Magic: The Gathering · commander
Brilliant Plan
Commander 2013 · #34 · uncommon · 2013
Sorcery
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.27
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 34 / 356
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Illustrator
- Song Shikai
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 2013-11-01
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Sorcery
Also does
Strategy & play
How Brilliant Plan plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Brilliant Plan
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
More by Song Shikai
This card was illustrated by Song Shikai.
About this card
Mana cost: {4}{U}
Type: Sorcery
Draw three cards.
"At Red Cliffs, Kongming and Zhou Yu each wrote his plan for defeating Wei on the palm of his hand. They laughed as they both revealed the same word, "Fire.""
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.27 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.12 |
| MTGO tix | 0.04 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Brilliant Plan is real?
Brilliant Plan is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Brilliant Plan worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Brilliant Plan is $0.27; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Brilliant Plan from?
Brilliant Plan is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Commander 2013" in the commander series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Brilliant Plan?
Brilliant Plan is a uncommon card in the Commander 2013 set.
Other Brilliant Plan printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
