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"fared better" as a character than a card  Nissa's chances are
looking better and better, unlike Zendikar's. (Well, the plane's
coming back - who knows in what shape.)  As Theros block's
conclusion approaches and a new block is on the horizon, one
planeswalker is experiencing an unlikely renaissance. Yes, all
evidence points to a comeback for none other than Nissa, the
elven tribe-mancer who did some terrible, terrible things to
Zendikar. Not only is she getting toys in the upcoming Funko
planeswalker figure line, Mark Rosewater seems eager to answer
questions about her on his Tumblr blog.  When swampritualnegator
asked, "Do you consider Nissa (as a card) a failure?" Rosewater
said:  The card was not particularly popular, especially for a
planeswalker, but the character fared better than the card.
This, even more than the other responses he's given, is code for
"we want to rehabilitate her by giving her a new, much better
planeswalker card."  Nissa's