A-Baleful Beholder

A-Baleful Beholder is a Creature — Beholder card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.

Its ability reads: "When Baleful Beholder enters, choose one — • Antimagic Cone — Each opponent sacrifices an enchantment. • Fear Ray — Creatures you control gain menace until end of turn. (A creature with menace can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)"

A-Baleful Beholder has a mana cost of {4}{B}{B}, which equals 6.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).

It requires B mana to cast.

Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.

A-Baleful Beholder's mana cost of {4}{B}{B} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.

Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.

Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.

A-Baleful Beholder has a mana value of 6.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."

Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.

A-Baleful Beholder's current oracle text is: "When Baleful Beholder enters, choose one — • Antimagic Cone — Each opponent sacrifices an enchantment. • Fear Ray — Creatures you control gain menace until end of turn. (A creature with menace can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)"

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Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.

Format legality information for A-Baleful Beholder in Standard is not available.

Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.

Format legality information for A-Baleful Beholder in Modern is not available.

Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.

Format legality information for A-Baleful Beholder in Commander is not available.

Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.

Format legality information for A-Baleful Beholder in Pioneer is not available.

Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.

Format legality information for A-Baleful Beholder in Legacy is not available.

Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.

Format legality information for A-Baleful Beholder in Vintage is not available.

Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).

Format legality information for A-Baleful Beholder in Pauper is not available.

Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.

Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:

• Legal: Card is allowed in the format
• Banned: Card is prohibited from play
• Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
• Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool

Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.

This printing of A-Baleful Beholder is from HBG (HBG), with collector number A-143.

A-Baleful Beholder may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.

A-Baleful Beholder is a common card in HBG.

Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.

A-Baleful Beholder was illustrated by Lars Grant-West.

Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.

A-Baleful Beholder is a 7/5 creature.

Power (7) determines how much combat damage the creature deals. Toughness (5) determines how much damage it can take before being destroyed.