Nyxborn Colossus
Enchantment Creature — Giant
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #16269
Nyxborn Colossus is a 6/6 with reach for seven mana — that rate is unplayable in most contexts. The only shell where it earns a slot is Ruxa, Patient Professor, where the no-abilities clause flips from a drawback into a qualification for Ruxa's buffs.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ruxa, Patient Professor
Ruxa, Patient Professor wants creatures with no abilities, and Nyxborn Colossus is one of the biggest vanilla bodies you can run — a 6/6 with reach that Ruxa pumps and grants trample, turning it into a closing threat.
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven
Jasmine Boreal of the Seven similarly rewards vanilla creatures with lord-style bonuses, and Nyxborn Colossus slots in as one of the highest-power-and-toughness targets in that category.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Nyxborn Colossus is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but its playability is almost entirely confined to Commander. In Pauper it's technically legal but seven mana for a vanilla 6/6 with reach has no competitive application. Competitive Constructed formats ignore it entirely — the rate is too poor and there's no ability to justify the cost. In Commander, Nyxborn Colossus lives or dies by the commander helming the deck; outside of dedicated vanilla-matters builds it has no business being in the 99.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Nyxborn Colossus is deep bulk — you're buying it out of a common box, not a singles list. That price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is essentially unlimited.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.