---
name: "Focus the Mind"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "TDM"
set_name: "Tarkir: Dragonstorm"
collector_number: "45"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Fariba Khamseh"
oracle_id: "695a84b5-96b0-4e48-b615-15624efab3b7"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/focus-the-mind-tdm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Focus the Mind
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
This spell costs {2} less to cast if you've cast another spell this turn.
Draw three cards, then discard a card.

> *Asham erkannte, dass Lernen unmöglich war, wenn er glaubte, bereits alles zu wissen.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mental Modulation](/printing/mental-modulation-eoe.md) — Instant
2. [Mental Discipline](/printing/mental-discipline-uds.md) — Enchantment
3. [Of One Mind](/printing/of-one-mind-iko.md) — Sorcery
4. [Deem Inferior](/printing/deem-inferior-mh3.md) — Sorcery
5. [Foil](/printing/foil-mb2.md) — Instant
6. [Mystic Meditation](/printing/mystic-meditation-dtk.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tarkir: Dragonstorm (TDM) #45
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Fariba Khamseh
- **Total Printings:** 6 across all historical editions

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