Hopeless Nightmare
Wilds of Eldraine 95 • common
- Set
- Wilds of Eldraine
- Collector number
- 95
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dominik Mayer
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
When this enchantment enters, each opponent discards a card and loses 2 life.
When this enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, scry 2.
2 generic mana black mana: Sacrifice this enchantment.
Where you can play it
- StandardBanned
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Hopeless Nightmare was released in 2023 as part of the Wilds of Eldraine expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed as a common-rarity enchantment that embodies the set's fairy tale aesthetic, specifically drawing upon themes of dark, unsettling folklore and the encroaching corruption of the Wicked Slumber. Mechanically, it functions as a 'saga-like' effect that provides value upon entry and lingers to influence the state of the battlefield.
The artwork was created by illustrator Justine Cruz, who employed a high-contrast style to depict the creeping, magical dread pervasive in the set's narrative. Her work captures the transition from a typical whimsical Eldraine setting into the nightmare-touched reality that characterizes the expansion's conflict. Upon release, the card was widely utilized in Limited formats due to its versatility and ability to consistently drain resources from opponents over multiple turns.
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