wotc
You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #MH1-109
Smiting Helix
plst·#MH1-109·uncommon·nonfoil
Illus. Evan Shipard
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wishlisted
Nov '19
6 yr ago
Value
$0.15$0 (-21.1%)
30 days high $0.19 · low $0.15
Volatility · high
USD$0.15EUR€0.15
NM$0.15
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #29,286 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Sorcery
Smiting Helix deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
Flashback {R}{W} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Malice is appropriate when vengeance is called for.
Legalities
tlrnot legal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennylegal
PreDHnot legal
Rulings · 8
wotc
“Flashback [cost]” means “You may cast this card from your graveyard 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.”
wotc
A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
Context
Last observed at $0.15, down from $0.19 thirty days ago. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.15 and $0.19 across 40 observations. Headline volatility reads high. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
Last observed on Scryfall 19 hours ago at $0.15.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PLST — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
This card belongs to *The List* (released November 2019).
Card #MH1-109 in The List.
Rarity tier: uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration.
Card type: Sorcery. Color identity: black/red/white. Mana cost: {3}{B} (4 converted). Keyword abilities: Flashback.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #29,286 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Evan Shipard. Rarix tracks 124 other cards credited to this artist across the catalog — browse the full gallery to see the body of work.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Evan Shipard
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