Waylay
Instant
Create three 2/2 white Knight creature tokens. Exile them at the beginning of the next cleanup step.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #28413
Waylay puts three 2/2 Knight tokens into play at instant speed for three mana — reasonable stats on paper, but the tokens vanish at your next upkeep, making this a combat trick masquerading as a token generator. Outside of a handful of blink or flicker interactions that dodge the exile clause, it rarely earns its slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Waylay occupies a narrow role: flash it in as a surprise blocker or swing for six with haste-granting effects, then accept the tokens disappear. The exile rider keeps it off most white token decks' radar entirely. Legacy technically allows Waylay but it sees no real play there — three mana for a temporary army doesn't compete with format staples. Vintage is the same story: legal, irrelevant. Oathbreaker is the most forgiving home given the tighter game length, where three disposable attackers can actually close out a game before the upkeep clause matters.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Waylay is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not power. The price is unlikely to climb without a reprint interaction or rules-errata moment that makes the exile clause relevant in new ways, so treat it as a throwaway include rather than a pickup.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.