Distended Mindbender

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Name	Distended Mindbender
Type	Creature — eldrazi insect
Description	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 oSee more
Artist	Yohann Schepacz
Set	Innistrad Remastered #3
Wallpaper	download
Image	download

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About Distended Mindbender

Distended Mindbender, Creature — eldrazi insect, designed by Yohann Schepacz first released in Jul, 2016 in the set Eldritch Moon Promos and was printed exactly in 4 different ways. It's currently being selled by the minimum price of C$ 0.21.

A control or midrange deck that aims to disrupt the opponent's hand and board state would benefit from including Distended Mindbender in their deck, as it provides a significant hand disruption effect while also presenting a threatening body on the battlefield. However, there are potentially better options such as Thought-Knot Seer, which offers immediate hand disruption without the need for sacrificing a creature, making it a more efficient choice in most scenarios. Distended Mindbender could see play in specific metagames where its emerge ability is particularly useful, but overall, it may not be a staple inclusion in most decks.

Rules

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A creature’s converted mana cost is determined solely by the mana symbols printed in its upper right corner (unless that creature is the back face of a double-faced card, is a melded permanent, or is copying something else; see below). If the mana cost includes , X is considered to be 0. If it’s a single-faced card with no mana symbols in its upper right corner (because it’s an animated land, for example), its converted mana cost is 0. Ignore any alternative costs or additional costs (such as kicker) that were paid as the creature was cast.

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A “when you cast” triggered ability resolves before the original spell resolves. It resolves even if the original spell is countered, and the original spell resolves even if the triggered ability is countered.

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Distended Mindbender’s last ability triggers after you’ve taken all the actions necessary to cast the spell.

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If you sacrifice a creature with in its mana cost, that X is considered to be 0.

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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.

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The converted mana cost of a creature spell with emerge isn’t affected by whether its emerge cost is paid. For example, if you cast Elder Deep-Fiend for its emerge cost and sacrifice a creature whose converted mana cost is 3, Elder Deep-Fiend’s converted mana cost remains 8.

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You may sacrifice a creature with a converted mana cost of 0, such as a token creature that’s not a copy of another permanent, to cast a spell for its emerge cost. You’ll just pay the full emerge cost with no reduction.

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You must choose two appropriate cards if able.