Surveillance Phantasm
New in Reality Fracture (FRA), released October 2, 2026.
Surveillance Phantasm: Creature - Bird Illusion, Reality Fracture. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Creature - Bird Illusion
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Power / toughness
- 2/3
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Reality Fracture (FRA)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 42
- Artist
- Randy Vargas
- Keywords
- Flying, Surveil, Vigilance, Defender
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About Surveillance Phantasm
Surveillance Phantasm is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue creature from Reality Fracture (FRA), an expansion set released in October 2026. It is collector number 42 in that set, with art by Randy Vargas. It costs {1}{U} (one generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 2/3 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. Reality Fracture is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.17 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
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}{U}: Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.17 (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 Surveillance Phantasm by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Similar cards
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