Back Alley Drifter
A 2-cost entity that, played in your Alley, may bounce an opposing Garden entity costing 2 or less; they may then play a 1-cost entity into their Alley.
- IKZ cost
- 1Attack
- 1Health
- Water Entity
- Torrent Rider
- Watercrafting
Our early read
Tempo for 2 IKZ: their cheap entity goes back to hand and this one waits in your Alley to portal later. The 1-cost they may drop into their Alley also counts toward Relic Runner Shao, Flow of Fortune and Gathering Tide, Rowan.
Combos and questions
Details
- Card number
- AZK02-042
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Fractured Domains (AZK-02)
- Gate Power
- 0
- Illustrator
- Twisted Hand Studio
- Releases
- November 20, 2026
Questions
What does Back Alley Drifter do in Azuki TCG?
A 2-cost entity that, played in your Alley, may bounce an opposing Garden entity costing 2 or less; they may then play a 1-cost entity into their Alley. Card text: On Play: If this card is played in your Alley, you may return an entity with a cost of 2 or less in your opponent’s Garden to its owner’s hand: Your opponent may play an entity with a cost of 1 or less in their Alley.
When does Back Alley Drifter come out?
Back Alley Drifter is part of Fractured Domains (AZK-02), which releases November 20, 2026, in North America, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East.
Can I play Back Alley Drifter on IkuzoClash?
Yes. Back Alley Drifter is in the deck builder as a Prerelease card, so you can build with it and play against the AI or friends before November 20, 2026.
More Water previews
Card text from Azuki’s official Fractured Domains card gallery. The read above is ours, before release; final rulings come from Azuki.