Illumination

Mirage · #21 · uncommon · EN

$0.24

cheapest of 20 store offers · see all

market $0.54

Mana cost: {W}{W}

Type: Instant

Commonly played as: Counterspell, Lifegain

Counter target artifact or enchantment spell. Its controller gains life equal to its mana value.

Artist: David O'Connor

Released: 1996-10-08

Finishes: Nonfoil

Market price

  • TCGplayer: $0.54
  • Cardmarket: €0.62
  • MTGO tix: 0.04
$0.85$0.54
234 days of daily prices for Illumination: $0.81 to $0.54
2026-01-252026-11-12
234 days tracked · $0.81 → $0.54 (-33%) · low $0.54 · high $0.85
Daily USD snapshots; a flat stretch is a day with no new price recorded.

Other languages

The same printing (Mirage #21) in 6 other languages.

Store prices

The 3 cheapest per condition and finish, in stock at the last check. Offers not re-confirmed within 60 days are not shown. Prices in different currencies are compared at the current exchange rate.

StoreConditionFinishPriceChecked
ManaPoolMP · todayMPregular$0.24today
ManaPoolHP · todayHPregular$0.25today
CardTraderHP · todayHPregular€0.24today
ManaPoolDM · todayDMregular$0.27today
ManaPoolSP · todaySPregular$0.37today
ManaPoolNM · todayNMregular$0.49today
MTG MexicoHP · todayHPregular10.00 MXNtoday
Card KingdomMP · 3 days agoMPregular$0.553 days ago
Everything GamesSP · 8 days agoSPregularCA$0.808 days ago
Taverne du CollectionneurMP · 3 days agoMPregularCA$0.803 days ago
Card KingdomSP · 3 days agoSPregular$0.633 days ago
GamezillaNM · todayNMregularCA$0.90today
CardmarketNM · todayNMregular€0.67today
CardTraderDM · todayDMregular€1.10today

Truncated: 6 further offers are available at a higher price in the same conditions, out of 20 in total.

Format legality

  • standard: not legal
  • pioneer: not legal
  • modern: not legal
  • legacy: legal
  • vintage: legal
  • commander: legal
  • pauper: not legal
  • brawl: not legal

In Gestic collections

  • Held in 14 lists
  • 24 copies tracked