Phantasmal Image
Phantasmal Image: Creature - Illusion, Forgotten Realms Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Illusion
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 0/0
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC)
- Released
- 2021-07-23
- Collector number
- 89
- Artist
- Nils Hamm
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About Phantasmal Image
Phantasmal Image is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue creature from Forgotten Realms Commander (AFC), a Commander product released in July 2021. It is collector number 89 in that set, with art by Nils Hamm. It costs {1}{U} (one generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 0/0 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 5 sets, from Magic 2012 (2011) to Special Guests (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $4.73 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
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."
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $4.73 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Phantasmal Image by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Phantasmal Image
Phantasmal Image has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2306 | Rare | 2025 |
| Special Guests (SPG) #67 | Mythic | 2024 |
| Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #46 | Rare | 2017 |
| Magic 2012 (M12) #72 | Rare | 2011 |
Official rulings
Seven official rulings apply to Phantasmal Image, newest first.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- If the chosen creature has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
Similar cards
Other creature cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.