MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #18

Brainbite

arb·#18·common·nonfoil

Illus. Mark Hyzer

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Apr '09

17 yr ago

Value

$0.17+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.18 · low $0.16

NM$0.17

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.16–$0.18modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.17low $0.03range 466.7%n 49

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #26,050 · Fringe play

Variants

Foil$0.17

Nonfoil$0.17

Gameplay

Sorcery

Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card. Draw a card.

An Esper mage will leave a hole in your memory with surgical precision. A Grixis mage sees no reason to be so kind.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2009-05-01wotc

You may target an opponent who has no cards in hand.

2009-05-01wotc

When Brainbite resolves, you’ll draw a card even if the targeted opponent has no cards in hand.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.17. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $0.17 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ARB — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil 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 #18 of *Alara Reborn*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2009 Alara Reborn release.

Card type: Sorcery, color identity black/blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {2}{U}{B} (4 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #26,050 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Mark Hyzer. Rarix catalogs 34 other cards credited to this artist.