
Circuitous Route: Sorcery, Zendikar Rising Commander. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.
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Circuitous Route is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon green sorcery from Zendikar Rising Commander (ZNC), a Commander product released in September 2020. It is collector number 62 in that set, with art by Milivoj Ćeran. It costs {3}{G} (three generic and one green mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is green. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Guilds of Ravnica (2018) to Foundations (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.34 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).
Search your library for up to two basic land cards and/or Gate cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
"The shortest path between two points is not always the safest." -Tamina, district guide
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.34 (as of 2026-11-11).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Legality of Circuitous Route by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Standard | Legal |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | Legal |
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Standard Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Alchemy | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Circuitous Route has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #GRN-125 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Foundations (FDN) #635 | Uncommon | 2024 |
| Guilds of Ravnica (GRN) #125 | Uncommon | 2018 |
Other sorcery cards with a green colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
Circuitous Route is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.