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Another "new" card that is a renaming of another generic card, Persuasion.

I like the re-brand. It's a strong effect in the right color at the right price, so the new iconic name feels like a good move. I just hate the art. What is that thing? Why would I want to control it's mind, anyway? I want to control something good. Something with wings and claws and stuff.

Sorry boys, Control Magic wasn't over-priced to begin with and had a great name. This this is just another functional reprint whose casting cost is needlessly raised.

That artwork is straight up hideous.

HaHa I Love This Card

Too expensive. I don't understand why they made a whole bunch of blue cards with high cost and a lot of drawbacks and too few benefits.

The card is good, but why is Brian Peppers on it?

if this card was white it would cost . Just saying

I think this card's art is hideous to make the Foil FNM promo art that much better. And damn, it is.

What happens when I cast a mind control on an opponent's creature and he uses mind control on that creature? T_T Confused

The only think I hate about this enchantment is that it hasn't the name of the old good "Persuation", making us need to buy that card cause "Persuation" is Type 1 now

As Auras go, this one is actually good
You gain a creature, they lose a creature for 5 mana.

I used to dislike this card. I've never played with its ancestor, Persuasion, either. However recently I've decided to give it a try, while not having much faith in its usefulness.
Well...
What can I say.
I've fallen in love!
No, really. I see now that I have severely underrated this card. Even at the seemingly steep price of five mana, it's still a great card, and one of the few playable Auras out there. He loses a dude, you gain a dude. And it's most likely a good beatstick. Now you are the one dealing damage. So simple. If he kills it - who cares. After all, he just wasted a removal spell to deal with his own creature. That's pure card advantage, hidden in the most disadvantageous form imaginable - Enchant Creature. And that's precisely what's been holding me back from playing this card - my fear of the "Enchant Creature" type. While most of the time those cards are indeed bad, it's not always true. Especially when it comes to controlling the minds of opposing creatures. So to sum things up, Mind Control is a good card that you shouldn't be hesistant to play with if you like blue. After all, what's more fun than stealing things! ;)

i dont see whats wrong with the art, its a nasty lookin creature guy that's been "mind controlled". would you all like it better if it was a cute little rabbit on the card? i mean cmon, its magic, not pokemon.

So what's the ruling for when someone disenchants mind control?
It doesn't say 'You control enchanted creature as long as Mind Control is in play.'
Does it return to the owner's control or does nothing happen?

Another thing, what happens if the original owner tries to take it back while Mind Control is still attached.
For instance: What if the owner uses Cytoplast Manipulator or Roil Elemental to take it back? Or what happens if the owner simply uses another Mind Control?

Why bother when you can have Control Magic?

If you mind control a creature that has an enchantment on it, the enchantment stays on it when you control it - correct?

This card has made me so mad for one reason: I wanted to put a pair in my standard u/r control deck. I threw it together, it works great, except my local card shop only had one of these, so my deck is technically not standard because I am running a persuasion instead of a second mind control. So dumb.

Actually, mckniffen, there is a white version, but its not as direct as mind control. The white version is called Evangelize and lets your opponent choose the creature, while the red version is temporary and called Act of treason. Indeed mind control is like oblivion ring, risky in that its an enchantment, but a good form of direct card advantage along with its permanent stealing counter part Confiscate. Other good stealing cards include Slave of bolas, Dominus of fealty, Sphinx ambassador, Roil elemental, Cytoplast manipulator, Roo***er matriarch, Telemin performance, Evangelize, Mimeofacture, Rise from the grave, Ink eyes, and Dichtomancy. Combine for creature stealing craziness.

@phoenix, if they enchant it with mind control a second time they get it back, if the enchant is removed the creature is returned as the text is only applicable while the enchant is still in play. Cytoplast manipulator and Roil elemental work the same way, they would get the creature back, at least until you could take it back by killing their creature stealing creatures.

who actually thought ppl would wanna play this card when they have to look at THAT
@ NecroArTeest:
a pokemon or cute little bunny rabbit would've been better than this..this..ugghh, i can't even find the words to describe it. actually, i was thinking an appropriate picture for this card would be for a wizard like Jace or something to be dominating a dragon. that would have been just fine. but they had to put your girlfriend on it instead..:'(

I can not wait to cast this on an Eldrazi right after someone sacrifices all of their stupid tokens to get it into play. Oh man... it will be great.

Not as cheap as Control Magic, but absolutely the best version of it in standard formats. Do not underestimate how fantastic this card is.

5/5

Once stole a luminous angel with this, turned the game around and I won, love this card, it's a double effect, they lose a reature and you gain one.

This card has won me games. The art on the upcoming M11 version looks great too. I think I am going to be replacing my playset.

@Donavan Fabian

You missed the best, and it doesn't fall to that disenchantment, Bribery.

i think they should take the M10 flavor text and the M11 picture

Art makes me think, "Facepalm".

Who the *** approved this art?