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Illusionary Mask
    Color= Artifact Type= Artifact Cost= 2 A(R)/B(R)/U(R)
    Text (ABU+errata): {X}: You may put a creature card with converted mana cost X or less from your hand onto the battlefield face down as a 0/1 creature. Put X mask counters on that creature. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery. The creature's controller may turn the creature face up any time he or she could cast an instant by removing all mask counters from it. This effect ends if the creature is turned face up. [Oracle 2009/07/08]
  • Note - Errata has changed the card behavior. Read it carefully. [Oracle 2002/10/01]
  • This card allows you to put a creature card into play without playing it and while ignoring the colored mana requirements in its cost. [D'Angelo 2001/08/15]
  • Usable on Creature and Artifact Creature cards. [D'Angelo 2000/03/03]
  • The creature is considered to be a 0/1 colorless creature with no name, creature type, expansion symbol, or abilities, and a mana cost of 0. None of the true characteristics of the card apply. This is true as long as it is face down. [CompRules 2001/07/23 - 504.2]
  • The creature enters play face down, so none of its "comes into play" abilities will trigger or have any effect. [CompRules 2001/07/23 - 504.2]
    Also none of the "If this would come into play" abilities apply. [D'Angelo 2002/05/15]
  • The controller may turn it face up any time that player has priority. This action does not go on the stack. [CompRules 2001/07/23 - 504.3]
  • When turned face up, the creature regains its full characteristics. [CompRules 2001/07/23 - 504.4]
  • The creature's "comes into play" abilities (and any other abilities relating to the creature coming into play) do not trigger when it turns face up. [CompRules 2001/07/23]
  • Only the controller of the face down creature can look at it. [Onslaught Rules 2002/09/15]
  • If the Mask is destroyed, the creatures still remain face-down until one of the conditions of turning it over are met. [bethmo 1994/03/01]
  • If Power Artifact is placed on it, the minimum Mask use cost is 1. [D'Angelo 1994/06/01]
  • Legacy tournaments (see Rule 911) have banned this card since 2004/09/20.
  • Extended tournaments (see Rule 913) have always banned this card.
  • Note - Also see Converted Mana Cost, Rule 202.3.
  • Note - Also see Face Down Cards, Rule 707.
  • Note - It is of type "Artifact" and not "Poly Artifact".
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