---
name: "Brainwash"
mana_cost: "{W}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Enchantment — Aura"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Enchant"]
set: "5ED"
set_name: "Fifth Edition"
collector_number: "13"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Terese Nielsen"
oracle_id: "5a81755f-bc44-47ac-8039-8847a5e37922"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/brainwash-5ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Brainwash
- **Mana Cost:** `{W}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Enchantment — Aura
- **Keywords:** Enchant

## Oracle Text
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack unless its controller pays {3}.

> *"They're not your friends; they despise you. I'm the only one you can count on. Trust me."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Cowed by Wisdom](/printing/cowed-by-wisdom-sok.md) — Enchantment — Aura
2. [Forced Worship](/printing/forced-worship-jmp.md) — Enchantment — Aura
3. [Oppressive Rays](/printing/oppressive-rays-jou.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Weight of Conscience](/printing/weight-of-conscience-mor.md) — Enchantment — Aura
5. [Detained by Legionnaires](/printing/detained-by-legionnaires-acr.md) — Enchantment — Aura
6. [Cooped Up](/printing/cooped-up-woe.md) — Enchantment — Aura

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Edition (5ED) #13
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Terese Nielsen
- **Total Printings:** 26 across all historical editions

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