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Illusionary Forces

{3}{U}

Creature — Illusion

ICEIce Age#75common

"This school was founded in secret, operates in secret, and exists for the teaching of secrets. Those who would alter reality must first escape it." —Gerda Äagesdotter, Archmage of the Unseen

Border
black
Frame
1993
Pull rate
~1 in 5–11
Illustrator
Justin Hampton
Found in
Ice Age Starter Deck · Ice Age Booster Pack
Printings2
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
Flying Cumulative upkeep {U} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
4/4
FlyingCumulative upkeep
Market · per finishspark updated 5h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+6.7%
$0.16
$0.02 low$0.01 gap
Cheapest playable copy$0.16· across 2 printings

Rulings

1 · latest Oct 1, 2008 · one tap opens all
  • WotCOct 1, 2008

    Paying cumulative upkeep is always optional. If it’s not paid, the permanent with cumulative upkeep is sacrificed. Partial payments of the total cumulative upkeep cost can’t be made. For example, if a permanent with “cumulative upkeep {1}” has three age counters on it when its cumulative upkeep ability triggers, it gets another age counter and then its controller chooses to either pay {4} or sacrifice the permanent.

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