wotc
On the stack, a spell with bestow is either a creature spell or an Aura spell. It's never both, although it's an enchantment spell in either case.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #98
Nighthowler
pths·#98·rare·full_art
Illus. Seb McKinnon
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wishlisted
Sep '13
12 yr ago
Value
$6.70+$1 (+17.5%)
30 days high $5.70 · low $4.85
Volatility · moderate
EUR€2.64USD$5.70
NM$5.70
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #4,114 · Niche pick
Variants
Gameplay
Enchantment Creature — Horror
Bestow {2}{B}{B} (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached.)
This creature and enchanted creature each get +X/+X, where X is the number of creature cards in all graveyards.
0/0
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 6
wotc
Nighthowler's last ability functions only from the battlefield. In other zones, Nighthowler is a 0/0 enchantment creature.
wotc
Unlike other Aura spells, an Aura spell with bestow isn't countered if its target is illegal as it begins to resolve. Rather, the effect making it an Aura spell ends, it loses enchant creature, it returns to being an enchantment creature spell, and it resolves and enters the battlefield as an enchantment creature.
Context
Last observed at $5.70, up from $4.85 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.42 and $5.70 across 35 observations. Headline volatility reads moderate. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 48 minutes ago at $5.70.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PTHS — the lineup includes Full Art 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 *Theros Promos* (released September 2013).
Card #98 in Theros Promos.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Enchantment Creature — Horror. Color identity: black. Mana cost: {1}{B}{B} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Bestow.
Legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #4,114 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Seb McKinnon. Rarix tracks 578 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. Seb McKinnon
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