Traitor's Clutch
~$0.12 low · ~$0.48 high
Black. Instant
Time Spiral #137 · Illustrated by Dave Allsop
Time Spiral #137 · Illustrated by Dave AllsopWhat is Traitor's Clutch worth?
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Oracle text
Target creature gets +1/+0, becomes black, and gains shadow until end of turn. (It can block or be blocked by only creatures with shadow.)
Flashback 
(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Format legality
The only printing of Traitor's Clutch
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Time Spiral tsp #137· 2006common· Cardmarket €0.06 · €0.43 foil | common | $0.12 | $0.48 | €0.06€0.43 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2006
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 5
- EDHREC rank
- #25,500 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Flashback
- Artist
- Dave Allsop
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Time Spiral card (#137).
137
- 137Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (6)
2021-03-19
You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
2021-03-19
“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.”
2021-03-19
A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
2021-03-19
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.
2021-03-19
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.
2021-03-19
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.
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