Brainbite
Sorcery
ARBAlara Reborn#18common
An Esper mage will leave a hole in your memory with surgical precision. A Grixis mage sees no reason to be so kind.
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 444
- Illustrator
- Mark Hyzer
- Found in
- Alara Reborn MTGO Redemption Foil · Alara Reborn Intro Pack Unnatural Schemes · 4 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card.
Draw a card.
Plays as:
Opponent Discard
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$0.13
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Rulings
2 · latest May 1, 2009
- WotCMay 1, 2009
When Brainbite resolves, you’ll draw a card even if the targeted opponent has no cards in hand.
- WotCMay 1, 2009
You may target an opponent who has no cards in hand.