Magic: The Gathering

Aphotic Wisps

Shadowmoor 55 • common

Set: Shadowmoor
Collector number: 55
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: black mana
Type: Instant
Colors: Black
Artist: Jim Nelson
Market price: $0.83

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What it's worth

$0.83market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$0.54 – $0.89 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As an instant, this card provides a flexible tool that can be cast at any moment to shift the flow of a game. Its common rarity makes it a staple discovery for many, representing a subtle but reliable piece of the Shadowmoor set.

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What it does

Target creature becomes black and gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

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Merrows skulk the silty bogs around the Wanderbrine, their very thoughts stained with evil.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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About Aphotic Wisps

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