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Mind Flayer

Card Name

Mind Flayer

Mana Cost

3

Type

Creature – Horror

Rarity

Rare

rules Text

Dominate Monster — When this creature enters, gain control of target creature for as long as you control this creature.

Flavor Text

"Shed your thoughts and let my will flow through you."

Legal Formats

Commander, Explorer, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pauper, Standard

Rulings

(7/23/2021)
If Mind Flayer leaves the battlefield or you lose control of it before its Dominate Monster ability resolves, control of the target creature doesn't change at all.