---
name: "Illusionary Wall"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Illusion Wall"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Cumulative upkeep", "Flying", "First strike", "Defender"]
set: "ICE"
set_name: "Ice Age"
collector_number: "78"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mark Poole"
oracle_id: "77a8945f-4d52-4445-8913-425007e7948c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/illusionary-wall-ice"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Illusionary Wall
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Illusion Wall
- **Power/Toughness:** 7/4
- **Keywords:** Cumulative upkeep, Flying, First strike, Defender

## Oracle Text
Defender, flying, first strike
Cumulative upkeep {U} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Illusionary Forces](/printing/illusionary-forces-me1.md) — Creature — Illusion
2. [Wall of Shards](/printing/wall-of-shards-plst.md) — Snow Creature — Wall
3. [Hover Barrier](/printing/hover-barrier-rtr.md) — Creature — Illusion Wall
4. [Thunder Wall](/printing/thunder-wall-ice.md) — Creature — Wall
5. [Phantasmal Forces](/printing/phantasmal-forces-5ed.md) — Creature — Illusion
6. [Wall of Air](/printing/wall-of-air-30a.md) — Creature — Wall

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ice Age (ICE) #78
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mark Poole
- **Total Printings:** 7 across all historical editions

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