Mindcrank
Mindcrank: Artifact, Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate. Whenever an opponent loses life, that player mills that many cards. On Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {2}
- Mana value
- 2
- Type
- Artifact
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB)
- Released
- 2022-06-10
- Collector number
- 866
- Artist
- Chris Rahn
- Commander rank
- 963 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
- Keywords
- Mill
Build around this card with Grover
About Mindcrank
Mindcrank is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon colourless artifact from Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB), a draft-focused set released in June 2022. It is collector number 866 in that set, with art by Chris Rahn. It costs {2} (two generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. It has been printed in 5 sets, from New Phyrexia (2011) to Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (2022). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $11.27 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
Whenever an opponent loses life, that player mills that many cards. (Damage causes loss of life.)
"Let go of your memories and be reborn." -Argent Etchings, plate 106, passage 27
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $11.27 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Mindcrank by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Mindcrank
Mindcrank has been printed in 5 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #CLB-866 | Uncommon | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2456 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2186 | Rare | 2025 |
| Iconic Masters (IMA) #220 | Uncommon | 2017 |
| New Phyrexia (NPH) #144 | Uncommon | 2011 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Mindcrank.
- Damage dealt to an opponent usually causes that opponent to lose life. An opponent paying life also causes loss of life.
Similar cards
Other artifact cards with no colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.