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Mask of the Mimic

Mask of the Mimic

Instant

uncommon

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.

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Semantic Tags

Broadly benefits from sacrificing permanents — overlaps aristocrats but includes non-creature sacrifice.

Lets you sacrifice your own creatures or permanents for value. Key enabler for aristocrats strategies.

Tutormechanical

Searches your library for a specific card. Named after Demonic Tutor. Excludes land search (that's ramp).

Format Legality

commanderlegal
oathbreakerlegal
modernnot legal
pioneernot legal
standardnot legal
legacylegal
vintagelegal
paupernot legal
historicnot legal
explorernot legal
alchemynot legal

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Printings (1)

SetRarityTCGplayerCard KingdomCardmarket
Stronghold#37uncommon···

Rulings

2004-10-04

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.

2004-10-04

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

2004-10-04

You do not have to find a card if you do not want to.

2013-04-15

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.

2013-04-15

You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.