MTG Salvation

Yeah... this card seems absurdly good. A red Snapcaster Mage, in many enironments.

While this card is someone less consistent and can't be used to counter something out of the blue, the ability to steal someone's Thoughtseize, Path to Exile, Fatal Push, Abrupt Decay, etc. could make this card fairly hilarious in modern.

While this card could theoretically "whiff", there aren't too many decks out there that lack a good target for this spell (Even tron might give you Ancient Stirrings).

In standard, sure. But we are starting to see bigger creatures and better removal with the spoilers. I think this card is strongest in formats with better 1 drops spells, but I don't think it's playable in those formats

Even without it's reusable ability, it's a 2 mana 2/1 pirate with FIRST STRIKE. First strike is a very big up side to this (outside its other ability).

Yeah, but you use your mana for a turn, I don't see this getting play outside of limited or standard. I could maybe see it used as something to eat the top card off of people's libraries when they scry to the top. The strength of Snapcaster Mage isn't just his flashback ability, but the fact that you can just flash him in as beater if needed.

So much value!

They can't give it flash! Don't even ask for that. It's already a 3 dollar card as is. Maybe more.

Think of it as CMC: X1R
-Card Advantage
-First Strike

Remember Eternal Witness doubling a Fatal Push for 4 mana? This just did it for 3, and it has first strike. So what if its opponent. It's good.

God forbid someone flickers a deck with it.

It's not Snapcaster, but it may still be modern-playable, in the right deck.