Illusionist's Stratagem
Instant
Illusionist's Stratagem
Instant
Card Text
Exile up to two target creatures you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control.
Draw a card.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 4
- Colors
- Blue
- Color Identity
- Blue
- EDHREC Rank
- #7,100
Format Legalities
Market Prices
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Price History (30d)
All Printings (12)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaladesh Remastered (KLR) | #53 | uncommon | en | Svetlin Velinov | — | — |
| Aether Revolt (AER) | #36 | uncommon | en | Svetlin Velinov | $0.35 | $1.38 |
| Aether Revolt (AER) | #36 | uncommon | de | Svetlin Velinov | — | — |
| Aether Revolt (AER) | #36 | uncommon | es | Svetlin Velinov | — | — |
| Aether Revolt (AER) | #36 | uncommon | fr | Svetlin Velinov | — | — |
| Aether Revolt (AER) | #36 | uncommon | it | Svetlin Velinov | — | — |
| Aether Revolt (AER) | #36 | uncommon | ja | Svetlin Velinov | — | — |
| Aether Revolt (AER) | #36 | uncommon | ko | Svetlin Velinov | — | — |
| Aether Revolt (AER) | #36 | uncommon | pt | Svetlin Velinov | — | — |
| Aether Revolt (AER) | #36 | uncommon | ru | Svetlin Velinov | — | — |
| Aether Revolt (AER) | #36 | uncommon | zhs | Svetlin Velinov | — | — |
| Aether Revolt (AER) | #36 | uncommon | zht | Svetlin Velinov | — | — |
Official Rulings (5)
If each target creature is an illegal target as Illusionist’s Stratagem resolves, the spell doesn’t resolve. You won’t draw a card.
Each card that returns to the battlefield will be a new object with no connection to the creature that was exiled. It won’t be in combat or have any additional abilities it may have had when it was exiled. Any +1/+1 counters on it or Auras attached to it are removed, and any Equipment will no longer be attached.
If you choose two target creatures and one is an illegal target as Illusionist’s Stratagem resolves, you’ll exile the other, return it, and draw a card.
You may cast Illusionist’s Stratagem without any targets if you wish to just draw a card.
If a creature token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and will not return to the battlefield.
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