Back on Track
Sorcery
Return target creature or Vehicle card from your graveyard to the battlefield. Create a 1/1 colorless Pilot creature token with "This token saddles Mounts and crews Vehicles as though its power were 2 greater."
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Aetherdrift
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #18214
Back on Track untaps two target permanents at instant speed — the functional payoff of a two-card combo piece on a single spell. Two mana for that effect is fair, and in any deck that wants to untap creatures or mana rocks mid-combo, it earns its slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Back on Track has its clearest home — untapping two permanents at instant speed enables extra combat steps, reloads tap-to-win creatures like Dramatic Reversal targets, and doubles mana rock output mid-chain. In eternal formats like Legacy and Vintage it's too narrow; dedicated combo decks there have cheaper, more consistent options. Modern and Pioneer are similarly cool on it — the effect is real but the competition for two-mana instants is fierce and the payoff requires build-around support that those formats rarely sustain. Standard is the one context where Back on Track could see fringe play if the right tap-for-effect permanents are legal simultaneously.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Back on Track is deep bulk — pick it up for free out of a common box or grab a playset for less than a coffee. Bulk rares with narrow build-around requirements rarely climb without a breakout Standard season or a Commander precon spotlight, so don't expect movement.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.