Hypnotic Specter

Creature — Specter

Hypnotic Specter

Name: Hypnotic Specter
Brand: Magic: The Gathering
SKU: 30A-406

Creature — Specter

30th Anniversary Edition (30A)·#406·uncommon·Nov 28, 2022

Card Text

Flying

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

Card Details

Mana Value: 3
Colors: Black
Color Identity: Black
Power / Toughness: 2 / 2
EDHREC Rank: #8,342

Keywords

Flying

Features

Format Legalities

Duel

Brawl

Penny

Predh

Future

Legacy

Modern

Pauper

Alchemy

Pioneer

Vintage

Historic

Standard

Timeless

Commander

Gladiator

Oldschool

Premodern

Oathbreaker

Standardbrawl

Paupercommander

Legal

Not Legal

Banned

Restricted

Market Prices

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EUR

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EUR Foil

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Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket

Price History (30d)

All Printings (63)

Set	#	Rarity	Lang	Artist	Price	Foil
30th Anniversary Edition (30A)	#406	uncommon	en	Douglas Shuler	—	—
30th Anniversary Edition (30A)	#109	uncommon	en	Douglas Shuler	$6.67	—
Historic Anthology 1 (HA1)	#7	rare	en	Greg Staples	—	—
The List (PLST)	#M10-100	rare	en	Greg Staples	$1.37	—
Magic Online Promos (PRM)	#35040	rare	en	Douglas Shuler	—	—
Magic 2010 (M10)	#100	rare	en	Greg Staples	$1.36	$10.68
Tenth Edition (10E)	#151★	rare	en	Greg Staples	—	$7.02
Tenth Edition (10E)	#151	rare	en	Greg Staples	$1.41	—
Magic Player Rewards 2006 (P06)	#1	rare	en	Douglas Shuler	—	$16.93
Ninth Edition (9ED)	#141	rare	en	Greg Staples	$1.66	—
Ninth Edition (9ED)	#141★	rare	en	Greg Staples	—	$13.27
Anthologies (ATH)	#24	uncommon	en	Douglas Shuler	$2.37	—
Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC)	#ll142	uncommon	en	Douglas Shuler	$8.49	—
Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC)	#gb142	uncommon	en	Douglas Shuler	$4.43	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#142	uncommon	en	Douglas Shuler	$1.80	—
Summer Magic / Edgar (SUM)	#115	uncommon	en	Douglas Shuler	—	—
Revised Edition (3ED)	#115	uncommon	en	Douglas Shuler	$2.26	—
Collectors' Edition (CED)	#113	uncommon	en	Douglas Shuler	$50.25	—
Intl. Collectors' Edition (CEI)	#113	uncommon	en	Douglas Shuler	$41.68	—
Unlimited Edition (2ED)	#113	uncommon	en	Douglas Shuler	$39.45	—
Limited Edition Beta (LEB)	#113	uncommon	en	Douglas Shuler	$479.99	—
Limited Edition Alpha (LEA)	#112	uncommon	en	Douglas Shuler	—	—
Magic 2010 (M10)	#100	rare	de	Greg Staples	—	—
Tenth Edition (10E)	#151	rare	de	Greg Staples	—	—
Ninth Edition (9ED)	#141	rare	de	Greg Staples	—	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#142	uncommon	de	Douglas Shuler	—	—
Revised Edition (3ED)	#115	uncommon	de	Douglas Shuler	—	—
Foreign Black Border (FBB)	#115	uncommon	de	Douglas Shuler	—	—
Magic 2010 (M10)	#100	rare	es	Greg Staples	—	—
Tenth Edition (10E)	#151	rare	es	Greg Staples	—	—
Ninth Edition (9ED)	#141	rare	es	Greg Staples	—	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#142	uncommon	es	Douglas Shuler	—	—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)	#142	uncommon	es	Douglas Shuler	$50.00	—
Magic 2010 (M10)	#100	rare	fr	Greg Staples	—	—
Tenth Edition (10E)	#151	rare	fr	Greg Staples	—	—
Ninth Edition (9ED)	#141	rare	fr	Greg Staples	—	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#142	uncommon	fr	Douglas Shuler	—	—
Foreign Black Border (FBB)	#115	uncommon	fr	Douglas Shuler	$29.98	—
Revised Edition (3ED)	#115	uncommon	fr	Douglas Shuler	—	—
Magic 2010 (M10)	#100	rare	it	Greg Staples	—	—
Tenth Edition (10E)	#151	rare	it	Greg Staples	—	—
Ninth Edition (9ED)	#141	rare	it	Greg Staples	—	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#142	uncommon	it	Douglas Shuler	—	—
Foreign Black Border (FBB)	#115	uncommon	it	Douglas Shuler	—	—
Revised Edition (3ED)	#115	uncommon	it	Douglas Shuler	—	—
Magic 2010 (M10)	#100	rare	ja	Greg Staples	—	—
Tenth Edition (10E)	#151	rare	ja	Greg Staples	—	—
Ninth Edition (9ED)	#141	rare	ja	Greg Staples	—	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#142	uncommon	ja	Douglas Shuler	—	—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)	#142	uncommon	ja	Douglas Shuler	—	—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)	#142	uncommon	ko	Douglas Shuler	—	—
Magic 2010 (M10)	#100	rare	pt	Greg Staples	—	—
Tenth Edition (10E)	#151	rare	pt	Greg Staples	—	—
Ninth Edition (9ED)	#141	rare	pt	Greg Staples	—	—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)	#142	uncommon	pt	Douglas Shuler	$50.00	—
Fourth Edition (4ED)	#142	uncommon	pt	Douglas Shuler	—	—
Magic 2010 (M10)	#100	rare	ru	Greg Staples	—	—
Tenth Edition (10E)	#151	rare	ru	Greg Staples	—	—
Ninth Edition (9ED)	#141	rare	ru	Greg Staples	—	—
Magic 2010 (M10)	#100	rare	zhs	Greg Staples	—	—
Tenth Edition (10E)	#151	rare	zhs	Greg Staples	—	—
Ninth Edition (9ED)	#141	rare	zhs	Greg Staples	—	—
Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB)	#142	uncommon	zht	Douglas Shuler	—	—

Official Rulings (1)

wotc·Aug 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.