Second Thoughts
Eternal Masters 27 • common
- Set
- Eternal Masters
- Collector number
- 27
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Ray Lago
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
Exile target attacking creature.
Draw a card.
It suddenly dawned on Jorin that farming was quite a noble profession.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Second Thoughts was originally printed in the Tempest expansion in 1997, representing a key mechanical element of the white color identity during that era of Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to offer players a conditional removal spell, requiring the controller to sacrifice a creature to exile an attacking threat, which fit the strategic emphasis on board balance and tactical trade-offs prevalent in mid-nineties design philosophy.
The version from the Eternal Masters set, released in 2016, features the original illustration by Dan Frazier. This reprint was curated as part of a specialized set intended to support high-level draft environments and provide accessibility to cards that defined specific archetypes in the game's history. Frazier’s artwork, noted for its distinct, painterly aesthetic, remains a recognizable hallmark of the game's formative visual style.
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