Nyx Herald
Enchantment Creature — Centaur Shaman
At the beginning of combat on your turn, target enchanted creature or enchantment creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains trample until end of turn.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #21134
Nyx Herald pumps your entire enchantment creature lineup by +1/+1 and grants them trample the moment it enters — no setup, no hoops. It's a role-player, not a finisher, but in a dense enchantment creature shell it converts board stalls into lethal swings.
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 |
Commander is where Nyx Herald actually lives — enchantress and Constellation builds running Siona, Captain of the Pyleas or Tuvasa the Sunlit can leverage the anthem and trample grant across a wide board of enchantment creatures. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, the effect is too low-impact and the body too fragile to earn a slot over more efficient options. Legacy and Vintage have no interest. Nyx Herald is a Commander-only card in practice, and even there it belongs only in dedicated enchantment creature decks rather than generic goodstuff piles.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Nyx Herald is firmly bulk — grab a copy out of any common box without a second thought. Bulk enchantment-matters cards rarely spike unless a new commander pushes the archetype into the spotlight, so don't expect movement.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.