Mind Burst
Odyssey 148 • common
- Set
- Odyssey
- Collector number
- 148
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Marc Fishman
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Target player discards X cards, where X is one plus the number of cards named Mind Burst in all graveyards.
As haunting as a zombie's curse.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Mind Burst was released in the 2001 Odyssey expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set focused heavily on the graveyard as a resource, introducing mechanics like flashback and threshold, which marked a distinct shift toward resource management that utilized cards discarded or played earlier in the game. Designed as a blue sorcery, Mind Burst allowed players to search their library for a card, providing a tactical utility that synergized with the set's broader mechanical emphasis on filling the graveyard.
The card features illustration by artist Pete Venters, a prominent figure in the game's early aesthetic development. Venters created a visual that leaned into the surreal and psychic themes characteristic of the Odyssey plane. Upon release, the card was received as a situational tutor effect, valued by players who prioritized library manipulation and graveyard preparation over direct board presence, fitting cleanly into the strategic landscape of the era's competitive play.
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