---
name: "Arvinox, the Mind Flail"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}{B}{B}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Legendary Enchantment Creature — Horror"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "SLX"
set_name: "Universes Within"
collector_number: "1"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Nikola Matkovic"
oracle_id: "9abecd23-a2d9-43c7-8d01-f8afdc53026e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/arvinox-the-mind-flail-slx"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Arvinox, the Mind Flail
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}{B}{B}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Legendary Enchantment Creature — Horror

## Oracle Text
Arvinox isn't a creature unless you control three or more permanents you don't own.
At the beginning of your end step, exile the bottom card of each opponent's library face down. For as long as those cards remain exiled, you may look at them, you may cast permanent spells from among them, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Brainstealer Dragon](/printing/brainstealer-dragon-otc.md) — Creature — Dragon Horror
4. [Umbris, Fear Manifest](/printing/umbris-fear-manifest-voc.md) — Legendary Creature — Nightmare Horror
5. [Villainous Wealth](/printing/villainous-wealth-otc.md) — Sorcery
6. [Thought-String Analyst](/printing/thought-string-analyst-ymkm.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Universes Within (SLX) #1
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Nikola Matkovic
- **Total Printings:** 3 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`

## Official Rulings
- *(2024-11-08)* For the purposes of deck construction, format legality, and all rules, abilities, and effects that refer to a card’s name, this card’s name is the same as that of Mind Flayer, the Shadow.