Ghostly Flicker
Ghostly Flicker: Instant, Commander Masters. Exile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}{U}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Commander Masters (CMM)
- Released
- 2023-08-04
- Collector number
- 98
- Artist
- Raymond Swanland
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About Ghostly Flicker
Ghostly Flicker is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue instant from Commander Masters (CMM), a Masters set released in August 2023. It is collector number 98 in that set, with art by Raymond Swanland. It costs {2}{U} (two generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Pauper Commander. It has been printed in 7 sets, from Avacyn Restored (2012) to Commander Masters (2023). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.34 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Exile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control.
Sometimes it's useful to take a break from existence.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.34 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Ghostly Flicker 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 |
Other printings of Ghostly Flicker
Ghostly Flicker has been printed in 7 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #138 | Common | 2026 |
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #17 | Common | 2026 |
| The Zeta Set (SLZ) #259 | Common | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2229 | Rare | 2025 |
| The List (PLST) #KHC-39 | Common | 2024 |
| Kaldheim Commander (KHC) #39 | Common | 2021 |
| Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #39 | Common | 2017 |
| Avacyn Restored (AVR) #57 | Common | 2012 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Ghostly Flicker.
- The two targets can have different card types. For example, you can target one artifact and one creature with Ghostly Flicker.
Similar cards
Other instant cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.