Hypnotic Specter Price
27 printings · 21 sets · first printed 1993
Hypnotic Specter has been printed 27 times across 21 sets, first in 1993 and most recently in 2026. Right now the cheapest printing is Ninth Edition #141 at $1.93, while the most expensive is Limited Edition Alpha #112 at $492.00 — about 255× more. The median across 20 priced printings is $13.69. Reprint risk: HIGH RISK — Reprinted 27x, including dedicated reprint sets like The List.
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Every Hypnotic Specter Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninth Edition #141 (R) Cheapest | 2005 | $1.93 | $2.75 |
| The List #M10-100 (R) | 2019 | $2.13 | $2.00 |
| Tenth Edition #151 (R) | 2007 | $2.35 | $3.00 |
| Magic 2010 #100 (R) | 2009 | $2.84 | $2.50 |
| Fourth Edition #142 (U) | 1995 | $6.31 | $2.00 |
| Anthologies #24 (U) | 1998 | $6.47 | — |
| Revised Edition #115 (U) | 1994 | $7.21 | $3.50 |
| Pro Tour Collector Set #ll142 (U) | 1996 | $8.09 | — |
| Tenth Edition #151★ (R) Foil | 2007 | $9.99 | — |
| 30th Anniversary Edition #109 (U) | 2022 | $12.96 | $8.00 |
| Ninth Edition #141★ (R) Foil | 2005 | $14.41 | — |
| Pro Tour Collector Set #gb142 (U) | 1996 | $19.99 | $5.70 |
| Magic Player Rewards 2006 #1 (R) Foil | 2006 | $22.81 | $12.00 foil |
| Foreign Black Border #115 (U) | 1994 | $28.99 | — |
| Unlimited Edition #113 (U) | 1993 | $44.97 | $37.50 |
| Fourth Edition Foreign Black Border #142 (U) | 1995 | $44.99 | — |
| Intl. Collectors' Edition #113 (U) | 1993 | $52.39 | $38.00 |
| Collectors' Edition #113 (U) | 1993 | $68.17 | $33.00 |
| Limited Edition Beta #113 (U) | 1993 | $193.50 | $350.00 |
| Limited Edition Alpha #112 (U) | 1993 | $492.00 | $650.00 |
| The Zeta Set #44 (U) | 2026 | — | — |
| The Zeta Set #286 (U) | 2026 | — | — |
| The Zeta Set #165 (U) | 2026 | — | — |
| 30th Anniversary Edition #406 (U) | 2022 | — | — |
| Historic Anthology 1 #7 (R) | 2019 | — | — |
| Magic Online Promos #35040 (R) Foil | 2012 | — | — |
| Summer Magic / Edgar #115 (U) | 1994 | — | — |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card at random.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 27 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
1 PrecedentsThe 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.