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Brainstorm
USD $2.26
USD foil $2.23
EUR €2.94

Brainstorm

{U}

Instant

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

James would let his duck compose now and then, but never make the tea!

Set
Secret Lair Drop (SLD #723)
Rarity
Rare
Mana value
1
Released
2023-10-02
Artist
John Avon
EDHREC rank
#72
Colour identity
{U}
Finishes
Nonfoil, Foil
Served from
Local database

Commander bracket

1 +
Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.

Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules

EDHREC

Salt Score 0.21
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.

Combos 5

God-Eternal Kefnet+Isochron Scepter+Brainstorm+Time Warp
{U}
Infinite turnsLock
God-Eternal Kefnet+Isochron Scepter+Brainstorm+Temporal Manipulation
{U}
Infinite turnsLock
God-Eternal Kefnet+Isochron Scepter+Brainstorm+Capture of Jingzhou
{U}
Infinite turnsLock
God-Eternal Kefnet+Isochron Scepter+Brainstorm+Walk the Aeons
{U}
Infinite turnsLock
Approach of the Second Sun+Sunbird's Invocation+God-Eternal Kefnet+Brainstorm
{U}{R}{W}
Win the game

Format legality

Vintage Restricted
Historic Banned
Premodern Banned

Rulings

  • 2018-03-16

    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.

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