Faerie Impostor
Return to Ravnica 39 • uncommon
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 39
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Johann Bodin
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
Flying
When this creature enters, sacrifice it unless you return another creature you control to its owner's hand.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Faerie Impostor was released in October 2012 as part of the Return to Ravnica expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set marked a return to the fan-favorite cityscape of Ravnica, focusing on the mechanical and thematic identities of five specific guilds. This card represents the Blue color identity, characteristic of the skies and deceptive nature of the plane, designed to challenge players with a self-referential 'bounce' effect that requires returning a creature they control to their hand as a condition for entry.
The artwork was commissioned from illustrator Johann Bodin, who opted for a sharp, ethereal aesthetic that captures the trickster quality inherent to the faerie creature type. In the context of competitive play, the card was received as a nuanced utility piece, particularly useful in decks designed to leverage enter-the-battlefield effects by repeatedly playing and returning cards to hand. It remains a notable example of the intricate, high-synergy design philosophy that defined the return to this plane.
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