Surveillance Phantasm
Reality Fracture 42 • common
- Set
- Reality Fracture
- Collector number
- 42
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Randy Vargas
- Market price
- €0.14
What it does
Defender, flying, vigilance
As long as you've scried or surveilled this turn, this creature can attack as though it didn't have defender.
3 generic mana blue mana: Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Surveillance Phantasm was released as part of the Reality Fracture set, a collection focused on themes of digital omnipresence and the breakdown of sensory perception in a high-tech society. Developed during a period of intense public discourse regarding data privacy, the card was conceptualized as a manifestation of the intrusive nature of modern observation, blending traditional high-fantasy aesthetics with cybernetic visual motifs.
The artistic direction was handled by the Reality Fracture design team, who aimed to create a figure that felt simultaneously ephemeral and imposing. By utilizing a muted color palette accented by stark, glowing geometry, the illustration successfully communicates a sense of quiet dread. Upon its release, the card was noted by players and critics alike for its unique mechanical interaction with the game's turn structure, which mirrored the feeling of being constantly watched by an unseen entity.
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