Astral Drift

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Astral Drift: Enchantment, Commander 2020. MTG card details, printings, market prices, official rulings, and format legality, all in one place on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}{W}
Mana value
3
Type
Enchantment
Colour identity
White (W)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Commander 2020 (C20)
Released
2020-04-17
Collector number
76
Artist
Anna Steinbauer
Commander rank
9,109 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Cycling

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About Astral Drift

Astral Drift is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white enchantment from Commander 2020 (C20), a Commander product released in April 2020. It is collector number 76 in that set, with art by Anna Steinbauer. It costs {2}{W} (two generic and one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Modern Horizons (2019) to Commander 2020 (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.31 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

Whenever you cycle this card or cycle another card while this enchantment is on the battlefield, you may exile target creature. If you do, return that card to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.

Cycling {2}{W} ({2}{W}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.31 (as of 2026-11-11).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Astral Drift by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Astral Drift

Astral Drift has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #72892Rare2019
Modern Horizons (MH1) #3Rare2019
Modern Horizons Promos (PMH1) #3Rare2019

Official rulings

Four official rulings apply to Astral Drift, newest first.

  • If you cycle a card during a player's end step, the exiled creature will remain exiled until the next turn's end step.
  • If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won't return to the battlefield.
  • Astral Drift's triggered ability resolves before the cycling ability does. You won't draw until after you choose the target and choose whether to exile the creature.
  • Auras attached to the exiled creature will be put into their owners' graveyards. Equipment attached to the exiled creature will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled creature will cease to exist. Once the exiled creature returns, it's considered a new object with no relation to the object that it was.

Similar cards

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