First printed in Commander 2015 (2015)
All 7 prints
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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
- Illustrated by
- Steve Argyle
Legality
- Legal in
- Legacy, Vintage, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Pauper, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (2)
- 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.
- 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.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 2 Nov 2026).
Combos
2 combos, the most popular first:
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Feast of Sanity + Illusory Ambusher
- Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Illusory Ambusher + Terror of the Peaks + The Locust God
