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Mind's Dilation

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6 printings listed in our catalog, from newest to oldest.

Mind's Dilation, Marvel Super Heroes Commander printing
Marvel Super Heroes Commander MSC · No. 277 2026-06-26

Card text

{5}{U}{U}
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent casts their first spell each turn, that player exiles the top card of their library. If it's a nonland card, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.
"Our moment of crisis is now at hand!" —Uatu, the Watcher
EDHREC rank #2717 Mythic Not on the Reserved List
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The 6 printings

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Standard ∅ Not legal
Pioneer ✓ Legal
Modern ✓ Legal
Legacy ✓ Legal
Vintage ✓ Legal
Pauper ∅ Not legal
Commander ✓ Legal
Oathbreaker ✓ Legal
Brawl ✓ Legal
Historic ✓ Legal
Timeless ✓ Legal
Alchemy ∅ Not legal
Explorer ∅ Not legal
Gladiator ✓ Legal
Penny ✓ Legal
Duel ✓ Legal

Official rulings

6 rulings · in English, source Scryfall

If you don't cast the card, perhaps because you choose not to or because it's a land card, it remains exiled.

2016-07-13 · Wizards of the Coast

If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.

2016-07-13 · Wizards of the Coast

If you cast the exiled card, you do so as part of the resolution of Mind's Dilation's ability. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing permissions based on the card's type are ignored, but other restrictions (such as "Cast [this card] only during combat") are not.

2016-07-13 · Wizards of the Coast

If you cast an instant or sorcery card this way, it goes to its owner's graveyard as normal. It doesn't return to exile.

2016-07-13 · Wizards of the Coast

If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs, such as emerge costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as escalate costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.

2016-07-13 · Wizards of the Coast

If you cast the card this way, it will resolve before the spell that caused Mind's Dilation's ability to trigger.

2016-07-13 · Wizards of the Coast

All printings

Mind's Dilation, Marvel Super Heroes Commander printing
Marvel Super Heroes Commander
MSC · #277
Mythic
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Enter the Battlefield
Mind's Dilation, Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander printing
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander
OTC · #101
Mythic
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Fetch & Shock Games
Mind's Dilation, Eldritch Moon Promos printing
Eldritch Moon Promos
PEMN · #70s
Mythic
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Face to Face Games · Condition LP · Foil