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Distended Mindbender
CREATURE — ELDRAZI INSECT Rare
Eldritch Moon EDHREC #19,165
$0.14
-6.7%
7 days
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Distended Mindbender Price Summary
Distended Mindbender's current headline price is $0.14.
Distended Mindbender Printings & Prices
3 printings
Distended Mindbender has 3 tracked printings across 3 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including prerelease treatments.
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Sell Distended Mindbender: Buylist Offers
9 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
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| Card Kingdom | PEMN #3s | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | EMN #3 | Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | INR #3 | Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | EMN #3 | Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | EMN #3 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | INR #3 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | INR #3 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | EMN #3 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | INR #3 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Distended Mindbender Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗Emerge {5}{B}{B} (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.
Distended Mindbender is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.
standard
Not legal
pioneer
Legal
modern
Legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Not legal
Distended Mindbender Rulings
5 most recent
- Jan 24, 2025 A creature’s mana value 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}, X is 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 mana value is 0. Ignore any alternative costs or additional costs (such as kicker) that were paid as the creature was cast.
- Jan 24, 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.
- Jan 24, 2025 Colored mana components of emerge costs can’t be reduced with emerge.
- Jan 24, 2025 Emerge represents two static abilities that function while the spell with emerge is on the stack. “Emerge [cost]” means “You may cast this spell by paying [cost] and sacrificing a creature rather than paying its mana cost” and “If you chose to pay this spell’s emerge cost, its total cost is reduced by an amount of generic mana equal to the sacrificed creature’s mana value.”
- Jan 24, 2025 If a card in a player’s hand has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
5 printings
Distended Mindbender has been reprinted 5 times. The Innistrad Remastered reprint cut the price 83% in 30 days.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment | Price before | Day 1 | 30 days | 90 days |
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| INR #3 | 2025-01-24 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| INR #3 | 2025-01-24 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| EMN #3 | 2016-07-22 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| EMN #3 | 2016-07-22 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| PEMN #3s | 2016-07-22 | Rare | Prerelease | — | — | — | — |
INR #3 
PEMN #3s Distended Mindbender in Commander
Distended Mindbender is the #19,165 most-played card on EDHREC, down 485 places over the last 30 days.
Distended Mindbender FAQ
How much is Distended Mindbender worth?
Distended Mindbender is worth about $0.14 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 22, 2026.
Is Distended Mindbender legal in Commander?
Yes — Distended Mindbender is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Distended Mindbender been reprinted?
Yes — Distended Mindbender has been reprinted 5 times, with 3 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Distended Mindbender cheap?
Distended Mindbender trades at about $0.14 — 5 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#19,165 on EDHREC).