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Nightmare
Card Information
Type: Creature — Nightmare Horse
Mana Cost: 5
CMC: 6
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Magic Origins (ORI)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 282
Oracle Text
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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Format Legalities
Card Rulings
- July 1, 2013
Nightmare’s ability counts all lands you control with the subtype Swamp, not just ones named Swamp.
Source: wotc - July 1, 2013
The ability that defines Nightmare’s power and toughness works everywhere, not just on the battlefield.
Source: wotc - October 1, 2009
Nightmare’s power and toughness changes as the number of Swamps you control changes.
Source: wotc - April 1, 2008
If you control 0 swamps, then the Nightmare has 0 toughness and will be put into its owner’s graveyard as a state-based action right before the next player gains priority.
Source: wotc
Price History
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