Snap
Urza's Legacy 43 • common
- Set
- Urza's Legacy
- Collector number
- 43
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Mike Raabe
- Market price
- $4.38
What it does
Return target creature to its owner's hand. Untap up to two lands.
Good riddance.
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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Where it came from
Snap was released in February 1999 as part of the Urza's Legacy expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed during a period when Wizards of the Coast was pushing the boundaries of mechanical complexity, the card was designed to allow players to return a creature to its owner's hand for a single blue mana, while simultaneously untapping two lands. This effect provided a significant tempo advantage, effectively making the spell cost nothing when cast.
The artwork for this card was created by fantasy illustrator Rebecca Guay, whose distinctive, painterly style became a hallmark of late 1990s Magic sets. Her work on Snap captured a sense of fluid, ethereal motion that complemented the spell's mechanical function of displacing a creature. Upon its release, the card quickly became a staple in competitive formats, eventually becoming notorious for its role in enabling highly efficient combo decks that dominated the tournament landscape of the era.
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About Snap
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