---
name: "Elspeth's Nightmare"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment — Saga"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "THB-91"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Jason Rainville"
oracle_id: "ff768016-67f8-409e-8359-9ed05bcb46d2"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/elspeths-nightmare-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Elspeth's Nightmare
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Saga

## Oracle Text
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — Destroy target creature an opponent controls with power 2 or less.
II — Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a noncreature, nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
III — Exile target opponent's graveyard.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Elspeth Conquers Death](/printing/elspeth-conquers-death-plst.md) — Enchantment — Saga
2. [The Eldest Reborn](/printing/the-eldest-reborn-cmm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
3. [The Death of Gwen Stacy](/printing/the-death-of-gwen-stacy-spm.md) — Enchantment — Saga
4. [The Cruelty of Gix](/printing/the-cruelty-of-gix-dmu.md) — Enchantment — Saga
5. [The Creation of Avacyn](/printing/the-creation-of-avacyn-mh3.md) — Enchantment — Saga
6. [Mesmeric Fiend](/printing/mesmeric-fiend-ddk.md) — Creature — Nightmare Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #THB-91
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Jason Rainville
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`