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Ghostly Flicker

First printed in Avacyn Restored (2012)

All 9 prints

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  • The Zeta Set (SLZ) #138, 2026
  • The Zeta Set (SLZ) #17, 2026
  • The Zeta Set (SLZ) #259, 2026
  • Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2229, 2025
  • The List (PLST) #KHC-39, 2024
  • Commander Masters (CMM) #98, 2023
  • Kaldheim Commander (KHC) #39, 2021
  • Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #39, 2017
  • Avacyn Restored (AVR) #57, 2012

Ghostly Flicker

Instant

Exile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control.

In the last 30 days 2.9% of Pauper decks played it (56 of 1908). Most played in Dimir Control. In the last 30 days 0.7% of Commander decks played it (44 of 6150). Most played in Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero.

Staple

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

1336 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

See all 1336 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

  • Standard Not legal
  • Pioneer Not legal
  • Modern Legal
  • Legacy Legal
  • Vintage Legal
  • Pauper Legal
  • Future Standard Not legal
  • Historic Not legal
  • Timeless Not legal
  • Alchemy Not legal
  • Penny Dreadful Not legal
  • Premodern Not legal
  • Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

  • Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

  • Commander Legal
  • Duel Commander Legal
  • Pauper Commander Legal
  • PreDH Not legal
  • Tiny Leaders Legal
  • Oathbreaker Legal
  • Brawl Not legal
  • Standard Brawl Not legal
  • Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta
share of the archetype in the format
Play it
decks of the archetype that play this card
Together
decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift
how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Pauper Other periods →

In 56 of 1908 decks (2.9%).

Share of decks
2.9%
▼ 0.2 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-06: 11.1% 2026-08-13: 1.0% 2026-08-20: 4.9% 2026-08-27: 4.7% 2026-09-03: 3.2% 2026-09-10: 1.5% 2026-09-17: 2.7% 2026-09-24: 4.2% 2026-10-01: 2.7% 2026-10-08: 1.8% 2026-10-15: 3.3% 2026-10-22: 4.4%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
56
56 main, 1 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.0
in the main deck
Win rate
54%
9 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Dimir Control 13.1% 0%
Affinity 9.4% 4%
Tron 5.5% 17%
Familiars 1.4% 100%
WUB (unclassified) 0.8% 7%
UBR (unclassified) 0.3% 17%
WUR (unclassified) 0.3% 20%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Mulldrifter73%14.9
Lórien Revealed64%2.3
Ephemerate63%13.6
Snap52%20.2
Archaeomancer52%12.2
God-Pharaoh's Faithful48%31.7
Azorius Chancery48%31.7
Sunscape Familiar48%31.7
Preordain48%4.8
Mortuary Mire45%29.4

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Affinity
Malpyrocky in Pauper Challenge 32		 7-1
88%
Familiars
ChaoticMTG in Pauper Challenge 16		 7-2
78%
Tron
Heisen01 in Pauper Challenge 32		 6-2
75%
Familiars
TSPJendrek in Pauper Challenge 16		 6-2
75%
Familiars
ChaoticMTG in Pauper Challenge 16		 6-2
75%
Dimir Control
Emilien N'guyen in Masters		 6-2
75%
Familiars
TSPJendrek in Pauper Challenge 32		 4-2
67%
Tron
Bradykiesling13 in Pauper Challenge 32		 4-2
67%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Tron
Heisen01, 		2 main #4
6-2
Tron
FakeShaver, 		2 main #15
3-3
Tron
GrimFlayerBR, 		4 main 5-0
Familiars
saidin.raken, 		2 main 5-0
Affinity
G-Monteiro, 		1 main 5-0
Familiars
TSPJendrek, 		1 main #11
4-2
Familiars
ChaoticMTG, 		2 main #27
3-3
Familiars
Burioso, 		2 main 5-0

Commander Other periods →

In 44 of 6150 decks (0.7%).

Share of decks
0.7%
= vs previous 30 days
2026-08-20: 1.0% 2026-08-27: 1.0% 2026-09-03: 0.6% 2026-09-10: 0.8% 2026-09-17: 1.0% 2026-09-24: 0.6% 2026-10-01: 1.0% 2026-10-08: 0.6% 2026-10-15: 0.8% 2026-10-22: 0.5%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
44
44 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
16%
12 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero 5.7% 3%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful 1.8% 6%
Kefka, Court Mage 1.0% 11%
Tivit, Seller of Secrets 0.9% 2%
Super-Skrull 0.5% 7%
Jhoira, Ageless Innovator 0.4% 4%
Kenrith, the Returned King 0.3% 14%
Atraxa, Grand Unifier 0.3% 5%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Sol Ring100%1.0
Command Tower93%1.1
Flusterstorm80%1.2
Misty Rainforest80%1.1
Lotus Petal77%0.8
Scalding Tarn75%1.1
Mana Vault73%0.9
Chrome Mox73%0.8
Otawara, Soaring City70%1.2
Mystic Remora70%1.1

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Dan scott in Black Sun Games - Western Maryland CEDH Showdown 3		 3-2
60%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Andrew Kozusko in Beyond CEDH October		 2-3
40%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Blake Reagan in Steel City Green Chile Slopper Tournament Series I		 1-4
20%
Kenrith, the Returned King
Clinton Bounds in Gem State CEDH | Ad Naus for a Cause!		 1-4
20%
Kefka, Court Mage
Samira Emam in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K		 1-4
20%
Aang, at the Crossroads
Joel zavala in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)		 0-5
0%
Loot, the Pathfinder
Justin Kerecz in Mulligan Championship Series - October w/ Guaranteed Volcanic Island		 0-5
0%
Kefka, Court Mage
MOHD ISMAWI IBRAHIM in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K		 0-5
0%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Ethan De Meyer, 		1 main #20
0-2
Kefka, Court Mage
Jojo, 		1 main #15
1-2
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Cody Blauser [445], 		1 main #11
1-3
Gyruda, Doom of Depths
Christopher Summitt, 		1 main #22
1-3
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Caleb Fichtner, 		1 main #63
0-4
Aang, at the Crossroads
Joel zavala, 		1 main #134
0-5
Kefka, Court Mage
David Morcillo, 		1 main #3
2-2
Kefka, Court Mage
José Luis Castillo Martínez, 		1 main #6
1-3

No recent decks in: Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander.