Riftwing Cloudskate
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra 15 • uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra
- Collector number
- 15
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
Flying
When this creature enters, return target permanent to its owner's hand.
Suspend 3—1 generic mana blue mana (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay 1 generic mana blue mana and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. It has haste.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Riftwing Cloudskate was originally released in the 2006 expansion Time Spiral, a set deeply rooted in Magic: The Gathering's history that introduced the suspend mechanic. The creature was designed to provide a versatile tempo play, allowing players to bounce a permanent upon entering the battlefield. Its inclusion in the 2008 Duel Decks: Jace vs. Chandra product was intended to bolster the blue-aligned deck's ability to control the board, emphasizing the strategic, manipulative style associated with Jace Beleren.
The card features illustration by Doug Alexander, whose work captures the ethereal and nautical aesthetic of the creature. Within the context of the Duel Decks series, which sought to introduce players to the personalities of iconic Planeswalkers through pre-constructed gameplay, the Cloudskate served as a functional centerpiece for interacting with opponents' battlefield states. It was received as a solid, utility-focused card, valued by players for its efficiency and synergy within tempo-based strategies.
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