Illusionist's Gambit
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}{U}
- Type
- Instant
- Set
- Bloomburrow Commander #166 (rare)
- Price
- $0.37 USD
Cast this spell only during the declare blockers step on an opponent's turn.
Remove all attacking creatures from combat and untap them. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase. Each of those creatures attacks that combat if able. They can't attack you or planeswalkers you control that combat.
Illusionist's Gambit has 4 printings, first in Commander 2013 (2013). EDHREC ranks it #3,895 among Commander cards. It appears most in Ms. Bumbleflower decks (11,501 on EDHREC). 3 public decks on TCG run it. It has 3 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: not legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Public decks that run Illusionist's Gambit
- Fae Dominion - Wilds of Eldraine Commander, led by Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor
- Mind Seize - Commander 2013, led by Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge
- Peace Offering - Bloomburrow Commander, led by Ms. Bumbleflower
Commanders that run Illusionist's Gambit most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Ms. Bumbleflower: 11,501 decks
- Alela, Cunning Conqueror: 3,837 decks
- Firkraag, Cunning Instigator: 1,107 decks
- Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor: 932 decks
- Phelddagrif: 463 decks
- Sygg, River Cutthroat: 425 decks
- Red Death, Shipwrecker: 385 decks
- Bohn, Beguiling Balladeer: 338 decks
Often played with Illusionist's Gambit
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If there's a cost associated with having a creature attack, the player isn't forced to pay that cost, so it doesn't have to attack.
- : Creatures that didn't attack during the combat phase when Illusionist's Gambit resolved aren't required to attack in the additional combat phase, although they may. Those creatures can attack you or a planeswalker you control.
- : If, during a player's declare attackers step, a creature is tapped, is affected by a spell or ability that says it can't attack, or hasn't been under that player's control continuously since the turn began (and doesn't have haste), then it doesn't attack.