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Nettle Sentinel

Creature — Elf Warrior

This creature doesn't untap during your untap step.
Whenever you cast a green spell, you may untap this creature.

CMC
1
Mana cost
{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
rare
Set
Secret Lair Drop
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#18175
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Nettle Sentinel card art
Nettle Sentinel is a 2/2 for one mana that untaps every time you cast a green spell — pair it with Heritage Druid and you have an engine that converts each green creature you play into mana. The combo is the whole reason it sees play; on its own it's a vanilla beater, but alongside the right pieces it's a cornerstone of some of the fastest mana generation in the game.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Legacy Elves is where Nettle Sentinel earns its reputation — the Heritage Druid loop generates explosive mana on turn one or two and can win before most decks have stabilized. In Modern the same engine exists and remains competitive, though the format's removal density means the window is tighter. Pauper Elves runs a similar game plan and Nettle Sentinel is a full four-of there. In Commander, Nettle Sentinel is a role-player in dedicated Elf tribal builds rather than a staple — the untap trigger is genuinely powerful, but the one-shot mana bursts of 60-card formats translate into slower, more incremental value in a 100-card singleton context.

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Price Context

Current price

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Price data isn't currently available for Nettle Sentinel, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest number. It's a common with sustained competitive demand across Legacy, Modern, and Pauper, so expect a small premium over a typical bulk common rather than a true throwaway price.

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