Distended Mindbender
Eldritch Moon Promos 3s • rare
- Set
- Eldritch Moon Promos
- Collector number
- 3s
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 8 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Yohann Schepacz
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Emerge 5 generic mana black mana black mana (You may cast this spell by sacrificing a creature and paying the emerge cost reduced by that creature's mana value.)
When you cast this spell, target opponent reveals their hand. You choose from it a nonland card with mana value 3 or less and a card with mana value 4 or greater. That player discards those cards.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Distended Mindbender was released in 2016 as part of the Eldritch Moon expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This specific card is a promotional version, distributed through the Prerelease event kits for the set. It represents the Eldrazi titan Emrakul's corruption of the plane of Innistrad, a narrative arc where the grotesque, tentacled alien influence warps the local gothic-horror inhabitants and landscape.
The art was created by Filip Burburan, who sought to emphasize the visceral, otherworldly horror characteristic of the Eldrazi. The design focuses on the creature's immense scale and its ability to disrupt an opponent's hand, reflecting the Eldrazi's capacity to consume and distort reality. Upon its release, the card became a notable staple in midrange strategies, praised by players for its efficient mana cost relative to its disruptive impact on the game state.
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