Bow of Nylea

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Bow of Nylea: Legendary Enchantment Artifact, Theros. Attacking creatures you control have deathtouch. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{G}{G}
Mana value
3
Type
Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Colour identity
Green (G)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Theros (THS)
Released
2013-09-27
Collector number
153
Artist
Yeong-Hao Han
Commander rank
2,327 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Bow of Nylea

Bow of Nylea is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green legendary enchantment artifact from Theros (THS), an expansion set released in September 2013. It is collector number 153 in that set, with art by Yeong-Hao Han. It costs {1}{G}{G} (one generic and two green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Theros (2013) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $4.02 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Attacking creatures you control have deathtouch.

{1}{G}, {T}: Choose one -

• Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.

• Bow of Nylea deals 2 damage to target creature with flying.

• You gain 3 life.

• Put up to four target cards from your graveyard on the bottom of your library in any order.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $4.02 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Bow of Nylea by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Bow of Nylea

Bow of Nylea has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1504Rare2023
The List (PLST) #THS-153Rare2019

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Bow of Nylea.

  • You choose which mode you're using as you activate the ability.

In these card lists

These card lists include Bow of Nylea.

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