Price$0.23 – $0.31
Buy on TCGplayerNadier's Nightblade
Creature — Elf Warrior
LegalRank #837
Whenever a token you control leaves the battlefield, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
1/3
Why is this card good?
Nadier's Nightblade is a token-payoff drain engine that quietly punishes opponents every time your tokens die or get sacrificed.
The key word is leaves the battlefield — not just dies. That means tokens sacrificed, exiled, bounced, or even tucked all trigger it. In go-wide and aristocrats decks this adds up fast: a board wipe that kills 10 of your tokens drains each opponent for 10 and gains you 10. Pair it with sac outlets (Ashnod's Altar, Viscera Seer) and token producers for repeatable drain.
Who wants it: Aristocrats and token commanders like Prossh, Marchesa, Ghave, Krenko-style decks splashing black, or Meren/Korvold value engines. It's a strong backup Blood Artist effect that scales with token volume.
When to skip it: Decks without token generation, or that don't reliably lose tokens, get nothing. It's also fragile at 3 toughness and provides no board impact itself. If your token deck wins by combat rather than attrition, you'd rather run anthems or finishers.
A solid budget include, but never a centerpiece.
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