Riftwing Cloudskate
Creature — Illusion
Flying
When this creature enters, return target permanent to its owner's hand.
Suspend 3—
(Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. It has haste.)
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Masters
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #17589
Riftwing Cloudskate bounces a permanent when it enters and leaves behind a 2/2 flier — the suspend cost of two blue mana makes that tempo swing nearly free. It's a niche card, but in decks that care about enters-the-battlefield triggers or creature types, like Volo, Guide to Monsters builds hunting unique creatures, it earns its slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Riftwing Cloudskate sees virtually no play in Legacy, Modern, or Vintage — the formats move too fast for a five-mana creature with a delayed entry, and better tempo pieces exist at every price point. Commander is where it finds a home, specifically in decks that abuse flicker, suspend manipulation, or ETB triggers, since the bounce effect is repeatable if you can reset the suspend counter. It's legal in Oathbreaker as well, though the smaller deck size and faster games make it a tough fit outside dedicated builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Volo, Guide to MonstersFood ChainRiftwing Cloudskate
Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite storm count
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Riftwing Cloudskate is deep bulk — easy to acquire as a throw-in from any trade binder or cheap online order. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to climb, so pick it up now if your deck wants it and don't expect any upside sitting on copies.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Volo, Guide to Monsters
- Food Chain
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.