Mystery Booster/The List: Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

The Mystery Booster set and The List (which includes cards reprinted from past sets) feature Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, providing players with an excellent opportunity to acquire this powerful and iconic land outside of its original Theros printings.

Here's a bit more about the Mystery Booster and The List versions of Nykthos:

Mystery Booster

• Mystery Booster is a fun, supplemental set that was released in 2020. It was designed as a celebration of Magic's history, featuring a mix of cards from across Magic's history.
• Cards in this set were randomly distributed, which meant players could open packs and get cards from various sets, including rare and high-demand cards like Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx.
• The Mystery Booster version of Nykthos follows the same functionality as the original Theros version, but it might have a different card frame or look depending on the print run.

The List

• The List is a series of cards that were featured in sets like Throne of Eldraine, Ikoria, Zendikar Rising, and others. It was a way for Magic: The Gathering to include older, iconic cards (like Nykthos) into more recent sets. The goal is to provide players with the chance to access classic cards that are highly sought after, without needing to go back to older sets.
• When Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx is included in The List, it's often viewed as a high-value card to pull, since it still provides the same powerful abilities and fits into several different deck archetypes, including Devotion-based strategies.

Why Nykthos in These Sets?

• Both the Mystery Booster and The List versions provide an accessible reprint of Nykthos to players who might not have had the chance to obtain it in its original Theros print.
• The inclusion of Nykthos in these sets helps keep it relevant and available to players of modern formats like Commander, Pioneer, and Standard, where its mana generation and devotion synergies are highly valuable.

Collecting and Playing with Nykthos

• If you're looking to play with Nykthos in a mono-colored deck, it's a perfect fit for decks that rely on devotion, such as Mono-Green Devotion, Mono-Black Devotion, or Mono-Red Aggro.
• If you're a collector, the Mystery Booster or The List versions are a great way to grab a reprinted version of a card that is often high in demand and may become harder to find in its original Theros printing.