Brainstorm
Instant
Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
- CommanderLegal
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageRestricted
- PauperLegal
#72 on EDHREC's list of the most played Commander cards (as of October 16, 2026).
Selling Brainstorm?
Most copies of Brainstorm are worth under $1, so we buy them as bulk.
All 47 printings and prices
| Set | # | Released | Nonfoil | Foil | Etched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reality Fracture Commander FRC | 39 | Oct 2026 | $0.67 | – | – |
| The List PLST | MKC-96 | Sep 2026 | – | – | – |
| The Zeta Set SLZ | 134 | Sep 2026 | – | – | – |
| The Zeta Set SLZ | 255 | Sep 2026 | – | – | – |
| The Zeta Set SLZ | 13 | Sep 2026 | – | – | – |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Source Material PZA | 4 | Mar 2026 | $2.24 | $6.26 | – |
| Secret Lair Drop SLD | 2491 | Feb 2026 | $3.34 | $4.33 | – |
| Secret Lair Drop SLD | 2148 | Dec 2025 | $2.24 | – | – |
| Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal TLE | 155 | Nov 2025 | $1.73 | $2.67 | – |
| Secret Lair Drop SLD | 7019 | Sep 2025 | $4.49 | – | – |
| Secret Lair Drop SLD | 7013 | Sep 2025 | $43.80 | – | – |
| Secret Lair Drop SLD | 7016 | Sep 2025 | $6.61 | – | – |
| Final Fantasy: Through the Ages FCA | 28 | Jun 2025 | $1.75 | $4.79 | – |
| Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander DSC | 113 | Sep 2024 | $1.50 | – | – |
| Mystery Booster 2 MB2 | 155 | Aug 2024 | $2.25 | $76.66 | – |
| Murders at Karlov Manor Commander MKC | 96 | Feb 2024 | $2.56 | – | – |
| Secret Lair Drop SLD | 1162 | Oct 2023 | $2.26 | $2.62 | – |
| Secret Lair Drop SLD | 723 | Oct 2023 | $2.26 | $2.18 | – |
| Secret Lair Promo SLP | 1 | Feb 2023 | – | – | – |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander 40K | 192 | Oct 2022 | $2.74 | – | – |
| Warhammer 40,000 Commander 40K | 192★ | Oct 2022 | – | $5.71 | – |
| Forgotten Realms Commander AFC | 79 | Jul 2021 | $2.26 | – | – |
| Secret Lair Drop SLD | 582 | Jun 2021 | – | $2.29 | – |
| Secret Lair Drop SLD | 174 | Jun 2021 | $2.47 | $3.42 | – |
| Commander 2021 C21 | 115 | Apr 2021 | $2.49 | – | – |
| Strixhaven Mystical Archive STA | 13 | Apr 2021 | $3.88 | $9.86 | $8.55 |
| Strixhaven Mystical Archive STA | 76 | Apr 2021 | $22.06 | $31.63 | $21.41 |
| The List PLST | SS1-3 | Sep 2020 | $4.98 | – | – |
| Double Masters 2XM | 44 | Aug 2020 | $2.52 | $2.80 | – |
| Double Masters 2XM | 338 | Aug 2020 | $8.21 | $10.19 | – |
| The List PLST | A25-46 | Nov 2019 | $2.40 | – | – |
| Commander 2018 C18 | 82 | Aug 2018 | $1.37 | – | – |
| Signature Spellbook: Jace SS1 | 3 | Jun 2018 | $2.48 | $5.57 | – |
| Masters 25 A25 | 46 | Mar 2018 | $2.38 | $2.95 | – |
| Eternal Masters EMA | 40 | Jun 2016 | $1.91 | $3.06 | – |
| Commander 2015 C15 | 90 | Nov 2015 | $1.42 | – | – |
| Conspiracy CNS | 91 | Jun 2014 | $2.58 | $6.75 | – |
| Duel Decks: Izzet vs. Golgari DDJ | 13 | Sep 2012 | $1.81 | – | – |
| Legacy Championship OLGC | 2012 | Aug 2012 | – | – | – |
| Commander 2011 CMD | 40 | Jun 2011 | $2.04 | – | – |
| Coldsnap Theme Decks CST | 61 | Jul 2006 | $1.59 | – | – |
| Friday Night Magic 2004 F04 | 12 | Jan 2004 | – | $85.00 | – |
| Beatdown Box Set BTD | 3 | Oct 2000 | $1.71 | – | – |
| World Championship Decks 2000 WC00 | jf61 | Aug 2000 | $1.27 | – | – |
| Mercadian Masques MMQ | 61 | Oct 1999 | $4.02 | $631.34 | – |
| Fifth Edition 5ED | 76 | Mar 1997 | $2.08 | – | – |
| Ice Age ICE | 61 | Jun 1995 | $2.48 | – | – |
TCGplayer market, near mint, Oct 16, 2026.
Rulings
You draw three cards and put two cards back all while Brainstorm is resolving. Nothing can happen between the two, and no player may choose to take actions.
Card text, images and rulings from Scryfall. Magic: The Gathering and its card names, text and art are property of Wizards of the Coast.