Lord of the Unreal
Magic 2012 62 • rare
- Set
- Magic 2012
- Collector number
- 62
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jason Chan
- Market price
- $0.63
What it does
Illusion creatures you control get +1/+1 and have hexproof. (They can't be the targets of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lord of the Unreal was released in 2011 as part of the Magic 2012 core set. Designed to support the tribal synergy mechanics popular in Magic: The Gathering, this card was created to provide a dedicated 'lord' figure for the Illusion creature type, a group historically characterized by low mana costs paired with fragile defensive drawbacks.
The card features artwork by Aleksi Briclot, who rendered the lord with a ghostly, ethereal aesthetic that aligns with the visual identity of blue-aligned illusions. Upon its introduction, the card was received as a functional niche piece, primarily utilized by players looking to build specific tribal decks that leveraged the card's ability to grant both a power boost and hexproof to other Illusion creatures.
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