Phantom Monster
Creature — Illusion
Flying
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #28105
Phantom Monster is a 3/3 flyer for four mana — a rate that was passable in 1993 and has been outclassed by nearly every blue creature printed since. There is no current format where this is the right choice over Cloudblazer, Lyra Dawnbringer, or even a basic Watcher for Tomorrow.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Phantom Monster is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but legality and playability are different conversations. In Pauper it's the most relevant context — a 3/3 flyer at common is at least a conversation, though Kor Skyfisher and Spire Golem do more for less. In Commander, four mana for a vanilla 3/3 with flying is never correct when Consecrated Sphinx and Hullbreaker Horror exist at the same color. Legacy and Vintage don't want it at any price.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Phantom Monster is deep bulk — the kind of card that fills a commons box and rarely leaves it. That price will hold indefinitely because demand is essentially zero; there is no deck actively looking for this effect at this cost.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.