Blink of an Eye
Instant
Kicker 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell.)
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If this spell was kicked, draw a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #8185
Blink of an Eye bounces any nonland permanent and replaces itself for four mana — clean, unconditional, and card-neutral. The kicker cost keeps it honest, but in spell-matter decks like Talrand, Sky Summoner, the Drake it generates on the way through makes the math work.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Every instant and sorcery makes a Drake under Talrand, Sky Summoner, so Blink of an Eye isn't just tempo — it's a 2/2 flier stapled to a bounce spell, which is exactly the kind of two-for-one that keeps the engine humming.
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, Blink of an Eye earns its slot in spell-matter and tempo builds that want cheap interaction that doesn't go card-negative — the kicker option means it's never dead late. In Pauper it sits in a crowded field of cheap blue bounce, where Snap and Vapor Snag outclass it for aggressive applications, leaving Blink of an Eye mostly to control shells that want the cantrip upside. Legacy and Vintage have no interest; four mana for a bounce spell isn't remotely competitive there. Pioneer and Modern could theoretically run it, but the same problem applies — better options exist at every point on the curve.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Blink of an Eye is pure bulk — easy to acquire and unlikely to move in either direction given how many printings cheap blue interaction accumulates. Pick it up without thinking twice; the price floor is already the floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.