Naya Hushblade
Creature — Elf Rogue
As long as you control another multicolored permanent, this creature gets +1/+1 and has shroud. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GRW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Alara Reborn
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #23975
Naya Hushblade enters as a 2/1 with shroud whenever you control another multicolored permanent — making it untargetable for zero extra mana. The condition is trivially easy to meet in any multicolor deck, so you're almost always getting a protected body for two mana.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Naya Hushblade is a fringe inclusion at best — a 2/1 for two mana is below the power threshold most tables demand, and shroud cuts off your own buffs and auras as much as it stops opponents. Pauper is the format where Naya Hushblade has the most plausible home, since efficient two-drops with built-in protection are a real commodity and multicolor permanents are common enough to keep the condition live. In Legacy and Vintage, it simply doesn't compete with the raw power on offer. Modern has enough cheap threats with better upside that Naya Hushblade never makes the cut.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Naya Hushblade is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. It won't climb; there's no breakout shell waiting for a 2/1 with conditional shroud.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.