The Doomsday Specter foil card from Magic: The Gathering's 2001 Planeshift expansion offers a compelling piece of TCG history for collectors focusing on blue and black creature decks.
Doomsday Specter
2001 • Magic: The Gathering • Planeshift
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Released in 2001 as part of the Planeshift expansion, the Doomsday Specter stands out as a distinctive creature in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by Donato Giancola and numbered 103 in the Planeshift (PLS) set, this foil rare captures the essence of the game's intricate mana system and strategic depth. As a blue and black Specter with a mana cost of {2}{U}{B}, the card requires careful resource management to play effectively, rewarding players who master color combinations. The card’s abilities offer a blend of evasion and disruption, featuring Flying and a triggered effect that returns a controlled blue or black creature to its owner's hand upon entering the battlefield. In combat, dealing damage to a player allows you to look at their hand and force a discard, adding a layer of psychological pressure to gameplay. The foil treatment enhances its visual appeal, making it a prized addition for those building comprehensive set collections or focusing on artifact and creature themes from this era. Whether for nostalgic collecting or appreciating the design evolution of Planeshift, this card remains a significant piece of the TCG landscape.
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Card Details
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Featured Subject
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Doomsday Specter
Game
Magic: The Gathering
TCG Attributes
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Rare
Donato Giancola
Card Stock
English
Foil
{2}{U}{B}
Creature — Specter
2 / 3
B, U
Card Text
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Flying When this creature enters, return a blue or black creature you control to its owner's hand. Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, look at that player's hand and choose a card from it. The player discards that card.