Voyager Staff
Artifact
, Sacrifice this artifact: Exile target creature. Return the exiled card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Elves vs. Inventors
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #8407
Voyager Staff exiles a creature until end of turn for two mana and a tap — useful for blinking your own ETB creatures or protecting a key piece from a board wipe. It's narrow, slow, and competes with better blink effects in most lists, so it earns a slot only in dedicated flicker builds.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Voyager Staff sees meaningful play, and even there it's a role-player rather than a staple. The effect — exile a creature, return it at end of turn — fits ETB-value commanders who want repeatable blink without committing to a second color or a more expensive piece. In Legacy, Modern, and Vintage it's legal but effectively invisible; the format speed and card quality make a two-mana tap effect uncompetitive. Oathbreaker is legal but faces the same problem: the effect isn't powerful enough to justify the slot in a 60-card singleton context.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Voyager Staff is pure bulk — pick it up without thinking twice if the deck calls for it. Demand is low enough that the price isn't going anywhere, and you'll find copies in any bulk bin.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.