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Secrets of the Key

Secrets of the Key

{U}
Instant

Investigate. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, investigate twice instead. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "{2}, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")

Flashback {3}{U}

As Sigarda and Sorin battled, Arlinn and Teferi recovered the key from the Markov catacombs.

Illustrated by Alix Branwyn

Formats
Not Legalstandard
Legalhistoric
Legaltimeless
Legalpioneer
Legalmodern
Legallegacy
Legalpauper
Legalvintage
Not Legalpenny
Legalcommander
Legaloathbreaker
Legalbrawl
Not Legalalchemy

This printing

Number#73
RarityCommon
ReleasedJan 28, 2022
EDHREC rank#13,888

Prices

USD$0.34
USD foil$0.12
EUR€0.16
EUR foil€0.33
MTGO0.04 tix
Rulings (6)
  • You must still follow any timing restrictions and permissions, including those based on the card's type. For instance, you can cast a sorcery using flashback only when you could normally cast a sorcery.

    Jun 6, 2025 · Wizards of the Coast
  • A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.

    Jun 6, 2025 · Wizards of the Coast
  • "Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard if the resulting spell is an instant or sorcery spell by paying [cost] rather than paying its mana cost" and "If the flashback cost was paid, exile this card instead of putting it anywhere else any time it would leave the stack."

    Jun 6, 2025 · Wizards of the Coast
  • To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost (such as a flashback cost) you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions. The mana value of the spell is determined only by its mana cost, no matter what the total cost to cast the spell was.

    Jun 6, 2025 · Wizards of the Coast
  • You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.

    Jun 6, 2025 · Wizards of the Coast
  • If a card with flashback is put into your graveyard during your turn, you can cast it if it's legal to do so before any other player can take any actions.

    Jun 6, 2025 · Wizards of the Coast

Printings (2)

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