Mask of the Mimic
{U}Instant
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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.
What it does
Tagged as Tutor · Sac outlet — the jobs the deck report counts it toward.
Official rulings
- 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. (2004-10-04)
- 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. (2013-04-15)
Printings & prices
Every set Mask of the Mimic has been printed in, with the art, the finishes and the market price of each — the headline price above is the cheapest of these.
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