Magus of the Mind
Creature — Human Wizard
"I'll show you what you truly desire."
- Finishes
- Nonfoil
- Border
- black
- Security stamp
- oval
- Frame
- 2015
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster
- Illustrator
- John Stanko
- Found in
- Commander 2017 Commander Deck Arcane Wizardry
Constructed
Commander
Arena
Other
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, Sacrifice this creature: Shuffle your library, then exile the top X cards, where X is one plus the number of spells cast this turn. Until end of turn, you may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.
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Rulings
6 · latest Aug 25, 2017
- WotCAug 25, 2017
Any of the cards you don’t play will remain in exile.
- WotCAug 25, 2017
If no spells have been cast in the turn you activate Magus of the Mind’s ability, X is one.
- WotCAug 25, 2017
If the card has
in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost. - WotCAug 25, 2017
If you cast a card “without paying its mana cost,” you can’t pay any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, such as that of Tormenting Voice, those must be paid to cast the card.
- WotCAug 25, 2017
You may play a land exiled this way only if you have an available land play this turn.
- WotCAug 25, 2017
You must follow the normal timing permissions and restrictions for cards you cast this way.