Slip Through Space
Sorcery
Devoid (This card has no color.)
Target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Draw a card.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $11.51
- EDHREC rank
- #2240
Slip Through Space makes any creature unblockable and replaces itself for one blue mana — the entire cost is refunded in card advantage. In the right shell, especially anything involving Precursor Golem, that one mana triggers a chain reaction that draws multiple cards while punching through every blocker on the board.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy

Muddle, the Ever-Changing
Muddle, the Ever-Changing wants a high density of cheap instants and sorceries to copy and mutate, and Slip Through Space fills that role while replacing itself — nearly 60% inclusion reflects how naturally it slots into the spell-chain engine.

Octavia, Living Thesis
Octavia, Living Thesis pumps creatures to 8/8 whenever you cast an instant or sorcery, so Slip Through Space does double duty: it triggers the size boost and then ensures that 8/8 connects unblocked.

Elsha, Threefold Master
Elsha, Threefold Master rewards casting noncreature spells from the top of the library, and Slip Through Space's cantrip effect keeps the chain moving while setting up an unblockable swing — over half of Elsha decks include it.


Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom needs Okaun to connect with combat damage to close games, and Slip Through Space is among the cheapest ways to guarantee that hit while drawing a card in the process.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Slip Through Space punches above its mana cost in any deck that wants to cantrip through a combo turn or push a single threat past a board full of blockers for one mana. Pauper is where it earns a competitive reputation — cheap unblockable effects that draw cards are exactly what tempo and combo decks want in a format with tight resources. In Legacy and Vintage it sees niche play in Delver-style or storm-adjacent lists that want cantrips with a combat upside, though neither format prioritizes it. Modern and Pioneer have enough cheap interaction that a single-target unblockable effect rarely justifies the slot outside of dedicated combo shells. Oathbreaker treats it similarly to Commander — it's a role-player whenever the signature spell or planeswalker wants a fast, clean path through.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card




Precursor GolemRite of ReplicationLaboratory ManiacSlip Through Space
Near-infinite card draw; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite magecraft triggers; Win the game
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Precursor GolemRite of ReplicationJace, Wielder of MysteriesSlip Through Space
Near-infinite card draw; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite magecraft triggers; Win the game
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Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Distortion Strike does the same job for one mana and grants rebound, so you get two unblockable triggers for the price of one — the trade-off is that it's a sorcery on rebound and doesn't cantrip, so you're trading card parity for an extra combat step. Shadow Rift is the closest one-mana instant cantrip analog to Slip Through Space, granting shadow instead of straight unblockable, which matters in the rare case an opponent also runs shadow creatures.
Price Context
Current price
$11.51 mid tier
At $11.51, Slip Through Space sits in mid-tier pricing for a common — a premium entirely driven by its role in specific Commander combo decks rather than competitive format demand. That price is stable as long as those decks stay popular, but a reprint in any precon or set would collapse it quickly.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Precursor Golem
- Lyse Hext
- Muddle, the Ever-Changing
- Octavia, Living Thesis
- Elsha, Threefold Master
- Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom
- Rite of Replication
- Laboratory Maniac
- Jace, Wielder of Mysteries
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.
