Nim Shambler
Creature — Zombie
This creature gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control.
Sacrifice a creature: Regenerate this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #28420
Nim Shambler turns artifact count into a growing threat — pump it with enough metal on board and it closes games, especially in sacrifice loops where Gravecrawler keeps feeding the yard. The four-mana price tag is steep for a vanilla-ish body, so it earns its slot only in dedicated artifact or zombie sacrifice shells.
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 |
In Commander, Nim Shambler is a niche role-player — it belongs in artifact-heavy black decks that can reliably hit five or more artifacts by mid-game, where the power bonus becomes genuinely threatening. Legacy, Modern, and Vintage are all legal formats, but competitive lists in those formats have no realistic use for a four-mana 1/1 with a conditional upside, so treat that legality as theoretical. Commander is the only format where Nim Shambler sees meaningful play, and even there it's a build-around rather than a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
GravecrawlerRooftop StormNim Shambler
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite storm count
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Nim Shambler is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not the card. The price reflects its narrow application; it won't climb unless a new commander creates a spike in artifact-zombie demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.