Nimbus of the Isles
Creature — Elemental
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Battlebond
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #30479
Nimbus of the Isles is a 3/3 flyer for five mana with no enters-the-battlefield effect, no keyword upside beyond flying, and no synergy text — it is a vanilla creature that costs too much to do too little. Cut it for any blue flyer that replaces itself or advances a board state.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Nimbus of the Isles is legal in every major format and is a reasonable inclusion in exactly none of them. In Commander, a five-mana 3/3 flyer competes against Mulldrifter, Sphinx of Foresight, and a hundred other blue creatures that provide card advantage or combo utility on the same budget — Nimbus of the Isles loses that comparison badly. In Pauper, where every mana point is scrutinized, a vanilla body at five mana is unplayable. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer offer so many superior options at common rarity alone that Nimbus of the Isles never shows up in any competitive context.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Nimbus of the Isles sits at the floor of bulk commons, and that price is accurate to its utility. There is no demand pressure that would move it upward — bulk commons at this power level stay bulk.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.