---
name: "Mind Knives"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "POR"
set_name: "Portal"
collector_number: "100"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Rebecca Guay"
oracle_id: "f9be5566-c3df-44cc-9de4-29510c8c245f"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mind-knives-por"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Mind Knives
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{B}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Sorcery

## Oracle Text
Target opponent discards a card at random.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Specter's Wail](/printing/specters-wail-mmq.md) — Sorcery
2. [Mind Twist](/printing/mind-twist-leb.md) — Sorcery
3. [Stupor](/printing/stupor-mir.md) — Sorcery
4. [Mind Shatter](/printing/mind-shatter-plst.md) — Sorcery
5. [Deception](/printing/deception-ptk.md) — Sorcery
6. [Urborg Mindsucker](/printing/urborg-mindsucker-vis.md) — Creature — Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Portal (POR) #100
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Rebecca Guay
- **Total Printings:** 7 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`