---
name: "Mysterio, Master of Illusion"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Villain"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "SPM"
set_name: "Marvel's Spider-Man"
collector_number: "37"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Alexander Gering"
oracle_id: "40f664d8-4c73-44aa-8fb1-d38771a42520"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mysterio-master-of-illusion-spm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Mysterio, Master of Illusion
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Villain

## Oracle Text
When Mysterio enters, create a 3/3 blue Illusion Villain creature token for each nontoken Villain you control. Exile those tokens when Mysterio leaves the battlefield.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mysterio's Mirage](/printing/mysterios-mirage-msc.md) — Enchantment
2. [Mysterio's Phantasm](/printing/mysterios-phantasm-spm.md) — Creature — Illusion Villain
3. [Minn, Wily Illusionist](/printing/minn-wily-illusionist-afc.md) — Legendary Creature — Gnome Wizard
4. [Madame Hydra](/printing/madame-hydra-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Villain
5. [Loki, the Deceiver](/printing/loki-the-deceiver-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — God Sorcerer Villain
6. [Crimson Cowl, Master of Evil](/printing/crimson-cowl-master-of-evil-msc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Villain

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Marvel's Spider-Man (SPM) #37
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Alexander Gering

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

## Official Rulings
- *(2025-09-19)* If Mysterio leaves the battlefield before the tokens are created, the ability that removes them will never trigger.