Mental Note
The List JUD-46 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- JUD-46
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Bradley Williams
- Market price
- $7.06
What it does
Mill two cards.
Draw a card.
Some minds are more open than others.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Mental Note is a card featured in The List, a curated selection of cards included in Magic: The Gathering booster packs beginning with the Zendikar Rising expansion. This specific card was originally printed in the Judgment set in 2002. As a card that captures a brief, ephemeral moment of information gathering, it reflects the mechanical focus of the Odyssey block on graveyard interactions and self-mill strategies.
The card was illustrated by Arnie Swekel, who contributed to the game during a period known for a gritty, high-fantasy aesthetic. His design choices for Mental Note emphasize the sudden clarity of a thought being recorded, fitting the card's function as a cantrip that fills the graveyard. It remains a staple in niche formats like Pauper, where its efficiency as a blue utility spell has garnered consistent appreciation from players who value deck manipulation.
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