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◇ Catalog #82

Mind's Dilation

DIGITAL ONLY

sir·#82·mythic·nonfoil

Illus. Iain McCaig

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Mar '23

3 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #2,699 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil

Gameplay

Enchantment

Whenever an opponent casts their first spell each turn, that player exiles the top card of their library. If it's a nonland card, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 6

2016-07-13wotc

If you don't cast the card, perhaps because you choose not to or because it's a land card, it remains exiled.

2016-07-13wotc

If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

2016-07-13wotc

If you cast the exiled card, you do so as part of the resolution of Mind's Dilation's ability. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing permissions based on the card's type are ignored, but other restrictions (such as "Cast [this card] only during combat") are not.

2016-07-13

Context

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SIR — 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 #82 of *Shadows over Innistrad Remastered*, the set that shipped alongside the March 2023 Shadows over Innistrad Remastered release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity blue, printed at mythic. Mythic rares historically land in roughly one out of every eight boosters at standard print densities. Mana cost: {5}{U}{U} (7 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #2,699 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Iain McCaig. Rarix catalogs 72 other cards credited to this artist.