Blink
Enchantment — Saga
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after IV.)
I, III — Choose target creature. Its owner shuffles it into their library, then investigates. (They create a Clue token.)
II, IV — Create a 2/2 black Alien Angel artifact creature token with first strike, vigilance, and "Whenever an opponent casts a creature spell, this token isn't a creature until end of turn."
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #13138
Blink exiles a creature you control and returns it to the battlefield under your control at end of turn — a clean, instant-speed flicker on one mana. It's a cheap tool for resetting enters-the-battlefield triggers, and Davros, Dalek Creator builds around exactly that kind of abuse.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Davros, Dalek Creator
Davros, Dalek Creator mills opponents and rewards you every time a creature you control enters the battlefield, so Blink doubles as both protection and an extra trigger on demand for a single white mana.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Blink is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — the formats where one-mana instant-speed flicker has the most room to operate. In Commander, it earns its slot in any deck that wants to repeatedly fire ETB triggers or save a key creature from targeted removal without spending two or three mana. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but rarely need it — those formats move too fast for a one-creature flicker to matter outside of dedicated combo shells. Oathbreaker is the other home worth noting, where protecting your planeswalker or resetting an ETB creature can swing a game at low cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Blink isn't available in this snapshot, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current figure. Given its narrow but genuine role in ETB-heavy Commander decks, it typically sits in budget range — worth picking up if you're building around Davros, Dalek Creator or any flicker-friendly strategy.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.