Magic: The Gathering · expansion
Focus the Mind
Tarkir: Dragonstorm · #45 · common · 2025
Instant
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Market reference
$0.21
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Collector number
- 45 / 427
- Release year
- 2025
- Rarity
- common
- Illustrator
- Fariba Khamseh
- Colors
- U
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Finishes
- nonfoil · foil
- Printed
- 2025-04-11
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Instant
Also does
Strategy & play
How Focus the Mind 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 Focus the Mind
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Pauper tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 1% of decks
- 2 copies on average · 1 decks
More by Fariba Khamseh
This card was illustrated by Fariba Khamseh.
About this card
Mana cost: {4}{U}
Type: Instant
This spell costs {2} less to cast if you've cast another spell this turn. Draw three cards, then discard a card.
"Asham discovered it was impossible to learn if he thought he already knew everything."
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) | $0.21 |
| USD (foil) | $0.25 |
| EUR (non-foil) | €0.05 |
| EUR (foil) | €0.16 |
| MTGO tix | 0.03 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Focus the Mind is real?
Focus the Mind 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 Focus the Mind worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Focus the Mind is $0.21; 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 Focus the Mind from?
Focus the Mind is from the Magic: The Gathering set "Tarkir: Dragonstorm" in the expansion series, released in 2025.
What rarity is Focus the Mind?
Focus the Mind is a common card in the Tarkir: Dragonstorm set.
