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Geralf's Mindcrusher

Creature — Zombie Horror

When this creature enters, target player mills five cards.
Undying (When this creature dies, if it had no +1/+1 counters on it, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it.)

CMC
6
Mana cost
{4}{U}{U}
Color identity
U
Rarity
rare
Set
Starter Commander Decks
Price
$0.17
EDHREC rank
#13431
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Geralf's Mindcrusher card art
Geralf's Mindcrusher enters and immediately mills five cards, then does it again every time it's cast from a graveyard — that recursive mill pressure is the entire point. The five-mana cost is real, but Gisa and Geralf turns that into an engine rather than a drawback, and Skeleton Ship decks that want cheap recurring bodies have no complaints at this price.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

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Gisa and Geralf

Gisa and Geralf

29.5% of decks · synergy 0.28

Gisa and Geralf lets you cast Geralf's Mindcrusher directly from your graveyard, which means every cycle through the bin is another five cards milled — the loop is the game plan, not a bonus.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Commander is where Geralf's Mindcrusher actually lives — 100-card decks mean 30 cards milled across two casts can strip key pieces from multiple opponents, and Zombie tribal reanimation loops make the recursive trigger repeatable. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; five mana for a mill-five effect doesn't compete in those formats. Modern has faster mill payoffs and better five-drops, so Geralf's Mindcrusher doesn't crack lists there either. Stick to Commander, specifically Zombie or graveyard-recursive shells where the recast trigger snowballs.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

10 decks
Skeleton ShipIntruder AlarmGeralf's MindcrusherAshnod's Altar

Skeleton ShipIntruder AlarmGeralf's MindcrusherAshnod's Altar

Infinite colorless mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite mill; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite self-mill; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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4 decks
Skeleton ShipIntruder AlarmGeralf's MindcrusherPhyrexian Altar

Skeleton ShipIntruder AlarmGeralf's MindcrusherPhyrexian Altar

Infinite colored mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite mill; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite self-mill; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite untap of creatures you control

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4 decks
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightGeralf's MindcrusherCarrion Feeder

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightGeralf's MindcrusherCarrion Feeder

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite mill; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite self-mill

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4 decks
Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightViscera SeerGeralf's Mindcrusher

Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightViscera SeerGeralf's Mindcrusher

Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite death triggers; Infinite mill; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite scry 1; Infinite self-mill

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Price Context

Current price

$0.17 bulk tier

At $0.17, Geralf's Mindcrusher is deep bulk — you're picking this out of a commons box, not buying it. That price will hold because demand is narrow and supply is abundant; there's no reason to expect movement in either direction.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.