With the recent unbanning of in Modern, many a blue player have been happily saying their three favorite words that aren’t “counter target spell”: “Draw three cards”! And obviously, you’d pair something spicy with all that card draw- perhaps a so you can double up the value on your spells and swing for 2? Unfortunately, […]
Tag: Snapcaster Mage
Snapcaster Mage and Delve
Delve has been kicking around the older formats pretty much since day one- was an old favorite in some decks, and was infamously too good for Legacy! Even now, there’s still Delving going around in Legacy and in Modern- and more importantly for today, several of those cards are Instants and Sorceries. What that means […]
Responding to Deathrite Shaman with Snapcaster Mage
Ahhh, the classic “Me firs- NO ME FIRST!” scenario in Magic. Remember folks, those who respond last, get to resolve first; a concept that NONE of the people in busy lines seem to grasp at my local amusement park. Following that principal in Magic, Deathrite Shaman’s ability states that, “Hey, pay {B} and tap me, […]
Guttersnipe will deal damage before the spell that triggered it resolves.
Quite a few cards in Return to Ravnica trigger when you cast a spell of some sort, and is one that a lot of people are rather excited to build around. He turns all of your spells into burn, and your burn into better burn. But when does he actually trigger? When does the damage […]
You can’t use Overload with Flashback or Cascade.
New sets always bring new mechanics, and with the Izzet, I was looking forward to getting something for my Commander deck. Imagine my disappointment when I saw Overload! See, when you use an ability like cascade or flashback to cast a spell from a place you normally couldn’t, what you’re doing is casting it for […]
Snapcaster Mage doesn’t give a spell flashback until after its triggered ability resolves.
When your opponent casts a to give something flashback, you get a window of opportunity to do something before that spell can be flashed back. The targeted spell doesn’t immediately have flashback as soon as the Snapcaster hits the field. Once the Snapcaster resolves, its triggered ability goes on the stack and the controller chooses […]
Phyrexian mana in a Flashback cost can be paid with life.
has the ability to give an instant and sorcery card in your graveyard Flashback. When it does, the Flashback cost will be equal to the mana cost of the targeted card. If Snapcaster Mage’s ability is used on a card with a Phyrexian mana symbol in its mana cost, then the Flashback cost will also […]