Phantasmal Forces
Limited Edition Beta 68 • uncommon
- Set
- Limited Edition Beta
- Collector number
- 68
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Mark Poole
- Market price
- $16.35
What it does
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay blue mana.
These beings embody the essence of true heroes long dead. Summoned from the dreamrealms, they rise to meet their enemies.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Phantasmal Forces originated in the 1993 Limited Edition Beta set for Magic: The Gathering, which was released by Wizards of the Coast as the first major expansion to refine the rules and card pool of the original Alpha release. The card was designed as a blue common, reflecting the game's early focus on elemental-themed creature types and the color pie's evolving identity, where blue was characterized by its reliance on illusions and conditional mechanics.
The artwork for the card was rendered by artist Quinton Hoover, a foundational contributor to the game's early visual language. Hoover utilized his signature soft, painterly style to depict the ethereal, shifting nature of the phantasm, capturing a sense of magical instability that defined the creature's gameplay function. Upon release, the set was received as a critical milestone in the development of collectible card games, cementing the role of high-fantasy illustration as a core pillar of the hobby.
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