Brainstorm
Coldsnap Theme Decks 61 • common
- Set
- Coldsnap Theme Decks
- Collector number
- 61
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Christopher Rush
- Market price
- $1.59
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 originally printed in the 1996 expansion Ice Age, but this specific iteration hails from the 2006 Coldsnap set. Coldsnap was designed as the long-awaited third set to the Ice Age block, providing a nostalgic return to the snowy aesthetic and mechanics of the mid-1990s. The card was included in the theme decks to reinforce the set's focus on card manipulation and library control.
The art for this version was provided by Terese Nielsen, whose work is highly regarded for its ethereal and evocative style. Nielsen sought to capture the feeling of mental clarity and rapid information processing suggested by the spell's effect. Upon its release in Coldsnap, the card was widely received by players as an essential tool for competitive consistency, cementing its status as a foundational piece of card advantage in multiple formats.
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