---
name: "Fleeting Image"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Illusion"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "7ED"
set_name: "Seventh Edition"
collector_number: "74"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Dave Dorman"
oracle_id: "623f3efb-5431-42d4-98aa-9caac40e4e83"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/fleeting-image-7ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Fleeting Image
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Illusion
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying (This creature can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.)
{1}{U}: Return this creature to its owner's hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ephemeron](/printing/ephemeron-tpr.md) — Creature — Illusion
2. [Lantern Spirit](/printing/lantern-spirit-isd.md) — Creature — Spirit
3. [Amugaba](/printing/amugaba-ody.md) — Creature — Illusion
4. [Mirozel](/printing/mirozel-exo.md) — Creature — Illusion
5. [Pulsating Illusion](/printing/pulsating-illusion-ody.md) — Creature — Illusion
6. [Flickering Spirit](/printing/flickering-spirit-tsp.md) — Creature — Spirit

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Seventh Edition (7ED) #74
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Dave Dorman
- **Total Printings:** 38 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`