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"Find me cards equivalent to: Illusionist's Stratagem"

Equivalent cards to Illusionist's Stratagem (Instant, Blue, Flicker + Draw):
1. Ghostly Flicker – Instant, U, Exile two artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return them to the battlefield.

  • Doesn't draw a card, but otherwise similar.
    2. Displace – Instant, 2U, Exile up to two target creatures you control, then return them to the battlefield.
  • No card draw, same flicker effect.
    3. Blink of an Eye – Instant, 1U, Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If kicked, draw a card.
  • Not flicker, but bounce + draw. Not exactly the same, but closest blue instant alternative.


Reason: Exact effect (flicker two + draw) is unique; these are the closest blue instant analogs. Illusionist's Stratagem is singular in both effects combined.

Found Cards

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Blink of an Eye

Displace

Ghostly Flicker

Illusionist's Stratagem

Blink of an Eye #DOM-46 Instant

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Rarity: Common
Converted Cost: 2
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  • Instant
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    Abilities/Keywords

    Kicker

    Rules

  • If the target nonland permanent is an illegal target by the time Blink of an Eye tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You won't draw a card if it was kicked.
  • If a card or token enters as a copy of a permanent, the new permanent isn't kicked, even if the original was.
  • If a spell's kicker cost was paid, the spell is "kicked."
  • If you copy a kicked spell on the stack, the copy is also kicked. If the copied spell is a permanent spell, the token the copy of that spell becomes when it enters is also kicked.
  • If you put a permanent with a kicker ability onto the battlefield without casting it, you can't kick it.
  • The kicker ability doesn't let you pay a kicker cost more than once.
  • To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions. The spell's mana value remains unchanged, no matter what the total cost to cast it was.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 0.21 EUR
    Manapool 0.15 USD
    Cardkingdom 0.35 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.1 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Kicker (You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.) Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If this spell was kicked, draw a card.

    Displace #EMN-55 Instant

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    Rarity: Common
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Rules

  • After each creature returns to the battlefield, it 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 counters on it cease to exist; Auras attached to it are put into their owner’s graveyards; and any Equipment will become unattached.
  • If a creature token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and will not return to the battlefield.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 2.49 USD
    Cardmarket 0.73 EUR
    Tcgplayer 4.46 USD
    Manapool 1.03 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

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

    Ghostly Flicker #2229 Instant

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    Rarity: Rare
    Converted Cost: 3
    Power/Toughness: /
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  • Instant
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    Rules

  • The two targets can have different card types. For example, you can target one artifact and one creature with Ghostly Flicker.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardkingdom 5.99 USD / 11.99 USD
    Manapool 4.07 USD / 9.25 USD
    Cardmarket 6.87 EUR / 7.44 EUR
    Tcgplayer 4.93 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

    Exile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control.

    Illusionist's Stratagem #36 Instant

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    Rarity: Uncommon
    Converted Cost: 4
    Power/Toughness: /
    Types:
  • Instant
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    Normal
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    Rules

  • 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.
  • If a creature token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and will not return to the battlefield.
  • If each target creature is an illegal target as Illusionist’s Stratagem resolves, the spell doesn’t resolve. You won’t draw a card.
  • 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.
  • You may cast Illusionist’s Stratagem without any targets if you wish to just draw a card.

    • Prices

    Seller Price
    Cardmarket 0.4 EUR / 1.34 EUR
    Cardkingdom / 4.49 USD 0.59 USD
    Manapool 0.25 USD / 0.84 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.3 USD / 1.37 USD

    Legalities

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

    Text

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