Mind's Dilation

As of Jul 24, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Mind's Dilation is $0.36 (MSC #277), and the most expensive is $14.86 (PEMN #70s, Prerelease, Foil). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.36, up 24.1% over 7 days, down 94.6% over 30 days, down 94.3% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $11.87 (2026).

Mind's Dilation has 6 tracked printings across 5 sets, in nonfoil, surge foil and foil finishes, including extended art, borderless and prerelease treatments.

MSC #277

$0.36

CK $0.99

MP $0.15 265 avail

MSC #344 Extended Art

$0.90 +150%

CK $1.29 / $0.26 71%

MP $0.89 11 avail

OTC #101

$4.82 +1239%

CK $4.99

MP $4.29 41 avail

EMN #70

$5.72 +1489%

CK $5.49 / $1.10 81%

MP $4.15 43 avail

EMN #70 Foil

$8.05 +2136%

CK $12.99 / $6.50 19%

MP $8.44 5 avail

SLD #1180 Borderless

$11.83 +3186%

CK $14.99 / $8.50 28%

MP $13.41 6 avail

SLD #1180 Borderless Foil

$13.20 +3567%

CK $17.99 / $11.00 17%

MP $11.98 9 avail

PEMN #70s Prerelease Foil

$14.86 +4028%

CK $15.99 / $9.75 34%

MP $18.53 1 avail

MSC #277 Surge Foil

CK —

MP $2.86 12 avail

Card Kingdom currently pays $11.00 cash for SLD #1180 (Foil); the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 39% (normal).

• Jul 13, 2016 If the card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
• Jul 13, 2016 If you cast a card "without paying its mana cost," you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs, such as emerge costs. You can, however, pay additional costs, such as escalate costs. If the card has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those.
• Jul 13, 2016 If you cast an instant or sorcery card this way, it goes to its owner's graveyard as normal. It doesn't return to exile.
• Jul 13, 2016 If you cast the card this way, it will resolve before the spell that caused Mind's Dilation's ability to trigger.
• Jul 13, 2016 If you cast the exiled card, you do so as part of the resolution of Mind's Dilation's ability. You can't wait to cast it later in the turn. Timing permissions based on the card's type are ignored, but other restrictions (such as "Cast [this card] only during combat") are not.

Mind's Dilation has been reprinted 6 times. The Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander reprint cut the price 87% in 30 days.

Set	Date	Rarity	Treatment	Price before	Day 1	30 days	90 days
OTC #101	2024-04-19	Mythic	Standard	$6.19	$2.94	$0.80	$0.72
SLD #1180	2021-06-21	Mythic	Borderless	—	—	—	—
SLD #1180	2021-06-21	Mythic	Borderless	—	—	—	—
EMN #70	2016-07-22	Mythic	Standard	—	—	—	—
EMN #70	2016-07-22	Mythic	Standard	—	—	—	—
PEMN #70s	2016-07-22	Mythic	Prerelease	—	—	—	—

Mind's Dilation is the #2,677 most-played card on EDHREC, up 22 places over the last 30 days.