Mask of the Mimic

set	min	mtgo
-	6.02	0.05 tix

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Name	Mask of the Mimic
Type	Instant
Description	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.
Artist	Heather Hudson
Set	Stronghold #37
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Mask of the Mimic

Mask of the Mimic, Instant, designed by Heather Hudson first released in Mar, 1998 in the set Stronghold. It see play in 1 formats: Premodern. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of 6.02.

A deck that focuses on creature duplication or recursion would benefit from using Mask of the Mimic in Magic: the Gathering. This card can be particularly useful in decks that rely on powerful creatures with unique abilities, allowing players to quickly search for and put another copy of that creature onto the battlefield. However, there are better alternatives like Clone or Phyrexian Metamorph, which provide similar effects without the need to sacrifice a creature as an additional cost. While Mask of the Mimic has its niche uses, it may not see widespread play due to its limitations compared to other options available in the game.

Rules

04/15/13

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.

10/04/04

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.

10/04/04

You look for a card of the same name, the current type of the card does not matter.