Imp

Imp
Creature Type
(Subtype for creature/tribal cards)
Statistics	41 cards 2.4% 87.8% 7.3% 2.4% as of Modern Horizons 2
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Imp is a mainly black creature type used for cards that depict small, pesky, bat-like lesser demons. The first creature to bear the type was Nettling Imp in Alpha.

Planes

Imps are found on many different planes:

• Dominaria (Norritt)
• Rath (Pit Imp)
• Phyrexia (Skirges; New Phyrexia sees their return with Vault Skirge)
• Shadowmoor (Blistering Dieflyn)
• Mirrodin (Flesh-Eater Imp)
• Ravnica (Stinkweed Imp)
• Zendikar (Cadaver Imp)
• Tarkir (Reckless Imp)

Notable Imps

• Blim — the first Legendary imp.
• Chimney Imp — This imp is infamous for its relatively high mana cost compared to its abilities and power/toughness ratio.
• Putrid Imp — This imp has seen a lot of play in madness decks.

Trivia

• Blim is currently the only black and red Imp.
• Deepcavern Imp is the only Imp with a creature class.
• Blistering Dieflyn, Chaos Imps, and Fire Imp are currently the only red Imps.
• Teferi's Imp is the only blue Imp.
• Vault Skirge is the only Artifact Imp.