Wail of the Nim
Mirrodin 81 • common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 81
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- John Matson
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
Choose one —
• Regenerate each creature you control.
• Wail of the Nim deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
Entwine black mana (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Wail of the Nim was released in 2003 as part of the Mirrodin expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on a metallic artificial plane where metal permeates all living things, the card reflects the dark, necrotic themes of the Nim, which are zombies reanimated by the toxic, oily nature of the plane itself.
The card's artwork was illustrated by Dave Dorman, a celebrated artist known for his atmospheric, often dark fantasy and science fiction work. Dorman sought to capture the unsettling, visceral nature of a world where organic matter is forced to merge with chrome and steel, emphasizing the grotesque aesthetic that defined the horror elements of the Mirrodin setting.
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