---
name: "Nightsnare"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ORI"
set_name: "Magic Origins"
collector_number: "111"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Min Yum"
oracle_id: "b9efd1bd-d82a-43ad-aba7-df172b9751ce"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/nightsnare-ori"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Nightsnare
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target opponent reveals their hand. You may choose a nonland card from it. If you do, that player discards that card. If you don't, that player discards two cards.

> *Ravnica would be safer if mere coin was all the Dimir could steal.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Lay Bare the Heart](/printing/lay-bare-the-heart-akh.md) — Sorcery
2. [Night Terrors](/printing/night-terrors-isd.md) — Sorcery
3. [Tourach's Canticle](/printing/tourachs-canticle-mh2.md) — Sorcery
4. [Dark Inquiry](/printing/dark-inquiry-rix.md) — Sorcery
5. [Despise](/printing/despise-ktk.md) — Sorcery
6. [Castigate](/printing/castigate-gpt.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic Origins (ORI) #111
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Min Yum
- **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: `not_legal`