Cyclonic Rift
Mana Cost:
Type: Instant
Oracle Text:
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.")
Power/Toughness: -/-
Rarity: mythic
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Ravnica Remastered
Price ( USD): $41.81
USD: $41.81 · EUR: €30.06
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Character Background
Few Blue instants combine raw tempo and multiplayer control like Cyclonic Rift: as a two‑mana instant bounce it can deny a key blocker or answer a combo piece, enabling tempo swings or clearing the way for an alpha strike, while Overload turns it into a one‑sided boardwipe that often ends games in Commander. Thematically it reads like a Ravnican street storm, sweeping opponents' nonland permanents from the field. Practical tips: in 60‑card tempo/control shells use it as a reset to protect tempo creatures and follow up with cheap threats or Snapcaster recursion; in EDH it's famous imprinted on Isochron Scepter for repeatable single‑target bounce—include counterspells to protect the scepter and mana rocks (Arcane Signet, Sol Ring) to help reach overload. Pairing it with cards that punish empty boards or with threats that capitalize on cleared boards maximizes its one‑shot and overloaded value.
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