---
name: "Nemata, Grove Guardian"
mana_cost: "{4}{G}{G}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Treefolk"
colors: []
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "PLS"
set_name: "Planeshift"
collector_number: "85"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "John Avon"
oracle_id: "5ce58279-7f1e-4ef7-a352-ecbaee31b6ff"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nemata-grove-guardian-pls"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nemata, Grove Guardian
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{G}{G}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Treefolk

## Oracle Text
{2}{G}: Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token.
Sacrifice a Saproling: Saproling creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Verdant Force](/printing/verdant-force-dom.md) — Creature — Elemental
2. [Nemata, Primeval Warden](/printing/nemata-primeval-warden-dmu.md) — Legendary Creature — Treefolk
3. [Selesnya Evangel](/printing/selesnya-evangel-rvr.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
4. [Sprout](/printing/sprout-tsp.md) — Instant
5. [Selesnya Guildmage](/printing/selesnya-guildmage-clu.md) — Creature — Elf Wizard
6. [Yavimaya Sapherd](/printing/yavimaya-sapherd-dom.md) — Creature — Fungus

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Planeshift (PLS) #85
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** John Avon
- **Total Printings:** 3 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`