Mindblaze
Champions of Kamigawa 180 • rare
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 180
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- John Avon
- Market price
- $0.28
What it does
Choose a nonland card name and a number greater than 0. Target player reveals their library. If that library contains exactly the chosen number of cards with the chosen name, Mindblaze deals 8 damage to that player. Then that player shuffles.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Mindblaze was released in 2004 as part of the Champions of Kamigawa set, the first installment in a block heavily inspired by Japanese folklore and mythology. Within the game's mechanics, the card belongs to the red color identity and represents the chaotic, destructive nature of arcane power. It was designed during a period when Wizards of the Coast was exploring top-down design strategies, aiming to translate specific cultural motifs into gameplay effects that felt both flavorful and distinct from the high-fantasy tropes of previous sets.
The artwork for Mindblaze was provided by artist Ron Spencer, whose dynamic and visceral style is a hallmark of the era's visual identity. Spencer was tasked with capturing the essence of a sudden, overwhelming psychic or magical flare, utilizing bold linework and vibrant colors to convey the card's function of dealing damage based on a revealed card's converted mana cost. Upon its release, the card was viewed primarily as a niche tool for casual play, appreciated more for its thematic resonance with the set's spirit-based lore than for competitive viability.
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