---
name: "Phantasmal Bear"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Creature — Bear Illusion"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "M12"
set_name: "Magic 2012"
collector_number: "70"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ryan Yee"
oracle_id: "780da643-8d14-4f1a-a298-5b7454e9c4df"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/phantasmal-bear-m12"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Phantasmal Bear
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Creature — Bear Illusion
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/2

## Oracle Text
When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.

> *"You know it to be false, but when its claws find you, what you know won't matter much at all."
—Pol Jamaar, illusionist*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Phantom Beast](/printing/phantom-beast-m11.md) — Creature — Illusion Beast
2. [Phantasmal Abomination](/printing/phantasmal-abomination-roe.md) — Creature — Illusion
3. [Phantasmal Image](/printing/phantasmal-image-m12.md) — Creature — Illusion
4. [Phantasmal Shieldback](/printing/phantasmal-shieldback-j25.md) — Creature — Turtle Illusion
5. [Gossamer Phantasm](/printing/gossamer-phantasm-plc.md) — Creature — Illusion
6. [Phantasmal Dragon](/printing/phantasmal-dragon-plst.md) — Creature — Dragon Illusion

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2012 (M12) #70
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ryan Yee
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

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