---
name: "Snapcaster Mage"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flash"]
set: "ISD"
set_name: "Innistrad"
collector_number: "78"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Volkan Baǵa"
oracle_id: "2bb2eda7-3b38-4c56-870f-c3218a1056f5"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/snapcaster-mage-isd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Snapcaster Mage
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Flash

## Oracle Text
Flash
When this creature enters, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Stingcaster Mage](/printing/stingcaster-mage-fra.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Flashback](/printing/flashback-sos.md) — Instant
3. [Slickshot Lockpicker](/printing/slickshot-lockpicker-otj.md) — Creature — Human Rogue
4. [Sphinx of Forgotten Lore](/printing/sphinx-of-forgotten-lore-fdn.md) — Creature — Sphinx
5. [Katilda and Lier](/printing/katilda-and-lier-moc.md) — Legendary Creature — Human
6. [Recoup](/printing/recoup-wc03.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Innistrad (ISD) #78
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Volkan Baǵa
- **Total Printings:** 26 across all historical editions

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