Imaginary Threats
Instant
Creatures target opponent controls attack this turn if able. During that player's next untap step, creatures they control don't untap.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Hour of Devastation
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #22615
Imaginary Threats forces all creatures target opponents control to attack, then draws you a card for each opponent — in a four-player Commander pod, that's a cantrip that redirects three boards at once. The cost is real: you're betting opponents have threats worth redirecting, and you don't control where those attacks land.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Imaginary Threats earns its slot — the four-player default means you're drawing three cards and scrambling three boards for three mana at instant speed, which is an absurd rate of political disruption. In 1v1 formats like Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it collapses to a single-card draw that attacks one opponent's board, which is too narrow and too slow against purpose-built threats. Oathbreaker sits in the middle: still multiplayer, still relevant, but the tighter game length means the political chaos it creates resolves faster than it can snowball.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Imaginary Threats is deep bulk — pick it up in a trade binder or throw it in any order that needs padding. Bulk rare prices rarely move unless a card breaks into cEDH or competitive 60-card, and nothing about this card's text suggests that's coming.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.