First printed in Limited Edition Alpha (1993)
All 27 prints
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The Zeta Set (SLZ) #165, 2026
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The Zeta Set (SLZ) #286, 2026
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The Zeta Set (SLZ) #44, 2026
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30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #109, 2022
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30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #406, 2022
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Historic Anthology 1 (HA1) #7, 2019 (digital)
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The List (PLST) #M10-100, 2019
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Magic Online Promos (PRM) #35040, 2012 (digital)
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Magic 2010 (M10) #100, 2009
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Tenth Edition (10E) #151, 2007
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Tenth Edition (10E) #151★, 2007
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Magic Player Rewards 2006 (P06) #1, 2006
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Ninth Edition (9ED) #141, 2005
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Ninth Edition (9ED) #141★, 2005
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Anthologies (ATH) #24, 1998
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Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC) #gb142, 1996
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Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC) #ll142, 1996
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Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB) #142, 1995
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Fourth Edition (4ED) #142, 1995
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Summer Magic / Edgar (SUM) #115, 1994
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Revised Edition (3ED) #115, 1994
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Foreign Black Border (FBB) #115, 1994
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Collectors' Edition (CED) #113, 1993
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Intl. Collectors' Edition (CEI) #113, 1993
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Unlimited Edition (2ED) #113, 1993
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Limited Edition Beta (LEB) #113, 1993
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Limited Edition Alpha (LEA) #112, 1993
Creature — Specter
Flying
Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card at random.
"...There was no trace/ Of aught on that illumined face..."
—Samuel Coleridge, "Phantom"
2/2
- Illustrated by
- Douglas Shuler
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, Standard Brawl
Ruling (1)
- 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).
