Mental Misstep (Foil) – MTG Proxy Secret Lair Drop Series

Commander

Legal

Modern

Banned

Pioneer

Not legal

Standard

Not legal

Legacy

Banned

Vintage

Restricted

Pauper

Not legal

Format status describes the underlying Magic card, not eligibility of this printed product for sanctioned play.

Updated Nov 5, 2026

1. Jun 1, 2011
   A card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its mana cost is each color that appears in that mana cost, regardless of how that cost may have been paid.
2. Jun 1, 2011
   To calculate the mana value of a card with Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, count each Phyrexian mana symbol as 1.
3. Jun 1, 2011
   As you cast a spell or activate an activated ability with one or more Phyrexian mana symbols in its cost, you choose how to pay for each Phyrexian mana symbol at the same time you would choose modes or choose a value for X.
4. Jun 1, 2011
   If you're at 1 life or less, you can't pay 2 life.
5. Jun 1, 2011
   Phyrexian mana is not a new color. Players can't produce Phyrexian mana.
6. Jun 1, 2011
   If a spell has in its mana cost, X is considered to be the value chosen for it while that spell is on the stack.
7. Jun 1, 2011
   Each Phyrexian mana symbol in a spell's mana cost contributes 1 to that spell's mana value. For example, Mental Misstep's mana value is 1, regardless of how its cost was paid.

Updated Nov 5, 2026