---
name: "Nimbus Champion"
mana_cost: "{5}{U}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Avatar Warrior"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "BBD"
set_name: "Battlebond"
collector_number: "37"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Anastasia Ovchinnikova"
oracle_id: "3a536065-d62a-44c9-886b-84209b6bce57"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nimbus-champion-bbd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nimbus Champion
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{U}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Avatar Warrior
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/4
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, you may return target creature to its owner's hand if that creature's power is less than or equal to the number of Warriors your team controls.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Nobilis of War](/printing/nobilis-of-war-mm2.md) — Creature — Spirit Avatar
2. [Nimbus of the Isles](/printing/nimbus-of-the-isles-m15.md) — Creature — Elemental
3. [Avatar of Will](/printing/avatar-of-will-pcy.md) — Creature — Avatar
4. [Dauntless Aven](/printing/dauntless-aven-hou.md) — Creature — Bird Warrior
5. [Skywing Aven](/printing/skywing-aven-vma.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier
6. [Chivalrous Chevalier](/printing/chivalrous-chevalier-ust.md) — Artifact Creature — Cyborg Knight

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Battlebond (BBD) #37
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Anastasia Ovchinnikova
- **Total Printings:** 3 across all historical editions

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