Magic: The Gathering · box
Mental Note
Secret Lair Drop · #2154 · common · 2019
Instant
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Market reference
$7.92
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 2154 / 2634
- Release year
- 2019
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Bradley Williams
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 1997
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil
- Printed
- 2025-12-01
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Instant
Also does
Strategy & play
How Mental Note plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
How to beat Mental Note
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Pauper tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 8% of decks
- 3.36 copies on average · 11 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Budget alternatives
Cheaper cards that fill a similar role in Standard decks. Reference prices — most-played option first.
More by Bradley Williams
This card was illustrated by Bradley Williams.
About this card
Mana cost: {U}
Type: Instant
Mill two cards. Draw a card.
"Some minds are more open than others."
Keywords: Mill
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
Scryfall pricing
| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| USD (non-foil) | $7.92 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €14.25 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Mental Note is real?
Mental Note is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the print quality and cardstock (real cards have a distinctive blue inner core visible from the edge), the rosette pattern on the back, the security stamp on planeswalker / mythic cards from recent sets, and confirm the collector number and set code match the official Scryfall record. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Mental Note worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Mental Note is $7.92; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Mental Note from?
Mental Note is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Secret Lair Drop" in the box series, released in 2019.
What rarity is Mental Note?
Mental Note is a common card in the Secret Lair Drop set.
Other Mental Note printings
Same Magic: The Gathering card across other sets and rarities.
