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◇ Catalog #2491

Brainstorm

sld·#2491·rare·borderless

Illus. Martina Fačková

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Feb '26

6 mo ago

Value

$4.50+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.62 · low $3.30

NM$3.50

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.23–$3.69modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $3.50low $2.51range 39.4%n 94

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #71 · Format staple

Variants

Borderless$3.50

Gameplay

Instant

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

"I hate to pull rank, but I was once Mystra's Chosen."

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 $3.50. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $2.51 and $3.50 across 94 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SLD — the lineup includes Borderless 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 #2491 of *Secret Lair Drop*, the set that shipped alongside the February 2026 Secret Lair Drop release.

Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. 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 Martina Fačková. Rarix catalogs 120 other cards credited to this artist.