Phantom Warrior
Creature — Illusion Warrior
This creature can't be blocked.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #18282
Phantom Warrior is an unblockable 2/2 for three mana — it connects every combat, but the rate is simply too low to compete with the evasion options available today. At three mana, blue has access to creatures that hit harder, carry equipment better, or come with relevant text attached.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Phantom Warrior is outclassed by nearly every unblockable threat in the format — Invisible Stalker offers hexproof at two mana, and a vanilla 2/2 body rarely justifies a slot when your opponents start at 40 life. Pauper is the only format where Phantom Warrior earns real consideration, since the commons pool thins out and unblockable damage-dealers in aggressive or Curiosity-style builds are genuinely scarce. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, the card sees no competitive play — the rate is too far behind what those formats demand. Phantom Warrior is legal across nearly every format, but legal and playable are doing very different work in that sentence.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Phantom Warrior is pure bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not the effect. It holds no financial value and is unlikely to move without an unblockable-tribal product pushing demand, which isn't on the horizon.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.