Sanity Grinding
Eventide 29 • rare
- Set
- Eventide
- Collector number
- 29
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Lars Grant-West
- Market price
- $1.41
What it does
Chroma — Reveal the top ten cards of your library. For each blue mana symbol in the mana costs of the revealed cards, target opponent mills a card. Then put the cards you revealed this way on the bottom of your library in any order.
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
Sanity Grinding was released in July 2008 as part of Eventide, the second small expansion set in the Shadowmoor block for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to explore the mechanics of hybrid mana, which allowed players to cast spells using either of two colors, reflecting the shifting, surreal nature of the plane of Shadowmoor as it transitioned into the light-filled Eventide. The card serves as a quintessential representative of the set's focus on persistent effects and mill-based strategies.
The card was illustrated by Dave Dorman, a renowned fantasy and science fiction artist celebrated for his work on Star Wars and various collectible games. Dorman employed a dark, evocative aesthetic to depict the theme of eroding mental stability, aligning with the card's mechanical function of forcing an opponent to discard the top cards of their library. Upon its release, it was noted by players for its unconventional mana cost and its role as a niche inclusion in blue-black control decks seeking alternative win conditions.
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