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◇ Catalog #166

Illusionist's Gambit

blc·#166·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Zoltan Boros

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Aug '24

2 yr ago

Value

$0.27+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.28 · low $0.25

NM$0.27

LP—

MP—

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$0.25–$0.29modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.35low $0.03range 1066.7%n 46

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #3,739 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.27

Gameplay

Instant

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.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDHnot legal

Rulings · 3

2013-10-17wotc

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.

2013-10-17wotc

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.

2013-10-17wotc

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.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.27. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.35 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from BLC — the lineup includes 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 #166 of *Bloomburrow Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2024 Bloomburrow Commander release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{U}{U} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #3,739 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Zoltan Boros. Rarix catalogs 928 other cards credited to this artist.