---
name: "Ornate Imitations"
mana_cost: "{X}{G}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["G", "U"]
color_identity: ["G", "U"]
keywords: ["Conjure"]
set: "YDFT"
set_name: "Alchemy: Aetherdrift"
collector_number: "23"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Daniel Ljunggren"
oracle_id: "352b5992-78ae-4e88-bd15-124ec8ed121a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ornate-imitations-ydft"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ornate Imitations
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{G}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Conjure

## Oracle Text
For each number between 1 and X, conjure a duplicate of a random creature card with that mana value onto the battlefield. X can't be 0.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Snowborn Simulacra](/printing/snowborn-simulacra-hbg.md) — Sorcery
2. [Doppelgang](/printing/doppelgang-mkm.md) — Sorcery
3. [Expansive Reapplication](/printing/expansive-reapplication-ysos.md) — Instant
4. [Haunting Imitation](/printing/haunting-imitation-voc.md) — Sorcery
5. [Anina, Natural Parallelist](/printing/anina-natural-parallelist-ysos.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Full Flowering](/printing/full-flowering-c19.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alchemy: Aetherdrift (YDFT) #23
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Daniel Ljunggren

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