Mystic Retrieval
Sorcery
Mystic Retrieval
Sorcery
Card Text
Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
Flashback (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 4
- Colors
- Blue
- Color Identity
- Red, Blue
- EDHREC Rank
- #5,033
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (31)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innistrad Remastered (INR) | #363 | uncommon | en | Scott Chou | $0.93 | $1.45 |
| Innistrad Remastered (INR) | #77 | uncommon | en | Scott Chou | $0.15 | $0.26 |
| Shadows of the Past (SIS) | #20 | uncommon | en | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Commander 2019 (C19) | #90 | uncommon | en | Izzy | $0.25 | β |
| Ultimate Masters (UMA) | #66 | uncommon | en | Scott Chou | $0.20 | $0.61 |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #98 | uncommon | en | Scott Chou | $0.32 | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #42 | uncommon | en | Scott Chou | $0.31 | $2.20 |
| Commander 2019 (C19) | #90 | uncommon | de | Izzy | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #98 | uncommon | de | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #42 | uncommon | de | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Commander 2019 (C19) | #90 | uncommon | es | Izzy | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #98 | uncommon | es | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #42 | uncommon | es | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Commander 2019 (C19) | #90 | uncommon | fr | Izzy | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #98 | uncommon | fr | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #42 | uncommon | fr | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Commander 2019 (C19) | #90 | uncommon | it | Izzy | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #98 | uncommon | it | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #42 | uncommon | it | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Commander 2019 (C19) | #90 | uncommon | ja | Izzy | β | β |
| Ultimate Masters (UMA) | #66 | uncommon | ja | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #98 | uncommon | ja | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #42 | uncommon | ja | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #42 | uncommon | ko | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Commander 2019 (C19) | #90 | uncommon | pt | Izzy | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #42 | uncommon | pt | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Commander 2019 (C19) | #90 | uncommon | ru | Izzy | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #42 | uncommon | ru | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Commander 2015 (C15) | #98 | uncommon | zhs | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #42 | uncommon | zhs | Scott Chou | β | β |
| Dark Ascension (DKA) | #42 | uncommon | zht | Scott Chou | β | β |
Official Rulings (7)
A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
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.
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.
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.
"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."
Mystic Retrieval can't target itself. It's on the stack when you choose its target.
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