Magic: The Gathering

Stain the Mind

Magic 2015 117 • rare

Set: Magic 2015
Collector number: 117
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 4 generic mana black mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: Black
Artist: Jason Rainville
Market price: $0.21

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$0.21market price via TCGplayer · Aug 20, 2026$0.14 – $0.22 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This rare card functions as a powerful strategic tool, allowing you to search an opponent's hand and library to exile a problematic threat before it can reach the battlefield. Its ability to strip away key components of an opponent's deck makes it a sophisticated choice for players focused on disruptive control.

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What it does

Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for 1 generic mana or one mana of that creature's color.)

Choose a nonland card name. Search target player's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with that name and exile them. Then that player shuffles.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Stain the Mind was released in 2014 as part of the Magic 2015 core set. Designed by Wizards of the Coast, the card belongs to the black color identity within the game, serving as a tactical sorcery that allows players to exile a card from an opponent's hand based on a chosen name, effectively countering specific strategic threats. The card was developed to provide a repeatable disruption mechanism, utilizing the 'convoke' mechanic to allow players to tap their creatures to help pay for its mana cost.

The artwork for the card was illustrated by Johannes Voss. Voss focused on a dark, evocative aesthetic to match the card's function of probing and stripping away an opponent's mental resources. The illustration is widely regarded for its expressive use of light and shadow, capturing the essence of psychological invasion. Upon its release, the card was received as a situational but effective sideboard option in competitive formats, appreciated for its ability to dismantle combo decks that rely heavily on single key components.

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