Mind Rot
Ninth Edition 145 • common
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 145
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Steve Luke
- Market price
- $0.21
What it does
Target player discards two cards.
"The beauty of mental attacks is that your victims never remember them."— Volrath
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Mind Rot first appeared in the Urza's Destiny expansion in 1999, designed to be a quintessential black card that forces an opponent to discard two cards. As a common rarity staple, it has been reprinted numerous times throughout the game's history, serving as a reliable tool for players to deplete an opponent's resources and disrupt their game plan in both limited and casual formats.
The Ninth Edition printing, released in 2005 as part of a core set, features artwork by Greg Staples. Staples, a long-time contributor to the game, aimed to capture the visceral feeling of mental exhaustion and magical decay associated with the spell’s discard mechanic. The card was well-received for its straightforward functionality and its status as a foundational element of the core set experience, reflecting the design philosophy of maintaining key strategic pillars across base editions.
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