Illusionist's Gambit
Bloomburrow Commander 166 • rare
- Set
- Bloomburrow Commander
- Collector number
- 166
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Zoltan Boros
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Illusionist's Gambit is a reprint featured in the Bloomburrow Commander set, originally debuting in the Commander 2013 product. Designed to facilitate political gameplay and reactive strategy, the card embodies the blue color identity's penchant for manipulation and redirection. It was crafted as a tool for multiplayer formats, allowing players to weaponize an opponent's aggression by forcing them to attack elsewhere, effectively turning a losing position into a tactical advantage.
The artwork for this version aligns with the thematic shift toward the whimsical, pastoral aesthetic of the Bloomburrow plane, which reimagines classic Magic mechanics through the lens of anthropomorphic woodland creatures. The design reflects a departure from the high-fantasy tropes of previous iterations, emphasizing the game's evolving art direction that seeks to marry traditional spell-casting effects with the narrative warmth of the specific set environment.
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