---
name: "Phantasmal Fiend"
mana_cost: "{3}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Illusion"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "ALL"
set_name: "Alliances"
collector_number: "57a"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Scott Kirschner"
oracle_id: "821ce349-5379-4415-89e2-224e21dda24b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/phantasmal-fiend-all"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Phantasmal Fiend
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Illusion
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/5

## Oracle Text
{B}: This creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
{1}{U}: Switch this creature's power and toughness until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Transmutation](/printing/transmutation-leg.md) — Instant
2. [Mannichi, the Fevered Dream](/printing/mannichi-the-fevered-dream-bok.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit
3. [Phantasmal Form](/printing/phantasmal-form-j25.md) — Instant
4. [Twisted Image](/printing/twisted-image-a25.md) — Instant
5. [Blind Phantasm](/printing/blind-phantasm-fut.md) — Creature — Illusion
6. [Inside Out](/printing/inside-out-eve.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Alliances (ALL) #57a
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Scott Kirschner
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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