Mysterio, Master of Illusion
Legendary Creature — Human Villain
When Mysterio enters, create a 3/3 blue Illusion Villain creature token for each nontoken Villain you control. Exile those tokens when Mysterio leaves the battlefield.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Marvel's Spider-Man
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #14585
Mysterio, Master of Illusion lands and immediately starts generating illusory token threats while taxing opponents who try to interact with them — the payoff is on-board the turn he enters. The cost is that the whole engine leans on Norman Osborn and the Sinister Syndicate supervillain theme, so outside that shell he's a narrow roleplayer rather than a generalist threat.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Norman Osborn
Norman Osborn wants as many Sinister Syndicate villains on board as possible, and Mysterio, Master of Illusion feeds that count while adding illusion tokens that trigger Norman's schemes — it's a two-for-one on the engine's two primary axes.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Mysterio, Master of Illusion is legal in every major constructed format but is effectively a Commander card — the Sinister Syndicate synergies that make him worth running require a critical mass of Marvel supervillains that only a 99-card singleton environment can reliably assemble. In Norman Osborn Commander decks specifically, he's a genuine role-player rather than a filler pick. Competitive Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer have no interest in a three-mana 2/3 whose upside is gated behind tribal density. Standard and Pioneer could support a casual Sinister Syndicate build, but the payoff ceiling is low outside the Commander context where the full villain suite comes together.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Mysterio, Master of Illusion sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to acquire, easy to cut without regret. Bulk rares with narrow tribal applications rarely climb unless the theme breaks into a competitive format, and the Sinister Syndicate shell is Commander-specific, so don't expect meaningful price movement.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Norman Osborn
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.