Brainstealer Dragon: Mind Harvest
Brainstealer Dragon rewards patient pilots who value incremental advantage. This six six flying behemoth punishes opponents at each end step by exiling the top card of their libraries and lets you play those cards while they remain exiled. Casting a spell taken this way removes color restrictions because you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it. The ability stacks with graveyard hate and exile synergies and gives you constant options to close out a game.
Beyond card advantage this Dragon changes how you steal tempo. Its secondary trigger converts opponents own permanents into a life drain when you steal them onto your side of the battlefield. In Commander builds it pairs well with flicker, control tools, and any engine that benefits from repeated exiles. Play it when you want a long game plan that turns opponents resources into your finishers.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {5}{B}{B}
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Card Type – Creature
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Subtypes – Dragon Horror
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Flying. At the beginning of your end step, exile the top card of each opponent's library. You may play those cards for as long as they remain exiled. If you cast a spell this way, you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast it. Whenever a nonland permanent an opponent owns enters the battlefield under your control, they lose life equal to its mana value.
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Power / Toughness – 6/6
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Rarity – Rare
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Set – Commander: Outlaws of Thunder Junction
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Language – English
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Condition – Near Mint
