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◇ Catalog #36

Illusionist's Stratagem

aer·#36·uncommon·foil

Illus. Svetlin Velinov

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Jan '17

9 yr ago

Value

$1.31+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.36 · low $1.24

NM$1.31

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.21–$1.38modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $1.38low $0.03range 4500.0%n 48

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #7,280 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$1.31

Nonfoil$0.36

Gameplay

Instant

Exile up to two target creatures you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control. Draw a card.

"When everything hangs on a single moment, be sure you choose the right moment." —Jace Beleren

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 5

2017-02-09wotc

You may cast Illusionist’s Stratagem without any targets if you wish to just draw a card.

2017-02-09wotc

If each target creature is an illegal target as Illusionist’s Stratagem resolves, the spell doesn’t resolve. You won’t draw a card.

2017-02-09wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.31. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $1.38 across 48 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from AER — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #36 of *Aether Revolt*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2017 Aether Revolt release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3}{U} (4 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #7,280 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Svetlin Velinov. Rarix catalogs 1,535 other cards credited to this artist.