For the Ancestors
~$2.33 low · ~$3.01 high
Green. Instant
Commander Masters #740 · Illustrated by Hristo D. Chukov
Commander Masters #740 · Illustrated by Hristo D. ChukovWhat is For the Ancestors worth?
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Oracle text
Choose a creature type. Look at the top six cards of your library. You may reveal any number of cards of the chosen type from among them and put the revealed cards into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Format legality
All 2 printings of For the Ancestors
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commander Masters cmm #740· 2023rare· Cardmarket €2.56 | rare | $2.33 | No foil printing | €2.56 | |
 Commander Masters cmm #770· 2023Extended Artrare· Cardmarket €2.79 · €4.53 foil | rare | $2.41 | $3.01 | €2.79€4.53 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #8,150 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flashback
- Artist
- Hristo D. Chukov
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Commander Masters card (#740).
0740 · CMM · R · EN
- 0740Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- CMMSet code for Commander Masters
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (6)
2023-07-28
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.
2023-07-28
You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
2023-07-28
A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
2023-07-28
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.
2023-07-28
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.
2023-07-28
"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."
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