Pick the Brain
Shadows over Innistrad 129 • uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Collector number
- 129
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mathias Kollros
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it and exile that card.
Delirium — If there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, search that player's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as the exiled card, exile those cards, then that player shuffles.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Pick the Brain was released in 2016 as part of the Shadows over Innistrad set for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to reflect the horror-themed narrative of the expansion, which revisited the gothic plane of Innistrad. Mechanically, the card serves as a discard spell, allowing players to strip specific threats from an opponent's library, which thematicizes the concept of surgical mental extraction.
The artwork was illustrated by Magali Villeneuve, a prominent artist known for her evocative portrayals of characters and spells within the game. Her design for the card focuses on the invasive and dark nature of psychological manipulation, utilizing a color palette and visual composition that align with the set's unsettling tone. Upon its release, it was noted for its utility in competitive formats like Standard, where its delirium mechanic offered a strategic edge against decks relying on specific high-impact cards.
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