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
{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
common
Set
The List
Price
$11.51
EDHREC rank
#2240
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Slip Through Space card art
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

01
Lyse Hext

Lyse Hext

57.1% of decks · synergy 0.56

Lyse Hext cares about casting noncreature spells to load up charge counters and trigger payoffs, and Slip Through Space is a cantrip that advances both the spell count and the combat step simultaneously — 57% of Lyse Hext decks run it for exactly that reason.

02
Muddle, the Ever-Changing

Muddle, the Ever-Changing

59.9% of decks · synergy 0.55

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.

03
Octavia, Living Thesis

Octavia, Living Thesis

57.5% of decks · synergy 0.53

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.

04
Elsha, Threefold Master

Elsha, Threefold Master

52.2% of decks · synergy 0.48

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.

05
Okaun, Eye of ChaosZndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom

Okaun, Eye of Chaos // Zndrsplt, Eye of Wisdom

49.3% of decks · synergy 0.44

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

FormatVerdict
commander
legacy
modern
pioneer
standard
vintage
pauper
oathbreaker

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

Budget Alternatives

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