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◇ Catalog #61

Brainstorm

mmq·#61·common·nonfoil

Illus. DiTerlizzi

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1999

27 yr ago

Value

$4.34+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.49 · low $4.09

NM$4.34

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$4.01–$4.58modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $9.69low $4.18range 131.8%n 49

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #71 · Format staple

Variants

Foil$577

Nonfoil$4.34

Gameplay

Instant

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

"I see more than others do because I know where to look." —Saprazzan vizier

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 $4.34. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $4.18 and $9.69 across 49 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MMQ — 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 #61 of *Mercadian Masques*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1999 Mercadian Masques 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 DiTerlizzi. Rarix catalogs 266 other cards credited to this artist.