---
name: "Magus of the Mind"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}{U}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Human Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "C17"
set_name: "Commander 2017"
collector_number: "12"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "John Stanko"
oracle_id: "b39d98c3-0173-4d7c-83d0-f80db82fc9ba"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/magus-of-the-mind-c17"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Magus of the Mind
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}{U}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Human Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5

## Oracle Text
{U}, {T}, Sacrifice this creature: Shuffle your library, then exile the top X cards, where X is one plus the number of spells cast this turn. Until end of turn, you may play lands and cast spells from among cards exiled this way without paying their mana costs.

> *「お前が心の底で望んでいることを見せてやろう。」*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Magus of the Will](/printing/magus-of-the-will-2xm.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Magus of the Future](/printing/magus-of-the-future-tsr.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Pondering Mage](/printing/pondering-mage-j21.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Magus of the Jar](/printing/magus-of-the-jar-tsp.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Mind's Desire](/printing/minds-desire-dds.md) — Sorcery
6. [Muse Vortex](/printing/muse-vortex-prm.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Commander 2017 (C17) #12
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** John Stanko
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`