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Brainbite
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Alara RebornARB · #18
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Common
- Indicative price
- 0.06 € · ★ 0.17 € · 0.16 $ · ★ 0.19 $
- Mana value
- 4
- Colour
- Blue Black
Card text
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a card from it. That player discards that card. Draw a card.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PauperLegal
- PaupercommanderLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- Mark Hyzer
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2009-04-30
Flavour text
An Esper mage will leave a hole in your memory with surgical precision. A Grixis mage sees no reason to be so kind.
Rulings
When Brainbite resolves, you’ll draw a card even if the targeted opponent has no cards in hand.
You may target an opponent who has no cards in hand.