Nighthowler
ZNCZendikar Rising Commander/#49/2020RareReprint
Colour IDMV 3
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.28
ManaPool$0.15
TCGplayer$0.26
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.05
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.49Low $0.49▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.26TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▼ 10.3%90d▼ 16.1%
90d high
$0.32
90d low
$0.25
Paper printings priced
6
Currently 2nd
Cheapest paper printing
$0.22
Commander 2015
- Down 10.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 19% below its 90 day high of $0.32.
- This printing is the 2nd cheapest paper printing currently priced (6 priced in total).
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Gameplay and rules
Enchantment Creature — Horror
Bestow (If you cast this card for its bestow cost, it's an Aura spell with enchant creature. It becomes a creature again if it's not attached.)
This creature and enchanted creature each get +X/+X, where X is the number of creature cards in all graveyards.
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Keywords
Bestow
Card capabilities
CreatureEnchantment
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (6)
wotc15 Sept 2013
Nighthowler's last ability functions only from the battlefield. In other zones, Nighthowler is a 0/0 enchantment creature.
wotc15 Sept 2013
Unlike other Auras, an Aura with bestow isn't put into its owner's graveyard if it becomes unattached. Rather, the effect making it an Aura ends, it loses enchant creature, and it remains on the battlefield as an enchantment creature. It can attack (and its {T} abilities can be activated, if it has any) on the turn it becomes unattached if it's been under your control continuously, even as an Aura, since your most recent turn began.
wotc15 Sept 2013
If a permanent with bestow enters the battlefield by any method other than being cast, it will be an enchantment creature. You can't choose to pay the bestow cost and have it become an Aura.
wotc15 Sept 2013
On the stack, a spell with bestow is either a creature spell or an Aura spell. It's never both, although it's an enchantment spell in either case.
wotc15 Sept 2013
Auras attached to a creature don't become tapped when the creature becomes tapped. Except in some rare cases, an Aura with bestow remains untapped when it becomes unattached and becomes a creature.
wotc15 Sept 2013
Unlike other Aura spells, an Aura spell with bestow isn't countered if its target is illegal as it begins to resolve. Rather, the effect making it an Aura spell ends, it loses enchant creature, it returns to being an enchantment creature spell, and it resolves and enters the battlefield as an enchantment creature.
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Shares Creature, EnchantmentMV 3 vs 3
Shares Creature, EnchantmentMV 3 vs 3
Shares Creature, EnchantmentBoth creatures
Shares Creature, EnchantmentMV 2 vs 3
Shares Creature, EnchantmentMV 3 vs 3
Shares Creature, EnchantmentMV 3 vs 3
About this card
Nighthowler
Nighthowler is an Enchantment Creature — Horror, with mana cost {1}{B}{B} (mana value 3). Printed 6 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: $0.26 (down 10.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Nighthowler FAQ
How much is Nighthowler worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Nighthowler is $0.26. It is down 10.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.25 to $0.32.
What is the cheapest printing of Nighthowler?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Commander 2015 at $0.22 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Nighthowler?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Theros Promos at $6.98 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Nighthowler are there?
Nighthowler has been printed 6 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Nighthowler first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from PTHS #98, released 2013-09-21.
What is the newest printing of Nighthowler?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from CLB #764, released 2022-06-10.
Is Nighthowler legal in Commander?
Yes, Nighthowler is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Nighthowler legal in Modern?
Yes, Nighthowler is currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.