Pick the Brain

Pick the Brain is a Sorcery card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.

Its ability reads: "Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it and exile that card. Delirium — If there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, search that player's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as the exiled card, exile those cards, then that player shuffles."

Pick the Brain has a mana cost of {2}{B}, which equals 3.0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).

It requires B mana to cast.

Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.

Pick the Brain's mana cost of {2}{B} means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.

Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.

Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.

Pick the Brain has a mana value of 3.0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."

Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.

Pick the Brain's current oracle text is: "Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it and exile that card. Delirium — If there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, search that player's graveyard, hand, and library for any number of cards with the same name as the exiled card, exile those cards, then that player shuffles."

The current market price for Pick the Brain is approximately $0.04 USD on TCGPlayer.

A foil copy costs approximately $0.23 USD.

On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €0.06 EUR.

You can purchase Pick the Brain from major MTG retailers including:

• TCGPlayer (USA)
• Card Kingdom (USA)
• Cardmarket (Europe)

Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.

Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.

Pick the Brain normal: $0.04 | foil: $0.23

Format legality information for Pick the Brain in Standard is not available.

Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.

Pick the Brain is Legal in Modern format.

Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.

Pick the Brain is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.

Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.

Pick the Brain is Legal in Pioneer format.

Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.

Pick the Brain is Legal in Legacy format.

Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.

Pick the Brain is Legal in Vintage format.

Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).

Format legality information for Pick the Brain in Pauper is not available.

Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.

Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:

• Legal: Card is allowed in the format
• Banned: Card is prohibited from play
• Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
• Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool

Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.

This printing of Pick the Brain is from SOI (SOI), with collector number 129.

Pick the Brain may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.

Pick the Brain is a uncommon card in SOI.

Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.

Pick the Brain was illustrated by Mathias Kollros.

Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.