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Mind Extraction

{2}{B}

Sorcery

APCApocalypse#42common
Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
1997
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 500
Illustrator
Adam Rex
Found in
Apocalypse MTGO Redemption · Apocalypse MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
Printings1EDHREC rank#28,057
CommanderLegalModernNot legalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Target player reveals their hand and discards all cards of each of the sacrificed creature's colors.
Market · per finishspark updated 31m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil0.0%
$0.14
$0.05 low$0.04 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$2.25
$0.75 low-$1.00 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.14· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

4 · latest Apr 15, 2013
  • WotCApr 15, 2013

    Players can only respond once this spell has been cast and all its costs have been paid. No one can try to destroy the creature you sacrificed to prevent you from casting this spell.

  • WotCApr 15, 2013

    You must sacrifice exactly one creature to cast this spell; you cannot cast it without sacrificing a creature, and you cannot sacrifice additional creatures.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    If you sacrifice a colorless creature, you get to see their hand but they discard no cards.

  • WotCOct 4, 2004

    If you sacrifice a multicolored creature, all cards that share at least one color with the creature are discarded.