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Day's Undoing
Sorcery
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common · Instant
Brainstorm
$2.59
Low
$3.05
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$3.81
High
Oracle Text
Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
Card Details
-/-Power / Toughness
Mana Cost48Prints
Character Background
Brainstorm is one of Magic’s most iconic blue instants, and its gameplay identity is pure efficiency: for a single mana, it turns a mediocre hand into a curated one, making it a cornerstone for tempo, control, and combo decks alike. The card’s real strength is not raw card advantage but selection, letting you dig three deep, hide key cards from discard or disruption, and then place the two least useful cards back where you can later shuffle them away. That makes it especially potent with fetch lands, which can immediately clear away the “locked” cards and turn Brainstorm into a near-triple-draw upgrade. It also pairs well with miracle cards, top-deck manipulation, and graveyard-fueled strategies that want specific pieces in hand or on top of the library. In lore terms, the name fits perfectly: a flash of mental clarity that rearranges your thoughts into the exact order you need.
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Character Background
Brainstorm is one of Magic’s most iconic blue instants, and its gameplay identity is pure efficiency: for a single mana, it turns a mediocre hand into a curated one, making it a cornerstone for tempo, control, and combo decks alike. The card’s real strength is not raw card advantage but selection, letting you dig three deep, hide key cards from discard or disruption, and then place the two least useful cards back where you can later shuffle them away. That makes it especially potent with fetch lands, which can immediately clear away the “locked” cards and turn Brainstorm into a near-triple-draw upgrade. It also pairs well with miracle cards, top-deck manipulation, and graveyard-fueled strategies that want specific pieces in hand or on top of the library. In lore terms, the name fits perfectly: a flash of mental clarity that rearranges your thoughts into the exact order you need.
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