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Clutch of Currents

Sorcery

Return target creature to its owner's hand.
Awaken 3—{4}{U} (If you cast this spell for {4}{U}, also put three +1/+1 counters on target land you control and it becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste. It's still a land.)

CMC
1
Mana cost
{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
common
Set
Pioneer Masters
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#19167
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Clutch of Currents card art
Clutch of Currents bounces a creature for one blue mana — the wake ability just makes it scale when you have extra mana to spend. It's fine cheap interaction, but narrow enough that most Commander decks have better options unless they're specifically rewarding spells matter or +1/+1 counter synergies like Experiment Kraj.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Clutch of Currents is a functional one-mana bounce spell in Pauper, where tempo matters and cheap interaction is at a premium. In Commander, a single bounce rarely pulls enough weight — the format's multiplayer nature means you're spending a card to slow one player down by a turn, and three opponents will punish that inefficiency. The wake ability is a mana sink that occasionally makes the card playable in dedicated tempo or spells-matter builds, but it's not a staple at any power level.

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Clutch of Currents is a bulk common — expect to find it in the penny bin or pick it up as part of a collection. At that price point there's no reason not to own a copy if you want one, but the low cost reflects the low ceiling.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.