Arctic Nishoba
Creature — Cat Warrior
Trample
Cumulative upkeep 
or 
(At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
When this creature dies, you gain 2 life for each age counter on it.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Salvat 2005
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #29153
Arctic Nishoba is a 6/6 trampler with cumulative upkeep that asks you to keep paying life or snow mana to keep it alive — a real threat on board that punishes you for running out of resources. The ceiling is a massive beater; the floor is a liability that eats your life total before it ever connects.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Arctic Nishoba is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially no competitive play in any of them. In Commander, a six-mana 6/6 with trample is already on the low end of what you need for that cost, and cumulative upkeep means the clock is ticking on your own card — snow-matters builds helmed by commanders like Heidar, Rimewind Master or Jorn, God of Winter can offset the cost somewhat, but there are simply better threats at this slot. In Legacy and Vintage, it has never been relevant; the formats are too fast and the body too replaceable.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Arctic Nishoba isn't currently available, but as a niche snow creature with minimal competitive demand it typically shows up in bulk or near-bulk bins. Unless you're chasing a snow-tribal theme, there's no urgency to track down a copy.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.