Mind's Dilation

Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC) #344 · Mythic · Enchantment

Mana cost: {5}{U}{U}

Whenever an opponent casts their first spell each turn, that player exiles the top card of their library. If it's a nonland card, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.

"Our moment of crisis is now at hand!"
—Uatu, the Watcher

Illustrated by Rafater · Released June 26, 2026

Prices

Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: down $0.19 USD (16.5%) to $0.96 USD; low $0.96 USD, high $1.15 USD.

Printings

  1. Marvel Super Heroes Commander #277 (MSC) · Mythic · 2026 · $0.32 USD
  2. Marvel Super Heroes Commander #344 (this printing) · Mythic · 2026 · $0.96 USD
  3. Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander #101 (OTC) · Mythic · 2024 · $4.85 USD
  4. Shadows over Innistrad Remastered #82 (SIR) · Mythic · 2023
  5. Secret Lair Drop #1180 (SLD) · Mythic · 2022 · $12.30 USD
  6. Eldritch Moon #70 (EMN) · Mythic · 2016 · $4.58 USD
  7. Eldritch Moon Promos #70s (PEMN) · Mythic · 2016 · $17.27 USD foil

Legality

Rulings

  1. 2016-07-13 · wotc — If you don't cast the card, perhaps because you choose not to or because it's a land card, it remains exiled.
  2. 2016-07-13 · wotc — 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.
  3. 2016-07-13 · wotc — 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.
  4. 2016-07-13 · wotc — 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.
  5. 2016-07-13 · wotc — 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.
  6. 2016-07-13 · wotc — If you cast the card this way, it will resolve before the spell that caused Mind's Dilation's ability to trigger.

Played in these commander decks

  1. Gonti, Canny Acquisitor · in 42% of 50 decks
  2. Aminatou, Veil Piercer · in 29% of 49 decks
  3. Don Andres, the Renegade · in 16% of 45 decks

All cards in Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC)