Scythe Specter
Commander 2011 97 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2011
- Collector number
- 97
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Vincent Proce
- Market price
- $0.63
What it does
Flying
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, each opponent discards a card. Each player who discarded a card with the greatest mana value among cards discarded this way loses life equal to that mana value.
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
Scythe Specter was released as part of the initial Commander set in 2011, a landmark product line from Wizards of the Coast designed specifically to support the burgeoning multiplayer Commander format. Developed during a period when the company was looking to formalize and encourage community-led playstyles, these decks were constructed to provide ready-to-play options that bridged the gap between casual kitchen-table play and structured competitive environments.
The card features artwork by Christopher Moeller, a staple artist in the Magic: The Gathering catalog known for his distinctively gritty and high-contrast fantasy aesthetic. In designing the Specter, the intent was to lean into the classic black-mana trope of hand disruption, utilizing the card's combat damage trigger to simulate the feeling of a reaping scythe, a thematic choice that resonates with the darker, gothic visual identity established for the Grixis-aligned components of the set.
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