Brain in a Jar

Brain in a Jar

Artifact

Mana cost: {2}

How we read this card

Put a charge counter on this artifact, then you may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact from your hand without paying its mana cost.

activated {1}, {T} — puts a counter on it

activated {1}, {T} —

Scry X.

activated {3}, {T}, Remove X charge counters from this artifact —

activated {3}, {T}, Remove X charge counters from this artifact — scries

Causes: put a counter on anything, cast an instant, cast a sorcery, remove a counter from anything, scry.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

you scry — 420 cards in the game can cause this (Brain in a Jar is one).

When Brain in a Jar scries:

  1. Prudent Fateseer // Peer Review — gives +1/+0
  2. Diviner of Victory // Unwind History — gets +1/+1
  3. Saheeli, Consul of Oversight — makes a token
  4. Celeborn the Wise — makes your creatures bigger
  5. Proft, Consulting Detective — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  6. Matoya, Archon Elder — draws you 1 card
  7. Denzilore Fatehold — puts a counter on a creature
  8. Elminster — costs less
  9. Elrond, Master of Healing — puts a counter on a creature
  10. Galadriel of Lothlórien — puts a land onto the battlefield

10 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Brain in a Jar is one).

When Brain in a Jar is cast:

  1. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  3. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  4. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  5. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  6. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  7. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  8. Myrsmith — makes a token
  9. Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
  10. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

271 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a sorcery is cast — 3,720 cards in the game can cause this (Brain in a Jar is one).

  1. Spellweaver Volute — When a sorcery is cast thanks to Brain in a Jar, Spellweaver Volute copies a spell
  2. Riku of Two Reflections — When an instant is cast thanks to Brain in a Jar, Riku of Two Reflections copies a spell
  3. Sword of Wealth and Power — When an instant is cast thanks to Brain in a Jar, Sword of Wealth and Power copies a spell
  4. Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy — When an instant is cast thanks to Brain in a Jar, Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy brings a card back
  5. Harness the Storm — When an instant is cast thanks to Brain in a Jar, Harness the Storm brings a card back
  6. Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar — When an instant is cast thanks to Brain in a Jar, Extus, Oriq Overlord // Awaken the Blood Avatar brings a card back
  7. Metallurgic Summonings — When an instant is cast thanks to Brain in a Jar, Metallurgic Summonings makes a token
  8. Storm-Kiln Artist — When an instant is cast thanks to Brain in a Jar, Storm-Kiln Artist makes a token
  9. Niv-Mizzet, Parun — When an instant is cast thanks to Brain in a Jar, Niv-Mizzet, Parun draws you 1 card
  10. Mica, Reader of Ruins — When an instant is cast thanks to Brain in a Jar, Mica, Reader of Ruins sacrifices an artifact

424 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.