Swirling Torrent
Sorcery
Choose one or both —
• Put target creature on top of its owner's library.
• Return target creature to its owner's hand.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica Allegiance
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #28992
Swirling Torrent moves up to two creatures — yours or opponents' — to any zones of the battlefield for seven mana at sorcery speed. That flexibility is real, but seven mana for a sorcery that doesn't generate card advantage is a steep ask in any powered table.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Swirling Torrent is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's a Commander card through and through — the political angle of repositioning blockers or separating a combo piece from its protection only matters in multiplayer. In older singleton-adjacent formats where it's legal, seven mana at sorcery speed competes against counterspells, Force of Will, and permanent answers that cost a fraction of the investment. Commander is the only format where the effect finds a home, and even there it needs a shell that specifically wants creatures repositioned rather than destroyed.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Swirling Torrent is deep bulk — the price of a sleeve, not a card. That cost won't move; narrow seven-mana sorceries don't appreciate without a breakout combo or a reprint in a high-profile product.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.