---
name: "Mindswipe"
mana_cost: "{X}{U}{R}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["R", "U"]
color_identity: ["R", "U"]
keywords: []
set: "KTK"
set_name: "Khans of Tarkir"
collector_number: "189"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Ryan Alexander Lee"
oracle_id: "4682c39e-c21a-4c8b-bc63-9cbac59dc563"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mindswipe-ktk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Mindswipe
- **Mana Cost:** `{X}{U}{R}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {X}. Mindswipe deals X damage to that spell's controller.

> *"El pasado y lo que no está escrito están congelados. Hace falta calor para entender su significado". —Arel la Susurradora*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Rethink](/printing/rethink-pcy.md) — Instant
2. [Syncopate](/printing/syncopate-vow.md) — Instant
3. [Clash of Wills](/printing/clash-of-wills-f16.md) — Instant
4. [Overrule](/printing/overrule-dis.md) — Instant
5. [Essence Backlash](/printing/essence-backlash-rtr.md) — Instant
6. [Spell Blast](/printing/spell-blast-4ed.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Khans of Tarkir (KTK) #189
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Ryan Alexander Lee
- **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`