Dread Presence
Creature — Nightmare
M20Core Set 2020#96rare
It beckons silently, waiting in the darkness.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Illustrator
- Anthony Palumbo
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Whenever a Swamp you control enters, choose one —
• You draw a card and you lose 1 life.
• This creature deals 2 damage to any target and you gain 2 life.
3/3Plays as:
Card DrawLandfallLife OutletPlaneswalker Removal
Market · per finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 15, 2026
Nonfoil$3.77+14.9%$1.80 low-$1.70 gap
Foil$5.03+0.8%$3.79 low-$1.71 gap
Nonfoil$3.77+14.9%30DLowest listing
$1.80Buylist
$3.50Buy / Sell Gap
-$1.70-94% · buylist > ask
30D range$4.91to$5.03Since Feb 2024:H $5.03L $3.41
Lowest listing
$3.79Buylist
$5.50Buy / Sell Gap
-$1.71-45% · buylist > ask
Cheapest playable copy$3.77· across 4 printings· you're viewing it
Price history
last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scaleNonfoil$3.77+14.9%30D
30D range$3.28to$3.77Since Feb 2024:H $4.13L $1.41Foil$5.03+0.8%30D1.33× nonfoil
30D range$4.91to$5.03Since Feb 2024:H $5.03L $3.41Loading other printings
Found in
6 productsRounded oddsProductPriceNonfoilFoil
Core Set 2020 MTGO Redemption
Box Set · —
—Nonfoil 1+ copiesFoil —Magic Game Night 2019 Set
Box Set · —
—Nonfoil 1+ copiesFoil —Core Set 2020 MTGO Redemption Foil
Box Set · —
—Nonfoil —Foil 1+ copiesCore Set 2020 Planeswalker Deck Sorin
Deck · $59.52
$59.52Nonfoil IncludedFoil —Core Set 2020 Theme Booster Black
Booster Pack · $17.99
$17.99Nonfoil under 10%Foil —Core Set 2020 Booster Pack
Booster Pack · $6.53
$6.53Nonfoil under 10%Foil under 1%
Rulings
2 · latest Jul 12, 2019
- WotCJul 12, 2019
A Swamp is a land with the subtype Swamp, not any land with a mana ability that produces black mana.
- WotCJul 12, 2019
If you choose the second mode and the chosen target is an illegal target by the time Dread Presence's triggered ability tries to resolve, the ability doesn't resolve. You won't gain 2 life, and the ability won't change to the first mode.