Hypnotic Specter
Creature — Specter
4EDFourth Edition#142uncommon
"...There was no trace Of aught on that illumined face...." —Samuel Coleridge, "Phantom"
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Border
- white
- Frame
- 1993
- Illustrator
- Douglas Shuler
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Flying
Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card at random.
2/2Flying
Plays as:
Opponent Discard
Market · per finishtrend updated 7h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$6.31+10.5%$2.49 low$0.49 gap
Nonfoil$6.31+10.5%30DLowest listing
$2.49Buylist
$2.00Buy / Sell Gap
$0.49+20% · normal spread
Price history
last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scaleNonfoil$6.31+10.5%30D
30D range$5.66to$6.31Since Feb 2024:H $6.31L $1.68Loading other printings
Found in
2 productsRounded oddsProductPriceNonfoil
Fourth Edition Starter Deck
Limited Aid Tool · $188.52
$188.52Nonfoil under 10%Fourth Edition Booster Pack
Booster Pack · $41.79
$41.79Nonfoil under 10%
Rulings
1 · latest Aug 1, 2008
- WotCAug 1, 2008
The ability triggers even if the Specter’s damage is being redirected to an opponent. It does not trigger if damage that would have been dealt to the opponent is redirected to a nonopponent player or a creature, or if the damage is prevented.