Whisk Away
Instant
Put target attacking or blocking creature on top of its owner's library.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Fate Reforged
- Price
- $0.05
- EDHREC rank
- #23252
Whisk Away trades the permanent removal you want for a tempo bounce that puts the threat on top of the opponent's library — slowing them down one draw step, not stopping them. It's a niche pick that only earns its slot in decks that specifically punish library-top manipulation or need to avoid triggering graveyard effects.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Whisk Away sits below the removal bar — sorcery-speed bounce that returns a permanent to the top of the library doesn't answer the threats that win games at a four-player table, and most blue decks would rather run a hard counterspell or exile effect. In Pauper, the common card pool makes tempo plays more meaningful, and the library-top placement has occasional synergy with opponent-milling strategies, but it still competes poorly against Snap and similar options. Across Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, Whisk Away is strictly outclassed by cheaper, harder interaction. The one context where it earns genuine consideration is any format where triggering a commander's graveyard ability matters — putting the threat back into the library dodges that trigger cleanly.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.05 bulk tier
At $0.05, Whisk Away is deep bulk — you'll pull it from a commons box before you'd ever buy a single copy. That price reflects demand accurately; nothing about its effect is likely to push it out of the bulk bin.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.