Nexus Mentality

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Nexus Mentality: Instant, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Choose one. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{U}
Mana value
4
Type
Instant
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Rare
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
21
Artist
Lie Setiawan
Commander rank
11,974 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Nexus Mentality

Nexus Mentality is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue instant from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 21 in that set, with art by Lie Setiawan. It costs {3}{U} (three generic and one blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 4. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander and Oathbreaker. Secrets of Strixhaven Commander is its only printing so far. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.28 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Choose one. If you control a commander as you cast this spell, you may choose both instead.

• Move all counters from target nonland permanent you control onto another target nonland permanent you control.

• Remove all counters from target nonland permanent you control. Draw a card for each counter removed this way.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.28 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Nexus Mentality by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal

Other printings of Nexus Mentality

The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #71Rare2026

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Nexus Mentality, newest first.

  • There's no extra bonus if you control more than one commander.
  • Once you've announced that you're casting a spell, players can't take any actions until you've finished doing so. Notably, opponents can't try to remove your commander to change how many modes you may choose.
  • The commander you control doesn't have to be your commander.
  • To move a counter from one permanent to another, the counter is removed from the first permanent and put onto the second. Any abilities that care about a counter being removed from or placed on a permanent will apply.
  • Once you've chosen both modes for the spell, it doesn't matter whether you continue to control a commander. This is true even if you somehow no longer control a commander as you finish casting the spell.

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