Can't Stay Away
Sorcery
Return target creature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains "If this creature would die, exile it instead."
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Promos
- Price
- $0.25
- EDHREC rank
- #16556
Can't Stay Away returns any creature from your graveyard to the battlefield — and then gives it lifelink until end of turn to make the most of that body the moment it lands. Two mana for a reanimation effect is genuinely efficient; the exile clause at end of turn is the real cost, so this card belongs in decks that want the enters-the-battlefield trigger more than the permanent.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Can't Stay Away occupies the niche of cheap, instant-speed reanimation — a slot most graveyard decks actively want but rarely fill at two mana. The exile-at-end-of-turn drawback is largely irrelevant in decks built around ETB triggers or sacrifice loops, making it a staple in those archetypes rather than a concession. In Modern and Pioneer, it competes with Persist, Unearth, and other modal tools, and the exile clause makes it a fringe consideration rather than a mainstay outside of dedicated combo shells. Legacy's density of faster options pushes Can't Stay Away to the margins of competitive play there as well.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.25 bulk tier
At $0.25, Can't Stay Away sits firmly in bulk territory — it's widely available and easy to acquire as a throw-in trade or cheap single. The price is unlikely to move meaningfully; it's a niche role-player rather than a cross-format staple, so buy it for the deck that wants it and don't think twice.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.