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Nev, the Practical Dean
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Nev, the Practical Dean

{2}{G}

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard

Creatures you control with counters on them have trample.

Whenever you cast your first spell with {X} in its mana cost each turn, put X +1/+1 counters on Nev.

"Adrix and I have always debated for the betterment of our students. That won't change now we're both deans."

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Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC #89)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
3
Released
2026-04-24
Artist
Lie Setiawan
EDHREC rank
#8,955
Colour identity
{G}
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.00
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Kinetic Ooze 72 %+70.6 %
  2. Goldvein Hydra 74 %+69.4 %
  3. Benevolent Hydra 70 %+67.2 %
  4. Unbound Flourishing 69 %+67.0 %
  5. Silkguard 69 %+65.9 %
  6. Steelbane Hydra 65 %+61.3 %
  7. Primordial Hydra 65 %+60.4 %
  8. Hungering Hydra 62 %+58.7 %
  9. Lattice Library 58 %+57.3 %
  10. Stonecoil Serpent 58 %+56.0 %
  11. Lifeblood Hydra 59 %+55.8 %
  12. Inspiring Call 68 %+55.0 %
  13. Hardened Scales 68 %+54.1 %
  14. Voracious Hydra 58 %+53.6 %
  15. Mistcutter Hydra 56 %+53.1 %
  16. Branching Evolution 64 %+52.5 %
  17. Genesis Hydra 56 %+51.7 %
  18. Fractal Harness 51 %+50.8 %
  19. Tyvar's Stand 62 %+49.1 %
  20. Animist's Awakening 49 %+46.9 %
  21. Terrasymbiosis 53 %+43.5 %
  22. Hooded Hydra 42 %+39.6 %
  23. Primal Might 42 %+39.4 %
  24. Awaken the Woods 45 %+39.0 %
  25. Nexos 39 %+38.3 %
  26. Capricopian 38 %+37.2 %
  27. Elementalist's Palette 35 %+34.9 %
  28. Nyxborn Hydra 38 %+34.8 %
  29. Hormagaunt Horde 34 %+33.4 %
  30. High Score 35 %+33.2 %
  31. Kami of Whispered Hopes 40 %+32.8 %
  32. Oran-Rief, the Vastwood 51 %+32.8 %
  33. Loading Zone 36 %+32.8 %
  34. Brass Infiniscope 32 %+31.6 %
  35. The Earth Crystal 49 %+31.6 %
  36. The Ozolith 38 %+30.7 %
  37. Innkeeper's Talent 37 %+30.3 %
  38. Broodguard Elite 30 %+29.4 %
  39. Ozolith, the Shattered Spire 36 %+29.1 %
  40. Pest Infestation 31 %+28.9 %
  41. Vastwood Hydra 31 %+28.7 %
  42. Feral Hydra 29 %+28.2 %
  43. Gargos, Vicious Watcher 29 %+28.1 %
  44. Forgotten Ancient 39 %+28.0 %
  45. Endless One 28 %+27.9 %
  46. Karn's Bastion 35 %+25.8 %
  47. Exponential Growth 27 %+24.8 %
  48. Squall Line 26 %+24.5 %
  49. Aberrant 25 %+24.3 %
  50. Hurricane 25 %+22.7 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Forest 95 %-1.5 %
  2. Sol Ring 84 %+13.2 %
  3. Goldvein Hydra 74 %+69.4 %
  4. Kinetic Ooze 72 %+70.6 %
  5. Benevolent Hydra 70 %+67.2 %
  6. Unbound Flourishing 69 %+67.0 %
  7. Silkguard 69 %+65.9 %
  8. Inspiring Call 68 %+55.0 %
  9. Hardened Scales 68 %+54.1 %
  10. Steelbane Hydra 65 %+61.3 %
  11. Primordial Hydra 65 %+60.4 %
  12. Branching Evolution 64 %+52.5 %
  13. Hungering Hydra 62 %+58.7 %
  14. Tyvar's Stand 62 %+49.1 %
  15. Lifeblood Hydra 59 %+55.8 %
  16. Beast Within 59 %+2.2 %
  17. Lattice Library 58 %+57.3 %
  18. Voracious Hydra 58 %+53.6 %
  19. Stonecoil Serpent 58 %+56.0 %
  20. Garruk's Uprising 57 %+17.0 %
  21. Mistcutter Hydra 56 %+53.1 %
  22. Genesis Hydra 56 %+51.7 %
  23. Terrasymbiosis 53 %+43.5 %
  24. Fractal Harness 51 %+50.8 %
  25. Rogue's Passage 51 %+14.6 %
  26. Oran-Rief, the Vastwood 51 %+32.8 %
  27. Rampant Growth 50 %+7.7 %
  28. Heroic Intervention 50 %+2.9 %
  29. Animist's Awakening 49 %+46.9 %
  30. The Earth Crystal 49 %+31.6 %
  31. Emerald Medallion 46 %+1.7 %
  32. Awaken the Woods 45 %+39.0 %
  33. Llanowar Elves 44 %-9.5 %
  34. Cultivate 42 %-8.8 %
  35. Primal Might 42 %+39.4 %
  36. Nature's Lore 42 %+3.9 %
  37. Arcane Signet 42 %+14.1 %
  38. Hooded Hydra 42 %+39.6 %
  39. Snakeskin Veil 42 %+20.5 %
  40. Kami of Whispered Hopes 40 %+32.8 %
  41. The Great Henge 39 %+15.8 %
  42. Forgotten Ancient 39 %+28.0 %
  43. Nexos 39 %+38.3 %
  44. Selvala, Heart of the Wilds 39 %+21.3 %
  45. The Ozolith 38 %+30.7 %
  46. Nyxborn Hydra 38 %+34.8 %
  47. Capricopian 38 %+37.2 %
  48. Innkeeper's Talent 37 %+30.3 %
  49. Loading Zone 36 %+32.8 %
  50. Ozolith, the Shattered Spire 36 %+29.1 %

Format legality

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Not legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Not legal
Gladiator Not legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2026-03-20

    If you cast your first spell with {X} in its mana cost during a turn before Nev is on the battlefield, casting another spell with {X} in its mana cost later in the turn won't cause his last ability to trigger.

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