Recurring Nightmare
| Name | Recurring Nightmare |
|---|---|
| Type | Enchantment |
| Description | Sacrifice a creature, Return Recurring Nightmare to its owner's hand: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery. |
| Flavor | "I am confined by sleep and defined by nightmare." —Crovax |
| Artist | Jeff Laubenstein |
| Set | Tempest Remastered #113 |
| Wallpaper |  download |
| Image |  download |
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About Recurring Nightmare
Recurring Nightmare, Enchantment, designed by Jeff Laubenstein first released in May, 2020 in the set Exodus and was printed exactly in 4 different ways. It see play in 1 formats: Premodern. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 566.08. It's a key card in 1 combos.
A deck that focuses on graveyard recursion and sacrificing creatures would benefit from using Recurring Nightmare, as it provides a powerful way to bring back creatures from the graveyard to the battlefield. While there are other cards like Dread Return and Animate Dead that offer similar effects, Recurring Nightmare's ability to repeatedly return to the owner's hand makes it a versatile and potent tool in the right deck. Its ability to generate value over multiple turns and disrupt opponent's strategies makes it a strong contender for play in decks that can take advantage of its unique abilities.
Rules
04/15/13
If you cast this as normal during your main phase, it will enter the battlefield and you’ll receive priority. If no abilities trigger because of this, you can activate its ability immediately, before any other player has a chance to remove it from the battlefield.
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| 2024-08-02 | 213.39 TTD | 268.03 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-08-05 | 213.39 TTD | 294.58 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-08-12 | 213.39 TTD | 285.65 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-08-19 | 213.39 TTD | 280.33 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-08-26 | 213.39 TTD | 272.54 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-09-02 | 213.39 TTD | 277.97 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-09-09 | 213.39 TTD | 286.05 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-09-16 | 213.39 TTD | 282.79 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-09-23 | 213.39 TTD | 282.08 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-09-30 | 213.39 TTD | 226.75 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-10-07 | 213.39 TTD | 290.82 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-10-14 | 213.39 TTD | 294.30 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-10-21 | 213.39 TTD | 298.76 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-10-28 | 213.39 TTD | 316.72 TTD | 1 |
| 2024-11-06 | 213.39 TTD | 302.44 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-11-11 | 213.39 TTD | 309.43 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-11-18 | 213.39 TTD | 318.22 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-11-25 | 213.39 TTD | 312.30 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-12-02 | 213.39 TTD | 307.12 TTD | 1 |
| 2024-12-09 | 213.39 TTD | 307.58 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-12-19 | 213.39 TTD | 307.58 TTD | 0 |
| 2024-12-23 | 213.39 TTD | 307.58 TTD | 2 |
| 2024-12-30 | 213.39 TTD | 307.58 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-01-01 | 213.39 TTD | 307.58 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-01-06 | 213.39 TTD | 307.58 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-01-13 | 213.39 TTD | 307.58 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-01-20 | 213.39 TTD | 307.58 TTD | 1 |
| 2025-01-27 | 213.39 TTD | 307.58 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-02-03 | 213.39 TTD | 307.58 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-02-10 | 213.39 TTD | 307.58 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-02-18 | 460.40 TTD | 460.40 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-04-27 | 604.94 TTD | 604.94 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-04-28 | 603.19 TTD | 603.19 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-05-06 | 604.17 TTD | 604.17 TTD | 1 |
| 2025-05-12 | 602.58 TTD | 602.58 TTD | 0 |
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| 2025-05-28 | 530.48 TTD | 530.48 TTD | 0 |
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| 2025-07-22 | 592.68 TTD | 592.68 TTD | 0 |
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| 2025-08-05 | 552.95 TTD | 552.95 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-08-12 | 541.46 TTD | 541.46 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-08-18 | 512.18 TTD | 512.18 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-08-25 | 497.65 TTD | 497.65 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-09-02 | 470.98 TTD | 470.98 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-09-09 | 468.80 TTD | 468.80 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-09-15 | 438.42 TTD | 438.42 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-09-23 | 425.14 TTD | 425.14 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-09-29 | 415.56 TTD | 415.56 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-10-06 | 415.84 TTD | 415.84 TTD | 0 |
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| 2025-10-20 | 461.25 TTD | 461.25 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-10-27 | 466.14 TTD | 466.14 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-11-03 | 493.21 TTD | 493.21 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-11-10 | 525.29 TTD | 525.29 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-11-18 | 565.58 TTD | 565.58 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-11-24 | 619.95 TTD | 619.95 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-12-03 | 620.91 TTD | 620.91 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-12-08 | 613.89 TTD | 613.89 TTD | 0 |
| 2025-12-15 | 586.79 TTD | 586.79 TTD | 0 |
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| 2026-01-01 | 546.61 TTD | 546.61 TTD | 0 |
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| 2026-01-13 | 551.38 TTD | 551.38 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-01-20 | 531.73 TTD | 531.73 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-01-26 | 549.47 TTD | 549.47 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-02-02 | 559.87 TTD | 559.87 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-02-09 | 608.45 TTD | 608.45 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-02-16 | 656.93 TTD | 656.93 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-02-23 | 675.43 TTD | 675.43 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-03-02 | 683.21 TTD | 683.21 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-03-10 | 655.16 TTD | 655.16 TTD | 1 |
| 2026-03-16 | 686.35 TTD | 686.35 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-04-02 | 769.00 TTD | 769.00 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-04-07 | 679.76 TTD | 679.76 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-04-14 | 714.08 TTD | 714.08 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-04-23 | 729.67 TTD | 729.67 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-04-30 | 664.08 TTD | 664.08 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-05-05 | 689.97 TTD | 689.97 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-05-14 | 724.71 TTD | 724.71 TTD | 0 |
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| 2026-05-25 | 804.36 TTD | 804.36 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-06-01 | 752.02 TTD | 752.02 TTD | 2 |
| 2026-06-08 | 755.82 TTD | 755.82 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-06-15 | 701.42 TTD | 701.42 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-06-23 | 686.42 TTD | 686.42 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-06-29 | 689.14 TTD | 689.14 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-07-06 | 650.15 TTD | 650.15 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-07-13 | 625.02 TTD | 625.02 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-07-20 | 605.03 TTD | 605.03 TTD | 0 |
| 2026-07-27 | 576.39 TTD | 576.39 TTD | 0 |
Sign in and join the conversationFrequently asked questions about Recurring Nightmare
What type of card is Recurring Nightmare?
Recurring Nightmare is a Enchantment card in Altered altered.
What does Recurring Nightmare do?
Sacrifice a creature, Return Recurring Nightmare to its owner's hand: Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.
How much does Recurring Nightmare cost?
Recurring Nightmare currently starts at 566.08. See live prices from multiple sellers in the Where to buy section above.
What set is Recurring Nightmare from?
Recurring Nightmare was first released in the set Exodus, illustrated by Jeff Laubenstein.
Is Recurring Nightmare legal to play?
Legality depends on the tournament format -- Recurring Nightmare can be legal in some formats and banned or restricted in others. See the full breakdown per format in the Legality section above.
What competitive formats is Recurring Nightmare played in?
Recurring Nightmare sees competitive metagame play in 1 format(s): Premodern.
Is Recurring Nightmare part of any infinite combos?
Yes, Recurring Nightmare is a key card in 1 combo(s) in our combo database, linked from the Combos section of this page.
What cards are similar to Recurring Nightmare?
Cards similar to Recurring Nightmare include Soulcoil Viper, Saffi Eriksdotter, Bonecaller Cleric. See the full list in the Similar cards section above.
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