MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #42

Brainstorm

DIGITAL ONLY

me2·#42·common·nonfoil

Illus. Christopher Rush

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Sep '08

18 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #71 · Format staple

Variants

Foil$1.67

Nonfoil$1.67

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

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ME2 — 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 #42 of *Masters Edition II*, the set that shipped alongside the September 2008 Masters Edition II 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.