Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind
Land
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, : Exile the top card of your library. Until your next turn, you may cast it if it's an instant or sorcery spell.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #18642
Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind gives you an instant-speed loot every turn cycle and lets you copy an instant or sorcery once per turn — both abilities on a land slot. The cost is real: activating either ability requires tapping, and the copy ability demands six mana all-in, so it belongs in decks that can reliably hit that threshold.
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 |
In Commander, Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind earns its slot in Izzet spell-slinger decks specifically — the loot is low-opportunity-cost card selection on a land, and the copy ability can close games or generate absurd value in the late game. Outside Commander, the card is legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Modern, but it sees no competitive play in any of those formats; lands that tap for colored mana and do nothing else are already a tough sell, and Nivix asks for significant additional mana investment. In Oathbreaker it functions identically to Commander and suits spell-heavy blue-red pairs.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Nivix, Aerie of the Firemind is deep bulk — easy to acquire as a throw-in or bulk purchase. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move without a reprint-driven spike or a breakout Commander build bringing it attention.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.