Phantasmal Shieldback
- Mana cost
- {U}
- Type
- Creature — Turtle Illusion
- Power / toughness
- 1 / 3
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart #8 (uncommon)
- Price
- $0.34 USD
When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.
When this creature dies, draw a card.
Phantasmal Shieldback has 1 printing, first in Foundations Jumpstart (2024). EDHREC ranks it #17,419 among Commander cards. It appears most in Minn, Wily Illusionist decks (1,071 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: legal
Commanders that run Phantasmal Shieldback most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Minn, Wily Illusionist: 1,071 decks
- Plagon, Lord of the Beach: 588 decks
- Tobias, Doomed Conqueror: 101 decks
- Pol Jamaar, Illusionist: 92 decks
- Inga Rune-Eyes: 22 decks
- The Lion-Turtle: 15 decks
- April O'Neil, Live on the Scene: 1 decks
Often played with Phantasmal Shieldback
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Phantasmal Shieldback's first ability resolves before the spell or ability that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell or ability is countered or otherwise leaves the stack.
- : Unless the spell or ability targeting Phantasmal Shieldback has one or more other targets, it will then be removed from the stack when it tries to resolve. None of its effects will happen.