Mind Rake
Sorcery
Target player discards two cards.
Overload 
(You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change "target" in its text to "each.")
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #8218
Mind Rake hits every opponent for two discards at instant speed — the overload cost is the whole point, turning a single-target effect into a table-wide hand shredder. At three mana base or six to overload, it fits cleanly in any black discard shell, and Tinybones, Trinket Thief turns each of those discards into a drain trigger before the turn even ends.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Tinybones, Trinket Thief
Mind Rake is a staple here because Tinybones, Trinket Thief drains each opponent who discards at end of turn — overloading it on the table's end step converts six mana into three separate drain triggers plus hand disruption in one shot.
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
Mind Rake slots into Tinybones, Bauble Burglar as reliable discard fuel; the commander wants opponents emptying their hands to maximize its triggered value, and a three-mana instant that can scale up to hit the whole table does that efficiently.
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal rewards stripping opponents' hands to generate Bat tokens, and Mind Rake's overload mode is one of the cleanest ways to trigger that ability across multiple players at once.
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger wants opponents discarding and losing life on a loop, and Mind Rake's overload feeds that gameplan while also functioning as targeted disruption before you have the mana to go wide.
Tergrid, God of Fright
Every card an opponent discards to Mind Rake is a permanent Tergrid, God of Fright can steal if they pitch a nonland, so the overload mode at a full table can swing board state dramatically in one activation.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Mind Rake earns its slot in any black discard strategy — the base mode is a clean two-for-one against one player, and the overload scales it into one of the most efficient mass-discard spells at its mana cost. In Pauper it's a legitimate role-player in black control, where hand disruption at common rarity is always welcome and the overload is genuinely threatening in a two-player game. Legacy and Vintage have access to far more powerful discard, so Mind Rake doesn't compete there. Modern is legal but the card sees no meaningful play in a format where Thoughtseize and Inquisition of Kozilek set the bar for efficient hand disruption.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Mind Rake is deep bulk — easy to pick up in a trade binder or a cheap TCGPlayer order without thinking twice. Bulk rares with genuine Commander demand tend to stay in this range, so there's nothing to wait on.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Tinybones, Trinket Thief
- Tinybones, Bauble Burglar
- Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal
- Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger
- Tergrid, God of Fright
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.