Blinding Drone
Creature — Eldrazi Drone
Devoid (This card has no color.)
, 
: Tap target creature. ( represents colorless mana.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Price
- $0.04
- EDHREC rank
- #22694
Blinding Drone taps a creature for— repeatable, instant-speed, and attached to a 1/1 body that enters the battlefield on turn two. The cost is real: you need a steady energy supply, and without it the Drone is just a vanilla 1/1.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Blinding Drone is a niche inclusion that earns its slot only in dedicated energy shells — outside of Atraxa or Meria lists that generate energy as a core resource, there are cheaper and more reliable ways to tap down threats. In Pauper, where energy is a recognized synergy package and every mana matters, Blinding Drone sees occasional play as a soft-lock piece in energy-tempo builds. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer all have access to stronger energy payoffs and better tap effects, so Blinding Drone does not compete in those formats. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander calculus: if your planeswalker generates or cares about energy, Blinding Drone is a legitimate consideration; otherwise, skip it.
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Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.04 bulk tier
At $0.04, Blinding Drone is deep bulk — a throw-in card that costs nothing to acquire and nothing to cut. It holds no financial value and isn't expected to, but for energy-synergy builds it represents zero opportunity cost as an inclusion.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.