Magus of the Mind
Commander 2017 12 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2017
- Collector number
- 12
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- John Stanko
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
blue mana, tap, Sacrifice this creature: Shuffle your library, then exile the top X cards, where X is one plus the number of spells cast this turn. Until end of turn, you may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.
"I'll show you what you truly desire."
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
Magus of the Mind was released in 2017 as part of the Commander 2017 set, a collection specifically designed for the Magic: The Gathering Commander format. It was created as part of a cycle of 'Magus' creatures, which historically pay homage to iconic, powerful artifacts from the game's early history by translating their effects into creature spells. In this instance, the card serves as a thematic reimagining of the classic and highly restricted artifact Mind's Desire, shifting the card's storm-based mechanics onto a creature body to provide players with a repeatable or interactable engine for spell-chaining strategies.
The artwork was illustrated by Magali Villeneuve, a celebrated artist within the Magic: The Gathering community known for her ethereal and detailed character work. Villeneuve focused on capturing the intellectual intensity of the figure, utilizing a color palette that evokes the mental focus required to manipulate the game's complex stack mechanics. Upon its release, the card was received as a flavorful and strategic addition for blue-aligned decks, praised by enthusiasts for its ability to enable explosive turns in the multiplayer format while remaining balanced through the constraints of creature combat and summoning sickness.
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