Elminster's Simulacrum
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate 68 • mythic
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Collector number
- 68
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Irina Nordsol
- Market price
- $2.39
What it does
For each opponent, you create a token that's a copy of up to one target creature that player controls.
"Why simply sit back and applaud the good ideas of others when I can improve upon them?"— Elminster
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
Elminster's Simulacrum was released in 2022 as part of the Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate expansion. The card was designed to support the set's focus on the iconic characters and mechanics of the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms campaign setting, specifically providing a blue-aligned spell that creates artifact token copies of creatures, mirroring the powerful magical duplicity associated with the legendary archmage Elminster Aumar.
The artwork was commissioned from illustrator Irina Nordsol, who sought to capture the ethereal and fluid nature of a magical duplicate. The design process focused on translating the high-fantasy aesthetic of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop source material into the visual language of Magic: The Gathering. Upon release, the card was received positively by the Commander community for its strategic versatility, becoming a staple in decks that utilize artifact synergies and powerful creature enters-the-battlefield effects.
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