---
name: "Mind Grind"
mana_cost: "{X}{U}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "GTC"
set_name: "Gatecrash"
collector_number: "178"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Daarken"
oracle_id: "8965ca34-5ea2-4797-9093-5a8ee02bfa43"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mind-grind-gtc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Mind Grind
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{U}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Each opponent reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal X land cards, then puts all cards revealed this way into their graveyard. X can't be 0.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mind Funeral](/printing/mind-funeral-arb.md) — Sorcery
2. [Sanity Grinding](/printing/sanity-grinding-eve.md) — Sorcery
3. [Clear the Land](/printing/clear-the-land-mmq.md) — Sorcery
4. [Reap Intellect](/printing/reap-intellect-dgm.md) — Sorcery
5. [Mind Burst](/printing/mind-burst-ody.md) — Sorcery
6. [Encroach](/printing/encroach-uds.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Gatecrash (GTC) #178
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Daarken
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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