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
- Market price
- $0.18
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 was first introduced to the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in the Ice Age expansion, released in 1995. It was designed to function as a classic black creature, embodying the game's theme of disruption by forcing opponents to discard cards upon dealing combat damage. The card quickly became a staple for players who favored control-oriented strategies, relying on the specter's ability to erode an opponent's resources over the course of several turns.
The version from the Seventh Edition base set, released in 2001, features iconic illustration by artist Donato Giancola. This edition marked a significant transition in the game's aesthetic, as it was one of the first base sets to feature updated card frames and modernized art direction. Giancola’s depiction of the specter was widely lauded for its atmospheric depth and dark, ethereal quality, helping to solidify the creature’s status as a quintessential image of the game's grim fantasy aesthetic.
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