Card text
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.
Nev, the Practical Dean
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
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Mana cost
{2}{G}
Power / toughness
2/2
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Card text
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.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Nev, the Practical Dean
Nev, the Practical Dean (41) is a Green Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard from Commander: Secrets of Strixhaven (SOC). It costs {2}{G}, has mana value 3 and is a 2/2. It can be your commander. It is printed at Rare rarity. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander and Oathbreaker.
Commander: Secrets of Strixhaven is a Commander product, released April 2026.
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.
Card details
- Card number
- 41
- Set
- Commander: Secrets of Strixhaven (SOC)
- Set type
- Commander
- Released
- 24 April 2026
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
- Colour
- Green
- Colour identity
- Green
- Mana cost
- {2}{G}
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Finish
- Non-foil
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