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{3}{U}

Instant

MM3Modern Masters 2017#44common
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 10–141
Illustrator
Ron Spears
Found in
Modern Masters 2017 Booster Pack
Printings5EDHREC rank#9,748
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardLegal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardLegal
Search your library for an instant card or a card with flash, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. Flashback {5}{B} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Flashback
Plays as:
Tutor
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil+45.8%
$0.35
$0.10 low$0.08 gapTCGplayer
Foil+5.4%
$0.39
$0.27 low-$0.23 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.16· across 5 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

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.