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◇ Catalog #57a

Phantasmal Fiend

all·#57a·common·nonfoil

Illus. Scott Kirschner

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun 1996

30 yr ago

Value

$0.13+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.13 · low $0.12

NM$0.13

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.12–$0.14modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.14low $0.08range 75.0%n 48

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #30,940 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$0.13

Gameplay

Creature — Illusion

{B}: This creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn. {1}{U}: Switch this creature's power and toughness until end of turn.

1/5

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 5

2021-03-19wotc

Because damage remains marked on a creature until the damage is removed as the turn ends, nonlethal damage dealt to a creature may become lethal if you switch its power and toughness during that turn.

2021-03-19wotc

Effects that switch a creature's power and toughness apply after all other effects, regardless of when those effects began to apply. For instance, if you target a 1/2 creature then give it +2/+0 later in the turn, it's a 2/3 creature, not a 4/1 creature.

2021-03-19wotc

Switching a creature's power and toughness twice (or any even number of times) effectively returns the creature to the power and toughness it had before any switches.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.13. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.08 and $0.14 across 48 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from ALL — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #57a of *Alliances*, the set that shipped alongside the June 1996 Alliances release.

Card type: Creature — Illusion, color identity black/blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {3}{B} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #30,940 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Scott Kirschner. Rarix catalogs 117 other cards credited to this artist.