Thought Vessel
Tales of Middle-earth Commander 287 • common
- Set
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander
- Collector number
- 287
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Loïc Canavaggia
- Market price
- $3.31
What it does
You have no maximum hand size.
tap: Add colorless mana.
"Grudgingly, Lord Denethor permitted me to search among his hoarded scrolls and books."— Gandalf
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Thought Vessel was originally introduced in the 2011 Commander product line as a utility artifact designed to assist decks with high card draw potential. The card is mechanically significant for removing the maximum hand size restriction, providing a strategic advantage in multiplayer formats where players often accumulate large hands. Its inclusion in the Tales of Middle-earth Commander set in 2023 marked its adaptation into the aesthetic of J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium.
The art for this specific printing, illustrated by Antonio José Manzanedo, reimagines the object as a relic fitting the high-fantasy setting of Middle-earth. Manzanedo aimed to capture a sense of ancient, magical storage, grounding the functional mechanics of the card within the visual language of the Third Age. Like previous versions, this iteration was received as an essential staple for Commander players seeking to manage hand size and resource efficiency.
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