Fantastic card that just screams advantage. Works well with any sort of ramping (currently, Everflowing Chalice is standard and helps out nicely). I've been messing around with a Bant walls/mana ramp Eldrazi deck and the values you can get out of a Mind Spring with two Overgrown Battalions and one or two other walls is staggering. Gets you all the DoJ cancels you need. =)
Posted By:
JaxsonBateman
(5/4/2010 8:25:19 AM)
I really didn't understand why they reprint this instead of Braingeyser. They should at least consider it now, since there is Blue Sun's Zenith which you can use to mill people, is instant (so much more robust agains control), and shuffles itself, so much more valuable for a infinite-mana combo-deck finisher... Moreover Braingeyser is more interactive (something that R&D loves!) and is multiplayer-friendly... What can you ask more?
However good card, but Braingeyser is better. Not strictly better, but better for a healty game.
4/5
Posted By:
leomistico
(9/13/2011 5:46:12 AM)
Tidings saw play. This was quite on par, so this also saw play.
Strong cards are strong.
Posted By:
Gabriel422
(1/23/2011 11:43:26 PM)
Great Blue card. Awesome artwork. I like the M10 style merfolk, but I miss Lorywn.
Posted By:
Owls_and_More_Owls
(8/20/2009 5:34:02 PM)
This can be better than Braingeyser too. If you have Ivory Mask the geyser can't draw you cards, and Braingeyser can be Shunt'd, Mind Spring can't.
Posted By:
Rainyday2012
(10/12/2009 4:41:03 PM)
I'd personally prefer Blue Sun's Zenith and pay an extra {U} for Instant speed and shuffle back into library.
Posted By:
Crazycolorz5
(12/26/2011 8:08:34 PM)
A close relative of Braingeyser. Though Braingeyser is a little better because you can mill your opponent.
Posted By:
JosirisDavid
(9/29/2009 4:51:06 PM)
@Sidek. . . . Well first of all because there is always the chance that you will have a bunch of extra mana and may be able to draw five or six cards. And also, some people might not need four cards, and don't want to discard stuff. Either way though, that card is bad A$$, and waaaay beats out Jace's Ingenuity any day.
Posted By:
EvilCleavage
(10/5/2010 12:52:05 PM)
Can you twincast this for the amount paid for X?
Posted By:
Warwikk
(12/27/2009 3:26:18 PM)
@slackwarewolf: You cant do that on your first turn if you start.
Fastbound cost G to play, crucible of worlds 3, Zuran 0 and Sol Ring 1.
If all where to be cast in one turn that would mean 1 forest tapped to play Fastbound, then play another land to cast a Sol Ring, tap that to cast another, use the 3 mana left over to play Crucible of Worlds and just put Zuran on the table.
At this point you have used 7 cards.
If your opponent had the first turn you would have 8 cards at your disposal and thus could have mind spring though.
Posted By:
Hugomanen
(3/21/2011 7:06:45 AM)