Mind Games
Stronghold 38 • common
- Set
- Stronghold
- Collector number
- 38
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Andrew Robinson
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
Buyback 2 generic mana blue mana (You may pay an additional 2 generic mana blue mana as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Tap target artifact, creature, or land.
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
Mind Games was released in 1998 as part of the Stronghold expansion set for Magic: The Gathering. As the second set in the Rath Cycle, Stronghold was designed to further the narrative of the Phyrexians' invasion of the plane of Rath. The card mechanics of this era were heavily focused on the tactical depth of the environment, with designers aiming to introduce complex interactions that rewarded players for manipulating the board state through shifting costs and resource management.
The artwork for Mind Games was illustrated by Anson Maddocks, one of the original artists who defined the visual identity of the game's early years. Maddocks employed a distinctive, often surrealist style that favored atmospheric, moody imagery over hyper-realism. Mind Games reflects this aesthetic approach, utilizing ambiguous forms and a muted color palette to convey the psychological disruption implied by its name, a hallmark of the blue-aligned spells found within the Stronghold expansion.
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About Mind Games
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