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Hypnotic Specter

Card Name

Hypnotic Specter

Mana Cost

1

Type

Creature – Specter

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

FlyingAn opponent damaged by Specter must discard a card at random from his or her hand. Ignore this effect if opponent has no cards left in hand.

Flavor Text

"...There was no trace/ Of aught on that illumined face..." —Samuel Coleridge, "Phantom"

Legal Formats

Commander, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Banned Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(8/1/2008)
The ability triggers even if the Specter's damage is being redirected to an opponent. It does not trigger if damage that would have been dealt to the opponent is redirected to a nonopponent player or a creature, or if the damage is prevented.