---
name: "Mindcrank"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "PLST"
set_name: "The List"
collector_number: "CLB-866"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Chris Rahn"
oracle_id: "c73c1d91-0163-49c6-832a-b9327e7a2c9b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mindcrank-plst"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Mindcrank
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
Whenever an opponent loses life, that player mills that many cards. (Damage causes loss of life.)

> *"Let go of your memories and be reborn."
—Argent Etchings, plate 106, passage 27*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Millstone](/printing/millstone-atq.md) — Artifact
2. [Mind Drain](/printing/mind-drain-znr.md) — Sorcery
3. [Manakin and Millikin](/printing/manakin-and-millikin-unk.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
4. [Hypnotic Swirly Disc](/printing/hypnotic-swirly-disc-ust.md) — Artifact — Contraption
5. [Watcher of the Wayside](/printing/watcher-of-the-wayside-tdm.md) — Artifact Creature — Golem
6. [Millikin](/printing/millikin-ody.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct

## Printing Details
- **Set:** The List (PLST) #CLB-866
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Chris Rahn
- **Total Printings:** 26 across all historical editions

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