Perilous Voyage
Instant
Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand. If its mana value was 2 or less, scry 2.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ixalan
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #19618
Perilous Voyage bounces a nonland permanent your opponent controls and, if that permanent cost two or less, replaces itself with a Scry 2 — cheap interaction that can double as card selection against early threats. It's a solid tempo piece in blue decks that want to answer small permanents without spending a real card.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Perilous Voyage earns a slot in tempo and control shells that specifically need to answer mana rocks, low-cost artifacts, or early stax pieces — the Scry 2 rider is live often enough to matter. In Modern and Legacy it's strictly outclassed by Brazen Borrower and Subtlety, which offer more raw power for formats where card quality gaps are punishing. Pioneer is similar — the card is legal but rarely sees play outside fringe brews that want the cheapest possible bounce effect. Oathbreaker is the format where Perilous Voyage gets the most mileage outside Commander, since the lower-power environment makes a cantripping bounce spell genuinely competitive.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Perilous Voyage is deep bulk — you're paying for the cardboard, not the effect. The price is stable by definition; bulk commons don't move unless a competitive deck picks them up, and there's no current demand pulling this one anywhere.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.