Wrench Mind
Sorcery
Target player discards two cards unless they discard an artifact card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #21020
Wrench Mind makes an opponent discard two cards for two mana — the same rate as Hymn to Tourach, minus the randomness, with a marginal artifact-in-hand rider that almost never matters in practice. It's a clean, efficient discard spell that earns its slot in any black shell built around hand disruption.
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 |
Wrench Mind is a pauper staple and earns that reputation — two mana for two cards is the gold standard of discard efficiency, and at common it's been a fixture of black discard packages since its printing. In Legacy, it competes with Hymn to Tourach, which is usually stronger because randomness punishes more than targeted selection; Wrench Mind sees fringe play when the meta calls for it. Modern's faster clock makes dedicated discard shells rarer, but it still shows up in Rack strategies alongside Raven's Crime and Thoughtseize. In Commander, one-for-one or even two-for-one discard is structurally weak against a table of three opponents refilling constantly, so Wrench Mind belongs only in dedicated discard commanders — wheels and group-slug builds — not as generic interaction.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Wrench Mind is deep bulk — easy to pick up in any common bin without a second thought. Pauper demand keeps a floor under it, but there's no meaningful price ceiling for a card this widely printed.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.