Mind Flayer
Adventures in the Forgotten Realms 63 • rare
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Collector number
- 63
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Daarken
- Market price
- $0.32
What it does
Dominate Monster — When this creature enters, gain control of target creature for as long as you control this creature.
"Shed your thoughts and let my will flow through you."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Mind Flayer card was introduced in the 2021 set Adventures in the Forgotten Realms, the first expansion for Magic: The Gathering to fully integrate the Dungeons & Dragons brand. This card was designed to capture the quintessential horror of the illithid—a psychic, tentacled aberration that has been a staple of Dungeons & Dragons lore since the game's earliest editions. By incorporating the 'stun' mechanic, the design team aimed to mechanically represent the Mind Flayer’s iconic ability to paralyze its prey before consuming their brains.
The artwork for this particular card was illustrated by Axel Sauerwald, who leaned into the dark, eerie aesthetic characteristic of the Underdark. The illustration emphasizes the creature's formidable, alien silhouette and its glowing psychic aura, aiming to evoke the dread players feel when encountering these creatures in a tabletop campaign. Upon its release, the card was received positively by both Magic players and Dungeons & Dragons enthusiasts for its thematic accuracy and effective utility in controlling the battlefield during multiplayer formats.
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