---
name: "Illusory Demon"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Creature — Demon Illusion"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "ARB"
set_name: "Alara Reborn"
collector_number: "21"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Nils Hamm"
oracle_id: "91d0a557-7a80-46d5-b823-392a84a6be44"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/illusory-demon-arb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Illusory Demon
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Creature — Demon Illusion
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When you cast a spell, sacrifice this creature.

> *Im Mahlstrom kann sich auch eine Lichtspiegelung von Menschenfleisch ernähren.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Illusionary Servant](/printing/illusionary-servant-m10.md) — Creature — Illusion
2. [Gossamer Phantasm](/printing/gossamer-phantasm-plc.md) — Creature — Illusion
3. [Demonic Taskmaster](/printing/demonic-taskmaster-inr.md) — Creature — Demon
4. [Phantasmal Forces](/printing/phantasmal-forces-5ed.md) — Creature — Illusion
5. [Demon of Catastrophes](/printing/demon-of-catastrophes-pm19.md) — Creature — Demon
6. [Phantasmal Dragon](/printing/phantasmal-dragon-plst.md) — Creature — Dragon Illusion

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alara Reborn (ARB) #21
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Nils Hamm
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`