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Mind Extraction, art by Adam Rex
Art by Adam Rex · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
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Mind Extraction

{2}{B} · Sorcery

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.

Rulings (4)

Oct 4, 2004 · If you sacrifice a colorless creature, you get to see their hand but they discard no cards.

Oct 4, 2004 · If you sacrifice a multicolored creature, all cards that share at least one color with the creature are discarded.

Apr 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.

Apr 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.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernNot legal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperLegal
PremodernLegal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Pauper

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=3 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Grixis ControlPauper33.3%3
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Mind Extraction — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
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