---
name: "Illusionist's Stratagem"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "KLR"
set_name: "Kaladesh Remastered"
collector_number: "53"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Svetlin Velinov"
oracle_id: "1225bee2-c829-4a93-9f75-3495277c23bc"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/illusionists-stratagem-klr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Illusionist's Stratagem
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant

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

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Displace](/printing/displace-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Blur](/printing/blur-clb.md) — Instant
3. [Ghostly Flicker](/printing/ghostly-flicker-slz.md) — Instant
4. [Acrobatic Maneuver](/printing/acrobatic-maneuver-plst.md) — Instant
5. [Scrollshift](/printing/scrollshift-mom.md) — Instant
6. [Peel from Reality](/printing/peel-from-reality-m15.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kaladesh Remastered (KLR) #53
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Svetlin Velinov
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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