Flashback
Instant
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.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #5707
Flashback turns your graveyard into a second hand — every instant or sorcery with the keyword can be cast again from the bin, exile being the only cost. Prismari, the Inspiration runs it in nearly half its decks because the extra cast triggers storm-adjacent value and the graveyard is already the resource you're building toward.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Prismari, the Inspiration
Prismari, the Inspiration cares about casting instants and sorceries twice over, so Flashback spells are free value — the first cast builds toward Prismari's draw trigger, and the flashback cast does it again from a zone your opponents can't interact with.
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Ral, Monsoon Mage wants as many instants and sorceries firing as possible to flip and trigger his storm-counting damage, and Flashback spells let a single card count toward that threshold twice.
Ashling, Flame Dancer
Ashling, Flame Dancer cares about casting noncreature spells and copying them, so a Flashback spell is two casts — two triggers, two potential copies — out of a single card slot.
Urabrask
Urabrask taxes opponents for casting spells on your turn while giving you free mana to spend, and Flashback spells let you cash in that extra mana on a second cast you've already paid the first cost for.
Rionya, Fire Dancer
Rionya, Fire Dancer creates token copies of creatures at end of combat based on how many instants and sorceries you cast that turn, and Flashback spells pad that count without requiring extra cards in hand.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Flashback is a keyword rather than a card, but the enchantment that teaches it is a compact engine for spell-based decks — one card that recurs itself and every other Flashback spell in the graveyard is a lot of raw card advantage in a singleton format where redundancy is hard. Competitive non-rotating formats like Legacy and Vintage already have access to iconic Flashback spells like Cabal Therapy and Deep Analysis, so the enchantment slots into self-mill and graveyard shells that want more density. Modern and Pioneer can exploit it in conjunction with looting effects, though the payoff ceiling is lower as the card pool thins. Standard legality makes it relevant in limited environments where the graveyard recursion can pull ahead in attrition games.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Sources
Mentioned
- Prismari, the Inspiration
- Ral, Monsoon Mage
- Ashling, Flame Dancer
- Urabrask
- Rionya, Fire Dancer
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.