---
name: "Mind Games"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Buyback"]
set: "STH"
set_name: "Stronghold"
collector_number: "38"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Andrew Robinson"
oracle_id: "ea43372f-b0a7-4d1b-be3e-a4a738b06d59"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mind-games-sth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Buyback {2}{U} (You may pay an additional {2}{U} as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Tap target artifact, creature, or land.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Capsize](/printing/capsize-mp2.md) — Instant
2. [Mind Peel](/printing/mind-peel-sth.md) — Sorcery
3. [Forbid](/printing/forbid-tpr.md) — Instant
4. [Whispers of the Muse](/printing/whispers-of-the-muse-tpr.md) — Instant
5. [Call to Mind](/printing/call-to-mind-c14.md) — Sorcery
6. [Shattering Pulse](/printing/shattering-pulse-wc98.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Stronghold (STH) #38
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Andrew Robinson
- **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: `legal` | Penny: `not_legal`