---
name: "Horror of the Dim"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Horror"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "GTC"
set_name: "Gatecrash"
collector_number: "68"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Jack Wang"
oracle_id: "83e91e0a-2680-4bd3-98eb-7567791e77d5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/horror-of-the-dim-gtc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Horror of the Dim
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4

## Oracle Text
{U}: This creature gains hexproof until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)

> *"Las mentes inferiores apenas pueden imaginar un matrimonio tal entre la nigromancia y la magia mental."—Strava, maga dimir*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Humongulus](/printing/humongulus-plst.md) — Creature — Homunculus
2. [The Terror of Serpent's Pass](/printing/the-terror-of-serpents-pass-tle.md) — Legendary Creature — Serpent
3. [Benthic Giant](/printing/benthic-giant-bbd.md) — Creature — Giant
4. [Slippery Bogle](/printing/slippery-bogle-eve.md) — Creature — Beast
5. [Invisible Stalker](/printing/invisible-stalker-isd.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
6. [Zuo Ci, the Mocking Sage](/printing/zuo-ci-the-mocking-sage-pz2.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Advisor

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Gatecrash (GTC) #68
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Jack Wang
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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