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Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel

Legendary Creature — Elf Warrior

Whenever a token you control leaves the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on Nadier.
When Nadier leaves the battlefield, create a number of 1/1 green Elf Warrior creature tokens equal to its power.
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)

CMC
6
Mana cost
{5}{B}
Color identity
B
Rarity
uncommon
Set
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Price
—
EDHREC rank
#11081
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Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel card art
Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel leaves a token army behind when it dies and grows larger the more tokens you generate — the payoff and the engine are the same card. Combo shells built around Nim Deathmantle abuse the death trigger repeatedly, and Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder floods the board with Thrulls that feed Nadier's counter growth on the same turn.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder

Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder

21.0% of decks · synergy 0.21

Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder churns out Thrulls whenever you cast a creature, and every one of those tokens increments Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel's +1/+1 counters while simultaneously setting up a massive token payout when Nadier hits the graveyard.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel is a Commander card through and through — the death trigger, the incremental counter growth, and the go-wide token payoff all scale with the long game and the multiplayer politics that define the format. Legacy and Vintage are technically legal homes, but a five-mana 1/1 with no immediate board impact has no competitive footing in either. Oathbreaker can support it as a signature spell target in token-heavy builds, though the format's tighter constraints make the five-mana cost harder to justify.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

20 decks
Nadier, Agent of the DuskenelEldrazi DisplacerAshnod's Altar

Nadier, Agent of the DuskenelEldrazi DisplacerAshnod's Altar

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite blinking; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite blinking of most creatures; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data for Nadier, Agent of the Duskenel isn't available here, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current figure. Given its niche combo role and modest EDHREC footprint, it tends to sit in budget territory — worth grabbing a copy if you're building the Endrek Sahr shell regardless.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.