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Historic Card
This card can only be played in historic decks
Name Hypnotic Specter
Mana Cost BlackBlack
Converted Mana Cost 3
Types Creature — Specter
Text Flying

Whenever Hypnotic Specter deals damage to an opponent, that player discards a card at random.

Flavor Its victims are known by their eyes: shattered vessels leaking broken dreams.
P/T (2/2)
Expansion Magic 2010
Rarity Rare

Card rulings (?)
2008-08-01 The ability triggers even if the Specter’s damage is being redirected to an opponent. It does not trigger if damage that would have been dealt to the opponent is redirected to a nonopponent player or a creature, or if the damage is prevented.