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'''Flash''' is a [[keyword ability]] which allows the card it is printed on to be played at any time you could play an [[Instant]]. |
'''Flash''' is a [[keyword ability]] which allows the card it is printed on to be played at any time you could play an [[Instant]]. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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− | Flash first appeared in the ''[[Time Spiral]]'' expansion, <ref>{{ |
+ | Flash first appeared in the ''[[Time Spiral]]'' expansion, <ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/plenty-time-2006-09-18|Plenty of Time|[[Mark Rosewater]]|September 18, 2006}}</ref> its first appearance in a [[core set]] was in ''[[Tenth Edition]]''. <ref>{{NewRef|making-magic/evergreen-eggs-ham-2015-06-08|Evergreen Eggs & Ham|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 8, 2015}}</ref> Although this ability existed before ''Time Spiral'', this is the first time it was used a keyword. The earliest card with Flash is <c>King Cheetah</c> from ''[[Visions]]''. Older cards with this ability have received errata to give them Flash.<ref>{{NewRef|arcana/got-flash-2006-11-30|Got Flash?|[[Magic Arcana]]|November 30, 2006}}</ref> |
==Rules== |
==Rules== |
Revision as of 04:03, 3 May 2016
Flash | |
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Keyword Ability | |
Type | Static |
Introduced | Time Spiral |
Last used | Evergreen |
Reminder Text | Flash (You may play this card any time you could cast an instant) |
Statistics |
164 cards 23% 19% 18% 7% 6% Multicolor 13%, Artifact 6%, Land 1% |
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keyword:"Flash" |
Flash is a keyword ability which allows the card it is printed on to be played at any time you could play an Instant.
Description
Flash first appeared in the Time Spiral expansion, [1] its first appearance in a core set was in Tenth Edition. [2] Although this ability existed before Time Spiral, this is the first time it was used a keyword. The earliest card with Flash is King Cheetah from Visions. Older cards with this ability have received errata to give them Flash.[3]
Rules
From the Comprehensive Rules (March 8, 2024—Fallout)
- 702.8. Flash
- 702.8a Flash is a static ability that functions in any zone from which you could play the card it’s on. “Flash” means “You may play this card any time you could cast an instant.”
- 702.8b Multiple instances of flash on the same object are redundant.
Reminder text
The latest reminder text for flash reads "You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant."
Examples
Cards that grant Flash
Cardtype | Name | Manacost | Grants flash to |
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Creatures | Hypersonic Dragon | Sorceries | |
Quick Sliver | Slivers (any player) | ||
Rootwater Shaman | Auras with enchant creature | ||
Shimmer Myr | Artifacts | ||
Teferi, Mage of Zhalfir | Creatures you own that aren't on the battlefield | ||
Yeva, Nature's Herald | Green creatures | ||
Prophet of Kruphix | Creatures | ||
Rattlechains | Spirits | ||
Enchantments | Aluren | Creatures with converted mana cost 3 or less (any player) | |
Leyline of Anticipation | Nonland cards | ||
Vernal Equinox | Creatures and enchantments (any player) | ||
Instants | Quicken | Next sorcery you cast this turn | |
Scout's Warning | Next creature you play this turn | ||
Savage Summoning | Next creature you cast this turn | ||
Artifacts | Vedalken Orrery | Nonland cards | |
Lands | Alchemist's Refuge | , (activation) | Nonland cards |
Winding Canyons | , (activation) | Creatures (until end of turn) | |
Planes | Akoum | Enchantments (any player) |
References
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