Fleeting Reflection
Instant
Target creature you control gains hexproof until end of turn. Untap that creature. Until end of turn, it becomes a copy of up to one other target creature.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #11339
Fleeting Reflection turns any permanent you control into a copy of any other permanent on the board until end of turn — a one-mana instant that swings a combat step, steals a trigger, or cheats an enters-the-battlefield effect depending entirely on the board state. The ceiling is high enough to run in dedicated blink and copy shells, but the floor is a dead card when nothing on board is worth copying.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Fleeting Reflection is a Commander card through and through — the format's longer games and multiplayer boards give you enough powerful permanents to copy that the ceiling justifies the slot. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy, a one-mana until-end-of-turn copy effect rarely closes games fast enough; those formats punish cards that don't generate lasting advantage. Standard is technically legal but offers no shell where Fleeting Reflection meaningfully outperforms a straightforward threat or removal spell. Stick to Commander and Oathbreaker, where the board is wide, the permanents are absurd, and a single instant-speed copy can win a combat or generate a game-ending trigger.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Fleeting Reflection is firmly bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in without a second thought. Bulk one-mana utility instants rarely spike unless they land in a breakout combo, and nothing about Fleeting Reflection's current Commander adoption suggests price pressure is coming.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.