---
name: "Pulsating Illusion"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Illusion"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "ODY"
set_name: "Odyssey"
collector_number: "96"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Arnie Swekel"
oracle_id: "17f78719-d86a-4a00-b83f-7a06bec844f7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pulsating-illusion-ody"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Pulsating Illusion
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Illusion
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/1
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Discard a card: This creature gets +4/+4 until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Fleeting Image](/printing/fleeting-image-7ed.md) — Creature — Illusion
2. [Ephemeron](/printing/ephemeron-tpr.md) — Creature — Illusion
3. [Phantasmal Forces](/printing/phantasmal-forces-5ed.md) — Creature — Illusion
4. [Illusionary Forces](/printing/illusionary-forces-me1.md) — Creature — Illusion
5. [Shinen of Flight's Wings](/printing/shinen-of-flights-wings-sok.md) — Creature — Spirit
6. [Illusionary Servant](/printing/illusionary-servant-m10.md) — Creature — Illusion

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Odyssey (ODY) #96
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Arnie Swekel
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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