Name
Unsubtle Mockery
Mana Cost
Type
Instant
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven
Rarity
Common
Text
Unsubtle Mockery deals 4 damage to target creature. Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
Flavor Text
"He said it was 'physically impossible' to capture an exact likeness. The technique could use a little work, but I got the expression right."
—Isobel, hot-headed artist
Number
#136
Legal Formats
Alchemy | Brawl | Commander | Duel | Future | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pauper | Pauper Commander | Penny | Pioneer | Standard | Standard Brawl | Timeless | Vintage
Availability
Arena | Magic Online | Paper
Rulings
(20/03/2026)
If the target creature is an illegal target as Unsubtle Mockery tries to resolve, it won't resolve and none of its effects will happen. You won't surveil.
Artist
Joe Slucher
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