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Nylea, Keen-Eyed
Legendary Enchantment Creature — God · 3G
Color identity: Green
Nylea, Keen-Eyed is green: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Indestructible
As long as your devotion to green is less than five, Nylea isn't a creature.
Creature spells you cast cost {1} less to cast.
{2}{G}: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's a creature card, put it into your hand. Otherwise, you may put it into your graveyard.
Reference price of the card: €3.99
Average lands in decks for Nylea, Keen-Eyed: 33
Ramp+1/+1 CountersStormAggroComboDevotionStompyGood Stuff
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The list people actually play (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: B (70/100)
- Consistency85
- Speed69
- Interaction23
- Resilience69
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 33 lands (7 nonbasic, 26 Forest)
Beast Whisperer · Llanowar Elves · Elvish Mystic · Sol Ring · Fyndhorn Elves · Soul of the Harvest · Beast Within · Guardian Project · Arbor Elf · Emerald Medallion · Primordial Sage · Sakura-Tribe Elder · Karametra's Acolyte · Rhonas's Monument · Garruk's Uprising · Heroic Intervention · Craterhoof Behemoth · Eternal Witness · The Great Henge · Shamanic Revelation · Circle of Dreams Druid · Silverback Elder · Fanatic of Rhonas · Ghalta, Primal Hunger · Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma · Defiler of Vigor · Cultivate · Reclamation Sage · Growing Rites of Itlimoc // Itlimoc, Cradle of the Sun · Nylea, God of the Hunt · Rampant Growth · Birds of Paradise · Kogla, the Titan Ape · Augur of Autumn · Haywire Mite · Gingerbrute · Renata, Called to the Hunt · Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise · Finale of Devastation · Inquisitive Puppet · Myr Moonvessel · Nyxbloom Ancient · Return of the Wildspeaker · Selvala, Heart of the Wilds · Signal Pest · Sparring Construct · Surrak and Goreclaw · Tangleroot · Unnatural Growth · Zendikar Resurgent · Arcbound Worker · Ornithopter · Stonecoil Serpent · Tangled Florahedron // Tangled Vale · Wild Growth · Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary · Chronomaton · Concordant Crossroads · Nature's Lore · Tribute to the World Tree · Yeva, Nature's Herald · Endless One · Hope of Ghirapur · Kodama's Reach · Myr Mindservant · Universal Automaton · Castle Garenbrig · Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx · Reliquary Tower · Boseiju, Who Endures · Mosswort Bridge · Tranquil Thicket · Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
🃏 Recommended cards for Nylea, Keen-Eyed
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Nylea, Keen-Eyed, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Soul of the Harvest | 50% | +39% |
| Beast Whisperer | 68% | +38% |
| Primordial Sage | 39% | +36% |
| Guardian Project | 43% | +26% |
| Karametra's Acolyte | 38% | +26% |
| Silverback Elder | 32% | +26% |
| Gingerbrute | 25% | +25% |
| Nylea, God of the Hunt | 28% | +24% |
| Myr Moonvessel | 23% | +23% |
| Sparring Construct | 23% | +23% |
| Haywire Mite | 26% | +23% |
| Inquisitive Puppet | 23% | +23% |
| Signal Pest | 23% | +23% |
| Tangleroot | 23% | +23% |
| Rhonas's Monument | 38% | +22% |
| Ornithopter | 22% | +22% |
| Arcbound Worker | 22% | +21% |
| Chronomaton | 21% | +21% |
| Stonecoil Serpent | 22% | +21% |
| Myr Mindservant | 20% | +20% |
| Endless One | 20% | +20% |
| Hope of Ghirapur | 20% | +20% |
| Fyndhorn Elves | 51% | +20% |
| Universal Automaton | 20% | +19% |
💰 The best cards for your Nylea, Keen-Eyed 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.
- Primordial Sage
- Karametra's Acolyte
- Gingerbrute
- Myr Moonvessel
- Sparring Construct
- Haywire Mite
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Soul of the Harvest
- Beast Whisperer
- Guardian Project
- Silverback Elder
- Nylea, God of the Hunt
- Fyndhorn Elves
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Circle of Dreams Druid
- Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
- Craterhoof Behemoth
- Nyxbloom Ancient
- The Great Henge
- Fanatic of Rhonas
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Nylea, Keen-Eyed
- Staff of Domination + Priest of Titania → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite green mana
- Ashaya, Soul of the Wild + Quirion Ranger → Infinite creature ETB, Infinite landfall triggers, Infinite creature LTB, Infinite storm count
- Staff of Domination + Circle of Dreams Druid → Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite green mana
- Staff of Domination + Selvala, Heart of the Wilds → Infinite card draw, Infinite colored mana, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite lifegain, Infinite lifegain triggers, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Umbral Mantle + Priest of Titania → Infinite green mana, Infinitely large creature until end of turn, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
- Umbral Mantle + Elvish Archdruid → Infinite green mana, Infinitely large creature until end of turn, Infinite untap of creatures you control, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce
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Frequently asked questions
What is Nylea, Keen-Eyed's color identity?
Nylea, Keen-Eyed is green: its deck can only run cards of that color 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 Nylea, Keen-Eyed come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Nylea, Keen-Eyed deck (the 99 cards most played with it, with 33 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.4 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 100 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 10 % of the time and floods 4 %. Deck health: B (70/100).
How many lands should a Nylea, Keen-Eyed deck run?
Real Nylea, Keen-Eyed decks run 33 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 Nylea, Keen-Eyed?
The three highest-synergy cards are Soul of the Harvest, Beast Whisperer, Primordial Sage. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Nylea, Keen-Eyed decks.
What combos does Nylea, Keen-Eyed have?
Nylea, Keen-Eyed has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Staff of Domination + Priest of Titania. 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 Nylea, Keen-Eyed deck cost?
You can start cheap: Primordial Sage, Karametra's Acolyte, Gingerbrute 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.