---
name: "Ill-Gotten Gains"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "USG"
set_name: "Urza's Saga"
collector_number: "138"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Greg Staples"
oracle_id: "c88eff74-def5-42ea-873c-b3b479f6fe18"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ill-gotten-gains-usg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Ill-Gotten Gains
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Exile Ill-Gotten Gains. Each player discards their hand, then returns up to three cards from their graveyard to their hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dark Deal](/printing/dark-deal-sld.md) — Sorcery
2. [Windfall](/printing/windfall-cm2.md) — Sorcery
3. [Wit's End](/printing/wits-end-dis.md) — Sorcery
4. [Awaken the Erstwhile](/printing/awaken-the-erstwhile-prna.md) — Sorcery
5. [Diminishing Returns](/printing/diminishing-returns-me1.md) — Sorcery
6. [Wheel of Fortune](/printing/wheel-of-fortune-vma.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Saga (USG) #138
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Greg Staples
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`