MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #308

Mind Flayer

afr·#308·rare·showcase

Illus. Justine Jones

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wishlisted

Jul '21

5 yr ago

Value

$1.55+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.57 · low $0.52

NM$0.55

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.51–$0.58modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.56low $0.35range 60.0%n 96

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #4,414 · Niche pick

Variants

Showcase$0.55

Gameplay

Creature — Horror

Dominate Monster — When this creature enters, gain control of target creature for as long as you control this creature.

3/3

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2021-07-23wotc

If Mind Flayer leaves the battlefield or you lose control of it before its Dominate Monster ability resolves, control of the target creature doesn't change at all.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.55. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.35 and $0.56 across 96 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from AFR — the lineup includes Showcase alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #308 of *Adventures in the Forgotten Realms*, the set that shipped alongside the July 2021 Adventures in the Forgotten Realms release.

Card type: Creature — Horror, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3}{U}{U} (5 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #4,414 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Justine Jones. Rarix catalogs 52 other cards credited to this artist.