Elminster's Simulacrum
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate 561 • mythic
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Collector number
- 561
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Irina Nordsol
- Market price
- $3.35
What it does
For each opponent, you create a token that's a copy of up to one target creature that player controls.
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 reflect the Dungeons & Dragons lore surrounding the legendary wizard Elminster Aumar, who frequently utilizes simulacra—magical duplicates of himself—to manage his many responsibilities across the Forgotten Realms. Its inclusion in the set was intended to provide blue-aligned Commander decks with a powerful, thematic tool for resource replication.
The artwork was commissioned from Irina Nordsol, who focused on capturing the ethereal and slightly mysterious essence of a magical construct. Nordsol employed a stylistic approach that emphasizes the shimmering, translucent nature of the simulacrum while maintaining the iconic visual cues associated with the wizard’s appearance. Upon its release, the card was received as a high-impact mythic rare, noted for its ability to create tokens based on the casting player's board state, making it a distinct and sought-after piece within the set's cycle of legendary spells.
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