---
name: "Wail of the Nim"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Regenerate", "Entwine"]
set: "MRD"
set_name: "Mirrodin"
collector_number: "81"
rarity: "common"
artist: "John Matson"
oracle_id: "dcf503b5-c7ef-49e5-87ed-3b8758197446"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/wail-of-the-nim-mrd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Wail of the Nim
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Regenerate, Entwine

## Oracle Text
Choose one —
• Regenerate each creature you control.
• Wail of the Nim deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
Entwine {B} (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Wail of War](/printing/wail-of-war-tdm.md) — Instant
2. [Flayed Nim](/printing/flayed-nim-mrd.md) — Creature — Skeleton
3. [Golgari Charm](/printing/golgari-charm-c15.md) — Instant
4. [Betrayal of Flesh](/printing/betrayal-of-flesh-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Roar of the Kha](/printing/roar-of-the-kha-mrd.md) — Instant
6. [Shriveling Rot](/printing/shriveling-rot-dst.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin (MRD) #81
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** John Matson
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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