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Hypnotic Specter

First printed in Limited Edition Alpha (1993)

All 27 prints

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  • The Zeta Set (SLZ) #165, 2026
  • The Zeta Set (SLZ) #286, 2026
  • The Zeta Set (SLZ) #44, 2026
  • 30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #109, 2022
  • 30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #406, 2022
  • Historic Anthology 1 (HA1) #7, 2019 (digital)
  • The List (PLST) #M10-100, 2019
  • Magic Online Promos (PRM) #35040, 2012 (digital)
  • Magic 2010 (M10) #100, 2009
  • Tenth Edition (10E) #151, 2007
  • Tenth Edition (10E) #151★, 2007
  • Magic Player Rewards 2006 (P06) #1, 2006
  • Ninth Edition (9ED) #141, 2005
  • Ninth Edition (9ED) #141★, 2005
  • Anthologies (ATH) #24, 1998
  • Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC) #gb142, 1996
  • Pro Tour Collector Set (PTC) #ll142, 1996
  • Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border (4BB) #142, 1995
  • Fourth Edition (4ED) #142, 1995
  • Summer Magic / Edgar (SUM) #115, 1994
  • Revised Edition (3ED) #115, 1994
  • Foreign Black Border (FBB) #115, 1994
  • Collectors' Edition (CED) #113, 1993
  • Intl. Collectors' Edition (CEI) #113, 1993
  • Unlimited Edition (2ED) #113, 1993
  • Limited Edition Beta (LEB) #113, 1993
  • Limited Edition Alpha (LEA) #112, 1993

Hypnotic Specter

Creature — Specter

Flying
Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card at random.

In the last 30 days 12.2% of Premodern decks played it (5 of 41). Most played in Mono-Black (unclassified).

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Legality

Constructed

  • Standard Not legal
  • Pioneer Not legal
  • Modern Legal
  • Legacy Legal
  • Vintage Legal
  • Pauper Not legal
  • Future Standard Not legal
  • Historic Legal
  • Timeless Legal
  • Alchemy Not legal
  • Penny Dreadful Legal
  • Premodern Legal
  • Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

  • Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

  • Commander Legal
  • Duel Commander Legal
  • Pauper Commander Not legal
  • PreDH Legal
  • Tiny Leaders Legal
  • Oathbreaker Legal
  • Brawl Legal
  • Standard Brawl Not legal
  • Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta
share of the archetype in the format
Play it
decks of the archetype that play this card
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Premodern Other periods →

In 5 of 41 decks (12.2%).

Share of decks
12.2%
vs previous 30 days
Decks
5
5 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
4.0
in the main deck
Win rate
54%
2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Mono-Black (unclassified) 12.2% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Diabolic Edict100%8.2
Withered Wretch100%8.2
Dark Ritual100%8.2
Graveborn Muse100%6.8
Smother100%5.9
Duress100%4.6
Cabal Therapy100%4.1
Wasteland100%2.3
Nantuko Shade80%8.2
Mishra's Factory80%3.6

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Mono-Black
Strongmind in Premodern Challenge 16		 5-2
71%
Mono-Black
Bellazio in Premodern Challenge 16		 3-3
50%
Mono-Black
fazparte in Premodern Challenge 16		 2-3
40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Mono-Black
Corran62, 		4 main 5-0
Mono-Black
Strongmind, 		4 main #3
5-2
Mono-Black
Bellazio, 		4 main #8
3-3
Mono-Black
fazparte, 		4 main #19
2-3
Mono-Black
littledarwin, 		4 main #21
1-3

No recent decks in: Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander.