Pro Tour Collector Set

Hypnotic Specter

Creature — Specter

Flying 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"

Printing details

About this card

Set: Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC)
Collector number: gb142
Rarity: Uncommon
Released: May 1, 1996
Artist: Douglas Shuler
Language: English
Mana value: 3
Oracle ID: 759af941-f6a3-4726-91f2-9b1e4e55ea71

Color profile

Color identity

Black

Format check

Legality

TLR: Legal
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
Old School: Legal
Premodern: Legal
Oathbreaker: Legal
Standard Brawl: Not legal
Pauper Commander: Not legal
Competitive Brawl: Legal

Official notes

Rulings

August 1, 2008 Wizards of the Coast

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.

Card links

Cards found together in sampled public decks. Lands are excluded and different printings count as one card. This suggests shared play, not a proven combo.