Cerulean Wisps
Cerulean Wisps: Instant, Shadowmoor. Target creature becomes blue until end of turn. Untap that creature. Draw a card. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {U}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Shadowmoor (SHM)
- Released
- 2008-05-02
- Collector number
- 31
- Artist
- Jim Nelson
- Commander rank
- 4,543 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Cerulean Wisps
Cerulean Wisps is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue instant from Shadowmoor (SHM), an expansion set released in May 2008. It is collector number 31 in that set, with art by Jim Nelson. It costs {U} (one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander and PreDH. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Shadowmoor (2008) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.09 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Target creature becomes blue until end of turn. Untap that creature.
Draw a card.
"If you see ghostly lights by the river, eat three twigs of marshroot to ward off kelpies." -Kithkin superstition
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.09 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Cerulean Wisps by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Cerulean Wisps
Cerulean Wisps has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #SHM-31 | Common | 2024 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Cerulean Wisps, newest first.
- An effect that changes a permanent’s colors overwrites all its old colors unless it specifically says “in addition to its other colors.” For example, after Cerulean Wisps resolves, the affected creature will just be blue. It doesn’t matter what colors it used to be (even if, for example, it used to be blue and black).
- Changing a permanent’s color won’t change its text. If you turn Wilt-Leaf Liege blue, it will still affect green creatures and white creatures.
- Colorless is not a color.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.