---
name: "The Mindskinner"
mana_cost: "{U}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Legendary Enchantment Creature — Nightmare"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "DSK"
set_name: "Duskmourn: House of Horror"
collector_number: "66"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Abz J Harding"
oracle_id: "2e3ec514-fc9e-4964-a493-2a6cc9e63630"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/the-mindskinner-dsk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# The Mindskinner
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Legendary Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
- **Power/Toughness:** 10/1
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
The Mindskinner can't be blocked.
If a source you control would deal damage to an opponent, prevent that damage and each opponent mills that many cards.

> *Er schneidet erst die kostbaren Erinnerungen weg und dann die alltäglichen, bis nur noch formlose Angst übrigbleibt.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Ashiok's Skulker](/printing/ashioks-skulker-war.md) — Creature — Nightmare
2. [Cephalid Illusionist](/printing/cephalid-illusionist-tor.md) — Creature — Octopus Wizard
3. [Mindshrieker](/printing/mindshrieker-isd.md) — Creature — Spirit Bird
4. [Manic Scribe](/printing/manic-scribe-j21.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Drownyard Amalgam](/printing/drownyard-amalgam-dbl.md) — Creature — Zombie Horror
6. [Saprazzan Breaker](/printing/saprazzan-breaker-mmq.md) — Creature — Beast

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Duskmourn: House of Horror (DSK) #66
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Abz J Harding
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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