-You can't cast noncreature spells
-Whenever you tap a land for mana, add one mana of any type that land produced.
5/5
They title might sound crazy, but bear with me.
There are plenty of effects that could use double mana without actually being cast, such as Dark Depth and cycling effects like Decree of Savagery. Not to mention you could actually cast non-creature spells BEFORE Nikya hits play!
That said, I believe it's possible to build Nikya with non-creature spells, so long as you have other ways to "play" them (instead of cast. There's a difference in that!). Also, channel creatures from Kamigawa would be great also, lending a Superheavy Samurai feel. You can also "bounce" Nikya back to your hand AFTER you tapped for double mana, to cast spells and herself again.
Dualcaster mage to copy something useful. Heartwood Storyteller if you want to add more card draw into the game that would benefit you the most.
Hmm... this kinda falls between my current green creature heavy deck and my red mana dump deck.
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EDH BGU Sidisi, Brood Tyrant - Lurking Zombies. GBG Sapling of Colfenor - Forest Growth and Destruction. RWU Zedruu the Greathearted - Blinking and trading. GWB Teneb the Harvester - Enchantments, you lose life I gain life. RRR Neheb the Eternal - Ping people for mana burn.
The good news is, just about everything has been printed as a creature at some point.
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Card advantage is not the same thing as card draw. Something for 2B cannot be strictly worse than something for BBB or 3BB. If you're taking out Swords to Plowshares for Plummet, you're a fool. Stop doing these things!
The first thing I'd do is look for creatures and lands with repeatable or X-costed activated abilities that become really strong if you can dump a bunch of mana.
I feel like you want to put an assault suit on her. It makes it annoying if you want to sacrifice her, but it stops your opponents from playing non-creature spells on their turns.
I always wanted to use bloodrush to dump creatures into a GY for shenanigans. I think Gyrus might be better for that use, though.
Casting for the bestow cost is not allowed under Nikya, correct?
Holy molly, that Bestow idea!
"Example: Aether Storm is an enchantment with the ability “Creature spells can't be cast.” This effect doesn't stop a creature card with bestow from being cast for its bestow cost because the spell is an Aura enchantment spell, not an enchantment creature spell, when the game checks whether the spell is illegal."
Holy crap, now that Bestow too can be used in Nikya without issue!!! Thx for much for mentioning it!
EDIT: NvM, after reading my post again I realized bestow is exactly against it, unless Nykia isn't in play.
So i have a question, if you have nikya on the field can you play planeswalkers?
"You can't cast noncreature spells." Is a planeswalker a creature? No. That makes it a noncreature spell. So, no, you can't cast it if you have Nikya on the field.
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-You can't cast noncreature spells
-Whenever you tap a land for mana, add one mana of any type that land produced.
5/5
They title might sound crazy, but bear with me.
There are plenty of effects that could use double mana without actually being cast, such as Dark Depth and cycling effects like Decree of Savagery. Not to mention you could actually cast non-creature spells BEFORE Nikya hits play!
That said, I believe it's possible to build Nikya with non-creature spells, so long as you have other ways to "play" them (instead of cast. There's a difference in that!). Also, channel creatures from Kamigawa would be great also, lending a Superheavy Samurai feel. You can also "bounce" Nikya back to your hand AFTER you tapped for double mana, to cast spells and herself again.
1 Dark Depths
1 Kessig Wolf Run
1 Lavaclaw Reaches
1 Decree of Annihilation
1 Decree of Savagery
1 Deem Worthy
1 Primal Boost
1 Slice and Dice
1 Solar Blast
1 Arashi, the Sky Asunder
1 Ghost-Lit Nourisher
1 Ghost-Lit Raider
1 Jiwari, the Earth Aflame
1 Shinen of Fury's Fire
1 Shinen of Life's Roar
Bloodrush
1 Ghor-Clan Rampager
1 Pyrewild Shaman
1 Rubblebelt Maaka
1 Rubblehulk
1 Scab-Clan Charger
1 Scorchwalker
1 Skarrg Goliath
1 Skinbrand Goblin
1 Slaughterhorn
1 Viashino Shanktail
1 Wasteland Viper
1 Wrecking Ogre
1 Zhur-Taa Swine
1 Dwarven Miner
1 Sylvan Safekeeper
1 Viashino heretic
Activation X
1 Ant Queen
1 Flameblast Dragon
1 Hoard-Smelter Dragon
1 Hydra Broodmaster
1 Jade Mage
1 Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
1 Kumano, Master Yamabushi
1 Magus of the Candelabra
1 Nemata, Grove Guardian
1 Obsidian Fireheart
1 Orchish Settler
1 Scourge of Kher Ridges
1 Silklash Spider
1 Soul of New Phyrexia
1 Soul of Shandalar
1 Soul of Zendikar
1 Waker of the Wilds
1 Walking Ballista
1 Vizier of the Menagerie
1 Yeva, Nature's Herald
Anti-Spell
1 Dosan the Falling Leaf
1 Heartwood Storyteller
1 Ruric Thar, the Unbowed
Enter-Effect
1 Dualcaster mage
Removal
1 Suncrusher
1 Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger
1 Ulamog, the Infinite Gyre
1 Altar of Dementia
1 Ashnod's Altar
1 Food Chain
1 Greater Good
1 High Market
1 Phyrexian Altar
1 Erratic Portal
1 Temur Sabertooth
Blink
1 Cold Storage
1 Tawnos's Coffin
1 Assault Suit
1 Bazaar Trader
1 Harmless Offering
Let's Brew!
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest WUR Voltron Control
Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun WU Unblockable Mirror Trickery
Ra's al Ghul (Sidar Kondo) and Face-Down Ninjas
Brudiclad, Token Engineer
Vaevictis (VV2) the Dire Lantern
Rona, Disciple of Gix
Tiana the Auror
Hallar
Ulrich the Politician
Zur the Rebel
Scorpion, Locust, Scarab, Egyptian Gods
O-Kagachi, Mathas, Mairsil
"Non-Tribal" Tribal Generals, Eggs
Casting for the bestow cost is not allowed under Nikya, correct?
(U/B)(U/B)(U/B) JUMP IN THE LINE, ROCK YOUR BODY IN TIME
(R/W)(R/W)(R/W) RISING FROM THE NEON GLOOM, SHINING LIKE A CRAZY MOON
(U/R)(R/G)(G/U) STEALIN' WHEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN BUYIN'
As your deck would mostly be filled with creatures a Vizier of the Menagerie would be good here, add courser of Kruphix and/or oracle of mul daya to get around lands.
Creatures that you can dump mana into is also useful. Soul of New Phyrexia, Silklash Spider, Obsidian Fireheart, Dwarven Miner, Kumano, Master Yamabushi, Viashino heretic
Dualcaster mage to copy something useful. Heartwood Storyteller if you want to add more card draw into the game that would benefit you the most.
Hmm... this kinda falls between my current green creature heavy deck and my red mana dump deck.
BGU Sidisi, Brood Tyrant - Lurking Zombies.
GBG Sapling of Colfenor - Forest Growth and Destruction.
RWU Zedruu the Greathearted - Blinking and trading.
GWB Teneb the Harvester - Enchantments, you lose life I gain life.
RRR Neheb the Eternal - Ping people for mana burn.
The good news is, just about everything has been printed as a creature at some point.
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Grimstringer on Cockatrice, add me if you wanna
Ant Queen (Gruul tokens? Combine with stuff like Moonveil Dragon, Purphoros, God of the Forge, Elder of Laurels and Grand Warlord Radha for maximum effect)
Flameblast Dragon
Nemata, Grove Guardian
Hydra Broodmaster
Magus of the Candelabra
Jade Mage
Soul of New Phyrexia
Kessig Wolf Run (must-play!)
[Pyrohemia] (not a creature or land, but potentially game-ending if you're the player with the most life)
Hoard-Smelter Dragon
Scourge of Kher Ridges
Walking Ballista
Waker of the Wilds
Kumano, Master Yamabushi
Kamahl, Fist of Krosa
Beast Whisperer and Soul of the Harvest are also really good with Nikya.
Temur Sabertooth really seems great, as mentioned.
Cold Storage maybe. Tawnos's Coffin.
8.RG Green Devotion Ramp/Combo 9.UR Draw Triggers 10.WUR Group stalling 11.WUR Voltron Spellslinger 12.WB Sacrificial Shenanigans
13.BR Creatureless Panharmonicon 14.BR Pingers and Eldrazi 15.URG Untapped Cascading
16.Reyhan, last of the Abzan's WUBG +1/+1 Counter Craziness 17.WUBRG Dragons aka Why did I make this?
Building: The Gitrog Monster lands, Glissa the Traitor stax, Muldrotha, the Gravetide Planeswalker Combo, Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa Clues, and Tribal Scarecrow Planeswalkers
Meteor Golem, Ulamog, The Ceaseless Hunger as removal.
Holy molly, that Bestow idea!
"Example: Aether Storm is an enchantment with the ability “Creature spells can't be cast.” This effect doesn't stop a creature card with bestow from being cast for its bestow cost because the spell is an Aura enchantment spell, not an enchantment creature spell, when the game checks whether the spell is illegal."
Holy crap, now that Bestow too can be used in Nikya without issue!!! Thx for much for mentioning it!
EDIT: NvM, after reading my post again I realized bestow is exactly against it, unless Nykia isn't in play.
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest WUR Voltron Control
Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun WU Unblockable Mirror Trickery
Ra's al Ghul (Sidar Kondo) and Face-Down Ninjas
Brudiclad, Token Engineer
Vaevictis (VV2) the Dire Lantern
Rona, Disciple of Gix
Tiana the Auror
Hallar
Ulrich the Politician
Zur the Rebel
Scorpion, Locust, Scarab, Egyptian Gods
O-Kagachi, Mathas, Mairsil
"Non-Tribal" Tribal Generals, Eggs
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest WUR Voltron Control
Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun WU Unblockable Mirror Trickery
Ra's al Ghul (Sidar Kondo) and Face-Down Ninjas
Brudiclad, Token Engineer
Vaevictis (VV2) the Dire Lantern
Rona, Disciple of Gix
Tiana the Auror
Hallar
Ulrich the Politician
Zur the Rebel
Scorpion, Locust, Scarab, Egyptian Gods
O-Kagachi, Mathas, Mairsil
"Non-Tribal" Tribal Generals, Eggs
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