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Illusionary Mask
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Illusionary Mask

rare · Artifact · 30th Anniversary Edition
$41.65
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$49.00
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Oracle Text

{X}: You may choose a creature card in your hand whose mana cost could be paid by some amount of, or all of, the mana you spent on {X}. If you do, you may cast that card face down as a 2/2 creature spell without paying its mana cost. If the creature that spell becomes as it resolves has not been turned face up and would assign or deal damage, be dealt damage, or become tapped, instead it's turned face up and assigns or deals damage, is dealt damage, or becomes tapped. Activate only as a sorcery.

Card Details

-/-Power / Toughness
{2}Mana Cost
1Prints

Character Background

Illusionary Mask is a wonderfully strange artifact for players who like turning hidden information into pressure, and it best supports a combo-control or tempo shell rather than a straightforward aggro plan. By paying {X}, you can sneak a creature from your hand into play face down as a 2/2, effectively “borrowing” mana from your curve and forcing opponents to guess what is lurking beneath. The real power comes from pairing it with creatures that are cheap to reveal but huge when flipped, or with creatures that care little about entering face down and can survive long enough to ambush blockers. Because it activates only as a sorcery, use it on your turn to dodge instant-speed interaction and set up a protected attack or a future combat trick. Deckbuilding-wise, prioritize a low curve of impactful creatures and consider cards that benefit from concealment, resilience, or surprise damage triggers.

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Character Background

Illusionary Mask is a wonderfully strange artifact for players who like turning hidden information into pressure, and it best supports a combo-control or tempo shell rather than a straightforward aggro plan. By paying {X}, you can sneak a creature from your hand into play face down as a 2/2, effectively “borrowing” mana from your curve and forcing opponents to guess what is lurking beneath. The real power comes from pairing it with creatures that are cheap to reveal but huge when flipped, or with creatures that care little about entering face down and can survive long enough to ambush blockers. Because it activates only as a sorcery, use it on your turn to dodge instant-speed interaction and set up a protected attack or a future combat trick. Deckbuilding-wise, prioritize a low curve of impactful creatures and consider cards that benefit from concealment, resilience, or surprise damage triggers.

Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 18:40:44 UTC

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