Wail of the Nim
Instant
Choose one —
• Regenerate each creature you control.
• Wail of the Nim deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
Entwine 
(Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #11542
Wail of the Nim gives your whole team regeneration or deals 1 damage to each creature for three mana — two very different effects stapled to one card via entwine. The regeneration mode alone wins combat math in black-green shells, and Judith, Carnage Connoisseur turns the damage mode into a board-wide trigger engine, making this card do real work in the right deck.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur
Judith, Carnage Connoisseur converts every point of damage Wail of the Nim deals into a triggered ability on each pinged creature, turning a one-mana sorcery into a table-wide cascade of effects.
Maha, Its Feathers Night
Maha, Its Feathers Night cares about life loss and black permanents, and Wail of the Nim's entwine flexibility lets it function as both a board stabilizer and a drain-adjacent piece that keeps the engine fed.
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 |
Wail of the Nim is a bulk common in Pauper, Legacy, and Vintage — formats where the three-mana sorcery speed is too slow to compete with the interaction on offer. Commander is where it actually earns a slot: the entwine option lets it fill two roles simultaneously, and go-wide black-green decks or ping-matters commanders like Judith, Carnage Connoisseur extract real value from the damage half. Outside of those specific homes, it's too narrow and too slow to run on rate alone.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Wail of the Nim sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to move without a reprint in a high-profile precon or a breakout Commander build pushing demand. Pick it up freely — the price is never the obstacle.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.