Magic: The Gathering

Mirror-Mad Phantasm

Innistrad 68 • mythic

Set: Innistrad
Collector number: 68
Rarity: Mythic
Mana cost: 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
Type: Creature
Colors: Blue
Artist: Howard Lyon
Market price: $0.68

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$0.68market price via TCGplayer · Aug 7, 2026$0.68 – $0.72 over the tracked period

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Why it matters

Mirror-Mad Phantasm is a mythic rare from the original Innistrad set, known for its unique ability to shuffle itself into its owner’s library while milling cards until a copy is found. Howard Lyon’s ethereal illustration captures the card's haunting, spectral theme, making it a distinct piece for collectors who appreciate the gothic horror aesthetic that defined this iconic Magic: The Gathering expansion.

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What it does

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1 generic mana blue mana: This creature's owner shuffles it into their library. If that player does, they reveal cards from the top of that library until a card named Mirror-Mad Phantasm is revealed. The player puts that card onto the battlefield and all other cards revealed this way into their graveyard.

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Provenance

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Mirror-Mad Phantasm was released in the 2011 Innistrad expansion, a set heavily inspired by classic gothic horror themes. The card was designed as a mythic rare creature to showcase the set's unique mechanics involving self-mill and the graveyard, reflecting the gothic preoccupation with madness and identity dissolution. Its ability to shuffle itself back into the library while potentially dumping cards into the graveyard captures the frantic, unstable nature of the phantasm concept.

Artist Howard Lyon illustrated the card, employing a style that balances ethereal translucency with the sharp, eerie geometry typical of Innistrad’s aesthetic. His work on the piece was intended to emphasize the creature's fragmented existence, appearing as a reflection that is barely tethered to physical reality. Upon its debut, the card was received with intrigue by players for its combo potential in graveyard-reliant strategies, marking it as a distinct entry in the game's exploration of psychological horror.

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