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Snapcaster Mage

{1}{U}

Creature — Human Wizard

PUMAUltimate Box Topper#U5mythic
Extended Art
Promo
Box Topper
Finishes
Foil
Border
black
Security stamp
oval
Frame
2015
Pull rate
~1 in 40
Illustrator
Ryan Alexander Lee
Found in
Ultimate Masters Box Topper Pack
Printings12EDHREC rank#1,446
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
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 DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Flash When this creature enters, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
2/1
Flash
Plays as:
Graveyard Recast
Market · per finishspark updated 44m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Foil+2.1%
$47.36
$47.99 low$15.99 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$14.67· across 12 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

11 · latest Jun 6, 2025
  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    "Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard if the resulting spell is an instant or sorcery spell 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."

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

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

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    If a card has multiple instances of flashback, you may choose any of its flashback costs to pay.

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    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.

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    If a card with no mana cost gains flashback, it has no flashback cost. It can't be cast this way.

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    If a split card gains flashback, you pay only the cost of the half you're casting.

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    If you cast a spell with flashback, you can't pay any alternative costs such as overload costs. You can pay additional costs such as kicker costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the spell with flashback.

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    If you cast an instant or sorcery with {X} in its mana cost this way, you still choose the value of X as part of casting the spell and pay that cost.

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    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.

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

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

  • WotCJun 6, 2025

    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.