Don't Blink
Instant
Until end of turn, if one or more creatures would enter from exile or after being cast from exile, their owners shuffle them into their libraries instead.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #18270
Don't Blink exiles a target creature until end of turn — blanking an attacker, dodging a board wipe, or resetting an enters-the-battlefield trigger for two mana at instant speed. It's a clean, versatile white tempo play that earns its slot in any blink-matters shell.
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 |
Commander is where Don't Blink does its best work — the format's creature-heavy games mean the protection mode alone justifies the slot, and any commander that cares about enters-the-battlefield triggers turns it into a value engine. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but far too slow and narrow to see meaningful play against those formats' threat density. Don't Blink is a Commander card through and through.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Don't Blink sits firmly in bulk territory — easy to pick up as a throw-in or trade filler. Bulk blink effects rarely spike unless a breakout commander pushes the archetype, so don't expect movement, but at this price there's no reason to hesitate on copies.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.