Illusionary Mask
LEALimited Edition Alpha/#249/1993Rare◆ Graded data
Reserved listMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$1399.99
Cardmarket€825.45
ManaPool$384.58
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$700.00
Paper retail history (USD)
2 providers
Latest $1.4kHigh $1.4kLow $1.4k▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$39.72TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-09
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90d high
$39.72
90d low
$39.72
Paper printings priced
4
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$39.72
Intl. Collectors' Edition
- Up 0.0% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $39.72.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (4 priced in total).
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Graded market
Graded card prices
Graded prices are market estimates for professionally graded copies of this exact printing where sufficient market data is available.
CGCGrade 10
$3,100.01
Additional graded market
AnyGrade 9.5
$1,013.00
AnyGrade 9
$921.02
AnyGrade 8
$545.74
AnyGrade 7
$501.73
Raw market
$671.67
CGC 10
$3,100.01+362%
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Gameplay and rules
Artifact
: You may choose a creature card in your hand whose mana cost could be paid by some amount of, or all of, the mana you spent on . If you do, you may cast that card face down as a 2/2 creature spell without paying its mana cost. If the creature that spell becomes as it resolves has not been turned face up and would assign or deal damage, be dealt damage, or become tapped, instead it's turned face up and assigns or deals damage, is dealt damage, or becomes tapped. Activate only as a sorcery.
Card capabilities
Artifact
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
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Rulings (12)
wotc1 Oct 2009
Both the amount and types of mana you spend on {X} are taken into account while you're choosing a creature card from your hand. For example, if you spent {U}{U} on {X}, you can choose a creature card with mana cost {U}{U}, {1}{U}, {2}, or {W/U}{W/U}, among other possibilities, but not one that costs {2}{U} or one that costs {G}.
wotc1 Oct 2009
You can turn a face-down permanent face up if it would have morph while face up. This applies to creatures you cast face down as a result of Illusionary Mask's effect. The rest of Illusionary Mask's effect applies to it as well.
wotc1 Oct 2009
You may not turn a face-down spell face up. You may not turn a face-down permanent face up unless it would have morph while face up or an effect specifically allows you to turn it face up. Illusionary Mask's ability has you turn a face-down creature face up if it would assign damage, deal damage, be dealt damage, or become tapped, but not for any other reason. For example, if you use Illusionary Mask's ability to cast a black creature face down, you can't turn it face up just because it's being targeted by Terror.
wotc1 Oct 2009
You may look at a face-down spell or permanent you control at any time.
wotc1 Oct 2009
You actually cast the card face-down, much as when playing a spell with Morph. It can be responded to and countered.
wotc1 Oct 2009
The effect that turns it face-up is a replacement effect. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
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About this card
Illusionary Mask
Illusionary Mask is an Artifact, with mana cost {2} (mana value 2). Printed 7 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: not_legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $39.72 (up 0.0% over 30 days).
This exact printing has CGC 10 market price $3,100.01. The CGC 10 slab commands a +362% premium over the raw market ($671.67) for this exact printing. Graded prices reflect professionally slabbed copies; missing (grader, grade) combinations do not appear.
Frequently asked
Illusionary Mask FAQ
How much is Illusionary Mask worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Illusionary Mask is $39.72. It is up 0.0% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $39.72 to $39.72.
What is the cheapest printing of Illusionary Mask?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Intl. Collectors' Edition at $39.72 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Illusionary Mask?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Unlimited Edition at $193.93 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Illusionary Mask are there?
Illusionary Mask has been printed 7 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Illusionary Mask first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from LEA #249, released 1993-08-05.
What is the newest printing of Illusionary Mask?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from 30A #543, released 2022-11-28.
Is Illusionary Mask legal in Commander?
Yes, Illusionary Mask is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.
Is Illusionary Mask legal in Modern?
Illusionary Mask is not currently legal in Modern per Scryfall's legality feed.