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Holla! City of Nephalia! Just let me do one Bump in the Night, get my head straight.

Hangover references aside, this card A.) Still enters the battlefield, even if there is an opposing Curse of Death's Hold on you, and B.) Cannot let you cast the costless Time Spiral spells for free. Giving those spells flashback as per Snapcaster's ability will result in them having the ability Flashback , which is a nonexistent cost and therefore cannot be paid.

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Posted By: theratchet1215 (11/3/2011 6:04:37 AM)

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Traded one of these for a Karn Liberated and Jace, Memory Adept. I think I was on the better end of the deal.

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Posted By: Waloose (12/24/2011 7:55:36 PM)

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Apparently, a snappy haircut and a really big water gun can get a man far in this world...... Which just gave me an idea.

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Posted By: deadeye1387 (2/10/2012 3:12:11 PM)

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Combos with spells

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Posted By: swords_to_exile (2/23/2012 12:36:33 AM)

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@Grimjaw: I don't think people are 1-starring this card in an attempt to lower its secondary market price so that they can buy a set cheaply after tricking retailers into thinking nobody likes it. That would be silly of them. Rather, I think the low ratings come from the belief that this card is so powerful that it's not fun.

Not being a tournament player, I've never seen Snapcaster in use, so I'm abstaining from rating him. However, I agree with the general sentiment. Magic will be the most fun the more viable ways there are to win, and so when one card shows up in the majority of all winning decks, people get tired of seeing it.

Community ratings aren't about whether a card is good, they're about whether you personally like the card. Normally those two go hand in hand, but in cases like this, people have every right to give 1 star to a card they wish didn't exist, no matter how powerful it is. In any case, if you like Snapcaster Mage, you already know how good it is and aren'... (see all)

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Posted By: MisterAction (12/1/2012 2:23:41 PM)

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What do you call it when you have a playset of Tiago Chan's card Snapcaster Mage? 4-Chan.

Oppa Flashback Style

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Posted By: DacenOctavio (12/27/2012 2:48:05 AM)

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Ahh good ol' Snappy, this guy is way too good for standard :/
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Posted By: Hunter06 (2/3/2013 2:55:49 PM)

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Posted By: Ligerman30 (7/14/2012 5:47:47 PM)

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I wish this guy had the artwork of Lord of the Unreal (minus the dragon) instead of his asian-guy-with-a-supersoaker cameo. Otherwise, this is an absolutely fantastic card. It's a ponder. It's a doom blade. It's a mana leak. It's a day of judgement. It's just about anything you want it to be, and for two mana, I couldn't be happier.

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Posted By: God_Of_The_Smurfs (10/10/2011 5:34:36 PM)

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Best response to this card? Shaman's Trance.

If Wizards ever reprints that card, which I think is pretty likely, than Snapcaster's price will probably go down a bit.

Metagaming!

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Posted By: itsmeyouidiot (10/18/2011 12:34:23 PM)

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How much snap could a snapcaster cast if a snapcaster could cast snap? We all know the answer to this one. That said, I'm hoping for either a Rapcaster or Sasscaster Mage in the next Un-Set. Reusing old jokes almost as little fun as flashbacking mana leaks.

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Posted By: SpaceMagic (5/5/2013 8:12:10 PM)

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@strider24seven: Not quite. This is much more narrow than Eternal Witness. You can throw Eternal Witness in almost any green deck and it will net you card advantage. This is only good for blue decks that are built around it. This is probably the better card in general but Eternal Witness is still an amazing card.

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Posted By: Lifegainwithbite (4/27/2013 7:26:33 PM)

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@shamurai7
It's Eternal Witness with flash, except it doesn't cost double green, is 1 CMC cheaper (this is huge), and is in a better colour for most decks. Not everyone wants to run green, but most everyone wants to run blue (excepting RtR/Gatecrash era standard- I am talking about eternal formats here).

i.e. you are wrong, it is -very- worth it's price tag. Grab a playset of these and never look back.

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Posted By: strider24seven (4/26/2013 5:24:36 PM)

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Typical Snapcaster Mage comment: "This will warp every format for years, forcing everyone to play around it. Cool, eh?"

Typical Cavern of Souls comment: "IT'LL HURT MY COUNTERSPELLS! BAN BAN BAAAAAAAAAAN!"

Edit: I've read through more comments, and I may have been hasty. There are many complaints for Snappy. What irks me is that players who favor blue and counterspells seem to think they are superior to other players. They make snap judgments (ha ha!) that countering spells are okay and weakening counters is always bad.

Isn't versatility the true mark of expertise? Shouldn't an expert learn to play well with all colors?

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Posted By: JimmyNoobPlayer (4/26/2013 10:03:12 AM)

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GANGAM STYLE !

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Posted By: Pipikako (4/15/2013 1:39:01 PM)

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Posted By: Smoke_Stack (4/3/2013 7:34:03 PM)

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Pair this with Roaring Primadox....

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Posted By: DaybreakRanger (2/18/2013 7:06:38 PM)

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Oh Snapcaster. You...you are one of those cards that I hated from the moment you were released...until the moment I first cast you. I will never look back.

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Posted By: ThinkOriginal (2/12/2013 10:35:04 AM)

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