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Mysterio, Master of Illusion
MTGO 0.02 tix

Mysterio, Master of Illusion

{3}{U}

Legendary Creature — Human Villain

When Mysterio enters, create a 3/3 blue Illusion Villain creature token for each nontoken Villain you control. Exile those tokens when Mysterio leaves the battlefield.

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Set
Through the Omenpaths (OM1 #48)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
4
Released
2025-09-23
Artist
Leonardo Santanna
EDHREC rank
#11,265
Colour identity
{U}
Finishes
Nonfoil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.18
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Can be your commander

Combos

Not part of any combo on Commander Spellbook.

Commander recommendations

Top synergy 50

Played far more in this commander's decks than elsewhere.

  1. Chameleon, Master of Disguise 88 %+84.9 %
  2. Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon 76 %+73.9 %
  3. Flying Octobot 70 %+69.6 %
  4. Mysterio's Phantasm 64 %+63.7 %
  5. Living Lies of Loki 63 %+62.4 %
  6. Bloodline Pretender 63 %+61.8 %
  7. Doc Ock's Henchmen 60 %+59.9 %
  8. Spark Double 72 %+59.1 %
  9. Lord of the Unreal 58 %+56.3 %
  10. Mirror Box 59 %+56.2 %
  11. Distant Melody 61 %+56.1 %
  12. Impostor Syndrome 58 %+55.9 %
  13. Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor 58 %+55.4 %
  14. Irenicus's Vile Duplication 63 %+55.3 %
  15. Maskwood Nexus 55 %+53.5 %
  16. Adaptive Automaton 54 %+52.9 %
  17. Doc Ock, Sinister Scientist 52 %+52.1 %
  18. Alchemax Slayer-Bots 52 %+51.8 %
  19. Panharmonicon 56 %+51.7 %
  20. Quantum Misalignment 56 %+51.7 %
  21. Rite of Replication 57 %+49.3 %
  22. Helm of the Host 52 %+48.6 %
  23. Kindred Discovery 54 %+47.3 %
  24. Phantasmal Image 52 %+46.8 %
  25. Sakashima of a Thousand Faces 52 %+45.7 %
  26. Aerial Doombot 45 %+44.9 %
  27. Metallic Mimic 46 %+44.8 %
  28. Minn, Wily Illusionist 46 %+42.5 %
  29. Loki, God of Mischief 45 %+42.4 %
  30. Titan of Littjara 44 %+42.4 %
  31. Clever Impersonator 49 %+42.3 %
  32. Mechanical Mobster 40 %+40.3 %
  33. The Clone Saga 40 %+39.1 %
  34. Mirror Image 41 %+38.9 %
  35. Starfield Vocalist 41 %+38.1 %
  36. Roaming Throne 42 %+37.7 %
  37. Patchwork Banner 42 %+37.7 %
  38. Glasspool Mimic 44 %+36.9 %
  39. Glasspool Mimic 44 %+36.9 %
  40. Sakashima the Impostor 39 %+36.0 %
  41. Beetle, Legacy Criminal 35 %+34.9 %
  42. Leader, Super-Genius 35 %+34.6 %
  43. Raise the Palisade 38 %+34.1 %
  44. Kid Loki 35 %+33.8 %
  45. Universal Automaton 35 %+33.8 %
  46. Leyline of Transformation 35 %+33.5 %
  47. Mysterio's Mirage 33 %+32.8 %
  48. Loki, Lord of Misrule 33 %+31.8 %
  49. Moonlit Meditation 34 %+31.4 %
  50. Phyrexian Metamorph 51 %+31.3 %

Most included 50

Highest share of decks running them, distinctive or not.

  1. Island 97 %+3.2 %
  2. Chameleon, Master of Disguise 88 %+84.9 %
  3. Sol Ring 87 %+2.7 %
  4. Sapphire Medallion 77 %+17.4 %
  5. Hydro-Man, Fluid Felon 76 %+73.9 %
  6. Spark Double 72 %+59.1 %
  7. Arcane Signet 70 %+5.4 %
  8. Flying Octobot 70 %+69.6 %
  9. Counterspell 67 %+1.7 %
  10. Mysterio's Phantasm 64 %+63.7 %
  11. Irenicus's Vile Duplication 63 %+55.3 %
  12. Living Lies of Loki 63 %+62.4 %
  13. Bloodline Pretender 63 %+61.8 %
  14. Distant Melody 61 %+56.1 %
  15. Doc Ock's Henchmen 60 %+59.9 %
  16. Reliquary Tower 60 %+3.7 %
  17. Mirror Box 59 %+56.2 %
  18. Impostor Syndrome 58 %+55.9 %
  19. Lord of the Unreal 58 %+56.3 %
  20. Lady Octopus, Inspired Inventor 58 %+55.4 %
  21. Rite of Replication 57 %+49.3 %
  22. Panharmonicon 56 %+51.7 %
  23. Quantum Misalignment 56 %+51.7 %
  24. Maskwood Nexus 55 %+53.5 %
  25. Adaptive Automaton 54 %+52.9 %
  26. Kindred Discovery 54 %+47.3 %
  27. Helm of the Host 52 %+48.6 %
  28. Doc Ock, Sinister Scientist 52 %+52.1 %
  29. Phantasmal Image 52 %+46.8 %
  30. Sakashima of a Thousand Faces 52 %+45.7 %
  31. Alchemax Slayer-Bots 52 %+51.8 %
  32. Thought Vessel 51 %+0.2 %
  33. Phyrexian Metamorph 51 %+31.3 %
  34. Clever Impersonator 49 %+42.3 %
  35. Arcane Denial 48 %+11.1 %
  36. Metallic Mimic 46 %+44.8 %
  37. Minn, Wily Illusionist 46 %+42.5 %
  38. Aerial Doombot 45 %+44.9 %
  39. Loki, God of Mischief 45 %+42.4 %
  40. Pongify 44 %+3.5 %
  41. Titan of Littjara 44 %+42.4 %
  42. Glasspool Mimic 44 %+36.9 %
  43. Glasspool Mimic 44 %+36.9 %
  44. Mystic Sanctuary 44 %-6.2 %
  45. Roaming Throne 42 %+37.7 %
  46. Patchwork Banner 42 %+37.7 %
  47. Starfield Vocalist 41 %+38.1 %
  48. Mirror Image 41 %+38.9 %
  49. An Offer You Can't Refuse 40 %+1.4 %
  50. Mechanical Mobster 40 %+40.3 %

Format legality

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Commander Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Legal
Penny Legal
Premodern Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Pauper EDH Not legal
Old School Not legal
Future Legal
Gladiator Legal
All printingsScryfall ↗Edhrec ↗

Rulings

  • 2025-09-19

    If Mysterio leaves the battlefield before the tokens are created, the ability that removes them will never trigger.

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