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Spectral Bears

Magic: The GatheringAnthologies#63

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AnthologiesATH · #63

Card type: Creature — Bear Spirit
Rarity: Uncommon
Indicative price: 0.24 € · 0.46 $
Mana value: 2
Power: 3
Toughness: 3
Colour: Green

Card text

Whenever this creature attacks, if defending player controls no black nontoken permanents, it doesn't untap during your next untap step.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Pat Lewis
Card language: English
Release date: 1998-11-01

Flavour text

"I hear there are bears—or spirits—that guard caravans passing through the forest." —Grulsen, abbey matron

Rulings

2008-08-01

The checks for black cards is made both at the time you declare attackers and as the ability resolves. If there are any at the time attackers are declared, it won’t trigger at all. If there are any at the time it resolves, the ability will do nothing.