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…and knowing is half the battlefield

You can “flicker” a creature to save it from a removal spell.

I’m excited for Ghostly Flicker . Partially because it was a house at the prerelease, and partially because Momentary Blink is one of my favorite cards. But why are both of these things true? Among other things, it’s the fact that they can be used to dodge removal very easily.

Let’s use Cloudshift for our example. Ronny casts Oblivion Ring , and targets my Avacyn, Angel of Hope with the trigger. In response, I cast Cloudshift targeting Avacyn. My Avacyn stays. But why? It’s right there! The answer to that is the fun fact that whenever an object changes zones, it becomes a new object with no memory of, or relation to, its previous self. Once Avacyn gets flickered, it looks exactly the same as it did earlier to you , but the game can’t link THIS Avacyn to the one that was just on the field. So, when Oblivion Ring’s trigger tries to resolve, it can’t find the object it originally targeted, shrugs, and fizzles. Your Avacyn is safe.

Note that this trick only really works for dodging targeted removal. If you try to Cloudshift your creature to save it from a mass-removal spell like Day of Judgment or a sufficiently large Bonfire of the Damned , you won’t get your way. Cloudshift will exile it and bring it back before the mass-kill resolves, so it’ll still be there to die.

Today’s Rules Tip written by Trevor Nunez, Level 1 judge from Roswell, NM

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Ghostly Flicker, Instant, designed by Raymond Swanland first released in May, 2012 in the set Avacyn Restored and was printed exactly in 4 different ways. It see play in 2 formats: Pauper and Commander . It's currently being selled by the minimum price of $ 0.18. It's a key card in 50 combos .

Legality between formats

  • Commander Legal
  • Historic Not Legal
  • Legacy Legal
  • Modern Legal
  • Pauper Legal
  • Pioneer Not Legal
  • Standard Not Legal
  • Alchemy Not Legal
  • Artisan Not Legal
  • Block Legal
  • Booster Draft Legal
  • Brawl Not Legal
  • Budget Standard Not Legal
  • Casual Legal
  • Conquest Legal
  • Duel Commander Legal
  • Explorer Not Legal
  • Extended Legal
  • Frontier Not Legal
  • Historic Brawl Not Legal
  • Oathbreaker Legal
  • Old School Not Legal
  • Pauper Commander Legal
  • Pauper Historic Not Legal
  • Pauper Penny Legal
  • Pauper Singleton Legal
  • Pauper Standard Not Legal
  • Penny Dreadful Legal
  • PreDH Not Legal
  • Premodern Not Legal
  • Sealed event Legal
  • Tiny Leaders Legal
  • Vintage Legal
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Flicker or Flickering is the nickname (alluding to the effect of its namesake, the Urza's Destiny card Flicker ) for exiling something, then returning it to the battlefield . [1] [2] [3] The mechanic is sometimes also called blinking [4] after Blinking Spirit (which actually has a self- bounce effect and not a flicker).

  • 1.1 Name confusion
  • 3.3 Multicolored
  • 3.4 Artifacts
  • 4 References

Description [ | ]

The Flicker ability was inspired by phasing . Flicker originally was designed as a vertical cycle in white but development moved the common to rare, changed it to sorcery, and dropped the other two. [5] There are some variants, but the general gist it that a permanent is exiled and is returned to the battlefield. The permanent can be restricted to being one's own or any player's; then, it may return to its owner or the effect's controller. These secondary templates do not cross but it is designed to be possible for players to flicker a stolen permanent to either keep it on their side or retrieve them from their opponent's, depending on the effect.

When you "flicker" a permanent, it's treated as a new card that just entered the battlefield. The mechanic appears primary on white and blue , tertiary on black and also on artifacts . "Flickering" removes all counters and auras from a creature, and makes it dodge targeted removal if a spell "flickering" that creature is played in response to the removal spell targeting it. [6]

With Core Set 2021 , experiments have been made at returning phasing - specifically the action to phase out, not the ability - as a design tool in premier sets, as its ability to retain object memory and avoid various triggers make it more suitable in certain scenarios. The usage balance between them is not yet fully realized.

Flicker can appear in both white and blue , although R&D recently has been trying to push it a little more in white. Black can sacrifice a creature and then later reanimate it ( Rescue from the Underworld as an example), but while this functions similarly to flicker, it's a separate thing. [7]

Name confusion [ | ]

As noted above, Flicker and Blink have both been used as terms for effects that return immediately and return at the end step. However, the definitions have been muddled due to Flickerwisp and Momentary Blink , two popular cards that run opposed to the definition to the originals.

R&D used "insta-flicker" and "flicker" as terminology to distinguish between 'exile and return immediately' and 'exile and return at next end step'. [8] Later, they called it “fast flicker” and “slow flicker”. [9] Others differentiate between "flicker" and "blink", "short blink" and "long blink", or "blink" (after Momentary Blink ) and "slide" (after Astral Slide ).

One of the most iconic episodes of Doctor Who is Blink , which was made into a Saga ( Blink ) and a spell ( Don't Blink ), printed in the Universes Beyond set Doctor Who . [10] While the Saga doesn't have any relevance to blinking as a mechanic, Don't Blink acts as a hate spell a la Hallowed Moonlight , punishing opponents who are trying to "blink".

Rulings [ | ]

  • A permanent that returns to the battlefield after being exiled does so as an entirely new object. It will have no memory of or connection to its previous existence.
  • Any Auras attached to a permanent that leaves the battlefield will be put into their owner's graveyard the next time state-based actions are checked. Any Equipment attached to a permanent that leaves the battlefield become unattached and remain on the battlefield. Any counters on a permanent that leaves the battlefield cease to exist.
  • If a token creature is exiled, it will cease to exist. It won't return to the battlefield.
  • If a paired creature is exiled, the pair will break. However, the creature entering the battlefield again will cause its soulbond ability (or the soulbond ability of the creature it was paired with, as appropriate) to trigger again. This may cause the creature to pair with the creature it was previously paired with or another creature.
  • Note that many flickering cards return such creatures under their owner's control, which is also the default if the card does not specify who controls the returned creature. Therefore the flicker effect must explicitly say "under your control", such as with Cloudshift .

List of Cards [ | ]

White [ | ].

  • Acrobatic Maneuver
  • Aethergeode Miner
  • Against All Odds
  • Angel of Condemnation
  • Astral Drift
  • Astral Slide
  • Charming Prince
  • Cosmic Intervention
  • Distinguished Conjurer
  • Divine Smite
  • Eerie Interlude
  • Eldrazi Displacer
  • Emiel the Blessed
  • The Eternal Wanderer
  • Far Traveler
  • Felidar Guardian
  • Flickerform
  • Flickering Spirit
  • Flicker of Fate
  • Flickerwisp
  • Galepowder Mage
  • Glimmerpoint Stag
  • Guardian of Faith
  • Guardian of Ghirapur
  • Hikari, Twilight Guardian
  • Icewind Stalwart
  • Justiciar's Portal
  • Lae'zel's Acrobatics
  • Lae’zel, Githyanki Warrior
  • Lae'zel, Blessed Warrior
  • Long Road Home
  • Momentary Blink
  • Now You See Me . . .
  • Ojutai Exemplars
  • Ordinary Pony
  • Otherworldly Journey
  • Out of Time
  • Planar Guide
  • Prowl, Stoic Strategist
  • Rescue the Foal
  • Restoration Angel
  • Robe of Stars
  • Saltskitter
  • Scrollshift
  • Semester's End
  • Settle Beyond Reality
  • Slip On the Ring
  • Sudden Disappearance
  • Tawnos Endures
  • Teferi's Honor Guard
  • Teferi's Protection
  • Teleportation Circle
  • Vizier of Deferment
  • Wispweaver Angel
  • Argent Sphinx
  • Blizzard Strix
  • Change of Plans
  • Deadeye Navigator
  • Displacer Kitten
  • Djinn of the Fountain
  • Dream Fighter
  • Escape Protocol
  • Essence Flux
  • Ghostly Flicker
  • Identity Thief
  • Illusionist's Stratagem
  • March of Swirling Mist
  • Meneldor, Swift Savior
  • Mist Dragon
  • Nephalia Smuggler
  • Nezahal, Primal Tide
  • Planar Incision
  • Rainbow Efreet
  • Reality Ripple
  • Sapphire Charm
  • Sentinel of the Pearl Trident
  • Shimmering Efreet
  • Sinister Concierge
  • Siren's Ruse
  • Slip Out the Back
  • Spectral Adversary
  • Teferi, Master of Time
  • Teferi's Realm
  • Teferi's Time Twist
  • Teferi's Veil
  • Teferi, Timeless Voyager
  • Thassa, Deep-Dwelling
  • Vision Charm
  • Vodalian Illusionist

Multicolored [ | ]

  • Aminatou, the Fateshifter
  • Anurid Brushhopper
  • Brago, King Eternal
  • Brokers Confluence
  • Brokers' Safeguard
  • Disorder in the Court
  • Frenetic Efreet
  • Frenetic Sliver
  • Ghost Council of Orzhova
  • Hallowed Respite
  • Kaito Shizuki
  • Lae'zel, Callous Warrior
  • Lae'zel, Illithid Thrall
  • Lae'zel, Primal Warrior
  • Lae'zel, Wrathful Warrior
  • Legion's Initiative
  • Mistmeadow Vanisher
  • Mistmeadow Witch
  • Nahiri's Resolve
  • Oath of Teferi
  • Obzedat, Ghost Council
  • Oji, the Exquisite Blade
  • Roon of the Hidden Realm
  • Sol'Kanar the Tainted
  • Stenn, Paranoid Partisan
  • Triad of Fates
  • Turn to Mist
  • Vanish into Memory
  • Venser, the Sojourner
  • Yorion, Sky Nomad

Artifacts [ | ]

  • Conjurer's Closet
  • Golden Argosy
  • Tunnel of Love
  • Voyager Staff

Lands [ | ]

  • Creeping Inn

Planes [ | ]

  • Bad Wolf Bay

References [ | ]

  • ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 7, 2016). " A Few More Words from R&D ". magicthegathering.com . Wizards of the Coast.
  • ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 13, 2016). " Will these abilities ever be keyworded? ". Blogatog . Tumblr.
  • ↑ Mark Rosewater (June 5, 2017). " Mechanical Color Pie 2017 ". magicthegathering.com . Wizards of the Coast.
  • ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 05, 2017). " What are the odds on another mechanic that phases things in/out? ". Blogatog . Tumblr.
  • ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 12, 2017). " Can I get some trivia on Phasing? ". Blogatog . Tumblr.
  • ↑ magicthegathering.com Staff (April 09, 2012). " Avacyn Restored Mechanics ". magicthegathering.com . Wizards of the Coast.
  • ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 18, 2021). " Mechanical Color Pie 2021 Changes ". magicthegathering.com . Wizards of the Coast.
  • ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 14, 2018). " Does R&D have terminology to distinguish between 'exile and return immediately' and 'exile and return at next end step'? ". Blogatog . Tumblr.
  • ↑ Mark Rosewater (November 28, 2021). " Do you have different terms for “exile then return immediately” vs. “exile, then return at end of turn”? ". Blogatog . Tumblr.
  • ↑ Tom Marks (October 2, 2023). " Exclusive: See Doctor Who's Iconic Blink Episode and More as Magic: The Gathering Cards ". IGN.com.
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  • Flavor: Sometimes it's useful to take a break from existence.
  • Casting Cost: 2U
  • Artist: Raymond Swanland

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  1. Ghostly Flicker (Avacyn Restored)

    Sometimes it's useful to take a break from existence. The two targets can have different card types. For example, you can target one artifact and one creature with Ghostly Flicker. Gatherer is the Magic Card Database. Search for the perfect addition to your deck. Browse through cards from Magic's entire history.

  2. Pauper Spellbook: Ghostly Flicker

    In one word: diversity. Most of these close approximations only target the creature card type with their effect (s). On the contrary, Ghostly Flicker can target creatures, artifacts, and / or lands!

  3. You can "flicker" a creature to save it from a removal spell

    Your Avacyn is safe. Note that this trick only really works for dodging targeted removal. If you try to Cloudshift your creature to save it from a mass-removal spell like Day of Judgment or a sufficiently large Bonfire of the Damned, you won't get your way.

  4. Ghostly Flicker rulings

    I — Create a 1/1 green Human Monk creature token with ": Add ." II — Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures. III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control. Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay .

  5. Ruling question: Ghostly Flicker : r/magicTCG

    Can I cast Ghostly Flicker (blue instant that exiles two permanents on your field and then immediately returns them) on a creature with undying (like Flayer of the Hatebound, or Howlgeist) after it's returned with a +1/+1 counter, and after Ghostly Flicker resolves, it'll come back with no counters on it?

  6. Ghostly Flicker Question

    Is it true Ghostly Flicker works on up too 6 targets? Also, in what order do they come back? ... View User Profile View Posts Send Message Rules Guru; Magic Rules Guru; Location: Durango, CO Join Date: 1/6/2005 Posts: 3,181 Member Details; 1. No. The Flicker has only two targets. You can target two lands, two creatures, two artifacts, one ...

  7. Ghostly Flicker · Commander Masters (CMM) #98 · Scryfall Magic The

    Notes and Rules Information for Ghostly Flicker : (2017-03-14) {2} {U} • Instant • Exile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control. • Commander Masters (CMM) #98 • Illustrated by Raymond Swanland • Magic: The Gathering, MTG.

  8. Ghostly Flicker · Kaldheim Commander (KHC) #39 · Scryfall Magic The

    Notes and Rules Information for Ghostly Flicker : {2} {U} • Instant • Exile two target artifacts, creatures, and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control. • Kaldheim Commander (KHC) #39 • Illustrated by Raymond Swanland • Magic: The Gathering, MTG.

  9. Ghostly Flicker rule Q

    Level 3 Judge This FAQ answers many of the common questions asked in the MTGS Rulings forum. Take a look! I'm the editor/content manager of the Magic Rules Tips Blog - Bookmark this site for daily tips about game and tournament rules. "Abstract concepts of perfect judging run headlong into the realities of how people play the game."

  10. PDH Combos: Ghostly Flicker (Pauper EDH MTG Deck)

    The Ghostly Flicker combo is probably the most ubiquitous combo in Pauper EDH and is colloquially known as the "Drake Combo". The combo works by Flickering a creature that can return a spell to your hand from your graveyard as it enters the battlefield, such as Archaeomancer, and a permanent that allows you to produce at least when it enters ...

  11. ≫ MTG Ghostly Flicker 111 combos explained • MTG DECKS

    Prerequisites Ghostly Flicker in hand. All permanents on the battlefield. You control at least three other Islands. You control at least two additional creatures. Archaeomancer + Ghostly Flicker + Peregrine Drake Combo result Infinite blue mana. Prerequisites Archaeomancer and Peregrine Drake on the battlefield. Ghostly Flicker in hand. available.

  12. Ghostly Flicker

    Exile two target artifacts, creatures and/or lands you control, then return those cards to the battlefield under your control. Latest Decks. Discussion (47) Price History. Alters. Trade. I´m unfair, if you are ;-) by DarkRepulsor. EDH 7 / 2.

  13. ≫ MTG Ghostly Flicker decks and prices November 2023

    Basic information Mana Cost Rarity Common Number #57 Illustrator Raymond Swanland Edition Avacyn Restored Ghostly Flicker is legal in Alchemy Artisan Brawl Commander Duel-Commander Explorer Historic Legacy Modern Old-school Pauper Pioneer Premodern Standard

  14. Ghostly Flicker confirmation

    Subsequently, Ghostly Flicker resolves. Player B watches in abject horror as he eventually realises that two of his permanents may be destroyed. Panicking, he uses Ultimate Price on Acidic Slime after Ghostly Flicker resolves -- by which time Player A has already announced that Clone will be entering play as a copy of Acidic Slime.

  15. ghostly flicker question

    General forum Posted on Dec. 13, 2012, 6:56 a.m. by mavzero87 can Ghostly Flicker be used to fizzle an effect from an instant, like a burn spell? Three-Left-Feet says... #2 Yes it can, as long as you play Ghostly Flicker AFTER the burn spell. In MTG, the rule on instants is that the Last one to be played in a chain is the First one to resolve.

  16. Ghostly Flicker

    mtgo. -. $ 0.23. 0.03 tix. Spoilers Random card Sets Advanced search. Ghostly Flicker, Instant, designed by Raymond Swanland first released in May, 2012 in the set Avacyn Restored and was printed exactly in 4 different ways. It see play in 2 formats: Pauper and Commander. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of $ 0.23.

  17. Ghostly Flicker (Card)

    Smoldering Marsh. 25% of 15112 decks +18% synergy. Ziatora's Proving Ground. 24% of 2585 decks +20% synergy. Spire Garden. 24% of 13433 decks +19% synergy. EDH Recommendations and strategy content for Magic: the Gathering Commander.

  18. Combos Using Ghostly Flicker

    Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant + Ghostly Flicker + Narset's Reversal + Gilded Lotus. Jin-Gitaxias, Progress Tyrant. Narset's Reversal. Gilded Lotus.

  19. Flicker

    Flicker or Flickering is the nickname (alluding to the effect of its namesake, the Urza's Destiny card Flicker) for exiling something, then returning it to the battlefield. The mechanic is sometimes also called blinking after Blinking Spirit (which actually has a self-bounce effect and not a flicker). The Flicker ability was inspired by phasing. Flicker originally was designed as a vertical ...

  20. Ghostly Flicker

    MAGIC: THE GATHERING SHOP ALL MTG Shop All Singles Shop All Sealed Advanced Search Deck Builder MTG Editions A-Z. UPCOMING EDITIONS UPCOMING EDITIONS ... Ghostly Flicker also bought... $0.99. Soulherder. Modern Horizons. $0.49. Archaeomancer. 2014 Core Set. $0.35. Blur. Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate. $1.49.

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  22. Ghostly Flicker (Kaldheim Commander)

    Sometimes it's useful to take a break from existence. The two targets can have different card types. For example, you can target one artifact and one creature with Ghostly Flicker. Gatherer is the Magic Card Database. Search for the perfect addition to your deck. Browse through cards from Magic's entire history.