---
name: "Phantasmal Image"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Illusion"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "M12"
set_name: "Magic 2012"
collector_number: "72"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Nils Hamm"
oracle_id: "bde94af8-faea-41ff-8eed-ba642eac9968"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/phantasmal-image-m12"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Phantasmal Image
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Illusion
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/0

## Oracle Text
You may have this creature enter as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it's an Illusion in addition to its other types and it has "When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it."

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Phantom Beast](/printing/phantom-beast-m11.md) — Creature — Illusion Beast
2. [Mirror Image](/printing/mirror-image-plst.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
3. [Phantasmal Bear](/printing/phantasmal-bear-m12.md) — Creature — Bear Illusion
4. [Phantasmal Abomination](/printing/phantasmal-abomination-roe.md) — Creature — Illusion
5. [Gossamer Phantasm](/printing/gossamer-phantasm-plc.md) — Creature — Illusion
6. [Clever Impersonator](/printing/clever-impersonator-sld.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Magic 2012 (M12) #72
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Nils Hamm
- **Total Printings:** 31 across all historical editions

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