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Ghostly Flicker
Instant
common
Exile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control.
Semantic Tags
Exiles a permanent and returns it to the battlefield — re-triggers ETB effects.
Exiles a permanent and returns it to the battlefield — re-triggers ETB effects.
A keyword ability that lets a player play a card any time they could cast an instant. See rule 702.8, “Flash.”
Flash-focused strategy — playing at instant speed for tempo and information advantage.
Exiles and returns permanents for ETB reuse — distinct from blink by sometimes including end step return.
Land-focused strategies beyond ramp — land recursion, land sacrifice, Crucible of Worlds.
Format Legality
Price history
Printings (9)
| Set | Rarity | TCGplayer | Card Kingdom | Cardmarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Zeta Set#259 | common | · | · | · |
| The Zeta Set#17 | common | · | · | · |
| The Zeta Set#138 | common | · | · | · |
| Secret Lair Drop#2229 | rare | · | · | · |
| The List#KHC-39 | common | · | · | · |
| Commander Masters#98 | common | · | · | · |
| Kaldheim Commander#39 | common | · | · | · |
| Modern Masters 2017#39 | common | · | · | · |
| Avacyn Restored#57 | common | · | · | · |
Related Rules
If an effect allows a player to cast a spell with certain qualities as though it had flash, that player may consider any choices to be made during that spell’s proposal that may cause that spell’s qualities to change. If any such choices could cause that effect to apply, that player may begin to cast that spell as though it had flash.
If an effect allows a player to cast a spell as though it had flash only if an alternative or additional cost is paid, that player may begin to cast that spell as though it had flash.
If a spell would have flash only if certain conditions are met, its controller may begin to cast that spell as though it had flash if those conditions are met.
Once a player has begun casting a spell that had flash because certain conditions were met or that could be cast as though it had flash because certain conditions were met (see 601.3d), they may continue to cast that spell as though it had flash even if those conditions stop being met.
If two effects state that a player may (or a creature can) do the same thing “as though” different conditions were true, both conditions could apply. If one “as though” effect satisfies the requirements for another “as though” effect, then both effects will apply.
Flash
Flash is a static ability that functions in any zone from which you could play the card it’s on. “Flash” means “You may play this card any time you could cast an instant.”
Multiple instances of flash on the same object are redundant.
Rulings
The two targets can have different card types. For example, you can target one artifact and one creature with Ghostly Flicker.