First printed in Scars of Mirrodin (2010)

All 7 prints

The List (PLST) #SOM-187, 2023
Starter Commander Decks (SCD) #270, 2022
The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) #152, 2022
Masters 25 (A25) #226, 2018
Commander 2017 (C17) #218, 2017
Commander 2013 (C13) #249, 2013
Scars of Mirrodin (SOM) #187, 2010

Nihil Spellbomb

Artifact

tap , Sacrifice this artifact: Exile target player's graveyard.
When this artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may pay Black . If you do, draw a card.

In the last 30 days 12.6% of Modern decks played it (17 of 135). Most played in Moonshadow. In the last 30 days 2.9% of Legacy decks played it (3 of 104). Most played in BRG (unclassified).

Staple

Modern staples: main deck, 9% of decks (#76); sideboard, 12% of decks (#20)
Colorless, Artifacts, Card draw, Graveyard hate
Legacy staples: sideboard, 3% of decks (#72)
Colorless, Artifacts, Card draw, Graveyard hate
Vintage staples: sideboard, 16% of decks (#23)
Colorless, Artifacts, Card draw, Graveyard hate
Pauper staples: main deck, 8% of decks (#59); sideboard, 13% of decks (#18)
Colorless, Artifacts, Card draw, Graveyard hate

Last 120 days of MTGO results.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Modern Other periods →

In 17 of 135 decks (12.6%).

Share of decks

12.6%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

12 main, 16 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

52%

4 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Moonshadow	11.1%	80%
WUB (unclassified)	3.7%	20%
UBG (unclassified)	3.0%	25%
Mono-Black (unclassified)	2.2%	33%
Goryo's Vengeance	1.5%	50%
UBRG (unclassified)	1.5%	50%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Nethergoyf	100%	7.9
Fatal Push	100%	4.5
Mishra's Bauble	100%	4.5
Thoughtseize	100%	4.4
Marsh Flats	100%	4.0
Moonshadow	92%	8.3
Street Wraith	92%	7.3
Dark Matter Manipulator	92%	6.2
Bloodstained Mire	92%	3.4
Fear of Missing Out	83%	8.7

Best win rate

Deck	Record
WUB Dioferreira in Modern Challenge 32	5-2 71%
UBG BvV in Modern Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Moonshadow komattaman in Modern Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Moonshadow MarcoIa in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Mono-Black Selfeisek in Modern Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Moonshadow Giox96 in Modern Challenge 32	3-3 50%
UBRG DB_cntrlfreak_ttv in Modern Challenge 32	3-3 50%
Moonshadow fradev1988 in Modern Challenge 16	3-3 50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WUB Dioferreira, 28 Oct	2 side	#5 5-2
Moonshadow jaximus5, 28 Oct	1 main 1 side	#30 1-4
Moonshadow HouseOfManaMTG, 28 Oct	1 main 2 side	#32 2-3
Moonshadow lilcreacher, 28 Oct	2 side	5-0
UBG BvV, 27 Oct	2 side	#7 5-2
Moonshadow MarcoIa, 27 Oct	1 main 1 side	#9 4-2
UBRG DB_cntrlfreak_ttv, 27 Oct	1 side	#17 3-3
Moonshadow Giox96, 27 Oct	1 main 1 side	#21 3-3

Legacy Other periods →

In 3 of 104 decks (2.9%).

Share of decks

2.9%

vs previous 30 days

Decks

0 main, 3 sideboard

Avg. copies

–

in the main deck

Win rate

62%

1 top 8 (challenges only)