Phantasmal Image
Special Guests 67 • mythic
- Set
- Special Guests
- Collector number
- 67
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Darren Tan
- Market price
- $8.70
What it does
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's an Illusion in addition to its other types and it has "When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Phantasmal Image was first introduced to the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in the 2011 core set, designed as an efficient blue creature that functions as a flexible copy of any existing creature on the battlefield. The card gained significant notoriety for its low mana cost and its unique drawback, where the illusionary copy is sacrificed if it becomes the target of any spell or ability. This design choice balanced its powerful utility with a fragility that rewarded strategic timing and careful board state management.
The Special Guests version, featuring collector number 67, represents a curated reprint initiative where iconic cards are reintroduced with alternate art or thematic framing to celebrate the game's history. This specific iteration serves as a nod to the card's enduring competitive viability in formats like Modern and Legacy, where it has remained a staple for players looking to replicate high-value creatures at a bargain cost. It is widely regarded as one of the most mechanically elegant examples of 'blue-clone' effects in the game's long-standing design history.
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