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

Equivalent cards to Illusionist's Gambit (Instant, color='U', with similar combat/control effects) are rare. Here are close blue instants with similar disruptive combat effects:

  • Aetherize (U, Instant): Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.

    Reason:     Disrupts combat, though does not force a re-attack.

  • Aetherspouts (U, Instant): For each attacking creature, its owner puts it on top or bottom of their library.

    Reason:     Removes threats during combat.

  • Sudden Substitution (U, Instant): Exchange a noncreature spell and a creature.

    Reason:     Can disrupt attackers, but not as directly as Illusionist's Gambit.

True equivalents do not exist for blue instants that exactly mimic Illusionist's Gambit in manipulating combat phases, but the above examples serve similar defensive purposes.

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Aetherize

Aetherspouts

Illusionist's Gambit

Sudden Substitution

Aetherize #1667 Instant

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    Rules

  • An "attacking creature" is one that has been declared as an attacker this combat, or one that was put onto the battlefield attacking this combat. Unless that creature leaves combat, it continues to be an attacking creature through the end of combat step, even if the player it was attacking has left the game, or the planeswalker it was attacking has left combat. There's no such thing as an attacking creature outside of the combat phase.

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    Cardkingdom 27.99 USD / 39.99 USD
    Cardmarket 32.37 EUR / 30.33 EUR
    Manapool / 39.59 USD 26.56 USD
    Tcgplayer / 34.68 USD 24.52 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Return all attacking creatures to their owner's hand.

    Aetherspouts #44 Instant

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  • If an effect puts two or more cards on the top or bottom of a library at the same time, the owner of those cards may arrange them in any order. That library's owner doesn't reveal the order in which the cards go into their library.
  • The owner of each attacking creature chooses whether to put it on the top or bottom of their library. The active player (the player whose turn it is) makes all of their choices first, followed by each other player in turn order.

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    Cardmarket / 3.15 EUR 0.62 EUR
    Cardkingdom 1.79 USD / 9.99 USD
    Manapool / 16.96 USD 0.61 USD
    Tcgplayer 0.77 USD / 15.41 USD

    Legalities

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

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    For each attacking creature, its owner puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.

    Illusionist's Gambit #166 Instant

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  • Creatures that didn't attack during the combat phase when Illusionist's Gambit resolved aren't required to attack in the additional combat phase, although they may. Those creatures can attack you or a planeswalker you control.
  • If there's a cost associated with having a creature attack, the player isn't forced to pay that cost, so it doesn't have to attack.
  • If, during a player's declare attackers step, a creature is tapped, is affected by a spell or ability that says it can't attack, or hasn't been under that player's control continuously since the turn began (and doesn't have haste), then it doesn't attack.

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    Cardmarket 0.41 EUR
    Cardkingdom 0.69 USD
    Manapool 0.15 USD

    Legalities

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

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    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.

    Sudden Substitution #11 Instant

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  • A mana ability is an ability that produces mana, not an ability that costs mana.
  • If a permanent spell is exchanged this way, its new controller will control the permanent it becomes.
  • If the exchange doesn't happen but the spell is still a legal target, its controller may choose new targets for it.
  • If the target spell or the target creature is an illegal target as Sudden Substitution resolves, the exchange won't happen. If both targets are legal but are both controlled by the same player, the exchange won't happen.
  • In a multiplayer game, if the controller of one of the objects leaves the game after Sudden Substitution resolves, the effect that gave them control of the spell or permanent expires. If the spell is still on the stack, the player who gains control of it this way can't choose new targets for it.
  • The exchange lasts indefinitely. It doesn't expire for the spell if the creature changes zones or leaves the game, or vice versa.
  • The noncreature spell is still on the stack after exchanging control, and the creature is still on the battlefield.
  • After a spell with split second resolves (or otherwise leaves the stack), players may again cast spells and activate abilities before the next object on the stack resolves.
  • Casting a spell with split second won't affect spells and abilities that are already on the stack.
  • If the resolution of a triggered ability involves casting a spell, that spell can't be cast if a spell with split second is on the stack.
  • Players may turn face-down creatures face up while a spell with split second is on the stack.
  • Players still get priority while a card with split second is on the stack; their options are just limited to mana abilities and certain special actions.
  • Split second doesn't stop triggered abilities from triggering, such as that of Chalice of the Void. If one does, its controller puts it on the stack and chooses targets for it, if any. Those abilities will resolve as normal.

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    Cardkingdom 7.99 USD
    Cardmarket / 3.54 EUR 2.76 EUR
    Tcgplayer 7.04 USD
    Manapool 5.21 USD

    Legalities

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

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    Split second (As long as this spell is on the stack, players can't cast spells or activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.) Exchange control of target noncreature spell and target creature. Then the spell's controller may choose new targets for it.