Abyssal Specter
Seventh Edition 116★ • uncommon
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 116★
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Michael Sutfin
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Flying
Whenever this creature deals damage to a player, that player discards a card.
To gaze under its hood is to invite death.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Abyssal Specter first appeared in the Ice Age expansion in 1995, designed as a black creature that forced opponents to discard cards upon dealing combat damage. The Seventh Edition version, released in 2001, marked the creature's inclusion in a core set, serving as a staple of the format that provided players with a reliable way to disrupt an opponent's hand strategy.
The artwork for the Seventh Edition release was illustrated by Greg Staples, who utilized a gothic, atmospheric style to capture the card's haunting nature. The design sought to emphasize the creature's role as a shadowy, malevolent force, and the card was well-received by players for its balance of power and its iconic place within black deck strategies during the early 2000s.
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