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Mind Transfer ProtocolHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 3 min read· Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles· March 6, 2026
Carte Magic Mind Transfer Protocol

Mind Transfer Protocol is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

Until end of turn, target artifact or creature becomes an artifact creature with base power and toughness 4/5. Draw a card.

How it works : Mind Transfer Protocol

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    Mind Transfer Protocol overwrites all previous effects that set the creature or artifact's base power and toughness to specific values. Any power- or toughness-setting effects that start to apply afterward will overwrite this effect.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

  2. #2· Wizards of the Coast

    Effects that modify the creature's power and/or toughness, such as the effect of Karai's Technique, will apply to the creature no matter when they started to take effect. The same is true for counters that change its power and/or toughness and effects that switch its power and toughness.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Basalt Monolith
+Training Grounds
+Mind Transfer Protocol
#1

Basalt Monolith + Training Grounds + Mind Transfer Protocol

Infinite colorless mana
  1. 1Cause Basalt Monolith to become a creature using Mind Transfer Protocol.
  2. 2Activate Basalt Monolith's first ability by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}.
  3. 3Activate Basalt Monolith's last ability by paying {1}, untapping it.
  4. 4Repeat from step 2.
Voltaic Construct
+Gilded Lotus
+Mind Transfer Protocol
#2

Voltaic Construct + Gilded Lotus + Mind Transfer Protocol

Infinite colored manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
  1. 1Animate Gilded Lotus using Mind Transfer Protocol.
  2. 2Activate Gilded Lotus by tapping it, adding three mana of any color
  3. 3Activate Voltaic Construct by paying {2}, untapping Gilded Lotus.
  4. 4Repeat from step 2.
Voltaic Construct
+Dreamstone Hedron
+Mind Transfer Protocol
#3

Voltaic Construct + Dreamstone Hedron + Mind Transfer Protocol

Infinite colorless manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
  1. 1Animate Dreamstone Hedron using Mind Transfer Protocol.
  2. 2Activate Dreamstone Hedron by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}
  3. 3Activate Voltaic Construct by paying {2}, untapping Dreamstone Hedron.
  4. 4Repeat from step 2.
Voltaic Construct
+Coveted Jewel
+Mind Transfer Protocol
#4

Voltaic Construct + Coveted Jewel + Mind Transfer Protocol

Infinite colored manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
  1. 1Animate Coveted Jewel using Mind Transfer Protocol.
  2. 2Activate Coveted Jewel by tapping it, adding three mana of any color.
  3. 3Activate Voltaic Construct by paying {2}, untapping Coveted Jewel.
  4. 4Repeat from step 2.
Voltaic Construct
+Everflowing Chalice
+Mind Transfer Protocol
#5

Voltaic Construct + Everflowing Chalice + Mind Transfer Protocol

Infinite colorless manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
  1. 1Animate Everflowing Chalice using Mind Transfer Protocol.
  2. 2Activate Everflowing Chalice by tapping it, adding at least {C}{C}{C}
  3. 3Activate Voltaic Construct by paying {2}, untapping Everflowing Chalice.
  4. 4Repeat from step 2.
Voltaic Construct
+Basalt Monolith
+Mind Transfer Protocol
#6

Voltaic Construct + Basalt Monolith + Mind Transfer Protocol

Infinite colorless manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
  1. 1Animate Basalt Monolith using Mind Transfer Protocol.
  2. 2Activate Basalt Monolith by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}
  3. 3Activate Voltaic Construct by paying {2}, untapping Basalt Monolith.
  4. 4Repeat from step 2.
Voltaic Construct
+Thran Dynamo
+Mind Transfer Protocol
#7

Voltaic Construct + Thran Dynamo + Mind Transfer Protocol

Infinite colorless manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
  1. 1Animate Thran Dynamo using Mind Transfer Protocol.
  2. 2Activate Thran Dynamo by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}
  3. 3Activate Voltaic Construct by paying {2}, untapping Thran Dynamo.
  4. 4Repeat from step 2.
Voltaic Construct
+The Eternity Elevator
+Mind Transfer Protocol
#8

Voltaic Construct + The Eternity Elevator + Mind Transfer Protocol

Infinite colored manaInfinite colorless manaInfinite untap of artifact creatures you control
  1. 1Animate The Eternity Elevator using Mind Transfer Protocol.
  2. 2Activate The Eternity Elevator by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}
  3. 3Activate Voltaic Construct by paying {2}, untapping The Eternity Elevator.
  4. 4Repeat from step 2.
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Legal formats

standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacypaupervintagecommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemypaupercommanderdueltlr
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