Snapback
Time Spiral Remastered 87 • common
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered
- Collector number
- 87
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Alan Pollack
- Market price
- $0.41
What it does
You may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Return target creature to its owner's hand.
"If it returns years hence, our knowledge of how to combat it will be that much greater."— Andorel, Tolarian sentinel
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Snapback was originally released in the Nemesis expansion in 2000, serving as a blue instant that allowed players to return a creature to its owner's hand while providing a zero-cost casting alternative if a blue card was discarded. Its design centers on the classic tempo-based mechanics of the early Magic: The Gathering era, emphasizing board control and efficiency.
The version included in Time Spiral Remastered, released in 2021, features the same core functionality but utilizes the set's distinct 'retro frame' aesthetic. This reprint was intended to evoke nostalgia for players who experienced the game during the turn of the millennium, and it was received as a functional, visually appealing inclusion for players interested in Cubes and high-powered eternal formats.
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