Guildpact

Abyssal Nocturnus

Creature — Horror

Whenever an opponent discards a card, this creature gets +2/+2 and gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

"I fear to keep an open mind, for there are those who would use it as a door to my soul." —Voka Schlak, Mauzam Asylum inmate, diary

Printing details

About this card

Set: Guildpact (GPT)
Collector number: 43
Rarity: Rare
Released: February 3, 2006
Artist: Jon Foster
Language: English
Mana value: 3
Oracle ID: b79c4066-66a9-4a53-8716-23f7a340a85f

Color profile

Color identity

Black

Format check

Legality

TLR: Legal
Duel: Legal
Brawl: Not legal
Penny: Legal
PreDH: Legal
Future: Not legal
Legacy: Legal
Modern: Legal
Pauper: Not legal
Alchemy: Not legal
Pioneer: Not legal
Vintage: Legal
Historic: Not legal
Standard: Not legal
Timeless: Not legal
Commander: Legal
Gladiator: Not legal
Old School: Not legal
Premodern: Not legal
Oathbreaker: Legal
Standard Brawl: Not legal
Pauper Commander: Not legal
Competitive Brawl: Not legal

Official notes

Rulings

February 1, 2006 Wizards of the Coast

If your opponent discards any cards during their cleanup step to get down to the maximum hand size, the ability will trigger and players will receive priority. After that cleanup step ends, a new one will begin and Abyssal Nocturnus's effect will end. It won't carry over into the next turn.
February 1, 2006 Wizards of the Coast

If your opponent discards multiple cards to a single effect, this will trigger multiple times.

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.

No sampled co-occurrences found

No other nonland cards were found alongside this card in the sampled public decks.

No other printings are available

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