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Mesmerizing Benthid

Magic: The GatheringRavnica Allegiance#43

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Ravnica AllegianceRNA · #43

Card type: Creature — Octopus
Rarity: Mythic rare
Indicative price: 0.29 € · ★ 1.36 € · 0.50 $ · ★ 1.34 $
Mana value: 5
Power: 4
Toughness: 5
Colour: Blue

Card text

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.

Format legality

BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
TimelessLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Kev Walker
Card language: English
Release date: 2019-01-25

Rulings

2019-01-25

Mesmerizing Benthid has hexproof as long as you control any Illusion, not just Illusion tokens like the ones created by its first ability.

2019-01-25

The triggered ability of the Illusion tokens doesn't tap the attacking creature if it's untapped, most likely because it has vigilance.