Plunder the Trollshaws

Plunder the Trollshaws

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{1}{U} · Instant
Common · The Hobbit · Art by Alexander Mokhov
Draw a card. If this spell was cast from a graveyard, draw two cards instead. Flashback {3}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Predicted power
Standard 58 Eng.C+Usr.

Unlike Opt (68), this is poor early selection, but its flashback provides three total cards and should suit slower Izzet control shells.

Best home Izzet ControlBand role-playerConfidence 60%

Could be wrong if Control may prefer more immediate selection or interaction, leaving this too slow despite its eventual card advantage.

Pioneer 40 Eng.D+Usr.

The six-mana total investment is a major Pioneer liability; it is a plausible grindy control test card rather than a regular staple.

Best home Izzet ControlBand fringeConfidence 65%

Could be wrong if A graveyard-oriented blue shell could make the flashback sufficiently reliable to earn a larger role.

Modern 27 Eng.FUsr.

Two mana for an unfiltered card is far below Modern's normal rate, and four more mana for delayed cards is unlikely to justify a slot.

Band speculativeConfidence 72%

Could be wrong if A successful graveyard or spell-density control shell could value the extra cast and recursive card supply.

Legacy 19 Eng.FUsr.

Brainstorm (100) and Legacy's one-mana selection make the front half far too inefficient; the flashback is valuable but much too slow.

Band speculativeConfidence 78%

Could be wrong if A niche discard or self-mill strategy could exploit casting it directly from the graveyard.

Pauper 44 Eng.D+Usr.

It is a reasonable long-game common, but Lórien Revealed offers stronger volume and fixing, so this is likely only a niche attrition option.

Best home Blue-based controlBand fringeConfidence 61%

Could be wrong if Pauper graveyard and spell-count synergies may make the second cast more valuable than ordinary control comparisons suggest.

Commander 35 Eng.DUsr.

Three cards from one card is real multiplayer value, but six mana across two casts is inefficient beside stronger repeatable draw engines.

Best home Flashback spellslingerBand fringeConfidence 64%

Could be wrong if A commander that rewards casting from graveyards or instants could turn its two casts into a more desirable engine.

Limited 58 Eng.C+Usr.

The front half is low-tempo, but eventual flashback for two cards supplies meaningful inevitability and is especially good with mill or discard.

Best home Slow blue decksBand solidConfidence 42%

Could be wrong if An aggressive format or plentiful pressure could make spending two mana to cycle too punishing.

Flashback card-draw spell

“Slow flashback card draw offers credible attrition value, but its weak early tempo limits adoption outside grindy blue decks.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

Previewed 29 July by fellbrinkmtg

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