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Magic · Secret Lair Drop Series · #1162 · Rare

Brainstorm (1162)

Magic card price for Brainstorm (1162): $2.70 market, from $1.99 at the cheapest listing, Foil printing, updated Oct 18, 2026. Full price history since Feb 8, 2024 below.

Market price · Foil · Oct 18, 2026
$2.70
+2.3% this week · +6.3% in 30 days
Buy on eBay →
1 day0.0%
7 days+2.3%
30 days+6.3%
90 days+6.7%
1 year+37.1%
All time+83.7%

Sellers right now

$1.99lowest listing$20.00highest
Market price$2.70
Mid listing$3.26
Direct$3.17
30-day avg$2.64

Market price is what a near-mint copy actually sold for. The cheapest listing is what a seller asks today — on thin markets the two differ a lot.

Where to buy

TCGplayer$2.70
Cardmarket$3.23 €2.87

EUR converted at 1.1253 (ECB reference rate). Shipping and condition not included.

One year

$1.9752-week low$2.8352-week high
In the range85%
All-time low$1.47
All-time high$2.83
First priceFeb 8, 2024
Foil · market priceCardmarket (EU, in USD)
$1.88$2.48$3.08$3.68
$2.70
Oct 2025Feb 2026Jun 2026Oct 2026
TCGplayer · via tcgcsv · Cardmarket · via MTGJSONtcgrate.com

Price story

Brainstorm (1162) (Foil) was released in October 2026. Launch-week prices are left out here: before supply arrives they are mostly guesses. The cheapest listing right now is $1.99, and the 30-day average market price is $2.64.

Printings

PrintingMarketLowHigh7d
Foil$2.70$1.99$20.00+2.3%
Normal$2.26$1.26$9,999.000.0%

The card in play

Type line
Instant
Rules text

Artist Series: John Avon
Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.

Flavor

James would let his duck compose now and then, but never make the tea!

Other printings of Brainstorm

45 more · $0.57 – $631.34
All printings
Brainstorm (61), Mercadian Masques — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Brainstorm Mercadian Masques · #61 $631.34 Brainstorm (12), FNM Promos — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Brainstorm FNM Promos · #12 $85.00 Brainstorm (Future Sight) (155), Mystery Booster 2 — Magic card price 0.0% 7d Brainstorm (Future Sight) Mystery Booster 2 · #155 $76.66 Brainstorm (7013) (7013), Secret Lair Drop Series — Magic card price +0.5% 7d Brainstorm (7013) Secret Lair Drop Series · #7013 $44.05 Brainstorm (JP Alternate Art) (76), Strixhaven: Mystical Archive — Magic card price −7.4% 7d Brainstorm (JP Alternate Art) Strixhaven: Mystical Archive · #76 $31.63

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