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.

Flavor text

"...There was no trace/ Of aught on that illumined face..." —Samuel Coleridge, "Phantom"

Card details

Printing, type line, and catalog data

Identity & printing

Card ID: 30A-406--normal
Name: Hypnotic Specter
Number: 406
Rarity: Uncommon

Type line & Magic stats

Subtypes: Specter
Types: Creature
Mana cost: {1}{B}{B}
Mana value: 3
Power / toughness: 2 / 2
Keywords: Flying

Set, artist & references

Artist: Douglas Shuler
Language: English
Set name: 30th Anniversary Edition
Game name: Magic: The Gathering

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Hypnotic Specter

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