Desperate Ravings
Instant
Desperate Ravings
Instant
Card Text
Draw two cards, then discard a card at random.
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 2
- Colors
- Red
- Color Identity
- Red, Blue
- EDHREC Rank
- #14,924
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (30)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) | #C15-149 | uncommon | en | John Stanko | $0.13 | β |
| Commander 2019 (C19) | #137 | uncommon | en | John Stanko | $0.08 | β |
| Eternal Masters (EMA) | #125 | common | en | John Stanko | $0.04 | $0.23 |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #149 | uncommon | en | John Stanko | $0.12 | β |
| Innistrad (ISD) | #139 | uncommon | en | John Stanko | $0.04 | $0.59 |
| Commander 2019 (C19) | #137 | uncommon | de | John Stanko | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #149 | uncommon | de | John Stanko | β | β |
| Innistrad (ISD) | #139 | uncommon | de | John Stanko | β | β |
| Commander 2019 (C19) | #137 | uncommon | es | John Stanko | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #149 | uncommon | es | John Stanko | β | β |
| Innistrad (ISD) | #139 | uncommon | es | John Stanko | β | β |
| Commander 2019 (C19) | #137 | uncommon | fr | John Stanko | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #149 | uncommon | fr | John Stanko | β | β |
| Innistrad (ISD) | #139 | uncommon | fr | John Stanko | β | β |
| Commander 2019 (C19) | #137 | uncommon | it | John Stanko | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #149 | uncommon | it | John Stanko | β | β |
| Innistrad (ISD) | #139 | uncommon | it | John Stanko | β | β |
| Commander 2019 (C19) | #137 | uncommon | ja | John Stanko | β | β |
| Eternal Masters (EMA) | #125 | common | ja | John Stanko | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #149 | uncommon | ja | John Stanko | β | β |
| Innistrad (ISD) | #139 | uncommon | ja | John Stanko | β | β |
| Innistrad (ISD) | #139 | uncommon | ko | John Stanko | β | β |
| Commander 2019 (C19) | #137 | uncommon | pt | John Stanko | β | β |
| Innistrad (ISD) | #139 | uncommon | pt | John Stanko | β | β |
| Commander 2019 (C19) | #137 | uncommon | ru | John Stanko | β | β |
| Innistrad (ISD) | #139 | uncommon | ru | John Stanko | β | β |
| Eternal Masters (EMA) | #125 | common | zhs | John Stanko | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #149 | uncommon | zhs | John Stanko | β | β |
| Innistrad (ISD) | #139 | uncommon | zhs | John Stanko | β | β |
| Innistrad (ISD) | #139 | uncommon | zht | John Stanko | β | β |
Official Rulings (7)
You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
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.
"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."
If 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.
To 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.
You draw two cards and discard one randomly all while Desperate Ravings is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.
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