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Phantasmal Bear

{U}

Creature — Bear Illusion

M12Magic 2012#70common

"You know it to be false, but when its claws find you, what you know won't matter much at all." —Pol Jamaar, illusionist

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 4 per booster–1 in 896
Illustrator
Ryan Yee
Found in
2012 Core Set Event Deck Illusionary Might · 2012 Core Set Intro Pack Mystical Might · 4 more
Printings4EDHREC rank#22,227
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.
2/2
Market · per finishspark updated 44m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-22.2%
$0.07
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil-8.0%
$0.23
$0.18 low-$0.02 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.07· across 4 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

1 · latest Mar 16, 2018
  • WotCMar 16, 2018

    If Phantasmal Bear becomes the target of a spell or ability, its ability triggers and goes on the stack on top of that spell or ability. The ability will resolve first (causing Phantasmal Bear to be sacrificed). Unless the spell or ability has another target, it will then be countered when it tries to resolve for having no legal targets.