Psychic Overload
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant permanent
When this Aura enters, tap enchanted permanent.
Enchanted permanent doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
Enchanted permanent has "Discard two artifact cards: Untap this permanent."
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Darksteel
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #29468
Psychic Overload locks down a permanent and scales its effect with the number of cards in your hand, making it a removal spell that rewards card-advantage strategies. Four mana is a real cost, but a well-timed cast can strand a commander or combo piece indefinitely.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Psychic Overload earns a spot in high-hand-size builds — Reliquary Tower decks, Necropotence engines, anything that routinely sits on seven or more cards — where the enchanted permanent is locked under a pile of counters that's nearly impossible to clear. Outside of Commander, the card is legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Modern, but those formats move too fast and interact too efficiently for a four-mana enchantment-based lockpiece to matter. Stick to Commander, and only the builds that can guarantee a stocked hand.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Psychic Overload is deep bulk — pick it out of a commons box rather than a single purchase. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to climb unless a hand-size commander breaks into the spotlight.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.