---
name: "Nim Abomination"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Zombie"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "DST"
set_name: "Darksteel"
collector_number: "49"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jim Murray"
oracle_id: "b0713b1e-544d-4549-9371-61ac7f6c2a6a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nim-abomination-dst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nim Abomination
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Zombie
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your end step, if this creature is untapped, you lose 3 life.

> *It is one of the oldest nim, steeped so long in the Dross that it has lost all vestiges of humanity.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Toxic Abomination](/printing/toxic-abomination-dmu.md) — Creature — Phyrexian Zombie
2. [Sangrophage](/printing/sangrophage-tsp.md) — Creature — Zombie
3. [Carnophage](/printing/carnophage-prm.md) — Creature — Zombie
4. [Maggot Carrier](/printing/maggot-carrier-8ed.md) — Creature — Zombie
5. [Infectious Host](/printing/infectious-host-rav.md) — Creature — Zombie
6. [Nim Replica](/printing/nim-replica-mrd.md) — Artifact Creature — Zombie

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Darksteel (DST) #49
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jim Murray
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`