---
name: "Memory Drain"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Scry"]
set: "THB"
set_name: "Theros Beyond Death"
collector_number: "54"
rarity: "common"
artist: "PINDURSKI"
oracle_id: "1a61929e-14bd-4f21-b173-00818d49743d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/memory-drain-thb"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Memory Drain
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Scry

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell. Scry 2.

> *Alythos, assis, fixait les océans limpides de Nérono, essayant en vain de se souvenir de ce qu'il savait avoir oublié.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dissolve](/printing/dissolve-ths.md) — Instant
2. [Mana Drain](/printing/mana-drain-prm.md) — Instant
3. [Stymied Hopes](/printing/stymied-hopes-ths.md) — Instant
4. [No Escape](/printing/no-escape-j22.md) — Instant
5. [Condescend](/printing/condescend-wc04.md) — Instant
6. [Bane's Contingency](/printing/banes-contingency-clb.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Theros Beyond Death (THB) #54
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** PINDURSKI
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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