Illusions of Grandeur

Enchantment

Cumulative upkeep (2)

When Illusions of Grandeur enters the battlefield, you gain 20 life.

When Illusions of Grandeur leaves the battlefield, you lose 20 life.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pauper	Legal
Pauper Duel Commander	Legal
Pauper EDH	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Premodern	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (48)

SnozberryFarm on An Actual Robin Hood Deck

3 months ago

So if I understand that right, I cast Illusions of Grandeur, gain 20 life, donate it to my opponent, and when it leaves play they lose 20 life? Xtough, that is a pretty awesome suggestion and exactly the kind of thing I am looking for, and a reserve list card to boot, thank you!!

Xtough on An Actual Robin Hood Deck

3 months ago

Maybe Illusions of Grandeur coukd be a bice Gift?

WilldelaRoche on Sharing is caring

8 months ago

This deck only have Delaying Shield, Illusions of Grandeur, Nine Lives and Statecraft that need to be donated to work, so I think that both Donate and Harmless Offering are too expensive to have in the deck for only those cases.

To donate those and other permanents I already have Coveted Falcon, Bazaar Trader + Starfield of Nyx (so the goblin can also donate enchantments), Puca's Mischief and Shifting Grift.

FatFreddiesCat on Using Illusions of Grandeur

1 year ago

I have Muldrotha, the Gravetide as my commander. I have Illusions of Grandeur and Sundial of the Infinite in play. If I don't pay Illusions of Grandeur cumulative upkeep, can I use Sundial of the Infinite to end the turn before losing the 20 life? If so, does Illusions of Grandeur still go to the graveyard so I can cast it again with Muldrotha, the Gravetide?

Squee_Spirit_Guide on UBR Trix - Premodern

2 years ago

I just absolutely love this! Illusions of Grandeur and Donate was one of the first combo decks I made and I still love it! The Burning Wishes to tutor from the sideboard is really nice as well. My decks never had anything so sophisticated :)

Epicurus on Card creation challenge

2 years ago

Jwar Isle Oysters

Land Creature - Oyster Food

Jwar Isle Oysters enters the battlefield tapped

{T}: Add {U} or {B}

{UB}{UB}, {T}, Sacrifice Jwar Isle Oysters: Gain 4 life

{T}, Sacrifice Jwar Isle Oysters: Exile target creature card in your graveyard. Until end of turn, you may cast that card.

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Is a card with two types and two subtypes broken? Maybe, but I don't care. That's some Johnny shit, and while I try to pretend that I'm a Johnny at times, at heart I'm just a Timmy with Illusions of Grandeur.

I really like the second option of the previous challenge, so I'll pay it forward. Make an animal that isn't represented much and bends the color pie rules.

Ninja'd with a wildcard. Challenge stands.

Epicurus on Killing by giving opponents "positive" …

2 years ago

Since you mentioned mana burn, there is of course Yurlok of Scorch Thrash. There are a lot of ways to abuse his ability with your own cards (I especially like Blinkmoth Urn and Belbe, Corrupted Observer with Yurlok). But there are a lot of cards that could be donated to add to his destructiveness. Braid of Fire and Black Market come to mind, but I know there's more stuff that forces you to add a ton of mana.

Also, my all-time favorite donate move is Illusions of Grandeur.

Epicurus on Card creation challenge

3 years ago

Spell_Slam I'm pretty sure that the correct wording for what you're going for there would be "...your life total becomes the total amount of mana spent to cast [CARDNAME]." However, I would think that it would be better suited as an ETB trigger rather than a "when you cast" trigger, since the latter would trigger even if the spell was countered. Just as long as your opponent doesn't have something to Flicker it with.

No card in mind for the challenge. Current challenge is: "Create another card that cares about Devotion and has lots of Devotion in its cost."