Overwhelming Intellect
Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari 28 • uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari
- Collector number
- 28
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Alex Horley-Orlandelli
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Counter target creature spell. Draw cards equal to that spell's mana value.
"My brain hurts."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Overwhelming Intellect was originally released in the 2005 Kamigawa expansion, Saviors of Kamigawa, before being reprinted in the 2012 Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari. The card was designed as a high-cost blue instant meant to reward players for holding open mana, serving as a powerful counterspell that provides significant card advantage by allowing the player to draw a card for each point of converted mana cost of the countered spell.
The artwork for this printing was provided by Alex Horley-Orlandelli, a prolific illustrator known for his dynamic and vibrant style within the fantasy genre. In this piece, Horley-Orlandelli depicts a figure channeling immense mental energy, visually capturing the concept of 'overwhelming intellect' through arcane imagery. The Duel Deck series generally focused on thematic clashes, and the inclusion of this card in the Izzet deck helped emphasize the guild's focus on intelligence and chaotic magical experimentation.
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