Magic: The Gathering

Flash Flood

Chronicles 21 • common

Set: Chronicles
Collector number: 21
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: blue mana
Type: Instant
Colors: Blue
Artist: Tom Wänerstrand
Market price: $0.20

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Market

What it's worth

$0.20market price via TCGplayer · Aug 25, 2026$0.16 – $0.22 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card from the Chronicles set serves as a foundational example of how blue magic can manipulate the flow of the game by returning permanents to a player's hand. Its status as a common makes it a practical, accessible piece for those documenting the evolution of early game mechanics and thematic card cycles.

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Card face

What it does

Choose one —

• Destroy target red permanent.

• Return target Mountain to its owner's hand.

Many people say that no power can bring the mountains low. Many people are fools.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Flash Flood was released in the 1995 Magic: The Gathering Chronicles set, which served as a retrospective compilation featuring reprints of cards from the game's earliest expansions. The set was created to address the scarcity of iconic and staple cards that had become difficult for newer players to acquire, allowing for a broader distribution of foundational gameplay mechanics and thematic elements that defined the game's infancy.

The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the most prolific and celebrated illustrators of early Magic: The Gathering. His design captured the chaotic, elemental nature of the card's effect, fitting the gritty, high-fantasy aesthetic that characterized the mid-nineties art direction of the game. While the set received mixed reviews at the time for its impact on card secondary market values, it remains a significant piece of history for its role in preserving the legacy of the game's foundational artwork and design.

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Other printings

Every version of this card

The same card, printed again — different sets, treatments, and prices.

Flash FloodLegends · #57 · common · 1994$0.49

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About

About Flash Flood

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