---
name: "Mind Flayer"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Horror"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "PAFR"
set_name: "Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos"
collector_number: "63s"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "8dd473c7-afd9-40f1-bb8e-0a00f4687318"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mind-flayer-pafr"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Mind Flayer
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}{U}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Horror
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/3

## Oracle Text
Dominate Monster — When this creature enters, gain control of target creature for as long as you control this creature.

> *"Shed your thoughts and let my will flow through you."*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dominate](/printing/dominate-nem.md) — Instant
2. [Beguiler of Wills](/printing/beguiler-of-wills-dka.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Mind Control](/printing/mind-control-dci.md) — Enchantment — Aura
4. [Rootwater Matriarch](/printing/rootwater-matriarch-10e.md) — Creature — Merfolk
5. [Tolarian Entrancer](/printing/tolarian-entrancer-wth.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
6. [Domineering Will](/printing/domineering-will-c14.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #63s
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 35 across all historical editions

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