Phantom Beast
Magic 2011 69 • common
- Set
- Magic 2011
- Collector number
- 69
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Ryan Yee
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.
As insubstantial as fear, and as dangerous.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Phantom Beast was released in the Magic 2011 core set, which debuted in the summer of 2010. As a core set release, it was designed to provide a foundational experience for newer players while introducing a selection of new cards to the existing ecosystem. The card functions as a classic blue creature, emphasizing the color's thematic reliance on illusion and fragility in exchange for efficient power-to-mana cost ratios.
The card features artwork by illustrator Kev Walker, whose style is defined by high-contrast lighting and a distinctively gritty interpretation of fantasy archetypes. In this depiction, he emphasizes the ethereal, shifting nature of the creature, aligning with the card's mechanical downside where it is sacrificed upon becoming the target of a spell or ability. Upon release, it was viewed primarily as a functional limited-environment tool, valued for its aggressive potential if left unchecked by opponents.
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