First printed in Torment (2002)

All 14 prints

Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1519, 2024
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1519★, 2024
Dominaria Remastered (DMR) #42, 2023
The List (PLST) #UMA-47, 2019
Ultimate Masters (UMA) #47, 2018
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #36244, 2014 (digital)
Vintage Masters (VMA) #60, 2014 (digital)
Friday Night Magic 2006 (F06) #8, 2006
World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #dh33, 2003
World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #dz33, 2003
World Championship Decks 2003 (WC03) #dz33sb, 2003
World Championship Decks 2002 (WC02) #cr33, 2002
World Championship Decks 2002 (WC02) #shh33, 2002
Torment (TOR) #33, 2002

Circular Logic

Instant

Counter target spell unless its controller pays 1 generic for each card in your graveyard.
Madness Blue (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)

In the last 30 days 2.0% of Premodern decks played it (12 of 590). Most played in WU (unclassified). In the last 30 days 0.0% of Commander decks played it (3 of 6150). Most played in Norman Osborn.

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Not legal
Timeless Not legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Legal
Premodern Legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Not legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Legal
PreDH Legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Not legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Not legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Premodern Other periods →

In 12 of 590 decks (2.0%).

Share of decks

2.0%

▲ 0.8 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

7 main, 5 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.9

in the main deck

Win rate

54%

3 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
WU (unclassified)	4.2%	8%
Psychatog	3.7%	32%
Mono-Blue (unclassified)	1.7%	10%
Madness	0.3%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Frantic Search	57%	9.9
Intuition	57%	8.4
Opt	57%	4.4
Foil	57%	3.6
Cunning Wish	43%	63.2
Rush of Knowledge	43%	50.6
Opportunity	43%	50.6
Dream Halls	43%	50.6
Show and Tell	43%	50.6
Svyelunite Temple	43%	50.6

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Madness Ryan Schapals in Rose City Premodern PMPMPMPM XLI: October - Charity Event	6-2 75%
Psychatog DeathFromSnuSnu in Premodern Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Psychatog DeathFromSnuSnu in Premodern Challenge 16	4-2 67%
Psychatog Beicodegeia in Premodern Challenge 16	3-2 60%
Madness Beicodegeia in Premodern Challenge 32	3-3 50%
WU FynnOfBlood in Premodern Challenge 32	3-3 50%
Psychatog AncestralBrainstorm in Premodern Challenge 16	2-3 40%
WU FynnOfBlood in Premodern Challenge 16	1-4 20%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
WU FynnOfBlood, 18 Oct	1 main	#20 1-4
Mono-Blue Elendix, 16 Oct	1 main	5-0
Madness Ryan Schapals, 11 Oct	2 main	#1 6-2
Psychatog AncestralBrainstorm, 4 Oct	1 side	#16 2-3
Psychatog Paolo Rietto, 4 Oct	2 main	#17 0-4
Psychatog DeathFromSnuSnu, 3 Oct	1 side	5-0
Psychatog Beicodegeia, 2 Oct	2 main	#13 3-2
Psychatog DeathFromSnuSnu, 2 Oct	1 side	#23 0-4

Commander Other periods →

In 3 of 6150 decks (0.0%).

Share of decks

0.0%

= vs previous 30 days