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Ill-Gotten Gains
Sorcery
Exile Ill-Gotten Gains. Each player discards their hand, then returns up to three cards from their graveyard to their hand.
Urza thought it a crusade. Xantcha knew it was a robbery.
- Set
- Urza's Saga (USG #138)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana value
- 4
- Released
- 1998-10-12
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- EDHREC rank
- #14,009
- Colour identity
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Served from
- Local database
Commander bracket
1
+
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Salt Score
0.60
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Combos 9
Ill-Gotten Gains+Seething Song+Pyretic Ritual+Reverberate
Infinite red manaInfinite storm count
16 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Ill-Gotten Gains+Desperate Ritual+Pyretic Ritual+Reverberate
Infinite storm count
15 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Ill-Gotten Gains+Seething Song+Desperate Ritual+Reverberate
Infinite red manaInfinite storm count
14 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Ill-Gotten Gains+Seething Song+Pyretic Ritual+Increasing Vengeance
Infinite red manaInfinite storm count
10 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Ill-Gotten Gains+Seething Song+Desperate Ritual+Increasing Vengeance
Infinite red manaInfinite storm count
8 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Ill-Gotten Gains+Desperate Ritual+Pyretic Ritual+Increasing Vengeance
Infinite storm count
7 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Ill-Gotten Gains+Seething Song+Pyretic Ritual+Fork
Infinite red manaInfinite storm count
4 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Ill-Gotten Gains+Desperate Ritual+Pyretic Ritual+Fork
Infinite storm count
4 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Ill-Gotten Gains+Seething Song+Desperate Ritual+Fork
Infinite red manaInfinite storm count
3 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
All 9 combos.
Format legality
Standard
Not legal
Pioneer
Not legal
Modern
Not legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Not legal
Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Brawl
Not legal
Standard Brawl
Not legal
Historic
Not legal
Timeless
Not legal
Alchemy
Not legal
Penny
Not legal
Premodern
Legal
PreDH
Legal
Pauper EDH
Not legal
Old School
Not legal
Future
Not legal
Gladiator
Not legal
Rulings
- 2004-10-04
Players can get fewer than 3 cards if they want.