Her abilities revolve around Equipment supports and synergise with {{Ability|Party}} members. She can fetch and create both equipment supports and creatures, and while at the same time giving her supports can gain Equipment support {{Ability|Resilient}}, becoming making them invulnerable to losing Shields from [[matching]]. Many of her abilities' effects are temporary, conditional (eg triggered by {{Ability|Landfall}} or {{Ability|Party}}, based on abilities only found in the Zendikar Rising set (same), or some combination of those, but they are densely packed and synergistic and potentially powerful.

She destroys gems, but the likelihood of that ability gaining mana from [[matching|Cascade matches]] varies with its level and accordingly, the coding for gem creation. Specifically, when the level 60 version clears the board, whether gems are likely to enter the board already matched. Nahiri, Heir of the Ancients is the second of two playable [[PlaneswalkersPlaneswalker]] in MtGPQ which embody embodies Nahiri at different points a point in her [[#Story|lifestory]].

| Effect 2 = Create <b>3 </b> Kor Ally {{Ability|Token|Tokens}} [White Creature Card - Kor Ally Soldier Warrior (1/1) Token].

| Effect 3 = Create 3 Kor Ally {{Ability|Token|Tokens}} [White Creature Card - Kor Ally Soldier Warrior (1/1) Token]. <b>Create a Utility Knife {{Ability|Token}} </b> [2 shield with "While on the board: Your first creature gets +1/+1. {{Ability|Landfall}}: Your first creature gets +1/+1."].

| Effect 4 = Create <b>4 </b> Kor Ally {{Ability|Token|Tokens}} [White Creature Card - Kor Ally Soldier Warrior (1/1) Token]. Create a Utility Knife {{Ability|Token}} [2 shield with "While on the board: Your first creature gets +1/+1. {{Ability|Landfall}}: Your first creature gets +1/+1."]. <b>Then, each member of your {{Ability|Party}} gets +1/+1 or gains 1 shield.</b>

| Effect 2 = Fetch the first Warrior creature <b>and </b> the first Equipment support from your library. Those cards gain 5 mana.

| Effect 3 = Fetch the first Warrior creature and the first Equipment support from your library. Those cards gain <b>half </b> of their mana.

| Effect 4 = Fetch the first Warrior creature and the first Equipment support from your library. Those cards gain half of their mana. <b>Then, that Warrior gains {{Ability|Bravery}} and {{Ability|First Strike}}, and that Equipment gains {{Ability|Resilient}}.</b>

| Effect 2 = Create a Blade of the Ancients {{Ability|Token}} [4 shield and {{Ability|Resilient}} with "At the beginning of the combat on your turn: {{Ability|Reinforce}} your first creature X times until end of turn. X is the number of other creatures and other creature {{Ability|Reinforce|reinforcements}} you control."]. <b>Then, if you have a full {{Ability|Party}}, destroy a block of 5x5 gems.</b>

| Effect 3 = Create a Blade of the Ancients {{Ability|Token}} [4 shield and {{Ability|Resilient}} with "At the beginning of the combat on your turn: {{Ability|Reinforce}} your first creature X times until end of turn. X is the number of other creatures and other creature {{Ability|Reinforce|reinforcements}} you control. <b>When your first creature attacks: Deal Y damage to any opposing target. Y is the number of Equipment supports and Equipment support {{Ability|Reinforce|reinforcements}} you control.</b>"]. Then, if you have a full {{Ability|Party}}, destroy a block of 5x5 gems.

| Effect 4 = Create a Blade of the Ancients {{Ability|Token}} [4 shield and {{Ability|Resilient}} with "At the beginning of the combat on your turn: {{Ability|Reinforce}} your first creature X times until end of turn. X is the number of other creatures and other creature {{Ability|Reinforce|reinforcements}} you control. When your first creature attacks: Deal Y damage to any opposing target. Y is the number of Equipment supports and Equipment support {{Ability|Reinforce|reinforcements}} you control."]. Then, if you have a full {{Ability|Party}}, destroy <b>each non-support gem</b>.