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Mesmerizing Benthid
MythicColour IDMV 5
Creature — Octopus
When this creature enters, create two 0/2 blue Illusion creature tokens with "Whenever this token blocks a creature, that creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step."
This creature has hexproof as long as you control an Illusion.
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Card capabilities
Creature
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Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Other printings
This is the only English printing.
Rulings (2)
wotc25 Jan 2019
The triggered ability of the Illusion tokens doesn't tap the attacking creature if it's untapped, most likely because it has vigilance.
wotc25 Jan 2019
Mesmerizing Benthid has hexproof as long as you control any Illusion, not just Illusion tokens like the ones created by its first ability.
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