Magic: The Gathering

Brainbite

Alara Reborn 18 • common

Set: Alara Reborn
Collector number: 18
Rarity: Common
Mana cost: 2 generic mana blue mana black mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: Black · Blue
Artist: Mark Hyzer
Market price: $0.13

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$0.13market price via TCGplayer · Aug 19, 2026$0.13 – $0.17 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a common sorcery from the Alara Reborn set, Brainbite serves as a fundamental piece of card advantage that forces opponents to discard while providing you with a replacement draw. This combination of disruption and hand replenishment makes it a steady, reliable tool for maintaining control during the middle stages of a game.

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Card face

What it does

Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card.

Draw a card.

An Esper mage will leave a hole in your memory with surgical precision. A Grixis mage sees no reason to be so kind.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Brainbite was released in 2009 as part of the Alara Reborn expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set was notable for being the first in the game's history to consist entirely of multi-colored cards, representing the final convergence of the shards of the plane of Alara. The card was designed as a sorcery that allowed players to force an opponent to discard a card while simultaneously drawing one, a classic design trope used to provide card advantage in the Grixis color identity.

The artwork for Brainbite was created by illustrator Mark Hyzer, who depicted a visceral, shadowy entity reflecting the dark and predatory nature of the Grixis shard. Hyzer's work focused on the macabre aesthetic characteristic of the setting, emphasizing the hunger and decay central to the region's lore. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, if modest, common-rarity utility piece that served to support the draft environment of the Alara block.

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