Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Nihilistic Glee
Dissension · #50 · rare · 2006
Enchantment
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.27
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 50 / 180
- Release year
- 2006
- Rarity
- rare
- Illustrator
- Ron Spears & Wayne Reynolds
- Colors
- B
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Watermark
- rakdos
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2006-05-05
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 4
- Type
- Enchantment
Also does
Strategy & play
How Nihilistic Glee plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Nihilistic Glee
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Illustrated by Ron Spears & Wayne Reynolds
About this card
Mana cost: {2}{B}{B}
Type: Enchantment
{2}{B}, Discard a card: Target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life. Hellbent — {1}, Pay 2 life: Draw a card. Activate only if you have no cards in hand.
""All ends in obliteration—love in hatred, life in death, and light in empty darkness.""
Keywords: Hellbent
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.27 |
| USD (foil) | $1.43 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.29 |
| EUR (foil) | €1.00 |
| MTGO tix | 0.02 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Nihilistic Glee is real?
Nihilistic Glee is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Nihilistic Glee worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Nihilistic Glee is $0.27; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Nihilistic Glee from?
Nihilistic Glee is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Dissension" in the expansion series, released in 2006.
What rarity is Nihilistic Glee?
Nihilistic Glee is a rare card in the Dissension set.
