Nettle Sentinel is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
This creature doesn't untap during your untap step. Whenever you cast a green spell, you may untap this creature.
How it works : Nettle Sentinel
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Nettle Sentinel's triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability will resolve even if that spell is countered.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
#1
Heritage Druid + Nettle Sentinel + Cloudstone Curio
Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite storm countInfinite green mana
- 1Cast an Elf from your hand by paying its mana cost.
- 2If the Elf was green, Nettle Sentinel triggers, untapping itself.
- 3When the Elf enters the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers.
- 4Holding priority, activate Heritage Druid by tapping it, Nettle Sentinel and another Elf, adding
.
- 5Resolve the Cloudstone Curio trigger, returning Heritage Druid from the battlefield to your hand.
- 6Cast Heritage Druid by paying
.
- 7Nettle Sentinel triggers, untapping itself.
- 8When Heritage Druid enters the battlefield, Cloudstone Curio triggers, returning the Elf cast in step 1 from the battlefield to your hand.
#2
Nettle Sentinel + Banishing Knack + Earthcraft
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature LTBInfinite storm count
- 1Cast Banishing Knack by paying
, targeting Nettle Sentinel.
- 2Cast the green creature card from your hand by paying its mana cost.
- 3Nettle Sentinel triggers, untapping itself.
- 4Activate Earthcraft by tapping the green creature, untapping a basic Forest you control.
- 5Activate the Forest by tapping it, adding
.
- 6Activate Nettle Sentinel by tapping it, returning the green creature from the battlefield to your hand.
- 7Repeat from step 2.
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Legal formats
modernlegacypaupervintagecommanderoathbreakerpaupercommanderduelpredhtlr
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