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Mental Vapors Gatecrash MTG card

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Mental Vapors

SORCERY Uncommon
Gatecrash GTC #72 EDHREC #22,988
$0.06
+0.0% 7 days

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Mental Vapors Price Summary

Mental Vapors's current headline price is $0.06.

Mental Vapors Printings & Prices

1 printings

Mental Vapors has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.

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Mental Vapors Rules Text & Legality

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Sorcery — mana cost {3}{B}

Target player discards a card.

Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)

Mental Vapors is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.

standard
Not legal
pauper
Not legal

Mental Vapors Rulings

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  • Apr 15, 2013 If a creature with an encoded card deals combat damage to more than one player simultaneously (perhaps because some of the combat damage was redirected), the triggered ability will trigger once for each player it deals combat damage to. Each ability will create a copy of the exiled card and allow you to cast it.
  • Apr 15, 2013 If another player gains control of the creature, that player will control the triggered ability. That player will create a copy of the encoded card and may cast it.
  • Apr 15, 2013 If the creature leaves the battlefield, the exiled card will no longer be encoded on any creature. It will stay exiled.
  • Apr 15, 2013 If the spell with cipher doesn’t resolve, none of its effects will happen, including cipher. The card will go to its owner’s graveyard and won’t be encoded on a creature.
  • Apr 15, 2013 If you choose not to cast the copy, or you can’t cast it (perhaps because there are no legal targets available), the copy will cease to exist the next time state-based actions are performed. You won’t get a chance to cast the copy at a later time.

Reprints & Reprint Risk

2 printings

Mental Vapors has been reprinted 2 times.

Set Date Rarity Treatment
GTC #72 2013-02-01 Uncommon Standard
GTC #72 2013-02-01 Uncommon Standard

Mental Vapors in Commander

Mental Vapors is the #22,988 most-played card on EDHREC, down 328 places over the last 30 days.

Mental Vapors FAQ

How much is Mental Vapors worth?

Mental Vapors is worth about $0.06 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.

Is Mental Vapors legal in Commander?

Yes — Mental Vapors is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.

Has Mental Vapors been reprinted?

Yes — Mental Vapors has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Mental Vapors cheap?

Mental Vapors trades at about $0.06 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#22,988 on EDHREC).