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Hypnotic Specter

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Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Hypnotic Specter

Mana Cost:

Black

Black

Mana Value:

3

Types:

Creature — Specter

Card Text:

Flying

Whenever Hypnotic Specter deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card at random.

Flavor Text:

"...There was no trace/ Of aught on that illumined face..."

—Samuel Coleridge, "Phantom"

P/T:

2 / 2

Expansion:

Limited Edition Alpha (Uncommon)

Limited Edition Alpha

Rarity:

Uncommon

All Sets:

Limited Edition Alpha (Uncommon)

Limited Edition Beta (Uncommon)

Unlimited Edition (Uncommon)

Revised Edition (Uncommon)

Fourth Edition (Uncommon)

Ninth Edition (Rare)

Tenth Edition (Rare)

Magic 2010 (Rare)

Historic Anthology 1 (Rare)

Artist:

Douglas Schuler

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.

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