---
name: "Into the Roil"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Kicker"]
set: "C17"
set_name: "Commander 2017"
collector_number: "86"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Kieran Yanner"
oracle_id: "c2898bbd-82a4-4d26-b6ee-169b0ebe71b4"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/into-the-roil-c17"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Into the Roil
- **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.

> *"Roil tide! Roil tide! Tie yourselves down!"*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Whoosh!](/printing/whoosh-msc.md) — Instant
2. [Blink of an Eye](/printing/blink-of-an-eye-j25.md) — Instant
3. [Tazeem Roilmage](/printing/tazeem-roilmage-znr.md) — Creature — Merfolk Wizard
4. [Rona's Vortex](/printing/ronas-vortex-dmu.md) — Instant
5. [Tolarian Geyser](/printing/tolarian-geyser-dmu.md) — Sorcery
6. [Urborg Emissary](/printing/urborg-emissary-inv.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2017 (C17) #86
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Kieran Yanner
- **Total Printings:** 61 across all historical editions

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