how does flash work

Asked by patrickloyd 11 years ago

from what i understand whenever i cast an instant i can play the flash card for no mana

ChiefBell says... #1

No, that's not true. I did answer this on your deck but you didn't give me time to finish my explanation before you typed this question. Flash just lets you cast a creature at instant speed - but you still have to 'cast' it, which means you still pay the mana cost.

November 21, 2013 8:53 p.m.

Devonin says... Accepted answer #2

Flash is an ability some spells have that allows you to cast them any time you -could- play an instant.

This allows you to avoid the normal timing requirements of that spell. For example Ambush Viper has flash. You can normally only play a creature spell on your own turn, in your main phase, while the stack is empty.

With flash, you can play it (by paying the full mana cost as normal) any time you could play an instant (Which is during any turn, and any phase in which you have priority)

So you could, if they attacked you with a creature, respond by casting Ambush Viper so you could block with it.

November 21, 2013 8:54 p.m.

Araganor says... #3

The simple version is that Flash allows you to play cards at instant speed, that you would normally only be able to cast at sorcery speed.

I don't know what you are saying about casting the spell for free. You still have to pay any costs associated with the card that has Flash. If you wanted to cast Shambleshark during your opponent's turn, you still have to play 1 green and 1 blue, regardless of when you cast it.

November 21, 2013 8:56 p.m.

patrickloyd says... #4

so i can play it on your turn

November 21, 2013 8:57 p.m.

ChiefBell says... #5

Yes but you still have to pay mana.

November 21, 2013 8:57 p.m.

patrickloyd says... #6

if i do play it on your turn does it still have summoning sickness when his turn is over and it is my turn?

November 21, 2013 8:58 p.m.

ChiefBell says... #7

No it doesn't. Summoning sickness ends at the start of your turn.

Here-

The term summoning sickness is an informal term which describes a creatures inability to attack or to use activated abilities that include the tap symbol when it has come under a players control since the beginning of that players most recent turn. See rule 302.6. See also Haste.

November 21, 2013 9 p.m.

abenz419 says... #8

no that's not correct. Typically things like creatures, enchantments, and sorceries can only be played during your main phase when there is nothing on the stack. And instants can be played anytime you have priority, so they could be the fist thing on the stack or in response to another spell or during combat. When a spell has flash (or is given flash by the effect of another spell) it allows you to play them any time that you could play an instant. That means your allowed to play them during phases and steps that normally you couldn't.

November 21, 2013 9 p.m.

Zaghrog says... #9

If you play a creature with Flash during your opponents turn then it can attack once your turn comes, because it will have been under your control continuosly since the start of the turn.

November 21, 2013 9 p.m.

notamardybum says... #10

flash = instant speed

November 21, 2013 9:05 p.m.

BT26 says... #11

If you see Flash on a creature card, you can cast that creature during your opponents turn. you have to pay the full cost just like any other spell.

November 22, 2013 5:46 a.m.

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