Mind Rot

Mind Rot (Ninth Edition)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"The beauty of mental attacks is that your victims never remember them." —Volrath

Mind Rot (Return to Ravnica)
Yeong-Hao Han

Target player discards two cards.

With no memories left to compare to his present situation, Andalum was finally content.

Mind Rot (Portal)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

Mind Rot (Starter 1999)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

Mind Rot (Core Set 2020)
Seb McKinnon

Target player discards two cards.

Many an inventor has collapsed under the pressure to create a flawless design.

Mind Rot (Magic 2014)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"What a pity. You should have written it down." —Liliana Vess

Mind Rot (Dragons of Tarkir)
Clint Cearley

Target player discards two cards.

"The Ojutai are my favorite victims. They have so much knowledge to lose." —Asmala, Silumgar sorcerer

Mind Rot (Portal Second Age)
Douglas Shuler

Target player discards two cards.

Mind Rot (Seventh Edition)
Adam Rex

Target player discards two cards.

What wizards fear most is losing their minds.

Mind Rot (Magic 2011)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

Not every thought is a good one.

Mind Rot (Ninth Edition)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"The beauty of mental attacks is that your victims never remember them." —Volrath

Mind Rot (Tenth Edition)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"The beauty of mental attacks is that your victims never remember them." —Volrath

Mind Rot (Kaladesh)
Seb McKinnon

Target player discards two cards.

Many an inventor has collapsed under the pressure to create a flawless design.

Mind Rot (Magic 2015)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"It saddens me to lose a source of inspiration. This one seemed especially promising." —Ashiok

Mind Rot (Duels of the Planeswalkers)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"The beauty of mental attacks is that your victims never remember them." —Volrath

Mind Rot (Magic 2013)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"What a pity. You should have written it down." —Liliana Vess

Mind Rot (Core Set 2021)
Seb McKinnon

Target player discards two cards.

Many an inventor has collapsed under the pressure to create a flawless design.

Mind Rot (Magic 2010)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"The beauty of mental attacks is that your victims never remember them." —Volrath

Mind Rot (Magic 2012)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

Not every thought is a good one.

Mind Rot (Core Set 2019)
Seb McKinnon

Target player discards two cards.

Many an inventor has collapsed under the pressure to create a flawless design.

Mind Rot (Welcome Deck 2016)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"It saddens me to lose a source of inspiration. This one seemed especially promising." —Ashiok

Mind Rot (Magic Origins)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"It saddens me to lose a source of inspiration. This one seemed especially promising." —Ashiok

Mind Rot (The List)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"It saddens me to lose a source of inspiration. This one seemed especially promising." —Ashiok

Mind Rot (Eighth Edition)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

What wizards fear most is losing their minds.

Dirtwater Wraith (The List)
Steve Luke

Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.) {B}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

"The foul entities of the Uuserk swamp had never before dared to spread their influence to the very heart of Zhalfir." —Hakim, Loreweaver

Undying Beast (Portal)
Steve Luke

When this creature dies, put it on top of its owner's library.

Spell Blast (Tempest)
Steve Luke

Counter target spell with mana value X. (For example, if that spell's mana cost is {3}{U}{U}, X is 5.)

Call it the thinking mage's version of brute force.

Merfolk Seer (Mirage)
Steve Luke

When this creature dies, you may pay {1}{U}. If you do, draw a card.

The sea leaves no room for tears. —Zhalfirin adage

Chaosphere (Mirage)
Steve Luke

Creatures with flying can block only creatures with flying. Creatures without flying have reach. (They can block creatures with flying.)

"I dance the nothing dance, / Feet in the air, knives in the ground." —Femeref chant

Merfolk Raiders (Mirage)
Steve Luke

Islandwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls an Island.) Phasing (This phases in or out before you untap during each of your untap steps. While it's phased out, it's treated as though it doesn't exist.)

"Turn your back for a second and they just vanish! As if they weren't shifty enough before." —Rhirhok, goblin archer

Fruition (Portal)
Steve Luke

You gain 1 life for each Forest on the battlefield.

Come to these woods and suffer no pain; you've burdens to lose and new life to gain.

Mind Rot (Duels of the Planeswalkers)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"The beauty of mental attacks is that your victims never remember them." —Volrath

Mind Rot (Portal)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

Fire Snake (Portal)
Steve Luke

When this creature dies, destroy target land.

The snake's final thrashings only spread the fire within it.

Mind Rot (Magic 2010)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"The beauty of mental attacks is that your victims never remember them." —Volrath

Coral Fighters (Mirage)
Steve Luke

Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, look at the top card of defending player's library. You may put that card on the bottom of that player's library.

Sapphire Charm (The List)
Steve Luke

Choose one — • Target player draws a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. • Target creature gains flying until end of turn. • Target creature an opponent controls phases out. (While it's phased out, it's treated as though it doesn't exist. It phases in before its controller untaps during their next untap step.)

Mind Rot (Magic 2012)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

Not every thought is a good one.

Sapphire Charm (Mirage)
Steve Luke

Choose one — • Target player draws a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep. • Target creature gains flying until end of turn. • Target creature an opponent controls phases out. (While it's phased out, it's treated as though it doesn't exist. It phases in before its controller untaps during their next untap step.)

Ertai's Meddling (Tempest)
Steve Luke

X can't be 0. Target spell's controller exiles it with X delay counters on it. At the beginning of each of that player's upkeeps, if that card is exiled, remove a delay counter from it. If the card has no delay counters on it, the player puts it onto the stack as a copy of the original spell.

Mind Rot (Magic 2014)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"What a pity. You should have written it down." —Liliana Vess

Mind Rot (Welcome Deck 2016)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"It saddens me to lose a source of inspiration. This one seemed especially promising." —Ashiok

Wand of Denial (Classic Sixth Edition)
Steve Luke

{T}: Look at the top card of target player's library. If it's a nonland card, you may pay 2 life. If you do, put it into that player's graveyard.

You'll never miss what you never had.

Bösium Strip (Weatherlight)
Steve Luke

{3}, {T}: Until end of turn, you may cast instant and sorcery spells from the top of your graveyard. If a spell cast this way would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.

Femeref Healer (Mirage)
Steve Luke

{T}: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to any target this turn.

"Faith is my shield, and hope is my armor; I am vulnerable only to myself." —Asmira, Holy Avenger

Devastation (Starter 1999)
Steve Luke

Destroy all creatures and lands.

There is much talk about the art of creation. What about the art of destruction?

Gossamer Chains (Visions)
Steve Luke

Return this enchantment to its owner's hand: Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt by target unblocked creature this turn.

"Harah swung his sword mightily, but still the air held him fast." —Azeworai, "Kenechi's Dream"

Mind Rot (Magic Origins)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"It saddens me to lose a source of inspiration. This one seemed especially promising." —Ashiok

Redwood Treefolk (Classic Sixth Edition)
Steve Luke

The soldiers chopped and chopped, and still the great tree stood, frowning down at them.

Mind Rot (Magic 2011)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

Not every thought is a good one.

Coral Fighters (Duel Decks: Venser vs. Koth)
Steve Luke

Whenever this creature attacks and isn't blocked, look at the top card of defending player's library. You may put that card on the bottom of that player's library.

Mind Rot (The List)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"It saddens me to lose a source of inspiration. This one seemed especially promising." —Ashiok

Dirtwater Wraith (Mirage)
Steve Luke

Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.) {B}: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.

"The foul entities of the Uuserk swamp had never before dared to spread their influence to the very heart of Zhalfir." —Hakim, Loreweaver

Mind Rot (Ninth Edition)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"The beauty of mental attacks is that your victims never remember them." —Volrath

Serra Bestiary (Fifth Edition)
Steve Luke

Enchant creature At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this Aura unless you pay {W}{W}. Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and its activated abilities with {T} in their costs can't be activated.

Shimmering Wings (Tempest)
Steve Luke

Enchant creature (Target a creature as you cast this. This card enters attached to that creature.) Enchanted creature has flying. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) {U}: Return this Aura to its owner's hand.

The brighter the wings, the deeper the impact crater.

Ertai's Meddling (The List)
Steve Luke

X can't be 0. Target spell's controller exiles it with X delay counters on it. At the beginning of each of that player's upkeeps, if that card is exiled, remove a delay counter from it. If the card has no delay counters on it, the player puts it onto the stack as a copy of the original spell.

Mind Rot (Magic 2015)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"It saddens me to lose a source of inspiration. This one seemed especially promising." —Ashiok

Redwood Treefolk (Portal)
Steve Luke

The soldiers chopped and chopped, and still the great tree stood, frowning down at them.

Mind Rot (Magic 2013)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"What a pity. You should have written it down." —Liliana Vess

Bog Raiders (Portal)
Steve Luke

Swampwalk (This creature can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Swamp.)

Those who live amid decay must expect scavengers.

Cave People (Fifth Edition)
Steve Luke

Whenever this creature attacks, it gets +1/-2 until end of turn. {1}{R}{R}, {T}: Target creature gains mountainwalk until end of turn. (It can't be blocked as long as defending player controls a Mountain.)

Coral Helm (Fifth Edition)
Steve Luke

{3}, Discard a card at random: Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.

Mind Rot (Starter 1999)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

Skyshroud Ranger (Tempest)
Steve Luke

{T}: You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.

"Just as you see the grave and remember the friend, I see this forest and remember Llanowar." —Mirri of the *Weatherlight*

Chaos Charm (Mirage)
Steve Luke

Choose one — • Destroy target Wall. • Chaos Charm deals 1 damage to target creature. • Target creature gains haste until end of turn.

Devastation (Portal)
Steve Luke

Destroy all creatures and lands.

There is much talk about the art of creation. What about the art of destruction?

Psychic Vortex (Weatherlight)
Steve Luke

Cumulative upkeep—Draw a card. (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.) At the beginning of your end step, sacrifice a land and discard your hand.

"Tolaria floats upon a wheel of fortune." —Ertai, wizard adept

Abyssal Hunter (Classic Sixth Edition)
Steve Luke

{B}, {T}: Tap target creature. This creature deals damage equal to its power to that creature.

Some smiles show cheer; some merely show teeth.

Scalebane's Elite (Visions)
Steve Luke

Protection from black

"With Rashida's blades, my guiding vision and the luck of the blessed, today we will free Mangara!" —Asmira, Holy Avenger

Mind Rot (Ninth Edition)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"The beauty of mental attacks is that your victims never remember them." —Volrath

Greater Realm of Preservation (Fifth Edition)
Steve Luke

{1}{W}: The next time a black or red source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.

Wand of Denial (Visions)
Steve Luke

{T}: Look at the top card of target player's library. If it's a nonland card, you may pay 2 life. If you do, put it into that player's graveyard.

You'll never miss what you never had.

Mind Rot (Tenth Edition)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

"The beauty of mental attacks is that your victims never remember them." —Volrath

Abyssal Hunter (Mirage)
Steve Luke

{B}, {T}: Tap target creature. This creature deals damage equal to its power to that creature.

Some smiles show cheer; some merely show teeth.

Mind Rot (Eighth Edition)
Steve Luke

Target player discards two cards.

What wizards fear most is losing their minds.