Illusion // Reality
Instant // Instant
Target spell or permanent becomes the color of your choice until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Dominaria Remastered
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #27943
Illusion // Reality puts a 3/3 on board and reanimates a creature in one card — two meaningful effects for four mana split across two modes. It's a decent value play in token or reanimator shells but not a staple; the rate is fair, not exceptional.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Illusion // Reality is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient options and will never touch it. Commander is the only realistic home, where the flexibility of a split card matters more and the slower pace makes four-mana do-two-things palatable. In Oathbreaker the tighter 58-card shell makes every slot competitive, so it only fits if your signature spell or planeswalker specifically rewards the creature-token or reanimation axis.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Illusion // Reality is deep bulk — the kind of card you pull from a box rather than buy. There is no price floor to speak of at this tier, so don't expect it to hold even that value unless a future Commander precon pushes the card into a specific spotlight.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.