Brainstorm
Mystery Booster 2 155 • common
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 155
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- DiTerlizzi
- Market price
- $2.12
What it does
Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageRestricted
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricBanned
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Brainstorm was originally printed in the 1996 expansion Ice Age, designed by lead developers Skaff Elias and others to provide blue decks with a powerful form of card selection. The card allows a player to draw three cards and then put two cards from their hand back on top of their library, effectively allowing for the filtering of unwanted resources. It has since become a cornerstone of competitive Magic: The Gathering, particularly in eternal formats where its ability to manipulate the top of the library is highly valued.
The Mystery Booster 2 version features the iconic illustration by Christopher Rush, who was one of the most prolific early artists for the game. His aesthetic is synonymous with the vintage era of the late 1990s, characterized by dark fantasy themes and painterly techniques. This specific printing pays homage to the original aesthetic while appearing in a curated, retrospective set intended to celebrate the diverse history and mechanical variety of the game’s long-standing design legacy.
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