Hypnotic Specter
1Creature — Specter
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Flying Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card at random.
"...There was no trace/ Of aught on that illumined face..." —Samuel Coleridge, "Phantom"
Market prices
updated on 06/17/2026| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | $1,199.99 | — |
| Cardmarket | €659.85 | — |
| CardTrader Buy | €530.63 | — |
| TCGplayer | $615.00 | — |
Trend · last 90 days · EUR
€530.63CardTrader market
13 offers · from €530.63 · avg €1,352.11 · max €7,000.64
Poor: 1 · Played: 3 · Near Mint: 1 · Slightly Played: 4 · Moderately Played: 4
Rulings (1)
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.
08/01/2008Legality by format
| Brawl | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Not legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |