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Abyssal Specter
- Creature — Specter
- Flying
Whenever Abyssal Specter deals damage to a player, that player discards a card.
- To gaze under its hood is to invite death.
- 2/3
- Ruth Thompson (Ice Age) - George Pratt (Fifth Edition, Sixth Edition, Battle Royale) - Michael Sutfin (Seventh Edition, Eighth Edition, Divine vs. Demonic)
- Uncommon (Ice Age, Fifth Edition, Sixth Edition, Battle Royale, Seventh Edition, Eighth Edition) - Rare (Divine vs. Demonic)
- The spelltype of Abyssal Specter was changed from Creature - Specter to Creature — Specter
- The text on Abyssal Specter was altered to say: Flying
Whenever Abyssal Specter deals damage to a player, that player discards a card.
- The flavortext on Abyssal Specter was modified to read: To gaze under its hood is to invite death.
Abyssal Specter was originally released on June 1995 with the release of the Ice Age Magic The Gathering edition. This card has since been reprinted in 7 sets, with 3 artists contributing to the various card designs.
With the release of the Fifth Edition version of Abyssal Specter on March 1997, The flavortext on Abyssal Specter was modified to read: "Mystic shadow, bending near me, / Who art thou? / Whence come ye?" —Stephen Crane, "Mystic shadow, bending near me"
With the release of the Sixth Edition version of Abyssal Specter on April 27, 1999, The flavortext on Abyssal Specter was removed.
With the release of the Seventh Edition version of Abyssal Specter on April 2, 2001, The flavortext on Abyssal Specter was modified to read: To gaze under its hood is to invite death.
With the release of the Eighth Edition version of Abyssal Specter on July 28, 2003, The flavortext on Abyssal Specter was modified to read: To gaze under its hood is to invite death.
With the release of the Divine vs. Demonic version of Abyssal Specter on April 10, 2009, 3 changes were made to the card. They include: