Distended Mindbender
EMNEldritch Moon/#3/2016Rare
Colour IDMV 8
Current paper retail
Card Kingdom$0.49
Cardmarket€0.18
TCGplayer$0.17
ManaPool$0.15
Buylist (dealers pay)
Card Kingdom$0.03
MTGO (Cardhoarder)
retail$0.02 tix
Paper retail history (USD)
3 providers
Latest $0.49High $0.49Low $0.49▲ 0.0%
Market and collecting
Market overview
$0.17TCGplayer, USD, retail, nonfoil
Latest observation: 2026-11-10
7d▲ 0.0%30d▲ 6.3%90d▲ 6.3%
90d high
$0.18
90d low
$0.14
Paper printings priced
3
Currently 1st
Cheapest paper printing
$0.17
Eldritch Moon
- Up 6.3% over the last 30 days on TCGplayer.
- Currently 6% below its 90 day high of $0.18.
- This is the cheapest paper printing of the card currently priced (3 priced in total).
- Foil copies of this printing carry a 129% premium over nonfoil.
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Gameplay and rules
Creature — Eldrazi Insect
Emerge (You may cast this spell by sacrificing a creature and paying the emerge cost reduced by that creature's mana value.)
When you cast this spell, target opponent reveals their hand. You choose from it a nonland card with mana value 3 or less and a card with mana value 4 or greater. That player discards those cards.
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Keywords
Emerge
Card capabilities
Creature
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Primary formats
Eternal formats
Rulings (15)
wotc24 Jan 2025
If you cast a spell for another cost “rather than paying its mana cost,” such as an emerge cost, you can’t choose to cast it for any other alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as kicker costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast it.
wotc24 Jan 2025
The mana value of a creature spell with emerge isn’t affected by whether its emerge cost is paid. For example, if you cast Decimator of the Provinces for its emerge cost and sacrifice a creature whose mana value is 3, Decimator of the Provinces’s mana value remains 10.
wotc24 Jan 2025
An ability that triggers when a player casts a spell resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. It resolves even if that spell is countered or otherwise leaves the stack without resolving.
wotc24 Jan 2025
If a card in a player’s hand has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
wotc24 Jan 2025
Once you begin to cast a spell with emerge, no player may take actions until you’re done. Notably, opponents can’t try to remove the creature you wish to sacrifice.
wotc24 Jan 2025
If you sacrifice a creature with {X} in its mana cost, that X is 0.
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About this card
Distended Mindbender
Distended Mindbender is a Creature — Eldrazi Insect, with mana cost {8} (mana value 8). Printed 3 times across MTG sets.
Format legality: Commander: legal, Modern: legal, Standard: not_legal, Pioneer: legal, Legacy: legal, Pauper: not_legal.
Current headline price on TCGplayer: $0.17 (up 6.3% over 30 days).
Frequently asked
Distended Mindbender FAQ
How much is Distended Mindbender worth?
The current TCGplayer USD retail price for Distended Mindbender is $0.17. It is up 6.3% over the last 30 days. Over 90 days it has ranged from $0.14 to $0.18.
What is the cheapest printing of Distended Mindbender?
The cheapest currently priced paper printing is from Eldritch Moon at $0.17 on TCGplayer.
What is the most expensive printing of Distended Mindbender?
The most expensive currently priced paper printing is from Eldritch Moon Promos at $1.51 on TCGplayer.
How many printings of Distended Mindbender are there?
Distended Mindbender has been printed 3 times in English paper sets that MTGPrices tracks.
What set was Distended Mindbender first printed in?
The earliest English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from EMN #3, released 2016-07-22.
What is the newest printing of Distended Mindbender?
The most recent English paper printing that MTGPrices tracks is from INR #3, released 2025-01-24.
Is there a foil version of Distended Mindbender?
Yes. On this printing, foil copies trade at $0.39 versus $0.17 for nonfoil, which is 129% more expensive on TCGplayer.
Is Distended Mindbender legal in Commander?
Yes, Distended Mindbender is currently legal in Commander per Scryfall's legality feed.