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◇ Catalog #3

Brainstorm

btd·#3·common·nonfoil

Illus. Christopher Rush

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct '00

26 yr ago

Value

$2.79+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.85 · low $1.69

NM$1.79

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.65–$1.89modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.02low $1.75range 15.4%n 50

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #71 · Format staple

Variants

Nonfoil$1.79

Gameplay

Instant

Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

"I reeled from the blow, and then suddenly, I knew exactly what to do. Within moments victory was mine." —Gustha Ebbasdotter Kjeldoran royal mage

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2018-03-16wotc

You draw three cards and put two cards back all while Brainstorm is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.79. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $1.75 and $2.02 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from BTD — the lineup includes 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 #3 of *Beatdown Box Set*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2000 Beatdown Box Set release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {U} (1 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Commander, Pauper, and Brawl. Banned in Historic. Restricted in Vintage.

EDHrec ranks this card #71 in Commander, putting it in the format-staple tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Christopher Rush. Rarix catalogs 542 other cards credited to this artist.