Mind Shuffle
Continuous Trap
During either player's turn: You can add 1 monster that mentions "Light and Darkness Ritual" from your Deck to your hand, then discard 1 card. You can only use this effect of "Mind Shuffle" once per turn. When your opponent activates a card or effect: You can return 1 Level 7 or higher monster you control to the hand; Special Summon 1 monster that mentions "Light and Darkness Ritual" from your hand, with a different name than the returned monster, ignoring its Summoning conditions. You cannot activate these effects of "Mind Shuffle" in the same Chain.
Is it legal?
TCGUnlimited (3)
OCGUnlimited (3)
Master Duelnot released
Genesys40 points
Price
About $0.31–$0.42 across printings and stores (as of Oct 8, 2026). See listings on TCGplayer · eBay · Cardmarket (EU)
Played in tournaments
In 14 recent tournament lists, mostly Light and Darkness Ritual (10), Snake-Eye (1), Sacred Beasts (1), Elfnote (1), Clown Crew (1).
Most often played with
Across the tournament lists that run Mind Shuffle: the share of those lists that also run each card.
Black Chaos100% of lists
Magician of Dark Chaos - Black Chaos100% of lists
Skull Archfiend of Chaos100% of lists
Griffoh100% of lists
Light and Darkness Ritual100% of lists
S:P Little Knight93% of lists
Dark Magician of Destruction86% of lists
Magicians' Souls86% of lists
Ragged Records of Rites79% of lists
W:P Fancy Ball64% of lists
Cyberse Contract Witch64% of lists
Black Luster Soldier - Soldier of Light and Darkness57% of lists
Printings
| Set | Code | Rarity |
|---|---|---|
| Chaos Origins | CORI-EN065 | Super Rare |
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