---
name: "Illusions of Grandeur"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Cumulative upkeep"]
set: "ME1"
set_name: "Masters Edition"
collector_number: "40"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Quinton Hoover"
oracle_id: "d7c81b3e-8082-4aaf-8979-2717d118234c"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/illusions-of-grandeur-me1"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Illusions of Grandeur
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment
- **Keywords:** Cumulative upkeep

## Oracle Text
Cumulative upkeep {2} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
When this enchantment enters, you gain 20 life.
When this enchantment leaves the battlefield, you lose 20 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Illusionary Terrain](/printing/illusionary-terrain-ice.md) — Enchantment
2. [Krovikan Whispers](/printing/krovikan-whispers-csp.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Delusions of Mediocrity](/printing/delusions-of-mediocrity-7ed.md) — Enchantment
4. [Phyrexian Etchings](/printing/phyrexian-etchings-plst.md) — Enchantment
5. [Heart of Bogardan](/printing/heart-of-bogardan-wth.md) — Enchantment
6. [Illusionary Presence](/printing/illusionary-presence-ice.md) — Creature — Illusion

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition (ME1) #40
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Quinton Hoover
- **Total Printings:** 7 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`