Nightmare
Fourth Edition 150 • rare
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 150
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Melissa A. Benson
- Market price
- $2.06
What it does
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.
The Nightmare arises from its lair in the swamps. As the poisoned land spreads, so does the Nightmare's rage and terrifying strength.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Nightmare was introduced in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, representing the game's early embrace of gothic and high-fantasy horror tropes. As a centerpiece of the original Swamp-based creatures, it was designed to scale in power with the number of basic lands a player controlled, embodying the elemental volatility of black mana. It became a staple of the base set lineup, appearing in Revised and finally Fourth Edition, which marked the first time the game utilized white-bordered cards for its core reprints to distinguish them from the expanding library of expansions.
The iconic illustration for this version was provided by Melissa Benson, whose dark, textured aesthetic defined the visual identity of black-aligned creatures during the game's formative years. Her depiction of the skeletal, flame-maned steed was intended to evoke a sense of spectral dread that fit the game's initial moody, art-heavy presentation. It was well-received by players of the era, becoming one of the most recognizable and frequently reprinted creatures in the early history of the trading card game.
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