Hypnotic Specter
Magic 2010 100 • rare
- Set
- Magic 2010
- Collector number
- 100
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Market price
- $2.84
What it does
Flying
Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card at random.
Its victims are known by their eyes: shattered vessels leaking broken dreams.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Hypnotic Specter first debuted in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as part of the initial core of creatures that defined black-aligned gameplay. The card quickly gained a reputation for its powerful disruption capability, forcing opponents to discard cards at random, which made it a centerpiece of early competitive decks and a symbol of the game's high-stakes nature.
The Magic 2010 iteration, featuring illustration by Greg Staples, marked a significant moment for the game as it introduced a new design philosophy for core sets, including the use of modernized card frames and clearer text templating. Staples reimagined the iconic figure with a more visceral, painterly aesthetic that leaned into the horror elements of the creature, a departure from the more static, illustrative styles of the early nineties.
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