Shiny polished silver can ward off many creatures, but it attracts others.
Nightbird's Clutches - Ultimate Masters (#141) - Illustrated by Jason A. Engle - Magic: The Gathering Card
Ultimate Masters Common #141 Jason A. Engle
Flashback

Nightbird's Clutches

Card Rules and Details

Card Type: Sorcery

Mana Cost: {1}{R}

Oracle Rules Text: Up to two target creatures can't block this turn. Flashback {3}{R} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Flavor Text: Shiny polished silver can ward off many creatures, but it attracts others.

Set: Ultimate Masters (#141), Rarity: Common, Artist: Jason A. Engle

Sorcery Red Common
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
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Thumbnail Set Name Code Rarity Artist Released
Nightbird's Clutches - Ultimate Masters MTG card scan Nightbird's Clutches Ultimate Masters Viewing UMA Common Jason A. Engle 2018-12-07

Official Rulings (6)

2021-03-19
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.
2021-03-19
"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."
2021-03-19
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.
2021-03-19
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.
2021-03-19
You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
2021-03-19
A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.

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