can serve as a commander who enables a self-contained loop: cast aura, creature dies, aura goes to graveyard, Neva grows and scrys, then ETB recursion next cast returns the aura — but this engine is slow and vulnerable to commander tax.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #9,715