Cloudshift
Cloudshift: Instant, Jumpstart. Exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {W}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- White (W)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Jumpstart (JMP)
- Released
- 2020-07-17
- Collector number
- 97
- Artist
- Howard Lyon
- Commander rank
- 786 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Cloudshift
Cloudshift is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common white instant from Jumpstart (JMP), a draft-focused set released in July 2020. It is collector number 97 in that set, with art by Howard Lyon. It costs {W} (one white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Avacyn Restored (2012) to Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.98 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
Exile target creature you control, then return that card to the battlefield under your control.
"Even storm clouds bow to worship Avacyn." -Elder Rimheit
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.98 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Cloudshift 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 |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Cloudshift
Cloudshift has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2552 | Rare | 2026 |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (TLE) #152 | Common | 2025 |
| The List (PLST) #A25-7 | Common | 2019 |
| Masters 25 (A25) #7 | Common | 2018 |
| Avacyn Restored (AVR) #12 | Common | 2012 |
Official rulings
Four official rulings apply to Cloudshift, newest first.
- When an effect returns the exiled card "under your control," you control it indefinitely after that. In a multiplayer game, if a player leaves the game, all cards that player owns leave as well. If you leave the game, any creatures you control from Cloudshift's effect are exiled.
- If a token is exiled this way, it will cease to exist and won't return to the battlefield.
- Once the exiled permanent returns, it's considered a new object with no relation to the object that it was. Auras attached to the exiled permanent will be put into their owners' graveyards. Equipment attached to the exiled permanent will become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on the exiled permanent will cease to exist.
- The returned card won't be the target of any spells or abilities that targeted it before. Any spells that don't target, such as Akroma's Vengeance, will still affect it.
Similar cards
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