Flash
Mirage 66 • rare
- Set
- Mirage
- Collector number
- 66
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- David Ho
- Market price
- $3.28
What it does
You may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you do, sacrifice it unless you pay its mana cost reduced by 2 generic mana.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyBanned
- VintageRestricted
- CommanderBanned
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Flash was released in 1996 as part of the Mirage expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, Mirage served as the first set in a block structure, designed to improve the game's limited play environment by emphasizing tactical interaction and flavor over the raw power levels seen in earlier releases. The card reflects the set's thematic focus on the lush, tropical, and magic-dense environment of the plane of Jamuraa.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic figures in the game's early aesthetic. Rush's design for Flash leaned into the sudden, transient nature of the card's effect, which allows a creature to be played at instant speed before being sacrificed. Upon release, the card was initially viewed as a niche utility piece, though it eventually gained significant notoriety in tournament play years later due to its synergy with powerful entering-the-battlefield abilities.
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