---
name: "Minotaur Illusionist"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{R}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Minotaur Wizard"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "APC"
set_name: "Apocalypse"
collector_number: "111"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mark Zug"
oracle_id: "ee5fc6e9-0c10-4015-8853-dd1f33dcc27e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/minotaur-illusionist-apc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Minotaur Illusionist
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{R}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Minotaur Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/4

## Oracle Text
{1}{U}: This creature gains shroud until end of turn. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
{R}, Sacrifice this creature: It deals damage equal to its power to target creature.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Homarid Warrior](/printing/homarid-warrior-fem.md) — Creature — Homarid Warrior
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6. [Mage's Guile](/printing/mages-guile-ons.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Apocalypse (APC) #111
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mark Zug
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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