Nighthaze
Sorcery
Target creature gains swampwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)
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- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Rise of the Eldrazi
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #15634
Nighthaze gives any creature black and Fear until end of turn for a single black mana — and in the right shell, that targeting effect is the whole point. Under Horobi, Death's Wail, casting Nighthaze on any creature kills it outright, turning a one-mana cantrip into unconditional removal.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Horobi, Death's Wail
Horobi, Death's Wail turns every targeting spell into a kill spell, and Nighthaze is one of the cheapest ways to exploit that — one black mana, destroy any creature, draw a card, and leave your opponent wondering what just happened.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Nighthaze is a bulk cantrip in Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Pauper — one mana to grant black and Fear is rarely worth a card slot when those formats demand more from their one-drops. Pauper is the only non-Commander format where it sees any traction, and even there it's fringe. Commander is where Nighthaze earns its keep, almost exclusively as a piece of the Horobi, Death's Wail engine, where the targeting clause matters far more than the keyword it grants.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Nighthaze sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to climb without a dramatic spike in Horobi, Death's Wail's popularity. Pick it up for pennies whenever you're sleeving up the Horobi shell — there's no reason to overthink the acquisition.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.