Flash Price
3 printings · 3 sets · first printed 1996
Flash has been printed 3 times across 3 sets, first in 1996 and most recently in 2018. Right now the cheapest printing is Classic Sixth Edition #67 at $1.54, while the most expensive is Mirage #66 at $3.45 — about 2× more. The median across 3 priced printings is $1.55. Reprint risk: ELEVATED — Reprinted 3x total; appeared once in a dedicated reprint set (Masters 25).
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Every Flash Printing, Compared
Cheapest first · unpriced last| Printing | Year | Price | Dealer Buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Sixth Edition #67 (R) Cheapest | 1999 | $1.54 | $0.90 |
| Masters 25 #57 (R) | 2018 | $1.55 | $0.45 |
| Mirage #66 (R) | 1996 | $3.45 | $1.80 |
Prices are the latest nightly market price; a printing with no tracked price shows a dash. Dealer buylist is Card Kingdom's current offer via MTGJSON, shown where one exists.
.Not legal in any tracked constructed format.
Legality is a property of the card, not the printing, so it is identical for all 3 versions.
Official Judge Precedents
4 PrecedentsOnly the generic mana in that creature's mana cost is reduced. For example, if that creature's mana cost is 
, you'll have to pay to keep it.
The creature enters the battlefield, so it will trigger enters-the-battlefield abilities even if you choose not to pay.
If the creature has 
in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
If you choose not to pay, the creature is sacrificed immediately. No player will get priority in between the creature entering the battlefield and being sacrificed. Sacrificing the creature this way will trigger any abilities that trigger when it leaves the battlefield, and those abilities will be put onto the stack at the same time as those that triggered when it entered the battlefield.