Printings

Magic 2010 (M10)#100
Ninth Edition (9ED)#141
Tenth Edition (10E)#151★
Magic Online Promos (PRM)#35040
Revised Edition (3ED)#115
Anthologies (ATH)#24
Historic Anthology 1 (HA1)#7
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)#142
Summer Magic / Edgar (SUM)#115
The List (PLST)#M10-100
Magic Player Rewards 2006 (P06)#1
Foreign Black Border (FBB)#115
Limited Edition Alpha (LEA)#112
Fourth Edition (4ED)#142
Tenth Edition (10E)#151
Unlimited Edition (2ED)#113
Limited Edition Beta (LEB)#113
Ninth Edition (9ED)#141★

Hypnotic Specter

Card Information

Type: Creature — Specter

Mana Cost: 1

CMC: 3

Part of the Reserved List: No

Color Identity:

Set: Magic 2010 (M10)

Rarity: Rare

Collector Number: 100

Oracle Text

Flying Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card at random.

Keywords

Flying

Format Legalities

duel(Legal)

brawl(Legal)

penny(Legal)

predh(Legal)

future(Not Legal)

legacy(Legal)

modern(Legal)

pauper(Not Legal)

alchemy(Not Legal)

pioneer(Not Legal)

vintage(Legal)

historic(Legal)

standard(Not Legal)

timeless(Legal)

commander(Legal)

gladiator(Legal)

oldschool(Not Legal)

premodern(Legal)

oathbreaker(Legal)

standardbrawl(Not Legal)

paupercommander(Not Legal)

Card Rulings

August 1, 2008
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.
Source: wotc

Price History

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