Chilling Apparition
Creature — Spirit
: Regenerate this creature.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Prophecy
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #25702
Chilling Apparition forces a discard every time it deals combat damage to a player — repeatable hand disruption stapled to a 1/1 flying body for three mana. The rate is unimpressive and the fragility is real, but in dedicated discard or Dimir control shells it earns its slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Chilling Apparition is a niche include for discard-matters builds — think Nekusar, the Mindrazer or Tinybones, Trinket Thief — where every forced discard compounds an existing punishment engine. Legacy and Vintage legality is technically true, but Chilling Apparition has no competitive presence in either format; three mana for a 1/1 that requires combat damage is nowhere near the efficiency those formats demand. Commander is the only realistic home, and even there it competes hard against cheaper, more resilient discard payoffs.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Chilling Apparition is deep bulk — you'll find it in a quarter bin before you find it in a cart. That price is stable simply because demand is low and supply is ample, not because it's a hidden gem waiting to spike.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.