Surveillance Phantasm

Reality Fracture #42

Surveillance Phantasm - Reality Fracture

Type: Creature — Bird Illusion

Mana cost: {1}{U}

Card text: Defender, flying, vigilance As long as you've scried or surveilled this turn, this creature can attack as though it didn't have defender. {3}{U}: Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)

P/T: 2/3

Rarity: common

Artist: Randy Vargas

Released: October 2, 2026

Prices

$0.16 USD · $0.40 USD (Foil) · €0.05 EUR

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Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✓ Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Is Surveillance Phantasm good in Reality Fracture Limited?

In Reality Fracture Limited we rate Surveillance Phantasm C tier — average filler.

Ratings come from the draft tier list for Reality Fracture and from reviews submitted by players in the Limited set review.

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Surveillance Phantasm in Reality Fracture limited

common

Semester Foreseer // Peer Review
Semester Foreseer // Peer Review
Creature — Human Wizard // Sorcery

Peer Review surveils 1 each time it's cast, directly enabling Surveillance Phantasm to attack as though it didn't have defender that turn.

 Fatehold Chronologist // Peer Review
Fatehold Chronologist // Peer Review
Creature — Bird Wizard // Sorcery

Fatehold Chronologist also casts Peer Review which surveils, repeatedly unlocking Surveillance Phantasm's ability to attack while also providing a flying body to pair with it.

uncommon

Countersculpt
Countersculpt
Instant

Countersculpt empowers Jace which creates a Jace token with a surveil ability, giving you a repeatable way to surveil each turn and consistently enable Surveillance Phantasm's attack.

 Proft, Consulting Detective
Proft, Consulting Detective
Legendary Creature — Human Detective

Proft lets you pay {2} to draw a card and put a +1/+1 counter on himself whenever you surveil, so Surveillance Phantasm's built-in surveil ability generates card advantage and makes Proft grow.

mythic

Denzilore Fatehold
Denzilore Fatehold
Legendary Creature — Elder Sphinx

Denzilore puts +1/+1 counters on all your creatures whenever you scry or surveil, so each activation of Surveillance Phantasm's own surveil ability grows your entire board including the Phantasm itself.

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