Nyxborn Unicorn

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Character Background

Nyxborn Unicorn is a perfectly economical mentor piece: a 1W 2/2 that either attacks on its own to seed +1/+1 counters or becomes a +2/+2 mentor-granting aura for a bigger attacker via Bestow, so it best supports aggressive/tempo decks that want incremental combat-based growth and long-term value. In practice you can deploy it as an early attacker to start mentor chains, or cast it for {3}{W} onto a larger creature to turn that creature into a recurring counter engine—especially powerful in go-wide or token strategies where multiple small bodies exist to be boosted each combat. Deckbuilding tip: run 2–3 copies alongside white anthems (Honor of the Pure/Glorious Anthem) or token enhancers (Intangible Virtue) so each +2/+2 and every mentor trigger scales across the board; favor low-cost 1–3 drops as recurring targets. Thematically it reads as a gentle, guiding steed that elevates allies rather than stealing the spotlight, which mirrors its flexible utility on the battlefield.

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