Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis

Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis is a white human Planeswalker, introduced in February 2020 along with the Theros Beyond Death card set.

Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis
Full Name	Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis
Affinities
Origin set	Theros Beyond Death
Cost	295
Stats (max level)
Health	112
Deck limits	6  ·   7  ·   6
Mana bonuses	+4 ·  -1 ·  +4 ·  +3 ·  -1
Leveling cost	79,920
Planeswalkers   (Infobox · Data)

Planeswalker series
Elspeth Tirel (human)
	Elspeth, Sun's Champion
	Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis
	Elspeth Resplendent

She has average health and average deck limits. She has good mana gains in White, Black and Red, with only slight minuses to Blue and Green.

Her abilities have themes of Auras and Graveyard gems. She can fetch auras and create a Token  creature with Heroic (it grows stronger when it is targeted), and give her cards Escape  and Buried . She also has minor Fetch, life gain, creature buff, and support removal powers.

Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis is the second of a small number of playable Planeswalkers in MtGPQ which embody Elspeth Tirel at different points in her life.

Contents

Stats

Elspeth, Sun's Nemesis - level 60
Mana bonus						Deck limits			Health	Leveling cost
+4	-1	+4	+3	-1	0	6	7	6	112	79,920

All level details 1-60													Click to
Level cost		Mana bonus							Deck limits				Health		Abilities
															1	2	3
1-5 440		+2	-3	+2	+1	-3	0		3	4	3		32
									3	5	3
													35
		+3	-3	+2	+1	-3	0
													38
6-10 1865
													41
									3	5	4
													44
11-15 4190													47
		+3	-3	+2	+2	-3	0
													50
									4	5	4
													53
16-20 7380
		+3	-3	+3	+2	-3	0
													56
21-25 11405													59
									4	6	4
													62
		+3	-3	+3	+2	-2	0
													65
26-30 16250
													69
									4	6	5
													72
31-35 21890													75
		+4	-3	+3	+2	-2	0
													78
									5	6	5
36-40 28325
													81
		+4	-3	+3	+3	-2	0
													84
41-45 35540													87
									5	7	5
													90
		+4	-3	+3	+3	-1	0
													93
46-50 43520
													96
									5	7	6
													99
51-55 55720													102
		+4	-3	+4	+3	-1	0
									6	7	6
													105
56-60 79920
													108
		+4	-1	+4	+3	-1	0
													112

Abilities

1: Katabasis
Ability Level	PW level		Effect
	6-19	6	Fetch the first Aura card from your library.
	20-35	6	Fetch the first Aura card from your library. Create a Katabasis Token  [(White) Enchantment (2) "When you cast a White spell: Create up to 2 Graveyard gems. Then, that spell gains Escape  and Buried  X. X is that card's base mana cost."].
	36-49	6	Fetch the first Aura card from your library. It gains 4 Mana. Create a Katabasis Token  [(White) Enchantment (2) "When you cast a White spell: Create up to 2 Graveyard gems. Then, that spell gains Escape  and Buried  X. X is that card's base mana cost."].
	50-60	6	Fetch the first Aura card from your library. It gains 4 Mana. Create a Greater Katabasis Token  [(White) Enchantment (3) "When you cast a White spell: Create up to 3 Graveyard gems. Then, that spell gains Escape  and Buried  X. X is that card's base mana cost."]

2: Glimpse of Dawn
Ability Level	PW level		Effect
	10-25	12	Gain X life. X is the number of White gems.
	26-39	12	Gain X life. Then, your first creature gets +X/+X until end of turn. X is the number of White gems.
	40-55	12	Gain X life. Then, your first creature gets +X/+X. X is the number of White gems.
	56-60	12	Gain X life. Then, your first creature gets +X/+X. X is the number of White gems plus the number of Graveyard gems.

3: Sun's Nemesis
Ability Level	PW level		Effect
	16-29	15	Create a Minor Sun's Nemesis Token  [(White) Human Soldier (2/2) First Strike  "Leader : Soldier. Heroic: This creature gets +2/+2. When this creature attacks: Exile an opposing Enchantment support."].
	30-45	15	Create a Sun's Nemesis Token  [(White) Human Soldier (2/2), First Strike , Lifelink  "Leader : Soldier. Heroic: This creature gets +3/+3. When this creature attacks: Exile an opposing Enchantment support."].
	46-59	15	Create a Sun's Nemesis Token  [(White) Human Soldier (2/2), First Strike , Lifelink  "Leader : Soldier. Heroic: This creature gets +3/+3. When this creature attacks: Exile an opposing Enchantment support."]. Create an Erebos's Gratitude Token  [(White) Enchantment (3) "When a creature you control dies: Create up to 4 Graveyard gems. Then, that creature gains Escape  and Buried  X. X is that card’s base mana cost."].
	60	15	Create a Greater Sun's Nemesis Token  [(White) Human Soldier (2/2), First Strike , Lifelink  "Leader : Soldier. Heroic: This creature gets +3/+3. Then your other creatures get +1/+1. When this creature attacks: Exile an opposing Enchantment support."]. Create an Erebos's Gratitude Token  [(White) Enchantment (3) "When a creature you control dies: Create up to 4 Graveyard gems. Then, that creature gains Escape  and Buried  X. X is that card’s base mana cost."].

Story

"Elspeth fights for a single core principle: freedom for all. Struck down into the Underworld by a jealous god, she must find a way back to the land of the living—or stay dead trying."

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