First printed in Journey into Nyx (2014)
Creature — Merfolk Soldier
Heroic — Whenever you cast a spell that targets this creature, you may return target enchantment to its owner's hand.
The tritons broke the surface, and the Nyxborn broke ranks.
2/4
- Illustrated by
- Kev Walker
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (3)
- Heroic abilities will resolve before the spell that caused them to trigger.
- Heroic abilities won't trigger when a copy of a spell is created on the stack or when a spell's targets are changed to include a creature with a heroic ability.
- Heroic abilities will trigger only once per spell, even if that spell targets the creature with the heroic ability multiple times.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
8 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite storm count: Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief + Jaheira, Friend of the Forest + Triton Cavalry (+ 1 other requirement)
- Infinite storm count: Earthcraft + Instill Energy + Nature's Chosen + Triton Cavalry
- Infinite storm count: Cryptolith Rite + Instill Energy + Nature's Chosen + Triton Cavalry
- Infinite storm count: Instill Energy + Nature's Chosen + Paradise Mantle + Triton Cavalry
- Infinite storm count: Leyline Immersion + Moritte of the Frost + Nature's Chosen + Triton Cavalry
- Infinite storm count: Leyline Immersion + Leyline of Singularity + Nature's Chosen + Triton Cavalry
- Infinite storm count: Instill Energy + Leyline Immersion + Moritte of the Frost + Triton Cavalry
- Infinite storm count: Instill Energy + Leyline Immersion + Leyline of Singularity + Triton Cavalry