Nightmare's Thirst
Core Set 2019 (M19) #111 · Uncommon · Instant
Mana cost: {B}
You gain 1 life. Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you gained this turn.
That feeling of something on your chest is usually sleep paralysis. Occasionally, it's something else.
Illustrated by Igor Kieryluk · Released July 13, 2018
Prices
- Nonfoil: $0.16 USD · €0.13 EUR
- Foil: $0.47 USD · €0.47 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 9, 2026: no net change at $0.16 USD; low $0.14 USD, high $0.18 USD.
Printings
- Core Set 2019 #111 (this printing) · Uncommon · 2018 · $0.16 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Legal
- Historic: Legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2018-07-13 · wotc — Nightmare’s Thirst counts how much life you’ve gained this turn, not how much your life total changed. For example, if you’ve gained 5 life and lost 8 before Nightmare’s Thirst resolves, Nightmare’s Thirst has you gain 1 more life, then it gives the target creature -6/-6.
- 2018-07-13 · wotc — If the target creature is an illegal target when Nightmare’s Thirst tries to resolve, the spell doesn’t resolve. You won’t gain 1 life.