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Nykthos Paragon

Enchantment Creature — Human Soldier

Whenever you gain life, you may put that many +1/+1 counters on each creature you control. Do this only once each turn.

CMC
6
Mana cost
{4}{W}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
rare
Set
Modern Horizons 2 Promos
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#3063
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Nykthos Paragon card art
Nykthos Paragon turns every point of life gain into a permanent stat boost — each creature you control gets +1/+1 counters equal to the life gained, once per turn, at no additional mana cost. The catch is a six-mana body that does nothing the turn it enters, which means it needs a deck already committed to life gain to justify the slot. Emiel the Blessed loops and Bre of Clan Stoutarm triggers make that payoff immediate; outside those shells, the ceiling drops fast.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Bre of Clan Stoutarm

Bre of Clan Stoutarm

41.7% of decks · synergy 0.40

Bre of Clan Stoutarm gains life on every Food token created, and that life gain pings Nykthos Paragon's trigger repeatedly across a single turn — the token engine and the counter engine feed each other until the board is unmanageable.

02
Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn

Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn

42.4% of decks · synergy 0.38

Lathiel, the Bounteous Dawn already distributes +1/+1 counters at end step based on life gained, and Nykthos Paragon layers a second counter trigger on top of every life gain event — the two effects stack into explosive board states with even modest life totals.

03
Will, Scion of Peace

Will, Scion of Peace

38.4% of decks · synergy 0.37

Will, Scion of Peace rewards life gain with cost reduction, and Nykthos Paragon converts that same life gain into counters, meaning each life gain event is doing double duty — cheaper spells and bigger creatures simultaneously.

04
Shanna, Purifying Blade

Shanna, Purifying Blade

32.1% of decks · synergy 0.32

Shanna, Purifying Blade draws cards off life gain, so every trigger that fuels Nykthos Paragon is also replacing itself in hand — the two card effects share the same resource and compound each other's value.

05
Zur, Eternal Schemer

Zur, Eternal Schemer

30.7% of decks · synergy 0.30

Zur, Eternal Schemer runs enchantment creatures with lifelink, which generates the life gain Nykthos Paragon needs while also fielding bodies ready to receive the counters — the lifelink loop is self-sustaining.

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 not legal
oathbreaker legal

Nykthos Paragon is a Commander card in practice — the six-mana cost and single-trigger-per-turn ceiling are too slow for Legacy or Vintage, where the formats' speed makes it unplayable despite technical legality. Modern is similarly unkind; dedicated life gain decks there close games faster through Soul Warden and Heliod lines that don't need a six-drop. Commander is where Nykthos Paragon belongs: the longer game gives it time to land, life gain synergies are abundant in white and green, and the lack of a hard cap on counters per trigger means the ceiling is genuinely high in the right shell.

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Price Context

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Pricing data for Nykthos Paragon isn't currently available through this page, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live market rate before buying. It sees consistent Commander demand in dedicated life gain builds, so supply and price tend to track interest in those archetypes.

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