Carnival Hellsteed
4Creature — Nightmare Horse
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First strike, haste Unleash (You may have this creature enter with a +1/+1 counter on it. It can't block as long as it has a +1/+1 counter on it.)
Its favorite treats are candied hands and sweet hearts.
Market prices
updated on 06/19/2026| Source | Normal | Foil |
|---|---|---|
| Cardhoarder | 0.02 tix | — |
| Card Kingdom | $0.49 | $0.49 |
| Cardmarket | €0.14 | €0.24 |
| CardTrader Buy | €0.11 | €0.15 |
| TCGplayer | $0.15 | $0.10 |
Trend · last 90 days · EUR
€0.11CardTrader market
498 offers · from €0.11 · avg €22.57 · max €10,000.64
Poor: 8 · Played: 21 · Near Mint: 140 · Slightly Played: 230 · Moderately Played: 99
Rulings (4)
You make the choice to have the creature with unleash enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter or not as it’s entering the battlefield. At that point, it’s too late for a player to respond to the creature spell by trying to counter it, for example.
04/15/2013Putting a +1/+1 counter on a creature with unleash that’s already blocking won’t remove it from combat. It will continue to block.
04/15/2013The unleash ability applies no matter where the creature is entering the battlefield from.
04/15/2013A creature with unleash can’t block if it has any +1/+1 counter on it, not just one put on it by the unleash ability.
04/15/2013Legality by format
| Brawl | Not legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Old School | Not legal |
| Pauper | Not legal |
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Premodern | Not legal |
| Standard | Not legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Block Constructed | Not legal |
| Extended | Not legal |
| Frontier | Not legal |
| Tiny Leaders | Not legal |