Soratami Cloudskater is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Flying, Return a land you control to its owner's hand: Draw a card, then discard a card.
Complete guide
Soratami Cloudskater is a classic blue utility creature from the Kamigawa block that offers both evasion and hand filtering. By leveraging your land base as a resource, this Moonfolk Rogue ensures you never run out of relevant spells during the mid-to-late game.
What It Does
Soratami Cloudskater is a 1/1 creature with Flying that possesses a repeatable activated ability. For two mana and the cost of returning a land you control to your hand, you can 'loot'—which means drawing a card and then immediately discarding a card from your hand.
How It Resolves Step by Step
To activate the ability, you first pay the two mana. Next, you choose a land you control and return it to your hand as a cost; this happens immediately and cannot be responded to. Once the ability resolves, you draw the top card of your library. Finally, you must choose one card from your hand and place it into your graveyard.
Common Mistakes
Players often forget that returning the land is part of the activation cost, not the effect. You cannot wait to see if the ability resolves before deciding which land to bounce. Additionally, because the ability says 'draw, then discard,' you cannot use this ability if your hand is empty to simply gain a card; you will always end up with the same number of cards you started with.
When to Play It
This card is most effective when you have excess lands on the battlefield or need to find a specific answer in your deck. It is also a great way to trigger 'discard' or 'draw' synergies, or to reset lands that have enters-the-battlefield effects.
Interaction examples
Ornithopter of ParadiseWith Ornithopter of Paradise on the battlefield, you can tap it for blue mana to help pay for Soratami Cloudskater's ability. This allows you to bounce a land to your hand without falling behind on mana production as significantly, effectively turning your land drops into fresh cards.
Foundry InspectorIf you have a Foundry Inspector in hand but lack the artifacts to make use of it, you can activate Soratami Cloudskater. You return a land, draw a new card, and if that card is a powerful artifact, you can discard the now-unneeded land you just returned to your hand, keeping your hand full of active threats.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Soratami Cloudskater
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
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