---
name: "Blink of an Eye"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Kicker"]
set: "DOM"
set_name: "Dominaria"
collector_number: "46"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Igor Kieryluk"
oracle_id: "51acd176-e84d-42c2-acb2-cceeb28a9fec"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blink-of-an-eye-dom"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Blink of an Eye
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Kicker

## Oracle Text
Kicker {1}{U} (You may pay an additional {1}{U} as you cast this spell.)
Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. If this spell was kicked, draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Whoosh!](/printing/whoosh-msc.md) — Instant
2. [Into the Roil](/printing/into-the-roil-c17.md) — Instant
3. [Urborg Emissary](/printing/urborg-emissary-inv.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Rona's Vortex](/printing/ronas-vortex-dmu.md) — Instant
5. [Vesuvan Mist](/printing/vesuvan-mist-ydmu.md) — Instant
6. [Tolarian Geyser](/printing/tolarian-geyser-dmu.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dominaria (DOM) #46
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Igor Kieryluk
- **Total Printings:** 17 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `legal` | Penny: `legal`