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Atla Palani, Nest Tender
Legendary Creature — Human Shaman · 1RGW
Color identity: Green · Red · White · Naya
Atla Palani, Nest Tender is Naya (green, red and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
{2}, {T}: Create a 0/1 green Egg creature token with defender.
Whenever an Egg you control dies, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card. Put that card onto the battlefield and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Reference price of the card: €0.48
Comes in the precon Everyone's Invited
Average lands in decks for Atla Palani, Nest Tender: 36
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The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: C+ (64/100)
- Consistency73
- Speed57
- Interaction57
- Resilience85
- Closing60
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 36 lands (26 nonbasic, 3 Plains, 2 Mountain, 5 Forest)
Sol Ring · Arcane Signet · Ashnod's Altar · Palani's Hatcher · Cultivate · Farseek · Skullclamp · Goblin Bombardment · Garruk's Uprising · Swords to Plowshares · Etali, Primal Storm · Rampant Growth · Zacama, Primal Calamity · Path to Exile · Lightning Greaves · Maskwood Nexus · Rhythm of the Wild · Zetalpa, Primal Dawn · Ghalta and Mavren · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Nesting Dragon · Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant · Sundering Growth · Kodama's Reach · Nature's Lore · Apex Altisaur · Beast Within · Dinosaur Egg · Gishath, Sun's Avatar · Swiftfoot Boots · Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness · Heroic Intervention · Verdant Sun's Avatar · Mirror Entity · Blasphemous Act · Pantlaza, Sun-Favored · Annie Joins Up · Three Visits · Worldspine Wurm · Fanatical Devotion · Regisaur Alpha · Thornbite Staff · Generous Gift · Harmonic Prodigy · Quartzwood Crasher · Rootborn Defenses · Phyrexian Altar · Seedborn Muse · Boros Charm · Earthshaker Dreadmaw · Gisela, Blade of Goldnight · Temple Altisaur · Marauding Raptor · Elemental Bond · Gruul Signet · Polyraptor · Vaultborn Tyrant · Austere Command · Avacyn, Angel of Hope · Chaos Warp · Goring Ceratops · Warstorm Surge · Life Finds a Way · Command Tower · Jungle Shrine · Cinder Glade · Exotic Orchard · High Market · Canopy Vista · Stomping Ground · Clifftop Retreat · Rootbound Crag · Temple Garden · Jetmir's Garden · Sacred Foundry · Sunpetal Grove · Evolving Wilds · Bountiful Promenade · Rockfall Vale · Spire Garden · Windswept Heath · Wooded Foothills · Mosswort Bridge · Rogue's Passage · Spectator Seating · Arid Mesa · Overgrown Farmland · Terramorphic Expanse · Path of Ancestry
🃏 Recommended cards for Atla Palani, Nest Tender
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Atla Palani, Nest Tender, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Ashnod's Altar | 66% | +61% |
| Palani's Hatcher | 66% | +57% |
| Goblin Bombardment | 61% | +56% |
| High Market | 51% | +47% |
| Skullclamp | 62% | +46% |
| Nesting Dragon | 48% | +44% |
| Maskwood Nexus | 51% | +41% |
| Etali, Primal Storm | 59% | +40% |
| Sundering Growth | 46% | +40% |
| Zetalpa, Primal Dawn | 51% | +39% |
| Zacama, Primal Calamity | 53% | +37% |
| Dinosaur Egg | 42% | +36% |
| Garruk's Uprising | 60% | +36% |
| Ghalta and Mavren | 49% | +36% |
| Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant | 46% | +34% |
| Ghalta, Primal Hunger | 49% | +33% |
| Worldspine Wurm | 35% | +32% |
| Gishath, Sun's Avatar | 42% | +31% |
| Fanatical Devotion | 33% | +31% |
| Thornbite Staff | 32% | +30% |
| Apex Altisaur | 43% | +30% |
| Pantlaza, Sun-Favored | 36% | +29% |
| Verdant Sun's Avatar | 39% | +29% |
| Harmonic Prodigy | 31% | +29% |
💰 The best cards for your Atla Palani, Nest Tender deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Palani's Hatcher
- Goblin Bombardment
- High Market
- Nesting Dragon
- Maskwood Nexus
- Etali, Primal Storm
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Ashnod's Altar
- Skullclamp
- Worldspine Wurm
- Gishath, Sun's Avatar
- Thornbite Staff
- Apex Altisaur
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant
- Phyrexian Altar
- Life Finds a Way
- Avacyn, Angel of Hope
- Terror of the Peaks
- Polyraptor
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Atla Palani, Nest Tender
- Luminous Broodmoth + Ashnod's Altar → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite colorless mana
- Apex Altisaur + Wrathful Raptors + Akroma's Will → Destroy all creatures opponents control, Near-infinite damage
- Polyraptor + Marauding Raptor → Draw the game, Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB, Infinitely powerful creature until end of turn
- Ashnod's Altar + Rhythm of the Wild → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Goblin Bombardment + Rhythm of the Wild → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite damage, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers
- Apex Altisaur + Wrathful Raptors + Heroic Intervention → Destroy all creatures opponents control, Near-infinite damage
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Frequently asked questions
What is Atla Palani, Nest Tender's color identity?
Atla Palani, Nest Tender is Naya (green, red and white): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Atla Palani, Nest Tender come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Atla Palani, Nest Tender deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 36 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.0 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 96 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 27 % of the time and floods 13 %. Deck health: C+ (64/100).
How many lands should a Atla Palani, Nest Tender deck run?
Real Atla Palani, Nest Tender decks run 36 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Atla Palani, Nest Tender?
The three highest-synergy cards are Ashnod's Altar, Palani's Hatcher, Goblin Bombardment. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Atla Palani, Nest Tender decks.
What combos does Atla Palani, Nest Tender have?
Atla Palani, Nest Tender has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Luminous Broodmoth + Ashnod's Altar. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Atla Palani, Nest Tender deck cost?
You can start cheap: Palani's Hatcher, Goblin Bombardment, High Market are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.