Magic: The Gathering

Nightscape Familiar

Archenemy: Nicol Bolas 35 • common

Set: Archenemy: Nicol Bolas
Collector number: 35
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 1 generic mana black mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Black
Artist: Jeff Easley
Market price: $1.10

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$1.10market price via TCGplayer · Aug 7, 2026$0.95 – $1.12 over the tracked period

$1.10Aug 7, 2026

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What it does

Blue spells and red spells you cast cost 1 generic mana less to cast.

1 generic mana black mana: Regenerate this creature.

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Formats

Where you can play it

Tournament legality for Nightscape Familiar across the formats players actually play.

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

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Provenance

Where it came from

Nightscape Familiar was originally printed in the 2000 Invasion expansion, emerging as a signature creature for the Grixis-aligned factions within the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. The creature belongs to a cycle of familiars designed to reduce the cost of spells of specific colors, reflecting the dark, necromantic themes of the Phyrexian-aligned forces of Urborg. It represents a pivotal mechanical design of the era, offering both cost efficiency and a regenerative survival trait that made it a staple in various control and combo decks throughout its competitive lifespan.

The Archenemy: Nicol Bolas version, featuring art by Jeff Easley, serves as a reprint that brings the creature into the specialized Archenemy format. Easley, a long-time contributor to the Dungeons & Dragons and fantasy art scene, leaned into the gothic and menacing aesthetic established in the original set. His illustration emphasizes the twisted, shadowy anatomy of the creature, maintaining the visual continuity of the familiar while updating it for a modern product release centered on one of the game's most iconic antagonists.

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Other printings

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Nightscape FamiliarDuel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas · #44 · common$0.62

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