---
name: "Fear of the Dark"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Enchantment Creature — Nightmare"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "DSK"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror"
collector_number: "98"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Sam Wolfe Connelly"
oracle_id: "9285cdf1-ad25-4aee-a865-1bf0cc905183"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/fear-of-the-dark-dsk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Fear of the Dark
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5

## Oracle Text
Whenever this creature attacks, if defending player controls no Glimmer creatures, it gains menace and deathtouch until end of turn. (A creature with menace can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)

> *Lo primero con lo que acaba es la luz.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hunted Nightmare](/printing/hunted-nightmare-piko.md) — Creature — Nightmare
2. [Fear of Fear Itself](/printing/fear-of-fear-itself-unk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
3. [Fear of Ridicule](/printing/fear-of-ridicule-ydsk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
4. [Fen Stalker](/printing/fen-stalker-pcy.md) — Creature — Nightstalker
5. [Knight of Dusk's Shadow](/printing/knight-of-dusks-shadow-dmu.md) — Creature — Human Knight
6. [Labyrinth Raptor](/printing/labyrinth-raptor-piko.md) — Creature — Nightmare Dinosaur

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #98
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Sam Wolfe Connelly
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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