Plague Mare
Plague Mare: Creature - Nightmare Horse, Core Set 2019. This creature can't be blocked by white creatures. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Creature - Nightmare Horse
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Power / toughness
- 2/2
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2019 (M19)
- Released
- 2018-07-13
- Collector number
- 114
- Artist
- G-host Lee
- Commander rank
- 15,235 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Plague Mare
Plague Mare is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black creature from Core Set 2019 (M19), a core set released in July 2018. It is collector number 114 in that set, with art by G-host Lee. It costs {1}{B}{B} (one generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. Core Set 2019 is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
This creature can't be blocked by white creatures.
When this creature enters, creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn.
When it passes, those who sleep dream of sickness and death.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Plague Mare by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Plague Mare.
- Plague Mare’s second ability affects only creatures your opponents control at the time it resolves. Creatures they begin to control later in the turn won’t get -1/-1.
Similar cards
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