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Phantasmal Image

{1}{U}

Creature — Illusion

M12Magic 2012#72rare
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1793
Illustrator
Nils Hamm
Found in
2012 Core Set Event Deck Illusionary Might · 2012 Core Set MTGO Redemption Foil · 3 more
Printings5Combos115EDHREC rank#1,470
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
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."
0/0
Plays as:
Creature Copy
Market · per finishspark updated 21m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+8.4%
$4.90
$3.37 low-$1.03 gapTCGplayer
Foil+6.7%
$18.54
$14.99 low-$5.01 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$4.36· across 5 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

7 · latest Mar 14, 2017
  • WotCMar 14, 2017

    Any enters-the-battlefield abilities of the copied creature will trigger when Phantasmal Image enters the battlefield. Any “as [this creature] enters the battlefield” or “[this creature] enters the battlefield with” abilities of the chosen creature will also work.

  • WotCMar 14, 2017

    If Phantasmal Image somehow enters the battlefield at the same time as another creature, Phantasmal Image can't become a copy of that creature. You may choose only a creature that's already on the battlefield.

  • WotCMar 14, 2017

    If the chosen creature has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.

  • WotCMar 14, 2017

    If the chosen creature is a token, Phantasmal Image copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that created the token. Phantasmal Image is not a token in this case.

  • WotCMar 14, 2017

    If the chosen creature is copying something else (for example, if the chosen creature is another Phantasmal Image), then Phantasmal Image enters the battlefield as whatever the chosen creature copied.

  • WotCMar 14, 2017

    Phantasmal Image copies exactly what was printed on the original creature (unless that creature is copying something else or is a token; see below) and it gains the Illusion creature type and the triggered ability. It doesn't copy whether that creature is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, or so on.

  • WotCMar 14, 2017

    The Illusion creature type and the triggered ability that Phantasmal Image gains as part of its copy effect are both copiable values that other effects may copy.