Psychic Spiral — ruling 1

Psychic Spiral won’t be shuffled into your library, and it won’t be counted when determining how many cards the target player puts into their graveyard. It will be put into your graveyard after you follow its instructions.

Psychic Spiral — ruling 2

If you cast Psychic Spiral when there are no cards in your graveyard, you’ll still shuffle your library.

Psychic Spiral : règles, fonctionnement et interactions (MTG)

Psychic Spiral 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.

Official card text

Shuffle all cards from your graveyard into your library. Target player mills that many cards.

How it works : Psychic Spiral

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

#1October 1, 2012· Wizards of the Coast
Psychic Spiral won’t be shuffled into your library, and it won’t be counted when determining how many cards the target player puts into their graveyard. It will be put into your graveyard after you follow its instructions.
No other card is named in this ruling.
#2October 1, 2012· Wizards of the Coast
If you cast Psychic Spiral when there are no cards in your graveyard, you’ll still shuffle your library.
No other card is named in this ruling.