---
name: "Keeper of the Mind"
mana_cost: "{U}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "EXO"
set_name: "Exodus"
collector_number: "36"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Matthew D. Wilson"
oracle_id: "45393fba-b1cc-4db7-b7e0-3851bf421a65"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/keeper-of-the-mind-exo"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Keeper of the Mind
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2

## Oracle Text
{U}, {T}: Choose target opponent who has at least two more cards in hand than you do as you activate this ability. Draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Balance of Power](/printing/balance-of-power-por.md) — Sorcery
2. [Reckless Scholar](/printing/reckless-scholar-cns.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Teachings of the Archaics](/printing/teachings-of-the-archaics-prm.md) — Sorcery — Lesson
4. [Seeker of Insight](/printing/seeker-of-insight-akh.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Teferi's Protege](/printing/teferis-protege-m21.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Mindculling](/printing/mindculling-nph.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Exodus (EXO) #36
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Matthew D. Wilson
- **Total Printings:** 9 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`