Fleeting Flight
Instant
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. It gains flying until end of turn. Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to it this turn.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Foundations
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #8790
Fleeting Flight gives a creature flying and +1/+1 until end of turn for a single blue mana — cheap enough to slip into combat math as a surprise and relevant enough to redirect a key block. Outside of commanders that reuse instant-speed spells repeatedly, like Zethi, Arcane Blademaster, this is a one-shot trick that rarely justifies a deck slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zethi, Arcane Blademaster
Zethi, Arcane Blademaster copies attached instants on attack, turning Fleeting Flight's one-time pump into a recurring evasion grant that can make different creatures fly each combat.
Arahbo, the First Fang
Arahbo, the First Fang cares about dealing combat damage with Vampires, and Fleeting Flight punches a blocker out of the way — granting flying to a key attacker clears the path for the life-drain triggers Arahbo needs.
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Elenda, Saint of Dusk scales on +1/+1 counters, so the temporary buff from Fleeting Flight supplements her growth while flying lets her connect for lifelink damage she'd otherwise have blocked out.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Fleeting Flight is legal everywhere but competes poorly in formats where tempo spells need to do more than give flying until end of turn. In Commander, it only earns a slot in spell-reuse builds — primarily Zethi, Arcane Blademaster shells — where repeated trigger value converts a single mana into consistent evasion. In Pauper and Pioneer, one-mana instants set a high bar and Fleeting Flight doesn't clear it when options like Slip Through Space replace themselves. Standard and Modern have no use for a trick this narrow. The card isn't bad; it's just too situational for most 100-card or 60-card lists to justify the slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Fleeting Flight sits firmly in bulk territory and will stay there — demand is too narrow to move the price. Pick it up freely if the deck calls for it; there's no cost pressure either way.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Zethi, Arcane Blademaster
- Arahbo, the First Fang
- Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.