Spectral Bears
~$0.37 low · ~$0.47 high
Green. Creature — Bear Spirit
Homelands #98 · Illustrated by Pat Lewis
Homelands #98 · Illustrated by Pat LewisWhat is Spectral Bears 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
Whenever this creature attacks, if defending player controls no black nontoken permanents, it doesn't untap during your next untap step.
3/3
"I hear there are Bears—or spirits—that guard caravans passing through the forest." —Gulsen, Abbey Matron
Format legality
All 3 printings of Spectral Bears
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anthologies ath #63· 1998uncommon· Cardmarket €0.24 | uncommon | $0.47 | €0.24 | |
 World Championship Decks 1997 wc97 #sg98· 1997Not tournament legaluncommon· Cardmarket €0.34 | uncommon | $0.38 | €0.34 | |
 Homelands hml #98· 1995uncommon· Cardmarket €0.46 | uncommon | $0.37 | €0.46 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1995
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 2
- EDHREC rank
- #19,892 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Pat Lewis
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Homelands card (#98).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of Spectral Bears, read from the Homelands printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- Spectral Bears. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 2: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Creature is the card type. Bear and Spirit are subtypes, 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
- 3/3: power is the combat damage it deals; toughness is how much damage destroys it.
- Illustration
- By Pat Lewis. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Homelands. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Pat Lewis, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- Wizards of the Coast's copyright notice, with the year.
Rulings (1)
2008-08-01
The checks for black cards is made both at the time you declare attackers and as the ability resolves. If there are any at the time attackers are declared, it won’t trigger at all. If there are any at the time it resolves, the ability will do nothing.
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