Maskwood Nexus

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Artifact

Creatures you control are every creature type. The same is true for creature spells you control and creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield.

{3}, {T}: Create a 2/2 blue Shapeshifter creature token with changeling. (It is every creature type.)

Set Kaldheim
Rarity Rare

Why Play Maskwood Nexus

Tribal decks gain massive flexibility by making every creature count for all relevant tribal synergies simultaneously. Cards that care about specific creature types like Coat of Arms, Door of Destinies, or tribal lords suddenly affect your entire board, creating explosive power increases. The artifact also enables otherwise impossible tribal combinations, letting you run the best creatures from multiple tribes while still triggering all your tribal payoffs.

Format Notes

Commander represents the strongest format for Maskwood Nexus, where tribal strategies are popular and the singleton nature makes consistent tribal density challenging. The card sees occasional play in Pioneer and Modern tribal decks that struggle with creature type consistency. Historic offers additional tribal support that makes the artifact more appealing, though it remains a fringe strategy in competitive formats.

Combos & Synergies

Realmwalker becomes incredibly powerful when every creature in your deck shares a type, essentially giving you permanent top-deck access to creatures. The First Sliver turns every creature spell into a cascade trigger since they all share the Sliver type, creating explosive turns. Maskwood Nexus also enables infinite combos with cards like Conspiracy and creature-type-matters effects, while making every creature trigger Kindred Discovery for massive card draw engines.

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