---
name: "Mind Bend"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "10E"
set_name: "Tenth Edition"
collector_number: "93"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mike Dringenberg"
oracle_id: "d8377869-f8f7-4b4b-93ad-3ad3c4826b1a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mind-bend-10e"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Mind Bend
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Change the text of target permanent by replacing all instances of one color word with another or one basic land type with another. (For example, you may change "nonblack creature" to "nongreen creature" or "forestwalk" to "islandwalk." This effect lasts indefinitely.)

> *« J'ai fini par réaliser que le monde était une toile vierge qui n'attendait que mon coup de pinceau. »— Ixidor, sculpteur de réalité*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sleight of Mind](/printing/sleight-of-mind-5ed.md) — Instant
2. [Magical Hack](/printing/magical-hack-leb.md) — Instant
3. [Spectral Shift](/printing/spectral-shift-5dn.md) — Instant
4. [Crystal Spray](/printing/crystal-spray-sld.md) — Instant
5. [Swirl the Mists](/printing/swirl-the-mists-chk.md) — Enchantment
6. [Alter Reality](/printing/alter-reality-tor.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Tenth Edition (10E) #93
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mike Dringenberg
- **Total Printings:** 38 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`