Nimana Sell-Sword
Creature — Human Warrior Ally
Whenever this creature or another Ally you control enters, you may put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Zendikar
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #27635
Nimana Sell-Sword enters as a 3/2 and puts a +1/+1 counter on itself for each opponent who lost a creature this turn — a payoff that scales with board wipes and sacrifice loops but does nothing if you haven't killed anything yet. Four mana for a vanilla 3/2 is unplayable, so this card lives or dies on how reliably your deck churns through opposing creatures before your main phase.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Nimana Sell-Sword is a Commander card almost exclusively — the format's slower pace and multiplayer death triggers give it the room to enter as something larger than a 3/2. In Pauper it's technically legal but competes with commons that provide unconditional stats or immediate value, so it doesn't see play. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a four-mana creature that requires setup to justify its slot. Commander is the one context where a single board wipe or sacrifice outlet the turn before you cast it can make this a legitimate threat.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Nimana Sell-Sword is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. Bulk commons and uncommons at this price point don't appreciate unless a deck or combo pushes them into demand, and nothing in Nimana Sell-Sword's profile suggests that's coming.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.