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Snapcaster Mage
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Okay, awesome card! Quick now I gotta go trade my buddy before he realizes what he's got lol he wants my mindshrieker for it, HAHAHA!!! I'm so evil...
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Posted By: wrathofdave430 (10/5/2011 9:52:49 AM)
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This card is repugnantly overrated. He's no waste of paper, of course, but he's not something that's totally unparalelled for its cost like Goyf, Dark Confidant, Stoneforge, JTMS. Some of those cards released at a much lower price than this and are far better in that they're irreplaceable. Not every deck of such type will want to run this, and some will even want to run more specific ETB effects instead. Examples?

Flashback Doom Blade? Seen it before - Nekrataal.
Flashback Counterspell? Hello, Mystic Snake.
Shock? Yeah, Fire Imp is cool, I guess.
Innocent Blood/Edict? Fleshbag Marauder and Gatekeeper of Malakir saw play, didn't they?
Thoughtseize? I suppose it's nice to have some permanency in my Tidehollow Sculler, though I do have to pay a m... (see all)
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Posted By: Justice1337 (10/12/2011 11:23:13 AM)
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I Seriously am getting too many of this bad card. I somehow managed to trade this for several cards including a Giest of Saint Traft.
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Posted By: Zokorad (10/29/2011 5:40:12 AM)
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Had to make an account just to downvote this most overrated card ever
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Posted By: howdyho (4/6/2012 10:03:43 AM)
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Crappy art, way overpowered, and flavor not fitting the set in general. This is a terrible card in Innistrad :(
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Posted By: josearcadio (5/12/2012 8:42:46 AM)
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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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I honestly am so happy he is about $30 a pop, I have pulled now 9 of these. No joke, Saturday after release, bought 9 packs, pulled 1, traded guy at the store for 9 more packs, pulled another, traded him again for 9 more packs, pulled another, and pulled my fourth, he traded me 9 last packs and I didnt pull any others until just recently when I pulled about 5 in the last 30 packs. This guy is all to common in my eyes
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Posted By: hedronMatrix (10/22/2011 8:40:01 PM)
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I hate the art on this card. He looks like a total dweeb. Otherwise...holy cow, Batman.
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Posted By: CJM2 (10/24/2011 2:25:55 PM)
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A deliberately designed broken card just like Phyrexian Obliterator. At least not mythic. Power creep is too obvious here. Sad to see this kind of force feed sellers. 0,5/5
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Posted By: AncientTimer (11/17/2011 4:35:15 AM)
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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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If you couldn't cast the costless Time Spiral spells for free for the reasons you claim the how can you cast them in the first place? The mechanic flashback alone gives you the ability to play that card from your graveyard. it does not say that it has to have a converted mana cost of 1 or... (see all)
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Posted By: Settsue (4/10/2012 4:34:10 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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This is why lightning bolt, giant growth, and preordain weren't reprinted.
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Posted By: SgtSwaggr (10/13/2011 2:36:35 PM)
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@Justice1337

"Of course, someone's going to come along and say, "But he gets to do ALL of these things! Versamatility, wtf pwnt!" Not really."

Your argument that Snapcaster Mage isn't versatile seems kind of weak to me. Yes, you are limited by the spells in your opening hand and what you draw into, but assuming you draw first, the game lasts for 5 turns, and you're running no additional card draw, you will have seen 1/5 of your deck by the end of the game. This is actually a pretty strict situation as most games last longer and most blue decks tend to run some form of card draw (usually in the form of instants and sorcery).

Also, Dismember actually gives a creature -5/-5, not -2/-2. So with a snapcaster mage it's actually more like a Morkrut Banshee on crack,
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Posted By: Andromeiylochk (10/12/2011 3:01:52 PM)
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This card is repugnantly overrated. He's no waste of paper, of course, but he's not something that's totally unparalelled for its cost like Goyf, Dark Confidant, Stoneforge, JTMS. Some of those cards released at a much lower price than this and are far better in that they're irreplaceable. Not every deck of such type will want to run this, and some will even want to run more specific ETB effects instead. Examples?

Flashback Doom Blade? Seen it before - Nekrataal.
Flashback Counterspell? Hello, Mystic Snake.
Shock? Yeah, Fire Imp is cool, I guess.
Innocent Blood/Edict? Fleshbag Marauder and Gatekeeper of Malakir saw play, didn't they?
Thoughtseize? I suppose it's nice to have some permanency in my Tidehollow Sculler, though I do have to pay a m... (see all)
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Posted By: Justice1337 (10/12/2011 11:23:13 AM)
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Yeah. Pretty bonkers card advantage, AND he swings for two. Mystical Teachings on legs.
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Posted By: Polychromatic (10/10/2011 7:38:21 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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Considering, he isn't Legendary, most Flashback cost on spells that are worth it have on average about a 2CMC added to the original CMC so yeah. This card=insane.
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Posted By: gtamaster503 (10/7/2011 1:32:46 AM)
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Anyone care to explain why this isn't the top-rated card in Innistrad?
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Posted By: --Nate-- (10/6/2011 7:38:43 PM)
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Time to get a box. Along with Lili, dual lands and a few mythics, Innistrad seems very profitable. And cracking boosters just seems more fun than with other sets :)
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Posted By: axiobeta (10/6/2011 5:28:30 PM)
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Okay, awesome card! Quick now I gotta go trade my buddy before he realizes what he's got lol he wants my mindshrieker for it, HAHAHA!!! I'm so evil...
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