Imaginary Threats
~$0.18 low · ~$0.41 high
Blue. Instant
Hour of Devastation #37 · Illustrated by Magali Villeneuve
Hour of Devastation #37 · Illustrated by Magali VilleneuveWhat is Imaginary Threats worth?
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Oracle text
Creatures target opponent controls attack this turn if able. During that player's next untap step, creatures they control don't untap.
Cycling (, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
Liliana always knew Jace's illusions would come in handy.
Format legality
The only printing of Imaginary Threats
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hour of Devastation hou #37· 2017uncommon· Cardmarket €0.08 · €0.40 foil | uncommon | $0.18 | $0.41 | €0.08€0.40 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2017
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #23,714 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Cycling
- Artist
- Magali Villeneuve
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Hour of Devastation card (#37).
037 · HOU · U · EN
- 037Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
- HOUSet code for Hour of Devastation
- UUncommon
- ENPrinted in English
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Card breakdown
The parts of Imaginary Threats, read from the Hour of Devastation printing. Tap a label to highlight its line. How to read any Magic card.
- Top: name and cost
- Art and type line
- Text box
- Bottom: stats and the info line
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Top: name and cost
Art and type line
Text box
Bottom: stats and the info line
Also on this card
- Flavor text
- Italic story text below the rules. It has no effect on the game, and it can differ between printings.
Keywords
- CyclingCR 702.29
- Pay the cost and discard it from your hand to draw a card. Typecycling searches for a card of that type instead.
Rule numbers from the Magic Comprehensive Rules, version of September 25, 2026.
Rulings (3)
2017-07-14
No creatures that player controls will untap during their next untap step, even creatures that don’t attack. This includes creatures that enter the battlefield or become tapped after this spell resolves.
2017-07-14
If, during that player’s declare attackers step, a creature that player controls is tapped or is affected by a spell or ability that says it can’t attack, then it doesn’t attack. If there’s a cost associated with having a creature attack, its controller isn’t forced to pay that cost, so it doesn’t have to attack in that case either.
2017-07-14
If the opponent exerts any creatures they control, exert and the effect from Imaginary Threats stopping them from untapping both apply in the same untap step. Those creatures will untap as normal in the player’s subsequent untap step.
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