Art by Leonardo Santanna
Bess, Soul Nourisher
Legendary Creature — Human Citizen
Whenever one or more other creatures you control with base power and toughness 1/1 enter, put a +1/+1 counter on Bess. Whenever Bess attacks, each other creature you control with base power and toughness 1/1 gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on Bess.
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Sol Ring
68% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
57% of decks · $0.49
Wild Beastmaster
53% of decks · $0.32
Hardened Scales
51% of decks · $3.19
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
50% of decks · $0.37
March of the Multitudes
49% of decks · $1.69
Torens, Fist of the Angels
49% of decks · $0.37
Grand Crescendo
46% of decks · $0.53
Fyndhorn Elves
45% of decks · $2.04
Sakura-Tribe Elder
45% of decks · $0.42
Rabble Rousing
44% of decks · $0.74
Mentor of the Meek
44% of decks · $4.81
Luminarch Aspirant
44% of decks · $0.45
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
43% of decks · $3.42
Gala Greeters
42% of decks · $1.97
Skullclamp
40% of decks · $5.21
Mother of Runes
39% of decks · $12.14
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39% of decks · $0.45
Heroic Intervention
38% of decks · $17.55
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38% of decks · $0.43
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38% of decks
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
38% of decks · $2.91
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38% of decks · $1.55
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37% of decks · $5.65
Secure the Wastes
35% of decks · $0.26
Rhys the Redeemed
35% of decks · $5.72
Beast Within
35% of decks · $0.68
Cadira, Caller of the Small
34% of decks · $0.29
Managorger Hydra
34% of decks · $1.55
Esper Sentinel
33% of decks · $58.38
Selfless Savior
32% of decks · $0.40
Soul Warden
32% of decks · $3.40
Rampant Growth
32% of decks · $1.25
Welcoming Vampire
30% of decks · $3.55
Wood Elves
29% of decks · $0.27
Doubling Season
29% of decks · $35.33
Spirited Companion
28% of decks · $0.31
Maja, Bretagard Protector
28% of decks · $0.27
Austere Command
27% of decks · $0.37
Cathars' Crusade
27% of decks · $9.43
Generous Gift
26% of decks · $0.92
Call the Coppercoats
26% of decks · $7.31
Halo Fountain
26% of decks · $7.24
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
25% of decks · $0.31
Farmer Cotton
25% of decks · $2.60
Camaraderie
25% of decks · $2.53
Beastmaster Ascension
24% of decks · $7.03
Scepter of Celebration
24% of decks · $3.25
Unbreakable Formation
24% of decks · $1.44
Elvish Visionary
24% of decks · $0.26
Martial Coup
23% of decks · $0.31
Haywire Mite
23% of decks · $0.53
Akroma's Will
23% of decks · $16.72
Essence Warden
22% of decks · $7.89
Ocelot Pride
22% of decks · $42.75
Beast Whisperer
22% of decks · $9.08
Tocasia's Welcome
22% of decks · $1.14
Dusk // Dawn
22% of decks
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
21% of decks · $44.55
Lightning Greaves
21% of decks · $4.00
Brigid, Clachan's Heart
21% of decks
Intangible Virtue
21% of decks · $0.31
Resolute Reinforcements
21% of decks · $0.19
Sovereign Okinec Ahau
20% of decks · $5.08
Flawless Maneuver
20% of decks · $9.70
The Ozolith
20% of decks · $61.76
Rootborn Defenses
19% of decks · $0.16
Enduring Innocence
19% of decks · $3.16
Dragon Sniper
19% of decks · $0.72
Studious First-Year
19% of decks
Arbor Elf
19% of decks · $0.79
Rite of Harmony
19% of decks · $0.91
Ghalta and Mavren
19% of decks · $3.46
Nature's Lore
19% of decks · $2.22
Aura Shards
19% of decks · $27.41
Kodama's Reach
18% of decks · $1.83
Conclave Mentor
18% of decks · $1.11
Tempt with Bunnies
17% of decks
Idol of Oblivion
17% of decks · $3.29
Selesnya Signet
17% of decks · $0.25
Sundering Growth
17% of decks · $0.35
Second Harvest
17% of decks · $5.36
Tendershoot Dryad
17% of decks · $1.23
Skrelv, Defector Mite
16% of decks · $3.43
Snakeskin Veil
16% of decks · $0.26
Rumor Gatherer
16% of decks · $0.45
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
16% of decks · $7.12
Endless Foot Assault
16% of decks · $2.47
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
16% of decks
Battle for Bretagard
16% of decks · $0.37
Farhaven Elf
15% of decks · $0.22
Heronblade Elite
15% of decks · $2.57
Mirror Entity
15% of decks · $2.15
Harmonize
15% of decks · $0.24
Springheart Nantuko
15% of decks · $6.95
King Darien XLVIII
15% of decks · $0.50
Farseek
15% of decks · $0.46
Alseid of Life's Bounty
14% of decks · $0.42
Talisman of Unity
14% of decks · $3.30
Three Visits
14% of decks · $5.54
Stroke of Midnight
14% of decks · $0.28
Branching Evolution
14% of decks · $8.35
Benevolent Bodyguard
14% of decks · $0.38
Anointed Procession
14% of decks · $62.95
Pest Infestation
14% of decks · $0.56
Overwhelming Stampede
14% of decks · $1.09
Assemble the Players
14% of decks · $0.32
Parallel Lives
13% of decks · $39.73
Boss's Chauffeur
13% of decks · $0.29
Virulent Emissary
13% of decks · $0.65
Teferi's Protection
13% of decks · $46.16
Increasing Devotion
13% of decks · $0.33
Hour of Reckoning
12% of decks · $0.29
Skrelv's Hive
12% of decks · $0.26
Cryptolith Rite
12% of decks · $14.95
Craterhoof Behemoth
12% of decks · $25.33
Caretaker's Talent
12% of decks · $11.89
Awaken the Woods
12% of decks · $13.01
Champions from Beyond
12% of decks · $1.93
Horn of Gondor
11% of decks · $3.03
Will of the Mardu
11% of decks · $5.44
Invigorating Surge
11% of decks · $0.33
Harvest Season
11% of decks · $1.17
Springleaf Parade
11% of decks · $7.49
Kinbinding
11% of decks · $0.32
Guardian Project
10% of decks · $15.41
Staff of the Storyteller
10% of decks · $0.32
Windswift Slice
10% of decks · $0.43
Clever Concealment
10% of decks · $3.63
Horn of Valhalla
10% of decks
Overrun
9% of decks · $0.29
Symmetry Matrix
9% of decks · $0.44
Inspiring Call
9% of decks · $0.39
Primal Rage
9% of decks · $5.44
Legion's Landing
9% of decks
Dawn's Truce
9% of decks · $9.99
The Earth Crystal
9% of decks · $12.09
Raise the Past
9% of decks · $0.82
Garruk's Uprising
8% of decks · $0.57
Level Up
8% of decks · $2.57
Hydra's Growth
8% of decks · $1.64
Release to Memory
8% of decks · $0.52
Raise the Alarm
8% of decks · $0.32
Strength of the Harvest
8% of decks
Innkeeper's Talent
8% of decks · $10.04
Fangs of Kalonia
8% of decks · $0.34
Royal Talon Fighter Jet
8% of decks · $0.32
Join the Dance
7% of decks · $0.24
Triumph of the Hordes
7% of decks
Panharmonicon
7% of decks · $6.57
Terrasymbiosis
7% of decks · $9.70
Fungal Sprouting
7% of decks · $0.61
Sram's Expertise
7% of decks · $0.61
Primal Vigor
7% of decks · $14.32
Kabira Takedown
7% of decks
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
7% of decks · $0.39
The Great Henge
7% of decks · $65.74
Basri Ket
7% of decks · $2.23
Mirari's Wake
7% of decks · $7.28
Archangel Elspeth
7% of decks · $4.86
Flare of Fortitude
6% of decks · $4.84
Fell the Mighty
6% of decks · $0.29
Ashnod's Altar
6% of decks · $16.88
Huatli, Radiant Champion
6% of decks · $4.24
Chatterstorm
6% of decks · $0.32
Commander's Sphere
6% of decks · $0.34
Bala Ged Recovery
6% of decks
Germination Practicum
6% of decks · $7.84
Ajani, Outland Chaperone
6% of decks · $1.49
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
6% of decks · $4.82
White Sun's Twilight
6% of decks · $0.26
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
6% of decks
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
6% of decks · $3.90
Gaea's Gift
6% of decks · $0.97
Eladamri's Call
6% of decks · $10.65
Farewell
6% of decks · $6.20
Smothering Tithe
6% of decks · $56.14
Erode
6% of decks · $7.63
Mercy Killing
6% of decks · $1.14
Launch the Fleet
6% of decks · $0.41
Make a Stand
6% of decks · $0.15
Sejiri Shelter
6% of decks
Squirrel Nest
6% of decks · $0.40
Verdant Embrace
6% of decks · $0.37
Hop to It
6% of decks · $0.20
Rishkar's Expertise
5% of decks · $5.48
Enlightened Tutor
5% of decks · $38.32
Return from the Wilds
5% of decks · $0.31
Sphere Grid
5% of decks · $5.12
Your Temple Is Under Attack
5% of decks · $0.46
Tribute to the World Tree
5% of decks · $15.24
Worldly Tutor
5% of decks · $31.16
Season of the Burrow
5% of decks · $2.20
New Cards
Teyo, Lightshield Expert
12% of decks · $0.22
Bofur, Reliable Guardian
11% of decks
The Queen of Dale
11% of decks · $16.50
Belladonna Took
9% of decks · $2.79
Vigorbloom Charm
4% of decks · $0.28
Creatures (50)
Wild Beastmaster
53% of decks · $0.32
Rosie Cotton of South Lane
50% of decks · $0.37
Torens, Fist of the Angels
49% of decks · $0.37
Fyndhorn Elves
45% of decks · $2.04
Sakura-Tribe Elder
45% of decks · $0.42
Mentor of the Meek
44% of decks · $4.81
Luminarch Aspirant
44% of decks · $0.45
Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar
43% of decks · $3.42
Gala Greeters
42% of decks · $1.97
Mother of Runes
39% of decks · $12.14
Queen Allenal of Ruadach
38% of decks · $0.43
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
38% of decks · $2.91
Rhys the Redeemed
35% of decks · $5.72
Cadira, Caller of the Small
34% of decks · $0.29
Managorger Hydra
34% of decks · $1.55
Esper Sentinel
33% of decks · $58.38
Selfless Savior
32% of decks · $0.40
Soul Warden
32% of decks · $3.40
Welcoming Vampire
30% of decks · $3.55
Wood Elves
29% of decks · $0.27
Spirited Companion
28% of decks · $0.31
Maja, Bretagard Protector
28% of decks · $0.27
Farmer Cotton
25% of decks · $2.60
Elvish Visionary
24% of decks · $0.26
Haywire Mite
23% of decks · $0.53
Essence Warden
22% of decks · $7.89
Ocelot Pride
22% of decks · $42.75
Beast Whisperer
22% of decks · $9.08
Brigid, Clachan's Heart
21% of decks
Resolute Reinforcements
21% of decks · $0.19
Sovereign Okinec Ahau
20% of decks · $5.08
Enduring Innocence
19% of decks · $3.16
Dragon Sniper
19% of decks · $0.72
Studious First-Year
19% of decks
Arbor Elf
19% of decks · $0.79
Ghalta and Mavren
19% of decks · $3.46
Conclave Mentor
18% of decks · $1.11
Tendershoot Dryad
17% of decks · $1.23
Skrelv, Defector Mite
16% of decks · $3.43
Rumor Gatherer
16% of decks · $0.45
Farhaven Elf
15% of decks · $0.22
Heronblade Elite
15% of decks · $2.57
Mirror Entity
15% of decks · $2.15
Springheart Nantuko
15% of decks · $6.95
King Darien XLVIII
15% of decks · $0.50
Alseid of Life's Bounty
14% of decks · $0.42
Benevolent Bodyguard
14% of decks · $0.38
Boss's Chauffeur
13% of decks · $0.29
Virulent Emissary
13% of decks · $0.65
Craterhoof Behemoth
12% of decks · $25.33
Instants (37)
March of the Multitudes
49% of decks · $1.69
Grand Crescendo
46% of decks · $0.53
Heroic Intervention
38% of decks · $17.55
Secure the Wastes
35% of decks · $0.26
Beast Within
35% of decks · $0.68
Generous Gift
26% of decks · $0.92
Call the Coppercoats
26% of decks · $7.31
Unbreakable Formation
24% of decks · $1.44
Akroma's Will
23% of decks · $16.72
Flawless Maneuver
20% of decks · $9.70
Rootborn Defenses
19% of decks · $0.16
Rite of Harmony
19% of decks · $0.91
Sundering Growth
17% of decks · $0.35
Second Harvest
17% of decks · $5.36
Snakeskin Veil
16% of decks · $0.26
Stroke of Midnight
14% of decks · $0.28
Teferi's Protection
13% of decks · $46.16
Will of the Mardu
11% of decks · $5.44
Invigorating Surge
11% of decks · $0.33
Windswift Slice
10% of decks · $0.43
Clever Concealment
10% of decks · $3.63
Inspiring Call
9% of decks · $0.39
Dawn's Truce
9% of decks · $9.99
Release to Memory
8% of decks · $0.52
Raise the Alarm
8% of decks · $0.32
Kabira Takedown
7% of decks
Flare of Fortitude
6% of decks · $4.84
Tamiyo's Safekeeping
6% of decks · $4.82
Gaea's Gift
6% of decks · $0.97
Eladamri's Call
6% of decks · $10.65
Erode
6% of decks · $7.63
Mercy Killing
6% of decks · $1.14
Make a Stand
6% of decks · $0.15
Sejiri Shelter
6% of decks
Enlightened Tutor
5% of decks · $38.32
Your Temple Is Under Attack
5% of decks · $0.46
Worldly Tutor
5% of decks · $31.16
Sorceries (37)
Cultivate
39% of decks · $0.45
Shamanic Revelation
38% of decks · $1.55
Rampant Growth
32% of decks · $1.25
Austere Command
27% of decks · $0.37
Camaraderie
25% of decks · $2.53
Martial Coup
23% of decks · $0.31
Dusk // Dawn
22% of decks
Nature's Lore
19% of decks · $2.22
Kodama's Reach
18% of decks · $1.83
Tempt with Bunnies
17% of decks
Harmonize
15% of decks · $0.24
Farseek
15% of decks · $0.46
Three Visits
14% of decks · $5.54
Pest Infestation
14% of decks · $0.56
Overwhelming Stampede
14% of decks · $1.09
Increasing Devotion
13% of decks · $0.33
Hour of Reckoning
12% of decks · $0.29
Awaken the Woods
12% of decks · $13.01
Harvest Season
11% of decks · $1.17
Overrun
9% of decks · $0.29
Raise the Past
9% of decks · $0.82
Fangs of Kalonia
8% of decks · $0.34
Join the Dance
7% of decks · $0.24
Triumph of the Hordes
7% of decks
Fungal Sprouting
7% of decks · $0.61
Sram's Expertise
7% of decks · $0.61
Fell the Mighty
6% of decks · $0.29
Chatterstorm
6% of decks · $0.32
Bala Ged Recovery
6% of decks
Germination Practicum
6% of decks · $7.84
White Sun's Twilight
6% of decks · $0.26
Farewell
6% of decks · $6.20
Launch the Fleet
6% of decks · $0.41
Hop to It
6% of decks · $0.20
Rishkar's Expertise
5% of decks · $5.48
Return from the Wilds
5% of decks · $0.31
Season of the Burrow
5% of decks · $2.20
Utility Artifacts (19)
Skullclamp
40% of decks · $5.21
Swiftfoot Boots
38% of decks
Oketra's Monument
37% of decks · $5.65
Halo Fountain
26% of decks · $7.24
Scepter of Celebration
24% of decks · $3.25
Lightning Greaves
21% of decks · $4.00
The Ozolith
20% of decks · $61.76
Idol of Oblivion
17% of decks · $3.29
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
16% of decks · $7.12
Horn of Gondor
11% of decks · $3.03
Staff of the Storyteller
10% of decks · $0.32
Horn of Valhalla
10% of decks
Symmetry Matrix
9% of decks · $0.44
The Earth Crystal
9% of decks · $12.09
Royal Talon Fighter Jet
8% of decks · $0.32
Panharmonicon
7% of decks · $6.57
Lifecrafter's Bestiary
7% of decks · $0.39
The Great Henge
7% of decks · $65.74
Ashnod's Altar
6% of decks · $16.88
Mana Artifacts (5)
Sol Ring
68% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
57% of decks · $0.49
Selesnya Signet
17% of decks · $0.25
Talisman of Unity
14% of decks · $3.30
Commander's Sphere
6% of decks · $0.34
Enchantments (38)
Hardened Scales
51% of decks · $3.19
Rabble Rousing
44% of decks · $0.74
Doubling Season
29% of decks · $35.33
Cathars' Crusade
27% of decks · $9.43
Beastmaster Ascension
24% of decks · $7.03
Tocasia's Welcome
22% of decks · $1.14
Intangible Virtue
21% of decks · $0.31
Aura Shards
19% of decks · $27.41
Endless Foot Assault
16% of decks · $2.47
Growing Rites of Itlimoc
16% of decks
Battle for Bretagard
16% of decks · $0.37
Branching Evolution
14% of decks · $8.35
Anointed Procession
14% of decks · $62.95
Assemble the Players
14% of decks · $0.32
Parallel Lives
13% of decks · $39.73
Skrelv's Hive
12% of decks · $0.26
Cryptolith Rite
12% of decks · $14.95
Caretaker's Talent
12% of decks · $11.89
Champions from Beyond
12% of decks · $1.93
Springleaf Parade
11% of decks · $7.49
Kinbinding
11% of decks · $0.32
Guardian Project
10% of decks · $15.41
Primal Rage
9% of decks · $5.44
Legion's Landing
9% of decks
Garruk's Uprising
8% of decks · $0.57
Level Up
8% of decks · $2.57
Hydra's Growth
8% of decks · $1.64
Strength of the Harvest
8% of decks
Innkeeper's Talent
8% of decks · $10.04
Terrasymbiosis
7% of decks · $9.70
Primal Vigor
7% of decks · $14.32
Mirari's Wake
7% of decks · $7.28
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
6% of decks
Smothering Tithe
6% of decks · $56.14
Squirrel Nest
6% of decks · $0.40
Verdant Embrace
6% of decks · $0.37
Sphere Grid
5% of decks · $5.12
Tribute to the World Tree
5% of decks · $15.24
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Elspeth, Sun's Champion
25% of decks · $0.31
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
21% of decks · $44.55
Basri Ket
7% of decks · $2.23
Archangel Elspeth
7% of decks · $4.86
Huatli, Radiant Champion
6% of decks · $4.24
Ajani, Outland Chaperone
6% of decks · $1.49
Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury
6% of decks · $3.90
Utility Lands (19)
Castle Ardenvale
41% of decks
Rogue's Passage
33% of decks
Gavony Township
30% of decks
Reliquary Tower
22% of decks
Dryad Arbor
21% of decks
Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree
19% of decks
Windbrisk Heights
18% of decks
Mosswort Bridge
17% of decks
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
15% of decks
Abandoned Air Temple
13% of decks
Evendo, Waking Haven
13% of decks
Boseiju, Who Endures
13% of decks
Minas Tirith
12% of decks
Fountainport
10% of decks
Oran-Rief, the Vastwood
7% of decks
Pendelhaven
7% of decks
Karn's Bastion
7% of decks
Gaea's Cradle
6% of decks
Temple of the False God
5% of decks
Lands (42)
Forest
99% of decks
Plains
99% of decks
Command Tower
83% of decks
Canopy Vista
69% of decks
Sunpetal Grove
59% of decks
Fortified Village
50% of decks
Overgrown Farmland
45% of decks
Temple Garden
42% of decks
Bountiful Promenade
38% of decks
Sungrass Prairie
38% of decks
Brushland
33% of decks
Selesnya Sanctuary
32% of decks
Temple of Plenty
30% of decks
Hushwood Verge
30% of decks
Windswept Heath
24% of decks
Branchloft Pathway
22% of decks
Exotic Orchard
22% of decks
Evolving Wilds
17% of decks
Blossoming Sands
16% of decks
Lush Portico
15% of decks
Scattered Groves
15% of decks
Path of Ancestry
15% of decks
Razorverge Thicket
14% of decks
Myriad Landscape
14% of decks
Radiant Grove
14% of decks
Wooded Bastion
13% of decks
Krosan Verge
13% of decks
Savannah
11% of decks
Horizon Canopy
11% of decks
Terramorphic Expanse
10% of decks
Tangled Florahedron
10% of decks
Opal Palace
8% of decks
Fabled Passage
8% of decks
Strength of the Harvest
8% of decks
Kabira Takedown
7% of decks
Gathering Place
7% of decks
Graypelt Refuge
7% of decks
Bala Ged Recovery
6% of decks
Arctic Treeline
6% of decks
Selesnya Guildgate
6% of decks
Sejiri Shelter
6% of decks
Mirrex
6% of decks
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