Mind Bend
Instant
Mind Bend
Instant
Card Text
Change the text of target permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another or one basic land type with another. (For example, you may change "nonblack creature" to "nongreen creature" or "forestwalk" to "islandwalk." This effect lasts indefinitely.)
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 1
- Colors
- Blue
- Color Identity
- Blue
- EDHREC Rank
- #15,623
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (38)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) | #MIR-77 | uncommon | en | Mike Dringenberg | $0.47 | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | #93★ | rare | en | Mike Dringenberg | — | $15.00 |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | #93 | rare | en | Mike Dringenberg | $1.40 | — |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) | #87★ | rare | en | Tony Szczudlo | — | $9.01 |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) | #87 | rare | en | Tony Szczudlo | $0.98 | — |
| Eighth Edition (8ED) | #92★ | rare | en | Tony Szczudlo | — | $8.68 |
| Eighth Edition (8ED) | #92 | rare | en | Tony Szczudlo | $0.88 | — |
| Mirage (MIR) | #77 | uncommon | en | Mike Dringenberg | $0.91 | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | #93 | rare | de | Mike Dringenberg | — | — |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) | #87 | rare | de | Tony Szczudlo | — | — |
| Eighth Edition (8ED) | #92 | rare | de | Tony Szczudlo | — | — |
| Mirage (MIR) | #77 | uncommon | de | Mike Dringenberg | — | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | #93 | rare | es | Mike Dringenberg | — | — |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) | #87 | rare | es | Tony Szczudlo | — | — |
| Eighth Edition (8ED) | #92 | rare | es | Tony Szczudlo | — | — |
| Mirage (MIR) | #77 | uncommon | es | Mike Dringenberg | — | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | #93 | rare | fr | Mike Dringenberg | — | — |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) | #87 | rare | fr | Tony Szczudlo | — | — |
| Eighth Edition (8ED) | #92 | rare | fr | Tony Szczudlo | — | — |
| Mirage (MIR) | #77 | uncommon | fr | Mike Dringenberg | — | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | #93 | rare | it | Mike Dringenberg | — | — |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) | #87 | rare | it | Tony Szczudlo | — | — |
| Eighth Edition (8ED) | #92 | rare | it | Tony Szczudlo | — | — |
| Mirage (MIR) | #77 | uncommon | it | Mike Dringenberg | — | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | #93 | rare | ja | Mike Dringenberg | — | — |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) | #87 | rare | ja | Tony Szczudlo | — | — |
| Eighth Edition (8ED) | #92 | rare | ja | Tony Szczudlo | — | — |
| Mirage (MIR) | #77 | uncommon | ja | Mike Dringenberg | — | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | #93 | rare | pt | Mike Dringenberg | — | — |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) | #87 | rare | pt | Tony Szczudlo | — | — |
| Eighth Edition (8ED) | #92 | rare | pt | Tony Szczudlo | — | — |
| Mirage (MIR) | #77 | uncommon | pt | Mike Dringenberg | — | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | #93 | rare | ru | Mike Dringenberg | — | — |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) | #87 | rare | ru | Tony Szczudlo | — | — |
| Tenth Edition (10E) | #93 | rare | zhs | Mike Dringenberg | — | — |
| Ninth Edition (9ED) | #87 | rare | zhs | Tony Szczudlo | — | — |
| Eighth Edition (8ED) | #92 | rare | zhs | Tony Szczudlo | — | — |
| Eighth Edition (8ED) | #92 | rare | zht | Tony Szczudlo | — | — |
Official Rulings (7)
You choose the words to change on resolution.
It can’t change a word to the same word. It must be a different word.
Alters all occurrences of the chosen word in the text box and the type line of the given card.
You can’t change proper nouns (i.e. card names) such as “Island Fish Jasconius”.
Can target a card with no appropriate words on it, or even one with no words at all.
It only changes what is printed on the card (or set on a token when it was created or set by a copy effect). It will not change any effects that are on the permanent.
It can be used to change a land’s type from one basic land type to another. For example, Forest can be changed to Island so it produces blue mana. It doesn’t change the name of any permanent.
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