Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Snapback
Time Spiral · #78 · common · 2006
Instant
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Market reference
$0.49
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 78 / 301
- Release year
- 2006
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Alan Pollack
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2003
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2006-10-06
About this card
Mana cost: {1}{U}
Type: Instant
You may exile a blue card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost. Return target creature to its owner's hand.
""If it returns years hence, our knowledge of how to combat it will be that much greater." —Andorel, Tolarian sentinel"
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $0.49 |
| USD (foil) | $104.20 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.25 |
| EUR (foil) | €35.27 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Snapback is real?
Snapback is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Snapback worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Snapback is $0.49; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Snapback from?
Snapback is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Time Spiral" in the expansion series, released in 2006.
What rarity is Snapback?
Snapback is a common card in the Time Spiral set.
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Other Snapback printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
