Veiled Apparition
Enchantment
When an opponent casts a spell, if this permanent is an enchantment, it becomes a 3/3 Illusion creature with flying and "At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay 
."
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #30616
Veiled Apparition is a conditional flying blocker that upgrades into a 3/3 flier if your opponent plays an enchantment — a trigger narrow enough that you can't count on it. The upside is real in the right meta, but a 1/3 for two mana that does nothing proactive is a hard sell when stronger blue threats exist at the same cost.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Veiled Apparition is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees virtually no competitive play in any of them. In Commander, the enchantment-trigger condition is group-dependent — in pods running Zur the Enchanter or enchantress builds it fires reliably, but in creature-heavy or spellslinger tables it may never upgrade. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a two-mana 1/3 when the card pool offers threats that don't ask permission to be relevant. Oathbreaker is the one context where a specific enchantment-heavy opposing signature spell might make this occasionally worthwhile, but even there better options exist.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Veiled Apparition sits firmly in bulk territory, and that price reflects its power level accurately. Don't expect it to appreciate — there's no competitive demand pulling it upward.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.