Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare
PSOIShadows over Innistrad Promos/#88s/2016MythicPromoReprint
Colour IDMV 4
Back face (default printing artwork)
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$4.99
Cardmarket€2.98
ManaPool$2.33
TCGplayer$2.59
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$1.50
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $4.99High $6.99Low $4.99▼ 28.6%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$2.59TCGplayer, USD, retail, foil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▼ 8.2%90d▼ 16.7%
90d high
$3.11
90d low
$2.59
Paper printings priced
2
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.98
Shadows over Innistrad
- Down 8.2% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 17% below its 90 day high of $3.11.
- This is the most expensive paper printing currently priced (2 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Two faced. Transforms during play
Startled Awake
Sorcery
Target opponent mills thirteen cards.
: Put this card from your graveyard onto the battlefield transformed. Activate only as a sorcery.
Persistent Nightmare
Creature — Nightmare
Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.)
When this creature deals combat damage to a player, return it to its owner's hand.
1 / 1
Keywords
SkulkTransformMill
Card capabilities
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (3)
wotc8 Apr 2016
A sorcery can't be put onto the battlefield and a permanent can't transform into a sorcery. If an effect exiles Persistent Nightmare and then instructs you to return it to the battlefield, it remains face up in exile (unless that effect instructs you to put it onto the battlefield transformed, in which case it returns as Persistent Nightmare). If an effect instructs you to transform Persistent Nightmare, the instruction is ignored.
wotc8 Apr 2016
If you cause a creature to have 0 power or less, use the actual value (which may be negative) to determine whether it can block or be blocked. A creature with skulk and 0 or less power most likely won't be blocked, but it won't deal combat damage and won't trigger any abilities that trigger when combat damage is dealt.
wotc8 Apr 2016
Skulk matters only as blockers are chosen. Modifying either creature's power after blockers are chosen won't cause the attacking creature to become unblocked.
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Shares Creature, Graveyard interactionOverlapping colour identity
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Shares Creature, Graveyard interactionMV 4 vs 4
About this card
Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare
Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare is a Sorcery // Creature — Nightmare (mana value 4). Printed 2 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $2.59 (down 8.2% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare FAQ
How much is Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare is $2.59. It is down 8.2% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $2.59 to $3.11.
What is the cheapest printing of Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Shadows over Innistrad at $0.98 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Shadows over Innistrad Promos at $2.59 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare are there?
Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare has been printed 2 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PSOI #88s, released 2016-04-08.
Is Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare legal in Commander?
Yes, Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare legal in Modern?
Yes, Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare legal in Standard?
Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare is not currently legal in Standard per Scryfall's legality feed.