◆
Decktrove
Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare
SOI · Shadows over Innistrad #88 · Mythic · released 2016-04-08
{2}{U}{U}
Sorcery
Target opponent mills thirteen cards.
{3}{U}{U}: Put this card from your graveyard onto the battlefield transformed. Activate only as a sorcery.
Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare is a mythic blue sorcery from Shadows over Innistrad (2016). It has been printed 3 times across 3 sets, from 2016 to 2023. Recent market prices range from $1.01 to $2.83 depending on printing and finish. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic, Brawl and Penny Dreadful.
USD$1.01
USD Foil$2.83
Format legality
Where you can play Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare in sanctioned and popular formats.
StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
HistoricLegal
BrawlLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
All printings (3)
Prices range from $1.01 to $2.83 across finishes. Cheapest printing: Shadows over Innistrad at $1.01.
| Set | No. | Rarity | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadows over Innistrad Promos | 88s | Mythic | — | $2.82 |
| Shadows over Innistrad This page | 88 | Mythic | $1.01 | $2.83 |
| Shadows over Innistrad Remastered | 90 | Mythic | — | — |
More from Shadows over Innistrad
Rulings
Official rulings from Wizards of the Coast (3).
- 2016-04-08A 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.
- 2016-04-08Skulk matters only as blockers are chosen. Modifying either creature's power after blockers are chosen won't cause the attacking creature to become unblocked.
- 2016-04-08If 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.
Frequently asked questions
Is Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare legal in Commander?
Yes — Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare is legal in Commander (EDH).
What formats is Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare legal in?
Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Oathbreaker, Historic, Brawl and Penny Dreadful.
How many times has Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare been printed?
Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare has been printed 3 times across 3 sets, from 2016 to 2023.
What is the cheapest printing of Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare?
The cheapest printing is Shadows over Innistrad (#88) at about $1.01.
Who illustrated Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare?
This printing of Startled Awake // Persistent Nightmare was illustrated by Sean Sevestre.