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Illusionist's Gambit

First printed in Commander 2013 (2013)

All 4 prints

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Illusionist's Gambit

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.

MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 0.1% of Commander decks played it (4 of 6150). Most played in Alela, Cunning Conqueror.

Legality

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta
share of the archetype in the format
Play it
decks of the archetype that play this card
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Commander Other periods →

In 4 of 6150 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks
0.1%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 0.4% 2026-08-27: 0.1% 2026-09-03: 0.0% 2026-09-10: 0.1% 2026-09-17: 0.2% 2026-09-24: 0.0% 2026-10-01: 0.1% 2026-10-08: 0.0% 2026-10-15: 0.1% 2026-10-22: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
4
4 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
4 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Alela, Cunning Conqueror 0.0% 100%
Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar 0.0% 50%
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien 0.0% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Arcane Signet100%1.6
Sol Ring100%1.0
Run Away Together75%658.9
Myriad Landscape75%184.5
Dig Through Time75%159.1
Arcane Denial75%41.6
Fellwar Stone75%2.2
Exotic Orchard75%2.0
Command Tower75%0.9

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Faramir, Prince of Ithilien
Mason H,
1 main #4
1-1
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
Luca Montinaro,
1 main #7
0-0
Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar
Joan dalmau,
1 main #2
1-1
Alela, Cunning Conqueror
Luca Montinaro,
1 main #1
1-0

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander.