Elder Brain
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate 573 • rare
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Collector number
- 573
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Daarken
- Market price
- $1.01
What it does
Menace
Whenever this creature attacks a player, exile all cards from that player's hand, then they draw that many cards. You may play lands and cast spells from among the exiled cards for as long as they remain exiled. If you cast a spell this way, you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Elder Brain card was released in 2022 as part of the Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate set, a collaborative expansion between Magic: The Gathering and the Dungeons & Dragons franchise. It was designed to bring iconic high-level threats from tabletop RPG lore into the card game mechanics, specifically focusing on the mind-flaying aberrations that serve as the central nervous systems of illithid colonies.
The illustration was rendered by artist Campbell White, who leaned into the surreal, grotesque aesthetic of the creature. The design emphasizes the brain's role as a psychological manipulator, utilizing game mechanics that allow players to access their opponents' spell libraries. Upon release, it was well-received by fans of both the Dungeons & Dragons property and Commander-format players looking for high-impact, thematic legendary cards.
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