Card text
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then sacrifice this creature unless you pay {1} for each +1/+1 counter on it.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, target opponent creates an X/X blue Orb creature token with flying, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature.
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Mana cost
{1}{U}
Power / toughness
0/1
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Card text
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then sacrifice this creature unless you pay {1} for each +1/+1 counter on it.
When this creature leaves the battlefield, target opponent creates an X/X blue Orb creature token with flying, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature.
Format legality
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
About Phantasmal Sphere
Phantasmal Sphere (32) is a Blue Creature — Illusion from Alliances (ALL). It costs {1}{U}, has mana value 2 and is a 0/1. It is printed at Rare rarity. The one keyword in its text is Flying. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander and Oathbreaker.
Alliances is a main expansion, released June 1996.
Flying At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then sacrifice this creature unless you pay {1} for each +1/+1 counter on it. When this creature leaves the battlefield, target opponent creates an X/X blue Orb creature token with flying, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on this creature.
Card details
- Card number
- 32
- Set
- Alliances (ALL)
- Set type
- Expansion
- Released
- 10 June 1996
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Standard
- Type line
- Creature — Illusion
- Colour
- Blue
- Colour identity
- Blue
- Mana cost
- {1}{U}
- Power / toughness
- 0/1
- Finish
- Non-foil
TCGplayer listing: Phantasmal Sphere
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