---
name: "Brain in a Jar"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "SIR"
set_name: "Shadows over Innistrad Remastered"
collector_number: "247"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Daniel Ljunggren"
oracle_id: "321dbd10-1d48-49fc-ba6a-1df241a53338"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/brain-in-a-jar-sir"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Brain in a Jar
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
{1}, {T}: Put a charge counter on this artifact, then you may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact from your hand without paying its mana cost.
{3}, {T}, Remove X charge counters from this artifact: Scry X.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Jace's Sanctum](/printing/jaces-sanctum-ori.md) — Enchantment
2. [Glassblower's Puzzleknot](/printing/glassblowers-puzzleknot-kld.md) — Artifact
3. [Ventifact Bottle](/printing/ventifact-bottle-mir.md) — Artifact
4. [Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong](/printing/planetarium-of-wan-shi-tong-ptla.md) — Legendary Artifact
5. [Geistflame Reservoir](/printing/geistflame-reservoir-prm.md) — Artifact
6. [Artisan's Sorrow](/printing/artisans-sorrow-ths.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shadows over Innistrad Remastered (SIR) #247
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Daniel Ljunggren
- **Total Printings:** 13 across all historical editions

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