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Scrollshift

Instant

Exile up to one target artifact, creature, or enchantment you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
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CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{W}
Color identity
W
Rarity
common
Set
March of the Machine
Price
$0.36
EDHREC rank
#5096
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Scrollshift card art
Scrollshift blinks a nonland permanent you control and draws a card — all for one white mana at instant speed. That combination of tempo, card advantage, and reset on an enters-the-battlefield trigger makes it an auto-include in commanders like Preston, the Vanisher and Abigale, Eloquent First-Year that want repeated flicker effects.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year

Abigale, Eloquent First-Year

38.9% of decks · synergy 0.38

Abigale, Eloquent First-Year triggers on spells cast from anywhere but hand, and Scrollshift's foretell mechanic slots directly into that engine — casting it from exile fuels her ability while simultaneously blinking a creature for another ETB trigger.

02
Shiko, Paragon of the Way

Shiko, Paragon of the Way

37.7% of decks · synergy 0.37

Shiko, Paragon of the Way rewards you for targeting your own creatures, and Scrollshift delivers a blink plus a draw for a single mana, making it one of the most efficient ways to satisfy that condition while keeping board presence intact.

03
Zidane, Tantalus Thief

Zidane, Tantalus Thief

34.0% of decks · synergy 0.33

Zidane, Tantalus Thief benefits from repeated blink effects to retrigger ETB theft abilities, and Scrollshift's instant speed lets you reset a stolen permanent at the end of an opponent's turn and draw into the next piece of the combo.

04
Preston, the Vanisher

Preston, the Vanisher

27.2% of decks · synergy 0.25

Every nontoken permanent Scrollshift blinks creates a 0/0 Illusion token under Preston, the Vanisher, turning a one-mana cantrip into a token producer — foretell it early and cash it in whenever Preston is ready to capitalize.

05
Abdel Adrian, Gorion's WardCandlekeep Sage

Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward // Candlekeep Sage

21.8% of decks · synergy 0.20

Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward // Candlekeep Sage generates Ward tokens whenever Abdel himself leaves and returns, and Scrollshift provides a cheap, instant-speed way to blink him and draw a card in the same motion.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Scrollshift earns its keep — one white mana for a blink and a draw at instant speed is a legitimate rate in any ETB-focused deck, and the foretell option lets you bank it on an early turn and deploy it for free later. In Pauper, the common designation matters, and Scrollshift slots into white-based flicker shells as a cheap cantrip with upside. Modern and Pioneer see it occasionally in flicker-combo decks, though the competition from more powerful blink spells is stiff and it rarely makes maindeck cuts. Legacy and Vintage have no real interest — the effect is too incremental for formats that end games early. Standard legality is absent, so current Limited is off the table.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

2,163 decks
Preston, the VanisherFelidar GuardianScrollshift

Preston, the VanisherFelidar GuardianScrollshift

Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite landfall triggers; Infinite blinking of permanents; Infinite mana lands you control that enter the battlefield untapped can produce; Exile all nonland permanents opponents control; Infinite mana lands you control can produce

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Price Context

Current price

$0.36 bulk tier

At $0.36, Scrollshift sits firmly in bulk territory, which is appropriate for a card whose demand is narrow but real. It holds that floor as long as ETB-blink commanders stay popular — don't expect appreciation, but you're never overpaying.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.