---
name: "Cerebral Vortex"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{R}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "GPT"
set_name: "Guildpact"
collector_number: "107"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Jeremy Jarvis"
oracle_id: "c68b4003-e539-4b88-acc9-e95c100173c0"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/cerebral-vortex-gpt"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Cerebral Vortex
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{R}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Target player draws two cards, then Cerebral Vortex deals damage to that player equal to the number of cards they've drawn this turn.

> *Cerveaux et chaufferies des Izzet : contenu sous pression.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Inspiration](/printing/inspiration-6ed.md) — Instant
2. [Master the Way](/printing/master-the-way-ktk.md) — Sorcery
3. [Painful Lesson](/printing/painful-lesson-plst.md) — Sorcery
4. [Invoke the Firemind](/printing/invoke-the-firemind-gpt.md) — Sorcery
5. [Cunning Strike](/printing/cunning-strike-frf.md) — Instant
6. [Stroke of Genius](/printing/stroke-of-genius-dmr.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Guildpact (GPT) #107
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Jeremy Jarvis
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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