---
name: "Mind Swords"
mana_cost: "{1}{B}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Sorcery"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "NEM"
set_name: "Nemesis"
collector_number: "60"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Daren Bader"
oracle_id: "4af20f8c-2ba0-49d5-a64e-d3668cec30cd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mind-swords-nem"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
If you control a Swamp, you may sacrifice a creature rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Each player exiles two cards from their hand.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Dark Triumph](/printing/dark-triumph-plst.md) — Instant
2. [Snuff Out](/printing/snuff-out-mmq.md) — Instant
3. [Mind Extraction](/printing/mind-extraction-apc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Mind Sludge](/printing/mind-sludge-tor.md) — Sorcery
5. [Mire's Toll](/printing/mires-toll-wwk.md) — Sorcery
6. [Exile into Darkness](/printing/exile-into-darkness-sok.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Nemesis (NEM) #60
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Daren Bader
- **Total Printings:** 8 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`