Oath of Nissa
Oath of Nissa: Legendary Enchantment, Oath of the Gatewatch. When Oath of Nissa enters, look at the top three cards of your library. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {G}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Legendary Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Green (G)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW)
- Released
- 2016-01-22
- Collector number
- 140
- Artist
- Wesley Burt
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About Oath of Nissa
Oath of Nissa is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare green legendary enchantment from Oath of the Gatewatch (OGW), an expansion set released in January 2016. It is collector number 140 in that set, with art by Wesley Burt. It costs {G} (one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Oath of the Gatewatch (2016) to Pioneer Masters (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.18 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
When Oath of Nissa enters, look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal a creature, land, or planeswalker card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast planeswalker spells.
"For the life of every plane, I will keep watch."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.18 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Oath of Nissa by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Oath of Nissa
Oath of Nissa has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Masters (PIO) #189 | Rare | 2024 |
| The List (PLST) #OGW-140 | Rare | 2024 |
| Oath of the Gatewatch Promos (POGW) #140s | Rare | 2016 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Oath of Nissa, newest first.
- The “legend rule” checks the full names of legendary permanents. You can control Oath of Gideon and Oath of Chandra at the same time, for example.
- Even if you control a particular Oath, you can cast another of that Oath to take advantage of its enters-the-battlefield ability. It will enter the battlefield, causing its first ability to trigger. You will then choose one to keep, as detailed above, and then its enters-the-battlefield ability will resolve.
- Each of the Oaths is legendary: if you control more than one of any particular Oath, you choose one to remain on the battlefield and the others are put into your graveyard.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.