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Abyssal Nocturnus

Magic: The GatheringGuildpact#43

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GuildpactGPT · #43

Card type: Creature — Horror
Rarity: Rare
Indicative price: 0.37 € · ★ 1.18 € · 0.68 $ · ★ 2.73 $
Mana value: 3
Power: 2
Toughness: 2
Colour: Black

Card text

Whenever an opponent discards a card, this creature gets +2/+2 and gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.)

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PennyLegal
PredhLegal
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: Jon Foster
Card language: English
Release date: 2006-02-03

Flavour text

"I fear to keep an open mind, for there are those who would use it as a door to my soul." —Voka Schlak, Mauzam Asylum inmate, diary

Rulings

2006-02-01

If your opponent discards any cards during their cleanup step to get down to the maximum hand size, the ability will trigger and players will receive priority. After that cleanup step ends, a new one will begin and Abyssal Nocturnus's effect will end. It won't carry over into the next turn.

2006-02-01

If your opponent discards multiple cards to a single effect, this will trigger multiple times.