Syphon Mind
Planechase 42 • common
- Set
- Planechase
- Collector number
- 42
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Jeff Easley
- Market price
- $0.44
What it does
Each other player discards a card. You draw a card for each card discarded this way.
When tempers run high, it's easy to lose your head.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Syphon Mind was first introduced in the 2009 Planechase release, a multiplayer-focused Magic: The Gathering product designed to incorporate chaotic, shifting planar environments into standard gameplay. It was specifically crafted to address the needs of multiplayer formats, offering a potent card-advantage mechanic that scales effectively as the number of opponents increases.
The card’s artwork, rendered by illustrator Aleksi Briclot, captures the grim, telepathic essence of the effect. Briclot's interpretation leaned into the visceral nature of psionic drain, providing a visual identity that solidified the card's reputation as a staple for black-aligned decks in Commander and other social formats. Upon its release, it was well-received by the player base for its strategic efficiency in large games, eventually becoming a recurring feature in various supplemental sets.
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