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Brain in a Jar from Shadows over Innistrad (SOI) #252, Magic: The Gathering card
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Brain in a Jar

Artifact

Shadows over Innistrad (SOI) · 252

Non-foilFoil

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Colour identityColourless

Mana cost

{2}

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Card text

{1}, {T}: Put a charge counter on this artifact, then you may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact from your hand without paying its mana cost.

{3}, {T}, Remove X charge counters from this artifact: Scry X.

Format legality

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerLegal
  • ModernLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • PauperNot legal
  • BrawlLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal
  • HistoricLegal
  • TimelessLegal
  • AlchemyNot legal

About Brain in a Jar

Brain in a Jar (252) is an Artifact from Shadows over Innistrad (SOI). It costs {2} and has mana value 2. It is printed at Rare rarity. The one keyword in its text is Scry. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Vintage and 5 more formats.

Shadows over Innistrad is a main expansion, released April 2016. Brain in a Jar has 1 other card in the database, listed further down the page.

{1}, {T}: Put a charge counter on this artifact, then you may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact from your hand without paying its mana cost. {3}, {T}, Remove X charge counters from this artifact: Scry X.

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Card details

Card number
252
Set
Shadows over Innistrad (SOI)
Set type
Expansion
Released
8 April 2016
Rarity
Rare (R)
Printing
Standard
Type line
Artifact
Colour
Colourless
Colour identity
Colourless
Mana cost
{2}
Finish
Non-foil

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Brain in a Jar (Prerelease) from PSOI #252s, Magic: The Gathering card
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Brain in a Jar

PSOI · 252s

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