Nim Grotesque
Fifth Dawn 56 • uncommon
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Collector number
- 56
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Anthony S. Waters & Cara Mitten
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
This creature gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control.
In the swirling mists, you could walk right up to one and not know until its teeth are in your throat.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Nim Grotesque was released as part of the Fifth Dawn expansion in June 2004, serving as the final set in the Mirrodin block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore the intersection of the game's mechanics with artifacts, continuing the theme of a metallic world where biological life and machine technology merged. Within the game's lore, the Nim are undead creatures created from the biological scraps of the plane of Mirrodin, reanimated by the toxic influence of the Mephitic pools.
The card's illustration was created by artist Daren Bader, who has been a frequent contributor to the Magic: The Gathering franchise. Bader utilized a macabre, visceral aesthetic to capture the essence of the Nim, emphasizing the grotesque and stitched-together nature of these beings. While the card is a common-rarity creature known primarily for its utility within the game's Limited format, it remains a notable example of the dark, industrial fantasy imagery that defined the Mirrodin block's visual identity.
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