wotc
The copies are put directly onto the stack. They aren't cast and won't be counted by other spells with storm cast later in the turn.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #78
Brain Freeze
soa·#78·rare·showcase·JA
Illus. Yu-ki Nishimoto
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Apr '26
3 mo ago
Value
$6.12+$0 (+4.2%)
30 days high $6.33 · low $5.77
NM$6.12
LP—
MP—
HP—
DMG—
$5.66–$6.46modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $6.12low $0.99range 518.2%n 54
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #794 · Common include
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Target player mills three cards.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
「すっごく恥ずかしかったんだから。ヴェイラン学部長に当てられた途端、もうなにも考えられなくて。頭の中は真っ白よ。」
――本の山が連なる書庫で耳にしたこと
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennylegal
PreDH
Rulings · 5
wotc
A copy of a spell can be countered like any other spell, but it must be countered individually. Countering a spell with storm won't affect the copies.
wotc
The triggered ability that creates the copies can itself be countered by anything that can counter a triggered ability. If it is countered, no copies will be put onto the stack.
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $6.12. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.99 and $6.12 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from SOA — the lineup includes Showcase 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 #78 of *Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2026 Secrets of Strixhaven Mystical Archive release.
Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted). Keyword abilities: Storm and Mill.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Brawl, and Historic.
EDHrec ranks this card #794 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Yu-ki Nishimoto. Rarix catalogs 6 other cards credited to this artist.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Yu-ki Nishimoto
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