---
name: "Nev, the Practical Dean"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard"
colors: ["G"]
color_identity: ["G"]
keywords: []
set: "SOC"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander"
collector_number: "89"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Lie Setiawan"
oracle_id: "42750e30-d022-4623-a290-d91fa80721c9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nev-the-practical-dean-soc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nev, the Practical Dean
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Merfolk Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
Creatures you control with counters on them have trample.
Whenever you cast your first spell with {X} in its mana cost each turn, put X +1/+1 counters on Nev.

> *「アドリックスと私は、どうすれば生徒のためになるかを常日頃から意見を交わしてきた。私たちが学部長となった今も、それは何ら変わらない。」*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #89
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Lie Setiawan
- **Total Printings:** 10 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`