Thought Erasure
The List GRN-206 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- GRN-206
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- blue mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Anna Steinbauer
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Target opponent reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
Surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
"It's truly the highest honor, isn't it? To be remembered? Pity for you."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Thought Erasure was originally released as part of the Guilds of Ravnica expansion in 2018, designed for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was conceived as a quintessential Dimir-aligned card, capturing the essence of the guild's espionage-themed gameplay by allowing players to look at an opponent's hand and discard a nonland card while surveilling. The card’s inclusion in The List—a curated selection of reprints inserted into later booster packs—reflects its enduring utility and popularity in competitive formats like Standard and Pioneer.
The visual identity of Thought Erasure was crafted by illustrator Mike Sass, who captured the psychological nature of the effect through striking, thematic imagery. The design emphasizes the 'surveil' mechanic, a hallmark of the Ravnica plane, which encourages players to manipulate the top of their library. Upon its release, it was widely praised by the competitive community for its efficiency, quickly becoming a staple in control-oriented decks that sought to disrupt opponent strategies while filtering their own draws.
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