Beast Attack is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
Create a 4/4 green Beast creature token. Flashback(You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
Complete guide
Beast Attack is a classic green instant that demonstrates the raw power of card advantage through the graveyard. By allowing you to summon a formidable 4/4 Beast twice, it ensures you stay ahead on the battlefield even after your resources seem depleted.
A Beast in the Hand and the Grave
Beast Attack is a straightforward instant that creates a 4/4 green Beast creature token. Its primary strength lies in the Flashback keyword, which allows you to cast it a second time directly from your graveyard for the same mana cost. This effectively turns a single card into two separate threats, providing resilience against removal and board wipes.
How Flashback Resolves
When you cast Beast Attack from your graveyard, you pay the Flashback cost instead of its mana cost. The spell moves from the graveyard to the stack. Once it resolves, you create the token, and the physical card is exiled instead of returning to the graveyard. It is important to note that even if the spell is countered while being cast via Flashback, it still goes to the exile zone.
Timing and Costs
Since Beast Attack is an instant, you can cast it during any player's turn, whether it is in your hand or your graveyard. The mana value of the spell remains 5 regardless of which cost you pay. If an opponent forces you to discard Beast Attack, you can still cast it later using Flashback, as the card does not need to have been cast from your hand first to be eligible for its graveyard ability.
Strategic Implementation
This card is best used as a surprise blocker or as an end-of-turn threat to catch your opponent off guard. Because the token is a non-Human creature, it synergizes perfectly with green spells that care about creature types or power. Saving the Flashback cast for after a board wipe is a common way to immediately regain board presence.
Interaction examples
Second HarvestCast Beast Attack to create a 4/4 Beast token. Before your next turn, cast Second Harvest. Second Harvest checks the battlefield, sees your Beast token, and creates another 4/4 green Beast token. This allows you to build a massive board presence very quickly.
Return of the WildspeakerAfter your Beast Attack resolves and you have a 4/4 Beast on the field, you can cast Return of the Wildspeaker. By choosing the first mode, you check the greatest power among your non-Human creatures. Since the Beast is a non-Human with 4 power, you draw four cards, refilling your hand while keeping your threat on the table.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Beast Attack
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
“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.”
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
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.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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