Is Nyx Weaver good in Commander?

Nyx Weaver in Commander — Combos, Decks & Price

Nyx Weaver puts two cards in the graveyard every upkeep and replaces itself on command — that's consistent self-mill plus a built-in retrieval clause on a single three-mana body. Graveyard decks that want to fill the yard fast and occasionally fish back a specific piece, like those running Mythos of Illuna or leaning on Winter, Cynical Opportunist's discard synergies, get real mileage from it.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01

Winter, Cynical Opportunist

84.9% of decks · synergy 0.76

Nyx Weaver's passive mill feeds Winter, Cynical Opportunist's need for a stocked graveyard to fuel Surveil triggers and value generation, and the activated exile-to-return ability gives Winter a way to rebuy key instants or sorceries on cue.

02

Kathril, Aspect Warper

62.9% of decks · synergy 0.56

Nyx Weaver mills keyword creatures into the graveyard every upkeep, which is exactly the setup Kathril, Aspect Warper needs to load its counter distribution — the more ability words in the yard, the bigger Kathril lands.

03

Anikthea, Hand of Erebos

62.8% of decks · synergy 0.55

Anikthea, Hand of Erebos wants enchantments in the graveyard to reanimate as tokens, and Nyx Weaver both mills toward that goal and can sacrifice itself to recover any enchantment that ends up there prematurely.

04

The Mycotyrant

57.8% of decks · synergy 0.49

The Mycotyrant scales on cards exiled from graveyards, so Nyx Weaver's steady two-per-upkeep mill continuously inflates the resource pool The Mycotyrant converts into Fungus tokens.

05

Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord

47.8% of decks · synergy 0.39

Nyx Weaver feeds the graveyard count that powers Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord's passive buff and fling damage, while the retrieval ability lets Jarad decks recycle a finisher that got milled or removed.

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 Weaver actually earns its slot — the 100-card singleton format rewards consistent, incremental graveyard setup over multiple turns, and two cards milled per upkeep compounds quickly across a long game. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's legal but effectively invisible; faster, more efficient graveyard enablers crowd it out before it can generate enough mill to matter. Vintage is the same story at higher power: you want Nyx Weaver's effect resolved in one shot, not dripped out over three turns. Oathbreaker is the one other format where it could see fringe play in a dedicated graveyard shell, but Commander remains its natural habitat.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

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Mythos of Illuna RadiateNyx Weaver

Infinite copies of most permanents; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite storm count

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Price Context

Current price

$0.39 bulk tier

At $0.39, Nyx Weaver is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a common box or tossing it into an order as an afterthought. That price is stable; it's not a card with spike potential, but it's also not going anywhere, and you'll never hesitate to include it on cost grounds.