---
name: "Psychic Strike"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{B}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B", "U"]
color_identity: ["B", "U"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "GTC"
set_name: "Gatecrash"
collector_number: "189"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mathias Kollros"
oracle_id: "17694111-5623-48b3-8c54-c383418e8d2b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/psychic-strike-gtc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Psychic Strike
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{B}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
Counter target spell. Its controller mills two cards.

> *N'ayant pas réussi à glaner plus d'informations sur les intentions de Niv-Mizzet, Lazav profita du moindre prétexte pour retarder ses expériences.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Countermand](/printing/countermand-jou.md) — Instant
2. [Induce Paranoia](/printing/induce-paranoia-rav.md) — Instant
3. [Thought Collapse](/printing/thought-collapse-jmp.md) — Instant
4. [Didn't Say Please](/printing/didnt-say-please-eld.md) — Instant
5. [Psychic Drain](/printing/psychic-drain-rav.md) — Sorcery
6. [Sokka's Haiku](/printing/sokkas-haiku-tla.md) — Instant — Lesson

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Gatecrash (GTC) #189
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mathias Kollros
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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