---
name: "Illusory Ambusher"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Cat Illusion"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flash"]
set: "C20"
set_name: "Commander 2020"
collector_number: "113"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Steve Argyle"
oracle_id: "ad3add32-cb87-4cd4-8c36-a737a897a8c8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/illusory-ambusher-c20"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Illusory Ambusher
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Cat Illusion
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/1
- **Keywords:** Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Whenever this creature is dealt damage, draw that many cards.

> *« Il n'a d'appétit que pour la violence. Nourrissez-le si vous osez. »
—Doriel, mentor de l'Île de Mistral*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Enduring Curiosity](/printing/enduring-curiosity-pdsk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Cat Glimmer
2. [Slitherwisp](/printing/slitherwisp-prm.md) — Creature — Elemental Nightmare
3. [Shielded Aether Thief](/printing/shielded-aether-thief-klr.md) — Creature — Vedalken Rogue
4. [Kianne, Corrupted Memory](/printing/kianne-corrupted-memory-dsc.md) — Legendary Creature — Illusion
5. [Cunning Nightbonder](/printing/cunning-nightbonder-iko.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
6. [Ophidian Eye](/printing/ophidian-eye-tsp.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2020 (C20) #113
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Steve Argyle
- **Total Printings:** 31 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: `legal`