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Silent Departure

{U}

Sorcery

EMAEternal Masters#72common

The same magic that lets geists pass through our realm can force them out of it.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 10–141
Illustrator
John Avon
Found in
Eternal Masters Draft Booster Pack
Printings7Combos1EDHREC rank#14,107
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Return target creature to its owner's hand. Flashback {4}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Flashback
Plays as:
Bounce
Market · per finishspark updated 3h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil-84.2%
$0.03
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil+56.3%
$0.25
$0.02 low-$0.06 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.03· across 7 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

6 · latest Nov 8, 2024
  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    "Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack."

  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.

  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    If a card with flashback is put into your graveyard during your turn, you can cast it if it's legal to do so before any other player can take any actions.

  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.

  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.

  • WotCNov 8, 2024

    You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type. For instance, you can cast a sorcery using flashback only when you could normally cast a sorcery.