Card Codex

M:tG card similarity search

17 May 2024: Card library updated.

Illusionist's Gambit

2UU · 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.

Similar cards

Color identity:
NameManaTypeText
Blast-Furnace Hellkite 7RRCreature — Dragon Artifact offering (You may cast this spell as though it had flash by sacrificing an artifact and paying the difference in mana costs between this and the sacrificed artifact. Mana cost includes color.) Flying, double strike Creatures attacking your opponents have double strike. 5/5
Quietus Spike 3Artifact — Equipment Equipped creature has deathtouch. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up. Equip {3}
Steel Dromedary 3Artifact Creature — Camel Steel Dromedary enters the battlefield tapped with two +1/+1 counters on it. Steel Dromedary doesn't untap during your untap step if it has a +1/+1 counter on it. At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may move a +1/+1 counter from Steel Dromedary onto target creature. 2/2
Time Beetle 1UCreature — Alien Insect Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power.) Parallel Universe — Whenever Time Beetle deals combat damage to a player, time travel. (For each suspended card you own and each permanent you control with a time counter on it, you may add or remove a time counter.) 1/1
Battle-Rattle Shaman 3RCreature — Goblin Shaman At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may have target creature get +2/+0 until end of turn. 2/2
Scytheclaw 5Artifact — Equipment Living weapon (When this Equipment enters the battlefield, create a 0/0 black Phyrexian Germ creature token, then attach this to it.) Equipped creature gets +1/+1. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up. Equip {3}
Spectral Grasp 1WEnchantment — Aura Enchant creature Enchanted creature can't attack you or planeswalkers you control. Enchanted creature can't block creatures you control.
Merfolk Skyscout 2UUCreature — Merfolk Scout Flying Whenever Merfolk Skyscout attacks or blocks, untap target permanent. 2/3
Akroan Hoplite RWCreature — Human Soldier Whenever Akroan Hoplite attacks, it gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of attacking creatures you control. 1/2
Queen of Ice 2UCreature — Human Noble Wizard Whenever Queen of Ice deals combat damage to a creature, tap that creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. 2/3
Page 101