Flashfreeze
Coldsnap 33 • uncommon
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Collector number
- 33
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Brian Despain
- Market price
- $0.39
What it does
Counter target red or green spell.
"Nature? Fire? Bah! Both are chaotic and difficult to control. Ice is structured, latticed, light as a feather, massive as a glacier. In ice, there is power!"— Heidar, Rimewind master
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Flashfreeze was released in 2006 as part of the Coldsnap expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set was unique within the game's history as it served as the long-awaited third installment of the Ice Age block, released over a decade after the previous sets, Alliances and Ice Age, had concluded. The card was designed as a thematic counterspell, functioning as a conditional 'hate' card specifically intended to punish players using green or red spells during a period where those colors held significant competitive strength.
The artwork for Flashfreeze was illustrated by Greg Staples, a prolific artist known for his atmospheric and gritty style within the game. Staples aimed to capture the essence of sudden, absolute stasis, depicting the freezing of a magical force in mid-air. Upon its release, the card was well-received by the tournament community for its efficiency, quickly becoming a staple in sideboards for blue decks throughout the Coldsnap era and beyond, as it provided a versatile answer to the aggressive threats common in the color pie at that time.
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