Roving Actuator vs Snapcaster Mage — MTG Card Comparison
Roving Actuator has the edge overall — it is legal in more formats (6 vs 0).
Roving Actuator
Void — When this creature enters, if a nonland permanent left the battlefield this turn or a spell was warped this turn, exile up to one target instant or sorcery card with mana value 2 or less from your graveyard. Copy it. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
Snapcaster Mage
Flash
When Snapcaster Mage enters the battlefield, target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost. (You may cast that card from your graveyard for its flashback cost. Then exile it.)
| Stat | Roving Actuator | Snapcaster Mage |
|---|---|---|
| Mana Cost | {3}{R} | {1}{U} |
| CMC | 4 | — |
| Type | Artifact Creature — Robot | Creature — Human Wizard |
| Rarity | Uncommon | Mythic |
| Set | Edge of Eternities | Shadows of the Past |
| Price (USD) | — | — |
| Standard | ✓ | ✗ |
| Modern | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pioneer | ✓ | ✗ |
| Legacy | ✓ | ✗ |
| Vintage | ✓ | ✗ |
| Commander | ✓ | ✗ |
| Pauper | ✗ | ✗ |
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