---
name: "Mindwarper"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Spirit"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "STH"
set_name: "Stronghold"
collector_number: "64"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Paolo Parente"
oracle_id: "efb42ccc-6fed-47f0-84b4-e2a9a42e4dfa"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mindwarper-sth"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Mindwarper
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 0/0

## Oracle Text
This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it.
{2}{B}, Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Target player discards a card. Activate only as a sorcery.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Mind Warp](/printing/mind-warp-fnm.md) — Sorcery
2. [Mind Ravel](/printing/mind-ravel-5ed.md) — Sorcery
3. [Cinderhaze Wretch](/printing/cinderhaze-wretch-shm.md) — Creature — Elemental Shaman
4. [Urborg Mindsucker](/printing/urborg-mindsucker-vis.md) — Creature — Horror
5. [Syphon Mind](/printing/syphon-mind-ons.md) — Sorcery
6. [Psychic Miasma](/printing/psychic-miasma-som.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Stronghold (STH) #64
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Paolo Parente
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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