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Hypnotic Specter

{1}{B}{B}

Creature — Specter

ATHAnthologies#24uncommon
Finishes
Nonfoil
Border
white
Frame
1997
Pull rate
about 1 per booster
Illustrator
Douglas Shuler
Found in
Anthologies
Printings25EDHREC rank#8,721
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.
2/2
Flying
Plays as:
Opponent Discard
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+14.9%
$8.16
$2.00 low$0.60 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$1.84· across 25 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

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.

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