Mind Games
Instant · 
Mind Games is part of 28 combos legal in Commander. Often combined with Orvar, the All-Form and Chromatic Orrery.
Mind Games
Instant
Buyback 
(You may pay an additional as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Tap target artifact, creature, or land.
- Mana value
- 1
- Keywords
- Buyback
- Color identity
Frequently combined with
The cards that most often join Mind Games across all of its 28 combos.
Roles in combos
Mind Games can stand in for these generic cards, so it also fits the combos that require them.
What Mind Games provides to the combos it is part of.
- Instant/Sorcery that has Mana-Only Buyback Cost
Combos with Mind Games
28 combos legal in Commander.
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Peregrine Drake
Mind Games
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Spark Double
Mind Games
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite copies of artifacts, creatures and lands you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Infinite proliferate
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Mind Games
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite copies of artifacts, creatures and lands you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Infinite proliferate
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Palinchron
Mind Games
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite copies of creatures you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Infinite storm count
Infinite untap of lands you control
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Throne of Eldraine
Mirror Box
Mind Games
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Great Whale
Mind Games
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite copies of creatures you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite mana lands you control can produce
Infinite storm count
Infinite untap of lands you control
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Displacer Kitten
Throne of Eldraine
Mind Games
Results in combo:
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Mind Games
Chromatic Orrery
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite card draw
Infinite colored mana
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite copies of permanents you control
Infinite copies of artifacts, creatures and lands you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite proliferate
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Displacer Kitten
Mind Games
Chromatic Orrery
Results in combo:
Infinite card draw
Infinite colored mana
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Mind Games
Chromatic Orrery
Mirror Box
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite copies of permanents you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite card draw
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Throne of Eldraine
Mind Games
Mirror Gallery
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Veyran, Voice of Duality
Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
Storm-Kiln Artist
Mind Games
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinitely large creature until end of turn
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Stormsplitter
Sorcerer Class
Mind Games
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite damage
Infinite storm count
Infinite creature tokens with haste
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells
Infinite red mana that can only be spent to cast instant and sorcery spells
Color Identity: G, U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Biovisionary
Mind Games
Results in combo:
Win the game
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Gilded Lotus
Bösium Strip
Mind Games
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite colored mana
Infinite copies of artifacts, creatures and lands you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: G, U
Cards in combo:
Vesuvan Duplimancy
Biovisionary
Mind Games
Results in combo:
Win the game
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
Vivi Ornitier
Hero's Blade
Displacer Kitten
Mind Games
Results in combo:
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite damage
Infinite storm count
Infinite magecraft triggers
Color Identity: U, R, W
Cards in combo:
Jeskai Ascendancy
Sorcerer Class
Mind Games
+2 other prerequisites
Results in combo:
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite looting
Infinite self-discard triggers
Near-infinite blue mana that can only be spent to cast instant and/or sorcery spells
Near-infinite damage
Near-infinitely large creatures until end of turn
Near-infinite magecraft triggers
Near-infinite red mana that can only be spent to cast instant and/or sorcery spells
Near-infinite storm count
Near-infinite untap of creatures you control
Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce
Color Identity: U
Cards in combo:
Orvar, the All-Form
Mind Games
Chromatic Orrery
Mirror Gallery
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite card draw
Infinite colored mana
Infinite colorless mana
Infinite copies of permanents you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite draw triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Color Identity: U, R
Cards in combo:
There and Back Again
Orvar, the All-Form
Mind Games
+1 other prerequisite
Results in combo:
Infinite artifact ETB
Infinite artifact LTB
Infinite artifact sacrifice triggers
Infinite artifact tokens
Infinite colored mana
Infinite copies of artifacts, creatures and lands you control
Infinite creature tokens
Infinite death triggers
Infinite creature ETB
Infinite landfall triggers
Infinite creature LTB
Infinite magecraft triggers
Infinite storm count
Infinite Treasure tokens
