Mischievous Poltergeist
~$0.17 low · ~$0.39 high
Black. Creature — Spirit
Classic Sixth Edition #144 · Illustrated by DiTerlizzi
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Oracle text
Flying
Pay 1 life: Regenerate this creature.
1/1
"The past is a ghost that haunts you from the moment it exists until the moment you don't." —Gerrard of the *Weatherlight*
Format legality
All 3 printings of Mischievous Poltergeist
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 The List plst #WTH-74· 2024Retro Frameuncommon· Cardmarket €0.37 | uncommon | $0.17 | €0.37 | |
 Classic Sixth Edition 6ed #144· 1999uncommon· Cardmarket €0.16 | uncommon | $0.22 | €0.16 | |
 Weatherlight wth #74· 1997uncommon· Cardmarket €0.52 | uncommon | $0.39 | €0.52 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1997
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #17,442 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flying, Regenerate
- Artist
- DiTerlizzi
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Classic Sixth Edition card (#144).
144
- 144Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Mischievous Poltergeist, read from the Classic Sixth Edition printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Mischievous Poltergeist. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 3: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Spirit is the subtype, after the dash.
- Text box
- What the card does.
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
- Power / toughness
- 1/1: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By DiTerlizzi. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Classic Sixth Edition. Silver means uncommon.
- Collector number
- 144 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- DiTerlizzi, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Keywords
- FlyingCR 702.9
- It can be blocked only by creatures with flying or reach.
- RegenerateCR 701.19
- The next time it would be destroyed this turn, instead remove all damage from it, tap it and remove it from combat.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
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