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Hopeless Nightmare
ENCHANTMENT

Hopeless Nightmare

When this enchantment enters, each opponent discards a card and loses 2 life. When this enchantment is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, scry 2. : Sacrifice this enchantment.
CMC
1
Set
WOE
Rarity
common
Price
$0.37
FORMATS
CommanderLEGAL
Brawl (Historic)LEGAL
DraftNOT LEGAL
StandardBANNED
ModernLEGAL
PioneerSTAPLE 2.2%
REMINDER TEXT · 1
  • WOTC Official Reminder Textofficial rules
    Scry — Look at the top N cards of your library, then put any number of them on the bottom of your library and the rest on top in any order.
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  • WWizards of the Coast2023-09-01
    Official Ruling
    Hopeless Nightmare's first ability causes each opponent to lose 2 life even if some or all of those players were unable to discard a card.

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COMMENTS · 1
  • WO
    Hopeless Nightmare was banned in standard on June 30, 2025. Hopeless Nightmare is a key piece of that core, serving the role of a one-mana trinket that is powerful to cast many times in a game. The pattern of constant discard it forces on the opponent is among the least-fun elements of the deck and shrinks the game in a way that makes it hard to come back from once the self-bounce deck gets going. In the interest of removing the least-fun elements of the self-bounce decks, Hopeless Nightmare is banned. Source: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/banned-and-restricted-june-30-2025