Nimble

Nimble
Keyword Ability
Type	Evasion
Introduced	Legends (mechanic) Mystery Booster 2 (keyword)
Last used	Mystery Booster 2
Reminder Text	Nimble (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 3 or greater.)
Statistics	1 card 100%
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keyword:"Nimble"

Nimble is an evasion ability introduced on a Mystery Booster 2 test card.

Description

A creature with the keyword nimble can't be blocked by any creature with a power of 3 or greater. Nimble is a variation on the Skulk mechanic but doesn't scale as the creature gets larger or smaller in power.

History

The ability has been present since Legends on Amrou Kithkin, but it is rarely used. The next card to use the mechanic was Kithkin Armor in Weatherlight a year later before a sixteen-year hiatus. Daxos of Meletis would bring the mechanic back as a one-off, as would Beloved Princess six years later. Across the period of Omenpath Arc set releases, four cards were printed with the mechanic (Squeak By; Exit Specialist; Delney, Streetwise Lookout; and Lydia Frye). These represented a doubling of the number of cards with the ability.

During the design of Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, it was proposed to keyword the mechanic with the possibility of introducing it as an evergreen keyword for . When introduced in Vision design its playtest name was "Sneaky". Ultimately Set design decided against including it so they could bring down the set's complexity and focus on mechanics players knew well.

As a keyword, the mechanic finally made its debut on the Mystery Booster 2 test card Brigid, Who's Seen Some Stuff.

There are variants of the mechanic that use power 2 or greater and power 4 or greater.

Examples

Example

Brigid, Who's Seen Some Stuff
Legendary Creature — Kithkin Archer
Vigilance
Nimble (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with power 3 or greater.)
Kithkin you control have thoughtweft. (A creature with thoughtweft has all printed keyword abilities of other creatures you control with thoughtweft.)
3/3

See also

• "Daunt"
• Skulk