Fear of the Unknown is a rare Enchantment Creature — Nightmare from UNK (UNK) costing {6}.
Fear of the Unknown
Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
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Trample When you cast this spell, choose a playtest card you own from outside the game. Exile it. You may cast that card as long as it remains exiled. Mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell. (In a sealed event, outside the game is your sideboard.)
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Fear of the Unknown is a Enchantment Creature — Nightmare card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "Trample When you cast this spell, choose a playtest card you own from outside the game. Exile it. You may cast that card as long as it remains exiled. Mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell. (In a sealed event, outside the game is your sideboard.)"
Fear of the Unknown has a mana cost of {6}, which equals 6.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It is a colorless card and can be cast with any color of mana.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Fear of the Unknown's mana cost of {6} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Fear of the Unknown has a mana value of 6.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Fear of the Unknown's current oracle text is: "Trample When you cast this spell, choose a playtest card you own from outside the game. Exile it. You may cast that card as long as it remains exiled. Mana of any type can be spent to cast that spell. (In a sealed event, outside the game is your sideboard.)"
Price data for Fear of the Unknown is currently unavailable. Check TCGPlayer or Card Kingdom for current prices.
You can purchase Fear of the Unknown from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Format legality information for Fear of the Unknown in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Format legality information for Fear of the Unknown in Modern is not available.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Format legality information for Fear of the Unknown in Commander is not available.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Format legality information for Fear of the Unknown in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Format legality information for Fear of the Unknown in Legacy is not available.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Format legality information for Fear of the Unknown in Vintage is not available.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Fear of the Unknown in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Fear of the Unknown is from UNK (UNK), with collector number RC06b.
Fear of the Unknown may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Fear of the Unknown is a rare card in UNK.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Fear of the Unknown was illustrated by an unknown artist.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
Fear of the Unknown is a 6/6 creature.
Power (6) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (6) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.
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