Phantasmal Bear

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Name	Phantasmal Bear
Type	Creature — bear illusion
Description	When Phantasmal Bear becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.
Flavor	"You know it to be false, but when its claws find you, what you know won't matter much at all." —Pol Jamaar, illusionist
Artist	Ryan Yee
Set	Mystery Booster #453
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Phantasmal Bear

Phantasmal Bear, Creature — bear illusion, designed by Ryan Yee first released in Jul, 2011 in the set Magic 2012 and was printed exactly in 4 different ways. It see play in 1 formats: Commander. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 0.02.

The Phantasmal Bear card can be beneficial in a tempo or aggressive blue deck looking to apply early pressure on opponents while protecting key threats. It can be a versatile inclusion to disrupt opponents’ plans and force removal spells out of their hand. However, there are potentially better options like Delver of Secrets which can transform into a powerful flyer if conditions are met. Ultimately, whether Phantasmal Bear sees play depends on the specific strategy and current metagame trends.

Rules

03/16/18

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.

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