Nightshade Dryad slips into play with a lean, reliable profile for green tempo and value in Modern Horizons 3. Its deathtouch makes favorable trades possible even when the body is modest, and its two activated abilities add flexibility: a tap to produce colorless mana and a tap to generate mana of any color. The artwork places a shadowed Dryad in a moonlit glade, a reminder that subtle power can reshape the board with patient timing.
Nightshade Dryad: Quietly Deadly
With a modest cost of {1}{G}, this 1/2 creature fits into early green plans and enables smoother color routes through its dual taps. Deathtouch allows efficient trades for a small body, turning trades in your favor as the game unfolds. The flavor text underscores a cycle of life and renewal tied to mulch that feeds fresh sprouts, grounding the card in the set's worldbuilding.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost: {1}{G}
- Card Type: Creature
- Subtypes: Dryad
- Card Text (Printed): Deathtouch {T}: Add {C} {T}: Add one mana of any color
- Power / Toughness: 1/2
