Hypnotic Specter
Creature — Specter
PLSTThe List#M10-100rare
Its victims are known by their eyes: shattered vessels leaking broken dreams.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 121
- Illustrator
- Greg Staples
- Found in
- Mystery Booster Booster Pack (Convention Edition) · Mystery Booster Booster Pack (Retail Edition) · Mystery Booster Booster Pack (Convention Edition - 2021)
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
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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.