Frightful Delusion
Instant
ISDInnistrad#57common
Foil
Whether he actually exists is in question, but the terror she feels is excruciatingly real.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 904
- Illustrator
- Anthony Palumbo
- Found in
- Innistrad MTGO Redemption · Innistrad MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHNot legal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
Counter target spell unless its controller pays 
. That player discards a card.
. That player discards a card.Plays as: Opponent Discard · Counterspell
Market · per finishspark updated 17h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.08
$0.01 low$0.00 gap
Foil+0.0%
$0.45
$0.10 low$0.00 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.08as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.09L $0.03since Feb 2024$0.01
$0.01
$0.000% · normal spread
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Foil
$0.45as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.45L $0.17since Feb 2024$0.10
$0.10
$0.000% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.08· across 1 printing
Rulings
2 · latest Sep 22, 2011 · one tap opens all
- WotCSep 22, 2011
The player discards a card even if they pay
. - WotCSep 22, 2011
You must target a spell in order to cast Frightful Delusion. You can’t cast it without a legal target just to make a player discard a card.