Turning simple land drops into mana acceleration and automatic creature tutors makes Mono-Green Landfall hyper-consistent and deadly. On Moxfield’s high-power and competitive charts, Nissa, Resurgent Animist from March of the Machine: The Aftermath stands as a premier Mono-Green () commander capable of accelerating mana bases and fetching game-ending threats straight into your hand.
As a 3/3 Elf Scout legend costing three mana (), Nissa triggers Landfall whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, adding one mana of any color. Crucially, if it is the second time the Landfall ability resolves in a turn, you reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal an Elf or Elemental card, add it to your hand, and place the rest on the bottom. Fetch lands like Verdant Catacombs or instant land tutors like Crop Rotation easily trigger Nissa twice in a single turn cycle, tutoring high-impact Elementals like Ashaya, Soul of the Wild or game-ending Elves like Craterhoof Behemoth for zero mana.
Here is the strategic operational blueprint of Moxfield’s premier Nissa list, detailing how to combine fetch-land recursion, high-density Elf/Elemental tutors, and infinite creature mana loops.
1. Core Mechanics & Strategic Phases
Succeeding with Nissa requires high counts of fetch lands, low-cost green ramp, extra land drop enablers, and compact Elf/Elemental win conditions.
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Early Game (Turns 1–2): Play 1-mana dorks like Llanowar Elves or Birds of Paradise to drop Nissa () on Turn 2.
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Mid Game (Turns 3–4): Crack fetch lands or play extra land enablers like Exploration and Azusa, Lost but Seeking to hit your second Landfall trigger, automatically tutoring core combo pieces.
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Late Game (Turns 5+): Execute infinite mana loops with Ashaya, Soul of the Wild or cast a tutored Craterhoof Behemoth / Finale of Devastation to overrun the entire table.
2. Moxfield Highlights: Landfall Mana & Creature Tutors
The highest-rated community lists on Moxfield optimize Nissa by curating a tight list of Elves and Elementals so her second Landfall trigger hits specific combo pieces deterministically.
Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
The ultimate Elemental synergy. Ashaya makes all non-token creatures you control into Forest lands, meaning every creature entering the battlefield triggers Landfall, creating immediate infinite mana loops with mana dorks like Hope Tender or Argothian Elder.
Craterhoof Behemoth / Fierce Empath
Finishing tutors. Nissa’s second Landfall trigger digs straight to Craterhoof Behemoth (an Elemental), putting the ultimate game-ending anthem directly into your hand without spending a mana tutor.
Exploration / Azusa, Lost but Seeking
Multi-Landfall enablers. Extra land drop effects guarantee you trigger Nissa’s second Landfall ability every single turn cycle.
Crop Rotation / Harrow
Instant-speed double Landfall triggers. Sacrificing a land to search for a land triggers Nissa twice at instant speed, allowing you to tutor reactive or combo cards on an opponent’s turn.
3. Copy & Paste Nissa, Resurgent Animist 100-Card Decklist
Use the text box below to copy the complete highly-optimized community list. It contains exactly 1 Commander and 99 mainboard cards, calibrated perfectly for an error-free import into Moxfield.
1 Nissa, Resurgent Animist
1 Ancient Tomb
1 Arcane Signet
1 Arid Mesa
1 Argothian Elder
1 Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
1 Azusa, Lost but Seeking
1 Birds of Paradise
1 Bloodstained Mire
1 Boseiju, Who Endures
1 Carpet of Flowers
1 Chrome Mox
1 City of Brass
1 Command Tower
1 Concordant Crossroads
1 Craterhoof Behemoth
1 Crop Rotation
1 Delighted Halfling
1 Dryad of the Ilysian Grove
1 Elvish Mystic
1 Endurance
1 Exploration
1 Exotic Orchard
1 Fabled Passage
1 Fellwar Stone
1 Fierce Empath
1 Finale of Devastation
1 Force of Vigor
1 Fyndhorn Elves
1 Gemstone Caverns
1 Great Oak Guardian
1 Green Sun's Zenith
1 Harrow
1 Haveyye Mite
1 Hope Tender
1 Imperial Seal
1 Invasion of Ikoria
1 Jeweled Lotus
1 Llanowar Elves
1 Lotus Cobra
1 Lotus Petal
1 Mana Confluence
1 Mana Crypt
1 Mana Vault
1 Marsh Flats
1 Misty Rainforest
1 Mox Amber
1 Mox Diamond
1 Mox Opal
1 Nature's Claim
1 Nature's Lore
1 Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
1 Oracle of Mul Daya
1 Otawara, Soaring City
1 Prismatic Vista
1 Polluted Delta
1 Ramunap Excavator
1 Regal Force
1 Roiling Regrowth
1 Scalding Tarn
1 Scute Swarm
1 Sol Ring
1 Splendid Reclamation
1 Sylvan Library
1 Sylvan Safekeeper
1 Three Visits
1 Titania, Protector of Argoth
1 Toski, Bearer of Secrets
1 Greater Good
1 Urza's Saga
1 Veil of Summer
1 Verdant Catacombs
1 Wandering Archaic
1 Windswept Heath
1 Wooded Foothills
1 Worldly Tutor
1 Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
18 Forest
Summary: Harness the Resurgent Animist
Moxfield’s top deck builders prioritize Nissa, Resurgent Animist because she merges explosive Landfall mana generation with built-in creature tutors. By dropping fetch lands and double-triggering her Landfall ability, you pull key Elves and Elementals directly from your deck to secure early infinite mana or lethal Overrun finishes. Copy the flawless 100-card decklist above, unleash the land triggers, and dominate your next Commander pod.
