Vannifar, Evolved Enigma
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Legendary Creature — Elf Ooze Wizard

Simic cloak deck that slips creatures onto the battlefield face down each combat, then flips them or grows colorless creatures with counters.
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At the start of combat on your turn, Vannifar gives you a choice. You can cloak a card from your hand, which puts it onto the battlefield as a face-down 2/2 with ward 2 that you can turn face up later for its mana cost if it's a creature. Or you can put a +1/+1 counter on each colorless creature you control, and face-down creatures count. The deck mixes big creatures worth flipping with counter doublers so the board keeps growing.
In the recorded games, the face-down creatures made opponents nervous since any of them could be a large threat. Vannifar switched between cloaking new bodies and growing the ones already out. Branching Evolution was the key card in the strongest games, doubling every round of counters and setting up a big late game. Other builds proliferated to push their counters further. With only seven games recorded, the clear pattern was steady growth that forced the table to keep spending removal on it, while Vannifar herself rarely won quickly.
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High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Vannifar, Evolved Enigma's abilities and overall game plan.
Hauntwoods Shrieker
They Came from the Pipes
Ghostly Flicker
Scroll of Fate
Displace
Threats Around Every Corner
Planar Incision
Essence Flux
Hide in Plain Sight
BlurTop Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Vannifar, Evolved Enigma decks.
Hauntwoods Shrieker
They Came from the Pipes
Ghostly Flicker
Scroll of Fate
Displace
Threats Around Every Corner
Planar Incision
Essence Flux
Hide in Plain Sight
BlurGame Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Consecrated Sphinx
Ancient Tomb
Fierce Guardianship
Worldly Tutor
Cyclonic Rift
Rhystic StudyCreatures
Essential creatures that complement Vannifar, Evolved Enigma's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Curator Beastie
Oblivious Bookworm
Abhorrent Oculus
Ixidron
Whisperwood Elemental
Displacer Kitten
Stratus Dancer
Experiment Twelve
Glitch Interpreter
Overgrown Zealot
Willbender
Vesuvan Shapeshifter
Deadeye Navigator
Ainok Survivalist
Deathmist Raptor
Printlifter Ooze
It That Betrays
Den Protector
Lilysplash Mentor
Blightsteel Colossus
Kheru Spellsnatcher
Pathrazer of Ulamog
Kadena's Silencer
Basking Broodscale
Voidmage Apprentice
Nephalia Smuggler
Ancient Silver Dragon
Dour Port-Mage
Drowner of Truth
Terastodon
Eternal Witness
Hullbreaker Horror
Consecrated Sphinx
Sakura-Tribe Elder
Birds of Paradise
Llanowar ElvesInstants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Vannifar, Evolved Enigma safe.
Teferi's Time Twist
Illusionist's Stratagem
Siren's Ruse
Become Anonymous
Release to the Wind
Reality Shift
Hide on the Ceiling
Break Down the Door
Spaceshift
Waterbender's Restoration
Twist Reality
Cyber Conversion
Mana Sculpt
Planar Genesis
Inspiring Call
Sink into Stupor
Voidslime
Repulsive Mutation
Return of the Wildspeaker
Growth Spiral
Aetherize
Mana Drain
Counterspell
Heroic Intervention
Brainstorm
Fierce Guardianship
Worldly Tutor
Cyclonic Rift
An Offer You Can't Refuse
Negate
Arcane Denial
Swan Song
Pongify
Beast Within
Rapid HybridizationSorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Vannifar, Evolved Enigma's game plan and control the board.
Valgavoth's Onslaught
Splash Portal
Under the Skin
Rampant Growth
All Is Dust
Voidwalk
Unnerving Grasp
Farseek
Manifest Dread
Nature's Lore
Bridgeworks Battle
Three Visits
Quantum Misalignment
Bala Ged Recovery
Irenicus's Vile Duplication
Shared Roots
Ponder
Rishkar's Expertise
Wave Goodbye
Cultivate
Kodama's Reach
ExploreUtility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Conjurer's Closet
Panoptic Projektor
Portal to Phyrexia
Forsaken Monument
Strionic Resonator
The Great Henge
Wizard's Staff
Cursed Windbreaker
Voyager Staff
Sword of Hearth and Home
Lightning Greaves
Ozolith, the Shattered Spire
Swiftfoot BootsEnchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Vannifar, Evolved Enigma's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Trail of Mystery
Secret Plans
Primordial Mist
Omniscience
Growing Dread
One with the Multiverse
Guardian Project
Experimental Lab // Staff Room
Gossip's Talent
Sandwurm Convergence
Roll-Roll-Roll-Roll
March of the World Ooze
Awakening Zone
From Beyond
Mind's Dilation
Path of Annihilation
Day of the Dragons
Defense of the Heart
Bred for the Hunt
Season of Growth
Kozilek's Unsealing
Tribute to the World Tree
Simic Ascendancy
Utopia Sprawl
Garruk's Uprising
Sylvan Library
Wilderness Reclamation
Hardened Scales
Wild Growth
Mystic Remora
Branching Evolution
Rhystic StudyPlaneswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Vannifar, Evolved Enigma to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ugin, the IneffableUtility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Branch of Vitu-Ghazi
Zoetic Cavern
Tomb of the Spirit Dragon
Shrine of the Forsaken Gods
Eldrazi Temple
Ruins of Oran-Rief
Shifting Woodland
Scavenger Grounds
Mystic Sanctuary
Karn's Bastion
Temple of the False God
Mosswort Bridge
Otawara, Soaring City
Boseiju, Who Endures
Rogue's Passage
Ancient Tomb
Mistrise Village
Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth
Alchemist's Refuge
Reliquary TowerMana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Talisman of Curiosity
Mind Stone
Arcane Signet
Simic Signet
Fellwar Stone
Sol Ring
Thought VesselLands
The mana base foundation for Vannifar, Evolved Enigma decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Drowner of Truth
Dreamroot Cascade
Flooded Grove
Hedge Maze
Yavimaya Coast
Disciple of Freyalise
Willowrush Verge
Overflowing Basin
Wastes
Rejuvenating Springs
Hinterland Harbor
Barkchannel Pathway
Bridgeworks Battle
Exotic Orchard
Tangled Islet
Ash Barrens
Rimewood Falls
Botanical Sanctum
Forest
Island
Bala Ged Recovery
Sink into Stupor
Waterlogged Grove
Hydroelectric Specimen
Breeding Pool
Vineglimmer Snarl
Myriad Landscape
Command Tower
Prismatic Vista
Rain-Slicked Copse
Sodden Verdure
Misty Rainforest
Temple of Mystery
Turbulent Wilderness
Evolving Wilds
Wooded Foothills
Tropical Island
Thornwood Falls
Windswept Heath
Flooded Strand
Polluted Delta
Terramorphic Expanse
Fabled Passage
Simic Growth Chamber
Path of AncestryVannifar, Evolved Enigma Deck Stats
Based on 2,748 Vannifar, Evolved Enigma decks.
| Mana value | Cards |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 12 |
| 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 |
| 9 | 1 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 |
| 12 | 1 |
- Creature 30
- Instant 12
- Sorcery 7
- Artifact 7
- Enchantment 8
- Land 35
| Card type | Cards |
|---|---|
| Creature | 30 |
| Instant | 12 |
| Sorcery | 7 |
| Artifact | 7 |
| Enchantment | 8 |
| Land | 35 |
Lands: 21 basic, 14 nonbasic
| Month | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 784 |
| 2024-11 | 829 |
| 2024-12 | 747 |
| 2025-01 | 746 |
| 2025-02 | 863 |
| 2025-03 | 755 |
| 2025-04 | 846 |
| 2025-05 | 686 |
| 2025-06 | 791 |
| 2025-07 | 871 |
| 2025-08 | 704 |
| 2025-09 | 754 |
| 2025-10 | 790 |
| 2025-11 | 812 |
| 2025-12 | 1091 |
| 2026-01 | 878 |
| 2026-02 | 931 |
| 2026-03 | 1063 |
| 2026-04 | 906 |
| 2026-05 | 911 |
| 2026-06 | 997 |
| 2026-07 | 1169 |
| 2026-08 | 992 |
| 2026-09 | 1464 |
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