Specter's Wail
~$0.20 low · ~$0.89 high
Black. Sorcery
Mercadian Masques #164 · Illustrated by Randy Gallegos
Mercadian Masques #164 · Illustrated by Randy GallegosWhat is Specter's Wail worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Target player discards a card at random.
As he gritted his teeth to focus through the pain, Tahngarth glanced at Takara. She seemed completely unaffected.
Format legality
The only printing of Specter's Wail
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mercadian Masques mmq #164· 1999common· Cardmarket €0.06 · €1.36 foil | common | $0.20 | $0.89 | €0.06€1.36 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1999
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #29,047 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Mercadian Masques card (#164).
164
- 164Collector 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 Specter's Wail, read from the Mercadian Masques printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Specter's Wail. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Sorcery is the card type.
- 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.
- Illustration
- By Randy Gallegos. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Mercadian Masques. Black or white means common.
- Collector number
- 164 = collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
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