Snapcaster Mage
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Colour IDMV 2
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$54.99
Cardmarket€32.14
ManaPool$43.76
TCGplayer$41.56
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$36.00
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $54.99High $54.99Low $37.99▲ 44.7%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$41.56TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-09
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 0.3%90d▲ 0.6%
90d high
$41.70
90d low
$41.26
Paper printings priced
10
Currently 7th
Cheapest paper printing
$15.72
Innistrad
- Up 0.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Trading at or near its 90 day high of $41.70.
- This printing is the 7th cheapest paper printing currently priced (10 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 1344% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Human Wizard
Flash
When this creature enters, 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.)
2 / 1
Keywords
Flash
Card capabilities
CreatureGraveyard interaction
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (11)
wotc6 Jun 2025
If a card with no mana cost gains flashback, it has no flashback cost. It can't be cast this way.
wotc6 Jun 2025
If a split card gains flashback, you pay only the cost of the half you're casting.
wotc6 Jun 2025
If you cast an instant or sorcery with {X} in its mana cost this way, you still choose the value of X as part of casting the spell and pay that cost.
wotc6 Jun 2025
A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
wotc6 Jun 2025
"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."
wotc6 Jun 2025
You 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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About this card
Snapcaster Mage
Snapcaster Mage is a Creature — Human Wizard, with mana cost {1}{U} (mana value 2). Printed 10 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: not_legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $41.56 (up 0.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Snapcaster Mage FAQ
How much is Snapcaster Mage worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Snapcaster Mage is $41.56. It is up 0.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $41.26 to $41.70.
What is the cheapest printing of Snapcaster Mage?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Innistrad at $15.72 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Snapcaster Mage?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Secret Lair Drop at $1755.62 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Snapcaster Mage are there?
Snapcaster Mage has been printed 10 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Snapcaster Mage first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from ISD #78, released 2011-09-30.
What is the newest printing of Snapcaster Mage?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from FIC #469, released 2025-12-05.
Is there a foil version of Snapcaster Mage?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $600.00 versus $41.56 for nonfoil, which is 1344% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Snapcaster Mage legal in Commander?
Yes, Snapcaster Mage is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.