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Past in Flames

First printed in Innistrad (2011)

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Past in Flames

Sorcery

Each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost.
Flashback 4 genericRed (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Illustrated by
Anthony Jones

Legality

Rulings (12)

  • 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.
  • If a card with no mana cost gains flashback, it has no flashback cost. It can't be cast this way.
  • If you cast a spell with flashback, you can't pay any alternative costs such as overload costs. You can pay additional costs such as kicker costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the spell with flashback.
  • Past in Flames affects only cards in your graveyard at the time it resolves. Instant and sorcery cards put into your graveyard later in the turn won't gain flashback.
  • "Flashback [cost]" means "You may cast this card from your graveyard 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."
  • 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.
  • If a card has multiple instances of flashback, you may choose any of its flashback costs to pay.
  • You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
  • If you cast an instant or sorcery with X in its mana cost this way, you still choose the value of X as part of casting the spell and pay that cost.
  • A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
  • 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.
  • If a split card gains flashback, you pay only the cost of the half you're casting.

Prices

MTGO price: 1.65 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 30 Oct 2026).

Modern In 103 of 2891 decks (3.6%), most in Ruby Storm

Staple: main deck, 4% of decks (#174); sideboard, 3% of decks (#63)

Share of decks
3.6%
▼ 0.2 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-08: 3.0% 2026-08-15: 2.4% 2026-08-22: 2.6% 2026-08-29: 3.9% 2026-09-05: 3.6% 2026-09-12: 3.7% 2026-09-19: 3.5% 2026-09-26: 4.3% 2026-10-03: 4.2% 2026-10-10: 3.3% 2026-10-17: 2.5% 2026-10-24: 4.5%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
103
103 main, 102 sideboard
Avg. copies
3.0
in the main deck
Win rate
63%
17 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Ruby Storm 3.6% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy100%28.1
Hex Magic100%28.1
Manamorphose100%27.5
Pyretic Ritual100%27.3
Desperate Ritual100%27.3
Wish99%28.1
Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge99%19.1
Ruby Medallion98%28.1
Reckless Impulse98%28.1
Wrenn's Resolve98%28.1

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Ruby Storm
_Shikamaru_ in Modern Challenge 32
9-0
100%
Ruby Storm
hugofreitas1 in Modern Challenge 64
9-1
90%
Ruby Storm
Nuserdog in Modern Challenge 32
8-1
89%
Ruby Storm
hugofreitas1 in Modern Challenge 32
6-1
86%
Ruby Storm
CBJr in Modern RC Super Qualifier
7-2
78%
Ruby Storm
N0000000B in Modern Challenge 32
6-2
75%
Ruby Storm
hugofreitas1 in Modern Challenge 64
6-2
75%
Ruby Storm
Cachorrowo in Modern Challenge 96
6-2
75%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Ruby Storm
N0000000B,
3 main
1 side
#4 (top 8)
of 52
6-2
Ruby Storm
mlex,
3 main
1 side
#16
of 52
4-2
Ruby Storm
Cachorrowo,
3 main
1 side
#29
of 52
2-3
Ruby Storm
hugofreitas1,
3 main
1 side
#29
of 58
3-3
Ruby Storm
_Shikamaru_,
3 main
1 side
#1 (top 8)
of 51
9-0
Ruby Storm
hugofreitas1,
3 main
1 side
#14
of 51
4-2
Ruby Storm
Ezra95,
3 main
1 side
5-0
Ruby Storm
Nuserdog,
3 main
1 side
#1 (top 8)
of 57
8-1

Legacy In 3 of 1617 decks (0.2%), most in Storm

Share of decks
0.2%
▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-08: 0.0% 2026-08-15: 0.3% 2026-08-22: 0.2% 2026-08-29: 0.3% 2026-09-05: 0.0% 2026-09-12: 0.0% 2026-09-19: 0.0% 2026-09-26: 0.0% 2026-10-03: 0.0% 2026-10-10: 0.0% 2026-10-17: 0.3% 2026-10-24: 0.5%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
3
3 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.3
in the main deck
Win rate
33%
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Storm 3.2% 2%
URG (unclassified) 0.7% 17%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Lotus Petal100%2.8

Best win rate

DeckRecord
URG
TonyScapone in Legacy Challenge 32
2-4
33%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Storm
Prophet-m66,
1 main 5-0
URG
dedema,
1 main 5-0
URG
TonyScapone,
2 main #32
of 46
2-4

Commander In 198 of 6185 decks (3.2%), most in Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero

Staple: main deck, 3% of decks (#409)

Share of decks
3.2%
▼ 0.3 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-22: 5.3% 2026-08-29: 3.3% 2026-09-05: 3.5% 2026-09-12: 4.2% 2026-09-19: 3.1% 2026-09-26: 3.0% 2026-10-03: 3.4% 2026-10-10: 2.8% 2026-10-17: 3.5% 2026-10-24: 3.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
198
198 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
32%
42 top 8 (challenges only)

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Aidan M Stanley in Commander Invitational Qualifier - East Coast Gaming
4-1
80%
Ral, Monsoon Mage
blakey623 in Land, Go: Sunshine Showdown $10k+ cEDH
4-1
80%
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Peter Cepynsky in Paragon Gaming October 24th CEDH $3K
3-2
60%
Rowan, Scion of War
KingTheGreat [Pinnacle] in CCS $20,000 cEDH Invitational Qualifier #5
3-2
60%
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Jared Simonsen in The Family Jewelz: Underground Sea - Monthly CEDH
3-2
60%
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Zach Appel in Asgard Monthly CEDH Tournament - October 2026
3-2
60%
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Nathan Turner in Blast Off Gaming Whispers From The Archives cEDH Tournament!
3-3
50%
Rowan, Scion of War
Samuele Serra in Monkeys for charity - European cEDH Championship Qualifier
3-3
50%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Ral, Monsoon Mage
James Lei,
1 main #27
of 28
0-0
Scion of the Ur-Dragon
Bobby wallace,
1 main #19
of 20
0-4
Rowan, Scion of War
Israel Suzuki,
1 main #21
of 23
0-3
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Kurt Noreika,
1 main #22
of 59
1-2
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Michael Medina,
1 main #30
of 59
0-3
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Jaiden gumm,
1 main #39
of 59
0-4
Rowan, Scion of War
Jordan Pier,
1 main #40
of 59
1-4
Sami, Wildcat Captain
Miguel Cruz,
1 main #13
of 31
1-2

Duel Commander In 2 of 117 decks (1.7%), most in Ral, Monsoon Mage

Share of decks
1.7%
▼ 0.3 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-08: 0.0% 2026-08-15: 3.3% 2026-08-22: 0.0% 2026-08-29: 0.0% 2026-09-05: 0.0% 2026-09-12: 2.4% 2026-09-19: 0.0% 2026-09-26: 7.1% 2026-10-03: 0.0% 2026-10-10: 3.0% 2026-10-17: 4.4% 2026-10-24: 0.0%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
2
2 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Ral, Monsoon Mage 1.7% 100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Fuz65,
1 main 5-0
Ral, Monsoon Mage
Fuz65,
1 main 5-0