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Phantasmal Dreadmaw

Creature — Dinosaur Illusion

Trample
When this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{U}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
common
Set
Modern Horizons 2
Price
$0.12
EDHREC rank
#16210
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Phantasmal Dreadmaw card art
Phantasmal Dreadmaw drops a 6/6 trampler for two mana — the catch being it dies to any targeting effect aimed at it. In Minn, Wily Illusionist decks, that fragility is the feature, not the bug: Minn, Wily Illusionist turns the death trigger into a free Illusion from your library, making Phantasmal Dreadmaw one of the most efficient engine pieces in the archetype.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Minn, Wily Illusionist

Minn, Wily Illusionist

38.1% of decks · synergy 0.37

Minn, Wily Illusionist appears in 38% of decks running Phantasmal Dreadmaw for an obvious reason — Minn converts every Illusion death into a library dig, and Phantasmal Dreadmaw is the cheapest way to put a massive Illusion on the board and dare opponents to shoot it.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Phantasmal Dreadmaw is a Commander card through and through — the Illusion tribal payoffs that make its drawback worthwhile simply don't exist in other formats. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage it's a 6/6 for two that folds to any removal spell, which is not a trade any competitive deck wants to make. Pauper has the same problem at common rarity: raw stats don't compensate for a built-in kill switch when there's no payoff attached. Stick to Commander, specifically Illusion-matters builds, where the death trigger is the whole point.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.12 bulk tier

At $0.12, Phantasmal Dreadmaw is deep bulk — you're stuffing this into a deck envelope, not tracking its price. Bulk commons and uncommons at this tier don't appreciate, so buy as many copies as you need without a second thought.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.