Dread Specter
Mirage 119 • uncommon
- Set
- Mirage
- Collector number
- 119
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Kathryn Rathke
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked by a nonblack creature, destroy that creature at end of combat.
Whatever follows life is incurable.— Zhalfirin aphorism
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Dread Specter was released in 1996 as part of the Mirage expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set was notable for being the first to be designed as a standalone expansion that did not require the base game to play, moving away from the complex layering of mechanics seen in earlier sets like Ice Age. Its design philosophy focused on Arabian-inspired aesthetics and themes of high fantasy, aiming to provide a cohesive draft environment that felt distinct from previous releases.
The card features artwork by Margaret Organ-Kean, who contributed several pieces to the Mirage set. The illustration depicts a spectral, cloaked figure designed to evoke a sense of dread and ethereal menace, fitting the card's mechanical role as a disruptive black creature. At the time of its release, the card was received as a functional, if standard, inclusion in black-aligned decks, exemplifying the straightforward utility creatures that defined much of the mid-1990s Magic card pool.
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