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Hypnotic Specter

{1}{B}{B}

Creature — Specter

Summer Magic / Edgar·sum #115·Uncommon·1994·Art by Douglas Shuler
StandardNot Legal
ModernLegal
CommanderLegal
LegacyLegal
PioneerNot Legal
VintageLegal
Hypnotic Specter
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Oracle Text

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

"...There was no trace/ Of aught on that illumined face..." —Samuel Coleridge, "Phantom"

P / T

2 / 2

Set
Summer Magic / Edgar (SUM)
Number
#115
Rarity
Uncommon
Artist
Douglas Shuler
Frame
1993
Border
White
Language
EN
Finishes
Nonfoil

Value

No recorded value.

Card Knowledge

Legalities

StandardNot Legal
PioneerNot Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal

Rulings1

8/1/2008·wotc

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.

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