Head Games
Tenth Edition 148 • rare
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Collector number
- 148
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen
- Market price
- $3.66
What it does
Target opponent puts the cards from their hand on top of their library. Search that player's library for that many cards. The player puts those cards into their hand, then shuffles.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Head Games was released in 2007 as part of the Tenth Edition core set for Magic: The Gathering. Originally debuting in the 1999 Urza's Destiny expansion, this sorcery card was designed to force a significant psychological shift in gameplay by allowing a player to exchange their opponent's hand for a fresh draw from their library. The core set reprinting was part of Wizards of the Coast's effort to standardize the game's mechanics and aesthetic for a new generation of players, maintaining the card's status as a disruptive, high-variance tool in red deck strategies.
The card features artwork by artist John Matson, whose distinctively whimsical and slightly chaotic illustration style captures the card's theme of mental interference. Matson’s portrayal of a figure literally pulling thoughts or items from another’s mind fits the playful yet tactical nature of the spell. Upon its release and subsequent reprints, the card was widely received by players as a 'chaos' card, valued more for its ability to create memorable, unpredictable moments in casual multiplayer formats rather than for its efficacy in highly competitive tournament play.
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