TYPE
Instant

ABILITY
Exile up to two target creatures you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under their owner's control. Draw a card.

FLAVOR TEXT
"When everything hangs on a single moment, be sure you choose the right moment." —Jace Beleren

ILLUSTRATOR
Svetlin Velinov

LEGALITIES
Standard Future Historic Timeless Gladiator Pioneer Explorer Modern Legacy Pauper Vintage Penny Commander Oathbreaker Standardbrawl Brawl Alchemy Paupercommander Duel Oldschool Premodern Predh

LANGUAGES
EN FR DE IT JP KR PT RU ES ZH-CN ZH-TW

RULINGS

• 2017-02-09 You may cast Illusionist’s Stratagem without any targets if you wish to just draw a card.
• 2017-02-09 If each target creature is an illegal target as Illusionist’s Stratagem resolves, the spell doesn’t resolve. You won’t draw a card.
• 2017-02-09 Each card that returns to the battlefield will be a new object with no connection to the creature that was exiled. It won’t be in combat or have any additional abilities it may have had when it was exiled. Any +1/+1 counters on it or Auras attached to it are removed, and any Equipment will no longer be attached.
• 2017-02-09 If a creature token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and will not return to the battlefield.
• 2017-02-09 If you choose two target creatures and one is an illegal target as Illusionist’s Stratagem resolves, you’ll exile the other, return it, and draw a card.