---
name: "Shimmering Mirage"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "APC"
set_name: "Apocalypse"
collector_number: "30"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Rebecca Guay"
oracle_id: "d1720ddc-d6ad-4d78-8dd7-29539bbb73da"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/shimmering-mirage-apc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Shimmering Mirage
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target land becomes the basic land type of your choice until end of turn.
Draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Jinx](/printing/jinx-hml.md) — Instant
2. [Grixis Illusionist](/printing/grixis-illusionist-con.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Mystic Compass](/printing/mystic-compass-all.md) — Artifact
4. [Sea Snidd](/printing/sea-snidd-pls.md) — Creature — Beast
5. [Tideshaper Mystic](/printing/tideshaper-mystic-lrw.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
6. [Reef Shaman](/printing/reef-shaman-apc.md) — Creature — Merfolk Shaman

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Apocalypse (APC) #30
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Rebecca Guay
- **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: `legal` | Penny: `legal`