Mind Swords
Nemesis 60 • common
- Set
- Nemesis
- Collector number
- 60
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Daren Bader
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
If you control a Swamp, you may sacrifice a creature rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Each player exiles two cards from their hand.
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 Swords was released in February 2000 as part of the Nemesis expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the second set in the Urza block, Nemesis was designed to emphasize the theme of conflict and mechanical interaction within the game's evolving narrative. Wizards of the Coast utilized this expansion to introduce cards that rewarded players for manipulating the opponent's resources, a strategic shift that helped define the competitive environment of the turn of the millennium.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Christopher Rush, a cornerstone of the game's early visual identity. Rush opted for a dark, evocative aesthetic that captured the psychic dissonance implied by the card's name. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche utility piece, valued by players for its disruptive potential in controlling a hand or punishing deck archetypes that relied on specific sequence management.
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