Brainstorm
Ice Age 61 • common
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 61
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Christopher Rush
- Market price
- $2.43
What it does
Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
"I reeled from the blow, and then suddenly, I knew exactly what to do. Within moments, victory was mine."— Gustha Ebbasdotter, Kjeldoran Royal Mage
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 released in 1995 as part of the Ice Age expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed with a winter theme, reflecting a world trapped in an eternal ice age. The card was created as an instant, designed to provide players with powerful card selection and library manipulation, allowing them to draw three cards and then return two from their hand to the top of their library.
The card’s original artwork was illustrated by Christopher Rush, one of the game's most iconic early artists. Rush utilized a clean, mystical aesthetic that highlighted the psychological nature of the spell, fitting the card’s utility within the blue color identity. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, low-cost tool for deck consistency, though it gradually became recognized as one of the most significant and influential cards in the game's history, eventually becoming a staple in multiple competitive formats.
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