Mask of the Mimic
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Stronghold #37 · Illustrated by Heather Hudson
Stronghold #37 · Illustrated by Heather HudsonWhat is Mask of the Mimic worth?
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Oracle text
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature.
Search your library for a card with the same name as target nontoken creature, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
Format legality
The only printing of Mask of the Mimic
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stronghold sth #37· 1998uncommon· Cardmarket €1.13 | uncommon | $0.40 | €1.13 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1998
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 1
- EDHREC rank
- #24,105 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Heather Hudson
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Stronghold card (#37).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (5)
October 4, 2004
If a copy card is targeted by this effect, you get to look for another copy of the card it is copying. This is because a copy card actually takes on the name and initial characteristics of what it copies.
October 4, 2004
You look for a card of the same name, the current type of the card does not matter.
October 4, 2004
You do not have to find a card if you do not want to.
April 15, 2013
Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.
April 15, 2013
You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.
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