---
name: "Blast from the Past"
mana_cost: "{2}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R"]
color_identity: ["R"]
keywords: ["Madness", "Buyback", "Flashback", "Cycling", "Kicker"]
set: "UNH"
set_name: "Unhinged"
collector_number: "72"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Douglas Shuler"
oracle_id: "08638828-ce88-44d4-a6b2-1effb68ccbdf"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/blast-from-the-past-unh"
legalities:
  commander: "not_legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "not_legal"
  vintage: "not_legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Blast from the Past
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Madness, Buyback, Flashback, Cycling, Kicker

## Oracle Text
Madness {R}, cycling {1}{R}, kicker {2}{R}, flashback {3}{R}, buyback {4}{R}
Blast from the Past deals 2 damage to any target. If this spell was kicked, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Goblin Ruinblaster](/printing/goblin-ruinblaster-zen.md) — Creature — Goblin Shaman
2. [Calibrated Blast](/printing/calibrated-blast-pmh2.md) — Instant
3. [Tome Blast](/printing/tome-blast-sos.md) — Sorcery
4. [Goblin Barrage](/printing/goblin-barrage-dom.md) — Sorcery
5. [Geistblast](/printing/geistblast-soi.md) — Instant
6. [Solar Blast](/printing/solar-blast-vma.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Unhinged (UNH) #72
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Douglas Shuler
- **Total Printings:** 4 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `not_legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `not_legal` | Vintage: `not_legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`