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Imaginary Pet
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Ninth Edition9ED · #82
- Card type
- Creature — Illusion
- Rarity
- Rare
- Indicative price
- 0.25 € · 0.49 $
- Mana value
- 2
- Power
- 4
- Toughness
- 4
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have a card in hand, return this creature to its owner's hand.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- PremodernLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Christopher Rush
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2005-07-29
Flavour text
"It followed me home. Can I keep it?"
Rulings
Imaginary Pet’s ability triggers only if you have cards in your hand as your upkeep begins, and the ability checks again as it resolves. If your hand is empty at both those times, Imaginary Pet stays on the battlefield.
