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◇ Catalog #1232

Sakashima the Impostor

sld·#1232·rare·borderless

Illus. Tsubonari

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Apr '23

3 yr ago

Value

$56.90+$2 (+4.2%)

30 days high $58 · low $53

NM$55.9

LP—

MP—

HP—

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$52–$59modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $56low $27range 104.0%n 92

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #1,993 · Common include

Variants

Borderless$56

Gameplay

Legendary Creature — Human Rogue

You may have Sakashima the Impostor enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except its name is Sakashima the Impostor, it's legendary in addition to its other types, and it has "{2}{U}{U}: Return Sakashima the Impostor to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step."

3/1

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2005-06-01wotc

If there is no creature on the battlefield or if you don't choose a creature as Sakashima enters, Sakashima remains a 3/1 Human Rogue.

2005-06-01wotc

Sakashima must be on the battlefield at the end of turn in order to return to hand. If Sakashima leaves the battlefield after the ability is activated but before the at-end-of-turn ability resolves, the ability does nothing.

2005-06-01wotc

Sakashima doesn't get the return to hand ability unless a creature is copied as Sakashima enters. Sakashima can't copy itself because the choice is made as part of the event that puts it onto the battlefield, and whatever will be copied must already be on the battlefield.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $55.90. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $27.40 and $55.90 across 92 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #1232 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2023 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Legendary Creature — Human Rogue, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{U}{U} (4 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #1,993 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Tsubonari. Rarix catalogs 11 other cards credited to this artist.