Even if you don't consider the obvious Nissa Revane synergy, this is quite a decent two-drop, and a strict improvement over Elvish Warrior.
LeafWheels
★☆☆☆☆ (1.6/5.0)(4 votes)
This is a little bit of power creep. It's strictly better than Elvish Warrior (I mean unless you were playing Muraganda Petroglyphs, the one card that likes cards better as vanilla creatures). Of course, assuming that Nissa Revane isn't going to be the green Planeswalker moving to the core set, you could just say it's a temporary bump up.
Zulp
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5.0)(7 votes)
Oh, whatever. My baloth eats this. Damn elves.
Asinine-Ultimatum
★★☆☆☆ (2.9/5.0)(11 votes)
I don't think it's strictly better than Elvish Warrior. There are far too many situations where I'd rather have it in my graveyard. I would take Elvish Warrior over this if I wasn't using Nissa Revane.
Vinifera7
★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0)(8 votes)
If this guy shows power creep, what does that say about Kazandu Blademaster, who becomes a 2/2 right away unless he's immediately pinged, grows stronger whenever another Ally enters the battlefield, and has first strike and vigilance?
coyotemoon722
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Elves are awesome in Standard right now. Great P/T. Combine with Nissa obviously, and you have an endless cycle of these elves.
Gaussgoat
★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0)(4 votes)
It's a 2/3 for 2CC... and it's an elf. The extra text is just butter.
4/5
boneclub
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(7 votes)
I suppose you could say this is the "original" Planeswalker Support card.
this guys obviously doomed seing as hes about to cut his fingers off...
rinoh20
★★☆☆☆ (2.5/5.0)(1 vote)
in a meta game containing vampires and turbo goblins, i think this is better then garruks companion. it live and kill bloodghast, lacerator, wardriver, gatekeeper, and turbo memnite.
GengilOrbios
★★☆☆☆ (2.6/5.0)(8 votes)
Elvish Warrior:Hello, what's your name? Nissa's Chosen: Hi, I'm Nissa's Chosen, and I'm strictly better than you. So you will never see play again. Elvish Warrior: *Shakes hand* Nice to meet you.
Beyond the combo this card is meant for, the only 'strictly better' bit is the fact that this deals another small blow to mill decks. Regardless, I would choose recursion over this, as I don't run elves, and that makes Nissa worthless to me.
deth2munkies
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.7/5.0)(3 votes)
Meh, It's mediocre unless you're playing Nissa in your deck. If you're playing Nissa in your deck, your deck is already mediocre, so I guess it fits...
pedrodyl
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0)(3 votes)
this isn't strictly better than elvish warrior at all. The elvish warrior goes to the graveyard, and this goes to the bottom of your deck. some decks use the graveyard as a resource, and this would suck with that deck. Example: Nissa's chosen dies, and then you play gravedigger but there's nothing in your graveyard. :( Sure it's better in some cases but not all.
BegleOne
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0)(3 votes)
Are some people really so naive, ignorant or uncreative to not realize that many decks would rather have a creature stay in the graveyard rather than get sent to the bottom of the library?
Ever hear of threshold, for instance? This is NOT strictly better than Elvish Warrior. Unless you have Nissa herself, it's not even better.
ddong
★★★☆☆ (3.3/5.0)(3 votes)
The decks which want things to stay in the graveyard typically don't want Elvish Warrior any way.
Besides, both Elvish Warrior and Nissa's Chosen are just slightly bigger bears, nothing to get excited about either way, sure they have a relevant subtype, but there are many other elves to fill the 2 drop spot much more effectively that either of them
Arachibutyrophobia
★★★★☆ (4.3/5.0)(7 votes)
wtf, this is NOT powercreep. this is not strictly better than elvish warrior. elvish warrior goes to your graveyard, which is a very accessible place. heck, I'd argue that this is WORSE than elvish warrior outside of a nissa deck.
majinara
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0)(1 vote)
Seems if you are sure to get Nissa Revane into play regularily. Oterwise prety bad.
From my experience, bottom of the library is frequently as bad as exile. At least you can Reanimate from the graveyard...
Of course, that's barring support from Nissa herself. Well then it's just grand. But I dislike cards that are so inflexible.
Pekkekke
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
@InternetNinjacy That doesn't work. Nissa's Chosen's replacement effect prevents it from ever actually dying, so Verdant Succession doesn't trigger when Nissa's Chosen would die.
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4/5
Nissa's Chosen: Hi, I'm Nissa's Chosen, and I'm strictly better than you. So you will never see play again.
Elvish Warrior: *Shakes hand* Nice to meet you.
Example: Nissa's chosen dies, and then you play gravedigger but there's nothing in your graveyard. :(
Sure it's better in some cases but not all.
Ever hear of threshold, for instance? This is NOT strictly better than Elvish Warrior. Unless you have Nissa herself, it's not even better.
Besides, both Elvish Warrior and Nissa's Chosen are just slightly bigger bears, nothing to get excited about either way, sure they have a relevant subtype, but there are many other elves to fill the 2 drop spot much more effectively that either of them
Of course, that's barring support from Nissa herself. Well then it's just grand. But I dislike cards that are so inflexible.