Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Aphotic Wisps
Shadowmoor · #55 · common · 2008
Instant
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Market reference
$0.61
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 55 / 302
- Release year
- 2008
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Jim Nelson
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2008-05-02
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
Also does
Strategy & play
How Aphotic Wisps plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Aphotic Wisps
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Jim Nelson
This card was illustrated by Jim Nelson.
About this card
Mana cost: {B}
Type: Instant
Target creature becomes black and gains fear until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or black creatures.) Draw a card.
"Merrows skulk the silty bogs around the Wanderbrine, their very thoughts stained with evil."
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.61 |
| USD (foil) | $11.16 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.32 |
| EUR (foil) | €4.33 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Aphotic Wisps is real?
Aphotic Wisps is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Aphotic Wisps worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Aphotic Wisps is $0.61; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Aphotic Wisps from?
Aphotic Wisps is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Shadowmoor" in the expansion series, released in 2008.
What rarity is Aphotic Wisps?
Aphotic Wisps is a common card in the Shadowmoor set.
Other Aphotic Wisps printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
