Nissa was first presented as as a proud nature-mage who believed that elves are the pinnacle race of the multiverse, and the Joraga the greatest of them all. Born on Zendikar, she possesed a deep love for her home plane, originally to the exclusion of all others. She was said to have a deep seated hatred of vampires, a fear of snakes and a love for flowers. Nissa was retconned into an animist whose ties to her home plane goes beyond that of a normal shaman or even a druid. Her soul speaks to Zendikar, and the land is as much a part of her as the blood pumping inside her veins. In this view, she is much more tolerant of other races.