Cephalid Illusionist
Torment 28 • uncommon
- Set
- Torment
- Collector number
- 28
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $1.18
What it does
Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, mill three cards.
2 generic mana blue mana, tap: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to and dealt by target creature you control this turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Cephalid Illusionist was introduced in the 2002 Magic: The Gathering set Torment, a release notable for its aggressive focus on the color black. As a member of the cephalid creature type, the card reflects the lore of Otaria’s underwater societies, characterized by their obsession with psychic energy and forbidden knowledge. It was designed to function as a utility creature, utilizing a mechanics-heavy approach that rewards the player for targeting the illusionist with their own spells.
The artwork was illustrated by Scott M. Fischer, whose distinctive style captures the ethereal and uncanny nature of the cephalids. Fischer’s illustration focuses on the creature's shifting, watery anatomy, aiming to visualize the illusionist's defensive mechanism of milling one's own deck. While it was initially regarded as a niche card for limited play, it later gained significant notoriety in competitive formats due to its interaction with specific artifacts like Shuko, which allow for the instant depletion of a player's library to trigger complex, game-ending combos.
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