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Cyclonic Rift
Price$29.43 – $108.04
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Cyclonic Rift

{1}{U}

Instant

LegalGame Changer Salt 2.36RemovalRank #51

Return target nonland permanent you don't control to its owner's hand.

Overload {6}{U} (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")

KeywordsOverload

Why is this card good?

Cyclonic Rift is the premier one-sided board wipe in blue, and one of the best cards in the entire format. The early-game flexibility (a $2 bounce removal) plus the late-game overload that resets every opponent's board while leaving yours intact makes it a card you essentially never feel bad casting. The overload is the kicker — at instant speed, you can wait until opponents tap out, then blow them out before your alpha strike or while protecting your own win. It's a tempo nuke, a counter to combos and big bodies, and an offensive enabler all in one. Wants it: literally any deck with blue. Control, spellslinger, tempo, combo — all benefit. When NOT to play it: it's a "Game Changer," so skip it in low-power, casual, or precon-level pods where a one-sided seven-mana wipe feels miserable and unfun. Also marginal in heavy aggro decks that prefer cheaper interaction and don't reach 7 mana.

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Printings (15)

soaSecrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive · #79M$108.04Buy
soaSecrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive · #14M$34.37Buy
soaSecrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive · #144M$438.46Buy
sldSecret Lair Drop · #1869R$30.95Buy
rvrRavnica Remastered · #313M$36.32Buy
rvrRavnica Remastered · #419M$47.12Buy
rvrRavnica Remastered · #40M$41.39Buy
rvrRavnica Remastered · #313zM$1284.84Buy
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cmmCommander Masters · #485R—Buy
cmmCommander Masters · #84R$32.19Buy
2xmDouble Masters · #339R$47.82Buy
2xmDouble Masters · #47R$33.96Buy
mm3Modern Masters 2017 · #35R$33.30Buy
c14Commander 2014 · #104R$33.12Buy
rtrReturn to Ravnica · #35R$29.43Buy

Played by these commanders

Teferi, Temporal Archmage100% of 1

Combos (1)

  • Brago, King Eternal + Archaeomancer + Cyclonic Rift

    → Return all nonland permanents opponents control to their hand on each of your turns, Lock

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