First printed in Urza's Saga (1998)
Creature — Illusion
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have a card in hand, return this creature to its owner's hand.
"It followed me home. Can I keep it?"
4/4
- Illustrated by
- Heather Hudson
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Ruling (1)
- 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
2 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite turns, Lock: Imaginary Pet + Lore Drakkis + Temporal Manipulation
- Infinite turns, Lock: Imaginary Pet + Lore Drakkis + Time Warp