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◇ Catalog #146

Nightmare

6ed·#146·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Melissa A. Benson

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Apr 1999

27 yr ago

Value

$1.86+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.89 · low $0.81

NM$0.86

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.79–$0.91modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.88low $0.86range 2.3%n 53

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #13,731 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.86

Gameplay

Creature — Nightmare Horse

Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

As the poisoned land spreads, so does the nightmare's rage and terrifying strength.

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Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2013-07-01wotc

Nightmare’s ability counts all lands you control with the subtype Swamp, not just ones named Swamp.

2013-07-01wotc

The ability that defines Nightmare’s power and toughness works everywhere, not just on the battlefield.

2009-10-01wotc

Nightmare’s power and toughness changes as the number of Swamps you control changes.

2008-04-01wotc

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.86. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.86 and $0.88 across 53 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 6ED — 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.

Card #146 of *Classic Sixth Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the April 1999 Classic Sixth Edition release.

Card type: Creature — Nightmare Horse, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {5}{B} (6 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying.

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #13,731 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Melissa A. Benson. Rarix catalogs 261 other cards credited to this artist.