Flashback+ no mana cost cards?

Asked by turtur 9 years ago

If i play Snapcaster Mage and target something like Restore Balance what happens?

reddog3522 says... Accepted answer #1

Snapcaster gives a card flashback equal to the targeted card's mana cost. Restore Balance has no mana cost, so you cannot flashback a Restore Balance with Snapcaster Mage.

So essentially nothing.

September 17, 2014 2:13 a.m.

Devonin says... #2

117.6. Some mana costs contain no mana symbols. This represents an unpayable cost. An ability can also have an unpayable cost if its cost is based on the mana cost of an object with no mana cost. Attempting to cast a spell or activate an ability that has an unpayable cost is a legal action. However, attempting to pay an unpayable cost is an illegal action.

September 17, 2014 2:23 a.m.

turtur says... #3

thanks ;-; i just wasted an hour of my life deckbuildng haha

September 17, 2014 2:29 a.m.

Epochalyptik says... #4

First, always check the Gatherer rulings for the cards in question. In this case, Restore Balance has a significant ruling:

10/15/2006: This has no mana cost, which means it can't be cast with the Replicate ability of Djinn Illuminatus or by somehow giving it Flashback.

Also, please remember to select an answer to remove this question from the active queue.

September 17, 2014 3 a.m.