Mindstab
Time Spiral 119 • common
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 119
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
Target player discards three cards.
Suspend 4—black mana (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay black mana and exile it with four time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Mindstab was released in the 2006 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Time Spiral. The set was designed to be a love letter to the game's long history, utilizing the 'timeshifted' mechanic to bridge early gameplay mechanics with modern design sensibilities. As a black sorcery card, Mindstab served as a functional homage to older discard spells, focusing on the tactical disruption of an opponent's hand as the game progresses into the late stages.
The artwork for Mindstab was illustrated by Steven Belledin, who captures the card's theme of psychological erosion through a haunting, surreal depiction of shadow and encroaching darkness. Within the context of the Time Spiral block, the design aimed to evoke the nostalgia of the game's nineties roots while providing a strategic tool for control-oriented players. It remains a notable example of how the set successfully revitalized classic top-down designs for the mid-2000s competitive environment.
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