Or maybe you just wanna buff up an extra creature each turn
When Gatecrash design started I pushed hard for a milling mechanic with the playtest name of "grind." While grind stayed in the set, we decided we wanted a different mechanic to be the Dimir keyword, so I spent some time thinking about a new replacement
It's the 18th biggest archetype
If the chosen creature is copying something else (for example, if the chosen creature is another Phantasmal Image), then Phantasmal Image enters as whatever the chosen creature copied
Saw It Coming is in my mind close to a strict improvement over the copies of Neutralize in the original list because foretelling it means youll be able to use more mana safely at sorcery speed on future turns
As such, the bottom line is that current fake cards are extremely unlikely to pass through the hands of a long-time Magic player without being detected but may fool newer players, and the best of the current counterfeit cards are very likely to pass unnoticed through tournaments, especially when double-sleeved and only seen from across the table
