---
name: "Fear of the Unknown"
mana_cost: "{6}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Enchantment Creature — Nightmare"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Trample"]
set: "UNK"
set_name: "Unknown Event"
collector_number: "RC06b"
rarity: "rare"
artist: ""
oracle_id: "de31dc5e-e8ec-40ff-bcd2-9c9a5f000144"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/fear-of-the-unknown-unk"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Fear of the Unknown
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** Trample

## Oracle Text
Trample
When you cast this spell, choose a playtest card you own from outside the game. Exile it. You may cast that card as long as it remains exiled. Mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell. (In a sealed event, outside the game is your sideboard.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Playtest Wish](/printing/playtest-wish-unk.md) — Sorcery
2. [Fear of Exposure](/printing/fear-of-exposure-dsk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
3. [The Unknown Wizard](/printing/the-unknown-wizard-unk.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Ominous Traveler](/printing/ominous-traveler-ymid.md) — Creature — Human
5. [Fear of Impostors](/printing/fear-of-impostors-dsk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
6. [Embrace the Unknown](/printing/embrace-the-unknown-otc.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unknown Event (UNK) #RC06b
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** 

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