Elminster's Simulacrum
Battle for Baldur's Gate Promos 68s • mythic
- Set
- Battle for Baldur's Gate Promos
- Collector number
- 68s
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Irina Nordsol
- Finish
- Foil
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 as a promotional card for the Magic: The Gathering set Battle for Baldur's Gate, which drew heavy inspiration from the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms campaign setting. The card depicts a classic magical trope from the tabletop game, where the legendary wizard Elminster Aumar creates a magical duplicate of himself. It serves as a narrative tie-in to the deep lore of Faerûn, offering players a way to embody one of the setting's most powerful characters in a competitive format.
The artwork for this particular version was created by Irina Nordsol, a frequent contributor to the franchise known for her stylized, painterly approach to fantasy characters. Her design focuses on the ethereal, slightly unstable nature of the simulacrum, utilizing cool blues and magical energy to differentiate the copy from the original wizard. Upon its release, the card was well-received by fans of the Commander format, who appreciated both its utility in gameplay and its aesthetic contribution to the Baldur's Gate thematic expansion.
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