Snapback
Time Spiral 78 • common
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 78
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Alan Pollack
- Market price
- $1.96
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 released in 2006 as part of the Time Spiral expansion set for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to be a love letter to the game’s history, featuring mechanics and cards that referenced earlier eras. The card functions as a blue bounce spell, a staple effect in the game that allows a player to return a target creature to its owner's hand, providing a versatile way to tempo out an opponent during a match.
The card features artwork by Dan Dos Santos, who utilized a vivid, painterly style to depict the chaotic, temporal-shifting nature of the Time Spiral narrative. The design reflects the set's goal of blending nostalgic gameplay with modern card aesthetics. Upon its release, Snapback was well-regarded by players for its 'pitch' cost—allowing players to cast it for free by exiling another blue card from their hand—which added a layer of tactical depth to the blue color identity.
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