Nessian Wilds Ravager
Creature — Hydra
Tribute 6 (As this creature enters, an opponent of your choice may put six +1/+1 counters on it.)
When this creature enters, if tribute wasn't paid, you may have this creature fight another target creature. (Each deals damage equal to its power to the other.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Born of the Gods Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #12319
Nessian Wilds Ravager lands as a 6/6 at minimum and can hand an opponent a 6/6 to trigger a fight that clears their best threat — six mana for a 12/12 that removes a problem creature is a real deal. In Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood, that power count feeds Alena's tap ability directly, turning a single cast into multiple mana the following turn.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood cares deeply about the highest power among creatures you control that turn, and Nessian Wilds Ravager enters as a 12/12 when you use the tribute mode — that's twelve mana from Alena's tap on the same turn, which is enough to chain into almost anything else in the deck.
Gargos, Vicious Watcher
Gargos, Vicious Watcher reduces Hydra costs and fights creatures whenever one of your Hydras is targeted, so Nessian Wilds Ravager slotting in as a Hydra means it already synergizes with the cost reduction and can trigger additional fight effects when your opponents try to interact with it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Nessian Wilds Ravager is legal across Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive constructed formats have no interest in a six-mana vanilla-adjacent creature — faster threats at lower costs make it unplayable in those contexts. Commander is where it lives, specifically in stompy or Hydra-tribal shells that can leverage the tribute-into-fight line as interactive pressure. The card trades poorly when opponents simply accept the tribute and hand you a 6/6 token, but in three- or four-player games the political math often breaks your way.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Nessian Wilds Ravager isn't available here — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market values. Given its narrow Commander role and lack of competitive play elsewhere, it has historically sat in budget territory and is unlikely to be a significant financial commitment.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
- Gargos, Vicious Watcher
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.