Antiquities on the Loose
Sorcery
Oracle Text
Create two 2/2 red and white Spirit creature tokens. Then if this spell was cast from anywhere other than your hand, put a +1/+1 counter on each Spirit you control. Flashback
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Rules for this card
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A keyword ability that lets a player cast a card from their graveyard. See rule 702.34, “Flashback.”
Rulings (6)
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Wizards of the Coast"Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard if the resulting spell is an instant or sorcery spell by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack."
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Wizards of the CoastTo determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.
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Wizards of the CoastYou must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type. For instance, you can cast a sorcery using flashback only when you could normally cast a sorcery.
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Wizards of the CoastIf a card with flashback is put into your graveyard during your turn, you can cast it if it's legal to do so before any other player can take any actions.
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Wizards of the CoastA spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
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Wizards of the CoastYou can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.