Art by Sam Burley
Nezahal, Primal Tide
Legendary Creature — Elder Dinosaur
This spell can't be countered. You have no maximum hand size. Whenever an opponent casts a noncreature spell, draw a card. Discard three cards: Exile Nezahal. Return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
Average Card Type Breakdown
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Most Played With Nezahal, Primal Tide (213)
Sol Ring
89% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
71% of decks · $0.49
Thought Vessel
55% of decks
Mind Stone
50% of decks
Thran Dynamo
49% of decks · $4.43
Hullbreaker Horror
44% of decks · $6.03
An Offer You Can't Refuse
44% of decks · $3.16
Pongify
43% of decks · $3.12
Chasm Skulker
43% of decks · $0.83
Engulf the Shore
42% of decks · $3.05
Wonder
42% of decks · $3.79
Scourge of Fleets
41% of decks · $2.21
Brainstorm
40% of decks · $0.57
Mystic Remora
39% of decks · $15.08
Rapid Hybridization
39% of decks · $0.78
Everflowing Chalice
39% of decks · $0.30
Fellwar Stone
37% of decks
Sky Diamond
36% of decks · $0.25
Cyclonic Rift
36% of decks · $39.16
Rhystic Study
36% of decks · $69.59
Reality Shift
34% of decks · $0.35
Ponder
34% of decks · $3.58
Mana Drain
33% of decks · $56.89
Frantic Search
32% of decks · $2.13
Faerie Mastermind
31% of decks · $11.66
Silver Myr
31% of decks · $0.70
Laboratory Maniac
31% of decks · $2.25
Swan Song
31% of decks · $10.60
Hedron Archive
31% of decks · $0.25
Wayfarer's Bauble
31% of decks · $5.61
Worn Powerstone
31% of decks · $0.38
Solemn Simulacrum
30% of decks · $0.34
Wizard Class
28% of decks · $3.12
Thassa, God of the Sea
28% of decks · $4.40
Consecrated Sphinx
27% of decks · $32.80
Flow of Knowledge
27% of decks · $0.28
Palladium Myr
27% of decks · $1.20
Preordain
27% of decks · $0.87
Nadir Kraken
26% of decks · $0.44
Swiftfoot Boots
26% of decks
Resculpt
25% of decks · $0.33
Windfall
25% of decks · $6.02
Gilded Lotus
25% of decks · $0.54
Sink into Stupor
25% of decks
Sea Gate Restoration
25% of decks
Triskaidekaphile
25% of decks · $0.85
Archmage's Charm
24% of decks · $2.14
Imprisoned in the Moon
24% of decks · $0.31
Fog Bank
23% of decks · $0.19
Evacuation
23% of decks · $0.29
Midnight Clock
23% of decks · $0.57
Body of Knowledge
23% of decks · $0.27
Hydroelectric Specimen
22% of decks
Foil
22% of decks · $2.10
Whelming Wave
22% of decks · $1.44
Opt
22% of decks · $0.27
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
22% of decks · $11.04
Pull from Tomorrow
21% of decks · $0.33
Fireshrieker
21% of decks · $0.22
Snap
21% of decks · $3.97
Lightning Greaves
21% of decks · $4.00
Treasure Cruise
21% of decks · $0.34
Caged Sun
21% of decks · $3.87
Cryptic Command
20% of decks · $7.78
Archaeomancer
20% of decks · $0.35
Narset's Reversal
20% of decks · $2.81
Throne of Eldraine
20% of decks · $29.42
Blackblade Reforged
20% of decks · $3.26
Ornithopter of Paradise
20% of decks · $2.23
Phyrexian Metamorph
20% of decks · $2.21
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
20% of decks · $4.76
Spectral Deluge
20% of decks · $4.43
Stormtide Leviathan
19% of decks · $1.89
Fierce Guardianship
19% of decks · $63.65
Omniscience
19% of decks · $6.18
Blue Sun's Zenith
19% of decks · $3.37
Force of Negation
19% of decks · $50.63
Aetherspouts
19% of decks · $0.78
Burnished Hart
18% of decks · $0.30
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
18% of decks · $1.18
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
18% of decks · $9.01
Rewind
18% of decks · $0.46
Lórien Revealed
17% of decks · $5.68
Manifold Key
17% of decks · $1.51
Mystical Tutor
17% of decks · $19.16
Archmage Emeritus
17% of decks · $0.57
Dig Through Time
16% of decks · $0.30
Curse of the Swine
16% of decks · $0.30
Basalt Monolith
16% of decks · $5.05
Force of Will
16% of decks · $59.96
Oneirophage
15% of decks · $0.35
Decanter of Endless Water
15% of decks · $5.27
Thassa's Oracle
14% of decks · $22.32
Unwind
14% of decks · $1.61
Extraplanar Lens
14% of decks · $14.06
Bender's Waterskin
14% of decks · $0.89
Mystic Confluence
14% of decks · $1.03
Commandeer
14% of decks · $4.06
Flood of Tears
13% of decks · $1.14
Winged Boots
13% of decks · $7.88
Stubborn Denial
13% of decks · $4.72
Commander's Sphere
13% of decks · $0.34
Leyline of Anticipation
13% of decks · $5.55
Whispersilk Cloak
13% of decks · $2.22
Shark Typhoon
13% of decks · $0.30
Mana Vault
13% of decks · $116.06
Twenty-Toed Toad
13% of decks · $7.13
Finale of Revelation
13% of decks · $0.35
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
13% of decks · $33.52
Fact or Fiction
13% of decks · $0.25
Misdirection
12% of decks · $12.47
Apprentice Wizard
12% of decks · $0.29
Spark Double
12% of decks · $10.96
Emrakul's Messenger
12% of decks · $0.33
Homunculus Horde
11% of decks · $1.11
Amphibian Downpour
11% of decks · $1.86
Disallow
11% of decks · $1.89
Fabricate
11% of decks · $10.36
Devastation Tide
11% of decks · $0.42
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
11% of decks · $4.92
Narset, Parter of Veils
11% of decks · $1.25
Pact of Negation
11% of decks · $17.18
River's Rebuke
11% of decks · $0.43
Arcanis the Omnipotent
10% of decks · $0.28
Strix Serenade
10% of decks · $2.65
Shadowspear
10% of decks · $30.19
Commander's Plate
10% of decks · $38.74
Thieving Skydiver
10% of decks · $0.38
Ledger Shredder
10% of decks · $9.99
Into the Flood Maw
10% of decks · $3.10
The One Ring
10% of decks · $116.27
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10% of decks · $4.76
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
10% of decks · $20.11
Aqueous Form
10% of decks · $0.29
Talrand, Sky Summoner
10% of decks · $1.82
Flusterstorm
10% of decks · $8.05
Jin-Gitaxias
10% of decks
Dramatic Reversal
10% of decks · $0.38
Sleep
10% of decks · $0.29
Ravenform
10% of decks · $0.35
Prismatic Lens
10% of decks · $0.41
Breaching Leviathan
10% of decks · $7.15
Defiler of Dreams
10% of decks · $0.58
Bident of Thassa
10% of decks · $0.45
Venser's Journal
9% of decks · $8.96
Consider
9% of decks · $0.34
Solve the Equation
9% of decks · $4.51
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
9% of decks · $13.10
Isochron Scepter
9% of decks · $12.71
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
9% of decks · $11.40
Harbinger of the Seas
9% of decks · $1.91
The Water Crystal
9% of decks · $4.45
Stormsurge Kraken
9% of decks · $0.57
Mulldrifter
9% of decks · $0.36
Enter the Infinite
8% of decks · $8.58
Starwinder
8% of decks · $1.64
Muddle the Mixture
8% of decks · $2.76
Forbid
8% of decks
Inquisitor's Flail
8% of decks · $0.93
Psychic Corrosion
8% of decks · $4.70
High Fae Trickster
8% of decks · $4.19
Nerd Rage
8% of decks · $2.62
Reins of Power
8% of decks · $1.85
Blustersquall
8% of decks · $0.42
Illusionist's Gambit
8% of decks · $0.40
Kefnet's Monument
8% of decks · $0.41
Gauntlet of Power
8% of decks · $4.09
Dispel
8% of decks · $0.38
Deep Analysis
8% of decks · $0.23
Lotus Petal
8% of decks
Wash Away
7% of decks · $0.47
Chrome Mox
7% of decks · $166.69
Doc Ock's Tentacles
7% of decks · $0.41
Mathemagics
7% of decks · $3.51
Grim Monolith
7% of decks · $478.02
Pollywog Prodigy
7% of decks · $5.92
Nexus of Fate
7% of decks · $5.31
Alhammarret's Archive
7% of decks · $10.52
Liquimetal Torque
7% of decks · $3.02
Waterbending Scroll
7% of decks · $0.23
Aboleth Spawn
7% of decks · $6.97
Mirrormade
7% of decks · $3.22
Consuming Tide
7% of decks · $0.57
Sisay's Ring
7% of decks · $0.34
Back to Basics
7% of decks · $6.51
Enter the Enigma
7% of decks · $0.30
Coldsteel Heart
7% of decks · $2.45
Mox Opal
7% of decks · $236.10
Rush of Knowledge
7% of decks · $0.35
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7% of decks · $3.31
Eaten by Piranhas
7% of decks · $0.37
Star Compass
6% of decks · $0.49
Gitaxian Probe
6% of decks · $4.18
Displacement Wave
6% of decks · $0.49
Ur-Golem's Eye
6% of decks · $2.23
Strata Scythe
6% of decks · $0.61
Stonespeaker Crystal
6% of decks · $0.37
Witness Protection
6% of decks · $0.26
Trailblazer's Boots
6% of decks · $3.56
All Is Dust
6% of decks · $5.50
Archmage Ascension
6% of decks · $4.74
Wisdom of Ages
6% of decks · $0.31
Machine God's Effigy
6% of decks · $6.71
Retraced Image
6% of decks · $8.83
Sensei's Divining Top
6% of decks · $39.63
Serum Visions
6% of decks · $2.84
Time Warp
6% of decks · $6.97
Chart a Course
5% of decks · $0.14
Soul-Guide Lantern
5% of decks · $0.29
Monument to Endurance
5% of decks · $17.01
Artful Dodge
5% of decks · $0.50
Rite of Replication
5% of decks · $0.30
Loxodon Warhammer
5% of decks · $2.58
New Cards
Samut, Tyrant of Naktamun
6% of decks · $8.95
Troop of Ponies
5% of decks · $0.33
Jace, Reality Sculptor
4% of decks · $1.24
The Theorist, Jace Beleren
4% of decks · $40.54
Geist of Saint Thalia
2% of decks · $0.74
Creatures (50)
Hullbreaker Horror
44% of decks · $6.03
Chasm Skulker
43% of decks · $0.83
Wonder
42% of decks · $3.79
Scourge of Fleets
41% of decks · $2.21
Faerie Mastermind
31% of decks · $11.66
Silver Myr
31% of decks · $0.70
Laboratory Maniac
31% of decks · $2.25
Solemn Simulacrum
30% of decks · $0.34
Thassa, God of the Sea
28% of decks · $4.40
Consecrated Sphinx
27% of decks · $32.80
Palladium Myr
27% of decks · $1.20
Nadir Kraken
26% of decks · $0.44
Triskaidekaphile
25% of decks · $0.85
Fog Bank
23% of decks · $0.19
Body of Knowledge
23% of decks · $0.27
Hydroelectric Specimen
22% of decks
Archaeomancer
20% of decks · $0.35
Ornithopter of Paradise
20% of decks · $2.23
Phyrexian Metamorph
20% of decks · $2.21
Eluge, the Shoreless Sea
20% of decks · $4.76
Stormtide Leviathan
19% of decks · $1.89
Burnished Hart
18% of decks · $0.30
The Unagi of Kyoshi Island
18% of decks · $1.18
Alandra, Sky Dreamer
18% of decks · $9.01
Archmage Emeritus
17% of decks · $0.57
Oneirophage
15% of decks · $0.35
Thassa's Oracle
14% of decks · $22.32
Twenty-Toed Toad
13% of decks · $7.13
Wan Shi Tong, Librarian
13% of decks · $33.52
Apprentice Wizard
12% of decks · $0.29
Spark Double
12% of decks · $10.96
Emrakul's Messenger
12% of decks · $0.33
Homunculus Horde
11% of decks · $1.11
Arcanis the Omnipotent
10% of decks · $0.28
Thieving Skydiver
10% of decks · $0.38
Ledger Shredder
10% of decks · $9.99
Baral, Chief of Compliance
10% of decks · $4.76
Talrand, Sky Summoner
10% of decks · $1.82
Jin-Gitaxias
10% of decks
Breaching Leviathan
10% of decks · $7.15
Defiler of Dreams
10% of decks · $0.58
Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur
9% of decks · $13.10
Toothy, Imaginary Friend
9% of decks · $11.40
Harbinger of the Seas
9% of decks · $1.91
Stormsurge Kraken
9% of decks · $0.57
Mulldrifter
9% of decks · $0.36
Starwinder
8% of decks · $1.64
High Fae Trickster
8% of decks · $4.19
Pollywog Prodigy
7% of decks · $5.92
Aboleth Spawn
7% of decks · $6.97
Instants (50)
An Offer You Can't Refuse
44% of decks · $3.16
Pongify
43% of decks · $3.12
Engulf the Shore
42% of decks · $3.05
Brainstorm
40% of decks · $0.57
Rapid Hybridization
39% of decks · $0.78
Cyclonic Rift
36% of decks · $39.16
Reality Shift
34% of decks · $0.35
Mana Drain
33% of decks · $56.89
Frantic Search
32% of decks · $2.13
Swan Song
31% of decks · $10.60
Flow of Knowledge
27% of decks · $0.28
Resculpt
25% of decks · $0.33
Sink into Stupor
25% of decks
Archmage's Charm
24% of decks · $2.14
Evacuation
23% of decks · $0.29
Foil
22% of decks · $2.10
Opt
22% of decks · $0.27
Pull from Tomorrow
21% of decks · $0.33
Snap
21% of decks · $3.97
Cryptic Command
20% of decks · $7.78
Narset's Reversal
20% of decks · $2.81
Fierce Guardianship
19% of decks · $63.65
Blue Sun's Zenith
19% of decks · $3.37
Force of Negation
19% of decks · $50.63
Aetherspouts
19% of decks · $0.78
Rewind
18% of decks · $0.46
Mystical Tutor
17% of decks · $19.16
Dig Through Time
16% of decks · $0.30
Force of Will
16% of decks · $59.96
Unwind
14% of decks · $1.61
Mystic Confluence
14% of decks · $1.03
Commandeer
14% of decks · $4.06
Stubborn Denial
13% of decks · $4.72
Fact or Fiction
13% of decks · $0.25
Misdirection
12% of decks · $12.47
Disallow
11% of decks · $1.89
Pact of Negation
11% of decks · $17.18
Strix Serenade
10% of decks · $2.65
Into the Flood Maw
10% of decks · $3.10
Flusterstorm
10% of decks · $8.05
Dramatic Reversal
10% of decks · $0.38
Consider
9% of decks · $0.34
Muddle the Mixture
8% of decks · $2.76
Forbid
8% of decks
Reins of Power
8% of decks · $1.85
Blustersquall
8% of decks · $0.42
Illusionist's Gambit
8% of decks · $0.40
Dispel
8% of decks · $0.38
Wash Away
7% of decks · $0.47
Nexus of Fate
7% of decks · $5.31
Sorceries (33)
Ponder
34% of decks · $3.58
Preordain
27% of decks · $0.87
Windfall
25% of decks · $6.02
Sea Gate Restoration
25% of decks
Whelming Wave
22% of decks · $1.44
Treasure Cruise
21% of decks · $0.34
Spectral Deluge
20% of decks · $4.43
Lórien Revealed
17% of decks · $5.68
Curse of the Swine
16% of decks · $0.30
Flood of Tears
13% of decks · $1.14
Finale of Revelation
13% of decks · $0.35
Fabricate
11% of decks · $10.36
Devastation Tide
11% of decks · $0.42
River's Rebuke
11% of decks · $0.43
Sleep
10% of decks · $0.29
Ravenform
10% of decks · $0.35
Solve the Equation
9% of decks · $4.51
Enter the Infinite
8% of decks · $8.58
Deep Analysis
8% of decks · $0.23
Mathemagics
7% of decks · $3.51
Consuming Tide
7% of decks · $0.57
Enter the Enigma
7% of decks · $0.30
Rush of Knowledge
7% of decks · $0.35
Gitaxian Probe
6% of decks · $4.18
Displacement Wave
6% of decks · $0.49
All Is Dust
6% of decks · $5.50
Wisdom of Ages
6% of decks · $0.31
Retraced Image
6% of decks · $8.83
Serum Visions
6% of decks · $2.84
Time Warp
6% of decks · $6.97
Chart a Course
5% of decks · $0.14
Artful Dodge
5% of decks · $0.50
Rite of Replication
5% of decks · $0.30
Utility Artifacts (26)
Wayfarer's Bauble
31% of decks · $5.61
Swiftfoot Boots
26% of decks
Fireshrieker
21% of decks · $0.22
Lightning Greaves
21% of decks · $4.00
Blackblade Reforged
20% of decks · $3.26
Manifold Key
17% of decks · $1.51
Winged Boots
13% of decks · $7.88
Whispersilk Cloak
13% of decks · $2.22
Shadowspear
10% of decks · $30.19
Commander's Plate
10% of decks · $38.74
The One Ring
10% of decks · $116.27
Bident of Thassa
10% of decks · $0.45
Venser's Journal
9% of decks · $8.96
Isochron Scepter
9% of decks · $12.71
The Water Crystal
9% of decks · $4.45
Inquisitor's Flail
8% of decks · $0.93
Kefnet's Monument
8% of decks · $0.41
Doc Ock's Tentacles
7% of decks · $0.41
Alhammarret's Archive
7% of decks · $10.52
Waterbending Scroll
7% of decks · $0.23
Strata Scythe
6% of decks · $0.61
Trailblazer's Boots
6% of decks · $3.56
Sensei's Divining Top
6% of decks · $39.63
Soul-Guide Lantern
5% of decks · $0.29
Monument to Endurance
5% of decks · $17.01
Loxodon Warhammer
5% of decks · $2.58
Mana Artifacts (34)
Sol Ring
89% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
71% of decks · $0.49
Thought Vessel
55% of decks
Mind Stone
50% of decks
Thran Dynamo
49% of decks · $4.43
Everflowing Chalice
39% of decks · $0.30
Fellwar Stone
37% of decks
Sky Diamond
36% of decks · $0.25
Hedron Archive
31% of decks · $0.25
Worn Powerstone
31% of decks · $0.38
Gilded Lotus
25% of decks · $0.54
Midnight Clock
23% of decks · $0.57
Caged Sun
21% of decks · $3.87
Throne of Eldraine
20% of decks · $29.42
Basalt Monolith
16% of decks · $5.05
Decanter of Endless Water
15% of decks · $5.27
Extraplanar Lens
14% of decks · $14.06
Bender's Waterskin
14% of decks · $0.89
Commander's Sphere
13% of decks · $0.34
Mana Vault
13% of decks · $116.06
Sceptre of Eternal Glory
10% of decks · $20.11
Prismatic Lens
10% of decks · $0.41
Gauntlet of Power
8% of decks · $4.09
Lotus Petal
8% of decks
Chrome Mox
7% of decks · $166.69
Grim Monolith
7% of decks · $478.02
Liquimetal Torque
7% of decks · $3.02
Sisay's Ring
7% of decks · $0.34
Coldsteel Heart
7% of decks · $2.45
Mox Opal
7% of decks · $236.10
Star Compass
6% of decks · $0.49
Ur-Golem's Eye
6% of decks · $2.23
Stonespeaker Crystal
6% of decks · $0.37
Machine God's Effigy
6% of decks · $6.71
Enchantments (17)
Mystic Remora
39% of decks · $15.08
Rhystic Study
36% of decks · $69.59
Wizard Class
28% of decks · $3.12
Imprisoned in the Moon
24% of decks · $0.31
Omniscience
19% of decks · $6.18
Leyline of Anticipation
13% of decks · $5.55
Shark Typhoon
13% of decks · $0.30
Amphibian Downpour
11% of decks · $1.86
Aqueous Form
10% of decks · $0.29
Psychic Corrosion
8% of decks · $4.70
Nerd Rage
8% of decks · $2.62
Mirrormade
7% of decks · $3.22
Back to Basics
7% of decks · $6.51
Proft's Eidetic Memory
7% of decks · $3.31
Eaten by Piranhas
7% of decks · $0.37
Witness Protection
6% of decks · $0.26
Archmage Ascension
6% of decks · $4.74
Planeswalkers (3)
Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
22% of decks · $11.04
Teferi, Temporal Pilgrim
11% of decks · $4.92
Narset, Parter of Veils
11% of decks · $1.25
Utility Lands (27)
Reliquary Tower
57% of decks
Mystic Sanctuary
55% of decks
Rogue's Passage
49% of decks
Otawara, Soaring City
27% of decks
Terrain Generator
25% of decks
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
20% of decks
Temple of the False God
19% of decks
Castle Vantress
16% of decks
Lonely Sandbar
16% of decks
Minamo, School at Water's Edge
16% of decks
War Room
15% of decks
Scavenger Grounds
15% of decks
Ancient Tomb
13% of decks
Academy Ruins
12% of decks
Halimar Depths
12% of decks
Urza's Saga
11% of decks
Coral Atoll
8% of decks
Buried Ruin
8% of decks
Agna Qel'a
7% of decks
Mistrise Village
7% of decks
Archway of Innovation
7% of decks
Cephalid Coliseum
6% of decks
Rivendell
6% of decks
Emergence Zone
6% of decks
Ghost Quarter
6% of decks
Seat of the Synod
6% of decks
Remote Isle
6% of decks
Lands (12)
Island
91% of decks
Myriad Landscape
36% of decks
Sea Gate Restoration
25% of decks
Sink into Stupor
25% of decks
Hydroelectric Specimen
22% of decks
Snow-Covered Island
12% of decks
Demolition Field
8% of decks
Gemstone Caverns
7% of decks
Flooded Strand
6% of decks
Polluted Delta
6% of decks
Misty Rainforest
6% of decks
Scalding Tarn
6% of decks
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Public Decks with Nezahal, Primal Tide
Real decks submitted by their original builders on Moxfield, Archidekt, and other deck sites — click through to credit and see the full list.