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Mindswipe

Magic: The GatheringKhans of Tarkir#189

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Magic: The Gathering

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Khans of TarkirKTK · #189

Card type: Instant
Rarity: Rare
Indicative price: 0.17 € · ★ 0.45 € · 0.33 $ · ★ 0.87 $
Mana value: 2
Colour: Blue Red

Card text

Counter target spell unless its controller pays . Mindswipe deals X damage to that spell's controller.

Format legality

BrawlLegal
CommanderLegal
CompetitivebrawlLegal
DuelLegal
GladiatorLegal
HistoricLegal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerLegal
TimelessLegal
VintageLegal

Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).

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Printing information

Illustrator: Ryan Alexander Lee
Card language: English
Release date: 2014-09-26

Flavour text

"The past and the unwritten are frozen. To understand their meaning requires heat." —Arel the Whisperer

Rulings

2014-09-20

If the controller of the target spell pays , the spell won’t be countered. Mindswipe will still deal damage to that player.

2014-09-20

If the target spell is an illegal target as Mindswipe tries to resolve (perhaps because it was countered by another spell or ability), Mindswipe won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No damage will be dealt.