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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.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #142
Hypnotic Specter
4ed·#142·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Douglas Shuler
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Apr 1995
31 yr ago
Value
$3.02+$0 (+16.6%)
30 days high $3.02 · low $2.59
Volatility · moderate
EUR€5.71USD$3.02
NM$3.02
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #8,493 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Specter
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"
2/2
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 1
Context
Last observed at $3.02, up from $2.59 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.59 and $5.81 across 33 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 45 minutes ago at $3.02.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 4ED — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *Fourth Edition* (released April 1995).
Card #142 in Fourth Edition.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Creature — Specter. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {1}{B}{B} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #8,493 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Douglas Shuler. Rarix tracks 707 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Douglas Shuler
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