---
name: "Leyline Phantom"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Illusion"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "DDM"
set_name: "Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska"
collector_number: "16"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ryan Yee"
oracle_id: "af642b8d-a085-4a07-8a1d-ca385d4700f7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/leyline-phantom-ddm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Leyline Phantom
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Illusion
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/5

## Oracle Text
When this creature deals combat damage, return it to its owner's hand. (Return it only if it survived combat.)

> *"Is the maze itself a phantom? Or is one as real as the other? Perhaps I am as mad as the dragon."
—Jace Beleren, journal*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Phantom Whelp](/printing/phantom-whelp-ody.md) — Creature — Illusion Dog
2. [Phantom Beast](/printing/phantom-beast-m11.md) — Creature — Illusion Beast
3. [Imaginary Pet](/printing/imaginary-pet-usg.md) — Creature — Illusion
4. [Aetherplasm](/printing/aetherplasm-rvr.md) — Creature — Illusion
5. [Zephyr Spirit](/printing/zephyr-spirit-rav.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Dream Stalker](/printing/dream-stalker-ddm.md) — Creature — Illusion

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska (DDM) #16
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ryan Yee
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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