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Brain Freeze SOA 0013 · rare

Brain Freeze · {1}{U} · Instant · Target player mills three cards. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.) · "It was so embarrassing. Dean Veyran called on me and I just froze. My mind went blank." —Overheard in the Archive stacks

Brain Freeze · {1}{U} · Instant · Target player mills three cards. Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each spell cast before it this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.) · "It was so embarrassing. Dean Veyran called on me and I just froze. My mind went blank." —Overheard in the Archive stacks

Price
from $3.723 printings
Win rate
55.1% GIH 2,312 instances · Premier Draft
Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026 · 17Lands

Game-in-hand win rate, all deck colors. 1,273 wins in 2,312 card-in-hand instances.

2,269 distinct games · 824 distinct drafts · games recorded Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026.

17Lands file dated Jun 5, 2026 · 100-instance minimum · 17Lands public data ↗

Draft data

55.1%when drawn (GIH)

−0.3 pp vs 55.4% average · 2,312 instances

Premier Draft · Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026 · average from 582,914 games

#186 of 320 nonland cards by win rate · last seen around pick 4.4 on average (6,390 packs).

30 of 49 blue cards · 9 of 11 blue rare cards.

Taken at pick5.41,438 picks
Makes the deck58.9%1,438 picks with known usage
When played53.5%4,450 matchesBenched 55.2%
2,926 matches
When drawn55.1%2,312 instances

Pick and maindeck observations: Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026. Played/benched cells use matches when available; the drawn cell uses game instances.

○ Opening hand 49.1% · 755 instances
● Drawn later 57.9% · 1,557 instances

In hand 55.1% · 2,312 instances
Unseen in deck 49.8% · 2,043 instances
+5.3 percentage points when drawn

Compared with blue cards

Win rate when drawn55.1%2,312 instances30 of 49
Opening hand49.1%755 instances39 of 49
Drawn later57.9%1,557 instances25 of 49
In the deck53.4%4,549 instances29 of 49
Without seeing it49.8%2,043 instances43 of 49
Improvement when drawn+5.3 pp2,312 instances / 2,043 instances20 of 49
When benched55.2%2,926 matches11 of 49
Makes the deck58.9%1,438 picks with known usage33 of 49
Pick (last seen)4.46,390 packs20 of 49
Taken at5.41,438 picks20 of 49

Ranks require 100 observations for that metric; comparisons are descriptive, not a pick order. Pick ranks put earlier picks first.

Best decks for it

no-splash decks only · card-level in-hand rates · 100 minimum

Prismari Opus Spellcasting UR52.4%649 instancesQuandrix Incremental Value UG44.7%38 instances · under 100

Each tick is this card’s all-decks rate (55.1% · 2,312 instances). A high card rate does not prove that splashing it will improve your deck.

Usually played with

Deck co-occurrence; not evidence of synergy.

Essence Scatter2,322 games with both in the deckVisionary's Dance2,018 games with both in the deckRun Behind1,965 games with both in the deck
How to read this

Observational, not a causal bonus. Both cards must be in the deck. Drawn means opening hand or normally drawn; each card counts once per game. Game-level approximate intervals do not account for repeated games by the same drafter.

At least 100 games in each of four drawn/not-drawn groups; adjusted for game length and screened by the lower confidence bound. Do not add these points to a card’s win rate.

Where it sits in the set

Above 42% of 320 nonland cards with 100+ instances, in win-rate order.

30% or lowerWin rate94% or higher

17Lands public datasets ↗ · CC BY 4.0 ↗ · Apr 21–Jun 2, 2026

Collect

3 printingsScryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25Pack odds →

Pick a printing for its prices and pull odds.

Prices

SOA 0013 · Mystical Archive · BorderlessListings ↗
FinishFound inPrice
NonfoilCollector Booster · Play Booster$3.72
FoilCollector Booster · Play Booster$5.04

Foil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 98 packs (1.03%) · 11.6% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a Collector Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 98 packs (1.03%) · 11.6% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Foil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 8,047 packs (0.01%) · 0.4% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

Nonfoil in a Play Booster · Modeled · About 1 in 258 packs (0.39%) · 11.0% per display · MTGJSON model Oct 25, 2026 · How it’s modeled →

How to pull it

Official rates for the whole category, not this card.

BoosterSlotPer packCategory
Play BoosterMystical Archive9.6%Mystical Archive rare
Play BoosterTraditional foil of any rarity100%Traditional foil of any rarity
Collector BoosterMystical Archive rare or mythicRegular cards in this group; no separate share publishedMystical Archive · nonfoil
Collector BoosterMystical Archive rare or mythicRegular cards in this group; no separate share publishedMystical Archive · traditional foil

Wizards · Collecting Secrets of Strixhaven ↗ · Oct 29, 2026

Details & sources

Legal in
Historic · Timeless · Legacy · Vintage · CommanderLimited eligibility depends on the event and its booster pool.
Illustration
Benjamin Ee, SOA 13 · Scryfall ↗
More like this
Mystical Archive · Borderless printings →
Sources
Wizards · Collecting Secrets of Strixhaven · Oct 29, 2026
Scryfall USD, snapshot Oct 25
Comprehensive Rules ↗