Snapcaster Mage
Innistrad 78 • rare
- Set
- Innistrad
- Collector number
- 78
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Volkan Baǵa
- Market price
- $13.35
What it does
Flash
When this creature enters, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Snapcaster Mage was released in 2011 as part of the Innistrad set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed as an Invitational card by Tiago Chan, who won the 2007 Magic Invitational tournament and earned the right to have a card designed in his likeness. The mechanics were intended to provide a powerful utility tool for blue decks, allowing players to cast instants or sorceries from their graveyard, which perfectly captured the gothic horror theme of the Innistrad plane.
The card's artwork was created by illustrator Volkan Baga, who depicted a robed mage casting a spell amidst the dark, eerie atmosphere characteristic of the set. Upon its release, Snapcaster Mage was immediately recognized for its efficiency and versatility, becoming a cornerstone card in multiple competitive formats. Its design is widely cited by players and critics alike as one of the most balanced yet impactful cards ever printed, securing its status as a defining element of modern Magic history.
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