Illusory Ambusher

Illusory Ambusher card image

Illusory Ambusher: Creature - Cat Illusion, Bloomburrow Commander. Flash. Whenever this creature is dealt damage, draw that many cards. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{4}{U}
Mana value
5
Type
Creature - Cat Illusion
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
4/1
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Bloomburrow Commander (BLC)
Released
2024-08-02
Collector number
167
Artist
Steve Argyle
Commander rank
11,092 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flash

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About Illusory Ambusher

Illusory Ambusher is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon blue creature from Bloomburrow Commander (BLC), a Commander product released in August 2024. It is collector number 167 in that set, with art by Steve Argyle. It costs {4}{U} (four generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 4/1 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Commander 2015 (2015) to Bloomburrow Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.20 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

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

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.20 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Illusory Ambusher by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Illusory Ambusher

Illusory Ambusher has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #C15-12Uncommon2024
Game Night: Free-for-All (GN3) #29Uncommon2022
Commander 2020 (C20) #113Uncommon2020
Iconic Masters (IMA) #58Uncommon2017
Legendary Cube Prize Pack (PZ1) #28Rare2015
Commander 2015 (C15) #12Uncommon2015

Official rulings

Two official rulings apply to Illusory Ambusher, newest first.

  • 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.

Similar cards

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In these precons

Illusory Ambusher is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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