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Brilliant Ultimatum
Sorcery
TCGplayer market · ALA #159 nonfoil
$1.20 0.0% $0.00, 7 days
- 1-year range
- 30 days
- −14.9%
- EDHREC rank
- #12,667 Down 102 in 30 days
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Brilliant Ultimatum Price Summary
The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $1.20, flat over 7 days, down 14.9% over 30 days, down 14.3% over 90 days.
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Brilliant Ultimatum in Sealed Products
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Brilliant Ultimatum Printings & Prices
Brilliant Ultimatum has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
Sell Brilliant Ultimatum: Buylist Offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Market | Spread to market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | ALA #159 | Foil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | ALA #159 | Foil | |||
| Card Kingdom | ALA #159 | Nonfoil | |||
| CoolStuffInc | ALA #159 | Nonfoil |
Brilliant Ultimatum Rules Text & Legality
Brilliant Ultimatum
Exile the top five cards of your library. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. You may play lands and cast spells from one of those piles. If you cast a spell this way, you cast it without paying its mana cost.
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Brilliant Ultimatum is legal in Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard, Pioneer and Pauper.
- CommanderLegal
- Duel CommanderLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- PreDHLegal
- VintageLegal
- AlchemyNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- Competitive BrawlNot legal
- Future StandardNot legal
- GladiatorNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- Old SchoolNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- Pauper CommanderNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- PremodernNot legal
- StandardNot legal
- Standard BrawlNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
Brilliant Ultimatum Rulings
- Oct 1, 2008
If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t pay any alternative costs. You can pay additional costs, such as conspire costs and kicker costs.
- Oct 1, 2008
One of the piles may have zero cards in it if the opponent wishes.
- Oct 1, 2008
The cards are exiled face up.
- Oct 1, 2008
The cards in the pile that wasn’t chosen remain exiled. Likewise, any cards in the chosen pile that you can’t play or you choose not to play remain exiled.
- Oct 1, 2008
You can play a land card from the chosen pile only if it’s your turn (which it probably is, since Brilliant Ultimatum is a sorcery) and you haven’t yet played a land this turn. That means that if there are two lands in the chosen pile, you’ll be able to play a maximum of one of them.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Brilliant Ultimatum has been reprinted 2 times.
- Oct 3, 2008Shards of AlaraALA #159
- Oct 3, 2008Shards of Alara · foilALA #159
Brilliant Ultimatum in Commander
Brilliant Ultimatum is the #12,667 most-played card on EDHREC, down 102 places over the last 30 days.
#12,667
EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 102 in 30 days
across all Commander decks Down 102 in 30 days
Brilliant Ultimatum FAQ
How much is Brilliant Ultimatum worth?
Brilliant Ultimatum is worth about $1.20 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is Brilliant Ultimatum legal in Commander?
Yes. Brilliant Ultimatum is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern and Legacy.
Has Brilliant Ultimatum been reprinted?
Yes. Brilliant Ultimatum has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Brilliant Ultimatum cheap?
Brilliant Ultimatum trades at about $1.20; 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#12,667 on EDHREC).