Nev, the Practical Dean
Nev, the Practical Dean: Legendary Creature - Merfolk Wizard, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{G}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Legendary Creature - Merfolk Wizard
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
- Released
- 2026-04-24
- Collector number
- 41
- Artist
- Lie Setiawan
- Commander rank
- 9,376 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Commander
- Can be your commander
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About Nev, the Practical Dean
Nev, the Practical Dean is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green legendary creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 41 in that set, with art by Lie Setiawan. It costs {2}{G} (two generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Secrets of Strixhaven Commander is its only printing so far. It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.30 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Creatures you control with counters on them have trample.
Whenever you cast your first spell with {X} in its mana cost each turn, put X +1/+1 counters on Nev.
"Adrix and I have always debated for the betterment of our students. That won't change now we're both deans."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.30 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Nev, the Practical Dean by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
Other printings of Nev, the Practical Dean
The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #89 | Rare | 2026 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Nev, the Practical Dean.
- If you cast your first spell with {X} in its mana cost during a turn before Nev is on the battlefield, casting another spell with {X} in its mana cost later in the turn won't cause his last ability to trigger.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Nev, the Practical Dean is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.