MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #54

Nightmare

DIGITAL ONLY

anb·#54·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Vance Kovacs

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Aug '20

6 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #13,731 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil

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.

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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

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from ANB — 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 #54 of *Arena Beginner Set*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2020 Arena Beginner Set 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 Vance Kovacs. Rarix catalogs 253 other cards credited to this artist.