Hunted Nightmare
Creature — Nightmare
Menace
When this creature enters, target opponent puts a deathtouch counter on a creature they control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #21549
Hunted Nightmare lands as a 6/6 deathtouch for three mana — that rate is absurd — but it hands each opponent a Nightmare creature token with deathtouch, which can end your game faster than theirs. The card is a build-around, not a free lunch: run it only when you can exploit those gifted tokens immediately.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Hunted Nightmare actually earns a slot, because handing three opponents a deathtouch token is far more dangerous than handing one — making the cost steeper and the deck requirements stricter. You want a commander that can steal, sacrifice, or immediately neutralize those tokens, or one that cares about giving opponents creatures in the first place, like Zedruu the Greathearted or Blim, Comedic Genius. In 60-card formats the card is legal in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, and Vintage, but a 6/6 deathtouch for three with a real downside struggles to compete with cleaner threats in those high-velocity formats. Hunted Nightmare is a Commander card wearing a Modern-legal badge.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Hunted Nightmare sits firmly in bulk territory, which makes it an easy pickup if the deck fits. Bulk rares with narrow build-around requirements tend to stay cheap, so don't expect the price to move unless a breakout commander pushes demand.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.