Swat Away
Instant
This spell costs 
less to cast if a creature is attacking you.
The owner of target spell or creature puts it on their choice of the top or bottom of their library.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #18923
Swat Away counters a spell and draws a card for two mana — that's a clean two-for-one at instant speed. It's a legitimate rate, and any blue deck that wants cheap interaction should run it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Swat Away earns its slot as cheap, cantripping countermagic — two mana to stop a threat and replace itself is exactly the kind of spell that keeps your hand full while stopping the table's best plays. Competitive formats like Legacy and Vintage have access to harder counters at the same cost, so Swat Away won't make the cut there. Modern and Pioneer run similarly efficient options, but budget builds can lean on it without much sacrifice. Standard is where it fits most comfortably outside Commander, filling the role of accessible interaction for any blue control shell.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Swat Away is pure bulk — you're paying almost nothing for a card that pulls real weight. Bulk rares fluctuate, but functional common-tier counterspells with upside rarely spike; expect it to stay in this range.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.