In the way of her scry, she could help. But you're never going to use her to zero into Shardless. And casting Shardless means you could cascade into a Nissa with X=0 which would be lame.
Alternatively, the new Kiora is something I'm considering for my build. CMC 3 Planeswalker that draws a card whenever a 4 power creature ETBs. Also starts with 7 loyalty and has -1: Untap target creature or land. Giving pseudo vigilance or free up mana for counter magic
ive always viewed nissa steward as a fringe playable card, but it fails to show up anywhere because very few (to no) good UBx decks exist. sultai has always been the bastard child of GBx (and already has plenty of PW competition w/ liliana(s)) and RUG or bant (non-coco) midrange decks continue to be on the outside looking in.
perhaps if Shardless Agent gets printed into horizons things might change.
I really hope it gets printed also, because Sultai is my favorite variation of GBx. Unfortunately Agent is a non-bo with Nissa because you want to be casting Shardless Agent and Nissa is putting it directly onto the battlefield. But still I think Shardless Sultai would be a savage force to be reckoned with in modern. We don't have force of will to pair with it but I think it could still put this archetype on the map.
I feel it struggles a bit against Phoenix because they attack on so many different angles. But it's decent against most everything. It's incredibly fun to play. You have so many outs in so many situations. Every match is like a puzzle. Nissa is awesome with 4x Bauble and 4 flayer. They really help set up her zero. One key is that I don't always crack my Bauble right away unless I need to dig for a card next turn, such as too make a land drop or dig for a threat. Keeping the Bauble can help turn in revolt later, be used with Nissa, or even pump Tarmogoyf at instant speed if the graveyard lacks an Artifact.
I keep the one Creeping Tar Pit in there just because I also have Traverse to fetch it. It hasn't been super relevant for me in recent memory but it could be a nice stalemate break against something like Jund or GDS. I don't really have a lot of extra SB tech against Affinity so that might be something I change in the future
Nihil Spellbomb main deck is awesome. It's great in a meta game with lots of dredge. It also helps to give delirium with Grim Flayer. He is especially important since I'm using Stubborn Denial so that way I have 8 creatures that turn it on.
I don't know how I feel about kitchen Finks in the main deck. Totally dependant on your meta game though. It's not great against humans, spirits or affinity.
I would recommend trying a blue splash in your deck, trying out Snapcaster and Nissa, Steward of Elements. The LOTV is not a critical part of the deck
I use her in Sultai Midrange where your threats are low cost so she's likely to get them into the battlefield even at low loyalty. Also where you have Mishra's Bauble and Serum Visions to see if you're good to zero her. In a grindfest match up though, simply having the ability to scry 2 every turn is paramount. He ultimate creature-lands are flying too so its very threatening. My list is something like
Alternatively, the new Kiora is something I'm considering for my build. CMC 3 Planeswalker that draws a card whenever a 4 power creature ETBs. Also starts with 7 loyalty and has -1: Untap target creature or land. Giving pseudo vigilance or free up mana for counter magic
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I really hope it gets printed also, because Sultai is my favorite variation of GBx. Unfortunately Agent is a non-bo with Nissa because you want to be casting Shardless Agent and Nissa is putting it directly onto the battlefield. But still I think Shardless Sultai would be a savage force to be reckoned with in modern. We don't have force of will to pair with it but I think it could still put this archetype on the map.
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I keep the one Creeping Tar Pit in there just because I also have Traverse to fetch it. It hasn't been super relevant for me in recent memory but it could be a nice stalemate break against something like Jund or GDS. I don't really have a lot of extra SB tech against Affinity so that might be something I change in the future
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I don't know how I feel about kitchen Finks in the main deck. Totally dependant on your meta game though. It's not great against humans, spirits or affinity.
I would recommend trying a blue splash in your deck, trying out Snapcaster and Nissa, Steward of Elements. The LOTV is not a critical part of the deck
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4 Grim Flayer
4 Tarmogoyf
3 Snapcaster Mage
1 Scavenging Ooze
1 Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet
Spells (19)
4 Inquisition of Kozilek
2 Thoughtseize
4 Fatal Push
2 Assassin's Trophy
1 Abrupt Decay
2 Traverse the Ulvenwald
2 Stubborn Denial
2 Serum Visions
Other (9)
4 Mishra's Bauble
2 Nihil Spellbomb
1 Liliana of the Veil
1 Liliana, the Last Hope
1 Nissa, Steward of Elements
3 Blooming Marsh
2 Darkslick Shores
1 Creeping Tar Pit
4 Verdant Catacombs
4 Polluted Delta
1 Overgrown Tomb
1 Watery Grave
1 Breeding pool
1 Swamp
1 Forest
2 Collective Brutality
3 Fulminator Mage
1 Devour Flesh
1 Liliana of the Veil
2 Surgical Extraction
1 Ceremonious Rejection
4 Unmoored Ego
1 Cry of the Carnarium
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