Nimbus Swimmer
Gatecrash 181 • uncommon
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Collector number
- 181
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- X mana green mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green · Blue
- Artist
- Howard Lyon
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
Flying
This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it.
The Simic soon discovered that the sky offered as few constraints on size as the sea.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Nimbus Swimmer was released in 2013 as part of the Gatecrash expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set on the plane of Ravnica, the card represents the Simic Combine, a faction dedicated to biological enhancement and the fusion of nature and technology. It was designed to showcase the guild's signature 'evolve' mechanic, which rewards players for playing larger creatures by allowing their existing units to grow stronger over time.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Mathias Kollros, who captured the fluid, chimeric aesthetic characteristic of Simic life forms. By blending aquatic and humanoid traits, the design team sought to visualize the guild’s experiments in adaptation. The card was well-received by players for its flexible mana cost and utility as a late-game threat, becoming a staple of the limited play environment during the Gatecrash release cycle.
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