Momentary Blink

Instant, 1W (2)

Exile target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.

Flashback {3}{U} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)

Illus. Anthony S. Waters

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

• 9/25/2006: When Momentary Blink resolves, the creature is exiled, then immediately returned to the battlefield. The game sees the returning card as a different permanent from the one that left the battlefield. Any counters, Auras, and so on are removed. Any spells or abilities targeting the creature no longer target it.
• 9/25/2006: Any "as this enters the battlefield" choices for the affected creature are made by its owner, not its old controller.
• 2/1/2007: If Momentary Blink is cast on a token creature, the token will not return to the battlefield, because of the rule that says a token that leaves the battlefield can't come back.

• Legal in Vintage (Type 1)
• Legal in Legacy (Type 1.5)
• Legal in Extended (Type 1.X)
• Legal in Classic (MTGO)