---
name: "Nightmarish End"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "JOU"
set_name: "Journey into Nyx"
collector_number: "76"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Willian Murai"
oracle_id: "70f5e932-0dc5-4c34-b7be-16cd80ec10b7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nightmarish-end-jou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nightmarish End
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand.

> *"Y pensar que algunos creen que es plácido morir durmiendo". —Ashiok, urdidor de pesadillas*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Scent of Nightshade](/printing/scent-of-nightshade-uds.md) — Instant
2. [Flunk](/printing/flunk-stx.md) — Instant
3. [Nightshade Seer](/printing/nightshade-seer-uds.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Warped Physique](/printing/warped-physique-dgm.md) — Instant
5. [Kagemaro, First to Suffer](/printing/kagemaro-first-to-suffer-sok.md) — Legendary Creature — Demon Spirit
6. [Induce Despair](/printing/induce-despair-roe.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Journey into Nyx (JOU) #76
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Willian Murai
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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