Imperial Mask
Enchantment
When this enchantment enters, if it's not a token, each of your teammates creates a token that's a copy of this enchantment.
You have hexproof. (You can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Future Sight
- Price
- $0.47
- EDHREC rank
- #26208
Imperial Mask gives every player on your team hexproof from the moment it resolves — a symmetrical effect that your opponents almost never get equal value from in a deck built around it. Five mana is real, but a static hexproof shield that blankets your entire board is one of the stronger pillars you can drop in a multiplayer protection shell.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Imperial Mask earns its keep — the group-hug and pillow-fort archetypes that dominate casual tables want exactly this kind of blanket protection, and the five-mana cost is easy to absorb in a 40-life format with abundant ramp. In Legacy and Vintage, hexproof on players is irrelevant since those formats don't target players, and five mana is too slow to matter anyway. Modern is technically legal but Imperial Mask sees essentially zero play there for the same reasons — no competitive shell wants this effect at this price. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander dynamic at a smaller scale, where the lower starting life total makes the shield marginally more relevant.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.47 bulk tier
At $0.47, Imperial Mask is deep bulk — it costs less than a sleeve and carries essentially no financial risk to try. Bulk mythics with narrow applications tend to stay in this range indefinitely, so there's no timing pressure in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.