Nim Grotesque
Creature — Zombie
This creature gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control.
- CMC
- 7
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #30584
Nim Grotesque is a 4/1 for five mana that gains +1/+1 for each artifact you control — a conditional beater that asks you to already be winning to matter. Outside a dedicated artifact shell, it's outclassed by nearly every five-drop in black.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Nim Grotesque is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive play in any of those formats has no room for it. In Commander, the only plausible home is an artifact-heavy black deck — something like Geth or Tymna/Kraum artifact builds — where the power boost is real but still not a priority inclusion. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage have efficient threats that don't require a board state to function, so Nim Grotesque never sees those tables.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Nim Grotesque is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not card value. There's no meaningful demand driver that would move the price, so pick it up if you need it and don't think twice about the cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.