---
name: "Nightmare"
mana_cost: "{5}{B}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Nightmare Horse"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "4ED"
set_name: "Fourth Edition"
collector_number: "150"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Melissa A. Benson"
oracle_id: "375932e6-1b3e-48dc-8154-9b664c3add34"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nightmare-4ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Nightmare
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{B}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Nightmare Horse
- **Power/Toughness:** */*
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Soul Scourge](/printing/soul-scourge-tor.md) — Creature — Nightmare Horror
2. [Swimmer in Nightmares](/printing/swimmer-in-nightmares-thb.md) — Creature — Nightmare Merfolk
3. [Fear of Infinity](/printing/fear-of-infinity-dsk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
4. [Hypnox](/printing/hypnox-tor.md) — Creature — Nightmare Horror
5. [Feral Shadow](/printing/feral-shadow-6ed.md) — Creature — Nightstalker
6. [Fear of Falling](/printing/fear-of-falling-dsk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fourth Edition (4ED) #150
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Melissa A. Benson
- **Total Printings:** 152 across all historical editions

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