Mindbender Spores

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.28. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.15 and $1.31 across 44 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from MIR — 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 #229 of *Mirage*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1996 Mirage release.

Card type: Creature — Fungus Wall, color identity green, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{G} (3 converted). Keyword abilities: Flying and Defender.

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.

EDHrec ranks this card #21,169 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ian Miller. Rarix catalogs 52 other cards credited to this artist.