Unleash Dark Terror with Chthonian Nightmare
Chthonian Nightmare provides a unique strategic edge in your Modern Horizons 3 deck. As an enchantment with a modest mana cost of one black and one colorless mana, it immediately grants you three black mana upon entering the battlefield. This burst of mana acceleration can enable powerful plays in the early game or fuel complex combos. The card’s distinctive ability to sacrifice itself and pay a variable mana cost to retrieve creatures from your graveyard adds a robust layer of recursion not typical of many black enchantments.
This card's design reflects the unsettling themes of eldritch horror synonymous with the Chthonian mythos. The ability to return a creature whose mana value matches the mana paid creates intriguing tactical depth, especially when considering your graveyard’s resources. Its sorcery-speed activation restrains instant exploitation, demanding strategic timing that rewards careful planning and adds a compelling risk-reward element to gameplay.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost: {1}{B}
- Card Type: Enchantment
- Subtypes: —
- Card Text: When Chthonian Nightmare enters the battlefield, you get {B}{B}{B}. Pay {X}{B}, Sacrifice a creature: Return Chthonian Nightmare to its owner’s hand. Return target creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.