Flashfreeze

Foundations #590

Flashfreeze - Foundations

Type: Instant

Mana cost: {1}{U}

Card text: Counter target red or green spell.

Rarity: uncommon

Artist: Brian Despain

""Your downfall was not your ignorance, your weakness, or your hubris, but your warm blood." —Heidar, Rimewind master"

Released: November 15, 2024

Prices

$0.12 USD · €0.17 EUR

Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✓ Legal
Pioneer✓ Legal
Modern✓ Legal
Legacy✓ Legal
Commander✓ Legal
Vintage✓ Legal
Pauper✗ Not Legal
Oathbreaker✓ Legal

Draft & Sealed Synergies

Best cards to pair with Flashfreeze in Foundations limited

common

Ambush Wolf
Ambush Wolf
Creature — Wolf

Flash creature that can be held up alongside Flashfreeze, letting you either counter a red/green spell or deploy a blocker depending on what the opponent does.

Cathar Commando
Cathar Commando
Creature — Human Soldier

Flash creature that can be held up with Flashfreeze, providing flexibility to either counter a spell or deploy a creature with artifact/enchantment removal.

Mischievous Pup
Mischievous Pup
Creature — Dog

Flash creature that bounces your permanents, working well in a deck that wants to hold up mana for Flashfreeze or deploy threats at instant speed.

uncommon

Faebloom Trick
Faebloom Trick
Instant

Creates tokens and taps creatures at instant speed, giving you more options when holding up mana for Flashfreeze against red or green decks.

rare

High Fae Trickster
High Fae Trickster
Creature — Faerie Wizard

Lets you cast spells at instant speed and has flash itself, creating a deck where you can hold up Flashfreeze while threatening to deploy threats.

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