Past in Flames

Public decks that run Past in Flames

• Entropic Uprising - Commander 2016, led by Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder
• Goblin Storm Secret Lair Commander, led by Zada, Hedron Grinder
• The Ruinous Powers - Warhammer 40,000 Commander, led by Abaddon the Despoiler

Commanders that run Past in Flames most

Deck counts from EDHREC.

• Vivi Ornitier: 8,204 decks
• Ral, Monsoon Mage // Ral, Leyline Prodigy: 5,676 decks
• Zada, Hedron Grinder: 5,244 decks
• Fire Lord Azula: 4,321 decks
• Magnus the Red: 3,766 decks
• Veyran, Voice of Duality: 3,727 decks
• Kuja, Genome Sorcerer // Trance Kuja, Fate Defied: 3,408 decks
• Mizzix of the Izmagnus: 3,076 decks

Often played with Past in Flames

Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.

• Ulcerate
• Verdant Rebirth
• Viridescent Wisps
• Aggressive Urge
• Poison the Blade
• Wild Defiance
• Early Harvest
• Recoup
• Bile Blight
• Behold the Beyond

Rulings

• 2021-03-19: 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.
• 2021-03-19: If a card with no mana cost gains flashback, it has no flashback cost. It can't be cast this way.
• 2021-03-19: If you cast a spell with flashback, you can't pay any alternative costs such as overload costs. You can pay additional costs such as kicker costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast the spell with flashback.
• 2021-03-19: Past in Flames affects only cards in your graveyard at the time it resolves. Instant and sorcery cards put into your graveyard later in the turn won't gain flashback.
• 2021-03-19: "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."
• 2021-03-19: 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.
• 2021-03-19: If a card has multiple instances of flashback, you may choose any of its flashback costs to pay.
• 2021-03-19: You can cast a spell using flashback even if it was somehow put into your graveyard without having been cast.
• 2021-03-19: If you cast an instant or sorcery with {X} in its mana cost this way, you still choose the value of X as part of casting the spell and pay that cost.
• 2021-03-19: A spell cast using flashback will always be exiled afterward, whether it resolves, is countered, or leaves the stack in some other way.
• 2021-03-19: 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.
• 2021-03-19: If a split card gains flashback, you pay only the cost of the half you're casting.