Nymris, Oona's Trickster

Gameplan

Nymris rewards you for holding up instant-speed interaction and flashing in spells on opponents' turns, drawing and filling your graveyard one card at a time. You play a reactive Dimir control/tempo game—countering, removing, and stealing—while accumulating card advantage every turn cycle. Eventually you bury opponents under raw card quality or assemble a flash-based combo or evasive beatdown.

Key Cards

• Leyline of Anticipation — Gives all your spells flash so you can always cast on opponents' turns to trigger Nymris and stay reactive.
• Vedalken Orrery — Redundant flash enabler that turns your whole hand into instant-speed plays, maximizing Nymris triggers.
• Fierce Guardianship — Free counterspell with Nymris on board that also triggers his card draw on an opponent's turn.
• Mystic Remora — Cheap repeatable card advantage that pairs with Nymris to keep your hand stocked with interaction.
• Snapcaster Mage — Flash creature that recasts the instants Nymris dumps into your graveyard, doubling your value.
• Notion Thief — Flash threat that punishes opponents' draws and synergizes with the instant-speed gameplan.

Upgrade Path

Add more free or low-cost interaction (Fierce Guardianship, Deflecting Swat, Mana Drain) and flash enablers (Leyline of Anticipation, Vedalken Orrery) to guarantee triggers every turn. Tighten the mana base with fast rocks and dual lands, then add a compact win condition like Thassa's Oracle plus Demonic Consultation or a reanimation package to convert your card advantage into a kill before the game stalls.