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Nim DevourerHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Mirrodin· October 2, 2003
Carte Magic Nim Devourer

Nim Devourer is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

This creature gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control. {B}{B}: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield, then sacrifice a creature. Activate only during your upkeep.

How it works : Nim Devourer

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

No additional ruling has been published for this card.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Nim Devourer
+Pitiless Plunderer
+Xorn
#1

Nim Devourer + Pitiless Plunderer + Xorn

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1During your upkeep, activate Nim Devourer by paying {B}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield, and then sacrificing it.
  2. 2When Nim Devourer dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. 3Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Teysa Karlov
+Nim Devourer
+Pitiless Plunderer
#2

Teysa Karlov + Nim Devourer + Pitiless Plunderer

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1During your upkeep, activate Nim Devourer by paying {B}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield, and then sacrificing it.
  2. 2When Nim Devourer dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. 3Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
+Nim Devourer
+Pitiless Plunderer
#3

Drivnod, Carnage Dominus + Nim Devourer + Pitiless Plunderer

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1During your upkeep, activate Nim Devourer by paying {B}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield, and then sacrificing it.
  2. 2When Nim Devourer dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers twice, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. 3Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Nim Devourer
+Pitiless Plunderer
+Mondrak, Glory Dominus
#4

Nim Devourer + Pitiless Plunderer + Mondrak, Glory Dominus

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1During your upkeep, activate Nim Devourer by paying {B}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield, and then sacrificing it.
  2. 2When Nim Devourer dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. 3Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Nim Devourer
+Pitiless Plunderer
+Anointed Procession
#5

Nim Devourer + Pitiless Plunderer + Anointed Procession

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1During your upkeep, activate Nim Devourer by paying {B}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield, and then sacrificing it.
  2. 2When Nim Devourer dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. 3Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Nim Devourer
+Pitiless Plunderer
+Parallel Lives
#6

Nim Devourer + Pitiless Plunderer + Parallel Lives

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1During your upkeep, activate Nim Devourer by paying {B}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield, and then sacrificing it.
  2. 2When Nim Devourer dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. 3Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Nim Devourer
+Pitiless Plunderer
+Elspeth, Storm Slayer
#7

Nim Devourer + Pitiless Plunderer + Elspeth, Storm Slayer

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1During your upkeep, activate Nim Devourer by paying {B}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield, and then sacrificing it.
  2. 2When Nim Devourer dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. 3Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Nim Devourer
+Pitiless Plunderer
+Doubling Season
#8

Nim Devourer + Pitiless Plunderer + Doubling Season

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1During your upkeep, activate Nim Devourer by paying {B}{B}, returning it from your graveyard to the battlefield, and then sacrificing it.
  2. 2When Nim Devourer dies, Pitiless Plunderer triggers, creating two Treasure tokens.
  3. 3Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding {B}{B}.
  4. 4Repeat.
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Legal formats

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