Extract Brain
Forgotten Realms Commander 46 • rare
- Set
- Forgotten Realms Commander
- Collector number
- 46
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Nicholas Gregory
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
Target opponent chooses X cards from their hand. Look at those cards. You may cast a spell from among them without paying its mana cost.
No thought is as succulent as a secret.
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
Extract Brain was released as part of the Battle for Baldur's Gate set within the Magic: The Gathering Commander product line in 2022. This card was designed for the 'Mind Flayarrrs' preconstructed deck, which focuses on the iconic Dungeons & Dragons villains, the Mind Flayers. The set was created to integrate the lore and flavor of the Forgotten Realms into the popular Commander format, emphasizing themes of psionic control and the manipulation of enemy resources.
The card features artwork by artist Zezhou Chen, who illustrated the piece to reflect the horrifying aesthetic of an Illithid performing a cerebral extraction. The design intent was to capture a high-impact, thematic 'steal' mechanic that mirrors the Dungeons & Dragons creatures' ability to consume and command the memories of their prey. Upon release, the card was received as a flavorful, albeit niche, utility spell within blue-black deck archetypes.
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