Swan Song
Swan Song: Instant, Edge of Eternities Commander. Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Printings, prices, and format legality on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {U}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Edge of Eternities Commander (EOC)
- Released
- 2025-08-01
- Collector number
- 46
- Artist
- Lorenzo Mastroianni
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About Swan Song
Swan Song is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue instant from Edge of Eternities Commander (EOC), a Commander product released in August 2025. It is collector number 46 in that set, with art by Lorenzo Mastroianni. It costs {U} (one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Theros (2013) to Edge of Eternities Commander (2025). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $13.17 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Counter target enchantment, instant, or sorcery spell. Its controller creates a 2/2 blue Bird creature token with flying.
In the end, the dying Illvoi clung to neither secrecy nor protocol. She cloudsculpted wings that she might live on in a spark of creativity.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $13.17 (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 Swan Song by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Swan Song
Swan Song 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) #2829 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #922 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1591 | Rare | 2025 |
| Tales of Middle-earth Commander (LTC) #197 | Rare | 2023 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #91 | Rare | 2020 |
| Historic Anthology 3 (HA3) #9 | Rare | 2020 |
| Commander 2016 (C16) #98 | Rare | 2016 |
| Theros (THS) #65 | Rare | 2013 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Swan Song.
- Swan Song can target a spell that can't be countered. That spell won't be countered when Swan Song resolves, but its controller will get a Bird token.
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