wotc
Creatures may be dealt damage greater than their toughness. For example, if a source deals 5 damage to Illusory Ambusher, you'll draw five cards.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #167
Illusory Ambusher
blc·#167·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Steve Argyle
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wishlisted
Aug '24
1 yr ago
Value
$0.19$0 (-9.5%)
30 days high $0.23 · low $0.19
Volatility · high
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
EUR€0.13USD$0.19TIX
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #10,726 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Creature — Cat Illusion
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, draw that many cards.
"Violence is the food it craves. Feed it if you dare."
—Doriel, mentor of Mistral Isle
4/1
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 2
wotc
If Illusory Ambusher blocks a creature with trample, that creature's controller can assign any amount of damage from 1 to that creature's power to Illusory Ambusher. Excess damage doesn't have to be assigned to the defending player.
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