Drifting Djinn
Creature — Djinn
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay 
.
Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Price
- $0.58
- EDHREC rank
- #29291
Drifting Djinn is a 4/5 flier for five mana — reasonable stats — but it loses a +1/+1 counter during each of your upkeeps, and when the last counter goes, it sacrifices itself. You get roughly three to four attacks before it vanishes, which is rarely enough to justify the slot.
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 |
Drifting Djinn is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive play in any of those formats has left it behind. In Commander, the self-shrinking clause is a real liability — five mana buys you evasive threats that don't evaporate, and the format's longer games make the countdown even more punishing. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more efficient blue threats, so Drifting Djinn won't see serious play there. It's a bulk curiosity, not a competitive inclusion in any format where it's legal.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.58 bulk tier
At $0.58, Drifting Djinn sits firmly in bulk territory, and the price reflects the card's power level honestly. There's no spike case here — it doesn't anchor a combo, and no commander archetype is clamoring for a self-sacrificing beater.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.